The rise of website builders like Wix, Squarespace, and Shopify has significantly impacted the web design and development industry. This has led to many web developers having to reassess their careers and find new avenues to express their passion for development despite the changes in the industry. As clients turn to these DIY platforms, web design and development agencies find it challenging to justify their higher prices. While their work might be more sophisticated and better optimized for SEO, clients do not see the value in paying £10,000 or more for such services. This commoditization of the trade has led to many small design and development teams having to change their operations or exit the business altogether.

In a recent online discourse, a comment was made regarding the need to focus more on fighting for better laws instead of relying solely on the judicial system to save us from “broken laws”. The author notes that the current legal system is plagued with broken business models which thrive and are protected by flawed laws. They advocate for more active participation in the legislation process to avoid the inevitable harm to society that comes when laws are drafted without society’s input.

As the yield curve remains inverted, there are a lot of questions surrounding the best investment options in the current market. While many may believe CASH is the logical choice due to its higher yield, it’s important to understand the predictions for the future of short-term interest rates. It’s been suggested that interest rates for CASH are expected to fall below that of bond yields in the near future. Hence, picking the right investment is not as easy as just picking the highest yield option.

As advances in artificial intelligence (AI) continue to progress, concerns regarding safety and regulation are growing stronger. The recent text posted online highlights the fraught nature of AI development and usage, calling for regulation that can prevent the potentially disastrous consequences of unchecked AI development. The post argues that companies like OpenAI are not doing enough to ensure the safety of their AI models, and that safety is just lip service to them. It points out the various dangers of allowing these models to have access to the internet, including the possibility of executing trades that could potentially destabilize the market.

Opinion: Is “de-clouding” the future of tech? A recent article discussing 37signals’ decision to move their apps back to their own data center has sparked a debate in the tech industry. The article claims that the ops team at 37signals is bored and unsatisfied with any solution, and has tried deploying their apps in all possible environments. With their new “de-clouded” deployment, they have created a huge amount of complexity, which seems unnecessary for the simple Ruby CRUD apps they are running.