Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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This isn’t a post to thank Verizon. In fact, after 19 years with them, I’m more disappointed than anything. Quick story… AT&T has been our internet provider forever. They upgraded our… | Scott Youkilis | 22 comments
After 19 years with Verizon, the author switched to AT&T due to AT&T offering a more appealing mobile deal and Verizon’s lack of effort to retain them as a customer. Despite the switch, the author encountered a frustrating experience with Verizon’s outdated billing process, highlighting the importance of customer engagement and loyalty in business. The…
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AWS announces preview of AWS Interconnect – multicloud
AWS has launched the preview of AWS Interconnect – multicloud, which offers high-speed private connections to other cloud service providers, starting with Google Cloud and expanding to Microsoft Azure in 2026. This service facilitates multicloud strategies by allowing customers to establish secure, resilient, and high-speed connections between Amazon VPCs and other cloud environments, simplifying what…
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Grading Our 2025 Predictions 💯
In a reflective piece on technology and market predictions, the author discusses various forecasts made in January regarding 2025, examining their accuracy and the dynamics of market trends and startup opportunities. Highlights include the successful prediction of Google’s $32B acquisition of Wiz, contrasting with incorrect predictions like a Taylor Swift AI rights letter and the…
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Key Takeaways What is ChatGPT advertising? ChatGPT advertising is OpenAI’s upcoming monetization strategy that will display sponsored content within the platform, expected to roll out by February 2026 and projected to generate nearly $25 billion in revenue by 2029. How much will ChatGPT ads cost advertisers? ChatGPT ads will operate on an impression-based model at…
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ChatGPT Advertising: Inside Your (And OpenAI’s) Next Revenue Channel
In December 2025, it was leaked that OpenAI is testing the integration of ads into the ChatGPT app for Android, planning to monetize its free user base by 2026. Expected to be a significant revenue stream, with projections of nearly $25 billion by 2029, ChatGPT ads aim to be transparent and personalized, utilizing formats like…
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This Travel Tuesday, imagine the airport of the future
The article provides insights from McKinsey & Company on emerging technologies such as flying taxis, biometrics, and artificial intelligence, highlighting potential advancements in the travel, logistics, and infrastructure sectors. Edited by Esther Chung in Atlanta, the report also emphasizes the company’s research and events, inviting subscribers to stay informed about innovations shaping these industries.
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ISSUE 97/ OPINION / Creativity💬 Stephania SilveiraStephania Silveira is Creative Director at the LEGO Group.THE BUSINESS OF CREATIVITY: Can you describe your own creative philosophy?STEPHANIA SILVEIRA: My creative philosophy is to run from boredom as fast and as far as I can. Boring work is almost as hard to make as great work. You spend the…
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Issue 97: A Bulletin for Big Ideas and Better Business
Stephania Silveira, Creative Director at the LEGO Group, emphasizes the importance of creativity in avoiding boredom and engaging audiences, particularly children. She views creativity as an essential 21st-century skill and a business-critical edge, noting its role in making one irreplaceable and fostering genuine audience appreciation. Silveira believes creativity should be embedded in work culture, as…
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Brand Waves This Week
In the latest edition of « The Brand Waves, » Gant launches « The Holiday Gateway » campaign with a warm and humorous cinematic mood, while lululemon, in collaboration with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees, unveils Team Canada’s athlete kit for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. Additionally, McDonald’s UK introduces a Christmas campaign featuring the Grinch as…
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America’s Polarization Has Become the World’s Side Hustle
A new feature on platform X has unveiled that a significant amount of divisive and spammy content is generated by accounts pretending to be based in the U.S. but are actually run from countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Russia, among others. This issue, fueled by social media monetization programs and free AI tools, extends across…
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