I've been listening to a lot of AI-generated music lately, especially as background music during late-night work catch-ups, and I’m honestly blown away by how perfect it is. Every instrument, a full true orchestra that would be almost impossible to achieve in real life or would take decades of rehearsal.Yet some of my friends say they can’t listen to it because “it has no soul.” For me, if it genuinely gives me pleasure and moves me, then it is art.What are your thoughts on AI music or AI art in general? Do you enjoy it, or does the “no soul” argument stop you?

Australia is banning card payment surcharges from 1 October 2026. Merchants will have to absorb payment processing costs instead. I wonder if this becomes an unexpected catalyst for stablecoins and crypto payments in retail. When every basis point matters, lower-cost payment rails suddenly become much more interesting #Payments #Stablecoins #Fintech

Watching the speed of change is fascinating. Our first weekly EDM was created almost entirely in Claude from a few simple prompts by one of our admins. We’re already preparing a development brief to automate the entire workflow end to end. It’s a simple but practical example of how AI isn’t just replacing tasks—it enables small teams to operate like much larger ones by increasing productivity while reducing operational costs.

For centuries, humanity has looked to thousands of different religions, philosophies, and belief systems for guidance. Today, more and more people are turning to AI - not just for information, but for advice on relationships, careers, ethics, and life decisions. If this trend continues, could AI become a unifying source of guidance for humanity? Or will it create a new generation of competing belief systems - this time centered around different AI models? Curious to hear what others think.

When live TV first gained pause and rewind, fast-forward felt like the obvious next feature. But you cannot fast-forward into content that has not happened yet. That would require time travel - still firmly in science fiction. AGI sometimes feels similar. From where we are today, it looks like the natural next step in AI’s progression. But reaching it may require capabilities we have not yet discovered - not simply more data, more compute or a larger model. The destination feels obvious. The bridge does not.

Affiliate marketing has grown into a $20B+ industry, driven by a fundamental shift: From paying for activity to paying for outcomes. But almost all affiliate attribution still happens online. Meanwhile, around 80% of global retail spending happens in physical stores. The missing piece has been a scalable way to connect marketing activity with verified in-store purchases—across any retailer, without requiring retailer integrations. Verified receipt data changes that. Once you can verify what someone bought and where they bought it, performance marketing no longer stops at the online checkout. It extends to every verified purchase, wherever it happens. #PerformanceMarketing #AffiliateMarketing #RetailTech

It no longer feels like the question is whether AI will reshape industries. The question is how quickly it will reshape yours - and what you need to change to stay in the game. The more I think about it, the more I believe AI’s biggest impact won’t be productivity. It will be reducing our tolerance for commercial waste. Waste in operations. Waste in production. Waste in marketing. Waste in supply chains. Waste created by unnecessary intermediaries. This isn’t just about improving profit margins. It’s about staying competitive in a world where businesses that eliminate waste faster will outperform - and eventually replace—those that don’t. I think the next decade will belong to companies that rethink how value is created and stop paying for things that no longer create value. #Web3 #AI

NAB completes world-first with cross-border stablecoin transaction news.nab.com.au/news/nab-com…

Australia's central bank to launch a live pilot of CBDC in the coming months, exploring potential use cases like offline payments and tax automation. Major banks and payment providers are among the participants. #CBDC #Shping #digitalcurrency cointelegraph.com/news/austr…

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