Lifecyle Traceability, EU Digital Product Passport, and Web3 Technologies

Recently, I wrote a new post on the company blog that addresses the topics mentioned in the title. Similarly to what I did before, I am featuring this new one on my personal blog as well. The article is available here.

AI’s Hidden Dividends

From co‑learning to co‑creation, how AI revives craft, creativity, and joy at work Needless to say, AI is on everybody's lips. Clearly, most people just focus on the most obvious aspects that emerge from the use of tools based on these technologies: the increase in productivity (when used wisely), delegating tedious and repetitive tasks to … Continue reading AI’s Hidden Dividends

How Web3 Technologies Can Supercharge IIoT applications

🔗 Since I believe that many readers of this blog are interested in Web3 technologies, I have created this post that links to another one I wrote for the company blog, which discusses these topics: Trust at scale: how Distributed Ledger Technology supercharges ToloMEO.

Navigating a Career in IT and Computer Science: A Practical Guide for Curious Minds

Guest post by Stephanie Haywood of My Life Boost What to RememberQuick Facts TableHow to Begin (Checklist)Expanding Your EducationFAQ: What People Commonly AskStep-by-Step: Building Toward a CareerResource Drop — Tools & InspirationSpotlight: Useful Product Highlight Technology isn’t just an industry anymore — it’s the backbone of everything from healthcare to art, from logistics to space … Continue reading Navigating a Career in IT and Computer Science: A Practical Guide for Curious Minds

How Small Businesses Can Integrate AI: Benefits, Challenges, and Smart Strategies

Guest post by Stephanie Haywood of My Life Boost Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a buzzword—it’s a working tool reshaping how businesses operate, communicate, and grow. For small business owners especially, AI presents both incredible opportunity and real friction. You’re not dealing with unlimited budgets or entire departments dedicated to transformation. You’re managing payroll, … Continue reading How Small Businesses Can Integrate AI: Benefits, Challenges, and Smart Strategies

Playing with conversational AI agents in a business context — Part I

A few days ago, I posted a blog about the postgraduate course I am attending. To complete that course, I had to write an essay describing an AI-based project that I had worked on. The series of posts that I start with this first article you're reading deals with that project in more details. For … Continue reading Playing with conversational AI agents in a business context — Part I

Master di I livello in Filosofia del Digitale e Intelligenza Artificiale — Parte I

Da fine 2024, sto frequentando il master indicato nel titolo di questo post. Anche se non è ancora terminato, sta volgendo al termine e credo si possa trarre qualche conclusione su di esso. Vorrei quindi scrivere qualche articolo su quella che è stata la mia esperienza. Inauguro questa breve serie di post — rigorosamente in … Continue reading Master di I livello in Filosofia del Digitale e Intelligenza Artificiale — Parte I

Privatizing profits and socializing losses, again!

2024 (expected)202320222021Net income [billion €]8.318.616.814.2Source: https://eulerpool.com/en/stock/Stellantis-Stock-NL00150001Q9/NetIncome The table at the top of this post shows Stellantis NV's net income for the last four years. Overall, we are talking about 57.9 billion euros, a large part of which was distributed as dividends. Nevertheless, a few days ago, the company's CEO resigned. Officially, this is because he … Continue reading Privatizing profits and socializing losses, again!

MG MG4 Electric test drive

I took the opportunity of this event to rent an MG MG4 Electric car. Since the venue of the course I attended was about 450 km away from my home, it was a good chance to experience the use of an electric car on a long journey. In previous cases, I had always covered relatively … Continue reading MG MG4 Electric test drive

Digital immortality is around the corner. Are we ready for that?

As known, humans are the only living beings that are aware they are mortal. In essence, most of the culture we have been creating since the dawn of humanity deals with this annihilating fact and our awareness of it. We have invented religions, philosophies, and superstitions of any kind to find a shred of consolation … Continue reading Digital immortality is around the corner. Are we ready for that?

Citroen Nemo 1 – 0 Tesla Model Y

Introduction User experience aka UX. You may find it a little weird to start a post about a car test drive with this expression, which usually refers to web frontends, mobile apps, and stuff like that. But the Tesla Model Y is not a mere car. It is the outcome of cutting-edge engineering and science. … Continue reading Citroen Nemo 1 – 0 Tesla Model Y

End of capitalism? Some thoughts about socialism, Artificial Intelligence, and degrowth

As is well known, capitalist-style economies thrive in resource scarcity. Indeed, this is a necessary condition for triggering the law of supply and demand with all that follows. One of the latest technological products of capitalism — Artificial Intelligence and, more generally, automation — could paradoxically pave the way for its downfall and the realization … Continue reading End of capitalism? Some thoughts about socialism, Artificial Intelligence, and degrowth

Is this part of future mobility?

I recently had the opportunity to test drive a Lynk & Co 01. I will not say much about the car itself, which is a plug-in hybrid vehicle. There are tons of reviews on YouTube detailing its features and performance. Instead, I'd prefer to concentrate on the whole user experience as this vehicle can be … Continue reading Is this part of future mobility?

Disruption in the making

ChaptGPT is a hot topic among ICT specialists and Internet users in general. Within days of its debut, innumerable tweets, articles, and YouTube videos have already been created to discuss its possibilities. Without a doubt, in my opinion, the introduction of this tool represents a quantum leap in artificial intelligence research and development. But it's … Continue reading Disruption in the making

The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Socialism 2.0

Recently, I had the chance to talk with some friends about the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations. Specifically, we focused on the society portrayed by these goals. The scope they cover is really huge. Despite the meaning of the acronym, the goals do not deal with environmental protection only. In … Continue reading The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Socialism 2.0

Workless Society

Preamble I took the opportunity of this post to play around with AI-driven automatic translation tools. Therefore, two different English versions of this blog are available. In summary, I followed this process: First, I wrote the post in EnglishThen I rewrote it in ItalianI automatically translated the Italian text into EnglishBefore publication, I reviewed both … Continue reading Workless Society

Basketball Is Like Engineering

Basketball is like engineering: any theoretical lesson is useless unless you put into practice what you have been taught immediately. Featured images sources: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-basketball-hoop-1331750/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_36_flight_engineer_Chris_Cassidy.jpg

Are You Looking for a Salary or What?

In this post, I discussed how it can be difficult for my generation to talk to millennials and Gen Z-ers, especially in regards to work-related matters. I had the chance to confront such communication issues again in this other post, where I focused on the recruiting process of Millennials. Now I would like to make … Continue reading Are You Looking for a Salary or What?

The True Lure of Money

I'm pretty sure that the title of this post has made most of my readers think immediately of private jets, flamboyant sports cars, and luxury mansions. In this article, however, I would like to talk about a different flavour of lure associated with money, yet even more intriguing and fascinating, at least for me. Pretty … Continue reading The True Lure of Money

Equity Crowdfunding and Start-ups

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about start-up companies. In that post, I expressed some reservations I have about the world of start-ups, even though I generally welcome the creation of new, innovative companies. Since the publication of that post, I have had the opportunity to invest a small amount of money … Continue reading Equity Crowdfunding and Start-ups