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SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 1997
Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy.
The company did the maths on your guilt, and the maths was right.
— Zack, unqualified
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- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
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