Key Takeaways AI meeting notes can be created in three ways: via Microsoft 365 with Copilot or Teams Premium, via the software tool TLDV, or via the hardware device Plott AI. Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams Premium enable automatic transcripts, summaries and chat...
Key Takeaways The train Wi-Fi is often slow because many passengers are simultaneously streaming films — a personal mobile router solves this problem. The metal-coated windows of ICE trains block mobile signals; an external router with its own SIM card bypasses this...
Key Takeaways A study with only 18 participants examined brain activity when writing essays with and without AI — but reduced brain activity with AI is not proof of becoming dumber. AI works like a tool: just as a calculator reduces the need for mental...
Key Takeaways Thorsten Jekel starts his day with the Deutschlandfunk app: he listens to the 7 o’clock news and the press review, live or time-shifted. For podcasts he uses the Overcast app (free version) and sets playback to an increased speed. Especially...
Key Takeaways Before reaching for AI, always check whether a classic automation solution like Power Automate solves the problem more simply and consistently. Large language models such as ChatGPT excel at two tasks: summarising text and expanding a few lines into...
Key Takeaways The Files app on the iPad works like Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder — it provides a central overview of all storage locations. Various cloud services such as iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox can be integrated directly into the Files...
Key Takeaways Email overload is not a technical problem but an organisational one — anyone without a system will be overwhelmed by emails. The first strategy is to reduce emails — for example, stop sending internal thank-you replies for every small thing and...
Key Takeaways Always bring at least two adapters to a presentation – even a built-in HDMI port can fail to be recognised by the projector. The Satechi R1 presenter is recommended for iPad presentations because it has a clearly identifiable on/off switch and a...
Key Takeaways Artificial intelligence is not a cure-all – before a company starts with AI, its fundamental processes and data quality need to be in order. The cake analogy: AI is like whipped cream on top – it only improves what is already good. A poor underlying...
Key Takeaways AI systems such as Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek and ChatGPT deliver different — and sometimes clearly biased — answers on politically sensitive topics. Grok (by Elon Musk / X) is configured so that it does not produce negative statements about Donald Trump...
