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On communication, small teams and a European way of working.

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Proton's AI controversy: employee pressure, security and trust

Proton has cancelled planned AI-use re-interviews after reporting about employee pressure and security-testing concerns. Its response raises a wider question about how development decisions earn customers' trust.

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Google changed one sentence about Gmail and ads. Here's what it actually means

Google's 16 October privacy-policy update adds an exception for connected content. What Google's own records say about ads, account eligibility and the controls to review.

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Five tools, one conversation: why small teams lose the thread

A decision starts in chat, moves to email, gets settled on a call and ends up nowhere. Why this happens to small teams, and a few habits that help.

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Where does your team's chat actually live?

"Hosted in the EU" can mean a lot of things. A plain guide to data residency for small teams, and five questions worth asking any tool you use.