Nicole Kobie

Nicole is a journalist and author who specialises in the future of technology and transport. Her first book is called Green Energy, and she's working on her second, a history of technology. At TechFinitive she frequently writes about innovation and how technology can foster better collaboration.

Joined: 3 Feb 2023
Articles: 133

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Innovate

What to expect in 2025: 8 business tech predictions that might just come true

Batten down the hatches: the next year in business tech is set to be full of disruption, be it American politics, the arrival of AI agents or quantum confusion.

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Collaborate, Data, Innovate, Protect

5-minute summary of unmissable happenings in business tech 2024

Nicole Kobie looks back at the last year in business tech – but don’t worry, it’s not all about AI

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Collaborate

Productivity theatre: Asana study suggests employees fake busyness at work

A new study suggests that people are pretending to be busy when they aren't, but there may be good reasons behind this apparent laziness

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Collaborate

Why don’t CEOs get that return to office mandates don’t work?

Starling staff have resigned after return to office demand, even though it’s only two days a week - so why are CEOs so fond of forcing people back into the office?

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Collaborate

What is shadow AI?

Half of employees admit to using unapproved generative AI at work – the other half are lying. Jokes aside, there’s no question that the rise in generative AI has been noticed by overworked employees, lazy slackers and entrepreneurial types alike.…