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A new study from Logitech is making the case that bad workplace hardware isn't just an office problem — it's following people home. Three in five workers report physical discomfort from their desk setups, and the research suggests that outdated or poorly matched tech is driving stress well beyond the nine to five. Heavy AI users, the study notes, feel the hardware gap most acutely.
Speaking of AI, a piece making rounds today asks a pointed question: why are businesses reaching for the most powerful AI models to handle tasks that something far simpler could manage? The Ferrari-for-the-school-run analogy stings because it's accurate. Overbuilding for routine tasks wastes money, energy, and time — and it's a habit the industry is only slowly beginning to break.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of crypto and serious crime, a trio in the United Kingdom has been jailed following a violent home invasion targeting a cryptocurrency holder. The victim was struck over the head before his teenage sister alerted police, who arrested all three men at the scene. It's a grim reminder that digital wealth has very physical vulnerabilities.
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