Signal to Noise
Marcus Pemberton had always been a man of systems. He colour-coded his socks, alphabetised his spice rack twice weekly, and maintained a spreadsheet for optimal toothbrush replacement frequency. So when the Aggregate Intelligence Corporation released ARIA-7, promising to synthesise any amount of information into digestible summaries, Marcus saw not just convenience— But destiny. “Right then,” he announced to his empty flat, adjusting his reading glasses with surgical precision. “Time to understand everything....