“On Saturday [24 Oct], protesters in France will stage another massive demonstration on the streets of Paris against the lack of state funding for education. But the planned route for the march looks like it was plotted to encourage looting.” - Fortune magazine.
“AI will fail. And everyone agrees.” A brilliant collection of memorable quotes by people who knew things, curated by @RubenHassid. ruben.substack.com/p/why-ai-…
Is there nowhere good online anymore to post jokes during games? #FIFAWorldCup2026 www.theverge.com/entertain…
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My #Plaud Note just arrived. Goodbye notebooks full of half-finished thoughts. Hello, conversations, insights, and hopefully a lot fewer missed details! uk.plaud.ai/products/…
Recording #FIRpodcast 515, the long-form episode for May. @shelholtz and I had fun with this one! Episode drops on Monday 25 May. www.firpodcastnetwork.com/for-immed…
Here’s wishing British eccentricity mega-success in #Eurovision2026. Beautifully bonkers, it’s got a good chance to get to the final on Saturday! #lookmumnocomputer www.youtube.com/watch
“The unlikely coalition that put Trump back in the White House is unravelling as he alienates MAGA influencers, religious conservatives, anti-interventionists who wanted an end to forever wars and anyone who craves relief from years of inflation.” Good analysis bit.ly/4cvnh7g
“A slew of major global gatherings – from Kenya and New Zealand to the Global Coral Reef Summit – are going to help coral reefs get the attention they deserve”, says Jason Momoa www.theguardian.com/commentis…
So that was the cunning PR plan! www.bbc.co.uk/news/arti…
I just set up Wispr.AI on my desktop Windows PC. Pretty impressed with the set-up, never mind using the app. Just look at the difference in speed talking compared to typing!
A real house of cards. “Industry experts say booking of controversial US rapper Kanye West was calculated risk that has implications for all festivals.” Good read www.theguardian.com/news/ng-i…
“Little by little, month by month, Britain and Europe are sidling closer.” A silver lining indeed www.theguardian.com/commentis…
Wikipedia bans AI-generated content: “it shows the Wikipedia community is less optimistic about the benefit of AI-generated content, and [is] taking a stand against it.” www.404media.co/wikipedia…
Good assessment of Axel Springer’s swoop to snatch the Telegraph from the Daily Mail’s grasp. I read the Guardian and the Telegraph on Saturdays, for the opinions, lifestyle, culture, etc. Not the news. I don’t see that changing. bit.ly/3NAjdKu
Pretty good assessment by Jeremy Bowen. It looks like the U.S has learned little from previous efforts from the 1990s onwards. www.bbc.co.uk/news/arti…
Petrol prices certainly have jumped in the past week. Today at Tesco in Yeovil, E10 petrol is £1.36/litre, up from £1.32 last week. Not far behind E10 at the BP station: £1.38/litre. Topped up the tank with 20 litres, first purchase since 23 Feb (hybrid helps). I expect prices to keep going up.
Pew Research: “The U.S. is the only place we surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad than good.” bit.ly/4cspWjP
