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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jul 15

I am currently on leave.

For any urgent matter: wait

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our mission-driven team is looking for someone who can use #ChatGPT and Claude for everything they do.

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jul 4

Timely and thoughtful @economist.com piece on running effective panel discussions.

www.economist.com/business/202...

The three rules of conference panels

One unfiltered moderator, three panellists and a universal experience

www.economist.com

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jun 30

Tweets vs streets in #NYC?

“Let’s be clear: They have a record of tweets,” Mr. Adams said at the launch of his general election campaign last week. “I have a record on the streets.” @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/n...

How Social Media Videos Fueled Zohran Mamdani’s Success

www.nytimes.com

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you for your attention to this matter. #TYFYATTM

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Mary Menton @marymenton.bsky.social · Jun 20

"We need storytellers who can translate devastation into empathy & urgency. We need narratives that cut through the noise & saturated social timelines – that can really highlight why the crisis deserves attention." www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
by @uiqtidar.bsky.social

A world in need of poets

Beyond devastating numbers on need and impact, it is important to highlight the humanity of those in crises.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Jun 9

Beyond devastating numbers on need and impact, it is important to highlight the humanity of those in crises.

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A world in need of poets

Beyond devastating numbers on need and impact, it is important to highlight the humanity of those in crises.

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Maybe when the world seems to be ending it needs poets.”

My op-ed in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social explores why crisis comms must be more human. It's inspired by Pulitzer-winning poet @mosababutoha.bsky.social's essays on #Gaza.

A world in need of poets 👇 www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...

A world in need of poets

Beyond devastating numbers on need and impact, it is important to highlight the humanity of those in crises.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · May 31

Temperatures of 45°C\113°F with relative humidity of 50%.

These conditions are expected to become far more common than they already are in South Asia. @economist.com www.economist.com/interactive/...

If India chokes less, it will fry more

Pollution may have shielded it from the worst of global warming. That will change

www.economist.com

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WIRED @wired.com · May 29

A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated.

Scientists called the collapse of the glacier “unprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · May 29

"Cancer is cured, the economy grows at 10% a year, the budget is balanced — and 20% of people don't have jobs."

Interesting. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath

Hardly anyone is paying attention.

www.axios.com

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · May 7

Strategize a strategy like nobody has ever strategized.

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Apr 28

Robust knowledge of robustness is highly desirable.

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Mar 14

If #Lahore can make a Food Street in order to connect to one of its traditions, why can’t it have a ‘Book Street’ in the city as well? www.dawn.com/news/1897811...

‘Book Street’?

Attendance at literature festivals, sales at book fairs indicate there is demand for such spaces, a yearning among the young to engage.

www.dawn.com

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you read only one post today make sure it’s not this one!

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Feb 19

"It’s the neck-up version that I can see #AI being capable of...The body and soul part will be harder."

Will computers get there in a few years?

Great @nytimes.com piece on whether animated characters can truly come to life without humans. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | A.I. Is Coming for Hank Azaria’s ‘Simpsons’ Voices

Soon enough, artificial intelligence may be able to recreate the sounds — but there will be something missing.

www.nytimes.com

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Feb 13

"The whole origin story of this was a rejection of central banks and traditional finance." #bitcoin

@financialtimes.com ig.ft.com/trump-bitcoi...

Can Trump make bitcoin useful?

The US president is embracing the cryptocurrency, exciting enthusiasts and concerning sceptics

ig.ft.com

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Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Feb 12

There should also be an analysis of how @anthropic.com is helping people with back pain spend less time hunched over their laptops.

(By letting them finish work faster.) #AI

www.anthropic.com/news/the-ant...

The Anthropic Economic Index

Announcing our new Economic Index, and the first results on AI use in the economy

www.anthropic.com

Uiqtidar @uiqtidar.bsky.social · Feb 11

"On today’s #internet, I am classified, no matter what I do, as a consumer, rather than a human who’s intrigued by other people’s lives."

@alissawilkinson.bsky.social on the similarities and a key difference between Reels and (Frederik Wiseman) documentaries. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/m...