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António
@akwyz.com
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Atos Future of Work Expert. Helping Talent & Customers growth. Founder of axschat podcast, DTLabUCC. Accessibility Team. Sustainability, Sociologist🇪🇺 Cork, Ireland. 🥇European Digital Mindset Award Winner. A Portuguese in Ireland. #axschat crew.
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António @akwyz.com · Nov 14
It's a video about starting again. Rebuilding a network here after Elon Musk took it from all of us on X to serve his ego.
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This is the wild west.
Not free speech.
100% agree with the French President Emmanuel Macron.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings.
If brands truly followed their values and judged Meta the way they've judged X in the past, they’d probably consider just closing their Instagram accounts.
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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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On this week's axschat podcast, we talked about:
Tourette’s, Inclusion, And The Power Of Lived Experience.

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Tourette’s, Inclusion, And The Power Of Lived Experience
A life can change with a single word, but only if that word is followed by community. Paul Stevenson joins us to share how late diagnoses of Tourette’s, ADHD,…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Architects for Society #designs low-cost hexagonal shelters for #refugees / 2016

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Architects for Society creates low-cost hexagon refugee houses
Minnesota-based Architects for Society has developed a prototype for a rapidly deployable dwelling that could house victims of catastrophic events.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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🎁 Gift Link:.China’s risky challenge to Japan — and the US.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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SAP touts Microsoft disaster recovery plan for Europe; Analysts doubt it will work

SAP touts Microsoft disaster recovery plan for Europe; Analysts doubt it will work
The problem is that without Microsoft input, SAP systems will soon not deliver MS-level performance. But if an emergency only lasts a few weeks, analysts said, the plan might be viable.
www.cio.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Remote-work researchers say flexibility boosts wellbeing “and companies pretend not to hear it

Remote-work researchers say flexibility boosts wellbeing “and companies pretend not to hear it”
Researchers keep publishing evidence that backs them up. The weird part is how many companies act like the volume is turned down. The tension hums in
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November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Siemens Energy to hand investors $11.5 billion as power market booms
Siemens Energy to hand investors $11.5 billion as power market booms
Siemens Energy said on Thursday it plans to return up to 10 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to shareholders by the end of 2028 on the back of booming demand for power infrastructure equipment, lifting its shares to a record high.
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Some news doesn't seem real, but unfortunately, they are.
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree by the United States Department of Education buff.ly/eYMRLh9
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" excludes nursing from graduate degree programs deemed as 'professional.' The move impacts loan funding, healthcare delivery, and patient care…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This summer, Oslo’s public-transport authority drove a Chinese electric bus deep into a decommissioned mine inside a nearby mountain to answer a question: Could it be hacked?

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November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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EU proposes doing away with constant internet ‘cookies’ requests
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EU proposes doing away with constant internet ‘cookies’ requests
New ‘one click’ system proposed to allow people accept or reject cookies for six months
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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On my blog.
The Future of Digital Accessibility: Insights from Forrester’s WAVE Report with Gina Bhawalkar buff.ly/MVveEem
The Future of Digital Accessibility: Insights from Forrester’s WAVE Report with Gina Bhawalkar
Discover insights from Forrester’s WAVE report on digital accessibility platforms with Gina Bhawalkar. Learn how AI, human-centered design, and usability shape the future of accessibility.
antoniosantos.blog
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures.

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Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the executive director as the company becomes structured as a nonprofit government by a…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Choose The Human First: Rethinking Innovation, Power, And Accessibility..
Another week, another podcast, and another video.
This time, we talked with Erica Hall from Mule Design.
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Choose The Human First: Rethinking Innovation, Power, And Accessibility
What if the way your team talks is the blueprint for every product you ship? We sit down with Erica Hall—co‑founder of Mule Design and author of Just Enough…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Over 18,000 children in Ireland now face overdue disability assessments—Minister admits system is "no longer fit for purpose." Reform bill planned; legal six-month deadline remains. #DisabilityReform #Ireland buff.ly/cyazrWr
Assessment of need 'no longer fit for purpose' - Minister
Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Hildegarde Naughton, has said that it is clear that the assessment of need (AON) system is "no longer fit for purpose".
www.rte.ie
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Chinese hackers used Anthropic's AI agent to automate espionage. Anthropic stated it detected suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers jailbreaking Claude Code to aid in breaching dozens of tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturers, and government agencies.
Chinese hackers used Anthropic's AI agent to automate spying
Claude Code carried out 80-90% of the attack on its own, according to Anthropic.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Manufacturing Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
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November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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“Once you get in touch with disability groups, the need for accessibility becomes obvious very quickly.”
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Accessibility's Next Leap Starts With Listening
Real progress in digital inclusion depends on collaboration
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51”

Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author who championed people with disabilities, has died
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Hercules In Ibiza? Archaeologists Uncover Rare 2,000-Year-Old Statue www.historysnob.com/places/hercule…
Ibiza city view. Houses and port.
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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When AI Hype Meets AI Reality: A Reckoning in 6 Charts

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November 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“We need to be engaging with mainstream events rather than in an accessibility bubble."
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Africa’s Digital Future Includes Everyone
Accessible tech opens doors for youth with disabilities
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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🎁 Gift Link: Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit and launch own start-up www.ft.com/content/c586...
Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit and launch own start-up
Turing Award winner seeks to depart as Mark Zuckerberg makes ‘superintelligence’ push
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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I met Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0, at @websummit.bsky.social: 95% of people want AI as a tool, not a replacement. He warned that right now, the US has more regulations on sandwiches than on AI. Powerful call for responsibility, consensus, and keeping tech human-centered! #AI #Ethics #WebSummit
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM