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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.
Meta's new president is a former Trump advisor — 3 things to know about Dina Powell McCormick
Meta's new president is a former Trump advisor — 3 things to know about Dina Powell McCormick
Meta named Dina Powell McCormick as its president and vice chairman. She previously advised President Donald Trump and worked at Goldman Sachs.
www.businessinsider.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
AI isn't making us smarter — it's training us to think backward, an innovation theorist says www.businessinsider.com/ai-human-int...
AI isn't making us smarter — it's training us to think backward, an innovation theorist says
Innovation theorist John Nosta said AI's polished responses can erode human reasoning at work by creating confidence without understanding.
www.businessinsider.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Professor Geoffrey Hinton - AI and Our Future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UccvsY…
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🎁 Gift Link: What does a quantum computer sound like? This artist and scientist are about to find out

What does a quantum computer sound like? This artist and scientist are about to find out
He’s turned a monkey into a waiter and made sculptures out of bees — for his next trick, Pierre Huyghe is entering the quantum realm with physicist Tommaso Calarco
www.ft.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
🎁Gift link: South Korea’s Google’ pitches AI alternative to US and China
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‘South Korea’s Google’ pitches AI alternative to US and China
Naver targets countries reluctant to use American and Chinese cloud systems out of security concerns
giftarticle.ft.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online
It took 90 years to complete. But, in 2011, scholars at the University of Chicago finally published a 21-volume dictionary of Akkadian, the language used in ancient Mesopotamia.
www.openculture.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
These Hearing Aids Will Tune in to Your Brain

Smart Hearing Aids Could Adjust Based on Brain Waves
Could smart hearing aids that read brain waves and eye movements be the answer to fatigue-free listening?
spectrum.ieee.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Simplicity and vigilance are the foundation of every reliable Ethereum smart contract.

A careful design process, supported by constant monitoring and realistic testing, helps reduce vulnerabilities and build trust in decentralized ecosystems.

#blockchain
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk’s X platform, generated approximately 6,700 sexually suggestive “undressing” images per hour during a 24-hour period from January 5-6, vastly outpacing other sites hosting similar content, which averaged just 79 images per hour, according to researcher Genevieve Oh.
Musk’s Grok AI Generated Thousands of Undressed Images Per Hour on X
Elon Musk’s X has become a top site for images of people that have been non-consensually undressed by AI, according to a third-party analysis, with thousands of instances each hour over a day earlier…
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
A hospital in Spain is developing an innovative treatment to repair damaged spinal cords caused by traumatic injuries. The project, led by Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos in Toledo, is now seeking funding for clinical application.
www.canarias7.es/sociedad/hos...
Un hospital español desarrolla un tratamiento pionero para reparar la médula espinal dañada por una lesión traumática | Canarias7
El proyecto, liderado por el Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo, busca ahora financiación para su aplicación clínica
www.canarias7.es
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
How neurodivergent women navigate late diagnoses and thrive in entrepreneurship, focusing on inclusion and invisible disabilities. My chat with Regina Casteleijn-Osorno from the UNI of Turku examines women entrepreneurs who are also caregivers to disabled children.
www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episo...
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
AMD, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Intel, and TSMC will make #CES2026 about “#AI everywhere” with new chips on 3nm and 5nm nodes, including Ryzen AI 400, next-gen Blackwell/Rubin GPUs, Snapdragon X2, all supported by TSMC’s expanding capacity. buff.ly/oT962tE
[News] AMD, NVIDIA and Others Reportedly to Debut New Chips at CES 2026, Spotlighting TSMC 3nm and 5nm
CES 2026 is set to open on January 6, with major companies expected to unveil new chips, drawing broad industry attention. According to Commercial Tim...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Honor's bold robot phone is real. At CES 2026, a prototype was briefly shown with a pop-out camera andDJI Osmo-like camera and gimbal. Part of the body houses these components when folded, explaining its thicker design compared to ultrathin devices. buff.ly/dccezDn
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
You might like this article, which highlights threats to digital rights in 2025, including ongoing surveillance, militarised AI, and regression in EU privacy protection, and stresses the need for stronger regulation and community resilience. buff.ly/lSUmEQ1
2025 Digital rights review: Spyware, AI war & EU regulations
The most significant digital rights developments from the past 12 months
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it visited the nine facilities at the center of right-wing claims of fraud and found them "operating as expected." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Something Went Wrong
DEVELOPING: U.S. captures Maduro and wife in 'large scale' attacks on Venezuela, Trump says
www.nbcnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Live updates: Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela, says Maduro was 'captured' www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-...
Live updates: Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela, says Maduro was 'captured'
Follow live updates as a series of explosions are heard around Venezuela's capital after a military buildup in the Caribbean, tanker seizures, and Trump pressing President Nicolás Maduro to step down.
www.nbcnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
New on my blog.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Navigating the Hidden Risks of AI, Cybersecurity, and Global Power Shifts

The Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Report.

antoniosantos.blog/2026/01/02/t...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Risks of AI, Cybersecurity, and Global Power Shifts
Explore the hidden risks of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including AI-driven job displacement, escalating cybersecurity threats, and global semiconductor geopolitics. Learn how these forces are r...
antoniosantos.blog
January 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
What happens when AI advances faster than we can question it, and workplace diversity support weakens? We discussed with Gisele Marcus from Olin Business School to explore AI ethics, DEI, and the key human skill linking them: critical thinking. vimeo.com/1147743935?s...
Teaching Critical Thinking In An AI-Driven World
What happens when AI accelerates faster than our ability to question it—and our workplaces grow more diverse just as support for inclusion wavers? We sat down…
vimeo.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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🏊 Swimmers across Europe kick off 2026 with a New Year's dip

Swimmers across Europe mark the start of 2026 by braving the cold water for a New Year's Day dip.
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Happy New Year
Feliz Ano Novo 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
German bank heist: Thieves use drill to steal €30m from savings bank www.bbc.com/news/article...
German bank heist: Thieves use drill to steal €30m from savings bank
Gelsenkirchen Police say thieves used the "quiet" days after Christmas to break into the high street branch.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist. www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/a...
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but…
www.euronews.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Leaked documents show Instagram’s plan to win back teens joinspread.com/post/6d173189-…
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ156y…
December 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM