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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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António @akwyz.com · 58m

Mark is buying everyone.
Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has lost one of its co-founders to Meta. Andrew Tulloch announced his departure to employees in a message on Friday. A Thinking Machine Labs

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Exclusive | Thinking Machines Lab Co-Founder Departs for Meta

Andrew Tulloch is the latest big-name AI researcher to join the social-media giant.

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António @akwyz.com · 3h

Peter Thiel was confronted about Palantir's surveillance of the American people and his links to Epstein.

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António @akwyz.com · 3h

This is the negation of everything he preached over his career.
Embarassing.

António @akwyz.com · 6h

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco.
Benioff, the Salesforce C.E.O. and owner of Time magazine, once supported Hillary Clinton and a business tax for homeless services. Now he’s fully behind Donald Trump.

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Spread by Saumitra Sahi: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send National Guard to San Francisco

The New York Times

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António @akwyz.com · 7h

Putin Has a New Tool to Monitor Russians.
Russia is pushing a “super app” for citizens. What could possibly go wrong?
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Spread by Stu Rogers: Putin Has a New Tool to Monitor Russians

The Atlantic

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António @akwyz.com · 7h

UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction www.businessinsider.com/ups-customer...

UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction

UPS has seen "a significant increase" in the number of shipments that require formal customs clearance since new import rules have taken effect.

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António @akwyz.com · 8h

AI Act Single Information Platform | AI Act Service Desk ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/node/391

AI Act Single Information Platform | AI Act Service Desk

The AI Act, which entered into force on 1 August 2024, creates a single market and harmonised rules for trustworthy AI in the EU. It aims to promote innovation and uptake of AI, while addressing…

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António @akwyz.com · 10h

Feel free to follow this group of friends.
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António @akwyz.com · 10h

The U.S. government shut down, and its consequences are unimaginable. It is an example of a failled country that doesn't have the means to continue running while a new budget is in a deadlock.

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António @akwyz.com · 11h

🎁Gift link: A bad bet on globalisation — and the new age of tech autocrats
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A US flag. Abandoned neighbourhood, a person passing by

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Andy Imparato @andydrc.bsky.social · 1d

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António @akwyz.com · 1d

About mental health.

#MentalHealth #MentalHealthDay

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#resilience #connected #wmhd2025 | Judith Wiese | 14 comments

💚Let’s break the silence and talk about mental health. For many, mental health struggles feel like silence – hidden, unspoken, and heavy. Too often, we stay quiet. We avoid the conversation. Today, o...

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António @akwyz.com · 1d

Instagram Explores Dedicated TV App to Challenge YouTube
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Instagram Is ‘Exploring’ a Dedicated TV App in Video Push

Instagram is exploring building a dedicated TV app as part of a deeper push into video, a move that could get Instagram videos in front of more viewers and also provide more competition for YouTube,…

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António @akwyz.com · 1d

China launches world’s first dual-tower solar-thermal power plant in the Gobi Desert
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China's dual-tower solar-thermal plant launched in Gobi Desert

China has switched on its first dual-tower solar-thermal power station, using concentrated heat to generate power even after sunset.

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António @akwyz.com · 1d

AI is the new force multiplier in cyber: used by hackers for attacks, and by security teams to boost resilience. The digital arms race is here! ⚔️
#Cybersecurity #AI #InfoSec

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#cybersecurity #digitaltransformation #itsa25 #zerotrust #siex | Antonio Vieira Santos

AI: Transforming Cybersecurity and Cyberattacks in the Industrial World. AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape in profound ways. As Michael Metzler, Vice President for Horizontal Management Cyb...

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António @akwyz.com · 1d

Portugueses Government launches €750,000 vouchers for innovation - based on EU Community funds - www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/fun...

Governo lança vouchers de 750 mil euros para a inovação

Linha Deeptech será lançada na próxima semana, anunciou o ministro da Economia e Coesão Territorial. Abrange áreas como biotecnologia, computação quântica e outras de tecnologia de ponta. Dotação inic...

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António @akwyz.com · 2d

Google told employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool. Employees posted messages on an internal Q&A site, asking why they must give potentially sensitive medical data to an outside tool if they want to receive medical coverage. www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-he...

Google told employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool

Google rolled out a third-party AI tool for health benefits, sparking concerns about data privacy and consent among Googlers.

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Nicolas Babin @nicochan33.bsky.social · 5d

Semicon Coalition calls for reinforced Chips Act | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/semi...
#digitaleu #chipsact #innovation #technology
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Semicon Coalition calls for reinforced Chips Act

The Semicon Coalition, composed of the 27 Member States have called for a reinforced and forward-looking Chips Act to strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor value chain.

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Bullbi - Cédric @bulbi59.bsky.social · 6d

Par toutatis, le #Cybermois et la potion magique pour le #numérique et la #sensibilisation avec #modération sur la potion ^^

La double ou triple authentification et le mot de passe partout.

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María Nicolás 🏛🖐👩‍💻🐱💡📚 @marianiabe.bsky.social · Dec 31

#BuenosDíasYBuenasNoticias

Rita Ebel, conocida como la 'Abuela LEGO', construye rampas con bloques de juguete en Hanau, Alemania, para mejorar la accesibilidad.

Su creatividad derriba barreras y nos recuerda que la inclusión es tarea de todo el mundo.

Esperemos un 2025 con menos barreras.

La historia de “la abuela LEGO”, la alemana que construye rampas con bloques de juguete

Desde diseños personalizados hasta soluciones prácticas, es un ejemplo de cómo la creatividad puede abrir puertas y cambiar mentalidades

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Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren @judgewren.bsky.social · 7d

events.ncchc.org/national-con... So honored to give the inaugural address at 2025 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 3rd, Baltimore.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 7d

New Article:
What the Government Shutdown Means for NASA

On This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik break down how the government shutdown impacts NASA and which vital projects keep running during this time.

What the Government Shutdown Means for NASA | TWiT.TV

On This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik break down how the government shutdown impacts NASA and which vital projects keep running during this time.

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António @akwyz.com · 10d

🎁Gift link: Autism’s genetic roots differ by age of diagnosis, scientists find
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Autism’s genetic roots differ by age of diagnosis, scientists find

Term probably ‘describes multiple conditions’, according to Cambridge university researchers

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António @akwyz.com · 10d

OpenAI's SaaS attack has begun, targeting market leaders with new workplace AI tools for sales, support, and contracts. This development raises concerns about increased competition for Saas giants like Salesforce and Docusign HubSpot . www.businessinsider.com/openai-saas-...

OpenAI's SaaS attack has begun. Here are the companies in the firing line.

OpenAI showed off new AI tools for sales, support, and contracts, posing a direct threat to software-as-a-service leaders like Salesforce and HubSpot.