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Andrew Carrier 🍸
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Marketing and comms guy with a passion for financial services, technology and the media.

Writes #InMarketing This Week (or #IMTW).

Let’s do our best work, together > https://andrewcarrier.com
Grey old day. Very strong tidal flow. No rowing today.
February 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
“We’ll use a heart-shaped box and unload all the flavors no one likes.”

Saint Valentine's Day is coming. And marketing teams everywhere are gearing up...

#InMarketing

Source: @airmail.news, 7 February 2026: airmail.news/issues/2026-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Because of course it is…
Meta’s Planning to Launch a Standalone AI Video App
Meta says that content being generated via its Meta AI app has tripled year-over-year.
www.socialmediatoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Andrew Carrier 🍸
Lots going on here
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Filing error” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here…
Revolut’s Storonsky reverts residency to UK after filing error
Earlier statement that listed CEO as UAE resident had prompted concern among British regulators
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I row under or walk over the bridge half a dozen times a week.

I could not agree more.
To rebuild Britain we should start with Hammersmith Bridge
Handsome, historic but functionally broken, Hammersmith Bridge has come to symbolise Britain's problems, writes Felix Pivcevic.
www.cityam.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
So I guess I should really watch Sinners then.
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
If only Putin’s involvement was the worst thing about it.

Why are we even considering it!? No right-minded government should go anywhere near it.
UK holds off joining Trump's peace board over Putin concerns
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 AM
When did everyone start saying “100%” when what they mean is “yes”?

When did everyone start saying “going forward” when what they mean is “in future”? (Also redundant since they’re using the future tense. That’s what it’s for.)

When did everyone start saying “good” when what they mean is “well”?
January 22, 2026 at 9:02 AM
A lucky escape for Moynihan if you ask me.

(And I’m not sure I’d qualify refusing to open an account for a serial bankrupt, liar, and convicted felon as ‘debanking’. Sounds more like sturdy risk management.)
Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan left off invite list for Trump reception at Davos
The snub is the second time the CEO has been excluded from an event with the president and hints at a deeper rift
www.ft.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 AM
This sounds…not good.

#TheProdigalGuide
Apple is reportedly developing a wearable AI pin
The wearable is said to have two cameras, a microphone and a speaker.
www.engadget.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 PM
He’s a repugnant thug.
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"The WEF should 'start doing something new: showing up — and listening — in the places where the modern world is actually built', Larry Fink said in a blog post on Monday. 'Davos, yes. But also places like Detroit and Dublin'."

Well, if we're playing that game, what about Doncaster and Dundee?
World Economic Forum weighs moving flagship event from Davos
Organisation’s executives including chair Larry Fink discuss future of annual shindig for political and business elites
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Wasn’t the name the only red flag they needed? It’s literally called “Shark Beach”.
Sydney shark attack: Man seriously injured in Sydney's third shark attack in two days
In three separate incidents, a 12-year-old was also injured and an 11-year-old received assistance after his surfboard was bitten.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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The UK was better off in the EU and Europe was better off with the UK in it.

All of this Trump driven chaos underlines that and you can practically hear Putin rubbing his hands in Moscow.

WE have deliberately weakened ourselves, our security and our region for absolutely no good purpose at all.
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Folks, don't panic. I'm just doing Dry January. I'll be back...
Drinks makers left with lake of unsold spirits as demand drops
Alcohol producers halt production and cut prices to shift bottles piling up in warehouses
www.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Agree with @gideonrachman.bsky.social:

“European leaders need to push back now. Over the past year, they have tried appeasement and flattery. This is where it has got them. They need to change course immediately.”
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
www.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
*Pulls a hamstring running over to his MacBook to try it*
Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a $20 subscription
Claude Cowork is now available to anyone subscribed to Anthropic's Pro plan.
www.engadget.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
Elon Musk's X Suffers Widespread Outage
Here comes another influx of refugees to competing sites like Threads and Bluesky.
gizmodo.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
There is no cat.
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM