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Andy Tseng
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Director of IT and Digital Strategy at @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social, MIT. PhD in CS. Turning data into discoveries. Fan of practical tech that works. Tea drinker, research enabler, innovation chaser. Views are my own. He/him.
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Andy Tseng @andytseng.bsky.social · Nov 4
Hey everyone! Quick intro: I’m passionate about #AI, #data, and transforming research into real-world impact. I specialise in research IT infrastructure, #HPC, and data-driven projects, worked in the UK, France, Australia and the US. If you're excited by emerging tech and research, let’s connect!
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Perhaps I’m skeptical. The more they hype it up, the less I’m convinced it’ll actually transform anything.
#SamAltman #AI #OpenAI
Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Looks like that CrowdStrike employee really took "sharing is caring" to a whole new level!
#CrowdStrike #Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike fires insider sharing data with hackers
The terminated employee shared information about CrowdStrike's private systems with the hacking group, including images of internal dashboards and an Okta Single Sign-On panel.
www.scworld.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Crazy stuff!
#Microscopy #GenAI #ResearchSky
rachaelott.bsky.social Rachael Ott @rachaelott.bsky.social · 1d
Gemini 3 created this figure in under 30 seconds from a couple reference images and a one sentence prompt

So I’m at a loss for words, honestly #MicroscopyMonday
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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The problem here isn’t drinking alone - it’s excessive drinking. Growing up in Manchester, I can tell you: it’s more dangerous in a wild group than nursing your pint solo. Mental health matters, but binge culture gets off too easy.
#PublicHealth #MentalHealth #DrinkingCulture
Banning solo drinkers from bars is only going to add to the loneliness crisis
As a cocktail bar defends its policy to prohibit anyone without friends from entering under the guise of ‘safety’, Helen Coffey wonders whether it hails the death of socialising with strangers
www.the-independent.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Good to know your options while you’re still in control. Being able to take your data & identity across platforms really matters now. But @bellack.com’s piece also hits the real question - who’s watching the watcher?
#Decentralization #DigitalRights #OpenSocialWeb #ActivityPub #ATProto #SocialMedia
Exit and Interoperability Exist Today, If You Know Where To Look
Outside the big walled gardens, the open social web is making Exit and interoperability a reality. I review a few projects that I’m excited about, and where I think they could take us next.
www.platformocracy.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Pretty sure we all know what's going on here...
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Interesting angle, but letting your best people walk just to avoid paying them more seems like self-sabotage. Sure, you keep “solid” workers at standard wages, but isn’t that how you end up with mediocrity baked in?
#WorkCulture #HR #BusinessStrategy #LaborEconomics
Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers
Elite firms’ culture of employee turnover isn’t arbitrary but a rational way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.
www.rochester.edu
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Any day #MCFC drops points is a good day - nice work, #NUFC!!
#NewcastleUnited #PremierLeague #Football #ManchesterIsRed
newcastleunited.com Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com · 3d
A MASSIVE WIN AT ST. JAMES' PARK!! 😍😍😍
FULL-TIME | Newcastle United 2 Man City 1
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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"ChowdaMosa? C'mon, folks, seriously?
#ChowdaMosa #NFL #NewEngland #Patriots #AndreCaliforniaChampagne #WickedBad
The NFL endorsed a ‘Chowdamosa’ for Patriots fans. I drank it so you don’t have to
I just drank a clam chowder-inspired mimosa because the NFL’s official champagne sponsor told me to.
www.masslive.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This feels like the start of #Skynet. Good luck, humanity!
#AI #Robotics
Inside the Billion-Dollar Startup Bringing AI Into the Physical World
Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Yep, #Skynet is no longer an if but a when. Don’t say I didn’t warn y’all!
#AI #Robotics #Google #DeepMind #Innovation
Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics
DeepMind’s chief says he envisions Gemini as an operating system for physical robots. The company has hired Aaron Saunders to help make that a reality.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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This is embarrassing, and even more so that www.staffs.ac.uk is actively defending it. Is this the standard in UK universities now?
#AI #HigherEd #Ethics #StaffordshireUniversity #UK #AcademicSky
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.staffs.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The waste we create in the name of convenience & low prices is staggering. Supercenters, physical & virtual (yes you, amazon.com), push nonstop overconsumption. And the energy behind it all? Feels like we’re racing toward collapse just for corporate profits.
#Sustainability #Consumerism #Capitalism
The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste
The arrival of a supercenter results in a 7% bump in consumer waste, a study found.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Great initiatives! Kudos to @mayorwu.boston.gov and the Boston community partners - more U.S. cities should draw inspiration from this!
#EndPoverty #FoodForAll #CommunityCare #WeAreBoston
wutrain.bsky.social Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 6d
Proud of this City/community partnership tackling hunger & waste—1.5 million meals over the last year from fresh, healthy food that otherwise would’ve ended up in landfills
wbznewsradio.bsky.social WBZ NewsRadio @wbznewsradio.bsky.social · 8d
Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Greater Boston Collaborative Food Access Hub today for a one-year progress update on the facility’s work.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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A $129 AI pendant as your “friend”? Honestly, just Venmo me $60 and I’ll listen to you all day. Way cheaper and zero data harvesting.
#AI #Privacy
How this tiny device became a symbol for the backlash against AI | CNN Business
An unassuming circular pendant slightly larger than a quarter has been at the center of a massive uproar. The chief executive behind it isn’t fazed.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The @mdap-unimelb.bsky.social team at @unimelb.bsky.social is fantastic and has some amazing job openings! Please share this with anyone who might be interested.
#HASS #RSE #DigitalHumanities #ResearchSoftwareEngineering #UniMelb #JobOpening #Recruiting #Hiring #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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unimelb.bsky.social University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social · 7d
Thanks to our #UniMelb community, we have placed in the top 20 in the @Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 🌳

Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4a0I5nr
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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We must also think about the political risks here. If polls can be manipulated, policy can be nudged in whatever direction someone wants. This isn’t an “if” question anymore.
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #ResponsibleAI #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Can't wait to work with Ron and his team! Exciting times ahead at the @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social!
#WhiteheadInstitute #MIT #HHMI #Biology #ResearchSky
whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Whitehead Institute @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social · 7d
World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience.

🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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More companies no longer clinging to employees - layoffs, temp hires, relentless cost-cutting. Too many are betting big on AI to replace roles, a risky wager if the tech underdelivers.
#Jobs #Layoffs #AI #FutureOfWork
Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees
The practice of ‘labor hoarding’—holding on to employees for fear of not being able to get them back later—has reached its end.
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Thanks @cloudflare.social, I guess? Timing is everything. 😂
#SocialMedia #X #ElonMusk #WhatGoesAroundComesAround
Cloudflare outage takes down X one month after Musk mocked AWS customers | TechCrunch
The infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off access to ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, X, and other platforms.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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A huge round of applause for @juliet-turner.bsky.social on your PhD! Your success is inspiring, and don’t let negativity and misogyny bring you down. Keep shining bright! Congratulations, Dr Turner! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
juliet-turner.bsky.social Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social · 8d
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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I sometimes wonder who I'd be without all my imperfections. I keep chasing “better” versions of myself online and off, but for what, really? A beautifully thought-provoking read from @mariannhardey.com, drawing on her & Simon’s “Wellsian Doubles: Digital Space as Modern Utopia” piece: bit.ly/4o3MR7b
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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What? How is this even real? We either ban these #AIToys or put real safety rules in place before they hit stores in waves!
#AISafety #ResponsibleAI
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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One of my favourite actors, and honestly one of the smartest and most authentic voices we have today.
#StephenFry
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 8d
Stephen Fry is an actor, comic, novelist, memoirist, radio presenter, television personality, gay-rights advocate, mental-health campaigner, and, as of earlier this year, Knight Bachelor. Now, he’s starring in “The Importance of Being Earnest.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/QwCp5E
Stephen Fry Is Wilde at Heart
The polymathic entertainer has had a lifelong bond with the wittiest—and the most tortured—of writers. And now he’s starring in “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM