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Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre, French media report

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 4d

Decision on China mega embassy site in London delayed again

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 6d

the fact companies openly state they don't really know how or where their own products are made will never not be amazing to me

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Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊 @sauthoff.bsky.social · 7d

Come to HKBU and take my classes. They’re AI free zones.

I’m genuinely worried that this cohort is going to be trained on AI and left in big trouble when the bubble bursts.

Joel Chan @kjoules.org · 7d

Saw this ad on the MTR and if HKU truly believes the future of education is “AI for every mind”, then prospective students should probably look elsewhere

Advertising billboard by the University of Hong Kong that says “HKU Information Day for undergraduate admissions”, with a slogan at the bottom saying “AI for every mind”

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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 12d

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden.

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 13d

BBC headline: Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award

Ian Youngs
Culture reporter

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 14d

The proposed complex would be the biggest embassy in Europe if it goes ahead - but it has generated controversy.

MI5 chief 'frustrated' over collapse of China spy case

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 14d

Sir Ken McCallum says MI5 has acted against Chinese activity in the last week as parliamentary inquiry launched into spy case.

Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 14d

'About 25 years ago, tree trunks and branches in those forests became a net emitter, with more trees dying and insufficient new growth, according to the research.'

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 14d

Keir Starmer releases documents submitted by deputy national security adviser to Crown Prosecution Service

Chinese company gives an Eric Trump crypto firm preferential access to tech

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 15d

'A private Chinese company is giving preferential access to its technology and providing unusually beneficial payment terms on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of specialized equipment to a firm partially owned by Eric Trump'

SEC filings show Bitmain gave firm partially owned by Eric Trump unusually generous terms on equipment

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 15d

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

CDT Survey Research Finds Use of AI in K-12 Schools Connected to Negative Effects on Students, Including Their Real-Life Relationships

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 15d

'The BBC understands that the majority of data centres in Scotland currently use "open loop" systems, which need a constant supply of mains water.'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

chart showing rising volumes of water used to run data centres in Scotland between 2021 and 2025.

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 15d

'New data shows that half of students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teacher, and one in five students report that they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with AI'

New data shows that half of students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teacher, and one in five students report that they or someone they know has had a romantic rel...

cdt.org

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 17d

Le Monde: French authorities fear growing "MAGA sphere" intrusions in domestic politics

Les autorités françaises craignent des intrusions croissantes de la « sphère MAGA » dans la politique intérieure

Les responsables de la diplomatie se disent prêts à plus de « frontalité » dans leur réponse aux immixtions attendues en faveur de l’extrême droite, notamment en période électorale.

www.lemonde.fr

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 17d

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 17d

The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 20d

NPR podcast transcript: < David Simon, Creator Of The Wire, On AI, Television and the WGA Strike
May 22, 20235:08 PM ET

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without AI, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems, or saying...

SIMON: You mentioned that.

SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.

SIMON: I don't think AI can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.

SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from Scene 5 to Scene 6 and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an AI and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition.

SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

SHAPIRO: You would rather put a gun in your mouth.

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1177569966

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 20d

headline vs 24th line

BBC News headline: How Trump secured a Gaza breakthrough which eluded Biden. 9 Oct

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3yke64vp6o

extract from same article: In the end, domestic politics or personal relationships may have had less importance than the simple fact that, during Biden's presidency, Israel was not ready to make peace.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3yke64vp6o

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Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 20d

'Asked last year if he was creating a doomsday bunker, the Facebook founder gave a flat "no". The underground space spanning some 5,000 square feet is, he explained, "just like a little shelter, it's like a basement".'

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 20d

BBC: Universities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year, new analysis from the University and College Union (UCU) suggests.

University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

Rishi Sunak hired by Microsoft and Anthropic as paid adviser

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 21d

'in his final prime minister's questions, Sunak vowed to spend more time in his constituency, which he called "the greatest place on Earth".'

The former prime minister has been told not to lobby the UK government by the appointments watchdog.

Tennis stars suffer, wilt and quit in 'brutal' China heat

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 21d

Spectators at the Shanghai Masters wafted fans and wore cool packs on their foreheads to counter the suffocating humidity.

hongkongfp.com

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 22d

'Almost one in four (37 out of 154) UK universities launched disciplinary investigations into pro-Gaza student and staff activists between October 2023 and March 2025, with up to 200 people affected, data compiled by Liberty Investigates shows.'

Matt Knight 𓀦 @mattknight.bsky.social · 22d

'Loughborough University told a recruitment firm running a “Rolls-Royce roadshow” that its security team were conducting “active monitoring of social media … to provide early intelligence about protests”. It was doing so, it wrote, as “protest has been a concern for employers in recent times”.'

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests