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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 2h

We know this already but we keep going as if we don’t.

aylgorith.com/the-children...

The Children Who Power Silicon Valley's AI Dreams

Congolese children mine cobalt for $2/day while 95% of Africa's AI researchers can't afford the GPUs their data trains.

aylgorith.com

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 9h

We now have clear evidence that the Secretary is guilty of “malice aforeskin”

Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 9h

#epistemicsecurity

Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 12h

CDT’s Harper: “What we learned from consultants is that they expect more pressure to use AI more aggressively for persuasion, for targeting and messaging, for creating video, audio & image generations. The interest of staying competitive might push campaigns to push boundaries.”

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Emma Howard @emmahoward.bsky.social · 23h

“We need to be honest with ourselves that travel is not sustainable in its current format and anything suggesting otherwise is greenwashing.”

Refreshing honesty from a global travel company

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tour operator Intrepid drops carbon offsets and emissions targets

Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs

www.theguardian.com

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

Right… got it…

#openai #nvidia #oracle #microsoft #amd …

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Context Newsroom @contextnewsroom.bsky.social · 1d

Despite federal rollbacks under Trump, U.S. cities and states are driving climate action by setting ambitious goals, updating building codes, and investing in renewables.

✍️ Carey L. Biron reports

🔗 www.context.news/green-cities...

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

@thomsonreutersfndn.bsky.social - a case for Trust Conference…

Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 1d

The bros are at it again! and make no mistake, they are LITERALLY calling it "Vibe Lawyering"

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The Information Society Project at Yale Law School @yaleisp.bsky.social · 17d

📢 Apply now for the 2026–27 ISP Resident Fellowship at Yale Law School! We encourage projects on AI and the digital public sphere—free speech, content moderation, privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic governance. More info: law.yale.edu/isp/join-us#...

Fellowships

law.yale.edu

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 1d

What does trust in science journalism mean to you?

We're getting ready for #SJF25 and want to hear from you. Share your response below for a chance to receive 1 or 10 free e-books of “The Craft of Science Writing.”

Science Journalism Forum

virtual multilingual global event where science journalists, writers, publishers, scientists, students, and academia can share new ideas and thoughts in science journalism

sciencejf.com

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

Not least, if anyone questions me listening to it, I can say it’s “for work”…

Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not the main takeaway from @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social’s piece below, which you should read, but I’m really enjoying Jayde Adams’ radio series on local community apps & messageboards (shades of Adam Buxton reading YouTube comments):

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

Omid Djalili on why he performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

www.theguardian.com

Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

Great story!

(On a related note, I’m dredging my deep 90s memories here, but I am pretty sure Beck used to claim that he once worked making “sound effects for Arabic kung fu movies” (this was well before the wave of factchecking organisations…)…)

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

For all #Kafka fans, @legorafi.bsky.social with a horrifying new take on Die Verwandlung (Metamorphosis):

LE GORAFI
Costume noir Celio Club, chemise blanche Uniqlo, chaussures en cuir de chez Bexley et after-shave Acqua di Parma, c'est sous cette nouvelle forme que Samsa, une blatte germanique, s'est réveillée ce matin dans sa chambre praguoise. Au prix d'un effort surhumain, Samsa parvient à s'extraire de son lit et découvre dans le miroir de la salle de bain l'image d'un homme brun d'une trentaine d'années rasé de près, les cheveux fortement gominés et 32 dents définitives blanchies au peroxyde. Une vision d'horreur qui la pousse immédiatement à se barricader dans sa chambre en feignant de ne pas entendre les appels de son père, de sa mère, de sa sœur, et de ImmoStores, sa toute nouvelle entreprise de Vélux.

Terrorisée, Samsa décide finalement d'expliquer la situation à ses proches à travers la porte mais les mots qui sortent de sa bouche la clouent aussitôt sur place : "Alors petit point rapidos : je suis en train d'expérimenter un process de transformation full-stack totalement disruptif. Il faut absolument que vous vous positionniez comme des facilitateurs pour orchestrer un écosystème de résilience framework parce que là ma lifetime value est limite border et j'ai zéro visibilité sur ma capacité à penser transverse face à ce nouveau challenge". Une explication qui entraînera aussitôt l'explosion en sanglots de sa mère de l'autre côté du mur ainsi que plusieurs coups de hache dans la porte par son père, bien décidé à le faire taire pour de bon.

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone know of any good solutions for leaving a bike battery somewhere safely in the Kings Cross area - as (I forgot) they are not allowed in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?

#london #cycling #doh

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 2d

This BBC Radio 4 three-part doc on fascism as a continuous, and continuously opposed, thread in British life is very good and worth a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Britain's Fascist Thread, Episode 1

Camilla Schofield explores the unbroken thread of fascism in Britain.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 2d

Have you seen this upcoming OECD series of talks on ‘public understanding of public finances’, in which he is the last speaker?

www.oecd.org/en/about/pro...

Empowering Public Understanding of Public Finances

Good policies alone are not enough — governments also need public understanding to support and implement them effectively. To build support for budget reforms, this means helping people grasp the chal...

www.oecd.org

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 2d

Please share - @norad.no open call (20 grants totalling 600m NOK/€50m in 2026-29) for regional, Norwegian & intl organisations that “protect #humanrights defenders and strengthen their work” in ODA-eligible countries - deadline 18 Nov 2025.

www.norad.no/en/for-partn...

#funding

Open Call for Proposals: Human Rights Defenders | Norad.no

The purpose of this call is to protect human rights defenders and strengthen their work.

www.norad.no

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 3d

#epistemicsecurity in a nutshell… 👇🏾

[and yes, also very fun at parties and meetings]

Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 3d

On the day it happens, and it will, the executive power provisions within the Communications Act of 1934 and the National Emergencies Act of 1976 will allow him to kill switch the US internet. He will. Plan for that now, because it includes your US-based cloud storage and hosted SAAS applications.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 3d

Pam’s morning show on NTS is genuinely superb (he and Maria Somerville) #music

www.nts.live/shows/early-...

The Early Bird Show w/ PAM 7th October 2025

PAM, previously host of beloved NTS show Okonkole Y Trompa, joins you for a dawn chorus every Thursday. Traversing obscure rarities, globetrotting vintage pop and beyond.

www.nts.live

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3d

Brazil’s Digital Agenda is a first step toward tackling concentrated digital markets, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, chief of staff at the Tribunal of CADE, the Brazilian competition authority. The competition bill isn’t a final answer—but it’s the start of building fairer institutions, he says.

Brazil Points the Way Forward for Competition Policy and Digital Sovereignty in the Global South | TechPolicy.Press

Brazil's competition bill marks the beginning of constructing a more equitable digital future, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira.

www.techpolicy.press

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 3d

For your lunch break, on #Cleopatra:

Natalie Haynes: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

And BBC Radio 3 Artworks on major acting roles:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...