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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 6h

ha! well put

Maik Zumstrull @maik.zumstrull.net · 8h

Well, yes, similar to how you can't get fire insurance for a building that's already on fire (and also your CEO keeps giving interviews about how much he loves arson)

Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 8h

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against #ai firms - arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/i... which means smaller companies will struggle to do the same...

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 8h

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against #ai firms - arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/i... which means smaller companies will struggle to do the same...

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms

OpenAI, Anthropic consider using investor funds to settle potential lawsuits.

arstechnica.com

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 8h

probably not

Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 8h

sounds like a winner

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 8h

Britain's ban on supporting #PalestineAction also a ban on criticizing the ban - boingboing.net/2025/10/08/b... #starmer has made UK a global laughing stock

Britain's ban on supporting Palestine Action also a ban on criticizing the ban

More than 2,000 Britons have been arrested on terror charges for supporting the group. Now one was arrested for opposing its proscription.

boingboing.net

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 9h

well, yes, there is that...

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 9h

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups - www.theguardian.com/environment/... self-harming madness: parks are already under huge pressure

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 9h

Tories will scrap #stampduty on primary residences, Kemi Badenoch tells conference - www.theguardian.com/politics/202... let's see what reeves does here in her budget...

Tories will scrap stamp duty on primary residences, Kemi Badenoch tells conference

Leader announces tax cut plan for England and Northern Ireland in speech aimed at boosting fiscal credibility

www.theguardian.com

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 9h

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on #Gaza’s list of war dead - www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... number of child amputees probably even higher...a terrible future awaits them

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 10h

if only there were some way to avoid tariffs on steel and other exports to the EU...

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

Nearly 80 percent of steel products made in the UK are exported to the European Union.

‘Crisis’: Why EU plan for 50 percent tariff is spooking British steel

Nearly 80 percent of steel products made in the UK are exported to the European Union.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h

⚡️ Russia says Trump-Putin 'strong' Ukraine peace momentum 'exhausted' as talks stall.

"The strong momentum created in Anchorage toward reaching agreements has been largely exhausted due to the efforts of opponents... primarily among Europeans," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

Russia says Trump-Putin 'strong' Ukraine peace momentum 'exhausted' as talks stall

"The strong momentum created in Anchorage toward reaching agreements has been largely exhausted due to the efforts of opponents... primarily among Europeans," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ry...

kyivindependent.com

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 11h

The problem that dare not speak its name. Europe's demand for products like steel and cars is diminishing. The growth is happening a long way away. And you probably can't protect what you have and compete somewhere else.

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 12h

German auto summit tomorrow.

The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today

Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.

But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 11h

Israeli forces carried out heavy raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining and kidnapping dozens of Palestinians since Tuesday.

Local sources report that Israeli troops stormed several refugee camps and arrested more than a hundred people after raiding homes.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 11h

Cheap renewables now generating more power than expensive coal on a global basis. This is entirely unsurprising and hugely important from a climate and economic perspective.

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 10h

this

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 11h

There was certainly something recently which monopolised all public debate and paralysed all policy initiative in the UK for the better part of a decade, and I dont think it was trans rights.

Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 14h

"While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China was building five nuclear reactors," says Kemi Badenoch.

I cannot be the only person curious about how these two things are related

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 11h

Absolutely true. And I’m glad he’s saying it.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 21h

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 11h

Why The Recent TikTok Privacy Ruling Swaps Privacy for Increased Surveillance: privacy commissioners mandate better privacy through facial scanning, speech monitoring, and an AI based “passive underage detection model”?!
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/why-...

Why The Recent TikTok Privacy Ruling Swaps Privacy for Increased Surveillance - Michael Geist

Last month, federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne, alongside his provincial privacy counterparts from Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia, released the results of a multi-year investigation...

www.michaelgeist.ca

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · Aug 2

The millennial tax for gen z

Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Aug 2

So many billions spent on the build out of infrastructure for a product that hardly anyone is willing to pay to use.

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 11h

“voters will side with the rule of law over authoritarian dictatorship—IF they are presented with this as a clear choice.” Too bad Democrats in leadership positions don’t want to fight authoritarianism

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14h

Still I'm sure it'll be fine. It's not like those expectations are based on a completely unproven product with deranged costs and hysterical levels of hype.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15h

BANK OF ENGLAND FPC: RISK OF A SHARP MARKET CORRECTION HAS INCREASED || EQUITY MARKETS ARE PARTICULARLY EXPOSED SHOULD EXPECTATIONS AROUND AI BECOME LESS OPTIMISTIC

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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 1d

I very rarely have direct contact on newsroom projects anymore, but this is cool because I did work with folks to help with the original collection protocol to make sure this information was handled and stored privately and wouldn't leave us with a re-identifiable dataset.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

How does TikTok keep its millions of users scrolling, swiping and staring at their phones?

With readers' help, we collected data from more than 1,000 TikTok users to find out: https://wapo.st/4nC6Nyr

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

1,000+ people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020.

Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.

With @veritenews.org

An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner — and hundreds of others — “tough on crime” state leaders have ensured t...

www.propublica.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

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

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests Universities in the UK reassured arms companies they would monitor students’ chat groups and social media accounts after firms raised concerns about campus protests, according to internal emails. One university said it would conduct “active monitoring of social media” for any evidence of plans to demonstrate against Rolls-Royce at a careers fair. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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