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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1h

"Sudden correction", AKA crash.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5h

"Surging valuations of artificial intelligence companies are intensifying the risk of a -sudden correction' in global financial markets after equity prices reached levels comparable with the dotcom bubble, the Bank of England has warned." on.ft.com/4mSeT4Q

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2h

“Without genuine accountability, successful lawsuits against AI companies become Pyrrhic victories. They amount to micro-successes and macro-failures that do nothing to compel AI companies to do better, design more safely, or prioritize the people using their products,” writes Pete Furlong.

$1.5 Billion Speed Bump: What the Anthropic Settlement Tells Us About AI Accountability | TechPolicy.Press

Pete Furlong discusses how billion-dollar AI settlements raise headlines but fail to change incentives, leaving accountability for tech giants in question.

www.techpolicy.press

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ICL Notícias @iclnoticias.com.br · 4h

Fracasso desmobilizou parlamentares que apostavam no avanço da pauta.

Clique na imagem para ver 👇

iclnoticias.com.br/anistia-nao-...

Ato em defesa da anistia reúne poucos manifestantes e pauta não tem previsão de retorno

Movimento reuniu poucos apoiadores em Brasília e desmobilizou parlamentares que apostavam no avanço da pauta

iclnoticias.com.br

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Tony Roberts @phatcontroller.bsky.social · 7h

AI Injustice outstrips benefits.
AI is helping tackle case backlogs and improve access to justice for victims. But rampant misuse of AI, bias, and weak oversight means regulators are failing to keep up with the pace of new AI harms.
restofworld.org/2025/latin-a...

Courts don’t know what to do about AI crimes

AI-generated images and videos are stumping prosecutors in Latin America, even as courts embrace AI to tackle case backlogs.

restofworld.org

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Agência Pública @apublica.org · 19h

💣 Quem matou o PL das Fake News?

A Pública já contou essa história...

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Bruno Natal (RESUMIDO) @brunonatal.bsky.social · 19h

IA gera brigas de casais, vira colega de trabalho trapalhão, cria atrizes falsas, deepfakes de amigos e transforma suas conversas em anúncios. Restaurante bane celular e China combate futilidade online.

Privacidade virou nostalgia?

resumido.cc/podcasts/cha...

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SDGCounting @sdgcounting.bsky.social · 20h

Gavi says vaccines saved a record 1.7M lives in 2024, with 72M kids vaccinated and malaria shots rolling out across Africa. Proof that SDG 3 progress is real—and fundable.

Read: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/463793/vaccines-gavi-measles-child-mortality-malaria

2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines

Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries

www.vox.com

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Open Knowledge Brasil @ok.org.br · 20h

📢 Ei, você que defende e apoia processos participativos! Ainda dá tempo de ajudar na construção do estatuto da Rede Brasileira de Governo Aberto (RBGA)!

🗓️ A chamada para contribuições agora fica aberta até o dia 21/10.

🔗 Conheça mais e participe: minutas.ok.org.br/processes/es...

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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 2d

“It’s clear even to Republican appropriators that the White House is breaking appropriations law & [no one] should have confidence it will implement what congressional negotiators agree upon. It’s the grossest form of political malpractice should any deal…fail to include terms to force compliance.”

The Quiet Shutdown Becomes Loud

Appropriations rupture exposes the constitutional stakes

firstbranchforecast.substack.com

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1d

Immediately adopted!

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"After five months, the data trends for both groups suggested features of compulsive behavior — repeatedly feeling urges to do something, even if they think it’s harmful in the long run."

The Post shares an analysis of TikTok use based on data provided by its readere:

Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more

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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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 1d

Applications for JamCoders, a 1 month free algorithms & programming camp for Jamaican high schoolers, are now open.

Head over to jamcoders.org.jm#apply. No programming experience required for students.

We're looking for students & teaching assistants.

Deadline January 31.

JamCoders

jamcoders.org.jm

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1d

💯 agree, Calling Bullshit is among my favorite books. Highly recommend!! 👏

April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 1d

Continuing my tour of books I should have already read, Calling Bullshit by @carlbergstrom.com and @jevinwest.bsky.social. Just a delight - an accessible, entertaining, insightful look at various forms of BS. Much like Weapons of Math Destruction, would love a 2025 update of this one.

Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World

The world is awash in bullshit. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Higher education rewards bullshit over analytic thought. Startup culture elevates bullshi...

www.callingbullshit.org

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1d

Courage personified. ❤️

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

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Ben Felten @mysteresdeparis.bsky.social · 3d

Après-midi préparation de goodies pour Octogones ! #jdr #donjonetcie #cyanotype

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Monika ☕️ @afternoontea.bsky.social · 2d

I made tiny proof prints yesterday! It’s been a while. T-Max 400, expanded development with HC-110. #pinhole negative.
Classic #cyanotype
#BelieveInFilm

A cyanotype (blueprint) of trees in fog.

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1d

Essas caixinhas sao MARAAAA! Eu andava com uma na bolsa ate surrupiarem...

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 1d

...and it's pushing that bet on everyone else.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

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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Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 2d

Existe uma história da escalada do processamento de dados global que é muito pouco contada.

Vai ser um fio longo, espero que interessem a vocês.

Em 1965, Gordon Moore, co-fundador da Intel, prevê que a capacidade de processamento /custo dobra a cada ano.

Ele previu que isso duraria 10 anos.+

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

".. OpenAI will receive warrants for up to 160 million AMD shares, roughly 10% of the chip company, at 1 cent per share, awarded in phases, if OpenAI hits certain milestones .."

@wsj.com $AMD
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

OpenAI, AMD Announce Massive Computing Deal, Marking New Phase of AI Boom

Five-year agreement will challenge Nvidia’s market dominance, as OpenAI plans deployment of AMD’s new MI450 chips.

www.wsj.com

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Mark Ho @markkho.bsky.social · 2d

I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓

The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠

Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏

codec lab

codec-lab.github.io

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Cris @crisvector.com · 4d

A universidade pública é foda

Jornal Nacional @jnoficial.bsky.social · 4d

Pesquisadores da UEPB criam método rápido e barato com luz infravermelha para identificar contaminação por metanol.

O método detecta adulterações em poucos minutos, sem produtos químicos, com até 97% de acerto.

Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/46ZCBGG #JN

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Khalas ya, habibi @coalacroata.bsky.social · 3d

E quem mais emprega são os municípios

Thales Nogueira @thalesgn.bsky.social · 3d

O tema reforma administrativa voltou com todo o lobby. Antes de caminhar, eu gosto de lembrar desse dado como premissa. Apenas 1 a cada 100 servidores públicos recebem mais de 27 mil mensais.Casta!

70% do funcionalismo recebe até 5 mil. É uma desigualdade brutal entre poderes e dentro dos poderes

A cada 100 servidores públicos, 70 tem salário de até 5 mil.

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