Paul Armstrong
@paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social
Emerging Technologies Advisor (TBD Group). Also: tech/startup writer, speaker, author of ‘Disruptive Technologies’. Optimistic sceptic.
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A trial is getting underway soon for a pretty radical way to combat the opioid crisis: a fentanyl vaccine that prevents overdoses in the first place. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test
ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A trial is getting underway soon for a pretty radical way to combat the opioid crisis: a fentanyl vaccine that prevents overdoses in the first place. from @emilymullin.bsky.social
Six months ago would have been better but I’ll take now.
"Hegseth is unqualified and incompetent, and he should have been fired months ago," says @radiofreetom.bsky.social, adding that the GOP should escalate pressure on Trump to fire him. Could happen, given an upcoming report on the Signal mess and lawmakers looking into the Caribbean boat attacks.
Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Six months ago would have been better but I’ll take now.
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The 404 Media Podcast is up! This week
- something very strange is happening with Apple Podcasts
- someone changed a map of Ukraine seemingly related to a Polymarket bet
- subscribers: half the US now requires face/ID scans to watch porn
Subscribe on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4QC...
- something very strange is happening with Apple Podcasts
- someone changed a map of Ukraine seemingly related to a Polymarket bet
- subscribers: half the US now requires face/ID scans to watch porn
Subscribe on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4QC...
This Podcast Will Hack You
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The 404 Media Podcast is up! This week
- something very strange is happening with Apple Podcasts
- someone changed a map of Ukraine seemingly related to a Polymarket bet
- subscribers: half the US now requires face/ID scans to watch porn
Subscribe on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4QC...
- something very strange is happening with Apple Podcasts
- someone changed a map of Ukraine seemingly related to a Polymarket bet
- subscribers: half the US now requires face/ID scans to watch porn
Subscribe on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4QC...
Oh dear.
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: FIFA announced that the Village People, the pop group that sings President Trump’s adopted anthem of “Y.M.C.A.,” will perform at the World Cup draw on Friday.
Village People will perform Trump anthem ‘Y.M.C.A.’ at World Cup draw, FIFA says
There will also be live music performances from Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Oh dear.
NEWS.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEWS.
The end of year/Spotify Wrapped thing from Apple Music team should be fired then found, and then fired again. That is a daaaaamn travesty. Did you remember yesterday? The lack of ‘give a shit’ is palpable.
a man with a beard is saying who hurt you
ALT: a man with a beard is saying who hurt you
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The end of year/Spotify Wrapped thing from Apple Music team should be fired then found, and then fired again. That is a daaaaamn travesty. Did you remember yesterday? The lack of ‘give a shit’ is palpable.
Shocking!
Several new tech start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Shocking!
What happens to bios on here? Everyone seems to have deleted them!
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What happens to bios on here? Everyone seems to have deleted them!
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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The one good billionaire being the lady who got divorced tells us so much about everything really
Mackenzie Scott’s signature philanthropic style is giving unrestricted gifts—a rarity in the industry. trib.al/DjrurgM
MacKenzie Scott's $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works | Fortune
The billionaire philanthropist’s giving style is a rarity in the industry.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The one good billionaire being the lady who got divorced tells us so much about everything really
I totally didn’t see this coming says no-one.
New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report"
me, for @forbes.com
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Alt5 Sigma Told It’s ’Noncompliant’ by Nasdaq After Failing To File Earnings Report
A fintech firm that routed $500 million to an entity affiliated with President Trump is yet to file its report for the third quarter, which ended in September.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I totally didn’t see this coming says no-one.
Grim…but options!
It is possible that the relationship recession will not correct itself. A striking 7% of singletons say they would consider a robo-romance with an AI companion.
AI is patient, AI is kind and it won’t ask you to clean the bathroom or get a better job
AI is patient, AI is kind and it won’t ask you to clean the bathroom or get a better job
The rise of singlehood is reshaping the world
In good ways and bad
econ.st
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Grim…but options!
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Exclusive: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say reut.rs/4pGfxEj
Exclusive: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say
Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit is expected to reduce streaming costs for consumers by bundling Netflix and HBO Max, according to two people familiar with the proposal.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Exclusive: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say reut.rs/4pGfxEj
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The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again on.ft.com/3XwOhwe | opinion
The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again
Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation
on.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again on.ft.com/3XwOhwe | opinion
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City of London risks running out of top office space on.ft.com/4rEeYNm
City of London risks running out of top office space
Broker Knight Frank forecasts that the vacancy rate for prime offices will fall to zero by 2028
on.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
😢
Let’s get these relics gone.
The machinations of a few opponents means the upper house is in danger of being seen to flout the will of MPs
✏️ Patience Wheatcroft
✏️ Patience Wheatcroft
Assisted dying dirty tricks could kill the Lords
The machinations of a few opponents means the upper house is in danger of being seen to flout the will of MPs
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Let’s get these relics gone.
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NEW: DOGE is far from dead, contrary to recent reporting. Instead, its operatives have “burrowed into” federal agencies “like ticks.”
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
NEW: DOGE is far from dead, contrary to recent reporting. Instead, its operatives have “burrowed into” federal agencies “like ticks.”
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Like they weren’t at Code Red for the last year.
OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race
OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race
Google’s own ‘code red’ response to ChatGPT has started paying off.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Like they weren’t at Code Red for the last year.
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Great piece. #panicKing
"Trump rarely faces direct consequences for his shameful rhetoric. That’s because in the past Republicans have largely refused to abandon him no matter what he says or does. But there are signs that's now changing."
Trump's ugly Thanksgiving meltdown
It's getting so bad that even Republicans are starting to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Great piece. #panicKing
It’s like they don’t have any money.
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s like they don’t have any money.
This sort of price gauging has one or two years max - the oral versions are fast going to arrive.
Eli Lilly cuts Zepbound price to widen access for obesity drug reut.rs/4pcWH8f
Eli Lilly cuts Zepbound price to widen access for obesity drug
Eli Lilly said on Monday it has lowered the price of single-dose vials of its popular obesity drug Zepbound to make the treatment more affordable for U.S. patients, as demand for weight-loss therapies surge.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This sort of price gauging has one or two years max - the oral versions are fast going to arrive.
What an absolute bastion of health in charge of a world-class military and trillions of dollars and hundreds of millions of lives…
he got an mri on his ass
TRUMP: If they want to release my MRI it's ok w/me. It's perfect like my phone call where I got impeached
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What an absolute bastion of health in charge of a world-class military and trillions of dollars and hundreds of millions of lives…
Clap for that pun, people.
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The self driving taxi revolution is here (but not India where we will need to wait for superintelligence before robots can navigate the roads) www.economist.com/who-will-win...
The self-driving taxi revolution is here
It’s Waymo complicated than it looks
www.economist.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Clap for that pun, people.
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Diesel sales are plummeting in Europe, as EVs, hybrids and PHEVs take off.
Plug-In Hybrids Are Outselling Diesel Cars In Europe For The First Time
The days of the oil burners are numbered, as fewer and fewer companies keep them in their lineups.
insideevs.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Diesel sales are plummeting in Europe, as EVs, hybrids and PHEVs take off.
Errr.
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Errr.