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Roy Grubb
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Management consultant (rtd), FBCS, Chartered IT Professional, visual thinker, information systems troubleshooter, data modeler, software designer, mind mapper
https://www.informationtamers.com/
West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds www.bbc.com/news/article...
West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds
The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Store employee found masked bandit sleeping off a bender after invading booze store and tippling a tad too much
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Only first instance but this feels quite significant - it was lawful, post For Some Women Scotland, to offer trans inclusive workplace toilets.
BREAKING: Employee who demand a trans-exclusive toilet policy loses employment tribunal. All claims, direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, and 1992 Regs, dismissed.

Judgment: www.gov.uk/employment-t...
B M Kelly v Leonardo UK Ltd: 8001497/2024
Employment Tribunal decision.
www.gov.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The EU officially blacklisted Russia as a high-risk country for money laundering and terrorism financing, breaking with the FATF’s hesitation. This move will force all financial institutions across the EU to increase scrutiny of any transactions involving Russia, further isolating Moscow financially
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Data shows Trump is 'funneling' donor money into his bank account buff.ly/PVIVw1b
Data shows Trump is 'funneling' donor money into his bank account
Newsbreak reports that millionaire President Donald Trump is diverting donor money straight into his pocket.“Even as he leverages his presidency to make himself millions, perhaps even billions of…
www.alternet.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Please stop using Amazon and Google to run your smart home buff.ly/D2PI2uR

Please stop telling us what to do 😁
Please stop using Amazon and Google to run your smart home
Build a more resilient and open smart home.
www.howtogeek.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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If the United States can no longer sustain hegemony the fear among adversaries and respect among allies it was once able to instill will rapidly curdle into contempt.
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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This is extremely worrying.

A public consultation on how police use facial recognition tech is coming imminently.

Police forces must HALT this rapid rollout until laws and safeguards are in place to protect the rights of the British public.
🚨 An investigation by The Times and Liberty Investigates has revealed that children have featured at least 1,600 times on live facial recognition systems used by the six forces that routinely use the technology.

Read the full story here 👇
libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Police forces use facial recognition to track children as young as 12 - Liberty Investigates
Campaigners question the inclusion of hundreds of children on facial recognition watchlists police use in street surveillance operations
libertyinvestigates.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Hong Kong leader vows ‘justice’ as apartment inferno investigators focus on unsafe netting | CNN buff.ly/GJYIWQ8

Windows were 'protected' from external work with polystyrene foam boards, which provided fuel to the fire, burst windows and allowed flames to enter the buildings easily.
edition.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Witkoff and Kushner have canceled their planned meeting with Zelensky in Brussels, according to Euronews. The Kremlin claims the Trump envoys promised to return directly to Washington after talks with Putin, skipping any follow-up with the Ukrainian side.

Listening to their master.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI buff.ly/nPVtzqz
‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI
In Silicon Valley, rival companies are spending trillions of dollars to reach a goal that could change humanity – or potentially destroy it
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
OpenAI Will Own Some Users buff.ly/WFdAwcY

The Fear Index
by Robert Harris gives a fictional account of how the scenario described in this article might pan out.
OpenAI Will Own Some Users
Thrive Holdings, portable toilets, OBR URL guessing, cat bond incentives, buffer ETFs and bioengineered meat.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs buff.ly/q5HqVrw
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be
Will the bubble ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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NYT: Honduran Ex-President Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon

Juan Orlando Hernández, who had been convicted in the U.S. of drug trafficking charges, was released from a federal prison in West Virginia, his lawyer said.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit

www.thetimes.com/article/1043...
Logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit
The political and economic case for the party to campaign in 2028-29 for a return to the single market is overwhelming
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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This is wonderful and also true.
The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets
OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets.
arstechnica.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM