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António
@akwyz.com
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Atos Future of Work Expert. Helping Talent & Customers growth. Founder of axschat podcast, DTLabUCC. Accessibility Team. Sustainability, Sociologist🇪🇺 Cork, Ireland. 🥇European Digital Mindset Award Winner. A Portuguese in Ireland. #axschat crew.
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António @akwyz.com · Nov 14
It's a video about starting again. Rebuilding a network here after Elon Musk took it from all of us on X to serve his ego.
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🎁 Gift Link: Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit and launch own start-up www.ft.com/content/c586...
Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit and launch own start-up
Turing Award winner seeks to depart as Mark Zuckerberg makes ‘superintelligence’ push
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November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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I met Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0, at @websummit.bsky.social: 95% of people want AI as a tool, not a replacement. He warned that right now, the US has more regulations on sandwiches than on AI. Powerful call for responsibility, consensus, and keeping tech human-centered! #AI #Ethics #WebSummit
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Major tech companies are portrayed as vulnerable and technically sloppy; they rely on “buildings full of lawyers” to crush challengers rather than superior engineering.

Cory Doctorow at the @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon.

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A person wearing a conference badge labelled “Cory Doctorow” sits at a table and gestures while speaking into a microphone during a press event at Web Summit Lisbon. The background is decorated with repeating “web summit” logos. The individual’s face is blurred for privacy, and a bottle of water is visible on the table in front of the
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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An exclusive robot dance coming out of the Lisbon @websummit.bsky.social.

#innovation #websummit #lisboa #lisbon #robotics #AI
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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At @websummit.bsky.social Lisbon, I met Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm. "AI agents that truly understand us need to be local—deeply rooted in our language & culture." Many countries are building their own models, as the future of AI is hyper-local - opportunities for local developers. #WebSummit
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Here is my latest interview, also available in podcast format, where we sit down with designer and agency founder Rochelle Ratkaj Moser to explore how accessibility becomes a strategic advantage when it’s integrated into visual storytelling, rather than added at the end.
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From Mission-Driven Branding To Real-World Accessibility
What if the most powerful part of your brand is the part most users can’t see? We sit down with designer and agency founder Rochelle Ratkaj Moser to unpack…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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One of the iconic moments of the @websummit.bsky.social today in Lisbon was the parade of flags carried by founders from more than 100 countries. Diversity is key to innovation.

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A group of people stand on stage at Web Summit, each person holding a different national flag. The stage background is illuminated in blue with the “web summit” logo, and a large screen displays close-up footage of participants. A man walking with a white cane carries the Portuguese flag during a flag procession as the audience sits nearby and applauds. Other flag bearers and media personnel are visible in the brightly lit arena. A scene inside a large arena with a woman and a young woman carrying national flags, followed by a procession of other flag bearers, as a packed audience watches and applauds. Many flags are visible among the crowd and the blue-lit stage is on the left. People holding various national flags, including India’s, are walking onto the Web Summit stage as camera operators film the procession. The blue “web summit” logo and numerous flags are clearly visible in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Greetings from the Lisbon @websummit.bsky.social.

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The first image shows a large indoor arena filled with people seated in rows, with the audience waiting for an event to begin. The lighting is dim with blue and purple hues illuminating the space, and the atmosphere is lively with attendees spread throughout the venue. The second image displays the main stage at a major tech event, with the words “web summit” prominently featured on large screens. The stage is lit up in blue, surrounded by cube-shaped light installations, and the screen also displays the message “We’re starting soon.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I just arrived at the @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, where a welcoming band was playing.🎷 #WebSummit
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Commission adopts 2026 European Innovation Council work programme, making €1.4 billion available for deep tech innovation | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...
#digitaleu #innovation #technology
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Commission adopts 2026 European Innovation Council work programme, making €1.4 billion available for deep tech innovation
The Commission has adopted the 2026 European Innovation Council (EIC) work programme, making €1.4 billion available to support breakthrough innovation and Europe's deep tech companies.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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They got up to $70K in student-loan debt erased. Now they can save for retirement.
They got up to $70K in student-loan debt erased. Now they can save for retirement.
"I can actually live my life and hopefully retire before I'm 90," said Tammy Stinson, who got student-loan forgiveness after 25 years of payments.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Scott Galloway fires scathing slam at AI, Big Tech
Scott Galloway fires scathing slam at AI, Big Tech
Plenty of research has been conducted in recent years on the risks associated with the use of social media among children and adolescents.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Microsoft apologizes to 2.7 million customers, offers refunds over misleading Microsoft 365 subscription pricing. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
Microsoft apologizes to 2.7 million customers, offers refunds over misleading Microsoft 365 subscription pricing: Check how to claim
Microsoft is apologizing to millions of Australian customers. The company faces allegations of misleading people about new AI features and price hikes for Microsoft 365. Customers who renewed subscrip...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Educação Inclusiva: um direito que ainda não é para todos

Educação Inclusiva: um direito que ainda não é para todos
A escola regular deve estar preparada para todos. O ensino especial deve existir como apoio, não como destino inevitável.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Can someone give the man a cup of water?
A top executive at Palantir says he's "super skeptical" that AI will be catastrophic for humanity — and he says those fears are in part driven by a lack of religion.
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Palantir CTO says AI doomerism is driven by a lack of religion
"I think the secularists in Silicon Valley are filling the God-shaped hole in their heart," said Shyam Sankar, Palantir's chief technology officer.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Eurostar debuted new staff uniforms at Paris Fashion Week, including skirts for all employees, regardless of gender. This policy includes all 2,600 staff, marking Eurostar as a pioneer in gender-neutral workwear among European transport operators. ca.news.yahoo.com/eurostar-unv...
Eurostar unveils gender-neutral uniforms, including skirts for men and chunky boots - Yahoo News Canada
Eurostar’s employees are sporting new gender-neutral uniforms that include skirts for men, funky neckerchiefs and chunky Dr. Marten boots.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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🎶 Just discovered the inspiring initiative "La Musique sur Ordonnance" in Montreal, where doctors can prescribe concert experiences for patients and a guest, aiming to support mental and physical health, reduce social isolation, and enhance quality of life. #Wellbeing
#healthcare #innovation #musictherapy | Antonio Vieira Santos
A Prescription for Music? Discovering Innovation in Healthcare! 🎶 I recently came across an incredible initiative in Montreal that stopped me in my tracks—"La Musique sur Ordonnance" (Music on Presc...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Microsoft Teams Is Going To Start Spying On You At Work - Here's How - BGR www.bgr.com/2010698/how-...
Microsoft Teams Is Going To Start Spying On You At Work - Here's How - BGR
Microsoft Teams will soon use Wi-Fi-based location tracking to show where employees are at work, raising major workplace privacy and surveillance concerns.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/a...
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
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November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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They know the president lacks the power, and this was an illegal decision, but now they are trying to balance justice and consequences. Supreme Court justices sharply question Trump tariffs during hearing.
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Supreme Court justices sharply question Trump tariffs in hearing
If the court rules against Trump's tariffs, it could force the US to refund some of the billions it has collected.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Authorities in Norway, Denmark, and Finland are urgently addressing a security vulnerability in Chinese-made Yutong electric buses. Concerns centre on remote access capabilities that could potentially stop the vehicles or access data remotely. #cybersecurity #IoT #publictransport #Yutong
Norway discovers that its Chinese electric buses can be remotely disabled
Electric buses from the Chinese company Yutong could be remotely disabled via remote control capabilities found in the bus software, diagnostics module, and battery and power control systems.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Here is one of the most absurd statements in 2025. Palantir CEO Alex Karp describes his company as the first to be 'completely anti-woke.' www.businessinsider.com/palantir-ceo-a…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Hybrid Work Is Not the Problem — Poor Leadership Is sloanreview.mit.edu/article/hybr...
Hybrid Work Is Not the Problem — Poor Leadership Is
Workplace transformation isn’t about where people work — it’s about how they work together to drive outcomes.
sloanreview.mit.edu
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Eastern European dissidents became experts in authoritarian takeovers, and authoritarians, of all kinds. What lessons can Americans learn from them? https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-to-endure-authoritarianism
How to Endure Authoritarianism
A visit to a poet’s home in Kraków recalls the lessons of Eastern Europe’s dissidents.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM