Andy Tseng
@andytseng.bsky.social
Director of IT and Digital Strategy at @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social, MIT. PhD in CS. Turning data into discoveries. Fan of practical tech that works. Tea drinker, research enabler, innovation chaser. Views are my own. He/him.
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Andy Tseng
@andytseng.bsky.social
· Nov 4
December 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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We just had the shortest days of the year at 9 hours and 7 minutes of daylight.
From here on out, every day gets brighter until the June solstice.
It’s only up from here.
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From here on out, every day gets brighter until the June solstice.
It’s only up from here.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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'Twas the night before #Christmas… DOS-style 🎄💾
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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We certainly don't need more holiday hype pushing new clothes - treasure the pieces you already own! Style becomes more sustainable when we focus on quality and emotional connection instead of chasing trends.
#Sustainability #SlowFashion #LifeStyle
#Sustainability #SlowFashion #LifeStyle
Fast fashion isn’t just a waste problem, it’s an emotional one. If we understand what we keep and why, we can buy better and more sustainably.
Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable
Fast fashion isn’t just a waste problem, it’s an emotional one. If we understand what we keep and why, we can buy better and more sustainably.
tcnv.link
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We certainly don't need more holiday hype pushing new clothes - treasure the pieces you already own! Style becomes more sustainable when we focus on quality and emotional connection instead of chasing trends.
#Sustainability #SlowFashion #LifeStyle
#Sustainability #SlowFashion #LifeStyle
So now singles are supposed to carry a big green water bottle to show they want to mingle? As if we don’t already have way too many reusable bottles - no need to invent another excuse to buy one more!
#MatchBottle #DatingCulture #Overconsumption
#MatchBottle #DatingCulture #Overconsumption
What ever happened to simply getting plastered and telling strange men at the pub that you’re a surgeon or a pilot
December 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
So now singles are supposed to carry a big green water bottle to show they want to mingle? As if we don’t already have way too many reusable bottles - no need to invent another excuse to buy one more!
#MatchBottle #DatingCulture #Overconsumption
#MatchBottle #DatingCulture #Overconsumption
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December 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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How did Microsoft invest so much in AI and end up with a product almost nobody uses? TBH, Copilot feels pretty useless outside correcting your grammar. Doesn't MS have access to all of OpenAI’s tech?
#AI #Microsoft #Copilot #InvestmentFail
#AI #Microsoft #Copilot #InvestmentFail
Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot
Google's Gemini is on pace to push Copilot into third place.
www.extremetech.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How did Microsoft invest so much in AI and end up with a product almost nobody uses? TBH, Copilot feels pretty useless outside correcting your grammar. Doesn't MS have access to all of OpenAI’s tech?
#AI #Microsoft #Copilot #InvestmentFail
#AI #Microsoft #Copilot #InvestmentFail
Can we really trust research built on synthetic datasets? AI-generated data is reshaping representation, but it also risks bias and false confidence when treated as ground truth.
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
Research Radar: Synthetic Data Is Redefining Representation
As governments experiment with AI to simulate public opinion, new questions are emerging about who these systems truly represent. This Research Radar examines the Collective Intelligence Project’s…
rebootdemocracy.ai
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can we really trust research built on synthetic datasets? AI-generated data is reshaping representation, but it also risks bias and false confidence when treated as ground truth.
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
#AI #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSky #AcademicSky
Just got my Brew Metric Teddy Baldassarre Edition, and I'm really enjoying it. It looks even better in person! Can't wait to see what Teddy has in store for future collaborations.
#BrewWatchCo #BrewMetric #TeddyBaldassarre #JonathanFerrer #Wristwatches #Watches #Microbrand
#BrewWatchCo #BrewMetric #TeddyBaldassarre #JonathanFerrer #Wristwatches #Watches #Microbrand
December 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just got my Brew Metric Teddy Baldassarre Edition, and I'm really enjoying it. It looks even better in person! Can't wait to see what Teddy has in store for future collaborations.
#BrewWatchCo #BrewMetric #TeddyBaldassarre #JonathanFerrer #Wristwatches #Watches #Microbrand
#BrewWatchCo #BrewMetric #TeddyBaldassarre #JonathanFerrer #Wristwatches #Watches #Microbrand
I had to watch it a few times to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me!
#InteriorDesign #OneOfAKind
#InteriorDesign #OneOfAKind
Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I had to watch it a few times to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me!
#InteriorDesign #OneOfAKind
#InteriorDesign #OneOfAKind
I don't know about you, but I'm really curious to see this film.
P.S. I'm NOT an Altman fan!
#GenAI #Deepfake #SamAltman #DeepfakingSamAltman #SamBot #AdamBhala
P.S. I'm NOT an Altman fan!
#GenAI #Deepfake #SamAltman #DeepfakingSamAltman #SamBot #AdamBhala
A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached
The director of “Deepfaking Sam Altman” created a “Sam Bot” when he couldn’t get an interview with the OpenAI CEO. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary, which comes out in January.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I don't know about you, but I'm really curious to see this film.
P.S. I'm NOT an Altman fan!
#GenAI #Deepfake #SamAltman #DeepfakingSamAltman #SamBot #AdamBhala
P.S. I'm NOT an Altman fan!
#GenAI #Deepfake #SamAltman #DeepfakingSamAltman #SamBot #AdamBhala
Goodbye @firefox.com, hello @waterfox.net. The trust-first Firefox we came to know feels like it’s fading. User choice matters, but so does knowing when to stop chasing trends.
#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #Waterfox #Privacy
#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #Waterfox #Privacy
Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox
Anthony Enzor-DeMeo is taking charge of one of the internet’s most important — and most complicated — companies.
www.theverge.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Goodbye @firefox.com, hello @waterfox.net. The trust-first Firefox we came to know feels like it’s fading. User choice matters, but so does knowing when to stop chasing trends.
#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #Waterfox #Privacy
#Firefox #Mozilla #AI #Waterfox #Privacy
Another less talked about side effect of AI. It may feel convenient for users, but it’s a slow squeeze on creators who spent hours crafting the content.
#AI #Google #Food #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
#AI #Google #Food #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another less talked about side effect of AI. It may feel convenient for users, but it’s a slow squeeze on creators who spent hours crafting the content.
#AI #Google #Food #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
#AI #Google #Food #TechEthics #ResponsibleAI
#MentalHealth is urgent and often hidden - we all know someone struggling. I’ve worked with great researchers at @orygen.org.au, so it’s good to see more funding for youth mental health. Still not sure #AI belongs in this space just yet.
#YouthMentalHealth #UniMelb #Orygen #MOSTNexus #DigitalHealth
#YouthMentalHealth #UniMelb #Orygen #MOSTNexus #DigitalHealth
Youth mental health care needs a rethink, which is why we're teaming up with Orygen to build a smarter, more personalised solution, backed by $14M from Wellcome.
Read more → unimelb.me/4qhb5wl
Read more → unimelb.me/4qhb5wl
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
#MentalHealth is urgent and often hidden - we all know someone struggling. I’ve worked with great researchers at @orygen.org.au, so it’s good to see more funding for youth mental health. Still not sure #AI belongs in this space just yet.
#YouthMentalHealth #UniMelb #Orygen #MOSTNexus #DigitalHealth
#YouthMentalHealth #UniMelb #Orygen #MOSTNexus #DigitalHealth
Expect more AI-generated content after your hard-earned cash!! Big media is doubling down on AI everywhere.
#Disney #GenAI #OpenAI #Media #Streaming
#Disney #GenAI #OpenAI #Media #Streaming
Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why he just did a blockbuster OpenAI deal
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's licensing deal with OpenAI will let it capitalize on a fast-growing technology and engage younger audiences.
www.businessinsider.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Expect more AI-generated content after your hard-earned cash!! Big media is doubling down on AI everywhere.
#Disney #GenAI #OpenAI #Media #Streaming
#Disney #GenAI #OpenAI #Media #Streaming
ALERT: The Rhode Island Blood Center is calling for immediate blood donations, especially with type O- and B- blood, after Saturday’s incident.
Hospitals need extra supply right now.
Extended donor center hours are available.
If you’re eligible, please donate.
Hospitals need extra supply right now.
Extended donor center hours are available.
If you’re eligible, please donate.
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Fallout from Fallout.
www.theverge.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Span. Frost. Signal.
#ZakimBridge #NorthEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #Cityscape #SnowView #SundayMorning #Photography
#ZakimBridge #NorthEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #Cityscape #SnowView #SundayMorning #Photography
December 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Span. Frost. Signal.
#ZakimBridge #NorthEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #Cityscape #SnowView #SundayMorning #Photography
#ZakimBridge #NorthEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #Cityscape #SnowView #SundayMorning #Photography
Heartbroken over the shootings in #BondiBeach and #BrownUniversity. Life shouldn’t be like this. 💔🇦🇺🇺🇸
December 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Heartbroken over the shootings in #BondiBeach and #BrownUniversity. Life shouldn’t be like this. 💔🇦🇺🇺🇸
Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is excellent. The darkest of the three in the series but plenty of comedic moments, superb script and performances. There’s so many movies out there but this is actually worth watching.
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Data centers in space - this is how they plan to solve the energy issue (with unlimited solar power)!
#AI #Starcloud #SpaceTech #NVIDIA #DataCenters #SolarEnergy
#AI #Starcloud #SpaceTech #NVIDIA #DataCenters #SolarEnergy
An AI Model Has Been Trained in Space Using an Orbiting Nvidia GPU
Starcloud flew up the Nvidia H100 enterprise GPU on a test satellite on Nov. 2. Major players including SpaceX, Google, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have discussed doing the same.
www.pcmag.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Data centers in space - this is how they plan to solve the energy issue (with unlimited solar power)!
#AI #Starcloud #SpaceTech #NVIDIA #DataCenters #SolarEnergy
#AI #Starcloud #SpaceTech #NVIDIA #DataCenters #SolarEnergy
Highly recommend - great discussion by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social on how AI is transforming #ConservationScience.
#MIT #NPR #TEDRadioHour #AI #ResearchSky
#MIT #NPR #TEDRadioHour #AI #ResearchSky
After giving my TED Talk, I was invited to speak to the amazing
Manoush Zomorodi on NPR's TED Radio Hour about how AI is transforming conservation science. As a lifetime @npr.org listener this was such a bucket list thing for me!
I had a blast! Link to listen: www.npr.org/2025/11/28/n...
Manoush Zomorodi on NPR's TED Radio Hour about how AI is transforming conservation science. As a lifetime @npr.org listener this was such a bucket list thing for me!
I had a blast! Link to listen: www.npr.org/2025/11/28/n...
How AI is transforming conservation science
A new AI tool called Inquire is trained on millions of wildlife photos from citizen scientists worldwide. Researcher Sara Beery hopes it will supercharge ecosystem conservation.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Highly recommend - great discussion by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social on how AI is transforming #ConservationScience.
#MIT #NPR #TEDRadioHour #AI #ResearchSky
#MIT #NPR #TEDRadioHour #AI #ResearchSky
I’m seeing more predictions like this, and honestly I can see computer prices shooting up in 2026. If you need a new one, now might be the time to grab it before the climb starts.
#Tech #Economy #Hardware #RAM
#Tech #Economy #Hardware #RAM
With a Spike in RAM Prices, Now Might Be the Best Time to Buy a Laptop
Despite all the worries about the economy, laptop prices have never been lower. But in 2026, all of that could change.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just a sad tragedy - after decades of progress, this is where we are now. It might not feel obvious day to day, but rising inequality hits all of us eventually.
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #PublicHealth #Crisis #USPol
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #PublicHealth #Crisis #USPol
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Just a sad tragedy - after decades of progress, this is where we are now. It might not feel obvious day to day, but rising inequality hits all of us eventually.
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #PublicHealth #Crisis #USPol
#GlobalHealth #ChildMortality #PublicHealth #Crisis #USPol