David Molloy
@davidmolloy.com
Newsletters Editor at the Australian Financial Review, ex-BBC News in London. From Ireland, in Australia. davidmolloy.com
"Showgirl, however, sounds freeze-dried, prepacked, obvious. Though the album’s genres are superficially diverse – you’ll hear flashes of grunge, trap, and, yes, reggae – its arrangements could work fine as royalty-free background music for content creators."
Ouch!
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Ouch!
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ shows the fairy tale is over
The singer has everything she ever wanted, but her new album suggests that it’s all kind of a drag.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Showgirl, however, sounds freeze-dried, prepacked, obvious. Though the album’s genres are superficially diverse – you’ll hear flashes of grunge, trap, and, yes, reggae – its arrangements could work fine as royalty-free background music for content creators."
Ouch!
www.afr.com//life-and-lu...
Ouch!
www.afr.com//life-and-lu...
Reading this from @molly.wiki, and it really does sometimes feel like the demise of Google Reader coincided with a worse internet, as most people never picked up another RSS reader and many sites stopped using RSS at all.
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Curate your own newspaper with RSS
Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read
www.citationneeded.news
August 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Reading this from @molly.wiki, and it really does sometimes feel like the demise of Google Reader coincided with a worse internet, as most people never picked up another RSS reader and many sites stopped using RSS at all.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
"The building has received regular upgrades, including the removal of an in-house shooting range and squash courts in 2001."
Damn, Australia's central bank didn't mess around.
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Damn, Australia's central bank didn't mess around.
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Reno from hell: RBA’s $260m makeover blows out to $1.2b
The newly installed governance board met on Monday to consider selling the historic building in Martin Place and walking away from the troubled project.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"The building has received regular upgrades, including the removal of an in-house shooting range and squash courts in 2001."
Damn, Australia's central bank didn't mess around.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Damn, Australia's central bank didn't mess around.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Gosh this is a good piece of journalism from my colleagues over in the Herald - but infuriating!
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What makes Sydney the underquoting capital of Australia
Almost half the time, Sydney property buyers are wasting their time pursuing places they can't afford, an exclusive data mining project reveals.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Gosh this is a good piece of journalism from my colleagues over in the Herald - but infuriating!
www.smh.com.au/interactive/...
www.smh.com.au/interactive/...
It's winter in Sydney, where a "polar air mass" descends bringing the horrors of... a few days of rain in a row and temperatures just under 10C. The horror.
Still getting used to the different standards here.
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Still getting used to the different standards here.
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Polar air mass soaks Sydney ahead of drowned-out weekend
Heavy rainfalls and shivering temperatures are forecast to hit NSW for the rest of the week.
www.smh.com.au
July 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It's winter in Sydney, where a "polar air mass" descends bringing the horrors of... a few days of rain in a row and temperatures just under 10C. The horror.
Still getting used to the different standards here.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Still getting used to the different standards here.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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#China’s Didi car hire service company has the wildest ads playing in the breaks for the footy in #Australia…
July 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#China’s Didi car hire service company has the wildest ads playing in the breaks for the footy in #Australia…
I've updated my @obsidian.md theme so everything looks pretty and that's basically the same as actually accompishing the work I have to do today, right?
July 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I've updated my @obsidian.md theme so everything looks pretty and that's basically the same as actually accompishing the work I have to do today, right?
I spent several years as a tech reporter and remain a deep AI sceptic. Other reporters seemed to think it crazy that I don't see the revolution. But years in, all we've got is still a cool toy with no business model.
Newsletter: This is the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble: genAI is nothing like Uber or Amazon Web Services, there are no profitable genAI companies, agents do not and cannot exist, there is no AI SaaS story, and everything rides - and dies - on selling GPUs.
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The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble
Hey! Before we go any further — if you want to support my work, please sign up for the premium version of Where’s Your Ed At, it’s a $7-a-month (or $70-a-year) paid product where every week you get a ...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I spent several years as a tech reporter and remain a deep AI sceptic. Other reporters seemed to think it crazy that I don't see the revolution. But years in, all we've got is still a cool toy with no business model.
This is pretty cool: my favourite podcast app, @pocketcasts.com, has just opened its web player to everyone (previously a paid user benefit). Just go there, search for your podcast, play - no sign-in of any kind, works in incognito mode - neat! play.pocketcasts.com/discover
The future of podcasting should be free, open, and available to everyone. That’s why we’re excited to announce that the Pocket Casts Web Player is now accessible to all, no subscription required!
Learn more: blog.pocketcasts.com/webplayer
Learn more: blog.pocketcasts.com/webplayer
March 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This is pretty cool: my favourite podcast app, @pocketcasts.com, has just opened its web player to everyone (previously a paid user benefit). Just go there, search for your podcast, play - no sign-in of any kind, works in incognito mode - neat! play.pocketcasts.com/discover
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Me filing my long ass drafts to my editor
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Me filing my long ass drafts to my editor
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open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... Absolutely essential piece on why journalism is broken just when we need it most and what we can do to fix it. Please read - or you could click on a story about a man with three nipples. Your choice…
Journalism is collapsing in the middle of the information war
Just as we need them most, media outlets are failing to cut through Trump's noise.
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February 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... Absolutely essential piece on why journalism is broken just when we need it most and what we can do to fix it. Please read - or you could click on a story about a man with three nipples. Your choice…
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Saw a sneak peek of this research internally a few weeks ago - interesting formal look at what we all suspected. Most interesting nugget to me are the factual errors cited to BBC stories which don't *actually* contain the inaccurate cited info.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m17d8827ko
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m17d8827ko
AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
The BBC's head of news and current affairs says the developers of the tools are
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February 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Saw a sneak peek of this research internally a few weeks ago - interesting formal look at what we all suspected. Most interesting nugget to me are the factual errors cited to BBC stories which don't *actually* contain the inaccurate cited info.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m17d8827ko
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m17d8827ko
I've been spending a few weeks back in Europe - took a nice stroll around the French mountains near Grenoble this past weekend.
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've been spending a few weeks back in Europe - took a nice stroll around the French mountains near Grenoble this past weekend.
Over the moon that the BBC's Tech Decoded newsletter, which I launched internationally last year, is finally available to UK audiences!
It's been in good hands since I've been on parental leave and you can and should sign up here: www.bbc.com/newsletters/...
It's been in good hands since I've been on parental leave and you can and should sign up here: www.bbc.com/newsletters/...
Tech Decoded newsletter
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January 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Over the moon that the BBC's Tech Decoded newsletter, which I launched internationally last year, is finally available to UK audiences!
It's been in good hands since I've been on parental leave and you can and should sign up here: www.bbc.com/newsletters/...
It's been in good hands since I've been on parental leave and you can and should sign up here: www.bbc.com/newsletters/...
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Apple Intelligence’s commitment to writing incomprehensible summaries is unparalleled
January 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Apple Intelligence’s commitment to writing incomprehensible summaries is unparalleled
I left summer storms in Sydney and flew to Ireland for winter storms. Holy moly has it been breezy here in Dublin. Nothing for it but a cuppa tae and wait for it all to blow over. #Eowyn
January 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I left summer storms in Sydney and flew to Ireland for winter storms. Holy moly has it been breezy here in Dublin. Nothing for it but a cuppa tae and wait for it all to blow over. #Eowyn
Great round-up here which also serves as a cheat sheet to Trump policy going forward:
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
What executive orders did Trump sign on day one?
The Republican quickly set about using his new powers to approve executive actions on a host of policy priorities.
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January 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Great round-up here which also serves as a cheat sheet to Trump policy going forward:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Holy god, the latest edition of Molly's newsletter is jam-packed - and great prep reading for journalists who'll need a handle on the current state of crypto as Trump prepares to take office.
Newsletter: Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerful billionaires who will soon be publicly calling the shots.
www.citationneeded.news/issue-74/
www.citationneeded.news/issue-74/
Issue 74 – Stop asking me questions like “where does the yield come from”
Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerful billionaires who will soon be publicly calling t...
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January 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Holy god, the latest edition of Molly's newsletter is jam-packed - and great prep reading for journalists who'll need a handle on the current state of crypto as Trump prepares to take office.
First real summer storms experience in Sydney and it SUCKS. Internet has been out since Saturday, apparently will take two weeks for an engineer to come fix, and the power has cut twice. As a Dublin / London lad, I've never seen the like.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Sydney battered by 'biggest storm' in years, power outages across NSW
Significant damage and widespread power outages have swept the state as trees toppled powerlines, fell on homes and destroyed fences.
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
First real summer storms experience in Sydney and it SUCKS. Internet has been out since Saturday, apparently will take two weeks for an engineer to come fix, and the power has cut twice. As a Dublin / London lad, I've never seen the like.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
This is a nice piece attempting to put Elon Musk's intervention in European politics in the context of the wider move to the political right over the past decade.
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Elon Musk goes large in Europe
Musk has money, a pulpit, and the imprimatur of the White House. But does he actually have a plan for remaking Europe? If not, there are other Trumpians who do.
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January 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is a nice piece attempting to put Elon Musk's intervention in European politics in the context of the wider move to the political right over the past decade.
www.afr.com/world/europe...
www.afr.com/world/europe...
As always, @zurch.bsky.social has written a fantastic piece on the political drama in the US House.
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What one picture tells us about Trump's power in Congress
Friday's vote underscores the challenges for Trump in keeping House Republicans united to legislate his agenda.
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January 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As always, @zurch.bsky.social has written a fantastic piece on the political drama in the US House.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...