Josy B
@josyb.bsky.social
Politically and geographically lost in uk
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
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The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
Betting companies based overseas typically do not pay gambling duties or corporation tax in the UK
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
Betting companies based overseas typically do not pay gambling duties or corporation tax in the UK
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
Betting companies based overseas typically do not pay gambling duties or corporation tax in the UK
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
Betting companies based overseas typically do not pay gambling duties or corporation tax in the UK
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Musk's remuneration package is designed to shock. Why is the Tesla board so keen to reward failure?
🚸 Sunday School: Trillion Dollan Manbaby 🏫
🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
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🍞 The moral panic about prisons.
💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards.
📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback?
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news.
📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Sunday School: Trillion Dollar Manbaby
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/11/2025 · 1h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Musk's remuneration package is designed to shock. Why is the Tesla board so keen to reward failure?
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Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
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German flagship news programme:
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
German flagship news programme:
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
"Europe-wide study
People who speak several languages age more slowly
Not everyone ages at the same rate. A new study shows multilingualism appears to protect against accelerated ageing. People who regularly use several languages remain cognitively fit for longer."
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This mess is entirely the responsibility of successive Tory regimes who wanted to soften the BBC's independence and, indeed, undermine and weaken the BBC with a view to destroying it/privatising it. They hate a free press and anything that isn't creating private profit.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This mess is entirely the responsibility of successive Tory regimes who wanted to soften the BBC's independence and, indeed, undermine and weaken the BBC with a view to destroying it/privatising it. They hate a free press and anything that isn't creating private profit.
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Lord Patten 100% reflects my view, particularly the point about the dangers of this all undermining our democracy
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
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Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
Top 10 UK Industries That Collapsed After Brexit
YouTube video by EconomyTalk
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
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»Es ist zu hoffen, dass Apple TV+ sich auch den folgenden Boehm-Romanen annimmt und dass sie in deutscher Übersetzung erscheinen, denn sie sind ein echter Gewinn an weiblicher Ermittlungskunst mit Witz.«
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Apple-TV-Serie „Down Cemetery Road“: Ohne Märtyrerinnentum
In „Down Cemetery Road“ ermitteln Ruth Wilson und Emma Thompson in Oxford, nach einer Romanvorlage von Mick Herrons – mit viel Witz und noch mehr Biss.
taz.de
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
»Es ist zu hoffen, dass Apple TV+ sich auch den folgenden Boehm-Romanen annimmt und dass sie in deutscher Übersetzung erscheinen, denn sie sind ein echter Gewinn an weiblicher Ermittlungskunst mit Witz.«
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Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising trade – and winning
Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising trade – and winning
Experts say Brussels must stand up against Beijing using supplies of vital chips and minerals as ‘sword of Damocles’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising trade – and winning
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Of course, because this is precisely why they were put up and what they’re for.
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Of course, because this is precisely why they were put up and what they’re for.
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'They believe their own politics to be neutral, impartial- and other people’s politics to be the aberration, or doctrinaire, a belief egged on by the fact that most of the media agrees with them'.
Some generous benefit of the doubt there regarding their bias. But it is bias, and they must go.
Some generous benefit of the doubt there regarding their bias. But it is bias, and they must go.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
'They believe their own politics to be neutral, impartial- and other people’s politics to be the aberration, or doctrinaire, a belief egged on by the fact that most of the media agrees with them'.
Some generous benefit of the doubt there regarding their bias. But it is bias, and they must go.
Some generous benefit of the doubt there regarding their bias. But it is bias, and they must go.
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve
Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on
Zack Polanski is the leader of the Green party
Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on
Zack Polanski is the leader of the Green party
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve
Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on
Zack Polanski is the leader of the Green party
Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on
Zack Polanski is the leader of the Green party
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end
Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons
Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end
Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons
Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
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It was the telegraph who broke the story, they are owned by a US investment fund. This hounding has been going of for years fucking bastards it makes me so angry!
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It was the telegraph who broke the story, they are owned by a US investment fund. This hounding has been going of for years fucking bastards it makes me so angry!
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There were no complaints about the programme until the Telegraph stirred it all up - very unpatriotic by the paper. What an opportunist rag. So much for supporting Britain. No true patriot should be buying the Telegraph
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There were no complaints about the programme until the Telegraph stirred it all up - very unpatriotic by the paper. What an opportunist rag. So much for supporting Britain. No true patriot should be buying the Telegraph
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Also the inability to state clearly that most of the printed press and some broadcasters' hostility to the BBC springs from them being foreign/non-dom owned, not personally or emotionally invested in Britain and hostile to our democracy unless they can control it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Also the inability to state clearly that most of the printed press and some broadcasters' hostility to the BBC springs from them being foreign/non-dom owned, not personally or emotionally invested in Britain and hostile to our democracy unless they can control it.
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Johnson didn't complain when the BBC edited footage of him laying an upside down wreath at the Cenotaph pissed as a fart.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
BBC accused of ‘cover-up’ after showing Boris Johnson footage from 2016 instead of Remembrance Sunday gaffe
Corporation apologises for ‘production mistake’, amid accusations of pro-Conservative bias
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM