liv mcmahon
@livmcmahon.bsky.social
tech journalist @ BBC News, social media lurker, plant mother (hoarder) 🌿🌈
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liv mcmahon
@livmcmahon.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Technology | Latest News & Updates | BBC News
Get all the latest news, live updates and content about Technology from across the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
i’m a tech journalist at BBC News and try to make sense of key industry developments for our readers around the world.
i’ve written about platform changes, AI concerns, regulation, new products and the sector’s main characters.
you can find most of my stories here 👩💻 www.bbc.co.uk/news/technol...
i’ve written about platform changes, AI concerns, regulation, new products and the sector’s main characters.
you can find most of my stories here 👩💻 www.bbc.co.uk/news/technol...
In an effort to be less addicted to vinted and doomscrolling, I’m trying to read more/anything - and have started the year with this brilliant recommendation from the fab @theverge.com team !
www.theverge.com/c/23771068/b...
www.theverge.com/c/23771068/b...
January 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In an effort to be less addicted to vinted and doomscrolling, I’m trying to read more/anything - and have started the year with this brilliant recommendation from the fab @theverge.com team !
www.theverge.com/c/23771068/b...
www.theverge.com/c/23771068/b...
brat truly knows no bounds
A ‘BRAT’ flag was spotted at an impeachment protest in South Korea:
“impeachment and it’s completely different but also still impeachment”
“impeachment and it’s completely different but also still impeachment”
December 14, 2024 at 1:17 PM
brat truly knows no bounds
Brilliantly reported by my colleague @grahamjfraser.bsky.social, our story about Apple Intelligence making up BBC News app headlines when summarising notifications seems to be exactly the sort of thing Apple wanted to avoid with a slower, “thoughtful” approach to genAI
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Brilliantly reported by my colleague @grahamjfraser.bsky.social, our story about Apple Intelligence making up BBC News app headlines when summarising notifications seems to be exactly the sort of thing Apple wanted to avoid with a slower, “thoughtful” approach to genAI
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So, I’ve been obsessing about a quirk in the TikTok law: assuming no stay, Oracle is banned from hosting TT’s data after Jan 19. AWS, Google, etc. can’t host it either. So where does it go? well, it’s a ByteDance asset, and if they can’t keep it here...
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
If TikTok Is Banned, Americans’ Data Could End Up Back In China
If it takes effect, the TikTok law will ban Oracle from hosting TikTok users’ data. That puts the data back in ByteDance’s hands — where it could flow back to China.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
So, I’ve been obsessing about a quirk in the TikTok law: assuming no stay, Oracle is banned from hosting TT’s data after Jan 19. AWS, Google, etc. can’t host it either. So where does it go? well, it’s a ByteDance asset, and if they can’t keep it here...
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
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This is not great
This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said reut.rs/4grQIHA
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
Extraordinarily high temperatures are expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025.
reut.rs
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 AM
This is not great
good morning to my new wee flurry of followers from a very chilly but very pretty glasgow 🌅❄️
December 9, 2024 at 9:04 AM
good morning to my new wee flurry of followers from a very chilly but very pretty glasgow 🌅❄️
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Ads in ChatGPT? It's on the company's mind, as revealed by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar in an interview with the FT this week.
For @opinion.bsky.social, I break down why I think it's way too soon for such a move.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For @opinion.bsky.social, I break down why I think it's way too soon for such a move.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
ChatGPT Isn't Essential Enough Yet to Have Ads
Deciding when to introduce advertising into users’ experience is crucial. OpenAI shouldn’t be impatient.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Ads in ChatGPT? It's on the company's mind, as revealed by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar in an interview with the FT this week.
For @opinion.bsky.social, I break down why I think it's way too soon for such a move.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For @opinion.bsky.social, I break down why I think it's way too soon for such a move.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by liv mcmahon
TikTok will restrict some beauty filters for under-18s
TikTok will restrict some beauty filters for under-18s
TikTok is now the go-to social network for more than a billion users, bringing it to the attention of 14 U.S. attorneys general, who recently announced they were suing the company over its negative impact on minors’ mental health, as well as for…
tcrn.ch
November 27, 2024 at 1:13 PM
TikTok will restrict some beauty filters for under-18s
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"OpenAI suspended access to its unreleased but highly anticipated video generation tool Sora on Tuesday after a small group of artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company’s treatment of creative professionals who test the tool with minimal compensation, acting as 'PR puppets.'"
OpenAI hits pause on video model Sora after artists leak access in protest
OpenAI shut down its highly anticipated video generation service Sora, after artists invited to test its capabilities staged a protest that allowed anyone to use it.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
"OpenAI suspended access to its unreleased but highly anticipated video generation tool Sora on Tuesday after a small group of artists leaked access to the tool in protest of the company’s treatment of creative professionals who test the tool with minimal compensation, acting as 'PR puppets.'"
this piece is SO good, and really shines a light on the strange aspirational beige-ness that’s come to define a lot of influencing
wake up babe the verge just published a banger of a story !!!!!!! www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry
Behind the scenes of a court battle for the “clean girl” look.
www.theverge.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
this piece is SO good, and really shines a light on the strange aspirational beige-ness that’s come to define a lot of influencing
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The website vs app split for Bluesky vs Threads captures the difference in user base and usage patterns beautifully.
Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?”
Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute.
Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?”
Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute.
November 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM
The website vs app split for Bluesky vs Threads captures the difference in user base and usage patterns beautifully.
Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?”
Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute.
Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?”
Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute.
I know looking at/sharing things Elon posts on X is literally part of my job but the first *five* posts on my For You feed were from him today
November 23, 2024 at 10:53 AM
I know looking at/sharing things Elon posts on X is literally part of my job but the first *five* posts on my For You feed were from him today
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BookTok For Real www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books
8th Note Press, an imprint launched by ByteDance, will print novels in genres popular on BookTok including YA and contemporary fiction and ‘romantasy’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:38 AM
BookTok For Real www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
the human washing machine is finally here, everyone !
www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
‘Human washing machine’ set to make a splash at Osaka Expo | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
OSAKA--A futuristic “human washing machine” that caused a stir at the 1970 Japan World Exposition has undergone a 21st century makeover for the Osaka Kansai Expo in April.
www.asahi.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:41 PM
the human washing machine is finally here, everyone !
www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
all i want is to be thrown into a big pile of blåhaj
November 17, 2024 at 11:15 PM
all i want is to be thrown into a big pile of blåhaj
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There are a ton of features in Bluesky that are brilliant but many still don’t know about them or use them.
This new article by @theverge.com is a brilliant, simple manual and a must-read for the millions of new users arriving.
This new article by @theverge.com is a brilliant, simple manual and a must-read for the millions of new users arriving.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
There are a ton of features in Bluesky that are brilliant but many still don’t know about them or use them.
This new article by @theverge.com is a brilliant, simple manual and a must-read for the millions of new users arriving.
This new article by @theverge.com is a brilliant, simple manual and a must-read for the millions of new users arriving.
hiii to all lovely people following me 🥰👋
i haven’t posted anywhere in months but i’ll be trying to do so more here from now on. keeping my thoughts to myself is just too hard sorry.
i haven’t posted anywhere in months but i’ll be trying to do so more here from now on. keeping my thoughts to myself is just too hard sorry.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 AM
hiii to all lovely people following me 🥰👋
i haven’t posted anywhere in months but i’ll be trying to do so more here from now on. keeping my thoughts to myself is just too hard sorry.
i haven’t posted anywhere in months but i’ll be trying to do so more here from now on. keeping my thoughts to myself is just too hard sorry.
we are so back
November 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM
we are so back
I am on threads at @livmcmahon if anyone would like to follow me and my weird, infrequent posts on yet another app
July 7, 2023 at 9:13 AM
I am on threads at @livmcmahon if anyone would like to follow me and my weird, infrequent posts on yet another app
reconnecting with my Twitter Mutuals
July 5, 2023 at 11:27 AM
reconnecting with my Twitter Mutuals