Matt Field
matthfield.bsky.social
Matt Field
@matthfield.bsky.social
Using ChatGPT may be making you stupid.

Researchers have found that people using ChatGPT present weaker brain activity when writing essays than those who rely on brainpower alone.

Our story:

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Using AI makes you stupid, researchers find
Study reveals chatbots risk hampering development of critical thinking, memory and language skills
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June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Exclusive: Builder AI, which filed for bankruptcy last week, was embroiled in claims of a serious sexual assault prior to its collapse.

The alleged assault took place in India in 2022 and is said to have involved a senior executive at the start-up.

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British AI start-up embroiled in sex assault claims after going bust
Builder AI’s board denies knowledge of allegations made against a senior executive
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June 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Exclusive: HPE has ended its pursuit of Sushovan Hussain, once a key lieutenant of the late software entrepreneur Mike Lynch, agreeing to settle with him as part of a multibillion-dollar High Court fraud claim - tip @techmeme.com

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Software giant ends pursuit of Mike Lynch ally in £3bn fraud case
Hewlett Packard has pursued the late tech tycoon and former Autonomy finance chief in court for years
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May 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@GossiTheDog.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy hey Kevin, wondered if you'd have a moment to DM for a story re Dragonforce? all the best, Matt
May 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Exclusive: Chinese technology giant Tencent is in talks to sell its stake in British defence / AI start-up Hadean, which blamed the "geopolitical situation" for its decision to unwind the investment

Tencent was placed on a Pentagon blacklist last week

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British defence start-up races to cut ties with blacklisted Chinese tech giant
Hadean urgently seeks new investors after Pentagon blocks US officials from dealings with Tencent
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January 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Exclusive with @jamestitcomb.bsky.social: Cambridge electric battery start-up Nyobolt, which has more than £50m, warns it could run out of cash by March

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Cambridge electric car battery maker warns it may run out of cash within months
Nyobolt has burnt through £50m in two years building a car that charges in five minutes
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January 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Without wanting to only post on here about X... but new data suggests millions of Brits have stopped using the Musk app since his takeover in 2022

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Millions of Britons ditch X as Elon Musk triggers Left-wing backlash
Some 4.3m fewer UK adults visited the social media platform this year compared with 2022
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November 29, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Britain has fallen to a record low in the global TOP500 supercomputer rankings

The UK's most powerful supercomputer comes in at 62nd in November's list

Comes after new government suspended funding for new exascale machine

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UK falls to record low in world supercomputer ranking as Starmer pulls funding
Lack of investment threatens Britain’s position in global tech race
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November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Looks like our place - @telegraphnews.bsky.social - now has an official presence on the other app.
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉

We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
@jay.bsky.team hi Jay, dropped your media team a note but we’d love to speak to you this week for a Bluesky profile for @telegraphnews.bsky.social - let us know!
November 18, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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Researchers say Twitter changed its algorithm to promote posts from Elon Musk and Republicans in the run-up to the election.

"The date at which (the spike) in engagement occurs coincides with Elon Musk's formal endorsement of Donald Trump on 13th July 2024."

eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
November 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM
This feels like an appropriate return to this app... Exclusive: The Guardian is preparing to quit X as left-leaning social media users grow disillusioned with Elon Musk's transformation of Twitter

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The Guardian quits Elon Musk’s X after Trump victory
Publication’s decision to leave the platform comes as thousands of users move to rival app
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November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I've come crawling back
August 21, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Hello to all my new followers who are definitely not robots
May 10, 2023 at 6:29 AM
Finally, somewhere new to lurk
May 9, 2023 at 4:37 PM