Henrik Moltke
@moltke.bsky.social
Tech correspondent at DR (Danish Broadcasting), co-host of Prompt.
Nice feature
40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Nice feature
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Science has a problem. The integrity of research is increasingly threatened by a deluge of fabricated publications. Estimates suggest that in some fields, as many as 5–15% of all papers may be fake. Artificial intelligence has further accelerated this practice.
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Science has a problem. The integrity of research is increasingly threatened by a deluge of fabricated publications. Estimates suggest that in some fields, as many as 5–15% of all papers may be fake. Artificial intelligence has further accelerated this practice.
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@brewster.kahle.org and @murchstudio.com from @internetarchive.eu visited DATA LOSS (@erc.europa.eu) and The Danish Royal Library in September. Now a great interview has come out of it w @marcelfard.bsky.social and @moltke.bsky.social! Listen here [the interview is in UK]: www.dr.dk/lyd/special-...
Prompt | Browser, Claude-skældud og netakiv | Lyt som podcast | DR LYD
Lyt som podcast her på DR LYD. OpenAI har lanceret sin egen browser - og med den kommer løftet om, at ChatGPT kan blive centrum for hele vores online-liv. Men den kan også blive et mareridt for dit pr...
www.dr.dk
November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@brewster.kahle.org and @murchstudio.com from @internetarchive.eu visited DATA LOSS (@erc.europa.eu) and The Danish Royal Library in September. Now a great interview has come out of it w @marcelfard.bsky.social and @moltke.bsky.social! Listen here [the interview is in UK]: www.dr.dk/lyd/special-...
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
Hvis det skulle interessere andre er det Whoop, jeg bruger. join.whoop.com/F1C5BD42
October 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hvis det skulle interessere andre er det Whoop, jeg bruger. join.whoop.com/F1C5BD42
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Har først nu fået læst denne analyse af @moltke.bsky.social, men den forklarer rigtig godt hvad problemet var med forslaget. Og det er altså lidt skræmmende hvis den danske regering på den måde promoverer lovforslag ud fra en komplet forkert forståelse af hvordan teknologien fungerer.
ANALYSE: Derfor holder Hummelgaards udsagn om kryptering ikke
Justitsminister Peter Hummelgaard (S) hævder, at man kan lave undtagelser i kryptering, og at Apple og Meta kan, men nægter at hjælpe med at fjerne overgrebsmateriale med børn. Begge udsagn modsiges a...
www.dr.dk
October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Har først nu fået læst denne analyse af @moltke.bsky.social, men den forklarer rigtig godt hvad problemet var med forslaget. Og det er altså lidt skræmmende hvis den danske regering på den måde promoverer lovforslag ud fra en komplet forkert forståelse af hvordan teknologien fungerer.
[dk]Tyskerne slagter #ChatControl: "Den danske regering har trukket forslaget tilbage fra afstemning, og begge ministerier understregede i udvalget, at de – ligesom mange andre EU-lande – ikke støtter det danske oplæg i den foreliggende form." www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/k...
Streit um die 'Chatkontrolle' beschäftigt Digitalausschuss
Berlin: (hib/LBR) Der Digitalausschuss hat sich am Mittwochnachmittag erneut mit dem Stand der unter dem Stichwort 'Chatkontrolle' bekannten europäischen CSAM-Verordnung befasst. Mit...
www.bundestag.de
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
[dk]Tyskerne slagter #ChatControl: "Den danske regering har trukket forslaget tilbage fra afstemning, og begge ministerier understregede i udvalget, at de – ligesom mange andre EU-lande – ikke støtter det danske oplæg i den foreliggende form." www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/k...
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'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC.
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC
Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC.
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"If the EU ends up legislating [about encryption] on a technically incorrect basis, we could be left with a law that neither protects children nor citizens' right to privacy – but instead makes everyone more vulnerable" @moltke.bsky.social writes. www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
ANALYSE: Derfor holder Hummelgaards udsagn om kryptering ikke
Justitsminister Peter Hummelgaard (S) hævder, at man kan lave undtagelser i kryptering, og at Apple og Meta kan, men nægter at hjælpe med at fjerne overgrebsmateriale med børn. Begge udsagn modsiges a...
www.dr.dk
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"If the EU ends up legislating [about encryption] on a technically incorrect basis, we could be left with a law that neither protects children nor citizens' right to privacy – but instead makes everyone more vulnerable" @moltke.bsky.social writes. www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
[dk] Justitsministeren hævdede i Prompt, at man kan lave undtagelser i kryptering, og at Apple og Meta *kan* læse brugernes krypterede samtaler, men nægter at hjælpe med at fjerne overgrebsmateriale fra dem. Begge dele er forkert. Min analyse: www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
ANALYSE: Derfor holder Hummelgaards udsagn om kryptering ikke
Justitsminister Peter Hummelgaard (S) hævder, at man kan lave undtagelser i kryptering, og at Apple og Meta kan, men nægter at hjælpe med at fjerne overgrebsmateriale med børn. Begge udsagn modsiges a...
www.dr.dk
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
[dk] Justitsministeren hævdede i Prompt, at man kan lave undtagelser i kryptering, og at Apple og Meta *kan* læse brugernes krypterede samtaler, men nægter at hjælpe med at fjerne overgrebsmateriale fra dem. Begge dele er forkert. Min analyse: www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
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About ‘enshittification’:
“It turns out that when you give people a dirty word that is fun to say, they will sometimes pay attention long enough to hear your whole big argument.”
Cory Doctorow in DR’s podcast Prompt:
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/p...
@moltke.bsky.social& @marcelfard.bsky.social
“It turns out that when you give people a dirty word that is fun to say, they will sometimes pay attention long enough to hear your whole big argument.”
Cory Doctorow in DR’s podcast Prompt:
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/p...
@moltke.bsky.social& @marcelfard.bsky.social
Enshittification, dødelige chatbots og AI-boblen
Podcastepisode · Prompt · 28.08.2025 · 56 min.
podcasts.apple.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
About ‘enshittification’:
“It turns out that when you give people a dirty word that is fun to say, they will sometimes pay attention long enough to hear your whole big argument.”
Cory Doctorow in DR’s podcast Prompt:
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/p...
@moltke.bsky.social& @marcelfard.bsky.social
“It turns out that when you give people a dirty word that is fun to say, they will sometimes pay attention long enough to hear your whole big argument.”
Cory Doctorow in DR’s podcast Prompt:
podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/p...
@moltke.bsky.social& @marcelfard.bsky.social
Um. Can someone tell Switzerland the internet is not the same as www?
May 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Um. Can someone tell Switzerland the internet is not the same as www?
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Pretty incredible that Jeff Bezos' Amazon announced a "$5 billion-plus" partnership w/ a Saudi AI co launched by Mohammed Bin Salman and sent CEO Andy Jassy to meet with him less than 7 years after MBS murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for Bezos' Washington Post.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
AWS enters into 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain | TechCrunch
Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.
techcrunch.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Pretty incredible that Jeff Bezos' Amazon announced a "$5 billion-plus" partnership w/ a Saudi AI co launched by Mohammed Bin Salman and sent CEO Andy Jassy to meet with him less than 7 years after MBS murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for Bezos' Washington Post.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
[dk] Så’ der Prompt. Hvis der er nogen der tørster efter at høre boomerhistorien om min turné med Radiohead, nu hvor Marcel ikke gad, er artiklen her. Koncerten jeg missede fordi jeg var nærig var Nov. 1996, og de spilede Creep. Gjorde de ikke de 20-25 gange jeg har set dem www.dr.dk/lyd/special-...
May 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
[dk] Så’ der Prompt. Hvis der er nogen der tørster efter at høre boomerhistorien om min turné med Radiohead, nu hvor Marcel ikke gad, er artiklen her. Koncerten jeg missede fordi jeg var nærig var Nov. 1996, og de spilede Creep. Gjorde de ikke de 20-25 gange jeg har set dem www.dr.dk/lyd/special-...
[dk] .. og fantastisk at NRK mfl. kom så godt som til bunds i hvem der står bag postnord-scammet www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
Norsk medie afslører kæmpe netværk af sms-svindel: Så mange er blevet snydt i Danmark
Eksperter er lykkedes med at infiltrere en gruppe af kriminelle, der franarrer folks konto-oplysninger via falske sms-beskeder.
www.dr.dk
May 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
[dk] .. og fantastisk at NRK mfl. kom så godt som til bunds i hvem der står bag postnord-scammet www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...
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Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
[dk] Bellingcat, CBC, Politiken og TjekDet afslører, at den canadiske farmaceut David Do står bag MrDeepFakes, verdens største deepfake‑pornosite. Efter henvendelser fra journalisterne lukkede han pludseligt siden. Godt gået! www.tjekdet.dk/indsigt/afsl...
Afsløring: Her er manden bag verdens største hjemmeside for deepfake-porno
Han har i flere år haft sin daglige gang på et hospital tæt ved den canadiske storby, Toronto. Som farmaceut hjælper han hospitalets patienter med behandling og sikrer, at den ordinerede medicin indta...
www.tjekdet.dk
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
[dk] Bellingcat, CBC, Politiken og TjekDet afslører, at den canadiske farmaceut David Do står bag MrDeepFakes, verdens største deepfake‑pornosite. Efter henvendelser fra journalisterne lukkede han pludseligt siden. Godt gået! www.tjekdet.dk/indsigt/afsl...
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There are people I know in the national security community who are terrified that the US government is sleepwalking into a 9/11-level catastrophe. Focusing finite resources on nonsense like this instead of credible threats -- that is the reason they're so worried. www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
The push underscores the seriousness of President Trump’s intent to acquire the island from Denmark.
www.wsj.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
There are people I know in the national security community who are terrified that the US government is sleepwalking into a 9/11-level catastrophe. Focusing finite resources on nonsense like this instead of credible threats -- that is the reason they're so worried. www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
[dk] WSJ: USA har beordret sine efterretningstjenester til at intensivere spionage i Grønland. Fokus er på uafhængighedsbevægelsen og støtte til amerikansk ressourceudvinding. Ordren, initieret af Trumps administration, er et konkret skridt mod ønsket om at overtage øen www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
The push underscores the seriousness of President Trump’s intent to acquire the island from Denmark.
www.wsj.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
[dk] WSJ: USA har beordret sine efterretningstjenester til at intensivere spionage i Grønland. Fokus er på uafhængighedsbevægelsen og støtte til amerikansk ressourceudvinding. Ordren, initieret af Trumps administration, er et konkret skridt mod ønsket om at overtage øen www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
With friends like this ..
New: The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America’s spying apparatus into President Trump’s campaign to take over the island.
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
The push underscores the seriousness of President Trump’s intent to acquire the island from Denmark.
www.wsj.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
With friends like this ..
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In a stunning defeat for the #spyware industry, an Oakland jury has directed Pegasus maker NSO Group to pay Meta's WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages for routing its attacks through the company's servers. GIFT LINK wapo.st/4jLGYKz
Spyware maker NSO ordered to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp
Jury hits NSO with punitive damages after first public legal reckoning for Israel-based maker of spy software banned from use in U.S.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In a stunning defeat for the #spyware industry, an Oakland jury has directed Pegasus maker NSO Group to pay Meta's WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages for routing its attacks through the company's servers. GIFT LINK wapo.st/4jLGYKz
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I try not to overhype this stuff, but this might be the biggest government opsec failure in history.
NEW: TeleMessage, the Signal knockoff used by Mike Waltz and potentially other gov officials to archive group chats in plaintext, has suspended all services after it was hacked *at least twice.* @404media.co reported a hack last night; a different hacker also broke in and gave me evidence.
TeleMessage suspends services after hackers claim breach
The app was seemingly used by Mike Waltz in last week's cabinet meeting, according to a photograph published by Reuters.
www.nbcnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I try not to overhype this stuff, but this might be the biggest government opsec failure in history.
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New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
www.404media.co
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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For background see NYTimes story below. TeleMessage, an app built by Israeli developers to archive Signal messages, was acquired by an Oregon company. That company says Signal msgs it archives for US-based Signal users stay in US and don't go to Israel. But hardcoded credentials raise new concern
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For background see NYTimes story below. TeleMessage, an app built by Israeli developers to archive Signal messages, was acquired by an Oregon company. That company says Signal msgs it archives for US-based Signal users stay in US and don't go to Israel. But hardcoded credentials raise new concern
Two young Danish women who were planning to do ten days of unpaid, voluntary work while visiting Hawaii, were denied entry, handcuffed and thrown in jail until returned three days later - all because they didnt 100% understand unclear ESTA rules (in danish) www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
Drømmerejsen endte som mareridt: To unge danskere nægtet indrejse og fængslet i USA
www.dr.dk
May 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Two young Danish women who were planning to do ten days of unpaid, voluntary work while visiting Hawaii, were denied entry, handcuffed and thrown in jail until returned three days later - all because they didnt 100% understand unclear ESTA rules (in danish) www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...