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· Nov 14
#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...
The drunk man who promises to take you fishing in the morning?
Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
mashable.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The drunk man who promises to take you fishing in the morning?
Where do you start your rebellion?
"Do you think it's better to order it through Temu or Amazon?"
www.reddit.com/r/Panama/com... #arabspring #MugiwaraJollyRoger #Mugiwara #JollyRoger
"Do you think it's better to order it through Temu or Amazon?"
www.reddit.com/r/Panama/com... #arabspring #MugiwaraJollyRoger #Mugiwara #JollyRoger
From the Panama community on Reddit: Where can I buy the Jolly Roger Mugiwara, you know, the straw hat flag, in Panama?
Explore this post and more from the Panama community
www.reddit.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Where do you start your rebellion?
"Do you think it's better to order it through Temu or Amazon?"
www.reddit.com/r/Panama/com... #arabspring #MugiwaraJollyRoger #Mugiwara #JollyRoger
"Do you think it's better to order it through Temu or Amazon?"
www.reddit.com/r/Panama/com... #arabspring #MugiwaraJollyRoger #Mugiwara #JollyRoger
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December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Putting the artificial into AI
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Putting the artificial into AI
Why doesn't Singapore have a unicorn?
“Competition is for losers,” said Peter Thiel. So Meta bought Manus.
This is what capitalism is: innovation occurs, but it’s absorbed by large companies that will never allow competition to flourish. Too big to fail, remember?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is what capitalism is: innovation occurs, but it’s absorbed by large companies that will never allow competition to flourish. Too big to fail, remember?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Meta to Buy Manus, an AI Startup With Chinese Roots
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment.
www.bloomberg.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Why doesn't Singapore have a unicorn?
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SELF DRIVING? SELF JAMMING!
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Self Driving Cars and Self-Jamming too! - Netopia
www.netopia.eu
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SELF DRIVING? SELF JAMMING!
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
When AI is capricious and copyright under attack, site blocking may be the least best option (better would be creator remuneration)
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Site Blocking Laws Will Always Be a Bad Idea: 2025 in Review
This year, we fought back against the return of a terrible idea that hasn’t improved with age: site blocking laws. More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that ...
www.eff.org
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When AI is capricious and copyright under attack, site blocking may be the least best option (better would be creator remuneration)
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
"Rage against the algorithm: Is there hope for the music industry in 2026?"
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
Rage against the algorithm: Is there hope for the music industry in 2026?
Will new changes allow young musicians to actually be able to earn a living next year?
www.standard.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Rage against the algorithm: Is there hope for the music industry in 2026?"
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
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"New research forecasts that US data centers could consume as much water as 10 million Americans by the end of this decade.
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
The Real Race for an AI Moratorium: Stopping Data Centers | TechPolicy.Press
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data center development, writes Jenna Ruddock.
techpolicy.press
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"New research forecasts that US data centers could consume as much water as 10 million Americans by the end of this decade.
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
"The bullishness of the tech fraternity is a heady mix of old-fashioned hucksterism, plutocratic megalomania and utopian ideology."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"The bullishness of the tech fraternity is a heady mix of old-fashioned hucksterism, plutocratic megalomania and utopian ideology."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
"New research forecasts that US data centers could consume as much water as 10 million Americans by the end of this decade.
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
The Real Race for an AI Moratorium: Stopping Data Centers | TechPolicy.Press
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data center development, writes Jenna Ruddock.
techpolicy.press
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"New research forecasts that US data centers could consume as much water as 10 million Americans by the end of this decade.
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
“We’ve entered the realm of absurdity"
techpolicy.press/the-real-rac...
"World governments could coordinate to buy, for suitably low prices, majority shares in any crashing tech company that actually produces something useful, ensuring that those shares come with full voting rights.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
We must take control of AI now, before it’s too late | Letters
Letters: Anja Cradden proposes ways of managing tech companies before we reach crisis point. Plus letters from Mike Scott and Gerry Rees
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"World governments could coordinate to buy, for suitably low prices, majority shares in any crashing tech company that actually produces something useful, ensuring that those shares come with full voting rights.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
www.theguardian.com/technology/2....
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"The big news in podcasting from the last 18 months has been the medium’s swift and unstoppable pivot to video."
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"The big news in podcasting from the last 18 months has been the medium’s swift and unstoppable pivot to video."
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
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Google finds copyright.
As the former Google Associate General Counsel for web search -- a product built on scraping third party content without permission -- I'm having a lot of trouble processing Google's new lawsuit against someone else for scraping search results. storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...
storage.googleapis.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Google finds copyright.
"The big news in podcasting from the last 18 months has been the medium’s swift and unstoppable pivot to video."
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"The big news in podcasting from the last 18 months has been the medium’s swift and unstoppable pivot to video."
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
☢️ Wasn't this around about when Google shifted all podcasts to YouTube?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
The best books, films and TV about AI + tech in 2025
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-best-b...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-best-b...
The best books, films and TV that tackled AI + tech in 2025
The Great Blood in the Machine Guide to All Media
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The best books, films and TV about AI + tech in 2025
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-best-b...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-best-b...
Interested in EU Tech policy and regulation? Here's a starter pack. Please share.
#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Interested in EU Tech policy and regulation? Here's a starter pack. Please share.
SELF DRIVING? SELF JAMMING!
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Self Driving Cars and Self-Jamming too! - Netopia
www.netopia.eu
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SELF DRIVING? SELF JAMMING!
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service as downed traffic lights caused its vehicles to halt.
www.netopia.eu/self-driving... #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #SanFrancisco #TechNews #CityInfrastructure #RoadSafety #gridlock #sanfrantraffic #TrafficUpdate
Google finds copyright.
As the former Google Associate General Counsel for web search -- a product built on scraping third party content without permission -- I'm having a lot of trouble processing Google's new lawsuit against someone else for scraping search results. storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...
storage.googleapis.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Google finds copyright.
Shein will fail to limit the harmful goods, and will end up blocked in France.
"A Paris court has rejected an effort by the French government to suspend the website of fast-fashion giant Shein in response to it selling childlike sex dolls on its platform."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A Paris court has rejected an effort by the French government to suspend the website of fast-fashion giant Shein in response to it selling childlike sex dolls on its platform."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
French court rejects Shein website ban over childlike sex dolls
The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Shein will fail to limit the harmful goods, and will end up blocked in France.
"A Paris court has rejected an effort by the French government to suspend the website of fast-fashion giant Shein in response to it selling childlike sex dolls on its platform."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A Paris court has rejected an effort by the French government to suspend the website of fast-fashion giant Shein in response to it selling childlike sex dolls on its platform."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Slow politics fast. New substack.
How American ideologies, tech and "might is right" driven by an "alcoholic" White House has bent geo-politics out of shape. And why the UK and EU must go slow - at pace in 2026.
anthonypainter.substack.com/p/slow-polit...
How American ideologies, tech and "might is right" driven by an "alcoholic" White House has bent geo-politics out of shape. And why the UK and EU must go slow - at pace in 2026.
anthonypainter.substack.com/p/slow-polit...
Slow politics fast
Driven by an "alcoholic" White House, UK and EU politics has been bent out of shape by American ideology, technology, and dystopian global vision. 2026 needs to be a year of go-slow - at pace.
anthonypainter.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Slow politics fast. New substack.
How American ideologies, tech and "might is right" driven by an "alcoholic" White House has bent geo-politics out of shape. And why the UK and EU must go slow - at pace in 2026.
anthonypainter.substack.com/p/slow-polit...
How American ideologies, tech and "might is right" driven by an "alcoholic" White House has bent geo-politics out of shape. And why the UK and EU must go slow - at pace in 2026.
anthonypainter.substack.com/p/slow-polit...
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Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Comparing Age Ratings and Pears - Netopia
The world has a love/hate-relationship to age ratings. In my country – Sweden – cinema age ratings came about in the early 20th Century following mainly aesthetic criticism from what appears to be a l...
www.netopia.eu
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Is Google fully intent on killing the goose?
Wraparound ad for Breaking news Google Search featuring AI summaries of news articles. In Metro New Dehli issue of Hindustan Times.
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is Google fully intent on killing the goose?