Bjoern Ognibeni
@ognibeni.bsky.social
Practical Visionary - CoFounder ChinaBriefs.io & XRLab-MCM.space @ University of Münster - hence interested in all things #DigitalChina 🇨🇳 & the #Metaverse 🥽. Recovering Musk- & Twitter-Fan. So sad.
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Bjoern Ognibeni
@ognibeni.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Combine this with another quote from her:
"Totalitarianism, once in power, always replaces all first-class talents - regardless of their sympathies - with those cranks and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of loyalty."
Does it remind you of anything?
"Totalitarianism, once in power, always replaces all first-class talents - regardless of their sympathies - with those cranks and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of loyalty."
Does it remind you of anything?
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"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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The world’s first EV with a sodium-ion battery has landed – and it beats traditional lithium batteries in one key way www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...
The world's first sodium-ion EV is here to end winter range anxiety – it retains 90% of its capacity even in Arctic temperatures
The world’s first production sodium-ion EV battery emerges unscathed from extreme winter testing, delivering consistent power without the range loss
www.techradar.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM
The world’s first EV with a sodium-ion battery has landed – and it beats traditional lithium batteries in one key way www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...
Na, das scheinen viele geschafft zu haben. Glückwunsch an Herrn Yarvin. Und jetzt...?
February 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Na, das scheinen viele geschafft zu haben. Glückwunsch an Herrn Yarvin. Und jetzt...?
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Sounds like globalism and election interference rolled into one.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Sounds like globalism and election interference rolled into one.
Hoffe er macht einen guten Job. Aber was er auf jeden Fall schon mal echt gut macht, ist die Kommunikation, oder?
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Hoffe er macht einen guten Job. Aber was er auf jeden Fall schon mal echt gut macht, ist die Kommunikation, oder?
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Not a single ticket sold for the opening night of Melania at Boston’s largest theater
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Not a single ticket sold for the opening night of Melania at Boston’s largest theater
Nothing to see here, citizen. Move along.
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Nothing to see here, citizen. Move along.
Pretty clever strategy: put soldiers on the street but with hot beverages instead of guns, support peaceful protests and create an atmosphere that make ice look even more thuggish…
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Pretty clever strategy: put soldiers on the street but with hot beverages instead of guns, support peaceful protests and create an atmosphere that make ice look even more thuggish…
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One of the hardest things to do is bring campaign-level communications to the work of governance, and snowstorms are notoriously one of the biggest litmus tests that less-engaged voters use to judge mayoral administrations. This is an excellent way to communicate.
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
One of the hardest things to do is bring campaign-level communications to the work of governance, and snowstorms are notoriously one of the biggest litmus tests that less-engaged voters use to judge mayoral administrations. This is an excellent way to communicate.
Yann LeCun at Davos: US tech giants are "LLM-pilled" — everyone betting billions on the same tech heading for a wall.
LLMs can't predict consequences of its own actions. That kills agentic AI and physical AI.
Europe's opening? Build the next generation of AI while Silicon Valley is locked in...
LLMs can't predict consequences of its own actions. That kills agentic AI and physical AI.
Europe's opening? Build the next generation of AI while Silicon Valley is locked in...
Why “LLM-Pilled” Silicon Valley Is Heading for a Wall — And How Europe Can Get Back into the AI…
Meta’s ex-AI Chief: US tech is ‘LLM-pilled’ and hitting limits. Why Europe can compete in AI by building world models, not chasing LLMs…
ognibeni.medium.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Yann LeCun at Davos: US tech giants are "LLM-pilled" — everyone betting billions on the same tech heading for a wall.
LLMs can't predict consequences of its own actions. That kills agentic AI and physical AI.
Europe's opening? Build the next generation of AI while Silicon Valley is locked in...
LLMs can't predict consequences of its own actions. That kills agentic AI and physical AI.
Europe's opening? Build the next generation of AI while Silicon Valley is locked in...
While US tech giants chase #AGI, we can learn from Taiwan a much human goal: Augmented Collective Intelligence!
Audrey Tang, first digital minster of Taiwan, has crazy ideas like "AI should counter human flaws, not exploit them". Or a "geothermal democracy" which channels outrage.
I like crazy! 👍
Audrey Tang, first digital minster of Taiwan, has crazy ideas like "AI should counter human flaws, not exploit them". Or a "geothermal democracy" which channels outrage.
I like crazy! 👍
Audrey Tang delivers acceptance speech | 2025 Right Livelihood Award Presentation
YouTube video by Right Livelihood
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January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
While US tech giants chase #AGI, we can learn from Taiwan a much human goal: Augmented Collective Intelligence!
Audrey Tang, first digital minster of Taiwan, has crazy ideas like "AI should counter human flaws, not exploit them". Or a "geothermal democracy" which channels outrage.
I like crazy! 👍
Audrey Tang, first digital minster of Taiwan, has crazy ideas like "AI should counter human flaws, not exploit them". Or a "geothermal democracy" which channels outrage.
I like crazy! 👍
Sollten wir uns daran nicht ein Beispiel nehmen und etwas wie den "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (H.R.7521) für die EU beschliessen...?
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Sollten wir uns daran nicht ein Beispiel nehmen und etwas wie den "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (H.R.7521) für die EU beschliessen...?
"Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination..."
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney @ WEF 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EF...
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney @ WEF 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EF...
FULL SPEECH: PM Carney’s Most Inspiring Remarks at Davos — Greenland, Trump Tariff Threats | AQ1B
YouTube video by DRM News
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January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
"Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination..."
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney @ WEF 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EF...
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney @ WEF 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EF...
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In nächster Zeit wird eine der Widerstandsempfehlungen gegen Faschismus von @timothysnyder.bsky.social so zentral wie selten: Niemals, niemals vorauseilender Gehorsam!
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU/CSU in German parliament on a possible US invasion of Greenland: “When you look at Greenland's location on the globe, the questions raised by the US are understandable.”
Utter madness.
Utter madness.
Das hat Jens Spahn gerade erst gestern, am Freitag, in der SZ gesagt. Diese Servilität, dieses Sich-in-den-Staub-Werfen der Union vor einem skrupellosen Potentaten ist einfach nur entsetzlich.
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In nächster Zeit wird eine der Widerstandsempfehlungen gegen Faschismus von @timothysnyder.bsky.social so zentral wie selten: Niemals, niemals vorauseilender Gehorsam!
Who has seen the episode "Common People" from Black Mirror Season 7 on Netflix? 📺
I think it is the perfect visualization for what we can expect from AI Chatbots serving us ads as OpenAI just announced yesterday for ChatGPT...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ognibe... 🧵
I think it is the perfect visualization for what we can expect from AI Chatbots serving us ads as OpenAI just announced yesterday for ChatGPT...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ognibe... 🧵
#openai #ads #chatgpt #enshittification | Björn Ognibeni
There goes the neighborhood.
#OpenAI has officially announced that we will soon see #ads in #ChatGPT. They’ve promised clear rules: ads won't hurt the integrity of ChatGPT as a product. Of course!
I...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Who has seen the episode "Common People" from Black Mirror Season 7 on Netflix? 📺
I think it is the perfect visualization for what we can expect from AI Chatbots serving us ads as OpenAI just announced yesterday for ChatGPT...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ognibe... 🧵
I think it is the perfect visualization for what we can expect from AI Chatbots serving us ads as OpenAI just announced yesterday for ChatGPT...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ognibe... 🧵
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Hinter der Vulkangruppe stecken in Wahrheit die Romulaner!
January 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Hinter der Vulkangruppe stecken in Wahrheit die Romulaner!
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Damit Berliner wieder Strom haben: Jens Spahn kauft Steckdosen für 5 Milliarden Euro www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/spah...
Damit Berliner wieder Strom haben: Jens Spahn kauft Steckdosen für 5 Milliarden Euro
Deutschlands größte Tageszeitung der Welt
www.der-postillon.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Damit Berliner wieder Strom haben: Jens Spahn kauft Steckdosen für 5 Milliarden Euro www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/spah...
Finally: after years of "phoning it in" with uninspired EVs, @volkswagen.bsky.social's ID.Polo seems to brings back that eGolf magic. Could be the perfect bridge car: modern tech with a familiar feel for those skeptical of "smartphones-on-wheels." If the price is right,2026 could get interesting...
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Finally: after years of "phoning it in" with uninspired EVs, @volkswagen.bsky.social's ID.Polo seems to brings back that eGolf magic. Could be the perfect bridge car: modern tech with a familiar feel for those skeptical of "smartphones-on-wheels." If the price is right,2026 could get interesting...
Hey everyone, hope you all made it well into the new year. 🍾 Wishing you a great, healthy, and successful 2026! 🍀
And to kick off in a visionary mood: here are my three predictions for what's ahead digitally this year...
ognibeni.medium.com/the-great-di...
And to kick off in a visionary mood: here are my three predictions for what's ahead digitally this year...
ognibeni.medium.com/the-great-di...
January 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Hey everyone, hope you all made it well into the new year. 🍾 Wishing you a great, healthy, and successful 2026! 🍀
And to kick off in a visionary mood: here are my three predictions for what's ahead digitally this year...
ognibeni.medium.com/the-great-di...
And to kick off in a visionary mood: here are my three predictions for what's ahead digitally this year...
ognibeni.medium.com/the-great-di...
Apple has an AI strategy? 😳🤯🤡
December 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Apple has an AI strategy? 😳🤯🤡
Wobei es natürlich ein großes Glück ist, dass die AGI erstmal Phantasie bleibt. Ich will nicht wissen, was uns blühen würde, wenn die TechBros sie hätten und nun ihre Trilliarden damit zurück verdienen wollen würden… 🫣
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Wobei es natürlich ein großes Glück ist, dass die AGI erstmal Phantasie bleibt. Ich will nicht wissen, was uns blühen würde, wenn die TechBros sie hätten und nun ihre Trilliarden damit zurück verdienen wollen würden… 🫣
The pace of humanoid robotics in China this year has been staggering. 🤖🇨🇳
Jan: 2025 Gala dance (H1) March: World-first G1 side-flip Dec: Fluid, AI-learned motions in live concerts
2025 is officially the year robots stopped moving like machines. 📈🚀
#Unitree #Robotics #AI #Humanoid
Jan: 2025 Gala dance (H1) March: World-first G1 side-flip Dec: Fluid, AI-learned motions in live concerts
2025 is officially the year robots stopped moving like machines. 📈🚀
#Unitree #Robotics #AI #Humanoid
December 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Sure. But maybe leave this decision to the Chinese.
And again: start rallying against all the bad sides of our system. There so much change needed and luckily it is not illegal. So, let’s go!
And again: start rallying against all the bad sides of our system. There so much change needed and luckily it is not illegal. So, let’s go!
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sure. But maybe leave this decision to the Chinese.
And again: start rallying against all the bad sides of our system. There so much change needed and luckily it is not illegal. So, let’s go!
And again: start rallying against all the bad sides of our system. There so much change needed and luckily it is not illegal. So, let’s go!
You said rallies are outright illegal. They are not 🤷♂️
Just one last piece of advice: stop lecturing the Chinese about how bad their system is and start realizing how bad our own is. And then maybe begin rallying against it. If you are right about participation, you might change something. Good luck
Just one last piece of advice: stop lecturing the Chinese about how bad their system is and start realizing how bad our own is. And then maybe begin rallying against it. If you are right about participation, you might change something. Good luck
December 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You said rallies are outright illegal. They are not 🤷♂️
Just one last piece of advice: stop lecturing the Chinese about how bad their system is and start realizing how bad our own is. And then maybe begin rallying against it. If you are right about participation, you might change something. Good luck
Just one last piece of advice: stop lecturing the Chinese about how bad their system is and start realizing how bad our own is. And then maybe begin rallying against it. If you are right about participation, you might change something. Good luck