Craig Brown
@sloan1874.bsky.social
Senior BBC journalist. For the sake of clarity, not *that* Craig Brown. All views stated are my own.
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Going to make my own AI start-up, I just need a massive stack of encyclopaedias.
London-based Builder[.]ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and backed by Microsoft and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, has filed for bankruptcy after reports that its "AI-powered" app development platform was actually operated by Indian engineers pretending to be artificial intelligence.
How this billion-dollar London startup backed by Microsoft made 700 engineers sitting in India pose as AI | - The Times of India
Tech News : Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion, has filed for bankruptcy after being exposed for misleading investors about its AI capabilities. The company,
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Going to make my own AI start-up, I just need a massive stack of encyclopaedias.
*puts Easter eggs back in box*
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
April 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
*puts Easter eggs back in box*
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Sunday, April 13, 2025
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
April 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 minutes earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.
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Gail's Preston Bus Station mask saw me through Covid (other Preston Bus Station products are available). I also bought a lovely Lido notebook and typewriter print.
April 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Gail's Preston Bus Station mask saw me through Covid (other Preston Bus Station products are available). I also bought a lovely Lido notebook and typewriter print.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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👇🏻👇🏻
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
👇🏻👇🏻
The gentlest of snow is falling on Glasgow tonight
February 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The gentlest of snow is falling on Glasgow tonight
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I may or may not walk five hundred miles
And I may or may not walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who may or may not have walked
a thousand miles to fall or not fall down at your door
- The Disclaimers
And I may or may not walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who may or may not have walked
a thousand miles to fall or not fall down at your door
- The Disclaimers
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I may or may not walk five hundred miles
And I may or may not walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who may or may not have walked
a thousand miles to fall or not fall down at your door
- The Disclaimers
And I may or may not walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who may or may not have walked
a thousand miles to fall or not fall down at your door
- The Disclaimers
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Get thee to a nunnery ✝️
January 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Get thee to a nunnery ✝️
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Beatings will continue until morale improves.
Jack Whitehall to host BRITs for fifth time
Jack Whitehall to host BRITs for fifth time
Comedian Jack Whitehall has been confirmed as the host of this year's BRIT Awards.
news.sky.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Beatings will continue until morale improves.
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I'm talking to Caroline Wyatt about film dubbing on Radio 4's PM at 1730 today and it's a joy. May contain Wallace and Gromit, Ukrainian Paddington and the German Bruce Willis
a teddy bear wearing a red hat is drinking from a red teapot
ALT: a teddy bear wearing a red hat is drinking from a red teapot
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm talking to Caroline Wyatt about film dubbing on Radio 4's PM at 1730 today and it's a joy. May contain Wallace and Gromit, Ukrainian Paddington and the German Bruce Willis
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If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
January 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
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Maureen Cleave describing the Rolling Stones to Evening Standard readers in 1964. I think this is my favourite passage in all music writing. It's packed with detail and tension, but nothing is unnecessary.
January 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Maureen Cleave describing the Rolling Stones to Evening Standard readers in 1964. I think this is my favourite passage in all music writing. It's packed with detail and tension, but nothing is unnecessary.
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Nettflix has released Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl to the USA, and if they can cope with the localisms of Great British Bakeoff, they can probably navigate 'Yorkshire Border - No Parkin'
And gives me a chance to revisit the fact that Feathers' pet seal is called Ron
And gives me a chance to revisit the fact that Feathers' pet seal is called Ron
January 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Nettflix has released Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl to the USA, and if they can cope with the localisms of Great British Bakeoff, they can probably navigate 'Yorkshire Border - No Parkin'
And gives me a chance to revisit the fact that Feathers' pet seal is called Ron
And gives me a chance to revisit the fact that Feathers' pet seal is called Ron
Decorations coming down today, but back garden decided to up its game for the new year.
January 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Decorations coming down today, but back garden decided to up its game for the new year.
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The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
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This is exemplary work on an unspeakable killing - the complexities in reporting and editing a story like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...
Friends From Debrina Kawam’s Happy Past Aghast After Subway Burning
Debbie Kawam, as she was known in high school, was a cheerleader and a sunny presence. As the decades went on, she fell into an abyss.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is exemplary work on an unspeakable killing - the complexities in reporting and editing a story like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...
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in the article of former North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry:
January 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
in the article of former North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry:
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my friends, I know this sounds like arrant nonsense but: in the northern hemisphere we are now *done* with the darkest three weeks in the year.
(the darkest day was ten days ago. we did it. the next 49 weeks are lighter than this.)
(the darkest day was ten days ago. we did it. the next 49 weeks are lighter than this.)
December 31, 2024 at 3:08 PM
my friends, I know this sounds like arrant nonsense but: in the northern hemisphere we are now *done* with the darkest three weeks in the year.
(the darkest day was ten days ago. we did it. the next 49 weeks are lighter than this.)
(the darkest day was ten days ago. we did it. the next 49 weeks are lighter than this.)
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Interestingly, half-way through the middle of season six of Mad Men, and it's skipped from Prime to Netflix.
January 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Interestingly, half-way through the middle of season six of Mad Men, and it's skipped from Prime to Netflix.
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Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
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Enjoy your Hogmanay.
May the night be more joyful than a schnauzer who has been made to wear her Christmas present for the first time today
XoX
May the night be more joyful than a schnauzer who has been made to wear her Christmas present for the first time today
XoX
December 31, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Enjoy your Hogmanay.
May the night be more joyful than a schnauzer who has been made to wear her Christmas present for the first time today
XoX
May the night be more joyful than a schnauzer who has been made to wear her Christmas present for the first time today
XoX