Tom Champion
@tomchampion.bsky.social
Games industry copywriter. Luton Town fan. Worked on EGX and Rezzed back in the day.
Sainsbury's viennese whirl mince pies are an early POTY contender.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sainsbury's viennese whirl mince pies are an early POTY contender.
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They’re doing this because it’s so successful
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports reut.rs/4opgmAI
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports
Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on Wednesday.
reut.rs
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
They’re doing this because it’s so successful
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Valnet unfortunately let go of the entire TheGamer features team today alongside several other staff members.
Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.
Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.
October 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Valnet unfortunately let go of the entire TheGamer features team today alongside several other staff members.
Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.
Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.
New sleeping position just dropped.
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New sleeping position just dropped.
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New Steam feature has been rolled out:
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New Steam feature has been rolled out:
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Big day for people who eat paint
Microsoft launches new Windows features to help weave AI into regular Windows 11 PCs, including rolling out a "Hey, Copilot!" wake word and Copilot Vision (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Big day for people who eat paint
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia
There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.
And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Looking at one of the Luton forums, I'm pleased our fans aren't responsible for choosing a new manager. Good grief.
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Looking at one of the Luton forums, I'm pleased our fans aren't responsible for choosing a new manager. Good grief.
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I have a upcoming demo that I need help playtesting. If anyone can help out, lmk!
#indiegame #demo #roguelike
#indiegame #demo #roguelike
September 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I have a upcoming demo that I need help playtesting. If anyone can help out, lmk!
#indiegame #demo #roguelike
#indiegame #demo #roguelike
My daughter says that when I sweat I smell like baked beans. 🙃
August 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My daughter says that when I sweat I smell like baked beans. 🙃
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Italian photographer Ray Giubilo with a one-in-a-million shot of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open
August 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Italian photographer Ray Giubilo with a one-in-a-million shot of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open
Onto the next grift I guess
August 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Onto the next grift I guess
My favourite green man ever I reckon. @greenmanfest.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My favourite green man ever I reckon. @greenmanfest.bsky.social
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I do think this is indicative of the sheer absurdity of what we're living through. OpenAI is allegedly worth $500 billion - more than Netflix - and this is their brand new product that is meant to be super powerful. Does this really make a billion dollars a month? This thing? ChatGPT?
At first I thought GPT 5 had got this right then I saw things like "Tonnessee," "Mississipo" and my personal favourite "West Wigina." Please do not respond just saying the different typos to me we can all read the joke, we all know about "Distrricke"
August 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I do think this is indicative of the sheer absurdity of what we're living through. OpenAI is allegedly worth $500 billion - more than Netflix - and this is their brand new product that is meant to be super powerful. Does this really make a billion dollars a month? This thing? ChatGPT?
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Reminder that three years ago this dork was confidently insisting that the metaverse was "the next chapter of the internet".
Every single billionaire hawking their AI shit sounds like the monorail guy from The Simpsons and once you notice that it's impossible to take them seriously.
Every single billionaire hawking their AI shit sounds like the monorail guy from The Simpsons and once you notice that it's impossible to take them seriously.
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future | TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg really believes AI glasses will be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together.
techcrunch.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Reminder that three years ago this dork was confidently insisting that the metaverse was "the next chapter of the internet".
Every single billionaire hawking their AI shit sounds like the monorail guy from The Simpsons and once you notice that it's impossible to take them seriously.
Every single billionaire hawking their AI shit sounds like the monorail guy from The Simpsons and once you notice that it's impossible to take them seriously.
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Newsletter: It's time for a radical new approach to tech CEOs: mocking them, because they talk like idiots and provide little value to society outside of their dedication to shareholder value. They sound stupid, they do nothing, and it's time to fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-...
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-...
Make Fun Of Them
Have you ever heard Sam Altman speak?
I’m serious, have you ever heard this man say words from his mouth?
Here is but one of the trenchant insights from Sam Altman in his agonizing 37-minute-long p...
www.wheresyoured.at
June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Newsletter: It's time for a radical new approach to tech CEOs: mocking them, because they talk like idiots and provide little value to society outside of their dedication to shareholder value. They sound stupid, they do nothing, and it's time to fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-...
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-...
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Leftfield submissions are now open for EGX London, Oct 24th-26th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Leftfield submissions are now open for EGX London, Oct 24th-26th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
I’m after some durable slippers. Any tips? Yes, I am extremely middle aged.
June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m after some durable slippers. Any tips? Yes, I am extremely middle aged.
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SOS JOSIMAR
Josimar has always run on a shoestring budget, but this time, we’re truly on the brink.
We need 1,000 new subscribers this month, or it’s game over.
Subscribe. Share. Keep Josimar alive.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/06/a...
Josimar has always run on a shoestring budget, but this time, we’re truly on the brink.
We need 1,000 new subscribers this month, or it’s game over.
Subscribe. Share. Keep Josimar alive.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/06/a...
A letter from Philippe Auclair - josimarfootball.com
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise € 50k by 1 July, the world's only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
SOS JOSIMAR
Josimar has always run on a shoestring budget, but this time, we’re truly on the brink.
We need 1,000 new subscribers this month, or it’s game over.
Subscribe. Share. Keep Josimar alive.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/06/a...
Josimar has always run on a shoestring budget, but this time, we’re truly on the brink.
We need 1,000 new subscribers this month, or it’s game over.
Subscribe. Share. Keep Josimar alive.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/06/a...
New job day! I've just started at Lurkit as a content producer. After almost five years as a freelancer, getting back to full-time feels weird but good.
June 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
New job day! I've just started at Lurkit as a content producer. After almost five years as a freelancer, getting back to full-time feels weird but good.
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Morning! If you're getting a Switch 2 and not sure what to do with your old one, we're always happy to take them and have a waiting list of hospitals who are wanting one
Thanks to our donators, William Harvey Hospital in Ashford is now home to 3 Switches, with games and Xbox games to brighten patients’ days! 🎮 If you'd like to help us continue to spread the joy of gaming, please donate at getwellgamers.org.uk 💛💙
June 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Morning! If you're getting a Switch 2 and not sure what to do with your old one, we're always happy to take them and have a waiting list of hospitals who are wanting one
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Simple argument here: if this was happening you'd be able to point to a company that was actually doing it. You'd be able to point to the jobs and the ways in which they'd replaced them with AI and the ceo would talk about it openly. Is that really too much to ask? Yes. The answer is yes
BI published this a few days after canning 21% of its staff and reaffirming a commitment to go "all-in on AI." That's not mentioned in this story, unsurprisingly.
New data confirms it: AI is taking human jobs
Most people assume it will take years for AI to reshape the job landscape. But tasks that chatbots can do are already vanishing from job postings.
www.businessinsider.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Simple argument here: if this was happening you'd be able to point to a company that was actually doing it. You'd be able to point to the jobs and the ways in which they'd replaced them with AI and the ceo would talk about it openly. Is that really too much to ask? Yes. The answer is yes
Played a round of hide and seek.
June 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Played a round of hide and seek.