@bemo.bsky.social
Journalist currently scribbling on technology and business for the BBC.
@southwesterntrains is this actually a thing?
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
@southwesterntrains is this actually a thing?
Are you banned from using AI at work? Do you use it anyway? You are not alone.
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Why employees smuggle AI into work
Many staff are using AI at work without the permission of their employers.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Are you banned from using AI at work? Do you use it anyway? You are not alone.
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Quartz has begun using generative AI to create news articles based on original reporting elsewhere. A writer from TechCrunch described an AI-written version of their article about how to delete social media accounts as "sloppy" t.co/u5RAHPwu0s
January 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Quartz has begun using generative AI to create news articles based on original reporting elsewhere. A writer from TechCrunch described an AI-written version of their article about how to delete social media accounts as "sloppy" t.co/u5RAHPwu0s
The original developers of popular open source software are looking to retire. What happens next? Is there a new generation of software developers that believe in the open source model and want to take it on?
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Will young developers take on key open source software?
The founders of important open source software are getting older, who will take over?
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January 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The original developers of popular open source software are looking to retire. What happens next? Is there a new generation of software developers that believe in the open source model and want to take it on?
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Let's say you are on the moon. Some oxygen would be good right? Here's how it could be made.
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Space exploration: How to make moon dust into oxygen
Engineers are working on systems that can turn lunar regolith into useful elements like oxygen.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Let's say you are on the moon. Some oxygen would be good right? Here's how it could be made.
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New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Making predictions is a mug's game. But here we go anyway.
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Cryptocurrencies and personal AI: Tech to watch out for in 2025
Will 2025 be a hinge year for cryptocurrency and will personalised AI appear on your phone?
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January 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Making predictions is a mug's game. But here we go anyway.
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Sweden had high hopes for a green industrial revolution. But a high-profile battery plant has run into problems and now the whole strategy is being questioned. Checkout this from Maddy Savage in Sweden.
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Sweden's green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Financial problems at battery maker Northvolt have shaken hopes for Sweden's green industry sector.
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January 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Sweden had high hopes for a green industrial revolution. But a high-profile battery plant has run into problems and now the whole strategy is being questioned. Checkout this from Maddy Savage in Sweden.
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AI is not great at choosing Christmas gifts... see this from Susie Bearne.
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Someone impossible to buy for? Perhaps AI can help
With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gift ideas, but does it?
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December 6, 2024 at 9:32 AM
AI is not great at choosing Christmas gifts... see this from Susie Bearne.
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What's your music format of choice? If you love CDs, records or even cassette tapes, then you are part of a growing band. Many are turning to older formats and those that can repair CD, record or cassette players are being swamped with work.
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Why is vintage audio equipment booming?
Music lovers are buying up old cassette, CD and record players and getting them fixed.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:05 AM
What's your music format of choice? If you love CDs, records or even cassette tapes, then you are part of a growing band. Many are turning to older formats and those that can repair CD, record or cassette players are being swamped with work.
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Today’s poem is called ‘The Good Old Days’.
December 1, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘The Good Old Days’.
NYT gets access to Amazon warehouses where robots are at work. Interestingly Amazon robots still have not cracked "picking" work - or selecting items from a mixed box or carton.
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However, in the grocery sector, Ocado is good at this.
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However, in the grocery sector, Ocado is good at this.
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How robots are taking over warehouse work
At Ocado's newest warehouse robotic arms are helping to pack customer orders.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:32 PM
NYT gets access to Amazon warehouses where robots are at work. Interestingly Amazon robots still have not cracked "picking" work - or selecting items from a mixed box or carton.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/b...
However, in the grocery sector, Ocado is good at this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
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However, in the grocery sector, Ocado is good at this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
New chocolate makers are popping up in India to meet the nation's growing demand for treats. One problem - India is struggling to raise cocoa production to meet demand... more here.
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Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans
India produces only a tiny fraction of the world's cocoa beans, but that could be changing.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:35 AM
New chocolate makers are popping up in India to meet the nation's growing demand for treats. One problem - India is struggling to raise cocoa production to meet demand... more here.
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Do we want flying taxis? Of course! When will we get them? Don't hold your breath. They might be technically brilliant but Europe's leading electric aircraft start-ups are in trouble. More from Theo and I here...
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Europe's flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
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November 15, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Do we want flying taxis? Of course! When will we get them? Don't hold your breath. They might be technically brilliant but Europe's leading electric aircraft start-ups are in trouble. More from Theo and I here...
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🚨I have a big announcement, everyone!!🚨
Today, I'm launching my newsletter: The Reengineer.
It’s about the surprising ways in which climate change is impacting technology, buildings and infrastructure – and how we can make those things more efficient, to slash emissions.
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Today, I'm launching my newsletter: The Reengineer.
It’s about the surprising ways in which climate change is impacting technology, buildings and infrastructure – and how we can make those things more efficient, to slash emissions.
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The Reengineer | Chris Baraniuk | Substack
A newsletter about how climate change affects technology and infrastructure – and what we can do about it. Click to read The Reengineer, by Chris Baraniuk, a Substack publication. Launched 13 minutes ...
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November 14, 2024 at 12:26 PM
🚨I have a big announcement, everyone!!🚨
Today, I'm launching my newsletter: The Reengineer.
It’s about the surprising ways in which climate change is impacting technology, buildings and infrastructure – and how we can make those things more efficient, to slash emissions.
www.thereengineer.pro
Today, I'm launching my newsletter: The Reengineer.
It’s about the surprising ways in which climate change is impacting technology, buildings and infrastructure – and how we can make those things more efficient, to slash emissions.
www.thereengineer.pro
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NEW: I have been speaking to homeowners about how hard it can be to make their homes more energy efficient. There IS good advice out there - but you may not always find it easily... 🏠🤔
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Energy bills: The difficulty of making your home energy efficient
It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:49 AM
NEW: I have been speaking to homeowners about how hard it can be to make their homes more energy efficient. There IS good advice out there - but you may not always find it easily... 🏠🤔
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The driverless vehicle revolution is well underway in the mining industry. 300-tonne trucks are zipping around mines with no one at the wheel and other mining kit is being automated as well. Zoe Corbyn visited a remote Australian mine to find out more.
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Autonomous vehicles: How mines control driverless trucks
Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
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November 8, 2024 at 8:45 AM
The driverless vehicle revolution is well underway in the mining industry. 300-tonne trucks are zipping around mines with no one at the wheel and other mining kit is being automated as well. Zoe Corbyn visited a remote Australian mine to find out more.
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Just THREE WEEKS left until my talk on freelance journalism at UCL! I am VERY excited and thinking of lots of tips / advice to share with people keen to establish themselves as a freelancer. ✍️
The talk is free and open to the public!
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The talk is free and open to the public!
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The Secret World of Freelance Journalism
For ten years - and counting - science and technology journalist Chris Baraniuk has worked full-time as a freelance journalist
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April 25, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Just THREE WEEKS left until my talk on freelance journalism at UCL! I am VERY excited and thinking of lots of tips / advice to share with people keen to establish themselves as a freelancer. ✍️
The talk is free and open to the public!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secret...
The talk is free and open to the public!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secret...
Robots and AI systems are taking on more and more warehouse work. But that kind of automation is really expensive and so far it's only been the biggest companies that have been able to afford it. That could be changing though. See my latest feature. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
April 23, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Robots and AI systems are taking on more and more warehouse work. But that kind of automation is really expensive and so far it's only been the biggest companies that have been able to afford it. That could be changing though. See my latest feature. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
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Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare - https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133145/boston-dynamics-resurrects-atlas-humanoid-robot-electric-new
Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare
Zeus feels a more beffitting name for an all-electric Atlas, surely?
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April 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare - https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133145/boston-dynamics-resurrects-atlas-humanoid-robot-electric-new
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I'm reading "Be Useful", Schwartzenegger's self help book, and honestly the man is immensely wise and likeable but this is an incredible Accidental Partridge
January 23, 2024 at 7:55 AM
I'm reading "Be Useful", Schwartzenegger's self help book, and honestly the man is immensely wise and likeable but this is an incredible Accidental Partridge
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This piece from Cory Doctorow is really god, and some well-needed skepticism about the expansive claims about AI.
"What Kind of Bubble is AI?"
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"What Kind of Bubble is AI?"
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Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI?
Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble. Pick up a rental car at SFO and drive in either direction on the 101 – north to San Francisco, south to Palo Alto – and...
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January 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
This piece from Cory Doctorow is really god, and some well-needed skepticism about the expansive claims about AI.
"What Kind of Bubble is AI?"
locusmag.com/2023/12/comm...
"What Kind of Bubble is AI?"
locusmag.com/2023/12/comm...
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‘Lord Of The Wings’ Food Truck Trademark In New Zealand Defeated By Tolkien Estate www.techdirt.com/202...
‘Lord Of The Wings’ Food Truck Trademark In New Zealand Defeated By Tolkien Estate
Readers here shouldn’t need to be reminded that the Tolkien Estate, through its company Middle-Earth Enterprises, is known to be extremely aggressive with its enforcement of intellectual prop…
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January 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
‘Lord Of The Wings’ Food Truck Trademark In New Zealand Defeated By Tolkien Estate www.techdirt.com/202...
So far humanoid robots have not been up to much. Sure, they can perform a few party tricks, but when are they going to start doing some useful work? Soon.... according to companies working on them. More on that and other tech matters to watch for next year here.
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Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals
From an AI slowdown to humanoid robots doing real work - tech trends to watch out for in 2024.
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December 22, 2023 at 8:50 AM
So far humanoid robots have not been up to much. Sure, they can perform a few party tricks, but when are they going to start doing some useful work? Soon.... according to companies working on them. More on that and other tech matters to watch for next year here.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
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One day we'll do what the doctors tell us and cut the sugar from our diet. Until that day comes, what about better sweeteners? Start-up companies have got some promising ideas. More here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
The quest to find healthy and cheap sweeteners
Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with sugar?
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December 15, 2023 at 7:56 AM
One day we'll do what the doctors tell us and cut the sugar from our diet. Until that day comes, what about better sweeteners? Start-up companies have got some promising ideas. More here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...