Benedict Garman
@benedictgarman.com
Investigative journalist, currently with BBC Verify.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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In Opinion
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, the island "experienced something near to the worst tropical cyclone impacts our planet can produce," writes meteorologist Alan Gerard. "I have little doubt that climate change is contributing to more significant meteorological events."
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, the island "experienced something near to the worst tropical cyclone impacts our planet can produce," writes meteorologist Alan Gerard. "I have little doubt that climate change is contributing to more significant meteorological events."
Opinion | In 40 Years of Forecasting, I’ve Never Seen a Hurricane Like Melissa
Western Jamaica experienced something near to the worst tropical cyclone impacts our planet can produce.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In Opinion
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, the island "experienced something near to the worst tropical cyclone impacts our planet can produce," writes meteorologist Alan Gerard. "I have little doubt that climate change is contributing to more significant meteorological events."
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday, the island "experienced something near to the worst tropical cyclone impacts our planet can produce," writes meteorologist Alan Gerard. "I have little doubt that climate change is contributing to more significant meteorological events."
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social
This is great work from @samdoak.bsky.social and @bvdm.bsky.social on Gaza's four Israeli-backed militias
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
Revealed: The plan for a 'New Gaza' - and the four militias Israel is backing to defeat Hamas
Militia leader Hossam al Astal tells Sky News that the groups are part of a joint project to remove Hamas from power, and that they have the backing of several Arab and Western states.
news.sky.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This is great work from @samdoak.bsky.social and @bvdm.bsky.social on Gaza's four Israeli-backed militias
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
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A new startup backed by one of the biggest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is building a service that allows clients to “orchestrate actions on thousands of social accounts through both bulk content creation and deployment.”
a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.
www.404media.co
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A new startup backed by one of the biggest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is building a service that allows clients to “orchestrate actions on thousands of social accounts through both bulk content creation and deployment.”
"Not convinced" = the author thinks it's absolute balls. Why is there so much generosity of spirit in commentary about this grotesquely unnecessary tech? www.wired.com/story/web-br...
OpenAI's Atlas Wants to Be the Web’s Tour Guide. I’m Not Convinced It Needs One
In OpenAI’s new Atlas browser, the Ask ChatGPT sidebar is moderately helpful at best. Sometimes, it’s confusingly wrong.
www.wired.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Not convinced" = the author thinks it's absolute balls. Why is there so much generosity of spirit in commentary about this grotesquely unnecessary tech? www.wired.com/story/web-br...
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NEW: Trump has pardoned Binance founder CZ, wiping away one of the US’s most significant crackdowns on crypto crime.
The pardon is emblematic of Trump’s approach to clemency:
CZ hired lawyers & lobbyists with Trump ties, while Binance struck a business deal with the Trump family’s crypto company.
The pardon is emblematic of Trump’s approach to clemency:
CZ hired lawyers & lobbyists with Trump ties, while Binance struck a business deal with the Trump family’s crypto company.
Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: Trump has pardoned Binance founder CZ, wiping away one of the US’s most significant crackdowns on crypto crime.
The pardon is emblematic of Trump’s approach to clemency:
CZ hired lawyers & lobbyists with Trump ties, while Binance struck a business deal with the Trump family’s crypto company.
The pardon is emblematic of Trump’s approach to clemency:
CZ hired lawyers & lobbyists with Trump ties, while Binance struck a business deal with the Trump family’s crypto company.
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The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death.
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death.
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Full list of donors for Trumps ballroom is about as surprising as an Oscars best picture shortlist... meidasnews.com/news/read-fu...
meidasnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Full list of donors for Trumps ballroom is about as surprising as an Oscars best picture shortlist... meidasnews.com/news/read-fu...
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🇻🇦 🇬🇧 VIDEO King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in historic first
King Charles III becomes the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV.
King Charles III becomes the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV.
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🇻🇦 🇬🇧 VIDEO King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in historic first
King Charles III becomes the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV.
King Charles III becomes the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope in a Vatican service led by Leo XIV.
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New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
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One new press corps member, the Washington Reporter, says its coverage will remain "as tough and objective as ever" and also that Hegseth's "tenure has been nothing short of transformative," with "perfect execution," "flawless coordination" and a "steady hand" washingtonreporter.news/p/editorial-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One new press corps member, the Washington Reporter, says its coverage will remain "as tough and objective as ever" and also that Hegseth's "tenure has been nothing short of transformative," with "perfect execution," "flawless coordination" and a "steady hand" washingtonreporter.news/p/editorial-...
AI misrepresents news 45% of the time. Hasn't stopped every major search provider enthusiastically adopting it www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AI misrepresents news 45% of the time. Hasn't stopped every major search provider enthusiastically adopting it www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as #climatecrisis warms country
- only Antarctica now free of the insects
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- only Antarctica now free of the insects
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as #climatecrisis warms country
- only Antarctica now free of the insects
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- only Antarctica now free of the insects
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dernière enquête @lemonde.fr sur le bulldozer D9, un engin de chantier Caterpillar militarisé par l’armée israélienne – en grande partie responsable de la démolition massive de la bande de Gaza.
www.lemonde.fr/videos/video...
www.lemonde.fr/videos/video...
Vidéo. VIDEO Gaza : le D9 israélien, un bulldozer de guerre au service de l’anéantissement de l’enclave
Vidéo - Importé par dizaines des Etats-Unis, l’engin de chantier militarisé par l’armée israélienne a rempli une double fonction, stratégique et politique : protéger les soldats qui pénètrent dans Gaz...
www.lemonde.fr
October 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Dernière enquête @lemonde.fr sur le bulldozer D9, un engin de chantier Caterpillar militarisé par l’armée israélienne – en grande partie responsable de la démolition massive de la bande de Gaza.
www.lemonde.fr/videos/video...
www.lemonde.fr/videos/video...
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Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
This is what has become of the ceasefire in Gaza. Smoke plumes earlier today east of Khan Younis (POV is ~31.362011, 34.298249)
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is what has become of the ceasefire in Gaza. Smoke plumes earlier today east of Khan Younis (POV is ~31.362011, 34.298249)
BBC live page on this incident: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
October 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
BBC live page on this incident: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
Breaking: An Israeli military official says Hamas has carried out multiple strikes against Israeli forces beyond the yellow line, including RPG and sniper fire. (The yellow line is the line to which Israeli forces withdrew during this first phase of the ceasefire).
October 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Breaking: An Israeli military official says Hamas has carried out multiple strikes against Israeli forces beyond the yellow line, including RPG and sniper fire. (The yellow line is the line to which Israeli forces withdrew during this first phase of the ceasefire).
The president of the USA has posted a video of himself, dressed as a king, taking an actual, literal crap on Americans. No interpretation required.
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The president of the USA has posted a video of himself, dressed as a king, taking an actual, literal crap on Americans. No interpretation required.