Elaine Burke
@elaineburke.bsky.social
Talking tech, science and media. Journalist and broadcaster. Host of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social and Connected AI Podcast.
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Check out @earley.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social chatting about the GTA 6 delay: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
The Multibillion Game Delay That Has Everyone Losing the Plot | Newstalk
The release date for Grand Theft Auto VI has slipped again — it’s now not expected until late...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out @earley.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social chatting about the GTA 6 delay: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system."
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system."
www.authoritarian-stack.info
www.authoritarian-stack.info
This opening statement from @danmcquillan.bsky.social to the Oireachtas committee on AI is well worth a read. (A masterclass in concision, too.)
data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...
data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This opening statement from @danmcquillan.bsky.social to the Oireachtas committee on AI is well worth a read. (A masterclass in concision, too.)
data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...
data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...
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you know it’s a bad Cloudflare outage when it even takes out down detector 😅
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
you know it’s a bad Cloudflare outage when it even takes out down detector 😅
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
Gonna be on @newstalkfm.bsky.social shortly with the Pod Squad reviewing What Went Wrong, which I have been devouring recently.
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Gonna be on @newstalkfm.bsky.social shortly with the Pod Squad reviewing What Went Wrong, which I have been devouring recently.
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Off tomorrow to give evidence at the Irish Parliament's joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence www.oireachtas.ie/en/committee... for a hearing on the topic of 'AI, Truth and Democracy'. I won't be saying 'Céad Míle Fáilte, AI!'
Committee on Artificial Intelligence
34th Dáil, 27th Seanad
www.oireachtas.ie
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Off tomorrow to give evidence at the Irish Parliament's joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence www.oireachtas.ie/en/committee... for a hearing on the topic of 'AI, Truth and Democracy'. I won't be saying 'Céad Míle Fáilte, AI!'
Did you know that using AI in HR tech falls under 'high-risk' use in the EU's AI Act?
I'm moderating a panel at Boundless's upcoming breakfast event that could give you some signposts on navigating these considerations.
📍 Dec 3 | Royal Convention Centre, Dublin
🎟️ Sign up here: luma.com/bbc-dublin
I'm moderating a panel at Boundless's upcoming breakfast event that could give you some signposts on navigating these considerations.
📍 Dec 3 | Royal Convention Centre, Dublin
🎟️ Sign up here: luma.com/bbc-dublin
Global HR in Transition: Frameworks, Decisions & Guardrails for AI Adoption · Luma
Across organisations globally, one tension keeps surfacing: the business is eager to move fast on AI — but HR, People, and Legal teams understand the high…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Did you know that using AI in HR tech falls under 'high-risk' use in the EU's AI Act?
I'm moderating a panel at Boundless's upcoming breakfast event that could give you some signposts on navigating these considerations.
📍 Dec 3 | Royal Convention Centre, Dublin
🎟️ Sign up here: luma.com/bbc-dublin
I'm moderating a panel at Boundless's upcoming breakfast event that could give you some signposts on navigating these considerations.
📍 Dec 3 | Royal Convention Centre, Dublin
🎟️ Sign up here: luma.com/bbc-dublin
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The book came out in 2021! In less than five years, a huge percentage of my book's citations were made irrelevant by paywalls and content migrations!!
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The book came out in 2021! In less than five years, a huge percentage of my book's citations were made irrelevant by paywalls and content migrations!!
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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ICYMI, @earley.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning chatting about small talk with @sioframulqueen.bsky.social, along with Justine Stafford, @tcddublin.bsky.social's Prof Brendan Kelly and Communications Clinic's Sarah Geraghty.
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
'Nice Weather Isn't It?': How to Navigate the Dreaded Small Talk
Earlier this week, Catherine Connolly was inaugurated as the tenth president of Ireland. Yet at the inauguration, quite a few people were caught peeping at their phones rather than starting conversati...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICYMI, @earley.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning chatting about small talk with @sioframulqueen.bsky.social, along with Justine Stafford, @tcddublin.bsky.social's Prof Brendan Kelly and Communications Clinic's Sarah Geraghty.
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Would you bet your brand on a video slot machine? 🎰
For Image, I wrote about AI video generators and how they can be a bit of a gamble for businesses.
www.image.ie/agenda/ai-vi...
For Image, I wrote about AI video generators and how they can be a bit of a gamble for businesses.
www.image.ie/agenda/ai-vi...
AI videos are flooding the internet – here's what brands should know
AI video tools promise limitless creativity, but deliver plenty of chaos and brands face new challenges around ethics and authenticity.
www.image.ie
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Would you bet your brand on a video slot machine? 🎰
For Image, I wrote about AI video generators and how they can be a bit of a gamble for businesses.
www.image.ie/agenda/ai-vi...
For Image, I wrote about AI video generators and how they can be a bit of a gamble for businesses.
www.image.ie/agenda/ai-vi...
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ouroboreos
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ouroboreos
Lol at this coming amid the stream of celebrations from #spéirgorm
Will the Faroe Islands men’s national soccer team make it to the World Cup? The climate they train in is brutal, and most of the players have day jobs. But they've performed shockingly well against much higher-ranked opponents. nyti.ms/3LZOtkN
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lol at this coming amid the stream of celebrations from #spéirgorm
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Plz, no more apps. My children are disappearing.
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Plz, no more apps. My children are disappearing.
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
I am irrationally (or maybe reasonably?) irritated by this photo op.
Various senior Government ministers are changing out of their hard hats and little Government high visibility vests before we begin
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I am irrationally (or maybe reasonably?) irritated by this photo op.
New episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social discusses the Ryanair app trap, among other things including microdramas, threats to GDPR and Bluesky's overstepping moderation settings: pod.fo/e/351e01
For Tech’s Sake: Ryanair’s app trap
This episode may contain a rude word or two when Elaine starts going off on one about Ryanair’s decision to force app downloads under the guise of ‘paperless’ boarding (that’s not actually ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social discusses the Ryanair app trap, among other things including microdramas, threats to GDPR and Bluesky's overstepping moderation settings: pod.fo/e/351e01
Camden Street/Wexford Street in Dublin pretty much shut down btw. Burnt-out taxi on the road.
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Camden Street/Wexford Street in Dublin pretty much shut down btw. Burnt-out taxi on the road.
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I’m reminded of the time just after they launched the app that Micheal O’Learys assistant caught him printing out his boarding pass and when asked why he wasn’t using the app replied “do you think I’m trusting that fecking thing”
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’m reminded of the time just after they launched the app that Micheal O’Learys assistant caught him printing out his boarding pass and when asked why he wasn’t using the app replied “do you think I’m trusting that fecking thing”
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as always, @elaineburke.bsky.social nails it! this "100% digital" i.e. accessing digital boarding pass through their app, gives Ryanair and involved data brokers unprecedented access to your data
Something being missed a bit in the coverage of Ryanair's shift to "100% digital" boarding (which it's not) is that they are actually limiting other digital formats and favouring only their app for access to passes, which isn't a neutral utility but a data collecting e-commerce machine.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
as always, @elaineburke.bsky.social nails it! this "100% digital" i.e. accessing digital boarding pass through their app, gives Ryanair and involved data brokers unprecedented access to your data
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This is pretty questionable under GDPR @tjmcintyre.com @tupped.bsky.social
Something being missed a bit in the coverage of Ryanair's shift to "100% digital" boarding (which it's not) is that they are actually limiting other digital formats and favouring only their app for access to passes, which isn't a neutral utility but a data collecting e-commerce machine.
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is pretty questionable under GDPR @tjmcintyre.com @tupped.bsky.social
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It's not tenable for me to declare I'm never going to fly Ryanair again. However, I fully intend to install the app onto a burner 'phone and explain each time to the Ryanair staff that I object, and that I will perform a hardware reset on the 'phone as soon as the flight is done to protect myself.
I put thought to virtual paper:
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's not tenable for me to declare I'm never going to fly Ryanair again. However, I fully intend to install the app onto a burner 'phone and explain each time to the Ryanair staff that I object, and that I will perform a hardware reset on the 'phone as soon as the flight is done to protect myself.