Ian Silvera
@iansilvera.bsky.social
Edit Tech, Power & Media 🤖📰, looking at innovation in technology, its impact on media and politics, and how policy-makers deal with it all. news-future.com
The Financial Times launches The AI Shift, written by John Burn-Murdoch and Sarah O'Connor. It's a weekly deep-dive into how AI is reshaping work, productivity and society. The newsletter promises to combine original reporting, fresh data and visual storytelling.
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Financial Times launches The AI Shift, written by John Burn-Murdoch and Sarah O'Connor. It's a weekly deep-dive into how AI is reshaping work, productivity and society. The newsletter promises to combine original reporting, fresh data and visual storytelling.
If I ever wanted to watch the wrestling, I had to pop around my cousins as a kid. They had NTL, a now defunct US-listed British broadcaster which carried Sky Sports. My father refused to pay the Murdoch levy and we subsequently used to catch any major football games on the radio. (1/3)
October 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If I ever wanted to watch the wrestling, I had to pop around my cousins as a kid. They had NTL, a now defunct US-listed British broadcaster which carried Sky Sports. My father refused to pay the Murdoch levy and we subsequently used to catch any major football games on the radio. (1/3)
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Judge Steven Merryday, who has a fairly sound record, is a George H.W. Bush appointee and is potentially a bit of an Anglophile. He cited Hyde Park Speakers' Corner as he effectively told Trump to bore off as part of the POTUS' legal dispute with the New York Times.
September 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Judge Steven Merryday, who has a fairly sound record, is a George H.W. Bush appointee and is potentially a bit of an Anglophile. He cited Hyde Park Speakers' Corner as he effectively told Trump to bore off as part of the POTUS' legal dispute with the New York Times.
Axel Springer, which was one of the first major global publishers to sign a partnership with OpenAI, is going to give Sam Altman an award for being an “outstanding individual”.
August 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Axel Springer, which was one of the first major global publishers to sign a partnership with OpenAI, is going to give Sam Altman an award for being an “outstanding individual”.
Had a bit of fun with AI reverse-engineering some of the best Tweeters in the UK media scene. Can you guess who this is? 🕵️
A clue: [PERSONALITY] tends to post during weekday mornings and early afternoons, aligning with news cycles and political events.
A clue: [PERSONALITY] tends to post during weekday mornings and early afternoons, aligning with news cycles and political events.
August 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Had a bit of fun with AI reverse-engineering some of the best Tweeters in the UK media scene. Can you guess who this is? 🕵️
A clue: [PERSONALITY] tends to post during weekday mornings and early afternoons, aligning with news cycles and political events.
A clue: [PERSONALITY] tends to post during weekday mornings and early afternoons, aligning with news cycles and political events.
No 10 influencer drive going well: 'Why are we getting taxed more, and you're doing less?'
July 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
No 10 influencer drive going well: 'Why are we getting taxed more, and you're doing less?'
Quite a bit of duplication going on with UK DOGE...
- The one ran by GuidoFawkes
- The new Reform UK one
- The one James Watt, the co-founder of BrewDog, promised to launch
- The one ran by GuidoFawkes
- The new Reform UK one
- The one James Watt, the co-founder of BrewDog, promised to launch
June 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Quite a bit of duplication going on with UK DOGE...
- The one ran by GuidoFawkes
- The new Reform UK one
- The one James Watt, the co-founder of BrewDog, promised to launch
- The one ran by GuidoFawkes
- The new Reform UK one
- The one James Watt, the co-founder of BrewDog, promised to launch
$OKLO is now a $6.8bn MCAP company on a Q1 '25 loss of $17.9m.
May 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
$OKLO is now a $6.8bn MCAP company on a Q1 '25 loss of $17.9m.
With x2 trailers out for GTA 6 and a release date of next year, $TTWO has today launched a public offering of its common stock. >4.7m shares are up for grabs, at a price of $225 per share. The company is hoping to raise $1bn. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are acting as lead bookrunners.
May 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
With x2 trailers out for GTA 6 and a release date of next year, $TTWO has today launched a public offering of its common stock. >4.7m shares are up for grabs, at a price of $225 per share. The company is hoping to raise $1bn. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are acting as lead bookrunners.
Latest on newsletter: The Biden cover-up continues. Whatever happened to preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution of the United States?
May 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Latest on newsletter: The Biden cover-up continues. Whatever happened to preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution of the United States?
Folks, we've hit peak 'Run Club'. For all the downsides of Web 2.0, endurance and strength standards have reached new highs. The proliferation of smart devices and fitness apps have gamified training. And now running a marathon is a very common thing.
May 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Folks, we've hit peak 'Run Club'. For all the downsides of Web 2.0, endurance and strength standards have reached new highs. The proliferation of smart devices and fitness apps have gamified training. And now running a marathon is a very common thing.
Spider-Man goes on a school trip to Brum, but gets chucked in the canal whilst reading the Daily Mail because Dr Octopus has hacked his Digital ID?
April 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Spider-Man goes on a school trip to Brum, but gets chucked in the canal whilst reading the Daily Mail because Dr Octopus has hacked his Digital ID?
How writing a book catalysed Mishal Husain to leave the BBC
April 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
How writing a book catalysed Mishal Husain to leave the BBC
A sketch writers' dream...
April 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A sketch writers' dream...
No doubt Trump will just declare that he's 'won', but here's the climbdown Bill Ackman is proposing.
April 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
No doubt Trump will just declare that he's 'won', but here's the climbdown Bill Ackman is proposing.
New Future CEO Kevin Li-Ying met with City analysts yesterday, I understand. One of the big messages seems to be about improving efficiencies at the business. Analysts think a bolt-on M&A could be on the table. It's a tough macro-economic environment for ad-reliant publishers at the moment.
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
New Future CEO Kevin Li-Ying met with City analysts yesterday, I understand. One of the big messages seems to be about improving efficiencies at the business. Analysts think a bolt-on M&A could be on the table. It's a tough macro-economic environment for ad-reliant publishers at the moment.
Patrick Cockburn on the European reaction to Trump…ahead of Labour’s new conference — this time on immigration
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Patrick Cockburn on the European reaction to Trump…ahead of Labour’s new conference — this time on immigration
The regulator wants these young people to invest in shares and bonds. Cool, but maybe ask why young people are taking these risks. For one, the high cost of living and housing.
March 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The regulator wants these young people to invest in shares and bonds. Cool, but maybe ask why young people are taking these risks. For one, the high cost of living and housing.
More than 12% of UK adults actually have some exposure to crypto, that’s the FCA’s own research and that’s pretty mainstream to me. Anyway, as the US continues to liberalise the industry, the FCA has now warned that ‘too many’ young people have investments in crypto in the UK. Here's my issue...
March 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
More than 12% of UK adults actually have some exposure to crypto, that’s the FCA’s own research and that’s pretty mainstream to me. Anyway, as the US continues to liberalise the industry, the FCA has now warned that ‘too many’ young people have investments in crypto in the UK. Here's my issue...
Some interesting board moves at Reclaim The Media
March 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some interesting board moves at Reclaim The Media
I mean, how do you spend your weekends?
March 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I mean, how do you spend your weekends?
Catching-up with the STV full-year results.
— Good news for new CEO, Rufus Radcliffe who's only been at the biz for four months
— STV Studios generated most of STV’s FY24 growth, climbing to 45% (FY23: 40%) of revenues
— Registrations to subscription service, STV Player+, was up 36% to 22,000
— Good news for new CEO, Rufus Radcliffe who's only been at the biz for four months
— STV Studios generated most of STV’s FY24 growth, climbing to 45% (FY23: 40%) of revenues
— Registrations to subscription service, STV Player+, was up 36% to 22,000
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Catching-up with the STV full-year results.
— Good news for new CEO, Rufus Radcliffe who's only been at the biz for four months
— STV Studios generated most of STV’s FY24 growth, climbing to 45% (FY23: 40%) of revenues
— Registrations to subscription service, STV Player+, was up 36% to 22,000
— Good news for new CEO, Rufus Radcliffe who's only been at the biz for four months
— STV Studios generated most of STV’s FY24 growth, climbing to 45% (FY23: 40%) of revenues
— Registrations to subscription service, STV Player+, was up 36% to 22,000
Private Eye moves to Farringdon
March 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Private Eye moves to Farringdon
Just ordered. Feels like it's a good time to read-up on this sort of stuff...via Dr Andrew Wheale, who before becoming a military historian, was a manager at Warhammer
March 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just ordered. Feels like it's a good time to read-up on this sort of stuff...via Dr Andrew Wheale, who before becoming a military historian, was a manager at Warhammer