@issokay.bsky.social
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AI tools now help Goldman Sachs bankers and other white-collar workers quickly answer complex questions, summarize dense docs, refine writing, and brainstorm ideas.
The big question: does this boost productivity or just pave the way for layoffs? In tech, the answer’s already clearly the latter.
The big question: does this boost productivity or just pave the way for layoffs? In tech, the answer’s already clearly the latter.
Goldman Sachs bankers explore limits of AI: ‘The risk is over-reliance’
One partner explains the efficiencies and limitations of new tools
www.ft.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
AI tools now help Goldman Sachs bankers and other white-collar workers quickly answer complex questions, summarize dense docs, refine writing, and brainstorm ideas.
The big question: does this boost productivity or just pave the way for layoffs? In tech, the answer’s already clearly the latter.
The big question: does this boost productivity or just pave the way for layoffs? In tech, the answer’s already clearly the latter.
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Had my first Waymo ride in Atlanta today. It’s interesting noting how much angst there used to be about Uber replacing drivers with self driving cars, which itself seemed like science fiction.
Now it’s a mundane reality and the backlash seems like a fever dream. This AI adoption pattern will repeat
Now it’s a mundane reality and the backlash seems like a fever dream. This AI adoption pattern will repeat
August 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Had my first Waymo ride in Atlanta today. It’s interesting noting how much angst there used to be about Uber replacing drivers with self driving cars, which itself seemed like science fiction.
Now it’s a mundane reality and the backlash seems like a fever dream. This AI adoption pattern will repeat
Now it’s a mundane reality and the backlash seems like a fever dream. This AI adoption pattern will repeat
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Scientists have long insisted that we can and must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees—a grim milestone one activist group calls a “point of no return.” But one problem with points of no return is that they don’t tell you much about what comes afterward.
Is There Still Time to Be Hopeful About the Climate?
Scientists have long insisted that we can and must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees—and some still do, even as that grim milestone nears.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Scientists have long insisted that we can and must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees—a grim milestone one activist group calls a “point of no return.” But one problem with points of no return is that they don’t tell you much about what comes afterward.
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The Twitter platform is built to keep people on it. It does not drive traffic virtually at all, even in its hayday, and it's even worse now.
There's no reason to stay on it.
There's no reason to stay on it.
“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
July 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Twitter platform is built to keep people on it. It does not drive traffic virtually at all, even in its hayday, and it's even worse now.
There's no reason to stay on it.
There's no reason to stay on it.
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I stumbled upon this 1957 English-language interview with Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser, following the Suez war. His views of the US, the UK, Russia, Israel, and Arab nationalism are very illuminating. Worth watching. youtu.be/B-SIObusqyw?...
ITN Exclusive: Interview with President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt (1957)
YouTube video by ITN Archive
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I stumbled upon this 1957 English-language interview with Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser, following the Suez war. His views of the US, the UK, Russia, Israel, and Arab nationalism are very illuminating. Worth watching. youtu.be/B-SIObusqyw?...
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Intel’s new CEO doesn’t mince words and he’s given an honest yet devastating assessment of the company.
1. Intel is no longer in the top 10 semiconductor companies in the world.
2. Nvidia is too far ahead in AI chips for them to catch.
Both true and an auspicious start to Intel’s turnaround story
1. Intel is no longer in the top 10 semiconductor companies in the world.
2. Nvidia is too far ahead in AI chips for them to catch.
Both true and an auspicious start to Intel’s turnaround story
Intel’s CEO: ‘We are not in the top 10’ of leading chip companies
"I think is too late for us" to catch up with Nvidia's position in AI, said Lip-Bu Tan. But he said Intel has other opportunities in the field.
www.oregonlive.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Intel’s new CEO doesn’t mince words and he’s given an honest yet devastating assessment of the company.
1. Intel is no longer in the top 10 semiconductor companies in the world.
2. Nvidia is too far ahead in AI chips for them to catch.
Both true and an auspicious start to Intel’s turnaround story
1. Intel is no longer in the top 10 semiconductor companies in the world.
2. Nvidia is too far ahead in AI chips for them to catch.
Both true and an auspicious start to Intel’s turnaround story
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Someone sat on Bitcoin they bought flor $7,800 in 2011 and sold it yesterday for $1.1 billion.
I have to believe this is a lost password situation since it’s hard to imagine sitting on an investment that went up a 100x, 1,000x, 10,000x then 100,000x but still wait years to sell.
I have to believe this is a lost password situation since it’s hard to imagine sitting on an investment that went up a 100x, 1,000x, 10,000x then 100,000x but still wait years to sell.
July 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Someone sat on Bitcoin they bought flor $7,800 in 2011 and sold it yesterday for $1.1 billion.
I have to believe this is a lost password situation since it’s hard to imagine sitting on an investment that went up a 100x, 1,000x, 10,000x then 100,000x but still wait years to sell.
I have to believe this is a lost password situation since it’s hard to imagine sitting on an investment that went up a 100x, 1,000x, 10,000x then 100,000x but still wait years to sell.
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Last week I listened to a former Australian Prime Minister at a conference. Asked about migration, he said uncontrolled migration has politically destabilized the US and Europe. He wondered out loud if the Democrats would have lost the 2024 election without the migration surge. I wonder that too...
June 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Last week I listened to a former Australian Prime Minister at a conference. Asked about migration, he said uncontrolled migration has politically destabilized the US and Europe. He wondered out loud if the Democrats would have lost the 2024 election without the migration surge. I wonder that too...
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Dr Oliver Robinson and Kendal Marston from @imperialsph.bsky.social are quoted in @theguardian.com on the lifelong impact of economic disadvantage on children.
"Our findings show a relationship between family affluence and a known marker for cellular #ageing..."
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
"Our findings show a relationship between family affluence and a known marker for cellular #ageing..."
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Poorer children more likely to age faster than affluent counterparts, study finds
Biological disadvantages may be shaped in first decade of a child’s life depending on family affluence
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Dr Oliver Robinson and Kendal Marston from @imperialsph.bsky.social are quoted in @theguardian.com on the lifelong impact of economic disadvantage on children.
"Our findings show a relationship between family affluence and a known marker for cellular #ageing..."
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
"Our findings show a relationship between family affluence and a known marker for cellular #ageing..."
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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🎨 Portrait of a Seedling Seller, c. 1820
June 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🎨 Portrait of a Seedling Seller, c. 1820
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June 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I hung out with some friends this morning and noticed we were all wearing HOKA shoes not Nike’s.
It reminded me of this week’s excellent Stratechery post on Nike’s strategic error. Basically they were fooled by COVID to abandon retail stores for selling online. This created an opportunity for HOKA.
It reminded me of this week’s excellent Stratechery post on Nike’s strategic error. Basically they were fooled by COVID to abandon retail stores for selling online. This created an opportunity for HOKA.
Nike on Amazon; Nike’s Disastrous Pivot; Inevitability, Intentionality, and Amazon
Nike executed a disastrous pivot over recent years, away from physical retail to D2C. Now they have no choice but to embrace Amazon, but that might be the best thing that could happen to them.
stratechery.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I hung out with some friends this morning and noticed we were all wearing HOKA shoes not Nike’s.
It reminded me of this week’s excellent Stratechery post on Nike’s strategic error. Basically they were fooled by COVID to abandon retail stores for selling online. This created an opportunity for HOKA.
It reminded me of this week’s excellent Stratechery post on Nike’s strategic error. Basically they were fooled by COVID to abandon retail stores for selling online. This created an opportunity for HOKA.
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The same dynamic is unfolding at the international level.
Attacks on the UN, ICJ, ICC, and legacy media are creating an alternate reality for those who prefer to live in it, and creating enough confusion to keep others from taking a stand.
Attacks on the UN, ICJ, ICC, and legacy media are creating an alternate reality for those who prefer to live in it, and creating enough confusion to keep others from taking a stand.
We built 20th-century democracies on the assumption that truth could be verified, public discourse could be deliberated, and those in power could be held accountable.
But the system those assumptions relied on, gatekeepers, shared facts, institutional trust, are in decline, and deservedly so.
But the system those assumptions relied on, gatekeepers, shared facts, institutional trust, are in decline, and deservedly so.
June 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The same dynamic is unfolding at the international level.
Attacks on the UN, ICJ, ICC, and legacy media are creating an alternate reality for those who prefer to live in it, and creating enough confusion to keep others from taking a stand.
Attacks on the UN, ICJ, ICC, and legacy media are creating an alternate reality for those who prefer to live in it, and creating enough confusion to keep others from taking a stand.
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„As native apps access … handle user identities as in the case of Meta apps, this method effectively allows [Meta, Yandex] to link mobile browsing sessions and web cookies to user identities, hence de-anonymizing users' visiting sites embedding their scripts.“
I usually get where big tech is coming from but this is just malicious tracking. If you're an engineer and you're asked to implement something like this, it's time to whistleblow.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android
We disclose a novel tracking method by Meta and Yandex potentially affecting billions of Android users. We found that native Android apps—including Facebook, Instagram, and several Yandex apps…
localmess.github.io
June 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
„As native apps access … handle user identities as in the case of Meta apps, this method effectively allows [Meta, Yandex] to link mobile browsing sessions and web cookies to user identities, hence de-anonymizing users' visiting sites embedding their scripts.“
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Egypt inflation:
• Peaked at 38% in Sep-2023
• Fell to 12.8% by Feb-2025
• Picked back up to 16.8% in May
Why the rebound? Food & beverages rose from 3.7% in Feb to 11% in May
Authorities are targeting 5%-9% inflation at end-2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• Peaked at 38% in Sep-2023
• Fell to 12.8% by Feb-2025
• Picked back up to 16.8% in May
Why the rebound? Food & beverages rose from 3.7% in Feb to 11% in May
Authorities are targeting 5%-9% inflation at end-2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Egypt inflation:
• Peaked at 38% in Sep-2023
• Fell to 12.8% by Feb-2025
• Picked back up to 16.8% in May
Why the rebound? Food & beverages rose from 3.7% in Feb to 11% in May
Authorities are targeting 5%-9% inflation at end-2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• Peaked at 38% in Sep-2023
• Fell to 12.8% by Feb-2025
• Picked back up to 16.8% in May
Why the rebound? Food & beverages rose from 3.7% in Feb to 11% in May
Authorities are targeting 5%-9% inflation at end-2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Tuesday's graduation was full of proud moments and wise words 💬👏
Constance Burgod from @imperialbrains.bsky.social, shared:
"My PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social taught me that beyond commitment and dedication, working with purpose and passion makes the challenges worthwhile."
Constance Burgod from @imperialbrains.bsky.social, shared:
"My PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social taught me that beyond commitment and dedication, working with purpose and passion makes the challenges worthwhile."
June 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Tuesday's graduation was full of proud moments and wise words 💬👏
Constance Burgod from @imperialbrains.bsky.social, shared:
"My PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social taught me that beyond commitment and dedication, working with purpose and passion makes the challenges worthwhile."
Constance Burgod from @imperialbrains.bsky.social, shared:
"My PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social taught me that beyond commitment and dedication, working with purpose and passion makes the challenges worthwhile."
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Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm created by Peter Thiel. That investment is now worth $170 million and some victims want a part of it.
Great reporting from @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
Great reporting from @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm created by Peter Thiel. That investment is now worth $170 million and some victims want a part of it.
Great reporting from @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
Great reporting from @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
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The Predicta Lab team worked with NHK journalists to investigate the I-SOON leak. Using Predicta Graph, we mapped relationships between key figures.
🔗 Uncover complex data networks with Predicta Graph: predictagraph.com.
🔗 Uncover complex data networks with Predicta Graph: predictagraph.com.
January 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Predicta Lab team worked with NHK journalists to investigate the I-SOON leak. Using Predicta Graph, we mapped relationships between key figures.
🔗 Uncover complex data networks with Predicta Graph: predictagraph.com.
🔗 Uncover complex data networks with Predicta Graph: predictagraph.com.
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🕵️♂️Dive into @dutchosintguy.bsky.social 's ultimate guide on #OSINT wizardry!
🔗 shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-t...
#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel
🔗 shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-t...
#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel
OSINT Techniques: Complete List for Investigators (2025) - ShadowDragon.io
Explore expert OSINT techniques for gathering, verifying, and analyzing open-source data across social media, domains, and public records.
shadowdragon.io
May 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🕵️♂️Dive into @dutchosintguy.bsky.social 's ultimate guide on #OSINT wizardry!
🔗 shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-t...
#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel
🔗 shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-t...
#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntel
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Russia impersonating Ukraine's security service to recruit saboteurs, SBU warns
Russian intelligence operatives are impersonating Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in an expanded effort to recruit Ukrainian civilians for sabotage operations, the SBU said June 5. The new tactic,...
Russian intelligence operatives are impersonating Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in an expanded effort to recruit Ukrainian civilians for sabotage operations, the SBU said June 5. The new tactic,...
Russia impersonating Ukraine's security service to recruit saboteurs, SBU warns
kyivindependent.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Russia impersonating Ukraine's security service to recruit saboteurs, SBU warns
Russian intelligence operatives are impersonating Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in an expanded effort to recruit Ukrainian civilians for sabotage operations, the SBU said June 5. The new tactic,...
Russian intelligence operatives are impersonating Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in an expanded effort to recruit Ukrainian civilians for sabotage operations, the SBU said June 5. The new tactic,...
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"X is racist. The only thing up for debate is whether this is a feature or a bug for those in charge," writes Charlie Warzel.
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
bit.ly
May 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"X is racist. The only thing up for debate is whether this is a feature or a bug for those in charge," writes Charlie Warzel.
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"As leaders from Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh competed to pledge trillions of dollars for US investments during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the Middle East, bankers behind the scenes quietly agreed: Saudi Arabia isn’t the draw it once was." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Saudi Arabia's Hurdles at Home Are Reshaping the Mideast Financial Order
Bankers and business leaders are shifting more attention toward the kingdom’s neighbors in the Gulf as it grapples with lower oil prices and weakening finances.
www.bloomberg.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"As leaders from Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh competed to pledge trillions of dollars for US investments during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the Middle East, bankers behind the scenes quietly agreed: Saudi Arabia isn’t the draw it once was." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Oh @googledocs.bsky.social what have you done! Hiding insert equation in a sub-menu means I can't use a keyboard shortcut to get to it! What a backward step... it was so easy to use alt+i+e but you've gone and broken it.
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Oh @googledocs.bsky.social what have you done! Hiding insert equation in a sub-menu means I can't use a keyboard shortcut to get to it! What a backward step... it was so easy to use alt+i+e but you've gone and broken it.