Steph MacLeod
macsteph.bsky.social
Steph MacLeod
@macsteph.bsky.social
Focused on where cool tech drives real impact - on society, the economy, and humanity - and how to protect it. #AI #Security #TechPR

Also opinionated Mum to two Gen Alphas, who watches too much Netflix and Ioves gin #reallife
Wow…Happy Sunday to his legal and comms teams…
His lawyer is taking this as a win because he didn't go with his first statement of 'frigid lesbians in dungarees who can't take a joke'
a masterclass in keeping on digging
December 1, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Reposted by Steph MacLeod
Trump-linked crypto founder eats $6mn banana on stage

https://www.ft.com/content/76289406-300d-4e6c-8401-aa30d4a8f4c7
Trump-linked crypto founder eats $6mn banana on stage
Justin Sun hails US president-elect’s support of industry amid spectacle at Hong Kong event
www.ft.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Terrifying read in so many ways but not just at this extreme level and not just in schools. Look at the expansion of workplace surveillance….Is privacy being sacrificed for ‘productivity’?
November 24, 2024 at 10:37 AM
But adaptability and staying informed will be key to delievrring what investors and markets want… More tangible results back by data. #databackedstories #reallifeexamples #aicomms #techpr

fortune.com/2024/11/19/w...
At Web Summit, no sign of an AI slowdown
Some critics of today's LLM-based AI boom hope the world moves on—but so far there's no sign of that happening.
fortune.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Truth to power indeed. Another Matt Hancock in the jungle moment for pure arrogance. Who advised him to go?!
I love Ian Hislop but it’s worth noting that most of us would balk at the prospect of publicly admonishing a wrongdoer whose conduct you condemn in this way. I did it once to the UKIP/Reform/Brexit twerp Richard Tice but that took exactly zero guts.
This is speaking truth to actual power…
Ian Hislop for PM.....
November 23, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Reposted by Steph MacLeod
I love Ian Hislop but it’s worth noting that most of us would balk at the prospect of publicly admonishing a wrongdoer whose conduct you condemn in this way. I did it once to the UKIP/Reform/Brexit twerp Richard Tice but that took exactly zero guts.
This is speaking truth to actual power…
Ian Hislop for PM.....
November 22, 2024 at 8:23 PM
The best thing about Bluesky is that there is no main character.
November 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM