Martin SFP Bryant
@martinsfp.bsky.social
Uncovering early stage startups at PreSeed Now, working on Geekout, helping the tech world communicate better with Big Revolution… always doing something.
Forget the Trump stuff, the idea that the BBC has a pro-trans bias is laughable.
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Forget the Trump stuff, the idea that the BBC has a pro-trans bias is laughable.
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literally every failing automaker tries this, and it never works
Tesla's latest gambit: become a rental car company. As cars pile up in showrooms and storage lots, Elon is trying to rent his way out of a crisis. Good luck, bud. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/11/10/t...
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
literally every failing automaker tries this, and it never works
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NEW | if the BBC *is* biased, it’s not against the right…
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
The resignation of Tim Davie as BBC Director-General is the next stage in the corporation's collapse into cowardice.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW | if the BBC *is* biased, it’s not against the right…
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
Time for BBC News to do what it loves best: report about itself in a self-flaggelating way
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Time for BBC News to do what it loves best: report about itself in a self-flaggelating way
Tim Davie reportedly to resign as BBC director general this evening.
Tim Davie to quit as BBC director-general
The corporation has faced accusations of bias after broadcasting a doctored clip of a speech by President Trump
www.thetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tim Davie reportedly to resign as BBC director general this evening.
Hooked on ‘Down Cemetery Road’. It’s like a really high-budget ITV crime drama, in the best way.
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hooked on ‘Down Cemetery Road’. It’s like a really high-budget ITV crime drama, in the best way.
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
It’ll be a quadruple-A title at this rate
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’ll be a quadruple-A title at this rate
The Fiery Furnaces doing a voice and piano set at the Barbican? Hell yes.
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Fiery Furnaces doing a voice and piano set at the Barbican? Hell yes.
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My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite comment on the FT story
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Here lies Pitch at Palace, a programme that—aside from giving startups a chance to pitch at a palace—had not much of a value proposition
Andrew’s title formally withdrawn as entrepreneur scheme wound up
The King announces a letters patent to remove his brother’s title as Pitch@Palace Global Ltd withdraws almost all its remaining funds, accounts show
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here lies Pitch at Palace, a programme that—aside from giving startups a chance to pitch at a palace—had not much of a value proposition
Not very often I speak to an early-stage startup founder with a CBE and a Wikipedia page.
Tackling high-stakes problems with AI creativity, not data.
Astut wants to support critical decisions in data blind spots.
Tackling high-stakes problems with AI creativity, not data.
Astut wants to support critical decisions in data blind spots.
Astut tackles high-stakes problems with AI creativity, not data
Astut wants to support critical decisions in data blind spots. Read our deep dive on this AI startup founded by mathematician Peter Grindrod CBE.
preseednow.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Not very often I speak to an early-stage startup founder with a CBE and a Wikipedia page.
Tackling high-stakes problems with AI creativity, not data.
Astut wants to support critical decisions in data blind spots.
Tackling high-stakes problems with AI creativity, not data.
Astut wants to support critical decisions in data blind spots.
One reason to tax and regulate billionaires more is to keep their power and influence in check.
Governments ignoring this point will sorely regret it.
Governments ignoring this point will sorely regret it.
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
One reason to tax and regulate billionaires more is to keep their power and influence in check.
Governments ignoring this point will sorely regret it.
Governments ignoring this point will sorely regret it.
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Mamdani hasn’t even been mayor-elect for a day yet and @dens.nyc is bringing back the peak-era Foursquare energy of NYC innovation and city exploration with @djbeebot.com: dens.medium.com/say-hello-to... I’m excited to check it out!
Say Hello to DJ BeeBot
Building proactive & context-aware software for cities and sidewalks.
dens.medium.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Mamdani hasn’t even been mayor-elect for a day yet and @dens.nyc is bringing back the peak-era Foursquare energy of NYC innovation and city exploration with @djbeebot.com: dens.medium.com/say-hello-to... I’m excited to check it out!
What will Concept Ventures do with its huge new pre-seed fund?
I spoke to partner at the VC firm, Oliver Kicks about spotting a great founding team, how European startups should think about the US, and more...
I spoke to partner at the VC firm, Oliver Kicks about spotting a great founding team, how European startups should think about the US, and more...
What will Concept Ventures do with its huge new pre-seed fund?
We chat to Oliver Kicks about spotting a great founding team
preseednow.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What will Concept Ventures do with its huge new pre-seed fund?
I spoke to partner at the VC firm, Oliver Kicks about spotting a great founding team, how European startups should think about the US, and more...
I spoke to partner at the VC firm, Oliver Kicks about spotting a great founding team, how European startups should think about the US, and more...
Listening to some mid-teens school kids doing their homework in a coffee shop.
Kid 1: Ask ChatGPT
Everyone else in unison: Noooooo!
Kid 1: That's what my mum tells me to do
Kid 2: Your mum is wrong
The kids are alright.
Kid 1: Ask ChatGPT
Everyone else in unison: Noooooo!
Kid 1: That's what my mum tells me to do
Kid 2: Your mum is wrong
The kids are alright.
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Listening to some mid-teens school kids doing their homework in a coffee shop.
Kid 1: Ask ChatGPT
Everyone else in unison: Noooooo!
Kid 1: That's what my mum tells me to do
Kid 2: Your mum is wrong
The kids are alright.
Kid 1: Ask ChatGPT
Everyone else in unison: Noooooo!
Kid 1: That's what my mum tells me to do
Kid 2: Your mum is wrong
The kids are alright.
'Burning Bridges' by Status Quo, from the Morissions in Girlington, Bradford, in January 1989. I wanted to buy a single and that one seemed quite catchy when it was on Top of the Pops.
I considered buying 'Fine Time' by New Order instead. It had a great cover but I had no idea what it was.
I considered buying 'Fine Time' by New Order instead. It had a great cover but I had no idea what it was.
No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
20p bin, Silver sounds, Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Dublin.
Post the first record you bought.
If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated.
20p bin, Silver sounds, Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Dublin.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
'Burning Bridges' by Status Quo, from the Morissions in Girlington, Bradford, in January 1989. I wanted to buy a single and that one seemed quite catchy when it was on Top of the Pops.
I considered buying 'Fine Time' by New Order instead. It had a great cover but I had no idea what it was.
I considered buying 'Fine Time' by New Order instead. It had a great cover but I had no idea what it was.
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Fully agree with this from @ivancouronne.bsky.social. If you want a report to recieve media coverage, releasing it during or in the run-up to a major event is one of those ideas that seems good but is actually terrible!
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Fully agree with this from @ivancouronne.bsky.social. If you want a report to recieve media coverage, releasing it during or in the run-up to a major event is one of those ideas that seems good but is actually terrible!
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Grok appears to have started offering this false account about eye-witnesses by generating its view from false rumours on X. It began by saying there wasn't evidence then picked up rumour and misinformation and amplified it
x.com/grok/status/...
x.com/grok/status/...
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Grok appears to have started offering this false account about eye-witnesses by generating its view from false rumours on X. It began by saying there wasn't evidence then picked up rumour and misinformation and amplified it
x.com/grok/status/...
x.com/grok/status/...
This fever dream about the UK (and Ireland!) is so easily proved false that it’s almost laughable. But so many people seem to believe it now that it’s actually quite dangerous.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This fever dream about the UK (and Ireland!) is so easily proved false that it’s almost laughable. But so many people seem to believe it now that it’s actually quite dangerous.
Watching Girlbands Forever and what strikes me is how young they look.
Most of these late 90s girl bands looked slightly older than me, which is a big difference when you’re a 17 year-old kid.
But they look like babies in the old footage now, which I think means I’m old.
Most of these late 90s girl bands looked slightly older than me, which is a big difference when you’re a 17 year-old kid.
But they look like babies in the old footage now, which I think means I’m old.
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Watching Girlbands Forever and what strikes me is how young they look.
Most of these late 90s girl bands looked slightly older than me, which is a big difference when you’re a 17 year-old kid.
But they look like babies in the old footage now, which I think means I’m old.
Most of these late 90s girl bands looked slightly older than me, which is a big difference when you’re a 17 year-old kid.
But they look like babies in the old footage now, which I think means I’m old.
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I like how you can use emojis to zoom in on a pig
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November 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I like how you can use emojis to zoom in on a pig
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"Farage told us the flag-raisers were just ordinary folk sticking it to the system. A few months worth of local journalism later, that now looks like a shaky claim."
A great read from @manchestermill.bsky.social about the kinds of people who put up flags around the UK.
A great read from @manchestermill.bsky.social about the kinds of people who put up flags around the UK.
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"Farage told us the flag-raisers were just ordinary folk sticking it to the system. A few months worth of local journalism later, that now looks like a shaky claim."
A great read from @manchestermill.bsky.social about the kinds of people who put up flags around the UK.
A great read from @manchestermill.bsky.social about the kinds of people who put up flags around the UK.
The NYT Editorial Board charts America’s descent into authoritarianism.
Unless this work now informs the NYT’s approach to news reporting (which it of course won’t), it all seems a bit weak and late.
Unless this work now informs the NYT’s approach to news reporting (which it of course won’t), it all seems a bit weak and late.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The NYT Editorial Board charts America’s descent into authoritarianism.
Unless this work now informs the NYT’s approach to news reporting (which it of course won’t), it all seems a bit weak and late.
Unless this work now informs the NYT’s approach to news reporting (which it of course won’t), it all seems a bit weak and late.