Earlier this summer, I visited Synthesia's London offices to be turned into a hyperrealistic AI avatar. It was unnerving and eye-opening in equal measure.
Check out my story, featuring weirdly smooth hands, addictive AI, and Ed Sheeran bad-mouthing (sorry Ed) www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/04/1...

I wrote about my favourite podcast (and Instagram account)
Every Outfit for MIT Technology Review magazine! Fuckettes in STEM, rise up! You can read the full story here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/25/1...

Not Jeremy Hunt using ChatGPT to write his new book 🥴

I'm so excited that my daily newsletter The Download won Best Technology Newsletter 2025 at this year's Publisher Newsletter Awards! it's truly an honour to be recognised among such a crowded field of amazing writers

I'm thrilled that The Download, my daily newsletter I write for MIT Technology Review, is shortlisted for Best Technology Newsletter at the 2025 Publisher Newsletter Awards! ✨ publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page...

lol Google's AI Overview has mashed together the achievements of legendary AC/DC singer Brian Johnson with legendary British special effects director Brian Johnson

The Substance was entertaining in a The Fly-meets-Carrie kind of way. It’s a bit uneven but it’s fun enough if you ignore the multiple gaping plot holes. Good: the soundtrack, Eric Prydz homage, Demi & Margaret are great. Bad: long, inconsistent, the final third is bonkers

From a few weeks ago but: I did enjoy The Apprentice, Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan are fab. Good: beautifully shot, great performances, depressing insight into the making of The Donald. Bad: forced me to think about The Donald

Adding to bad sequel pile, Paddington in Peru sadly lacks the lols and offbeat magic of its predecessors. It’s too slow, and the rotating cast of villains falls flat. Good: still better than most kids films. Bad: not enough Barry the Security Guard or Phoenix Buchanan

I’ve been on a mad cinema tear lately, so here’s what I’ve loved/suffered through:
Gladiator II is a thin act of fan service that highlights the original’s superiority in every way. Good: Denzel, the increasingly batshit battle scenes. Bad: clunky plot, undeveloped characters retreading old ground