Timothy King
@tk1ng.bsky.social
Cyber education & emerging tech specialist, writer & teacher. Love a good edge case because I am one!
Reposted by Timothy King
Ruin them! From @mollycrabapple.bsky.social:
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ruin them! From @mollycrabapple.bsky.social:
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Join well-known developers from around the world to explore how media is used across the web. Bring cutting-edge techniques back to your team.
cfe.dev/events/pixel...
cfe.dev/events/pixel...
PixelPalooza 2025
PixelPalooza will explore all the best practices we, as developers, can leverage media like images, video, audio and documents across our sites and applications.
cfe.dev
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Join well-known developers from around the world to explore how media is used across the web. Bring cutting-edge techniques back to your team.
cfe.dev/events/pixel...
cfe.dev/events/pixel...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/cloudfl...
"Parts of the web appear to have stopped working amid a technical problem at Cloudflare."
How long are we going to keep shoving our infrastructure onto this rickety house of cards we've built for 'convenience'?
"Parts of the web appear to have stopped working amid a technical problem at Cloudflare."
How long are we going to keep shoving our infrastructure onto this rickety house of cards we've built for 'convenience'?
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
www.independent.co.uk/tech/cloudfl...
"Parts of the web appear to have stopped working amid a technical problem at Cloudflare."
How long are we going to keep shoving our infrastructure onto this rickety house of cards we've built for 'convenience'?
"Parts of the web appear to have stopped working amid a technical problem at Cloudflare."
How long are we going to keep shoving our infrastructure onto this rickety house of cards we've built for 'convenience'?
"To know assembly was to know the CPU itself—what it could & couldn’t do. A chip’s physical design, how the circuits connecting the logic gates of AND and XOR are actually laid, defines how it works"
www.wired.com/story/progra...
Which is why I always included it in #coding.
www.wired.com/story/progra...
Which is why I always included it in #coding.
Programming in Assembly Is Brutal, Beautiful, and Maybe Even a Path to Better AI
Whether your chip is running a vintage computer game or the latest DeepSeek model, it’ll reward you for speaking its native language.
www.wired.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"To know assembly was to know the CPU itself—what it could & couldn’t do. A chip’s physical design, how the circuits connecting the logic gates of AND and XOR are actually laid, defines how it works"
www.wired.com/story/progra...
Which is why I always included it in #coding.
www.wired.com/story/progra...
Which is why I always included it in #coding.
The #ai could "autonomously inspect digital infrastructure, identify “the highest-value databases,” write exploit code, harvest user credentials, and organize stolen data"
fortune.com/2025/11/14/a...
Just needs to be autonomous then.
fortune.com/2025/11/14/a...
Just needs to be autonomous then.
Anthropic says it 'disrupted' what it calls 'the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention' | Fortune
"Attackers used AI’s 'agentic' capabilities to an unprecedented degree—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves."
fortune.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The #ai could "autonomously inspect digital infrastructure, identify “the highest-value databases,” write exploit code, harvest user credentials, and organize stolen data"
fortune.com/2025/11/14/a...
Just needs to be autonomous then.
fortune.com/2025/11/14/a...
Just needs to be autonomous then.
@wired.com is pulling no punches - a must read:
"big #tech companies became The Phone Company—pernicious behemoths who enshittify their products to extract more profits"
www.wired.com/story/silico...
Is our only solution clinging to neoliberalism as a defence against authoritarianism?
"big #tech companies became The Phone Company—pernicious behemoths who enshittify their products to extract more profits"
www.wired.com/story/silico...
Is our only solution clinging to neoliberalism as a defence against authoritarianism?
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@wired.com is pulling no punches - a must read:
"big #tech companies became The Phone Company—pernicious behemoths who enshittify their products to extract more profits"
www.wired.com/story/silico...
Is our only solution clinging to neoliberalism as a defence against authoritarianism?
"big #tech companies became The Phone Company—pernicious behemoths who enshittify their products to extract more profits"
www.wired.com/story/silico...
Is our only solution clinging to neoliberalism as a defence against authoritarianism?
“Worryingly, nearly one in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS now includes at least one subject of investigation under the age of 18"
cbc.ca/news/politic...
Extremist groups find un-supervised Canadian kids online everywhere. They make for easy targets.
#cdnpoli #cdned
cbc.ca/news/politic...
Extremist groups find un-supervised Canadian kids online everywhere. They make for easy targets.
#cdnpoli #cdned
Nearly 1 in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS involves a minor: spy boss | CBC News
The head of Canada’s spy agency is warning about a “worrying” number of young people becoming radicalized.
cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Worryingly, nearly one in 10 terrorism investigations at CSIS now includes at least one subject of investigation under the age of 18"
cbc.ca/news/politic...
Extremist groups find un-supervised Canadian kids online everywhere. They make for easy targets.
#cdnpoli #cdned
cbc.ca/news/politic...
Extremist groups find un-supervised Canadian kids online everywhere. They make for easy targets.
#cdnpoli #cdned
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump administration signed an $80bn deal with Westinghouse, which had been struggling financially, the Trump administration could end up taking a stake in the company"
"Trump administration signed an $80bn deal with Westinghouse, which had been struggling financially, the Trump administration could end up taking a stake in the company"
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors
As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump administration signed an $80bn deal with Westinghouse, which had been struggling financially, the Trump administration could end up taking a stake in the company"
"Trump administration signed an $80bn deal with Westinghouse, which had been struggling financially, the Trump administration could end up taking a stake in the company"
Stage seperation complete: www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/13/c...
Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS fragmentation: 13 Nov. 2025 image and animation. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS showed several fragments in the inner coma on 13 Nov. 2025. Image by g. Masi, Virtual Telescope Project.
www.virtualtelescope.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Stage seperation complete: www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/13/c...
Reposted by Timothy King
Rohit Gupta, the TDSB supervisor, will earn $350,000 a year +$20,000 in expenses to get the board “back on track” despite an auditor finding no evidence of financial mismanagement.
supervisor@tdsb.on.ca
rohit.gupta@tdsb.on.ca
A former Metrolinx advisor getting things back on track is just perfect.
supervisor@tdsb.on.ca
rohit.gupta@tdsb.on.ca
A former Metrolinx advisor getting things back on track is just perfect.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Rohit Gupta, the TDSB supervisor, will earn $350,000 a year +$20,000 in expenses to get the board “back on track” despite an auditor finding no evidence of financial mismanagement.
supervisor@tdsb.on.ca
rohit.gupta@tdsb.on.ca
A former Metrolinx advisor getting things back on track is just perfect.
supervisor@tdsb.on.ca
rohit.gupta@tdsb.on.ca
A former Metrolinx advisor getting things back on track is just perfect.
"They’re fueled by hype & ebullient valuations. When the heat rises — when capital tightens or customers scrutinize ROI — they go up in seconds."
open.substack.com/pub/ceodinne...
"Infrastructure clones in crowded categories — 1 more LLM gateway, 1 more vector database"
#ai #aibubble
open.substack.com/pub/ceodinne...
"Infrastructure clones in crowded categories — 1 more LLM gateway, 1 more vector database"
#ai #aibubble
The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy.
AI won’t crash—it will burn. Like every tech cycle, the fire will clear the brush, redistribute talent, and leave infrastructure to power what comes next. The question is: what kind of plant are you?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"They’re fueled by hype & ebullient valuations. When the heat rises — when capital tightens or customers scrutinize ROI — they go up in seconds."
open.substack.com/pub/ceodinne...
"Infrastructure clones in crowded categories — 1 more LLM gateway, 1 more vector database"
#ai #aibubble
open.substack.com/pub/ceodinne...
"Infrastructure clones in crowded categories — 1 more LLM gateway, 1 more vector database"
#ai #aibubble
Working out migration strategies to Substack this morning...
substack.com/profile/1387...
substack.com/profile/1387...
Timothy King (@tk1ng)
Working out migrations strategies to substack.
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Working out migration strategies to Substack this morning...
substack.com/profile/1387...
substack.com/profile/1387...
"As data increasingly drives economic and social power, current models – dominated by a handful of Big Tech platforms – entrench structural inequalities, diminish user control, and undermine public trust."
t20southafrica.org/publications...
#T20Summit #digitalcitizenship #cdnpoli
t20southafrica.org/publications...
#T20Summit #digitalcitizenship #cdnpoli
Catalysing Positive Digital Infrastructure Innovation: G20's Role in Advancing Data Agency
This policy brief calls for a redesign of global digital infrastructure to centre citizen agency, equity, and sustainability.
t20southafrica.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"As data increasingly drives economic and social power, current models – dominated by a handful of Big Tech platforms – entrench structural inequalities, diminish user control, and undermine public trust."
t20southafrica.org/publications...
#T20Summit #digitalcitizenship #cdnpoli
t20southafrica.org/publications...
#T20Summit #digitalcitizenship #cdnpoli
The technical obliviousness I see in #cdned is often seated in science obliviousness. We need this kind of communications focus across all STEM programs.
If you can't explain it so people understand it, you're part of the problem.
#cdnpoli
If you can't explain it so people understand it, you're part of the problem.
#cdnpoli
When science is understandable, we all win. I've started a national petition calling on all institutions of higher education, and their accreditors, to require science communication and public engagement training for all STEM degrees. Share and sign today, it only takes a few seconds: bit.ly/3LbnfHB
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Xanadu’s $3.6B SPAC, Quantinuum’s 98-Qubit Helios Debut, psiQuantum & Lockheed Martin, Princeton Qubit - The Week in #QuantumComputing, November 3rd, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/quantump...
Xanadu’s $3.6B SPAC, Quantinuum’s 98-Qubit Helios Debut, psiQuantum & Lockheed Martin, Princeton Qubit - The Week in Quantum Computing, November 3rd, 2025
Canadian firm Xanadu’s $3.6 billion goes Nasdaq SPAC (another one!). Also Canada’s 2025 budget earmarks over $210 billion for research and development incentives in strategic sectors, including AI and...
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Xanadu’s $3.6B SPAC, Quantinuum’s 98-Qubit Helios Debut, psiQuantum & Lockheed Martin, Princeton Qubit - The Week in #QuantumComputing, November 3rd, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/quantump...
EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
We need something similar in #Canada, along with laws with teeth for the treasonous types who happily take foreign money to destabilize our country.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
We need something similar in #Canada, along with laws with teeth for the treasonous types who happily take foreign money to destabilize our country.
#cdnpoli
EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others
Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
We need something similar in #Canada, along with laws with teeth for the treasonous types who happily take foreign money to destabilize our country.
#cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
We need something similar in #Canada, along with laws with teeth for the treasonous types who happily take foreign money to destabilize our country.
#cdnpoli
"Advanced solar panels represent more than just a technological evolution—they symbolize a paradigm shift. From external, visible objects, they will become an integral part of the environments we live in"
quantum2025.org/news-link/ad...
Another quantum mechanically enabled modern device.
quantum2025.org/news-link/ad...
Another quantum mechanically enabled modern device.
Advanced Solar Panels: Toward a New Era of Clean Energy - IYQ 2025
Quantum Mechanics and the Birth of a Revolution Quantum mechanics represents one of the most significant revolutions in the history of modern physics, ushering in a new understanding of nature at the ...
quantum2025.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Advanced solar panels represent more than just a technological evolution—they symbolize a paradigm shift. From external, visible objects, they will become an integral part of the environments we live in"
quantum2025.org/news-link/ad...
Another quantum mechanically enabled modern device.
quantum2025.org/news-link/ad...
Another quantum mechanically enabled modern device.
AI race heats up as Chinese start-up Moonshot launches Kimi K2 Thinking www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-...
AI race heats up as Chinese start-up Moonshot launches Kimi K2 Thinking
Moonshot AI has launched an update to the Kimi 2 model, the Kimi K2 Thinking, which is reportedly an improved agent capable of enhanced reasoning.
www.siliconrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
AI race heats up as Chinese start-up Moonshot launches Kimi K2 Thinking www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-...
Canadian #quantum company Photonic Inc. Advances to Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
photonic.com/news/photoni...
#cdnpoli
photonic.com/news/photoni...
#cdnpoli
Photonic Inc. Advances to Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative - Photonic
Photonic Inc., a global leader in distributed quantum computing, announced today it has been selected to participate in Stage B of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Quantum Benchm...
photonic.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Canadian #quantum company Photonic Inc. Advances to Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
photonic.com/news/photoni...
#cdnpoli
photonic.com/news/photoni...
#cdnpoli
Happy with the final edit:
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
"You are surrounded by #quantum mechanics. Celebrate this centenary of our discovery of #quantummechanics by recognizing that it isn't coming soon but is something you've been surrounded by your whole life." #cdned #onted #IYQ2025
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
"You are surrounded by #quantum mechanics. Celebrate this centenary of our discovery of #quantummechanics by recognizing that it isn't coming soon but is something you've been surrounded by your whole life." #cdned #onted #IYQ2025
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy with the final edit:
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
"You are surrounded by #quantum mechanics. Celebrate this centenary of our discovery of #quantummechanics by recognizing that it isn't coming soon but is something you've been surrounded by your whole life." #cdned #onted #IYQ2025
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
"You are surrounded by #quantum mechanics. Celebrate this centenary of our discovery of #quantummechanics by recognizing that it isn't coming soon but is something you've been surrounded by your whole life." #cdned #onted #IYQ2025
Reposted by Timothy King
#Quantum isn't the next big thing, you've been surrounded by quantum engineering for your entire life.
A good way to end the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics during #IYQ2025? #cdned #onted
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
A good way to end the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics during #IYQ2025? #cdned #onted
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
Leveraging Our Quantum Mechanical Advantage
a history of transistors from a quantum mechanical perspective, how quantum technologies are all around us, digital is quantum, centenary of quantum
temkblog.blogspot.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
#Quantum isn't the next big thing, you've been surrounded by quantum engineering for your entire life.
A good way to end the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics during #IYQ2025? #cdned #onted
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
A good way to end the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics during #IYQ2025? #cdned #onted
temkblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/leve...
"For the first time, the #technology for building a global-scale #quantum internet is within reach"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Another interesting use case for rare earth minerals that one country on the planet has a monopoly on.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Another interesting use case for rare earth minerals that one country on the planet has a monopoly on.
Breakthrough could connect quantum computers at 200X the distance
Quantum computers are powerful, lightning-fast and notoriously difficult to connect to one another over long distances.
phys.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"For the first time, the #technology for building a global-scale #quantum internet is within reach"
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Another interesting use case for rare earth minerals that one country on the planet has a monopoly on.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Another interesting use case for rare earth minerals that one country on the planet has a monopoly on.
Carl was right, no one is bothered.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Carl was right, no one is bothered.
"We are thinking about how to use entanglement to do things like encrypted communications or more sensitive measurements- we use these tools to characterize complex phases of matter and their entanglement structure"
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
Caltech's Pioneering Quantum Hub Celebrates 25 Years
John Preskill reflects on the history and impact of IQIM
www.caltech.edu
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"We are thinking about how to use entanglement to do things like encrypted communications or more sensitive measurements- we use these tools to characterize complex phases of matter and their entanglement structure"
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...