Thomas (Tom) Yoritaka
@tomyoritaka.bsky.social
Software - VC - M&A | Trustee on the Board of @soasuni.bsky.social | Alum of @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, U of Chicago Booth School of Business, Northwestern U | Now at @compscioxford.bsky.social | 🇬🇧 + 🇺🇸 | Posts are my own
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Japanese Americans know better than most people about the corrosive effects of scapegoating immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Japanese Americans know better than most people about the corrosive effects of scapegoating immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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Sarah Mattox worked with the diaries of Heart Mountain incarceree Kara Kondo to create the Heart Mountain Suite. Learn more about the Whatcom Chorale's upcoming performance this weekend.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/18/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/18/...
Whatcom Chorale pays tribute to the 'unbroken spirit' of 120K Japanese Americans | Cascadia Daily News
'Lest We Forget' (Nov. 22–23) includes a reprisal of Sarah Mattox's 'Heart Mountain Suite'
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sarah Mattox worked with the diaries of Heart Mountain incarceree Kara Kondo to create the Heart Mountain Suite. Learn more about the Whatcom Chorale's upcoming performance this weekend.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/18/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/18/...
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King Charles encourages Nobel prize-winning author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro to continue his fight against AI companies infringing his copyrights by scraping his books for training.
King Charles urges British author to 'keep battling' against AI
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro revealed Charles had told him it was 'important to keep battling'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
King Charles encourages Nobel prize-winning author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro to continue his fight against AI companies infringing his copyrights by scraping his books for training.
Great to see the #UK's #VC ecosystem is bouncing back strongly - and remains at the head of the pack in #Europe (well ahead of #France/#Germany); also great to see #quantumcomputing investment growing rapidly (via dealroom/HSBC)
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great to see the #UK's #VC ecosystem is bouncing back strongly - and remains at the head of the pack in #Europe (well ahead of #France/#Germany); also great to see #quantumcomputing investment growing rapidly (via dealroom/HSBC)
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Blackrock CEO Fink: If we do not grow our economy by 3% a year over next 10 years, our deficits are going to overwhelm this economy - CNBC Interview.
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Proud moment for all #NorthwesternUniversity students & alumni - congratulations to Professor Mokyr on the
#NobelPrize in #economics!
#NobelPrize in #economics!
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ
3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.
n.pr
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Proud moment for all #NorthwesternUniversity students & alumni - congratulations to Professor Mokyr on the
#NobelPrize in #economics!
#NobelPrize in #economics!
A must-follow blog for any #deeptech founders/investors - and quantum academics from Universal Quantum #quantumcomputing universalquantum.com/knowledge-hu...
Engineering Notes from the Quantum Frontier - Vol. 1 | Universal Quantum
universalquantum.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A must-follow blog for any #deeptech founders/investors - and quantum academics from Universal Quantum #quantumcomputing universalquantum.com/knowledge-hu...
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We honor the memory of those who were mercilessly killed by russia on August 28, 2025. As well as the memory of every victim of russian terror🕯
Our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
Our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
August 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We honor the memory of those who were mercilessly killed by russia on August 28, 2025. As well as the memory of every victim of russian terror🕯
Our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
Our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
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Tariffs are taxes on American consumers and American businesses
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Tariffs are taxes on American consumers and American businesses
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Last night @russshaw.bsky.social joined Ani Kaprekar and Tech India Advocates at the Indian Tech Society Awards 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Last night @russshaw.bsky.social joined Ani Kaprekar and Tech India Advocates at the Indian Tech Society Awards 2025
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Alan Simpson was an inspiration for us, because he showed how people of differing opinions can work together. In today's @nytimes, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses Al's impact:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Alan Simpson was an inspiration for us, because he showed how people of differing opinions can work together. In today's @nytimes, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses Al's impact:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
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The U.S. is most often named as the top threat in Canada, Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil & Mexico
Russia is top threat in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden & UK
China is top threat in US, Australia & Japan
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Russia is top threat in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden & UK
China is top threat in US, Australia & Japan
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
July 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The U.S. is most often named as the top threat in Canada, Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil & Mexico
Russia is top threat in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden & UK
China is top threat in US, Australia & Japan
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Russia is top threat in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden & UK
China is top threat in US, Australia & Japan
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
#Japan & #Canada (and the #UK/#EU) will likely continue (as they should/must) to accelerate the integration of their defence capabilities & economies over the next 1-2 years
Canada and Japan are close partners. I met with Foreign Minister Iwaya to advance our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we signed a Security of Information Agreement—an important step to deepen our defence and security cooperation.
July 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
July 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
All of us must combat antisemitism, Islamophobia & all other forms of bigotry equally resolutely; a good piece by @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev "Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled" www.noahpinion.blog/p/jewish-ame...
Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled
Increasingly squeezed between the new leftism and the new rightism.
www.noahpinion.blog
July 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
All of us must combat antisemitism, Islamophobia & all other forms of bigotry equally resolutely; a good piece by @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev "Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled" www.noahpinion.blog/p/jewish-ame...
This seems like common sense - surprising it wasn't allowed before; welcome news ... "‘Innovator passport’ set to transform #NHS services" by Jessica Nangle via @uktn.bsky.social #innovation #healthcare www.uktech.news/medtech/inno...
'Innovator passport' set to transform NHS services - UKTN
NHS patients nationwide will get accelerated access to cutting edge technology through a new digital system.
www.uktech.news
July 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This seems like common sense - surprising it wasn't allowed before; welcome news ... "‘Innovator passport’ set to transform #NHS services" by Jessica Nangle via @uktn.bsky.social #innovation #healthcare www.uktech.news/medtech/inno...
Members of the Free World have no choice but to reduce reliance on #American #defence #technology over time - the question is how quickly they can make that transition ... "NATO sparks an #AI gold rush" by @dcheslow.bsky.social via @politico.eu @politico.com #NATO www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NATO sparks an ‘AI gold rush’
www.politico.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Members of the Free World have no choice but to reduce reliance on #American #defence #technology over time - the question is how quickly they can make that transition ... "NATO sparks an #AI gold rush" by @dcheslow.bsky.social via @politico.eu @politico.com #NATO www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Global Talent Taskforce launched to attract international tech skills. 🔎
➡️ www.uktech.news/news/governm... 🔗
#globaltalent #techskills #government #research #innovation #skills #strategy #UKtech
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#globaltalent #techskills #government #research #innovation #skills #strategy #UKtech
Global Talent Taskforce launched to attract international tech skills - UKTN
The government has launched a Global Talent Taskforce to draw high-skilled tech workers to the UK as part of its new Industrial Strategy.
www.uktech.news
June 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Global Talent Taskforce launched to attract international tech skills. 🔎
➡️ www.uktech.news/news/governm... 🔗
#globaltalent #techskills #government #research #innovation #skills #strategy #UKtech
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#globaltalent #techskills #government #research #innovation #skills #strategy #UKtech
"OQC on path to commercially viable #quantumcomputers" by @oscarhornstein.bsky.social via @uktn.bsky.social #quantumcomputing #millionqubits #qubits www.uktech.news/news/oqc-on-...
OQC on path to commercially viable quantum computers - UKTN
OQC claims to have significantly progressed on the path to commercially viable technology with the release of research on error detection.
www.uktech.news
June 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"OQC on path to commercially viable #quantumcomputers" by @oscarhornstein.bsky.social via @uktn.bsky.social #quantumcomputing #millionqubits #qubits www.uktech.news/news/oqc-on-...
The #US is not the most "open" country when it comes to #immigration - nor is it likely that the US is already "full"; a lot is at stake here - thanks to @laurelann.bsky.social cc: @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev @walshfreedom.bsky.social
About 1 million immigrants come to the US annually, the vast majority with family connections
5% are employee sponsored, 3% are refugees, and only 2% are accepted from the lottery
Immigrants help our economy and our society
We need immigration reform yesterday
5% are employee sponsored, 3% are refugees, and only 2% are accepted from the lottery
Immigrants help our economy and our society
We need immigration reform yesterday
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The #US is not the most "open" country when it comes to #immigration - nor is it likely that the US is already "full"; a lot is at stake here - thanks to @laurelann.bsky.social cc: @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev @walshfreedom.bsky.social
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Our sister company, @TheEIU, has rated the best, and worst, cities in which to live. See which one topped this year’s ranking—and which one remains rooted to the bottom of the table https://econ.trib.al/sgUKIZZ
The world’s most liveable cities in 2025
Vienna has lost its crown. Instability threatens living standards everywhere
econ.trib.al
June 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our sister company, @TheEIU, has rated the best, and worst, cities in which to live. See which one topped this year’s ranking—and which one remains rooted to the bottom of the table https://econ.trib.al/sgUKIZZ
It's alright to admit #VCs aren't a chosen people who are "making the world a better place"; they too have bills to pay & careers to worry about ... "Zombie fund era is pushing more VCs to take a career pivot" #venturecapital #siliconvalley pitchbook.com/news/article...
Zombie fund era is pushing more VCs to take a career pivot - PitchBook
The past few years have taught many VCs that nothing is certain. What is an investor to do next?
pitchbook.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's alright to admit #VCs aren't a chosen people who are "making the world a better place"; they too have bills to pay & careers to worry about ... "Zombie fund era is pushing more VCs to take a career pivot" #venturecapital #siliconvalley pitchbook.com/news/article...