Packing a lot into my time in London this week: fascinating afternoon trying out Huawei’s latest foldable tech, and dinner with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to celebrate his new book
July 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Packing a lot into my time in London this week: fascinating afternoon trying out Huawei’s latest foldable tech, and dinner with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to celebrate his new book
Looking forward to seeing Karen Hao in Edinburgh in August. Just secured my ticket after starting off at 1,502 in the online queue! I got her new book about OpenAI yesterday. The firm and Sam Altman declined to be involved which of course makes me even more intrigued to read it…
June 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Looking forward to seeing Karen Hao in Edinburgh in August. Just secured my ticket after starting off at 1,502 in the online queue! I got her new book about OpenAI yesterday. The firm and Sam Altman declined to be involved which of course makes me even more intrigued to read it…
A few thoughts about the UK’s current AI/copyright battle
May 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A few thoughts about the UK’s current AI/copyright battle
Tried out Zuck’s new specs…
May 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Tried out Zuck’s new specs…
I had a great morning Microsoft’s Seattle quantum lab - they don’t let many people in. This is its Majorana 1 chip, a potentially significant breakthrough which is currently facing a lot of scientific scrutiny
March 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I had a great morning Microsoft’s Seattle quantum lab - they don’t let many people in. This is its Majorana 1 chip, a potentially significant breakthrough which is currently facing a lot of scientific scrutiny
Microsoft’s Redmond campus treehouses are available for all staff to work in. Unfortunately they lack kitchens or bathrooms or perhaps that’s to stop people moving in!
March 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Microsoft’s Redmond campus treehouses are available for all staff to work in. Unfortunately they lack kitchens or bathrooms or perhaps that’s to stop people moving in!
Little visit to the Microsoft mothership in Seattle. This campus is gigantic. 130 buildings set in 520 acres of land. There are also five beehives and one Lake Bill 😂
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Little visit to the Microsoft mothership in Seattle. This campus is gigantic. 130 buildings set in 520 acres of land. There are also five beehives and one Lake Bill 😂
Privileged to give evidence tonight at the House of Lords for the AI PPG cross parliamentary committee. I talked about AI and data privacy, and why current data legislation doesn’t fit in the AI world. I haven’t done anything like this before - it was fascinating
March 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Privileged to give evidence tonight at the House of Lords for the AI PPG cross parliamentary committee. I talked about AI and data privacy, and why current data legislation doesn’t fit in the AI world. I haven’t done anything like this before - it was fascinating
I’m so sad to hear that Bill Dare has died. Legendary UK comedy producer. We last spoke around 18 months ago. He sent me a very polite email introducing himself and asking if I would mind having a cameo in something he was developing for Radio4. He was brilliant. Thinking of his family.
March 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I’m so sad to hear that Bill Dare has died. Legendary UK comedy producer. We last spoke around 18 months ago. He sent me a very polite email introducing himself and asking if I would mind having a cameo in something he was developing for Radio4. He was brilliant. Thinking of his family.
How old people do gigs! Little Sunday night trip to see Tyketto play at the theatre
February 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How old people do gigs! Little Sunday night trip to see Tyketto play at the theatre
Day 3 of the Barclays app outage...
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Day 3 of the Barclays app outage...
Didn't have "fire up a 27 year old Nintendo Gameboy" on my list of things to do today, but here we are. Eldest came home with one from CEX and it needed a bit of TLC but now he's hooked!
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Didn't have "fire up a 27 year old Nintendo Gameboy" on my list of things to do today, but here we are. Eldest came home with one from CEX and it needed a bit of TLC but now he's hooked!
A few thoughts about Big Tech and Trump
January 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A few thoughts about Big Tech and Trump
Some thoughts about the government’s ambitious new plans for UK AI
January 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Some thoughts about the government’s ambitious new plans for UK AI
What Nick Clegg leaving Meta tells us about the tech giant’s political positioning.
January 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
What Nick Clegg leaving Meta tells us about the tech giant’s political positioning.
The luxury of the Lotus is great fun but I'm starting to fantasise about being able to put a tank of petrol in it 😑
December 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM
The luxury of the Lotus is great fun but I'm starting to fantasise about being able to put a tank of petrol in it 😑
Omg I wrote a book! Except I didn't... AI did. An amazing and terrifying gift from my dear friend Janet who tells me I will look like a nob if I read it on the train 😂
December 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Omg I wrote a book! Except I didn't... AI did. An amazing and terrifying gift from my dear friend Janet who tells me I will look like a nob if I read it on the train 😂
I'm trying out the Lotus Emeya over Christmas. It's a luxury EV from the UK brand (made in China). But EV market is struggling and this is top dollar - will it find a big enough market?
It is beautifully crafted. Someone just asked me if they could take a photo of it!
It is beautifully crafted. Someone just asked me if they could take a photo of it!
December 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I'm trying out the Lotus Emeya over Christmas. It's a luxury EV from the UK brand (made in China). But EV market is struggling and this is top dollar - will it find a big enough market?
It is beautifully crafted. Someone just asked me if they could take a photo of it!
It is beautifully crafted. Someone just asked me if they could take a photo of it!
I think it’s quite possible that Hawk Tuah girl had her unexpected moment of fame, doesn’t know much about crypto, was sold this idea of a memecoin as a way to make easy money, and probably wasn’t involved in it apart from putting her name to it.
But I also think she might now in big trouble.
But I also think she might now in big trouble.
December 20, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I think it’s quite possible that Hawk Tuah girl had her unexpected moment of fame, doesn’t know much about crypto, was sold this idea of a memecoin as a way to make easy money, and probably wasn’t involved in it apart from putting her name to it.
But I also think she might now in big trouble.
But I also think she might now in big trouble.
Trying our ChatGPT on WhatsApp. Great idea. It was good for Xmas dinner recipes but not so good at current affairs
December 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Trying our ChatGPT on WhatsApp. Great idea. It was good for Xmas dinner recipes but not so good at current affairs
Think my son’s school drama teacher is onto me
December 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Think my son’s school drama teacher is onto me