Cian Ginty
@cianginty.bsky.social
Editor of IrishCycle.com - runs http://CyclingForAll.ie - [email protected]
When I was a tech journalist and a lot younger than I am now, I foolishly thought we might have some regulation of tech companies by now...
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When I was a tech journalist and a lot younger than I am now, I foolishly thought we might have some regulation of tech companies by now...
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Criminal fools eating up electricity planet investment decency and political space. And of course avoiding responsibility. These “techbros” need to get off in a self driving space rocket. I guess they are all self driving until something goes wrong ??
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Criminal fools eating up electricity planet investment decency and political space. And of course avoiding responsibility. These “techbros” need to get off in a self driving space rocket. I guess they are all self driving until something goes wrong ??
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A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking.
My son hasn't cycled since
My son hasn't cycled since
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"This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler, and here is a paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you perhaps have already heard what it contains, but I would just like to read it to you..."
⁉️ Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has been ready to state in writing that it does not intend to attack Europe.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler, and here is a paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you perhaps have already heard what it contains, but I would just like to read it to you..."
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Without changing the intent of the model I would prefer to see it presented like this. Two reinforcing loops and two stocks, so we can start to grasp the dynamics at play.
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Without changing the intent of the model I would prefer to see it presented like this. Two reinforcing loops and two stocks, so we can start to grasp the dynamics at play.
How much will our health sector, which relies on immigrants so much, and an economy as open as Ireland's, suffer when this happens here?
What did I tell you?
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How much will our health sector, which relies on immigrants so much, and an economy as open as Ireland's, suffer when this happens here?
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There will be plenty of divide in opinion on this subject, but for the time being 50 cycle logistics manufacturers & service providers have delivered to the European Commission their view on how cargo logistics should and shouldn't be regulated into the future
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/cycle-l...
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/cycle-l...
Cycle logistics declaration weighs in on future cargo bike regulations
A new collectively signed cycle logistics declaration backed by 50 players in the professional cargo bike manufacturing and services world
www.cyclingelectric.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
There will be plenty of divide in opinion on this subject, but for the time being 50 cycle logistics manufacturers & service providers have delivered to the European Commission their view on how cargo logistics should and shouldn't be regulated into the future
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/cycle-l...
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/cycle-l...
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"Even though the document was not listed on the OBR website, journalists - including those at the BBC - were able to access by guessing its URL, which was very similar to one used in a previous official document."
i have a cost-saving idea, which is, bear with me: not to do a big investigation
i have a cost-saving idea, which is, bear with me: not to do a big investigation
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"Even though the document was not listed on the OBR website, journalists - including those at the BBC - were able to access by guessing its URL, which was very similar to one used in a previous official document."
i have a cost-saving idea, which is, bear with me: not to do a big investigation
i have a cost-saving idea, which is, bear with me: not to do a big investigation
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... all thanks to a female Irish meteorologist called Maureen Sweeney!
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
... all thanks to a female Irish meteorologist called Maureen Sweeney!
Jim O'Callaghan is looking to charge refugees for sleeping in tents and doesn't seem to think careers should have family members with them.
It sounds like he wants FF to become Ireland's version of Reform.
It sounds like he wants FF to become Ireland's version of Reform.
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Jim O'Callaghan is looking to charge refugees for sleeping in tents and doesn't seem to think careers should have family members with them.
It sounds like he wants FF to become Ireland's version of Reform.
It sounds like he wants FF to become Ireland's version of Reform.
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Linking to X in the article 💀When will Official Ireland draw the line and stop supporting fascist techbros?
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhrán na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria after organisers mistakenly played Britain's God Save the King over the speakers
Irish team sing anthem after God Save the King blunder
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhran na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers mistakenly played Britain's 'God Save the...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Linking to X in the article 💀When will Official Ireland draw the line and stop supporting fascist techbros?
Will Netflix ever get lost with this nonsense? You're an international streaming service, why are you so focused on releasing episodes to US TV-like primetime?
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Will Netflix ever get lost with this nonsense? You're an international streaming service, why are you so focused on releasing episodes to US TV-like primetime?
I'm still unsure of how the National Broadband Plan was put together, but Watt was wrong.... 5G is still rubbish/patchy in many towns...
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
Ireland is about to complete a major multi-billion € piece of critical infrastructure on/under time and on/under budget.
You read that correctly.
NBP, maligned and scorned, will finish ahead of schedule.
How on earth did we get it right? What lessons?
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
You read that correctly.
NBP, maligned and scorned, will finish ahead of schedule.
How on earth did we get it right? What lessons?
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Adrian Weckler: The National Broadband plan is coming in under time and on budget - where did it all go right?
Ireland is set to finish a major national infrastructure project on time – and on or even under budget.
www.independent.ie
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm still unsure of how the National Broadband Plan was put together, but Watt was wrong.... 5G is still rubbish/patchy in many towns...
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
"Watt joined others in arguing that 'cheaper technologies' such as mobile 5G were inevitably going to supersede fibre – a prediction that now looks foolish"
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway's second ring road with "€1bn+" cost irishcycle.com/2025/11/26/m...
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway’s second ring road with “€1bn+” cost
Under pressure from rural TDs supporting it, the Government is shifting its transport spending priorities from sustainable transport to road building — the funding ratio between public transp…
irishcycle.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Major public transport projects at risk as Govt priority shifts to roads; funding committed to Galway's second ring road with "€1bn+" cost irishcycle.com/2025/11/26/m...
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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Given Apple’s “affordable” option is still over €600 this in pretty nuts
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Set to Become World’s Top Phone Maker, Overtaking Samsung
Apple Inc. will retake its crown as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by the successful debut of a new iPhone series and a rush of consumers upgradi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Given Apple’s “affordable” option is still over €600 this in pretty nuts
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square irishcycle.com/2025/11/25/j...
Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square
Residents of the Dartmouth Square area in Ranelagh have lodged judicial review proceedings against An Coimisiún Pleanála’s approval of the MetroLink Railway Order. The application for a judic…
irishcycle.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Judicial review papers against MetroLink filed by residents of Dartmouth Square irishcycle.com/2025/11/25/j...
The EU really needs to get its act together on so many fronts...
Sweden's foreign minister claimed last week that Europe has imported more from Russia during the war than it has spent supporting Ukraine. A review of the numbers suggests she is right.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The EU really needs to get its act together on so many fronts...
Missed this clip at the time... what will it take before social media is regulated?
This particular political deepfake account uses the same brand styling as RTE. Its last fake video here, not quite as slick but still passable, got 114k views, 268 comments and 309 shares on Facebook. It’s still live after four days.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Missed this clip at the time... what will it take before social media is regulated?
Ah, here... what would Orwell think of this?
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ah, here... what would Orwell think of this?
Pretending this isn't a problem (like removing supports for people paying bills) is the type of thing that leads to the far-right gaining.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
After several years of stubborn inflation, price pressures are now near the ECB's target. Despite this, one in four Europeans still fails to pay their bills on time.
Debts stacking up? A quarter of Europeans don't pay bills on time
After several years of stubborn inflation, price pressures are now near the ECB's target. Despite this, one in four Europeans still fails to pay their bills on time.
l.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Pretending this isn't a problem (like removing supports for people paying bills) is the type of thing that leads to the far-right gaining.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
Saying we cannot have universal supports given to everyone doesn't tally when all hospitality businesses are getting the vat cut.
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Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
jrnl.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469