Paul Armstrong
@paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social
Emerging Technologies Advisor (TBD Group). Also: tech/startup writer, speaker, author of ‘Disruptive Technologies’. Optimistic sceptic.
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Pinned
Let’s get these relics gone.
The machinations of a few opponents means the upper house is in danger of being seen to flout the will of MPs
✏️ Patience Wheatcroft
✏️ Patience Wheatcroft
Assisted dying dirty tricks could kill the Lords
The machinations of a few opponents means the upper house is in danger of being seen to flout the will of MPs
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Let’s get these relics gone.
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NEW: DOGE is far from dead, contrary to recent reporting. Instead, its operatives have “burrowed into” federal agencies “like ticks.”
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
NEW: DOGE is far from dead, contrary to recent reporting. Instead, its operatives have “burrowed into” federal agencies “like ticks.”
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Here’s what the DOGE crew is up to now:
From @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social
Like they weren’t at Code Red for the last year.
OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race
OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race
Google’s own ‘code red’ response to ChatGPT has started paying off.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Like they weren’t at Code Red for the last year.
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Great piece. #panicKing
"Trump rarely faces direct consequences for his shameful rhetoric. That’s because in the past Republicans have largely refused to abandon him no matter what he says or does. But there are signs that's now changing."
Trump's ugly Thanksgiving meltdown
It's getting so bad that even Republicans are starting to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Great piece. #panicKing
It’s like they don’t have any money.
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s like they don’t have any money.
This sort of price gauging has one or two years max - the oral versions are fast going to arrive.
Eli Lilly cuts Zepbound price to widen access for obesity drug reut.rs/4pcWH8f
Eli Lilly cuts Zepbound price to widen access for obesity drug
Eli Lilly said on Monday it has lowered the price of single-dose vials of its popular obesity drug Zepbound to make the treatment more affordable for U.S. patients, as demand for weight-loss therapies surge.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This sort of price gauging has one or two years max - the oral versions are fast going to arrive.
What an absolute bastion of health in charge of a world-class military and trillions of dollars and hundreds of millions of lives…
he got an mri on his ass
TRUMP: If they want to release my MRI it's ok w/me. It's perfect like my phone call where I got impeached
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What an absolute bastion of health in charge of a world-class military and trillions of dollars and hundreds of millions of lives…
Clap for that pun, people.
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The self driving taxi revolution is here (but not India where we will need to wait for superintelligence before robots can navigate the roads) www.economist.com/who-will-win...
The self-driving taxi revolution is here
It’s Waymo complicated than it looks
www.economist.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Clap for that pun, people.
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Diesel sales are plummeting in Europe, as EVs, hybrids and PHEVs take off.
Plug-In Hybrids Are Outselling Diesel Cars In Europe For The First Time
The days of the oil burners are numbered, as fewer and fewer companies keep them in their lineups.
insideevs.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Diesel sales are plummeting in Europe, as EVs, hybrids and PHEVs take off.
Errr.
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Errr.
Oh no, only $49 billion left.
The Softbank selloff has meant Masayoshi Son has dropped to eighth on Forbes’ real-time list of Asia’s richest people, down from third at the start of this month.
Masayoshi Son’s Fortune Drops Nearly $5 Billion Amid Softbank Selloff Over OpenAI Concerns
The Softbank selloff has meant Masayoshi Son has dropped to eighth on Forbes’ real-time list of Asia’s richest people, down from third at the start of this month.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Oh no, only $49 billion left.
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This is the hard hitting news I need.
Most people know that binge drinking, especially when it’s frequent, is dangerous for health. But is it still risky if you drink rarely, or not at all, for most of the year? We asked experts.
Is It OK to Binge Drink Occasionally?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This is the hard hitting news I need.
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Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power on.ft.com/4oi7mNC
Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power
As threat from ChatGPT recedes, users are searching more with the market leader and monetisation seems to be intact
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power on.ft.com/4oi7mNC
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Ultraprocessed foods, like breakfast cereals, frozen meals and processed meats, have been linked to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions. Here's what to know.
How Do Ultraprocessed Foods Affect the Gut?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ultraprocessed foods, like breakfast cereals, frozen meals and processed meats, have been linked to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions. Here's what to know.
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UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
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G20 defies Trump as leaders press on without the US on.ft.com/3XQegP2
G20 defies Trump as leaders press on without the US
Agreements at G20 and COP30 show how America’s absence has not demoralised world leaders
on.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
G20 defies Trump as leaders press on without the US on.ft.com/3XQegP2
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I've given up on pointing this out, but it is 100% true. The list of "new discoveries" about platforms that I literally filed public affidavits about in 2010 or testified on live TV about in 2012 is... really long.
We could skip a bunch of bullshit by looking at what is already public.
We could skip a bunch of bullshit by looking at what is already public.
The biggest source for any DSA investigation into addictive design features might not be platforms' risk assessments, but the more than 6 million documents that are part of the pretrial discovery process in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Massive Legal Siege’ Against Social Media Companies Looms
Thousands of plaintiffs’ complaints, millions of pages of internal documents and transcripts of countless hours of depositions are about to land in US courtrooms, threatening the future of the biggest...
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I've given up on pointing this out, but it is 100% true. The list of "new discoveries" about platforms that I literally filed public affidavits about in 2010 or testified on live TV about in 2012 is... really long.
We could skip a bunch of bullshit by looking at what is already public.
We could skip a bunch of bullshit by looking at what is already public.
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How kids’ smartwatches led to anxiety, addiction, and crime
machinesociety.ai/p/how-kids-s...
machinesociety.ai/p/how-kids-s...
How kids’ smartwatches led to anxiety, addiction, and crime
The world needs to learn from China’s bad example.
machinesociety.ai
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How kids’ smartwatches led to anxiety, addiction, and crime
machinesociety.ai/p/how-kids-s...
machinesociety.ai/p/how-kids-s...
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Increasingly museums have found themselves facing the conundrum of how to guard the safety of their works in the event of a climate-related catastrophe.
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Increasingly museums have found themselves facing the conundrum of how to guard the safety of their works in the event of a climate-related catastrophe.
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
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The guy on TikTok playing random fellas at Connect 4 is the most wholesomely British thing I’ve seen on the app all year 🥲
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The guy on TikTok playing random fellas at Connect 4 is the most wholesomely British thing I’ve seen on the app all year 🥲
That and there’s no damn need to have legit masked ‘immigration’ officers in this day and age
You know who contributes billions to the economy? Immigrants. You know who doesn’t? Immigrants too scared to leave their homes (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Defending Masked Immigration Agents Is a Losing Battle
California passed a pair of laws that would prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks or hiding their identities while detaining people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants. It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to not only sue, but to refuse to comply.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That and there’s no damn need to have legit masked ‘immigration’ officers in this day and age
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It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It’s all a sham and a foreign influence operation as we have been saying on @pivotpod.bsky.social for a while now.
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Social psychology gave us trendy takeaways like power poses and “ego depletion.” Then the replication crisis hit — killing some of the flashiest findings but leaving the field stronger.
The Research That Launched a Thousand Airport Books Got a Reality Check. What Holds Up?
Social psychology gave us trendy takeaways like power poses and “ego depletion.” Then the replication crisis hit, killing many findings but leaving the field stronger.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Social psychology gave us trendy takeaways like power poses and “ego depletion.” Then the replication crisis hit — killing some of the flashiest findings but leaving the field stronger.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”