Tom King
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Tom King
@acertaintom.bsky.social
· Mar 28
A year ago this week, I was vexed that professions were not speaking about lessons to learn from the Post Office, so this is an update those reflections
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Last year, Andy Greenberg was contacted by a source going by "Red Bull" who claimed to be trapped in a Southeast Asian scam compound. The source shared videos, documents, and intel from the inside.
Then he tried to escape.
A must-read from @agreenberg.bsky.social who devoted so much to this saga:
Then he tried to escape.
A must-read from @agreenberg.bsky.social who devoted so much to this saga:
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Last year, Andy Greenberg was contacted by a source going by "Red Bull" who claimed to be trapped in a Southeast Asian scam compound. The source shared videos, documents, and intel from the inside.
Then he tried to escape.
A must-read from @agreenberg.bsky.social who devoted so much to this saga:
Then he tried to escape.
A must-read from @agreenberg.bsky.social who devoted so much to this saga:
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Tomorrow I will give a webinar on preregistration for the ManyMany's: What’s the use of preregistration for Big Team Science? You can join for free for the talk, and discussion afterwards.
For more info, see: manymanys.github.io/events/
For more info, see: manymanys.github.io/events/
Events
# Open Webinar: What's the use of preregistration for Big Team Science? As part of our open science event series, we are excited to launch registration for our upcoming webinar: **What's the use of…
manymanys.github.io
January 26, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Tomorrow I will give a webinar on preregistration for the ManyMany's: What’s the use of preregistration for Big Team Science? You can join for free for the talk, and discussion afterwards.
For more info, see: manymanys.github.io/events/
For more info, see: manymanys.github.io/events/
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Read our learnings and insights from more than 400 financial audits.
Many government departments, other agencies and organisations experience the same challenges, such as data & reporting quality, IT controls, and asset management
Report: nao.org.uk/insights/aud...
Many government departments, other agencies and organisations experience the same challenges, such as data & reporting quality, IT controls, and asset management
Report: nao.org.uk/insights/aud...
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Read our learnings and insights from more than 400 financial audits.
Many government departments, other agencies and organisations experience the same challenges, such as data & reporting quality, IT controls, and asset management
Report: nao.org.uk/insights/aud...
Many government departments, other agencies and organisations experience the same challenges, such as data & reporting quality, IT controls, and asset management
Report: nao.org.uk/insights/aud...
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National Data Library expert advisory group term of reference www.gov.uk/government/p...
"It is not a decision-making forum itself."
Doesn't say who the members are, mostly librarians I expect
"It is not a decision-making forum itself."
Doesn't say who the members are, mostly librarians I expect
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
National Data Library expert advisory group term of reference www.gov.uk/government/p...
"It is not a decision-making forum itself."
Doesn't say who the members are, mostly librarians I expect
"It is not a decision-making forum itself."
Doesn't say who the members are, mostly librarians I expect
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5) And finally, for now, we are hiring a Deputy Editor for our UK newsroom. This is a key leadership role that'll involve commissioning stories from across the EU, running point on coverage across beats, and acting as WIRED's external ambassador in the UK:
Deputy Editor, WIRED
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
5) And finally, for now, we are hiring a Deputy Editor for our UK newsroom. This is a key leadership role that'll involve commissioning stories from across the EU, running point on coverage across beats, and acting as WIRED's external ambassador in the UK:
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If we understood statistics, we would use a many many more one-tailed statistical tests.
January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
If we understood statistics, we would use a many many more one-tailed statistical tests.
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It makes me happy to see that a scientific book that looks interesting is available for free, open access. It also raises my expectation that it will be a good book, as the authors really wanted it to be read (unlike authors who merely want to have a book published).
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
It makes me happy to see that a scientific book that looks interesting is available for free, open access. It also raises my expectation that it will be a good book, as the authors really wanted it to be read (unlike authors who merely want to have a book published).
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🚨 EXC: @GreatOrmondSt surgeon Yaser Jabbar now confirmed to have harmed between 85 and 100 children at the world famous hospital. Some have lifelong derformed limbs. Insiders say trust managers have failed to tackle deeper cultural problems:
www.thetimes.com/article/90e3...
www.thetimes.com/article/90e3...
Rogue surgeon at Great Ormond Street hurt up to 100 children
Yaser Jabbar botched leg operations that left some patients with chronic pain, deformities and nerve damage
www.thetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:24 AM
🚨 EXC: @GreatOrmondSt surgeon Yaser Jabbar now confirmed to have harmed between 85 and 100 children at the world famous hospital. Some have lifelong derformed limbs. Insiders say trust managers have failed to tackle deeper cultural problems:
www.thetimes.com/article/90e3...
www.thetimes.com/article/90e3...
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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Open call for evidence: Regulation of AI in Healthcare --> "The MHRA is seeking evidence on the regulation of AI in healthcare to inform the recommendations of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare." www.gov.uk/government/c... (deadline: 2 February 2026)
Regulation of AI in Healthcare
The MHRA is seeking evidence on the regulation of AI in healthcare to inform the recommendations of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare.
www.gov.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Open call for evidence: Regulation of AI in Healthcare --> "The MHRA is seeking evidence on the regulation of AI in healthcare to inform the recommendations of the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare." www.gov.uk/government/c... (deadline: 2 February 2026)
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. @probablefutures.bsky.social event today on AI in law enforcement & lessons from the past. @ctmccartney.bsky.social speaking on what we can learn from the introduction of breathalysers and speed cameras
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
. @probablefutures.bsky.social event today on AI in law enforcement & lessons from the past. @ctmccartney.bsky.social speaking on what we can learn from the introduction of breathalysers and speed cameras
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I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Hyper local media national licensing sounds a bit like the broadcaster production company relation in tv
Anyway it's an honour the Guardian has licensed a version of a London Centric piece as today's Long Read. The pics are amazing. The fee will pay for me to hire a freelancer for a week. But mainly it means I'm freed from the alpaca... which is replaced by a snail.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
The long read: Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has resolved to spend his last years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A ta...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Hyper local media national licensing sounds a bit like the broadcaster production company relation in tv
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Fully-funded PhD studentships available in Computer Science at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Interested? Please see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-sci... first and have a chat with prospective supervisors. Applications due 1 Feb.
Interested? Please see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-sci... first and have a chat with prospective supervisors. Applications due 1 Feb.
School of Computer Science PGR Scholarships - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Fully-funded PhD studentships available in Computer Science at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Interested? Please see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-sci... first and have a chat with prospective supervisors. Applications due 1 Feb.
Interested? Please see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/computer-sci... first and have a chat with prospective supervisors. Applications due 1 Feb.
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Solidarity with and empathy for junior people on the frontline who press the right buttons in the wrong order
Yrs from someone who has been that junior person, done that pressing, looked in horror at what they'd done, & got picked up by senior ppl who looked for where the problem really was...
Yrs from someone who has been that junior person, done that pressing, looked in horror at what they'd done, & got picked up by senior ppl who looked for where the problem really was...
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Solidarity with and empathy for junior people on the frontline who press the right buttons in the wrong order
Yrs from someone who has been that junior person, done that pressing, looked in horror at what they'd done, & got picked up by senior ppl who looked for where the problem really was...
Yrs from someone who has been that junior person, done that pressing, looked in horror at what they'd done, & got picked up by senior ppl who looked for where the problem really was...
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Good to see the British Library recruiting for a Head of AI and Policy (and Windows 12)
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Good to see the British Library recruiting for a Head of AI and Policy (and Windows 12)
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
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If you or anything you’re responsible for used NPM today, check you didn’t install something malicious:
helixguard.ai/blog/malicio...
If the worm doesn’t manage to upload your secrets to GitHub (see github.com/search?q=sha...), or propagate via NPM, it apparently wipes your home directory instead.
helixguard.ai/blog/malicio...
If the worm doesn’t manage to upload your secrets to GitHub (see github.com/search?q=sha...), or propagate via NPM, it apparently wipes your home directory instead.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If you or anything you’re responsible for used NPM today, check you didn’t install something malicious:
helixguard.ai/blog/malicio...
If the worm doesn’t manage to upload your secrets to GitHub (see github.com/search?q=sha...), or propagate via NPM, it apparently wipes your home directory instead.
helixguard.ai/blog/malicio...
If the worm doesn’t manage to upload your secrets to GitHub (see github.com/search?q=sha...), or propagate via NPM, it apparently wipes your home directory instead.
I love the idea that 'dogs that look like chickens' is a tag that might be the leitmotif of multiple articles
If the tags I've just added to the post I'm publishing first thing tomorrow morning appeal to you, sign up to London Centric to have it in your inbox: www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I love the idea that 'dogs that look like chickens' is a tag that might be the leitmotif of multiple articles
@peterkwells.com bons voyages
If eurostar went to Blackpool...
My lovely colleague Abdel announces the stops from Preston with a Marseille twist. Nearly 4 years later, this still makes me guffaw.
My lovely colleague Abdel announces the stops from Preston with a Marseille twist. Nearly 4 years later, this still makes me guffaw.
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@peterkwells.com bons voyages
@ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
@ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you
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And I did go out of my way to emphasise — in response to a post criticising the ONS — that the ONS data revisions were a good thing! 😅
Which is a drum I have consistently been banging for months, e.g this from Jan on the same topic www.ft.com/content/522d...
Which is a drum I have consistently been banging for months, e.g this from Jan on the same topic www.ft.com/content/522d...
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And I did go out of my way to emphasise — in response to a post criticising the ONS — that the ONS data revisions were a good thing! 😅
Which is a drum I have consistently been banging for months, e.g this from Jan on the same topic www.ft.com/content/522d...
Which is a drum I have consistently been banging for months, e.g this from Jan on the same topic www.ft.com/content/522d...
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The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?
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How to be taken seriously as a junior data scientist: www.divingintodata.com/p/how-to-be-...
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How to be taken seriously as a junior data scientist: www.divingintodata.com/p/how-to-be-...
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The basic model is:
1. Hugely hyped tech promises.
2. Vast, unstaged funding with no stage gate reviews.
3. "Christmas list" organisation, bringing in collaboration based on "garbage can" matching of problems to pre-existing solutions.
4. Weak governance. Often with bullies at the top.
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1. Hugely hyped tech promises.
2. Vast, unstaged funding with no stage gate reviews.
3. "Christmas list" organisation, bringing in collaboration based on "garbage can" matching of problems to pre-existing solutions.
4. Weak governance. Often with bullies at the top.
4
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The basic model is:
1. Hugely hyped tech promises.
2. Vast, unstaged funding with no stage gate reviews.
3. "Christmas list" organisation, bringing in collaboration based on "garbage can" matching of problems to pre-existing solutions.
4. Weak governance. Often with bullies at the top.
4
1. Hugely hyped tech promises.
2. Vast, unstaged funding with no stage gate reviews.
3. "Christmas list" organisation, bringing in collaboration based on "garbage can" matching of problems to pre-existing solutions.
4. Weak governance. Often with bullies at the top.
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