“It’s our flag”, a story in three acts, cc @adambienkov.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“It’s our flag”, a story in three acts, cc @adambienkov.bsky.social
Easy to say after the fact but there was clearly no way Ubisoft delayed its results because of M&A. The number of people involved in a deal would mean leaks. An accounting error is easier to contain to a small circle. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ubisoft Breached Loan Agreement After Misstating Sales
Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it’s in breach of a loan agreement after auditors told the video-game publisher to delay recognizing revenue from a recently signed partnership and forced the company to ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Easy to say after the fact but there was clearly no way Ubisoft delayed its results because of M&A. The number of people involved in a deal would mean leaks. An accounting error is easier to contain to a small circle. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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An important reminder that when you see the term "anti-woke" it is often a euphemism for "contains material from Stormfront"
Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times (David Ingram/NBC News)
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November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An important reminder that when you see the term "anti-woke" it is often a euphemism for "contains material from Stormfront"
"As a teenage undergraduate, Masters expressed his political views on a CrossFit chat room."
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"As a teenage undergraduate, Masters expressed his political views on a CrossFit chat room."
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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you don't have to embarrass our guest by asking if he had someone killed and hacked to pieces
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
you don't have to embarrass our guest by asking if he had someone killed and hacked to pieces
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
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Houthi missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has created huge delays to several subsea cable projects, throttling the supply of internet capacity.
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicat...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Houthi missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has created huge delays to several subsea cable projects, throttling the supply of internet capacity.
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This doesn’t seem like a serious idea tbh.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This doesn’t seem like a serious idea tbh.
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Ubisoft delays the publication of its H1 financial results and requests the shares be halted from trading until then; its stock is down 49% so far in 2025 (Bloomberg)
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November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ubisoft delays the publication of its H1 financial results and requests the shares be halted from trading until then; its stock is down 49% so far in 2025 (Bloomberg)
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Well, we all enjoyed Ubisoft mysteriously requesting a halt in share trading and delaying its earnings announcement for the foreseeable at 5pm. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ubisoft Delays Earnings and Requests Share Trading Halt
Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it’s delaying the publication of its first-half financial results and requested the shares be halted from trading until then.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Well, we all enjoyed Ubisoft mysteriously requesting a halt in share trading and delaying its earnings announcement for the foreseeable at 5pm. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Source: French authorities fully lifted the travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and removed a requirement for regular police check-ins as of November 10 (Gaspard Sebag/Bloomberg)
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November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Source: French authorities fully lifted the travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and removed a requirement for regular police check-ins as of November 10 (Gaspard Sebag/Bloomberg)
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Audiobooking the new Philip Pullman is just mega enjoyable.
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Audiobooking the new Philip Pullman is just mega enjoyable.
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Billionaire Xavier Niel has bought the "Pavillon de Musique de la Comtesse du Barry," a historic residence near Versailles built for Louis XV’s royal mistress, adding to his growing portfolio of prestigious real estate holdings in France www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Xavier Niel Buys $45 Million Property Built for Louis XV’s Lover
Billionaire Xavier Niel has bought a historic residence near Versailles built for Louis XV’s royal mistress, adding to his growing portfolio of prestigious real estate holdings in France.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Billionaire Xavier Niel has bought the "Pavillon de Musique de la Comtesse du Barry," a historic residence near Versailles built for Louis XV’s royal mistress, adding to his growing portfolio of prestigious real estate holdings in France www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is exceptionally funny www.ft.com/content/3e5c...
Kraken boss hits out at UK crypto rules
Arjun Sethi says users are hindered by dire warnings and hurdles that slow down transactions
www.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This is exceptionally funny www.ft.com/content/3e5c...
I've been listening to Lisa Nandy's remarks to MPs about the BBC for the best part of an hour. She has studiously avoided mentioning Trump or his legal threat.
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I've been listening to Lisa Nandy's remarks to MPs about the BBC for the best part of an hour. She has studiously avoided mentioning Trump or his legal threat.
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Trying to find the time to read Douthat (a futile exercise I know) but I'm too busy editing stories and ruining the workplace.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trying to find the time to read Douthat (a futile exercise I know) but I'm too busy editing stories and ruining the workplace.
New York becomes Londerful!
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New York becomes Londerful!
You take BBG away from traders for a day and see what happens. (via @hern.bsky.social)
“We can’t police that whole thing,” Common Crawl said. “It’s not our job. We’re just a bunch of dusty bookshelves.”
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
You take BBG away from traders for a day and see what happens. (via @hern.bsky.social)
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I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
Incredibly, the Wall Street Journal has a personal tech reporter whose surname is Jargon.
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Incredibly, the Wall Street Journal has a personal tech reporter whose surname is Jargon.