Turing Fest
@turingfest.bsky.social
The Next Era of Tech Is Here💥
For founders, product leaders, growth leaders, and investors building tomorrow’s tech businesses
📍EDINBURGH
🗓7-8TH MAY 2025
Visit us 👉https://turingfest.com/
For founders, product leaders, growth leaders, and investors building tomorrow’s tech businesses
📍EDINBURGH
🗓7-8TH MAY 2025
Visit us 👉https://turingfest.com/
🥁Drum roll please🥁
We are so excited to finally be able to announce the first of our speakers for Turing Fest 2025. Please welcome:
✨Jonny Brooks-Bartlett;
✨Radhika Dutt;
✨Sara Gordon; and
✨Hannah Parvaz!
READ MORE from @briancorcoran.bsky.social 👉 turingfest.com/blog/brian-c...
We are so excited to finally be able to announce the first of our speakers for Turing Fest 2025. Please welcome:
✨Jonny Brooks-Bartlett;
✨Radhika Dutt;
✨Sara Gordon; and
✨Hannah Parvaz!
READ MORE from @briancorcoran.bsky.social 👉 turingfest.com/blog/brian-c...
January 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🥁Drum roll please🥁
We are so excited to finally be able to announce the first of our speakers for Turing Fest 2025. Please welcome:
✨Jonny Brooks-Bartlett;
✨Radhika Dutt;
✨Sara Gordon; and
✨Hannah Parvaz!
READ MORE from @briancorcoran.bsky.social 👉 turingfest.com/blog/brian-c...
We are so excited to finally be able to announce the first of our speakers for Turing Fest 2025. Please welcome:
✨Jonny Brooks-Bartlett;
✨Radhika Dutt;
✨Sara Gordon; and
✨Hannah Parvaz!
READ MORE from @briancorcoran.bsky.social 👉 turingfest.com/blog/brian-c...
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Eye-opening post about - and from - an AI bot Meta made.
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Eye-opening post about - and from - an AI bot Meta made.
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It’s so Silicon Valley to think that the answer to human loneliness is more technology
Companies are now trying to sell AI robot girlfriends
Price is $175K
Price is $175K
January 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s so Silicon Valley to think that the answer to human loneliness is more technology
It's the ULTIMATE (and the OG) EU STARTUP EVENTS guide for 2024/2025! 🗓️
(and we're on it...obviously)
👉 www.blackunicornpr.com/definitive-g...
(and we're on it...obviously)
👉 www.blackunicornpr.com/definitive-g...
European Startup Events 2025 - Black Unicorn PR
The definitive list of startup events for European startups on their journey of storytelling and meeting partners, investors and clients.
www.blackunicornpr.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's the ULTIMATE (and the OG) EU STARTUP EVENTS guide for 2024/2025! 🗓️
(and we're on it...obviously)
👉 www.blackunicornpr.com/definitive-g...
(and we're on it...obviously)
👉 www.blackunicornpr.com/definitive-g...
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🚨WATCH: 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025 🚨
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚨WATCH: 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025 🚨
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
🚨WATCH: 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025 🚨
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚨WATCH: 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025 🚨
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
Ahead of our 2-for-1 January sale next week we’re adding to your resources with 5 Turing Fest talks that will help you win business in 2025.
WATCH online now 👉 turingfest.com/videos/5-tur...
#tech
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This is an excellent analysis of the current state of play politically and economically, especially in the UK and US
New post: After neoliberalism: dynamics of transformation
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/afte...
The divide is no longer between traditional parties of the right and centre/left, but the centre/left and a populist plutocratic right focusing on socially conservative issues. Why did this happen?
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/afte...
The divide is no longer between traditional parties of the right and centre/left, but the centre/left and a populist plutocratic right focusing on socially conservative issues. Why did this happen?
After neoliberalism: dynamics of transformation
As this will be the last blog until 2025, I thought I’d make it a bit more substantive than usual. Normal service will be resumed in 2025. ...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is an excellent analysis of the current state of play politically and economically, especially in the UK and US
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My predictions for what’s to come in health research & news in 2025…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bird flu, brain rot and booze – the health issues you’ll be hearing more about in 2025 | Devi Sridhar
Will there be another pandemic, how will the world deal with social media, and is any alcohol good for you, asks Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My predictions for what’s to come in health research & news in 2025…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A worthwhile read from a highly-regarded AI expert who is pretty skeptical about near-term gains
25 AI Predictions for 2025
(and a review of my almost entirely correct predictions from 2024)
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
(and a review of my almost entirely correct predictions from 2024)
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
25 AI Predictions for 2025, from Marcus on AI
With a review of last year’s predictions
open.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A worthwhile read from a highly-regarded AI expert who is pretty skeptical about near-term gains
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If you’re interested in tech, conferences, founder communities, and networking dinners, you might find some interesting things here 👇🏼
🚨Message from the CEO🚨
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
December 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
If you’re interested in tech, conferences, founder communities, and networking dinners, you might find some interesting things here 👇🏼
🚨Message from the CEO🚨
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
December 19, 2024 at 12:23 PM
🚨Message from the CEO🚨
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
Our CEO @briancorcoran.bsky.social sat down to look back on the successes of 2024 and his plans for the future. He even has a world-exclusive piece of news to share…👀
READ more on the Turing Fest blog 👉 turingfest.com/blog/a-messa... #messagefromtheCEO #tech
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Apple and Meta go to war over interoperability vs. privacy
Apple and Meta go to war over interoperability vs. privacy
Apple and Meta are warring in Europe over the balance between interoperability and privacy, Reuters reports. The fight focuses on the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a competition regulation that requires designated gatekeepers (including…
tcrn.ch
December 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Apple and Meta go to war over interoperability vs. privacy
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NEW: Our roundup features some of the top tech talks of Turing Fest 2024!
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
December 17, 2024 at 10:42 AM
NEW: Our roundup features some of the top tech talks of Turing Fest 2024!
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
🚨The Super Early Bird Sale ends in 2 days🚨
You deserve an early Christmas present and we have just the thing: a Super Early Bird Turing Fest 2025 ticket!
The Sale Ends this Thursday at 5pm! Save £300 today 👉https://turingfest.com/turingfest-tickets #techevent #TuringFest #techcommunity
You deserve an early Christmas present and we have just the thing: a Super Early Bird Turing Fest 2025 ticket!
The Sale Ends this Thursday at 5pm! Save £300 today 👉https://turingfest.com/turingfest-tickets #techevent #TuringFest #techcommunity
December 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM
🚨The Super Early Bird Sale ends in 2 days🚨
You deserve an early Christmas present and we have just the thing: a Super Early Bird Turing Fest 2025 ticket!
The Sale Ends this Thursday at 5pm! Save £300 today 👉https://turingfest.com/turingfest-tickets #techevent #TuringFest #techcommunity
You deserve an early Christmas present and we have just the thing: a Super Early Bird Turing Fest 2025 ticket!
The Sale Ends this Thursday at 5pm! Save £300 today 👉https://turingfest.com/turingfest-tickets #techevent #TuringFest #techcommunity
NEW: Our roundup features some of the top tech talks of Turing Fest 2024!
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
December 17, 2024 at 10:42 AM
NEW: Our roundup features some of the top tech talks of Turing Fest 2024!
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
Whether you’re a marketer refining your strategy, a leader shaping your team, a growth expert navigating change, or a storyteller driving action, there's something for you.
WATCH ➡️ hubs.ly/Q02_s6hd0 #tech #techcommunnity
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✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
December 5, 2024 at 12:07 AM
✍️ "Hard truths about AI-assisted coding" tips & tricks in my latest article: bit.ly/ai-assisted
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
While AI-Assisted coding can get you 70% of the way there (great for prototypes or MVPs), the final 30% requires significant human intervention for quality and maintainability.
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Fascinating article by @jnorthcroft.bsky.social here on how data - and the influence of Pep - has made football higher quality, but at the cost of variety and unpredictability. Some mind blowing stats in here!
www.thetimes.com/article/c813...
www.thetimes.com/article/c813...
How Pep Guardiola and data destroyed game’s beautiful variety
Ever felt like Premier League clubs now all play the same? You may be right, as The Times’s data team reveal the stats behind top flight’s growing and underwhelming uniformity
www.thetimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Fascinating article by @jnorthcroft.bsky.social here on how data - and the influence of Pep - has made football higher quality, but at the cost of variety and unpredictability. Some mind blowing stats in here!
www.thetimes.com/article/c813...
www.thetimes.com/article/c813...
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This is a remarkable story, from a remarkable person.
What started as drinks in a pub in London became a global network of over 200 meetups & a community of 100,000!
If you are building community, you should read this book
What started as drinks in a pub in London became a global network of over 200 meetups & a community of 100,000!
If you are building community, you should read this book
The book arrived on ProductHunt! Any support there would be much appreciated, upvotes etc! www.producthunt.com/posts/meetup...
December 3, 2024 at 9:24 AM
This is a remarkable story, from a remarkable person.
What started as drinks in a pub in London became a global network of over 200 meetups & a community of 100,000!
If you are building community, you should read this book
What started as drinks in a pub in London became a global network of over 200 meetups & a community of 100,000!
If you are building community, you should read this book
More bad news for Musk.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
More bad news for Musk.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
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US government contractor ENGlobal says operations are ‘limited’ following cyberattack
US government contractor ENGlobal says operations are ‘limited’ following cyberattack
ENGlobal Corporation, a provider of engineering and automation services to the U.S. energy sector and federal government, says it has restricted access to its IT systems following a cyberattack, limiting the company to essential business operations only.…
tcrn.ch
December 3, 2024 at 9:53 AM
US government contractor ENGlobal says operations are ‘limited’ following cyberattack
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India, already an IPO bright spot, prepares for bigger surge in 2025
India, already an IPO bright spot, prepares for bigger surge in 2025
India has bucked the global trend in initial public offerings this year, establishing itself as a rare bright spot for tech listings while other major markets face continued headwinds. The world’s most populous nation is now preparing for an even more…
tcrn.ch
November 28, 2024 at 3:43 AM
India, already an IPO bright spot, prepares for bigger surge in 2025
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With questions about LLMs stalling - & if they can find a sustainable biz model - is this OpenAI’s execs making their money now because they think the whole thing is massively over-hyped/screwed? Or is it a major vote of confidence?
Feels a bit WeWork-y (same investor)
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/o...
Feels a bit WeWork-y (same investor)
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/o...
OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer
OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.
www.cnbc.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:19 AM
With questions about LLMs stalling - & if they can find a sustainable biz model - is this OpenAI’s execs making their money now because they think the whole thing is massively over-hyped/screwed? Or is it a major vote of confidence?
Feels a bit WeWork-y (same investor)
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/o...
Feels a bit WeWork-y (same investor)
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/o...
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A group appears to have leaked access to OpenAI’s Sora
A group appears to have leaked access to OpenAI’s Sora
A group appears to have leaked access to Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, in protest of what they’re calling duplicity and “art washing” on OpenAI’s part. On Tuesday, the group published a project on the AI dev platform Hugging Face connected to OpenAI’s…
tcrn.ch
November 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Perplexity mulls getting into hardware
Perplexity mulls getting into hardware
Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine, wants to get into hardware — kinda sorta. Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity’s founder and CEO, posted on X yesterday that he was considering making a “simple, under $50” device to “reliably answer” questions “voice to…
tcrn.ch
November 26, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Perplexity mulls getting into hardware