Is 5% of GDP on defence really the right target? What matters isn't how much you spend – it's what you can actually deploy when it counts. Finland shows capability beats headlines. Stephen McNair reports.
Europe’s defence: getting better value for moneyIn response to Trump’s demands, there has been much agonising over Britain’s defence spending. But it’s capability that counts, not spendeastangliabylines.co.uk
FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.
Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen.futurism.com
A. In fact Biden’s messaging around his successes was TERRIBLE. He was unable to frame his victories for voters or the media. He let Republicans lead the news instead of telling his own story. B. There is SO MUCH to learn from Mamdani’s approach to storytelling, communication and narrative control.
Dana HouleA. Biden did this B. A Democratic mayor (in office 6 months) with an almost entirely Democratic city council, in a city that votes 2-1 Democratic in presidential elections doesn’t have a lot of lessons for how to win & govern outside cities & heavily Dem districts.
"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens
Meta has a new ad about how great AI is for humanity that is soundtracked by a David Bowie song about the impeding apocalypse. from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World EndingThe clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”www.wired.com
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.
Space datacenters proposed by SpaceX, Blue Origin and others would release staggering levels of pollution that would probably alter the Earth’s atmosphere and be catastrophic for the planet, space industry experts and environmental groups warn. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warnNew US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destructionwww.theguardian.com
‼️A NEW LOW‼️ The Pentagon just lowered the official troop death count by removing service members who were killed after Trump declared a cease-fire. WEDNESDAY: 18 American service members killed THURSDAY: Lowered to 14 The Pentagon changed the count because they know how unpopular Trump’s war is.
