AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... on balance think i'm more pro "it's legal to build things" than I am anti aviation
Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airportwww.theguardian.comSnappy G when
Election Maps UKGreater Manchester Mayoral By-Election 'Exit Poll': Craig | LAB: 41% (+3) Astley | RFM: 22% (+3) Coggins | GRN: 15% (-7) Eckersley | CON: 9% (+1) West | RES: 8% (-1) Kilpatrick | LDM: 5% (+2) Farmer | Ind: 0% (-1) Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 30 Jul. Changes w/ 7-12 Jul.
www.designboom.com/technology/t... my favourite thing about this, unmentioned in the text, is that if you use your phone too much the terrarium will wither and die. The only way to keep the plants alive is for your phone to be face down in the sunlight for a substantial chunk of every day
this transparent phone case grows moss and plants insidewww.designboom.comYou know what even as a guy with diagnosed ADHD on medication, I’m very open to the idea that it’s mediated by social pressures. But. It’s not fucking processed food
Scott Bryan“While traits of ADHD undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is ADHD actually a neurodevelopmental disorder? Do people with ADHD have differently wired brains? Or does our world – with…processed food, and regimented education – serve as the catalyst for certain…patterns of behaviour?”
Surely we can ensure that only the good guys have superintelligent lawyers
Russell BrandomA telling passage from Zuck's WSJ op-ed: "Imagine everyone has a superintelligent lawyer. Justice would be carried out much more fairly and efficiently than it is today." I'm really not sure this is true!
Take aged well I think
Alex Hernabsolutely understand people turning in disgust from labour to the greens, absolutely understand people viewing polanski as the ideological heir of jeremy corbyn, cannot for the life of me understand any variety of admiration for his personal qualities as a party leader
The old Apple TV is fine, except that Apple should pay the BBC a billion pounds to update iPlayer to support 4k
Mark GurmanNEW: Apple is about to debut its revamped push into the smart home, built around Siri AI. The long-awaited smart home hub with a screen arrives between the end of year and early next year, while a new Apple TV and HomePod mini are set to launch this fall. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Similarly, this is a good chart for why Brits need to be incredibly cautious about importing American political concepts
Joel S.This actually explains something about how people talk about the Jewish community.
obviously the correct thing is to take the 50% chance and then immediately sell the contract to a hedge fund for £450k
YouGovIf you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick? £50,000: 73% 50/50 chance of winning £1m: 21% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...