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My guess is that the Labour candidate got substantially more votes than Reform’s in the Manchester mayoral election, and will easily win. But Reform insisted on counting second preference votes anyway. Hence the delay. But that’s just speculation… #UKPolitics #ManchesterMayor

AI-generated content must be labelled in the EU from Sunday. #GenAI #AIEthics #AISlop www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on itDeepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in.www.rte.ie

Great… 🚮 #Micro$lop #Copilot

#Microsoft #OneDrive is THE most updated piece of software on my computer by far. Why so many updates? All it does is sync folders! #Micro$lop

Resources for #philosophy on Bluesky (updated) 1. Feeds bsky.app/profile/did:... (uses #PhilSky & other common hashtags—see profile for others) 2. Lists (NEW) bsky.app/profile/did:... (people) bsky.app/profile/did:... (orgs) 3. Starter packs go.bsky.app/kiKSKZ (people) go.bsky.app/RMuQBg3 (orgs)

#academia #philosophy

This is a potentially very significant change to regional funding that reverses years of Treasury orthodoxy. No word yet on what this might mean for Scotland, Wales and NI, but it could mark the end of the Barnett formula by which funds have historically been allocated. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income taxThe prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.www.bbc.com

Pleasantly surprised upon updating to the #iPadOS 27 public beta that it completely removes #AppleIntelligence. Must he caught by the EU geoblock (since I’m in Ireland) even though I have the region set to UK. 🤷‍♂️ #Apple

The rumours about the #MacBookPro redesign are extremely confusing. My guess is that #Apple will simply release a thinner MBP with a choice of M6 and M5 Pro/Max processors, to be replaced next year by an all-M7 lineup. But a high-end ‘Ultra’ model is also possible. www.macrumors.com/2026/07/30/m...

MacBook Ultra's New Design Won't Stay Exclusive for LongThe touchscreen and the OLED panel have dominated discussion about Apple's next high-end laptop, but the redesign wrapped around them may prove to be an equally consequential change, largely because i...www.macrumors.com

Alex Rails against the dying of the light. #philosophy

Resting slopface. #GenAI