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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 4h

At #RebelCon in Cork this morning. Deirdre O'Shaughnessy opened as MC, then Siobhan Fairman of boots2base followed with the Irish tech revival and a slide that read "Irishness wasn't cool." Looking forward to talks on artificial intelligence governance, agents in production and managing change.

An audience watches a speaker on stage at RebeCon 2026. A large screen introduces Deirdre O’Shaughnessy, Opinion Editor and Podcast Host at the Irish Examiner, as the event’s MC. RebeCon branding is visible around the stage.

A speaker presents the opening keynote at RebeCon 2026. The screen reads “The Irish Tech Revival: Building Our Future” and identifies Siobhan Fairman, Founder and CTO of boots2base. The stage and audience are illuminated in purple and pink lighting

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 23h

The practical realities of AI governance: Board expectations and the gap between talking about AI and actually making it useful. buff.ly/guwwfhF

Who grants an AI Licence?
Antonio, Luis, and Derek during the podcast recording.
Antonio wearing headphones. Luis and Derek are not.
They all wear glasses, and Derek has a white beard.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026

HSBC is planning broad job reductions across its UK wealth division as part of an AI initiative. Executives are reviewing reports on artificial intelligence and feel prepared to embrace the uncertainties of AI. Executive ignorance about AI is alive and well. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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HSBC plans sweeping job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push

Bank is consulting with staff on reductions in roles affecting managers, specialists and financial advisers

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 06/10/2026

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed an Accenture contractor for their alleged role in a ShinyHunters-breach that led to the theft of personal details of thousands of bureau employees. thehackernews.com/2026/10/fbi-...

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FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach

FBI says a contractor failed to apply a security patch before a ShinyHunters breach stole personal details of thousands of employees.

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WIRED @wired.com · 05/10/2026

ICYMI: As Meta’s new personal assistant Muse takes off among consumers, data from inside the app is providing insight into how it organizes and presents information to users. www.wired.com/story/muse-c...

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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family

Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

Meta said it’s letting go of employees it hired from AI safety startup Virtue AI four months after they joined the company in June, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told Semafor, chalking it up to clashing work styles. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

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Exclusive: Meta parts ways with Virtue AI

“Unfortunately, the arrangement didn’t work out as planned,” a Meta spokesperson told Semafor.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

A New Mexico jury found Meta deliberately misled the public on Cambridge Analytica and its handling of hate speech, violence and misinformation. It deemed 26 of 29 public claims by Meta and its executives deceptive. www.techpolicy.press/eight-years-...

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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe

A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

David Robinson, a key figure in OpenAI's safety systems, resigned this week after publicly warning that the company isn't careful enough. Robinson, who previously aimed to apply philosophy to journalism, is leaving the organization. www.businessinsider.com/david-robins...

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Meet David Robinson, the OpenAI safety leader who quit and warned that the company isn’t careful enough

David Robinson said he quit as OpenAI's safety lead because he feels the company "is failing to achieve the level of care I believe is needed."

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

AI is already shaping hiring decisions and lawsuits. What happens when the model discriminates against disability? We dig into AI bias, employment law, and practical ways to stay informed. Listen now and share: have you seen AI block access at work? www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episo...

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Ten Years of Accessibility in the News with Jack McElaney - AXSChat Podcast

Jack McElaney, Chief Revenue Officer at Microassist, has published the weekly newsletter Accessibility in the News for 10 years. He started in 2016 by emailing articles to colleagues he met at confere...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

On my podcast. Loneliness hits neurodivergent people hard and mainstream apps often miss the mark. Holly Fowler built Wable to connect dates, friends, and jobs with safety and support baked in. buff.ly/sY4ZFpO

Podcast cover image on a black background. On the left, Antonio Vieira Santos, a man with short grey hair, glasses and light stubble, wears headphones and a blue button-up shirt and smiles. On the right, Holly Fowler, a woman with long blonde hair and a dark grey t-shirt, looks at the camera and speaks. Between them, large white capital letters read "Building Confident Leaders", with the word "Confident" on a purple bar.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026

Amazon seeks to offload $8bn of Nvidia chips to investors. The move aims to improve the tech group’s balance sheet health as AI spending soars www.ft.com/content/97d8...

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Amazon seeks to offload $8bn of Nvidia chips to investors

The move aims to improve the tech group’s balance sheet health as AI spending soars

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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 01/10/2026

Maricarmen's story is shocking, but also way too common. (1/2)

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026

I started a new podcast titled “License to Act". In our first episode, we spoke with Derek Hickey to unpack what it takes for organisations to move from assisted AI to agentic AI without losing governance, trust, or direction. www.buzzsprout.com/2647557/epis... #AI

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Why AI Adoption Fails Without Governance, Data, and Training - License to Act

AI agents are moving from experiment to enterprise reality, but the real challenge is not adoption - it's control. Antonio Vieira Santos and Luis Lancos sit down with Derek Hickey to unpack what it ac...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

Execs prefer to work from home. Ex-LinkedIn chief Ryan Roslansky to leave Microsoft. Ryan said he knew he would have to be at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, full time for the next phase of his work, but his life is in the San Francisco Bay Area. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/l...

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Former LinkedIn chief Roslansky to leave Microsoft, following other exec departures

Gaming head Phil Spencer and Office leader Rajesh Jha both left this year, and Charlie Bell, the company's head of security, became an individual contributor.

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W Social @wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

1/8 🚀 Big news for W! Today we publish our constitution alongside a major platform upgrade: a verified-only feed, W Live on European infrastructure and easier account migration. Here’s what’s new, and what it means for you. 👇

The Constitution of W
The conversation belongs to humans
Version: 1 October 2026

Social media changes how humanity talks. It connects billions of us. It also fills the public conversation with bots, filter bubbles, engineered polarisation and machines pretending to be people. And we have stopped talking with people who see the world differently.
We are building W so that we can talk to each other again: real people, real dialogue, and trust in who is on the other side of the conversation. Civilised, even when we disagree. Because we are all humans first. And we believe that people generally mean well.
This is our constitution: ten articles that guide everything we do. They apply to everyone on W.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

Singapore launches government dating app as birth rate plunges. The city-state’s hands-on government helps with housing, health care, marriage, having kids and retirement. Add dating to the list. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/co...

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GovTech launches dating pilot to match public officers

GovTech launches FirstDate, a Singpass-verified pilot using an algorithm to match public officers aged 21-35 for meaningful connections. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

This has been the norm over the last 15 years. The FT finally got it. US Big Tech companies have an outsized influence in Brussels, spending more money and meeting more often with EU policymakers than European companies, according to an FT analysis. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Big Tech out-lobbies European companies in Brussels

US corporations including Google, Apple and Amazon use their influence to push back against EU digital bloc rules

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

The UK needs to do more to support its own AI companies. The prime minister needs a plan to avoid a US ban on Chinese models that would divide the world. www.ft.com/content/196d...

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The UK needs to do more to support its own AI companies

The prime minister needs a plan to avoid a US ban on Chinese models that would divide the world

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Best acquisition of the year. AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn. World Labs was founded by Stanford University researcher to work on AI models that understand 3D environments. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn

World Labs was founded by Stanford University researcher to work on AI models that understand 3D environments

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

UK tech founders urge Andy Burnham to curb non-competes to match US rivals. Bosses of several leading London AI labs say employment restrictions are hampering British businesses. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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UK tech founders urge Andy Burnham to curb non-competes to match US rivals

Bosses of several leading London AI labs say employment restrictions are hampering British businesses

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage. Big banks lent Leopold Aschenbrenner’s firm billions to invest in the artificial intelligence boom. Then the firm had a meltdown. Who will be the first big bank CEO to be the first to resign? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...

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Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage (Gift Article)

A meltdown at Situational Awareness, an A.I.-focused investment firm, is raising tough questions about the Wall Street banks that lent billions to the upstart firm.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

I can see the AI bubble on the horizon. ElevenLabs, a European AI voice start-up, has doubled its valuation to $22 billion. Existing investors and employees at a speech-generation software company have sold $300 million worth of stock. www.ft.com/content/08a7...

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AI voice start-up ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn

Existing investors and employees at speech-generation software company sell $300mn worth of stock

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Three women who have been told their abusive ex-partners will be released early from UK jails as part of controversial plans to free up prison space have said they fear for their safety. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early

Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

TikTok is the most harmful social network ever created… nothing compares to it.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

TikTok has been involved in court cases where it was proved that people were armed, and in the past 8 weeks, several young people died in the UK and in Ireland because of TikTok challenges.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Holly Fowler was a radio host in Melbourne. Then she built Wable, an app for neurodivergent people to find dates, friends and inclusive jobs. Hear her story on AXSChat podcast. #neurodiversity www.buzzsprout.com/719037/episo...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet is facing intense investor and public scrutiny as the consulting giant navigates a difficult transition into the artificial intelligence era amid weaker bookings and a softer financial outlook.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

Strolling down Grand Parade and crossed paths with the Big Fella. 🚲 Monument to Michael Collins right here in Cork City—a brilliant tribute captured in bronze at the very spot of his historic 1922 address. #Ireland

standing next to an old-fashioned bicycle on the Grand Parade in Cork. He is dressed in a long coat and hat, facing away from the camera. The pavement in the foreground features embedded stone markers with text, and the background shows historic buildings and a banner reading "PURECORK.IE".

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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 25/09/2026

Europe's defence problem isn't money. It's the absence of a political centre of gravity. Volt MEP Reinier van Lanschot sets out six building blocks for a European pillar within NATO. 🇪🇺 Read the blueprint: volteuropa.org/news/a-bluep...

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026

Snowflake is teaming up with STACKIT to enhance EU data sovereignty. This integration ensures robust encryption, compliance, and operational independence for organizations, all within Europe's stringent regulatory framework. #DataSovereignty #CloudComputing www.snowflake.com/en/blog/snow...

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Snowflake Integrates with STACKIT for EU Data Sovereignty

The integration of Snowflake with STACKIT brings sovereign data and AI to Germany's regulated industries.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

3 years as a judge for the Irish Green Transformation Awards, and the 2026 finalists have been announced. It’s fascinating to see how organisations across Ireland are turning ambition into action. Congrats to all the finalists. #Ireland #Sustainability www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...

Antonio Santos sits at a wooden table working on a laptop, with a coffee cup in front of him. The image includes illustrations of a light bulb, circular arrows with the Irish flag, and a retro computer, symbolising ideas, green transformation, Ireland and technology.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

The sudden collapse of the Ovom Care fertility clinic in Cascais, Portugal, leaves hundreds of patients stranded mid-treatment and facing severe financial losses. This crisis underscores the significant risks when essential reproductive healthcare is driven by venture capital models.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

🇧🇷 Brazilian President Lula has signed a decree to completely ban all online gambling and sports betting just over a week before the presidential election. Users have until October 5 to withdraw funds before apps are blocked. Huge implications for a multi-billion dollar market! 🛑💸👏👏👏

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

TikTok has settled with Alabama over social media addiction claims, agreeing to pay at least $100M, with potential to reach $300M based on conditions. This marks a significant move in addressing concerns about the platform's impact on teens. 📱💰 #SocialMedia www.techmeme.com/260925/p23#a...

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TikTok reaches a settlement with Alabama over social media addiction claims; Alabama will receive at least $100M, and up to $300M if certain conditions are met

By Gnaneshwar Rajan / Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

Irish women aged 55 to 65: 62.9% labour force participation. Men the same age: 78.0%. Wider gap than the European average. I checked how Ireland compares to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden. www.linkedin.com/pulse/irelan...

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Ireland's "later-career leak": what Balance for Better Business's September report says, and how it compares across Europe

Balance for Better Business data on why Irish women leave work after 50, and how the gap compares across Europe.

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

A clip from one my podcasts. Most apps hide what they know about you. Lumin shows you the list, lets you change it, and gives you control over your data. What should an app remember about you? #Privacy #DataOwnership #ProductDesign #Disability

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Antonio Vieira Santos @antonio.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

🚨 Breaking: Schneider Electric is close to acquiring Bulgaria's Shelly Group, a smart home device maker, for €1.27B (excluding debt). This move could significantly enhance Schneider's smart home portfolio. Stay tuned for updates! #SmartHome #TechNews www.techmeme.com/260924/p4#a2...

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Sources: Schneider Electric is nearing a deal to acquire Bulgaria-based smart home device maker Shelly Group at a €1.27B valuation, excluding debt

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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