George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 10/06/20269to5Google: “Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display is the best new feature in years” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/06/sams... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 0180
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Axios: “SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/06/spac... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 0180
Reposted by George M.Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/05/2026An app that uses AI to analyze photos of your poop and give a "daily gut health score" is now trying to sell that dataset of annotated photos of peoples' poop. Highlights the underground sale of highly sensitive, app-collected user data for AI training www.404media.co/ai-poop-anal...404media.coInternet of Shit: AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Database of Its Users' Poops"I hoarded a large database of something valuable, just not what you expect… 150k stools images." 1917460
Reposted by George M.Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"Most importantly, I have to say, we recommend a strict quarantine for all asymptomatic passengers for six weeks, which means until June 21 or June 22 depending on when they left the ship", says @ecdc.europa.eu director Pamela Rendi-Wagner at presser on #hantavirus outbreak. 27231
Reposted by George M.BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026this idea has been doing the rounds of bad columns, and a notable thing about it is all the ships in the world *would not prevent Iran from controlling the Strait.*. The Iranian navy (which barely exists) is not the threat! Shore-based missile sites are the threat! 3058773
Reposted by George M.Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Global investment in clean energy tech manufacturing is falling despite growing demand. The drop is driven mainly by China (overcapacity) and policy decisions in the US (rollback of subsidies). European investment remains comparatively stable, though EV investment has slowed. 1119
Reposted by George M.Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Newest Eurobarometer is out, and numbers are mind-blowing: 73% of EU citizens see the EU as a “pillar for peace and security in a troubled world”. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... 28434
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Wired: “Ikea’s New Lineup of Smart Home Gear is quietly Changing the Game” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/05/ikea... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.comWired: “Ikea’s New Lineup of Smart Home Gear is quietly Changing the Game”Ikea’s latest light bulbs, remotes, and more have arrived, plus plenty of other fun gear that’s well-priced and easy to control 000
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 07/04/2026“The policy of subordination has failed: it has weakened Europe, discredited its leaders and deepened internal divisions,” writes Christian Spillmann. The problem is our ostrich leadership in Brussels (VDL & Rutte) don’t seem to have any other ideas. europemorningpost.substack.com/p/the-end-of... 74217
Reposted by George M.Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The parable of the fish that does not understand it needs water until it is plucked out of the sea is a good analogy for a US pro- as well as anti-Trump elite that over generations came to so take America's position as a global power for granted that it no longer understands what makes it possible 38326
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 01/04/2026With NATO's article 5 (and NATO itself) now in doubt, the EU is trying to shore up its own mutual defence clause: Article 42.7. It is a vaguely defined provision of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty - purposefully so. 🇬🇧🇵🇱 and others insisted on diluting it so as not to undermine NATO (more on that in my book).euractiv.comEU prepares mutual defence clause trigger | EuractivNATO’s Article 5 has instant brand recognition while Article 42.7 remains a Lisbon Treaty obscurity – a state of affairs the EU aims to change 12714
Reposted by George M.Lee Billings @leebillings.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Now on @sciam.bsky.social: The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission will go boldly where no one has gone before—thanks to a fully functional toilet they'll take with them around the moon, a first for lunar spaceflight. Nice piece by @krcallaway.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/arte...scientificamerican.comArtemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestoneOn their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously 43210
Reposted by George M.Joe Giddings @joegiddings.bsky.social · 11/03/2026"Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comReaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits 9448221
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 02/03/2026CNBC: “IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/03/ibm-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.comCNBC: “IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat”IBM stock is getting slammed after Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to modernize legacy systems that run COBOL 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Windows Central: “Microsoft revamps the Start menu in Windows 11 — scrollable layout, new views, and fewer clicks” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by George M.Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 25/02/2026SpaceX's 1 million AI satellites could cause "massive ozone depletion" and change the night sky forever - but the FCC has no requirement to check before approving them. Astronomers are now scrambling to submit their concerns. Story by me in New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2516...newscientist.comSpaceX's 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checksThe environmental impact of SpaceX's planned gargantuan mega-constellation is still being grappled with, but the FCC isn’t required to study it 11208158
Reposted by George M.Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Maybe this is going to be a European century after all www.wsj.com/us-news/amer... 44410
Reposted by George M.Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/02/2026“The Alberta electricity company Capital Power, which is developing a large new AI data centre in the province powered by natural gas, lobbied the federal Mark Carney government dozens of times last year to eliminate clean energy regulations.” “These regulations were subsequently dropped.”desmog.comCarney Allowed Gas-powered AI Data Centres After Lobbying From Alberta Energy CompanyThe Alberta gas giant Capital Power lobbied the government 37 times in the lead-up to an accord suspending clean energy regulations, federal records show. 611564
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 26/02/2026My piece today on why we need to get out of fantasyland when talking about Ukraine’s accession to the EU: davekeating.substack.com/p/time-for-s... 262
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The Verge: “The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/dji-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Financial Times: “Amazon service was taken down by AI coding bot” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/aws-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The Hollywood Reporter: “Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ picked up by Apple TV” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/bran... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 08/02/2026The Hollywood Reporter: “Heavy is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/geor... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by George M.Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 03/02/2026The most predictable outcome of the Trump's hostility to immigrants is mass outsourcing of those jobs from the United States. This is another example of damage being done to the economy which will be hard to reverse in a few years when people finally figure out how badly Trump screwed things up.bloomberg.comAlphabet Plots Big Expansion in India as US Restricts VisasAlphabet Inc. is plotting to dramatically expand its presence in India, with the possibility of taking millions of square feet in new office space in Bangalore, India’s tech hub. 711035
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Spyglass: “Aside from That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/02/tim-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 20/01/2026A new anti-imperialist slogan. MAGA: #MakeAmericaGoAwaytheguardian.com‘Make America Go Away’: spoof Maga caps soar in popularity amid Greenland crisisRed caps are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as Donald Trump ratchets up the pressure on Greenland 421072253
Reposted by George M.James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/01/2026The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally. Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once. 35387712040
Reposted by George M.Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 15/01/2026For non-German speakers: “Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.” 3869672142
Reposted by George M.depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/01/2026wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage 92124493984
Reposted by George M.Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The conservative mind is primed for fascism because of their strong attachment to hierarchy and status. Men > women White people > minorities Rich > poor and so on. As long as they believe they get to oppress people who are lower status, they’ll gladly be oppressed. This is how Trump wins. 719943
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Boom FlyBy: “AI needs More Power than the Grid can Deliver. Supersonic Tech can Fix That” exde601e.blogspot.com/2026/01/ai-n... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 29/12/2025The New Yorker: “The Dire Wolf is Back” exde601e.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Windows Central: “Mozilla says Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is happy about it” exde601e.blogspot.com/2025/12/fire... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Ars Technica: “The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop” exde601e.blogspot.com/2025/12/eu-a... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Windows Latest: “Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time” exde601e.blogspot.com/2025/12/meta... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by George M.Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 06/12/2025When we published this post by @alexandrageese.bsky.social, a Member of the European Parliament, I didn't expect it to coincide with Elon Musk calling for the abolition of the European Union; but it certainly underscores the point.techpolicy.pressEurope Fined X, But It's Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy | TechPolicy.PressThe European Commission's enforcement action is not sufficient to address the systemic risks posed by X, says MEP Alexandra Geese. 36131
Reposted by George M.Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 07/12/2025The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...washingtonpost.comChild deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decadesCuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said. 18312227
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/12/2025The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.davekeating.substack.comThe US has declared rhetorical war on the EUThe calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals. 870139674175
Reposted by George M.Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. That would, indeed, be interesting. But this is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring laws that would get bipartisan support in the U.S. (I bet similar bills *have* had that support.) 1/ 6348145
Reposted by George M.Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 06/12/2025A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...doi.orgRedirecting 4130961250
Reposted by George M.Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Tesla sales are down -12.2% year over year in Europe and down -36.3% if you exclude Norway which has had a surge in sales just before tax benefits for buying premium EVs expire. Tesla's stock continues to defy gravity as shareholders no longer care about EV sales since it's now robotaxis & robots.automotiveworld.comTesla Europe registrations drop 36% in November | Automotive WorldTesla’s year-long European slump continues, with Norway representing the sole bright spot. By Stewart Burnett 1612822
Reposted by George M.Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Today the European Commission finally announced a first outcome of its investigation into X for breaches of the digital services act: A fine of 120 million Euros that includes 40 million Euros for not making data available to researchers studying the platform. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital lawsRuling could put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump 24112
Reposted by George M.Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 05/12/2025The US National Security Strategy released overnight has shocked Europeans. In truth, its plans for Europe are just a reiteration of what the State Department already publicly posted back in May. But Europeans have not wanted to listen.davekeating.substack.comNew US security strategy lays bare European regime change plansWhile the Trump administration claims they no longer want the US to "prop up the entire world order like Atlas", in the same document they dictate to Europe what it can and can't do. 55636
Reposted by George M.Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/10/2025We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞 @sbmitche.bsky.social www.library.hbs.edu/working-know... 13845851734
Reposted by George M.WIRED @wired.com · 19/10/2025Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes.wrd.cmNew Rules Could Force Tesla to Redesign Its Door Handles. That’s Harder Than It SoundsProposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. 1422431
Reposted by George M.Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Gold has performed about as well as Nvidia over the past year. This is the most glaring sign of people financially preparing for the U.S. economy taking several hits from the AI bubble popping to the negative effects of tariffs and reduced foreign investment & tourism. 110018
George M. @exde601e.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Engadget: “Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 17 launch event” exde601e.blogspot.com/2025/09/ipho... (by me)exde601e.blogspot.com 000
Reposted by George M.Sophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Bayrou is right about the dismal state of French public finances. But being right may not be enough for his government’s survival. Why France’s PM called an unexpected confidence vote about the country’s debt France is in big trouble, again economist.com/europe/2025/... from @economist.comeconomist.comFrance is in big trouble, againWhy Macron’s prime minister called a shock confidence vote over its debt 1368
Reposted by George M.Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death. Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...nytimes.comA Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. 10845961702