Reposted by Paul ArmstrongAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get" 277131852581
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 23/09/2026ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic featurestechcrunch.comChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic featuresPro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones 163
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongThe Economist @economist.com · 23/09/2026A new paper-based battery is an important step towards a wider range of swallowable devices, says one expert. But significant safety testing is still needed before they are used in people, bit.ly/4iDCl7y Illustration: Ben Hickey 032
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026A criminal hacking group said it had stolen the sensitive personnel records of thousands of current and former FBI officials. The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the FBI, which said it was investigating the matter.nyti.msHackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel RecordsThe compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter. 186132
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Has Apple accidentally made the perfect phone for old people? www.cityam.com/has-apple-ac... @techmeme.comcityam.comHas Apple accidentally made the perfect phone for old people?Has Apple accidentally built an age-tech device without calling it one, asks Paul Armstrong after the release of the first foldable iPhone. 010
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/09/2026Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHStheguardian.comWomen in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHSThousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on price Thousands of women in England with incurable breast cancer will get access to a life-extending drug on the NHS after negotiations over its cost proved successful. About 1,000 women a year with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will be able to obtain Enhertu from Thursday after ministers and the drug’s makers struck a deal on its price. Continue reading... 513240
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW: Hackers cut down a Flock camera, dumped its internal storage, and shared the files w/ WIRED and 404 Media. It includes thousands of videos and logs showing how the device took images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days The code reveals in new detail how Flock tracks the vehicles and people.wired.comHackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really WorksA hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days. 10508228
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is just boring now. He’s worn me down. Everyone’s so depleted that we just accept his dementia as ok. 000
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026To be fair, when they announced followers this was 100% predicted. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongRory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026US diesel now fetching more than $200 per barrel. Highest print of the Hormuz crisis thus far, only two days closed at the height of the April 2022 crisis closed higher. 20510154
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 10/09/2026“This is the museum event of the decade, possibly the century so far. Are we really to believe that a more ethical partner would not have jumped at the chance to be involved?” @benlukeart.bsky.social on the #BayeuxTapestry at the British Museum. www.thenerve.news/p/bayeux-tap... 39241
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026XRobots creator James Bruton swapped bicycle wheels for motorized spheres, letting his invention roll, drift and balance sideways in ways no ordinary bike ever could. 51647159
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A) good and b) can we check the verification process why such folks got access in the first place? 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongGraham Starr @gstarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled since the end of Roe. www.propublica.org/article/ecto... 001
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It’s all kicking off in Omaha - Amazon is learning a lot but not making friends. flatwaterfreepress.org/something-in...flatwaterfreepress.orgSomething in the air: Suburban Omaha is now an Amazon drone zone - Flatwater Free PressTwelve drones made 6,000 trips from Amazon’s hulking Papillion warehouse in July and August to deliver packages up to 7.5 miles away. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is the Future, Not fossil fuels…. 10546051069
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dolly Parton lived with a gay man for years. She was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ folks and a philanthropic champion of childhood literacy and education, vaccines, and the black people in her community. "We don't know what her politics were"? Please. She lived them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/a...nytimes.comDolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread AffectionBipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country. 613758639
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I think spokesmodel and copywriter are still legit / upfront about their allegiances. On the whole, influencers, I find, are neither. They are however, very much becoming as grubby as the tactics to shill anything to anyone but often more aggressively than previous decades. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongHarry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 05/08/2026Wow. I am not entirely surprised to see Demis Hassabis move to a role more decisively focused on frontier research. www.reuters.com/business/google-sha…reuters.comGoogle shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts roleShares of Alphabet fell 4% after the news. 031
Reposted by Paul Armstrongdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 morewired.comMeta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse ImageryMore than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week. 20738445
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongGodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money. 24997792909
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongReuters @reuters.com · 03/08/2026LinkedIn asks judge to bar top executives' testimony in lawsuit it tried to settle reut.rs/3TE3lcyreut.rsLinkedIn asks judge to bar top executives' testimony in lawsuit it tried to settleLinkedIn has asked a U.S. judge to block a group of users from questioning five current and former top executives, including CEO Daniel Shapero, in a proposed class action alleging the company monopolized professional social networking. 0107
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Newsflash: tech company has dark PR strategy. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongBrawlcats @brawlcats.bsky.social · 02/08/2026airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027 158363786433
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Hot take: Crazy popcorn buckets can’t save a crappy, expensive experience. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongMike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026HEADLINE: "Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife Shuts Down School for the Disadvantaged" ALT HEADLINE: "Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife Joins the Growing List of 'Let-Them-Eat-Cake' Billionaires" futurism.com/future-socie...futurism.comMark Zuckerberg's Wife Shuts Down School for the DisadvantagedA school for low-income students cofounded by Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, has officially shut its doors. 191
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongReuters @reuters.com · 03/08/2026From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Big Tech’s circular AI trade grows too big to veil reut.rs/453BhSAreut.rsBreakingviews - Big Tech’s circular AI trade grows too big to veilSpaceX and Anthropic lose money but account for half the $280 bln rise in S&P 500 earnings this quarter. How? Paper gains at Google and Amazon from their investments in the hot startups. As massive spending turns cash dispensers into incinerators, the logic gets harder to follow. 1126
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files. 302155844604
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 03/08/2026Japanese engineers develop a technique to recover and recycle 90% of Lithium from old EV batteries.thecooldown.comScientists recover 90% of lithium from old batteries — here's why it mattersA metals plant in Tsuruga of the Fukui Prefecture has positioned itself as a major player in the battery recycling industry by achieving near-record levels of lithium recovery. 7850521281
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This is clearly just telling him to sssssh. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/07/2026Modern blockbusters are getting longer, even as young people struggle to sit through an hour of a film. In The Wonder Reader, @isabelfattal.bsky.social explores how changing attention spans shift the experience of watching movies:bit.lyMovies and the Attention SpanAs young people struggle to sit through even an hour of a film, modern blockbusters are getting longer. 7207
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with themdidtheyghostyou.comGhosted After a Job Interview? Report the CompanyGhosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews. 6042771737
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongRest of World @restofworld.org · 20/07/2026📣 You're invited! Next Friday, Rest of World deputy editor Itika Sharma Punit sits down with Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian to discuss what’s really happening beneath the AI headlines. Learn more and register here: tally.so/r/A7GE4otally.soState of Open Source AIMade with Tally, the simplest way to create forms. 053
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongJulia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 11/03/2026In other news, my forthcoming book with @fieldsmeyer.com --ON COURAGE, How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear -- is now available for pre-order. We interviewed 100+ dissidents worldwide to craft a practical guide to personal courage under authoritarianism. www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...harpercollins.comOn CourageFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported collection of stories about how anyone can... 613753
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Watched the Trump video. I have seen more mature toddlers.static.klipy.comCharlie Day: I'm Sorry... What?ALT: Charlie Day: I'm Sorry... What? 010
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongSusanne democratic socialist @momoftwo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Good. Good. Good. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comNew York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centersThe order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g... 12265051340
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case A jury had found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming the writer.nytimes.comE. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil CaseA federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid. 000
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongPolitico @politico.com · 09/07/2026The House’s Epstein investigation will hit the one-year mark later this month, and the saga isn’t ending anytime soon. 🔗 politi.co/4h3mC0z 26678892770
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Opting out increasingly means opting out of modern life." My take on AI and privacy in the New York Post. Read:nypost.comAI is making the hard choice between consumer safety and privacy even trickierSeveral recent high-profile incidents underscore the volatile intersection where digital advancement and privacy now collide. 011
Reposted by Paul ArmstrongBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/07/2026InfoWars is now live.youtube.comWELCOME TO THE REAL INFOWARSYouTube video by InfoWars 14054921041
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026New C_NCENTRATE just landed for TBD+ members. Curated analysis on what matters. Not rehashed press releases. From £24.99/mo.members.tbdpl.us 000
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What is the cost of one bad decision in your organisation? Probably more than £299/year. TBD+ exists to improve decision quality.members.tbdpl.us 000
Paul Armstrong @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If your job involves AI decisions, stop piecing together OpenAI news from scattered tweets. One email. Once a week. Subscribe:whatdidopenaidothisweek.beehiiv.comHome | What Did OpenAI Do This Week?What Did OpenAI Do This Week? 000