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Neil C

@plantz.io
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10,000+ hours of tapping on keyboards. Started tapping on a ZX81 and over 4 decades later, tapping this on a phone. Some of my tapping is to build a new web where tapping isn't required, a "No click internet", and then my journey here will be complete.

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Neil C @plantz.io · 06/10/2026
wow @developers.google.com you've made it impossible to use Google as a login. I'm having to unbundle everything and use a different login method. Appreciate you want to keep things safe, but FIVE logins required to gain access to my own sites?? Nah thanks.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 05/10/2026
Unreported but has a point. Not so much about the ownership, but public funding of AI. I always thought it was a huge mistake not funding public Internet access - still do - and feel that govt could setup open source models for cheap mass adoption. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/ai-t...
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests
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Neil C @plantz.io · 05/10/2026
Thoughtful article that highlights genuine concerns. One major problem is the ongoing gender imbalance within IT in general. Solution requires far longer term policy than current AI timelines www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind
Women hold just a fraction of new AI jobs but are overrepresented in roles with high risk of AI disruption
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Neil C @plantz.io · 05/10/2026
"The EU's "Made in Europe" policy is aimed at reducing reliance ‌on ⁠Chinese components" Because c'mon, what's more important - this, or reducing climate change? www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
reuters.com
Britain set to levy tariffs on Chinese electric cars, The Times reports
Britain is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports amid concerns that ​Beijing is flooding the market with state-subsidised cars, the Times ‌newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 05/10/2026
"Don't be evil", seems like a very long time ago.... fortune.com/article/how-...
fortune.com
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 05/10/2026
260 billion years Earth probably has 1bn years left Sun likely explodes within 4bn Milky Way and Andromeda could collide within 10bn 260bn years is a long, long time to lose just 1 second malaysia.news.yahoo.com/singapore-sc...
malaysia.news.yahoo.com
Singapore scientists build world’s most accurate clock — it loses one second in 260 billion years
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 — Scientists in Singapore have built the world’s most accurate atomic clock, a device so pr...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 04/10/2026
His suggestions make complete sense. Putting in safeguards like airlines or nuclear energy. Checks and balances along the entire "supply" chain. 2 major issues First, open source models Second, Trump thinks the threat from AI is a hoax
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Neil C @plantz.io · 04/10/2026
"he worked at OpenAI for three-and-a-half years and was among the longest-tenured employees at the company" A reminder of just how quickly the Frontier AI companies have grown uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-need...
uk.finance.yahoo.com
AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer
Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors with their layers of safeguards to...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 04/10/2026
Strangely, the AI pearl clutchers at UK media still haven't picked up on this one. A "rogue AI" , ie, a badly configured security screw up, is front page. But an actual cage fight between humans and robots? Not a word. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
tomshardware.com
Robotics startup has real human vs. robot cage match, California responds with cease-and-desist order — regulator threatens misdemeanor charges after YouTuber fights three robotic humanoids
It’s Real Steel come to life.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 03/10/2026
I've now started using other authenticator services for my logins. Bye bye Google x
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Neil C @plantz.io · 03/10/2026
Tell you what @developers.google.com, how about I start using ZERO authentication when I stop using your products?
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Neil C @plantz.io · 03/10/2026
OMG what is going on with Google? I now need to enter my password, to go to a screen that again asks for my password, to get an Authenticator code that then gives me, get this - a security code to login? TFA has tuned into FIVE FACTOR AUTHENTICATION! are they serious?
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Neil C @plantz.io · 03/10/2026
"A global bond market selloff has propelled borrowing costs from the US to Japan" Entire article blames bond markets without explaining why said bond markets are selling off. Chickens, home, roosting... www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
reuters.com
Homeowners in UK and beyond hit as global bond selloff drives up mortgage costs
For five years, the interest rate on Richard Merrett's mortgage was locked at 1.14%. With that ultra-cheap deal due to expire he faces a sudden trebling of his ‌monthly housing costs.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 03/10/2026
"quantum computers can process multiple possibilities simultaneously for certain types of calculations." As in, it can do millions of sums AT THE SAME TIME! I still can't get my head around it. We're talking multiverses here people, like it's suddenly normal 🫠 🫠 🫠 phys.org/news/2026-10...
phys.org
Q&A: How will quantum computers change society?
Once called a "pipe dream," quantum computers are now approaching practical use. Companies and research institutes around the world are in fierce competition to develop this technology, which has the ...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 02/10/2026
Here's a curveball. It's taken since 2020 to get the final decision, but the copyright owner won the case. Could have implications for the thousands of sites scrapping content to build AI tools www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-appeals-c...
musicbusinessworldwide.com
US appeals court rejects ‘fair use’ defense over AI training – as Thomson Reuters wins copyright case backed by RIAA and NMPA - Music Business Worldwide
US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that an AI company’s copying of protected material to build its training data was not fair use.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 02/10/2026
And another JEV had a monopoly on the market for about a week thenewstack.io/aws-strands-...
thenewstack.io
AWS launches a local answer to TypeSafe's Jev decision model
AWS's new Strands Decider 2B is a small decision model that runs locally and gives AI agents a fast check before they act, with no invalid outputs.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 01/10/2026
"given ­Burnham’s previous working relationship with the club’s owner, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), and the £25bn annual UK-Abu Dhabi ­trading ­relationship" I, for one, have noooo doubt, none! about his impartiality.... www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Andy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister
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Neil C @plantz.io · 01/10/2026
Spoiler alert!
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Neil C @plantz.io · 30/09/2026
Welfare benefits "soar" by £5.8bn Banker bonuses in 2026: £25bn www.cityam.com/uk-disposabl...
cityam.com
UK disposable income rises as benefits payouts soar ahead of wages
Andy Burnham inherited an economy growing at a faster pace than thought as disposable income rose, mainly due to a rise in benefits.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 30/09/2026
I think it's called "irony", when a man responsible for the financial misery imposed on millions through his rigid use of outdated monetary policies and handed billions in free money to his fellow bankers, warns us about AI? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss
Andrew Bailey’s comments come as fears grow that rogue models could take financial system hostage
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Neil C @plantz.io · 30/09/2026
I already knew that quantum chips could outperform trad chips by crazy amounts. What I didn't know, I can hire one!!! "a 120-qubit superconducting quantum processor commercially accessible to users through IBM's cloud platform." www.sciencealert.com/ibms-quantum...
sciencealert.com
IBM's Quantum Computer Completes in 19 Seconds What Could Take a Supercomputer a Century
Some computations are so hardcore that it takes a facility of extraordinary power to even think about running them.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 30/09/2026
Opinion will of course be divided At least one member of her extended family is impressed. And perhaps the tills of other family estates will soon be ringing as they rinse the memories of their departed loved ones Keep saying it, but a tidal wave is on its way www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
theguardian.com
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert
Relatives of Hollywood legend say her doppelganger could now be used for more glamorous roles
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Neil C @plantz.io · 30/09/2026
The best way to respond to this is to ignore it completely, just like I haven't done. But unfortunately it sows confusion at a point AI needs clarity. US companies will be forced to deal with this, costing time and resource The rest of us though
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Little Girl's Annoyed Eye Roll
ALT: Little Girl's Annoyed Eye Roll
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Neil C @plantz.io · 29/09/2026
Just seeing this story break everywhere Companies in fossil fuels, nuclear power and military arms supply also have to detail worst case scenarios in their IPOs. It doesn't deter investors or banks putting money into them. Capitalism was already fucked long before AI came along.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 29/09/2026
First time I've seen a politician acknowledge the challenge ahead Totally right to say it's a potential scenario, not a prediction. But it requires a plan and quickly. 2027 is when sophisticated Agents will begin to take shape and determine the direction of travel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK needs plan in case of 'unprecedented' AI job losses, says minister
Kanishka Narayan says one of his top priorities is to have a plan in place if job losses are as bad as some fear.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 29/09/2026
My gloomy prediction is, I'm afraid, casual attacks against the robots will make these delivery services unviable. Driven by resentment and a highly visible, "AI is taking away jobs" backlash. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Two-legged delivery robot takes to streets of Barnsley in Tech Town trial
Iris will take to the streets of Barnsley delivering small parcels.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 29/09/2026
Apolgies for poor spelling of legendary. I knew I should of used AI.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 29/09/2026
FYI, for the unwary... Meta's Muse is based on Open Claw. Open Claw is legendendary and sparked a revolutiony moment in AI development No one who knows anything about Open Claw is the least bit surprised this happened This is the first of many stories 🤦 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users
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Neil C @plantz.io · 28/09/2026
Well done, Fiona! Love what you do and great to see you getting some exposure and recognition. Maybe we're at a pivot point where people are at least prepared to discuss this. Will still take time for proper reform.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 27/09/2026
Where Trump will try all evening to persuade him to rename AI to SI *Sigh*
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Neil C @plantz.io · 27/09/2026
The lettuce woman? I'm sure she is also the woman who crashed the economy then threatened to sue anyone who said she crashed the economy.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
It's 2:13 a.m. Eastern Time on August 29, 1997 Dr Miles Dyson: 'hmm ya know, this new model sure is acting in unexpected or concerning ways' 2:14 a.m. : Skynet becomes self-aware www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
theverge.com
OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’
OpenAI keeps uncovering incidents of its models behaving in ‘unexpected or concerning’ ways.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 27/09/2026
12 months ago, an obscure format no one ever used. It was an option so low down you'd never scroll your mouse over it. Now look at it. Lording it over JSON, Doc, PDF, PPT The Cinderella of formats. The Ugly Duckling. Never give up, folks. Be like .md thenextweb.com/news/markdow...
thenextweb.com
Markdown replaces JSON as AI's default data format
Search and data APIs are adopting Markdown output for LLMs, cutting token costs by up to 90% and aligning with how models are trained and prompted.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
OK, have to admit I'm sceptical but, if we accept ADHD is generally assumed to be related to low dopamine, then what causes the deficiency? Could it be air pollution? Feasible, I guess. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
medicalxpress.com
Years of fine-particle pollution track with childhood ADHD rates across US counties
Air quality across the country has improved greatly over the decades, as shown in Environmental Protection Agency reports. These improvements are good news overall, but lingering effects of past air p...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
"after finding a specialist teacher in Shanghai and learning more than 1,300 Rubik’s cube formulas, her speeds improved “very quickly” Sooo, I searched 'specialist rubik's cube teacher Reading' and OMFG, they actually exist!! 😂😂 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Specialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy
Mother of Lian Yunzhi says world record a ‘dream come true’ for child who now gets autograph requests from fellow students
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
When they say "ultra thin", pluck out one of your hairs. Then, get a scalpel and slice it lengthways down the middle. Then, take one half, keep cutting down the middle and repeat 15,000 times. phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org
Ultrathin materials could make quantum light circuits programmable
Quantum photonics could be a pivotal part of future quantum technology if the right materials can be created, a new review paper has found.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
Even a vacuum, with no matter in it, has electromagnetism fields in it. So, where did these come from? Do they simply exist, no matter what? Did someone put them there? Is it even possible to have a 'nothing' if there nothing relative to it? Anyway, who's turn is it to skin up?
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
It's 2:13 a.m. Eastern Time on August 29, 1997 Dr Miles Dyson: 'hmm ya know, this new model sure is acting in unexpected or concerning ways' 2:14 a.m. : Skynet becomes self-aware www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
theverge.com
OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’
OpenAI keeps uncovering incidents of its models behaving in ‘unexpected or concerning’ ways.
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
I suspected there was an ulterior motive 😉
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
The files being used against them were hacked, yes But the argument that makes them invalid is weak as piss water. "yes, I filmed myself committing a murder, but if that guy hadn't nicked my camera no-one would have known so you have no right to charge me" It beggars belief
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
Apart from, I think they encourged migration back then? 😁
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
I get it. MC fans will defend the players and managers But the club's upper hierarchy is a disgrace. Noel, read the evidence rather than trust their word ffs & given most major Premier League clubs are no better, a tough message must be sent out www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
'We won it on the pitch' says Noel Gallagher as he speaks out on City verdict
'The club have assured us all along that they vehemently denied the charges'
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
One of the biggest conceptual problems people have with the Big Bang theory is, how can matter just appear out of nowhere? Amazing experiments like this are beginning to answer the question. Far harder to answer is, where did the nowhere come from? www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
sciencedaily.com
Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence”
Scientists recreated a particle-forming process linked to the extreme physics of the early universe using a 13-ion quantum simulator. The breakthrough suggests quantum computers could eventually help ...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
Soon as I posted it, I thought exactly the same thing 😭😭
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
At some point, the people who are advising him must surely come under intense scrutiny. Is it the Generals and Admirals telling him this? Or Natalie handing him a print out of a Twitter post from @DukeNukem26789? And the major global worry should be, the latter is probably closer to the truth
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
I think the plan is to re-normalize the 1970's all over again
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
I think this is termed, 'between a rock and a hard place' ? vancouver.citynews.ca/2016/01/17/g...
vancouver.citynews.ca
Gay Syrian refugee relieved to be in Canada after facing dire threats at home
TORONTO – If it weren’t for the castration threats, Rasheed might have believed Syrian police were only hounding him for his political views. He and his friends had begun receiving unwelcome attention...
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
Ah yes, he's from the Elon Musk school of thought.... "Yes, climate change is real but if you just Follow me, invest in my company and buy into my sci-fi fantasy world Then. Everything. Will. Be. Just. Fine."
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
Did the club gain an advantage on the field of play from what went on? Doubtful It's the behaviour of the club hierarchy, acting like screaming toddlers who's hands have been caught in the cookie jar, who deserve the most severe punishment possible
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Neil C @plantz.io · 26/09/2026
The evidence against Man City has been public for years & puts them bang to rights But these "pre-eminent silks", charging the fan's club £5,000 per hour, will keep delaying, filibustering & appealing until they can find a technicality to get the case dropped www.theguardian.com/football/202...
theguardian.com
Manchester City v Premier League: how the legal teams lined up
David Pannick may not earn as much as Erling Haaland but the club spared no expense to defend themselves against more than 100 charges
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