SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 51mIs that only on US oligarch TikTok or also the ByteDance global TikTok? 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 13h"VW is evaluating bringing some of its China-only models to Europe, but they would be additions to its existing line-up rather than replacements for current products." www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...autocar.co.ukVolkswagen is 'getting ready' to bring some of its Chinese cars to Europe | AutocarCars such as ID Unyx 09 on the cards for import, but won't replace existing models 010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 23hadmittedly, I cannot replace everything, especially as an Apple addict. but it would be good if people outside the US deleted let’s say half of their American tech company accounts and replaced them with stuff from elsewhere.  010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 23hI’ve been deleting a bunch of American tech company accounts recently Eg: Deleted Microsoft ID, used for Swiftkey & Copilot - replaced with Mister Keyboard & Lumo (made in EU) Deleted Google ID, used for mail - replaced with Proton Mail (made in EU) Bluesky swapped for Eurosky 110 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026"The company has gotten the top speed up to over 230 miles per hour, though Musk says the eventual target would be to get to half the speed of sound. Given that the speed of sound through the air is 767 mph, that means a target of around 383 mph." insideevs.com/news/812151/...static.klipy.comCharles Darwin Eating PopcornALT: Charles Darwin Eating Popcorn 040 4
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026After 9 years of being vaporware/a deposit-collecting scam, world-renowned nazi Elon Musk has had the Tesla Roadster redesigned. It ships "in 2028" 361 6
Reposted by SirStevenAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP. 16558942516 5.9K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026He will have plenty of time in prison to find the Bible quote he was looking for  020 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026forget the Alfa Romeo concept with a prehistoric V6 - this electric Alpine concept is way cooler #EVs #EVsky 120 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026Leapmotor is the new zen master of selling a lot of very bland cars. It’s the new VW 010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026retro is such a great tool for the Euro market as they battle Chinese EVs 120 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026Tesla sales in China (retail sales only; not the stupid & pointless "wholesale" figure) are DOWN 12% year-on-year at the September mark: Q1+Q2+Q3 2025 = 432,704 🚘 Q1+Q2+Q3 2026 = 381,088 Many other brands like Nio, Xpeng, Xiaomi, Huawei, have rising sales despite the weak overall car market 020 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026not really watched rallying since i was a kid, but i'm happy to see Wales' Elfyn Evans is the new WRC champion🏴 ...the championship came down to the final few corners, with a spectacular example of commentators' curse befalling Evans' rival: youtu.be/hzdpA_K-og8?...youtu.beTITLE DECIDED IN FINAL CORNERS! | WRC Rally Italia Sardegna 2026YouTube video by FIA World Rally Championship 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026Quartz used to be fantastic with excellent writers - but now it's just slop. sign of the sloppy times. 100 1
Reposted by SirStevenDaniel Golson @dsgolson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Time to log off of the internet for the next 72 hours. For the record, I absolutely love this thing. www.jalopnik.com/2279539/2028...jalopnik.com2028 Jaguar Type 01 EV Revealed With 1,015 HP, A 400-Mile Range And Even Wilder Looks Than The Concept - JalopnikIs everybody ready to be calm and normal about the new Jaguar yet? 13474 47
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026Lucid struggling to shift approx 300 vehicles per week - meanwhile small-ish EV makers in China like Nio and Xpeng are shifting ~9,000 per week 100 1
Reposted by SirStevenJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 1002216785 2.2K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Tesla is also state subsidised and not produced in UK 100 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Teslas aren't manufactured in the UK but nobody's moaning about that. for some reason, a lot of folks only complain about Chinese brands 100 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026i'm not a technical person, so i'm not sure if this makes sense... but it'd be neat if an app like Sill could open links in Mu.Social rather than the official Bluesky app. ie: pick a preferred client app. 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026But hopefully there won’t be a tropical downpour and a lengthy stoppage like the last race in 2009 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Ignoring the "Bahrain" naming nonsense, I’m so stoked for F1 to be back in Malaysia. One of the best surprises of the year 110 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Around a third of haulage trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... "Diesel consumption in China will drop more than 10% this year" remember that there are basically zero diesel passenger cars in CN, so the transition is about vans & trucksbloomberg.comChina Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel PricesAround a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security. 010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Ford's CEO has done such a terrible job this decade that nobody should take his advice seriously... www.reuters.com/business/aut...static.klipy.comAngeria Paris Vanmicheals: Ohhh Okay GirlALT: Angeria Paris Vanmicheals: Ohhh Okay Girl 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 30/09/20264 years ago, American truckers were (at the behest of right-wing groups) protesting Covid health & safety rules Are those same truckers now protesting diesel nearly doubling in price? Nope... Not a peep from those white shitweasels. Absolute cowards 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026western and Japanese automakers caught spying by researchers on American car owners, including selling personal info (such as VIN and precise location) to advertisers: www.theverge.com/transportati... but yeah cHINeSe auTOmAKErs cAnNoT be TRusTeDtheverge.comYour car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said. 221 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026ok it's fine to build up your defences but, seriously, Russia & Trump & Musk & Thiel are far bigger threats to Europe right now 110 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026iPad... lots of great apps and sweet for productivity too 010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026can't quite decide if this is a little beaut of a BEV Bentley or just yet more lazy VW Group badge engineering #EVs #EVsky more Bentley Torcal pics: www.autoexpress.co.uk/bentley/3705... 000 0
Reposted by SirStevenLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970232260 7K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026yikes... this is too much space. there needs to be the freedom of choice to turn off Siri AI and just use old/normal Siri instead Apple Intelligence Taking up 30GB+ on Some Macs Running macOS 27 www.macrumors.com/2026/09/23/a...macrumors.comApple Intelligence Taking up 30GB+ on Some Macs Running macOS 27After you install macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple automatically downloads a multi-gigabyte AI model to your Mac the next time it's connected to the internet. Unlike previous versions of macOS, you can't p... 011 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026ugh and now The Guardian has starting using this "Disable Your Adblocker" service 010 1
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026Comrades! All hail the glorious motherland's state broadcaster Trump TV! 110 1
Reposted by SirStevencait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"I hope people read my thread and respond to what I said and not whatever they made up in their head," I said, posting on the Responding To Whatever You Made Up In Your Head website 212318265 2.3K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026consistently doing the dumbest possible thing, Trump has begun a poll to change the name of artificial intelligence …how about AI = American Idiocracy mashable.com/tech/trump-o...mashable.comTrump opens poll to rename AI, like 'Extreme' or 'Supreme' IntelligenceThe president took to social media to say he thinks the current term is inaccurate. 020 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026"sitting on the fence drives a wedge up your hole" plenty more zingers in this 75-second vid: "Ed Sheeran and the tyranny of the centrist dad" youtu.be/im3gqUQ1k1g?...youtu.beEd Sheeran and the tyranny of the centrist dad YouTube video by Meditations for the anxious mind 062 6
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026I’d bet five bucks she’ll be on 60 Minutes by the end of the year... Perhaps ranting about how babies should be forced to doomscroll X every waking momentstatic.klipy.comSpec SaversALT: Spec Savers 020 2
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026let 'em secede for real. build a hard border with tough border checks. let's see how many of the bastards try to cross the border illegally when they realise they don't have a supermarket 001 1
Reposted by SirStevenJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528181175 2.8K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026Audi is trying to ban Audis from Germany... well, it wants to ban its China-only "AUDI" EVs from being imported www.motor1.com/news/808733/...motor1.comAudi Takes Legal Action Against AUDI Imports. Yes, ReallyAudi is taking legal action against a German importer selling its AUDI E5 Sportback and E7X electric models, which are supposed to be sold exclusively in China. 000 0
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026the pad needs to be fixed in place, so an 11kw home charger makes more sense. Nonetheless, it’s good to see a new thing go live 000 0
Reposted by SirStevenDave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dear Big Oil- Did you notice China's ICE car sales are down 30% year-to-date? 27017 70
Reposted by SirStevenJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253912348 5.4K
SirSteven @steven.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026the common thread is always this: lick the boots of billionaires 110 1