I struggle with this tbh. I got severe allergies late on in life - having literally grown up around dogs, cats & various other animals. Would I like to have a pet? Sure. But would I want a genome engineered one? Doesn’t feel right. That’s a product.

Emily Mullin@emilymullin.bsky.social · 5h ago

Matt Walker always wanted a dog, but he had allergies. So he started a biotech company and engineered pups to lack a major dog allergen. One of the dogs lives with him now, and Walker has never had an allergic reaction. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/gene-e...

Rod Liddles passing is akin to urine; an unmemorable yet necessary affair to be thought nothing more of.

Once again I am fascinated to learn how a pressure group like this is funded. Car trackers? Active tracking & intimidation campaigns? You telling me you can get this all done for free?

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Evidence of the great benefits of AI: it used to take a huge amount of time and effort to make yourself look this stupid; now AI allows you to humiliate yourself almost instantly.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

But the bin collection will run on time

Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 10h ago

It's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.

That's bullshit, Leviticus was loving it

The Halfway Post@halfwaypost.bsky.social · 2d ago

BREAKING: A brand new “Christian men’s gym” in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have “lust-free workouts” lasted just 6 days before three men were caught “violating Leviticus in the locker room.”

Explaining opportunity & reputational cost to someone using the cow scene of Father Ted

Father Ted Explains Small vs. Far Away Cows

ALT: Father Ted Explains Small vs. Far Away Cows

static.klipy.com

Is there a decent write up of what’s actually happening in Spain with the sudden surge of migrants? Just been some really suspect reporting, plus some noticeably absent reporting.

But remember folks: There’s no link between inflation and profit.

Sky News@news.sky.com · yesterday

Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again

We’re very open about our vampires round here

If anyone wants to chat informally about the role, feel free to reach out!

Open Book Collective@openbookcollective.bsky.social · 2d ago

We’re hiring! Come and work with us to make the open access book landscape successful, sustainable and scalable. The role is part-time and fully remote.

This is just embarrassing for all involved

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

Friends… please can you share? I’m starting to put some art up for sale to pay for my louche year of painting (and grieving, let’s face it cos that’s what’s at the root of all this, I think) - and would love to find some nice homes for my art #artforsale #starvingartist #watercolour #bsnm #nature

Amelia Clark - Lover of Flagons@gingertotty.bsky.social · 2d ago

Back to scanning artwork. Some originals will be on sale, some prints, and I’m starting to curate so I can put together the much vaunted exhibition I keep threatening… These will be in the 2026 Clarkive sale. Prices in alt if you want to reserve (DM me)! #art #bsnm #artforsale #originalart #artist

Worth posting in context as it is bang on topic.

From today, EU citizens have a legal right to know when they're talking to a bot or looking at a deepfake, backed by fines of up to €15m. Thanks to Brexit, we're missing out on this protection.

gosh, bringing criminal charges in bad faith, knowing full well that exculpatory evidence exists, seems like the kind of thing we should make illegal.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · 5d ago

A Washington Post analysis earlier this month found the Reflecting Pool errors were likely due to contractor errors. Turns out the Trump administration had documents that privately agreed, even as they publicly blamed vandals and touted arrests.

@404media.co STRIKES AGAIN

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

NEW: after our coverage of this company's little scheme to use printed books to train AI, it calls it a "test of the market" and walked the entire thing back: www.404media.co/ai-company-t...

Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage

Citing backlash, ISBNdb removed its webpages about training AI, denied ever buying, scanning, or selling a book for AI training, and said the site was a "test of market interest."

404media.co

Huh look at that.

PETA@peta.org · 7d ago

We put a human “lobster” on a plate outside Maine Lobster Festival to force people to see the victim behind the tradition🦞💔

Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

theonion.com

The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 5d ago

Sainsbury's to sell Argos for £120m

Ha ha ha just a touch too much naked corruption eh? If was the trickle down now trickling down enough?

Eddie Robson@eddierobson.bsky.social · 6d ago

Cool www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Me: (when I finally get to bed the girl but I’ve been telling her I have a big old hog)

So Masters Of Universe movie (now on Prime). Imagine someone saw Guardians the galaxy and tried to shoot a he man movie through this style. That’s it. I’m absolutely sure this was the pitch because there’s some shots & scenes that are close to identical.

“Too many kids are going to university” Ok so are you pulling your own kids out of university? “Well I think there should be an encouragement to-“ Sorry I don’t think you answered the question - are your kids dropping out?

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10

If you’re a book person like me, you’re mentally likening this to a form of intellectual ethnic cleansing. If you’re a regular person you may well just be thinking “Fuck these guys are genuinely evil” #ai #LLM futurism.com/artificial-i...

AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain

AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

futurism.com

I’m not going to be the first to point out if an Imam did this there would be fuckin outrage flying, Heck, I’m not even sure if a Rabbi did this it would fly if you’ll pardon the pun (Not that a rabbi would)

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...