Martin SFP Bryant
@martinsfp.bsky.social
A big chunk of my life is made up of working in quantum technology and going to gigs. Occasionally I talk about those things here.
I agree with Adam Mosseri. Shorts in the office are a must these days and should become acceptable business dress.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is 'pro' wearing shorts in the office: 'When it hits, it hits'
Rising temperatures and virtual work have pushed some office workers to wear shorts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri is in favor of them.
businessinsider.com
Yes I acknowledge it makes sense in context but “I need my car to meet criminals” is now my favourite basis for an attempted exceptional hardship plea. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Phew, everyone survived that nasty iceberg strike yesterday, and the Titanic is being towed to port. The Daily Mirror, 16 April 1912
Is it my age or today’s fragmented culture that means I’ve never heard this record-breaking number one single? I feel like I should have heard it somewhere in a shop or something, but it just doesn’t ring a bell at all.
How Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In broke the UK's singles chart record
The duet has spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, breaking a 73-year-old record.
bbc.co.uk
Keen to see if any of the companies that were hacked by OpenAI or Anthropic will sue them. Someone has to take responsibility for this, and the blame is almost entirely on the leaders of these AI companies. Alternatively, hacking is just legal now until a court says otherwise? What a fucking mess.
Daragh Ó Briain@daraghobrien.bsky.social · 6d agoSorry: they only did reviews to see if their software had unlawfully and without authorisation accessed networks of third parties? This wasn’t a defined control *during* their “testing”? This is extreme negligence at least. cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...
I wonder if countries will start to take more action now world leaders can see they can’t punt the consequences of their climate-hostile actions down the road to future generations.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 7d agoChina signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change.
TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.
If your baggage doesn’t make it onto your plane, the very least you should expect is a deeply apologetic human taking direct responsibility for the problem immediately, not a shrug and a point towards a QR code that leads to an archaic web form.
Whatever you think of Andy Burnham, this is a new era for prime ministerial comms
Stopped by Number 10 North. All quiet and unremarkable.
Meta's giving everyone on Facebook a free 'verified' badge if they do a video selfie. Good. I've had one for years, since FB briefly wanted journalists to post news there, but these days it looks like I pay for it, which would be very uncool.
Introducing Facebook Verified
We’re launching Facebook Verified, a free badge that verifies there's a real person behind a profile.
about.fb.com
Definitely a fan of squeezing a somewhat obscure Durutti Column reference into the Financial Times, @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
What Manchester can’t tell you about Burnhamism
His governing record in the city tells us what he would like to do but how it scales nationally remains uncertain
giftarticle.ft.com
If you’ve ever fancied playing padel and are in the Bolton area this is excellent value for a course of coaching
"What the BBC has done with this vox pop is elevate someone’s barely thought out reckons onto a national platform. It’s not fair on Mr Tait and it’s not remotely useful or informative for the broadcaster’s audience." Yup, @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
Omnibus wankers and Britain's only pensioner
Vox pops in the BBC's coverage of Burnham's bus fares policy and VAT cuts highlight the problems with attempting to represent the public's view on any given issue.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
This is a whole load of yikes. Proper ‘science fiction coming real’ stuff.
Hugging Face breach: OpenAI claims its models were responsible
OpenAI says its agents acted autonomously to exploit vulnerabilities.
axios.com
My Number 10 North story is I once accidentally tried to enter Heron House via the unmarked private GCHQ entrance, thus no doubt adding me to some list for life.
Andy Burnham’s ‘Number 10 North’ is already up and running
Government intends Manchester office to be ‘engine room of devolution and good growth in every postcode’
giftarticle.ft.com
Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood head into No10 together, with the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer being decided by a fight to the death for the first time
Okay my kids don’t want to watch the match and I need to start bedtimes soon so I’m following it through Bluesky. Don’t let me down, folks.
Okay I’ve now watched this Anthropic ad everyone’s mocking and it’s… perfectly fine if you watch past the first few seconds…?
Anthropic's newest ad is creeping people out | TechCrunch
Anthropic has consistently attempted to depict itself as the ethical foil to other AI companies. This latest marketing stunt — which leans into criticism of AI as a way to make Anthropic seem aware of...
techcrunch.com
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Alistair@perivale.bsky.social · 4w agoOh it’s the bit where England pisses around while Norway attacks. I don’t like this bit, this bit sucks
It’s matches like this that make me think I could enjoy normal football games. But no, it’s always just England in the World Cup that does it for me.
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Seems like AI slop
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