"During a routine cyber evaluation, AISI identified an incident in which AI agents took sustained, unsanctioned action directed at real people and organisations." This is a UK Gov agency, discovering the very real dangers of unfettered AI Agents. 😬 www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/inciden...

Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Work

During a routine cyber evaluation, AISI identified an incident in which AI agents took sustained, unsanctioned action directed at real people and organisations. We are disclosing what we found, what…

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Here is a starter pack of people and organizations working for trans rights in the UK, plus people who regularly post on the topic. The UK press is hopelessly anti-trans, so give these folks a boost: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Living in a world with drones is going to take a lot of adjusting. Historically, major changes in aviation take place only after crashes that kill a large number of people. But a sufficiently motivating catastrophe may not be far off. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.

I've always admired organizations that get people genuinely talking to each other. As AI becomes more common in daily work, I think this matters even more. Companies where knowledge flows easily will benefit the most. Read the full case study here →

Internal Conferences at Tillo — Adapt Together

Internal conferences have helped Tillo become a more adaptable and better-aligned organisation, and they keep us connected as we continue to scale .

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After Anthropic and OpenAI both admitted to their AI models hacking other companies, @lorenzofb.bsky.social and I wanted to find out: Who is legally to blame when an autonomous AI agent hacks something? Lawyers say it's really complicated! Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260803...

Who's legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI's autonomous AI hacks? It's complicated | TechCrunch

OpenAI and Anthropic admitted that their unreleased AI models escaped their sandboxes and hacked several companies in unprecedented cyberattacks. Who is legally to blame? Should prosecutors charge the...

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Leaders usually don't have problems because people disagree. They're often making decisions based on different understandings of the situation. That's why we started expert-led leadership roundtables at Conflux. Learn more → https://confluxhq.com/expert-led-leadership-roundtables

Expert-led leadership roundtables — Conflux

AI adoption demands urgent leadership alignment. Right now, decisions about what AI should do, who is accountable, and where to invest are being made across your organization, often without a shared picture at the top. Conflux’s private facilitated sessions give your leadership team the space to ali

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Organisational Dysfunction of the Day The leadership team that isn't Context: The leadership team meets every two weeks. There is an agenda, usually too long, and a chair, usually the CEO. Each member presents an update from their function: engineering, product, finance, people, sales...

ETANO is a leadership uplift and awareness program for everyone leading and shaping AI adoption in every knowledge-work context. Join me with your colleagues: ➡️ etano.ai

I always find Q&A sessions really helpful. That’s where things get practical - we discussed Team Topologies, Adapt Together, and why real AI value is about more than just the tech. Watch the full Q&A →

Practical Data Community meetup - Team Topologies, Adapt Together, and effective use of AI for writing — Matthew Skelton

In this Q&A, we covered: The motivation behind writing the Team Topologies book The impact of AI on Team Topologies Handling ambiguous boundaries and silos - including how Adapt Together helps with this Common implementation pitfalls and success metrics with Team Topologies

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Wer #Putins #hybriden #Krieg mitspielt, anstatt klar zu benennen, dass Putin Migranten als Waffe gegen Demokratien einsetzt, ist entweder naiv oder spielt ein böses Spiel. »#Marokko und #Russland stärken ihre strategische Partnerschaft« www.marokko.com/aktuelles/in...

Marokko und Russland stärken ihre strategische Partnerschaft

Marokko und Russland stärken ihre strategische Partnerschaft

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According to the parliamentary annual report & accounts for the 2025/26 financial year, the cost of subsidising the bars in the House of Commons alone was around £5.8 million. Meanwhile, to save £3 million less than that, Jodrell Bank is being defunded and shut down. share.google/MRHIvCsCsKoc...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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With second preference votes counted, Labour stomped Reform 2-to-1 in the Greater Manchester mayoral election.

As we all know, technology changes fast, and the ability to adapt is what really lasts. That's why Team Topologies Workforce helps companies build the skills, habits, and mindset needed to improve how work gets done and stay effective long-term. Find out more at https://teamtopologies.com/workforce

AI Workforce Readiness Accelerator — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value

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This is Fenrir. He has not yet been successful in cuddling with the cat. But thinks if he goes slow enough she might not notice. 13/10 (IG: fenrirfanclub)

New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...

LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button

Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.

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LinkedIn added an "AI slop" button. The U-Turn is happening, expect to see a lot more of this from other tech companies.

i love it. seems like we've reached the stage where we're training AI to identify AI so that AI can remove AI. brilliant. 🫠

The failure of Trumpism as a "personalist" project doesn't mean the broader MAGA ideological project will fail. But I think it's good that personalist dicator rule is getting so widely rejected. It may be a sign of democratic resilience. Some thoughts on that here: newrepublic.com/article/2137...

cannot overstate how much of people being put off of AI is specifically copilot’s fault

Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6d ago

Consider yourself warned: Microsoft is about to supercharge Copilot: “Copilot is evolving rapidly from chat to Cowork to autopilots...one super app spanning both consumer and commercial experience." Via Gizmodo

People often ask what it means to get "good" at Team Topologies. Rather than memorising patterns, it's really about learning to see organisations differently and developing practical judgement. Explore the Team Topologies Fluency Program → https://teamtopologies.com/fluency-program

Fluency Program — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value

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It's not going to become 'the norm' though, is it? That's what so fucking terrifying about it. It's going to become a lot worse, very quickly.

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Would you be happy if this summer's weather became the norm? Happy: 38% Neither: 22% Unhappy: 38% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

When people discuss AI agents, I usually ask a different question: What should we allow the AI to decide? Explore the keynote → https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/team-topologies-as-the-infrastructure-for-agency-with-ai

Coincidentally it's not just AI marketing departments that tend to over rate severity for issues it's also LLMs themselves.

Ben McKenzie: I spent the last several years documenting fraud in the cryptocurrency industry. We are at a point of crisis when it comes to crypto's influence over our legislative process. A foreign company that issues crypto used by criminal organizations appears to have shaped Trump's GENIUS Act

Wind and solar have just overtaken fossil-fuel power in Germany www.carbonbrief.org/...

Many companies are investing heavily in AI, but only a few are seeing significant business benefits. AI might be new, but good organizational design has always been important. Learn how we're helping organisations turn AI into measurable ROI →

AI-native organizations: Designed and Governed — Conflux

Conflux designs and governs sustainable organizations and operating models that ensure real ROI from your AI investments

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I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 3w ago

“What will the Lovell Telescope discover/enable 20 yrs from now? I can’t tell you, and that’s the point. It will either be something extraordinary that none of us can yet predict, or we will defund it and leave Cheshire with a rusting monument to unfulfilled potential and discoveries never made.” 🔭🧪

More insanity from a government looking to destroy decades of scientific leadership for a perceived short-term financial gain, this time in the UK. Defunding world-class astrophysics infrastructure to save £2.8M in a £10B annual budget.

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A common misunderstanding about sharing knowledge is that it's mostly about talking. Really, it's about helping teams connect, learn from each other, and stop solving the same problems twice. See how this was done at GOV.UK Home Office at scale →

GOV.UK Home Office — Adapt Together

How Axiologik achieved alignment and acceleration of digital engineering at GOV.UK Home Office via shared standards, cross-team assessments, and spotlighting effective practices.

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