Christmas column in praise of the eternal Bossman and how corner shops became the high street of last resort www.economist.com/britain/2024...

This story is so appalling - the dark underside of social media moderation: www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD

Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya

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There's public support for assisted dying so it may have happened sooner or later. But if it happens now I think Kim Leadbeater will be able to claim much personal credit. A less able, sympathetic and effective champion could easily have put off 30 or so wavering MPs. She'll have a place in history.

This was the tipping point that led to us deciding that MSF had to intervene in the UK. I hope the investigation not only prevents a repeat of Manston, but leads to an overhaul of an irrational asylum management system which seems designed to cause harm. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained

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Bluesky has overtaken Threads in the US! Twitter you're next 👉

Exciting prospect for NTD treatment: “We hope that one day... we will reduce the time from years, maybe even decades to design a drug, down to months, or perhaps even weeks”

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‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers

Who knew a picture of a billboard could be so exciting? Very pleased to see these digital out of home ads in the wild for MSF UK's end-of-year Emergency Trauma Care campaign.