Thomas (Tom) Yoritaka
@tomyoritaka.bsky.social
Software - VC - M&A | Trustee on the Board of @soasuni.bsky.social | Alum of @compscioxford.bsky.social, @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, U of Chicago Booth School of Business, Northwestern U | 🇬🇧 | Posts are my own
Smart move on the part of the #UK - a nation that remains an #opensociety & that strategically welcomes #talent (+ diverse cultures) from all over the world via @uktn.bsky.social www.uktech.news/news/governm...
UK Global Talent visa further expanded for researchers - UKTN
A new expansion of the Global Talent visa is to give more than 100 commercial research businesses the ability to support scientists and engineers in A new expansion of the Global Talent visa is to giv...
uktech.news
Striking to see how poor the #US is at the median mark compared to 27 other economies - poorer than #Slovenia or the #UK; also striking to see #Germany & #Sweden having a similar average vs median gap #GlobalWealth www.ubs.com/global/en/me... @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev @gearoidreidy.bsky.social
European economy - not too bad; US economy - overvalued? via @tldrnews.bsky.social @tldrjack.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DG4...
No, Europe isn’t “Falling Behind” America
YouTube video by TLDR News EU
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Grateful to #MacKenzieScott - this is a donation to America & America's history @jamuseum.bsky.social
Japanese American National Museum@jamuseum.bsky.social · 10mo agoJANM is honored to announce that it has received a second transformative gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift of $20 million is the largest single gift in JANM’s history. Our statement: www.janm.org/press/releas...
Japanese Americans know better than most people about the corrosive effects of scapegoating immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
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Sarah Mattox worked with the diaries of Heart Mountain incarceree Kara Kondo to create the Heart Mountain Suite. Learn more about the Whatcom Chorale's upcoming performance this weekend. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/18/...
Whatcom Chorale pays tribute to the 'unbroken spirit' of 120K Japanese Americans | Cascadia Daily News
'Lest We Forget' (Nov. 22–23) includes a reprisal of Sarah Mattox's 'Heart Mountain Suite'
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King Charles encourages Nobel prize-winning author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro to continue his fight against AI companies infringing his copyrights by scraping his books for training.
King Charles urges British author to 'keep battling' against AI
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro revealed Charles had told him it was 'important to keep battling'.
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Great to see the #UK's #VC ecosystem is bouncing back strongly - and remains at the head of the pack in #Europe (well ahead of #France/#Germany); also great to see #quantumcomputing investment growing rapidly (via dealroom/HSBC)
Proud moment for all #NorthwesternUniversity students & alumni - congratulations to Professor Mokyr on the #NobelPrize in #economics!
NPR@npr.org · 12mo agoJoel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ
A must-follow blog for any #deeptech founders/investors - and quantum academics from Universal Quantum #quantumcomputing universalquantum.com/knowledge-hu...
Engineering Notes from the Quantum Frontier - Vol. 1 | Universal Quantum
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We honor the memory of those who were mercilessly killed by russia on August 28, 2025. As well as the memory of every victim of russian terror🕯 Our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
Tariffs are taxes on American consumers and American businesses
Last night @russshaw.bsky.social joined Ani Kaprekar and Tech India Advocates at the Indian Tech Society Awards 2025 🇮🇳
Alan Simpson was an inspiration for us, because he showed how people of differing opinions can work together. In today's @nytimes, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses Al's impact: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It
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The U.S. is most often named as the top threat in Canada, Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil & Mexico Russia is top threat in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden & UK China is top threat in US, Australia & Japan www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
#Japan & #Canada (and the #UK/#EU) will likely continue (as they should/must) to accelerate the integration of their defence capabilities & economies over the next 1-2 years
Anita Anand@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social · last yr.Canada and Japan are close partners. I met with Foreign Minister Iwaya to advance our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we signed a Security of Information Agreement—an important step to deepen our defence and security cooperation.
All of us must combat antisemitism, Islamophobia & all other forms of bigotry equally resolutely; a good piece by @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev "Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled" www.noahpinion.blog/p/jewish-ame...
Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled
Increasingly squeezed between the new leftism and the new rightism.
noahpinion.blog
This seems like common sense - surprising it wasn't allowed before; welcome news ... "‘Innovator passport’ set to transform #NHS services" by Jessica Nangle via @uktn.bsky.social #innovation #healthcare www.uktech.news/medtech/inno...
'Innovator passport' set to transform NHS services - UKTN
NHS patients nationwide will get accelerated access to cutting edge technology through a new digital system.
uktech.news
Members of the Free World have no choice but to reduce reliance on #American #defence #technology over time - the question is how quickly they can make that transition ... "NATO sparks an #AI gold rush" by @dcheslow.bsky.social via @politico.eu @politico.com #NATO www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NATO sparks an ‘AI gold rush’
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