Sadly, also true.

Why ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did There's a lot more to replacing labor than just automating tasks

Enjoyed this. On the perils of thinking AI = imminent mass job replacement:

davidoks.blog/p/why-the-at...

Tweet from Kanye West saying “Broooos please noooooo 🫂 We love you both so much”

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha (breath) hahahahahahaha

I wrote about my brother Charlie’s final 48 hours, and his increasingly desperate attempts to track down an emergency supply of medication from the NHS. It’s an upsetting read but one I’m proud of. He’d be delighted to have made the @financialtimes.com magazine front cover: on.ft.com/434zZqn

My brother, the NHS and the inquest into a needless death My brother spent the last hours of his life trying in vain to get basic help from the NHS. Why?

A really sad, important and beautifully written story, this.

on.ft.com/434zZqn

Yes, please! I’ve been tempted to take the plunge, some really great stuff recently.

start the clock …

Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry Publishers representing hundreds of newsrooms and content brands are using OpenAI partnerships and grant programs to adopt AI tools and strengthen the news ecosystem, while ChatGPT users gain access t...

Correct link: openai.com/index/partne...

Pretty cool to see my work on detecting greenwashing in advertising for @financialtimes.com featured in an OpenAI blog post this week!

openai.com/index/partne...

My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.

New Year’s resolution is trying to get the time between ‘decides to go to gym’ and ‘goes to gym’ below two hours

Israeli press reporting the gov is closing the Israeli embassy in Dublin due to Irish gov interventions over the war in Gaza. Ireland is one of the lone voices in the West - along with Spain, Slovenia & Belgium, criticising the apocalyptic cruelty in Gaza.

Paul McClean graduate trainee programme Applications will open in December for our 2025 intake

The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional.
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...

Oh wow, just had to google that, I'd totally missed the mushroom book 😅

I know, right? I’m also struggling to understand why. Presumably, restaurants are providing some descriptions anyway, so even if it’s just helping to jazz up the wording, it seems like there should be some review. It’s not like it’s a scale issue as I doubt menus are updated all that often.

Surely this has all sorts of food compliance issues…

Screenshot of Uber Eats describing a ham sandwich as a veggie delight.

The AI generated food descriptions on Uber Eats are … bad.

Wonderful St Brides Choir always gets me in the Christmas spirit! 🎄

Solid quote from the “alleged” organised crime boss almost elected to the Irish parliament on whether he’d run again. www.irishnews.com/news/politic...

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

bein in a starter pack makes me feel like a pokemon

If you're wondering if FT accounts are legit, @financialtimes.com is following verified staff + contributors

Not a bad view at all #EngvSA

Have put together a starter pack for news product people (and our friends and allies!) cc @newsproduct.org go.bsky.app/34VFb33

TIRED: Killing your service’s third-party apps

WIRED: Killing your service’s first-party apps