Well, it's happened. Burning Men is a physical artefact, out in the world.

On Saturday I went to John Sandoe Books in Chelsea to see it and get my author copies. Was not prepared for all the FEELINGS

If you're in London, pop in and get a free copy with your Christmas haul. It's ... smoking..!

Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles If we don’t refuse and resist, not just our culture but our democracy will be irrevocably diminished

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Fierce and factual from Anna Funder and @juliapowles.bsky.social

'Disruptive, irritating and excessive': Documents detail drone delivery complaints Drone deliveries are not attracting many complaints but experts say that is not a sign of the public's endorsement due to the difficulty of lodging a grievance.

Great to see this long piece out in the ABC about drones and noise on Australia, with extended input from @juliapowles.bsky.social and @jakegoldenfein.bsky.social

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Our paper is finally live! @juliapowles.bsky.social and I wrote this little primer as a guide for legal practitioners, funders, policymakers, civil society advocates, and frontline respondents to better understand the politics of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

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Julia Powles joins the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy as executive director Bolstering UCLA’s strength and impact in law and technology, Julia Powles is joining the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy as its executive director.

I’m delighted to announce that @juliapowles.bsky.social is joining us @law.ucla.edu as the new Executive Director of ITLP. law.ucla.edu/news/julia-p...

Check out the latest from @katejsim.bsky.social and @juliapowles.bsky.social on the regulation of tech-facilitated child sexual abuse

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'Disruptive, irritating and excessive': Documents detail drone delivery complaints Drone deliveries are not attracting many complaints but experts say that is not a sign of the public's endorsement due to the difficulty of lodging a grievance.

“The vision is to architect highway infrastructure across our skyscape”

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Fancy being spied on? Documents reveal drone complaints Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

The emergent delivery drone cos claim that low complaint numbers signal community acceptance of their services. In this zinger of an investigation for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dan Ziffer shows no, actually, it's just that no-one knows where to complain

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Resisting technological inevitability: Google Wing’s delivery drones and the fight for our skies | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Efforts to realize on-demand delivery drone networks present a stark example of how the technology industry seeks to dominate new markets, regardless of societal consequences. Analyzing the most advan...

It’s definitely part of the game plan … >> royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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EVENT: Blueprint 2025 – Blurring Boundaries (with Lucy Bernholz) - Why Philanthropy Matters

Exciting news: on Weds 29th Jan Why Philanthropy Matters is teaming up with Lucy Bernholz (@p2173.bsky.social) & @stanfordpacs.bsky.social to host a conversation as part of a series to mark the publication of Blueprint 2025!

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