Yesterday I wrote about why leaders needs to translate and absorb complexity if we want better functioning organisations and societies. annaloverus.com/the-collecti...

Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.

What the US Strategy Shift Means for Business Leaders From Strategy to Reality: Understanding the Changes That Affect Us All

Wrote a Sunday newsletter about the changes to the US National Security Strategy, how it will impact all of us, and what we might do to make things better.

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"Great technology does more than solve problems. It weaves itself into the world we inhabit."

Sure. But the same is true for the most vile or broken technology.

thinking back to when Facebook launched its Oversight Board in 2020—a transparent move to defuse crises on its own terms, a fig leaf to evade external audits and appeal to the technocrats.

"Self-regulating" trillion dollar company is now a model for AI firms to playact as their worst critics.

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.

Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"

Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from a fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate.

Zillow, the country’s largest real estate listings site, has quietly removed a feature that showed the risks from extreme weather for more than one million home sale listings on its site.

Why we shouldn't focus on "early adoption" Understanding before adopting is the secret sauce to successful AI implementation.

Late newsletter today, writing about why early adoption is the wrong focus when it comes to AI. annaloverus.com/why-we-shoul...

Suomen raideleveys muuttuu: ”Aloitamme pohjoisesta ja meillä on vahva tuki Natolta”, sanoo ministeri Lulu Ranne Pohjoismaiset ministerit antoivat julkilausuman sotilaallisesta liikkuvuudesta maiden välillä.

Big (military) mobility news from Finland:

Finland starts working on changing the railway gauge to the European standard, instead of the current one that is a legacy of Finland’s 100 years as part of the Russian empire

A Climate Warning From the Fertile Crescent Podcast Episode · The Daily · 2025-05-06 · 29m

Devastating stories of climate change -induced water shortages in the (Once)Fertile Crescent podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

#RSFIndex2025 |Sverige 🇸🇪har passerats av Estland och Nederländerna i årets pressfrihetsindex och ligger på plats 4. Medieklimatet har försämrats här: redaktioner gör stora uppsägningar, public service drabbas av besparingar, näthat mot journalister ökar och vi ser politiska attacker mot medier.

"We used to consider it a low probability high impact risk, so less than 10% chance of this happening... now we don't consider it low probability anymore, unfortunately. I would say it's almost 50:50 that it will reach this tipping point in the next decades, depending on what we do to emissions"

Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children Children’s commissioner for England says ‘there is no positive reason for these particular apps to exist’

I don't think people realise the barrier of entry for creating non-consensual deepfake nudes is effectively zero - Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children
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'The Interview': Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society The Daily · Episode

I loved this interview with Isabel Allende. open.spotify.com/episode/5ece...

The fact that we are moving towards a world where we’re all upset at fake events and ideas feels like such a waste of human potential.

Young People Are Making Up to $36K a Year Renting Their T-Shirts and Speakers Rental apps like Pickle and Yoodlize are helping millennials and Gen Zers turn their closets and tools into extra cash.

Over the past decade, platforms like Airbnb and Turo have made it simple for people to earn extra cash by renting out their spare bedrooms or cars—but what about a pair of jeans or a lawn mower?

It turns out, there’s a market for that stuff too.

Free business idea:
Help European tech startups build strong, standout brands.

I was browsing european-alternatives.eu/alternative-... and noticed how so many startups still look… dated at best, and downright unprofessional at worst.

She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.

Is there a name for when you decide to do what you said you would never do, because your parents do it, and you didn't want to be like them?

The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers. @alanayzola.com has more.

Read the full story by @davidgilbert.bsky.social here: www.wired.com/story/super-...

Heading to London next weekend together with an 8-year old. What should we do?

Shot From Above- The Dangerous Work of Drone Journalists in Gaza YouTube video by Bellingcat

We've just published this detailed video investigation into Israeli military attacks on journalists working with drones in Gaza.
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Make significant changes to your life and keep the friends who say, “I’m so proud of you”.

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

"Hey Alexa, are you recording this?"

Yes, the answer is yes. Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

I just got called by an AI agent from a SaaS company. I feel increasingly that technology is digging its own hole.

My only wish is for people who design keynote templates to understand what a scatterplot is.

Jag såg till att börja betala dem pga så bra!

After not singing for years I’m back with two choirs this spring. So much fun!

Lärde mig i veckan att SR har en policy att de inte får använda syntetisk röst. Tyckte det kändes bra.