Earlier this year, Lab broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles.
Now, journalists are pushing for news publishers to lift the restrictions. www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/jour...
The timer thing falls into a broader category of dumb “gotcha” videos by vert video creators who, for likes, film themselves asking LLMs to do things they aren’t designed for. it’s worked so well they’ve gotten a rise out of Altman, who is actually at fault for miscategorizing his own tech.
Pity the journalists and editors having to see the framing of that story
as someone who uses amazon bc rural and disability:
check if the brand or the amazon seller has a web presence off amazon. They often offer their products at the same price or better on their own website where they don't have to pay amazon's fees, and free shipping at some reasonable price point
Trump 'very disappointing', says everyone else in fresh attack after pretty much any speech
New freemium-ish lite option
What we've all been waiting for surely, high res moon+Earth photo porn!
Exactly. 2 issues here: Big tech managed, social media algorithms are largely dictating what news many younger people see, and news publisher brands are struggling for loyal, returning readers, creating the new funding/audience retention conundrum, thanks @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social
NASA's Blue Marble picture of Earth, from 1972
It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.
Appreciate watching programmes on @itvx.com is free, so it's ad-funded, but disappointing to have grown up themed ads to wade through watching Lego Ninjago with my 7 year old on his child profile, then having to explain all the contexts of celebrities and funerals and financial apps... Easter hols
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NASA's live feed on the Artemis launch is here, and it's just started broadcasting:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_U...
I don't anticipate much happening for a while - the launch is currently scheduled for 11:24pm UK time. But keep an eye on the feed and share the link.
Pleased to hear that! Let's hope it makes it off the ground this time! Just listening to the BBC Space Show podcast...
Fingers and toes crossed for you too
1st of April launch! Come on?!? But fingers crossed🚀
"ChatGPT, one of the most widely used models, covered distinctive content in 54% of responses but almost never credited the originating newsroom." www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/chat...
Was it necessary? Does this artist really need scrutinising to this level? Where did the "request to solve the riddle" come from?
I heard about this on The Interface podcast a couple of weeks ago. Seemed insane, but we've opened Pandora's box with AI capabilities, so now we reap the all the bounteous 'rewards', I find myself repeating RE AI 'just because we can, doesn't mean we should' in my head with increasing regularity
Key points - AI as a tool for expanding investigative journalism session: 'we [journalists] have to justify everything we do' to be able to see the process, the decisions - small AI-created projects can work well, but larger ones fraught with pitfalls and a decrease in output value #AIFutureOfNews
I’m not surprised, but there are levels of depravity one never adjusts to.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
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Sorry this has happened to you and so many people. Seems incredible they would knowingly do this and release the feature? What did they think would happen?
Screenshot of someone signing "evaporation"
I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more.
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
Why didn't they think this would get noticed? This bubble needs popping surely?
It seems so off the radar politically. Too big a problem or set of problems to keep a clear narrative going (even though there are clear easy win changes...) or those deniers or doubt seeders just muddying the waters, and then, because it's not happening on our front door, maybe it's all fiiiine. đź«
So job hunting on #LinkedIn just got more fun. Scam recruiter messaging with seemingly ideal role and higher wage. Luckily I asked questions and waited before taking it any further. This morning, messages and recruiter profile gone....🔍💨
thanks for that glimmer of hopeđź«
#IfItsTooGoodToBeTrue
I read that @laurahazardowen.bsky.social piece. Incredible. Theoretically clever. But AI powered tech is flying ahead of any regulation, understanding, control. Just because they can... well why not then, seems to be the mantra. Increasing issues like this, and worse, seem unstoppable
Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..
Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.
This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.
44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.
"Does 200 lines of Python code *understand anything*?"
this by @rusty.todayintabs.com is a must-read
As geopolitical tensions rise, Polymarket volumes spike. Markets on U.S. military action in Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran have drawn millions
restofworld.org/2026/polymarket-online-b...
A LinkedIn post on a report highlighting urgency of action on the climate crisis, gained a flood of incredible hoax-implying comments...
One ' Oil and Gas industry sales professional' said: "Except there is no proof that man's activity has anything to do with this"
www.linkedin.com/posts/adamva...