Community Ownership Explorer & Civic Engineer. MBE DU Essex (Hon). Polymath. Technophile. Rugby. Tweets my own/RTs not endorsements.

Joined April 2013
Where the #PHP and #python vulnerability issues end eventually - fully automated cybersecurity (AI-enabled prevention)? Just imagine the approach is applied to new public service design and delivery…
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vulnzero. the scaling laws will have driven cyber mythos-class capabilities into small, cheap models and all software dev everywhere will be using models for fractions of pennies on the dollar to stop shipping security bugs permanently.
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This is the AI upskilling that’s urgently required @cipd if the aim is a ‘smooth transition’ without permanent scarring akin to the rapid deindustrialisation witnessed during the 1980’s #TAI
"Just 4% of CIOs reported plans in place to revamp roles with a human-agent workforce in mind, according to the report." ciodive.com/news/gartner-sur… < that seems ... not great. A lot of companies are going to find themselves woefully behind the curve.
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Just published @ScienceMagazine Higher medical accuracy at lower cost A 3-agent AI for sequential diagnosis nearly doubled accuracy compared with physicians for >300 @NEJM CPC cases and >300 ER cases AND substantially lowered cost, also exceeded performance of many AI models, physicians plus AI @HarshaNori @erichorvitz @Dominic1King @mustafasuleyman
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Just published @Nature A 3-agent AI personal health agent exceeded performance of a large language model/chatbot and serves as a foundation to build on for integrating sensor data, medical knowledge and coaching nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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The new crime survey is out - the "Lawless Britain" picture in full - Violence at lowest since records began in 1981 - Corroborated by hospital figures for knife wounds - Robbery: record low - Overall crime 78% below 1995 peak. - Shoplifting up More:- comment.press/lawless
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ICEYE and @Nokia announced today a partnership with The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to develop sovereign satellite communications. ICEYE has supported Ukraine since 2022 and delivers sovereign space capability at speed. This builds on that. Read more: hubs.li/Q04C3bj-0
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One for @PeterSchiff and @GoldTelegraph 🧐
Replying to @MarathonFusion
In 2025, we published a bold proposal to use fusion reactors for gold production. And now we’ve done it: Mercury transmuted into stable gold, using fusion neutrons, at 10x the record set by CERN in 2025. We’ve reduced alchemy to a series of difficult but tractable engineering problems.
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Barclays plans to axe 5,000 jobs this year, with developers bearing the brunt of the cuts as the UK bank adopts AI across its operations. The cuts equate to about 5% of the workforce, the bank said on Thursday, and are part of a broader cost-cutting drive ft.trib.al/Goyxjzw
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Where have we seen this before? Sub prime mortgages.
Default insurance ("credit default swap") sales on hyperscaler debt are going through the roof. In other words, those holding debt are concerned about the growing risks of the AI companies defaulting on it. (Source: FT, full story below.)
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what type of vacancies? where are they concentrated? Armed with that info, we could better support NEETs (and incentivise mobility). But, would still need to acknowledge there are insufficient vacancies to move the dial on unemployment decisively. Help people start businesses.
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When the same thing is happening everywhere, all at once - it’s not because one country had excessive planning regs and/or failed to build sufficient homes and/or because it invited too many economic migrants …
Australian House Prices Median Price to Income 9.5X just shy of most expensive in history.... = NB last time Australian House Prices facing high 6s Mortgage Rate P/ I was 7X not 9.5X => that was with negative gearing
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If Musk uses ordinary custodial accounts, each child could receive a real, saleable share, with the parent able to sell it only for the child’s benefit. If he uses Trump Accounts, the outcome would be a 5-year locked, non-selectable economic interest. 1/2
Elon Musk says he’ll give every child in the U.S. a share of SpaceX next year. There are about 73 million Americans under 18, which at SpaceX’s current price of around $157 would make the gift worth roughly $11 billion.
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A direct gift to kids would be a $10 billion-plus taxable-gift exercise with little or no personal tax benefit to Musk; routing the shares through a charity into Trump Accounts could let him avoid capital-gains tax and claim a large charitable deduction. 2/2
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Surprise. Not.
$SPCX MUSK'S SPACEX SHARES GIFT TO BE DISTRIBUTED VIA TRUMP ACCOUNTS
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NEW UK GDP in August now up 0.7% on the 3 month measure… rises by 0.1% in the single month, defying expectation of a fallback after strong July. June also revised up. Heading for a decent Q3.
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Wonderful to hear Baroness Campbell's AI-created voice @UKHouseofLords for the first time; a first for @UKParliament & among the first in any legislature worldwide. More than a tech milestone, it's very much HER voice, a powerful one for a leading disability rights campaigner📣
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Deeply saddened by the passing of @HelenBranswell, a journalist of integrity and professionalism. Throughout her career, Helen demonstrated an unwavering commitment to evidence, science and truth, helping the public understand some of the most complex and consequential health challenges of our time. At a moment when misinformation competes with facts, her reporting was a trusted source of clarity, honesty and insight. We at @WHO were privileged to work with Helen over many years, whether through one-on-one interviews or the hundreds of press conferences she attended during COVID-19 and beyond. Her questions were always informed, thoughtful and fair, reflecting a deep commitment to helping the public understand the facts and their implications for health. On behalf of WHO, I extend my sincere condolences to Helen’s family, friends and colleagues. She will be greatly missed.
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A few more like that and the UK’s “fiscal headroom” will look healthier …
🚨🇬🇧 NEW: The High Court has ruled that the British government can keep £3.8bn worth of bitcoin seized from Chinese criminals [@FT]
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