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Anthropic didn’t want us to know that they were destroying millions of books to feed their software. Companies making machine learning and generative software aren’t just metaphorically ripping off books. In at least one case, they’re rather literally shredding millions of physical books to …

“AI giant Anthropic ran a massive program called Project Panama where they spent tens of millions of dollars to hoover up used books, which they then sliced, scanned, and pulped.”

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i am sure you have all seen this awful piece but it really is both atrocious and extremely embarrassing! observer.co.uk/culture/book...

a conversation heart that says i fucked your dad

He and Cummings now have the chance to create the most god-awful podcast together.

A parcel that has been delivered after going through what looks like a shredder.

To say I’m a tad disappointed with my parcel is an understatement.

Can't even leak confidential cabinet finance information to a known paedophile anymore, because of woke.

It's a shame everyone is talking about stochastic terrorism now. I used to love the book fairs they did at our school.

We were just testing out new bag stamps and thought I’d try one on my arm. Quite a few people fell for it!

Also, if you really want to know…

Ha! They’re really low- just for reading. It must just be a weird angle.

I think I know who it was. I’ll have a word.

He’ll have them all on Blu-ray 4K now. Still on his mum’s wall too.

This is like when Russ Abbot joined Last of the Summer Wine.

Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.

After some consideration, the synthesis I have settled on is Starmer is bad and cynical for shamelessly pulling strings to block a rival, Burnham is bad and cynical for being ready to risk a Reform mayor in Greater Manchester for his own ambition, and it is time at last for chaos with Ed Miliband.

Just not evenly distributed, right?

New year, same me. Thankyouverymuch.

Apple Music gives me this. That’s not the movie version, is it? It’s awful!

Chiltern Editions. Always gorgeous.

The Polari Prize’s bizarre decision to longlist an extreme transphobe has already caused HALF of the 24 authors on the two longlists to withdraw, along with two of its judges. Probably more to come. What a fiasco

In honour of Gary Gygax's birthday I just took credit for my friend's work and refused to pay him royalties.

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I’ve been in books for 32(!) years now and this is the first time I’ve taken an author’s signing cherry!

I don’t know what’s wrong with people who still use X. You’re getting your breaking news and sports chat from a Nazi site. Draw a line

The Sandman returns to Netflix tomorrow. If I had one suggestion it would be this: don't watch it.

I no longer wish to participate in this (gestures everywhere)

I thought it was just my mother-in-law. “What’s so wrong with RFK jr anyway? Name one thing.” 🫠

Dear Mr. Clegg

I have started a business, selling the contents of your house

I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house

Without this access my company will not be profitable

Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree

Please advise how I should proceed