Iain Thomson

One of these days we'll do another show together. Have fun!

View from the Valley: The AI wars have begun, but keep ChatGPT's fingers off the red button Our man in Silicon Valley shares his take on what's happened in tech's heartland during February, including wargames, AI-related layoffs and a historic State of the Union address

I promise this month's View from the Valley had no forewarning of Iran strikes. It does look like AI was involved, but not in that way. www.techfinitive.com/features/vie...

That said, the willingness to go nuclear is worrying - someone should teach LLMs about the effect of EMP on servers.

I used to be a wolf...

I stand corrected, thank you.

I stand corrected, thank you.

In a delightful touch Princess Anne was visiting a prison in Leeds today.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office King expresses his ‘deepest concern’ and says ‘law must take its course’ as former prince arrested at Sandringham estate

Andrew, the royal formerly known as Prince, was arrested on his 66th birthday over claims he leaked UK trade data to Epstein. That's a hearty "f*** you" from his older brother.

As far as I'm aware the last time a royal was actually arrested was King Charles I in 1647. The Firm are clearly angry.

I get it.

Did a similar flight from Jakarta to Heathrow via Kuwait and the only english film was Speed 2. Flying back to the US is worse by miles.

Wild turkeys, not the drinkable type.

Got given the hard stare by these two local gobblers. Thanksgiving seems a while away.

It's been a long time...

A lovely chat with @grahamcluley.com about security and other things. Always a pleasure.

Had a morning chat with someone in the UK and it's disturbing that they were more up to speed on American politics than most Americans.

Hope your gravy is better than mine. Onions needed another 10 minutes at least.

‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump

The Washington Post layoffs are brutal, and tech journos I really respect have been tossed overboard. There's an opportunity for those hiring talent, but such a waste.

The foreign desk has been neutered, the rest of the paper reduced to a shell. And Bezos killing the Books team is darkly ironic.

View from the Valley: Rise of the robots, job threat from AI, and why it’s time to show us the money In this month's View from the Valley, SF-based reporter Iain Thomson explains why robots, job losses & financial reports have caught his eye

The Views from the Valley review of January for TechFinitive.com is up.

Robots failing to rise at CES, Dario Amodei's warnings about AI, and the first four of the Magnificent Seven's quarterly results showing the realities of infrastructure spending. Apple may well have the best bubble plan.

Toad in the hole with onion gravy and veggies.

Sunday night toad in the hole with onion gravy and veggies. Despite its name this dish has won my wife over.

In Jean-Luc's voice, not Shatner.

Had to do the same and am rather glad I did, given the current measles outbreak. Childhood shots wear off over time.

A bottle of fun..

No sense being a mardy bum about it 😄

Excellent exclusive from @thomasbrewster.bsky.social, and something that's unsettling reading for Microsoft users.

Bet you still look good on the dance floor.

Perfectly understandable, but we'll miss her polite savagery. The "Well, they certainly look homemade" comment on the hot cross buns challenge was brutal.

As for a replacement, my vote's with Nigella. Someone needs to rein in Paul and she could do it.

The man with the smallest taxi service in Ireland. But he takes no prisoners - I'm making popcorn.

a bald man is smiling and saying " you fell victim to one of the classic blunders ! " Alt: Classic quote from the Princess Bride "You fell victim to one of the classic blunders ! "

Elon Musk has fallen victim to one of the classic blunders.

The most famous of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is never go up against
Ryanair's social media team and Michael O'Leary when business is on the line.

Nevil Shute Norway, one of the world's most popular authors in the 40s and 50s.

125 years ago Nevil Shute, one of Britain's most popular novelists in the 40s and 50s, was born. An engineer by training, he helped build Britain's first airships, created novel weapons in WWII, and wrote some beauties.

While On the Beach is his best known, Project Gutenberg has all his classics.

And now cicchetti time?

My boots were an issue, should have worn trainers, but still...

One of the best drops in techno history.

I don't listen to this in the car. See also Temple of Love.

I must be one of the few people to have been turned away from Turnmills.

It's possible describing the doorman as someone who looked like he'd been dipped in glue and dragged backwards through a charity shop may have contributed to this. I was young and angry.