Bull’s eye …

After #Xodus, I'm feeling both this & "#X" are becoming redundant!

#Facebook seems innevtible for:
- truly personal connections
- organisations (corp/public)

What's missing? -- focused purposeful interactions: reviews, opinions, advice, but NOT RANTS !! The solution for me is undoubtedly #Reddi

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted

All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against dementia. 🧪🧵⬇️

"Transformation needs more than technology" is my main take away from 2 intensive days.
I didn't hear a process or op model transformation -- only "digital transformation". Perhaps "digital" is too sacred, a unicorn?

#ProductivityParadox #UserCentredDesign #DigitalTransformation #Rewired25

AI is the media's chance to reinvent itself AI threatens today’s news industry—and with it, our shared reality. But it could also radically transform journalism for the better

Five years before ChatGPT, The BBC was working with artificial intelligence. Then it fumbled its advantage…
www.prospectmagazine...

THIS IS HUGE! For the FIRST time ever, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have successfully discovered a molecular switch that can actually REVERT cancer cells BACK TO NORMAL by capturing the critical transition state before full cancer development. 🧪🧵⬇️

A moment of #DigitalGov & holiday joy.
#GovWifi from a British Embassy. #Frictionless as digital services of any kind should be!

Off-peak holiday bumped #HETTNorth25 (and few other things!).
Do tell me what I've missed please ... whether AI style or personal specific recommendations to catch-up.
#HealthIT #HealthInnovation

Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to southern England infrastructure projects The MPs said it was hard to justify the benefits of southern projects that may cause a northern skills shortage, especially if net migration to the UK drops MPs from northern England have voiced fears of a “brain drain” to southern infrastructure…

Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to southern England infrastructure projects

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

Good analysis re Govt dependencies, leading vs lagging measures for decisions. Sobering times.
@lucyfisher.bsky.social @pmdfoster.bsky.social @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social

Will Starmer’s new milestones become millstones?
#politicalFix
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Good read in this thread - is UK unique; are Govt orgs/challenges so unique .... so how do we learn vs "this is special", "not invented here" etc.
🙏 @davidheniguk.bsky.social

That’s Hull, UCLan, and now Reading getting rid of chemistry in this round. After Bangor in 2022.

This country can’t run on Business graduates alone. #UKHE

Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year The number of security threats in the UK that hit the country's National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) maximum severity threshold has tripled compared to the previous 12 months.…

Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns

The central square on the Stoget pedestrian shopping street from the air in central Copenhagen, filled with people

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Keir Starmer must remember his mission During the election, Labour promised to empower Britain. Now is the time to make that happen.

Good read, linked from @theguardian.com about Govt missions.
Eg quote from Kate Bingham

"the culture and practices of the civil service… to avoid any suggestion of personal error or scope for criticism ... created groupthink and a massive aversion to risk"

www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...

Left: Kemi Badenoch says British citizenship should be "a privilege to be earned" and not an "automatic right"

Right: A Nigerian TV channel points out that Kemi Badenoch's mum flew to London to give birth to Kemi, then flew back to Nigeria, where Kemi was raised till the age of 16