Glyn Moody

Bring Back Innovation That Empowers, Rather Than Extracts: The Resonant Computing Manifesto Everyone’s pissed at the tech industry. And for good reason. The term enshittification is super popular for many valid reasons. Companies that used to provide real value, are now focused on e…

Bring Back Innovation That Empowers, Rather Than Extracts: The #Resonant Computing Manifesto - www.techdirt.com/2025/12/05/b... "what we’ve got now: software that leaves you feeling depleted, manipulated, or just vaguely dirty."

The Digital Omnibus and open data: Risks for open projects The EU’s Digital Omnibus Proposal has sparked controversy, especially over the planned changes to the GDPR. One amendment to the Open Data Directive in particular could have serious consequences, pote...

The Digital Omnibus and open data: Risks for open projects - communia-association.org/2025/12/05/t... "One amendment to the Open Data Directive in particular could have serious consequences, potentially undermining open projects such as the Wikimedia projects."

hiding

doubt it, needs a fundamental change of philosophy - and management...

it would seem so, but fears using it...

#ofcom should do it, but won't - it is too cowardly, it only punches down

Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act - ec.europa.eu/commission/p... "breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark', the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers." #dsa #twitter

After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something stranger | TechCrunch "You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."

After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something stranger - techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/a... “You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain, possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people” #bci

Eurovision is unravelling tonight as country after country pulls out Following today's decision to keep Israel in Eurovision 2026, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherlands have quit the contest. Four more are considering. Eurovision may never recover.

Super, comprehensive exposition of the Eurovision fiasco by @davekeating.substack.com

davekeating.substack.com/p/eurovision...

My fav film ever. Can't wait.

the thing all the discourse around Eurovision and Israel seems to miss is that: Russia got kicked out!! there is not only precedent, there is immediate and *still active* precedent. it’s the hypocrisy as much as anything

correct; and the #gazagenocide is this writ large...

wake up EU...

Netflix getting Warner Bros. is bad for art, but right-wing oligarchs not getting it is bad for fascism.

The Ellisons already got Paramount and Fox-ified CBS, plus a big stake in TikTok USA and more.

On balance, avoiding more Orban-style media consolidation is a good outcome.

Such are the times.

Ukraine war latest updates: HUR destroyed 8 military targets in occupied Crimea over last 2 weeks, releases video (4) Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 4 times today. Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) carried out eight "accurate strikes" on mili...

⚡️Ukraine war latest live: HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber, other targets in occupied Crimea

#aberfan 2.0?

and mastodon...

Litigation increases legalisation of protection against climate threats: Report - EUROPE SAYS Courts are recognising companies’ obligations to cut emissions and enforce legal limits on government support for fossil fuel production

Litigation increases legalisation of protection against climate threats: Report

https://www.europesays.com/2614090/

Courts are recognising companies’ obligations to cut emissions and enforce legal limits on government support for fossil fuel…

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...

Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing

Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials

#climatecrisis
Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

okay to be fair this is fucking hilarious

Both sides of the Atlantic have been laying legal trenches for a year in preparation for this fight. Remember the rule that bars from the US any foreign official who limits the free speech of US corporations?

This doesn’t resolve quickly. Bluesky can start hiring more moderators who read German.

Mamdani Vows to Sweep Out Crackdowns on Homeless Camps City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year.

NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will not continue sweeps of homeless encampments — which city data shows have not yielded any permanent or supportive-housing referrals in more than a year.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...

Imagine Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter were still leading US antitrust agencies...

Australia records biggest annual drop in emissions outside pandemic - EUROPE SAYS Australia records biggest annual drop in emissions outside pandemic

Australia records biggest annual drop in emissions outside pandemic

https://www.europesays.com/2613847/

Australia records biggest annual drop in emissions outside pandemic …

The New US National Security Strategy Trump Says Openly That the US Wants to Dominate Europe and Make it MAGA

The new US National Security Strategy, fully Vancian, shows its hostility towards Europe & its cozy relationship with Russia.
Chilling, but at least clear: the US is no longer our ally, just the opposite.
Perfect points from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social.
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-new-us...

An illegal landfill

Baroness Sheehan, Chair of the Environment + Climate Change Committee has written to the EA expressing concern that the Agency had not shared information about some illegal landfill sites which the Committee learned of via reports in the press.
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David Hogg to Democratic Establishment: Get the Message or Get Voted Out At WIRED’s Big Interview event, the activist and organizer said he doesn’t “think the Chuck Schumers of the world understand” what’s coming for the party.

David Hogg to Democratic Establishment: Get the Message or Get Voted Out www.wired.com/story/big-in...

As Jonn correctly says, a lot of this has to do with Brown People. If your knowledge of England mainly comes from PBS drama series or Mary Poppins then encountering omniracial Central London (most Americans' first and perhaps only impression of England) is going to be a shock.