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‘A new service called Objector is offering “policy-backed objections in minutes” to people who are upset about planning applications near their homes.’

Another reminder that AI can be used for things you don’t like as well as things you like…

some properly jaw dropping graphics in this excellent piece by @alisonkilling.bsky.social

Results of

Lovely image editing evals with before/after sliders https://genai-showdown.specr.net/image-editing

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Our first American-style election? Our politics is a techno-coloured pick-and-mix, this election is a Soviet department store

Neither candidates or voters are used to a 2 horse race in Ireland; I think it'll lead us to a fractious, attack-laden campaign, and turnout below 40%

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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

How unfair is your council tax? FT analysis highlights arbitrary nature of system, allowing readers to discover how their bill compares in their area

How unfair is your council tax? on.ft.com/470KNX9

Mt Fuji in the distance against an orange sky with Tokyo skyline at night

Mt Fuji from the office this evening - the photo really doesn't do it justice

Yeah, I hope so! But I do think even if it doesn't save us money, supporting artists is a good way to spend public funds

I'm definitely not an expert on it but I think the idea is that wellbeing gains are an end in themselves

Anyway I am mostly being pedantic here (and of course correct me if I have misinterpreted anything)

I still v much support the scheme but was curious, as others seem to be, how it had generated such a massive financial return

Societal benefits: €100mn, of which almost €80mn is from wellbeing improvements - i.e. participants reporting more life satisfaction

They used the WELLBY framework which values "a one-point increase in life satisfaction sustained over
one year" at €15,000 www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/livi...

Fiscal costs: -€72mn (after accounting for increased tax revenues & lower social benefits payouts)

Actually... from my reading of the artists' basic income report, the government did not earn money back from the scheme (although its costs were offset 37%)

Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms

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Meanwhile I'm starting to doubt the convenience shop iced coffees contain any caffeine

I've been in Japan a week and so far the biggest culture shock has been being surrounded by dozens of places to get really excellent looking coffee, none of which open until 10am

nice, thank you!

this is a really good idea! can you share the prompt you used?

A cool use of AI in newsgathering, this. US companies are talking more and more about the risks rather than the benefits of AI in their SEC filings (while still being super-optimistic in earnings calls). By @melissahei.bsky.social @chriscook.news & @claradoodle.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/e93e...

I actually think going from nowhere ~3 years ago to 4% of all coffee sales is pretty impressive given how much coffee we drink !

love these! I've decided matcha bowls will be my next pottery project

Going green: matcha mania takes hold in UK cafés [FREE TO READ] Trend for Japanese tea-based beverages driven by health benefits and what looks good on social media

Going green: matcha mania takes hold in UK cafés - on.ft.com/426w7Ee

Matcha has been getting more popular for a good few years now but this summer it really took off - with sales doubling in UK cafes vs 2024. 4% of drinks sales are now matcha-based, according to Square payments data🍵

Scrolling through a big csv of Farage tweets is quite the experience

Which country has the highest number of patent applications per million people worldwide?

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Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.

This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.

#dataviz Haven't seen such a breathtakingly garish 3D chart in a very long time

🇺🇸 Staggering partisan divide 🇺🇸

76% of Republicans say they’re satisfied with the direction of the US; less than 1% of Democrats feel the same

Gallup calls it the widest gap ever recorded on this question. Astonishing polarisation 👇

London’s SUVs now take up the same space as Kensington and Chelsea The number of SUVs in London has increased by almost three-quarters of a million since 2002

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Mass hallucinations: In search of the rogue AI reporters How a pitch about warring London chicken shops led Steve Dinneen on a journey from Chicago to Kenya in search of a rogue AI reporter

This is an incredible story from @stevedineen.bsky.social www.cityam.com/mass-halluci...