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I’ve waited two years for this

Why your boss is the biggest AI risk Execs have been quick to caution developers about the risks of AI, but don't seem to be taking their own advice.

“At my company I saw executives buying their own subscriptions to tools like Claude in violation of the policy they themselves wrote,” says one developer, who compared the ad hoc use of AI in their company to bosses driving a "disorganized clown car.”
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Really glad we’re burning the planet for results like this

The Majority AI View - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

After the conversations I’ve had @leaddev.com New York all week, this by @anildash.com rings very true: www.anildash.com//2025/10/17/...

Google is cracking down on remote work Google follows other tech giants and doubles down to add restrictions on its “Work from Anywhere” (WFA) policy.

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Deloitte rolls out Claude to 470,000 employees The consulting giant is rolling out Anthropic's Claude AI assistant to a huge chunk of its global workforce.

Despite a recent embarrassing incident involving generative AI, Deloitte is pushing on with a global Anthropic Claude rollout: leaddev.com/ai/deloitte-...

Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules The government wins its case against PPE Medpro - part of a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband - after it supplied non-compliant gowns in 2020.

This warms the cockles: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

@justinsablich.bsky.social hi Justin, I’m trying to get in touch about some freelance opportunities, drop me a line if you’re interested!

Breaking down Trump’s massive H-1B visa changes Another seismic blow to the US tech hiring landscape as Trump cracks down on the H-1B visa

Donald Trump's H-1B changes will make a material difference to US tech hiring, but Europe is waiting in the wings. “It’s a massive net positive,” Markus Villig from Bolt, the Estonian unicorn, told me in his Tallinn offices. My latest for @leaddev.com leaddev.com/hiring/break...

Whoever invented this should be sent to The Hague

More torment

When Being Incorrect Became the Internet's Best Business Model When I saw new questions on Stackoverflow, I followed 3 simple steps. First I'd read the question, ask clarifying questions in the comment section, and then I would start writing a comprehensive answe

This is so sharp: idiallo.com/blog/being-i...
It's amazing how many things that go viral are essentially because of strategic wrongness because people on the internet are pedants

I love my daughter because one second she’ll be the sweetest person you’ve ever met and the next she’ll ask me to watch the 1998 film Madeleine but only the 10 minutes where she nearly dies from appendicitis

Digital nomads find themselves at a crossroads The digital nomad dream is fading as local communities turn on expats.

“In general it seems like more and more nomads eventually realize the importance of having a more settled life and decide to have a stable base somewhere where they have a community.” @kelkord.bsky.social checked in on the developer digital nomad dream: leaddev.com/career-devel...

Are you paying the AI competence penalty? Devs who use AI are rated 9% less competent on average than their peers, a new study suggests. And the competency penalty is harsher for women.

Despite being given identical code snippets to review, work purportedly written with the help of AI was rated 9% worse on average, and 13% less if submitted by a female colleague.

@stokel.bsky.social on that fascinating @hbr.org study: leaddev.com/career-devel...

"joked"

Totally normal
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Well well well

Molson Coors becomes Chelsea’s Official Beer Partner Chelsea Football Club today announces a long-term partnership with Molson Coors Beverage Company, bringing Carling – the lager brand most associated with football – to fans at Stamford Bridge and King...

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“We want our Singha back”

Think Think Tech Pakistan

Nine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new report Women recount alleged behavior, including flirting with teenagers, as ‘predatory, terrifying and unacceptable’

It’s always the ones you least su… oh

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The unions are (finally) coming for big tech After decades of taking a back seat, the rise of AI, layoffs, and industry-wide burnout has led to a call for more prominent tech unions.

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This is dreadful

Morbidly excited for the Europa League final

Morris, Alligator of ‘Happy Gilmore’ Fame, Dies at 80 (or More)

Morris, an alligator who appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably in the movie “Happy Gilmore,” died on Monday. He was at least 80.

Robert Prosinečki's earring is the highlight here

This football match

By my count that's TechCrunch, Foundry, and Polygon all sold in the last month. Working in tech journalism just got a lot harder.

‘All We Wanted to Do Was Play Video Games’ Streamers such as Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt have more influence than ever. What are they really saying?

“The diss [NPCs] suggests its own ideology: Politics isn’t a dispute among philosophical visions for a better world, or even a contest among constituencies for resources; it’s a quest for certain humans who matter to defeat people-shaped obstacles that don’t.”

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