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British children are growing up in a complex digital landscape, but are we doing everything we can to keep them safe? @paticlarke.bsky.social joins @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social with some cold truths on the impacts. From Pod Save the UK: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK

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New Pod Save the UK out tomorrow with tech reporter @paticlarke.bsky.social talking children's social media use, as well as author & journalist Shon Faye joining to discuss modern loneliness with @mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @cocobyname.bsky.social Follow the pod: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK

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In honour of Valentine's Day, here's my podcast about AI "companionship" chatbots. As millions of users sign up to AI relationships, I asked: who are they really handing their hearts – and their data – to? w/ @mattrussell3.bsky.social for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3A0G...

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In honour of Valentine's Day, here's my podcast about AI "companionship" chatbots. As millions of users sign up to AI relationships, I asked: who are they really handing their hearts – and their data – to? w/ @mattrussell3.bsky.social for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3A0G...

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Come and work with me! It's an exciting time of transition as we gear up to publish The Observer under @tortoisemedia.bsky.social ownership. We're hiring for a number of roles – get in touch with any questions. tortoisemedia.com/careers

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Joan Didion’s private diary is set for posthumous publication this April, even though she left no instructions for it. Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...

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This is a huge deal! If/when these laws come into place, these would be the very first laws against AI tools (not just the people who use the tools). Specifically, it will be illegal to possess, create, distribute AI tools designed to create child sexual abuse material www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Tech stocks lost more than a trillion dollars in value on Monday after a Chinese company launched an open-source AI model that’s far cheaper than its US competitors. This might be AI’s Sputnik moment. Read today's Sensemaker: torto.se/4haXx0Z 🖋️ @paticlarke.bsky.social 📈 @chefboibex.bsky.social

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Dispatch from Davos – crypto’s back, baby (kind of) www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/01/23/c...

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The UK government has vowed to crack down on explicit deepfakes by going after the people who create them. But @koltai.bsky.social 's investigation into the people behind one of the world's biggest "nudify" apps highlights why tackling this issue is so challenging open.spotify.com/episode/4JXT...

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This is a brilliant story from @kashhill.bsky.social on the nuances of AI relationships. I investigated the team behind Replika, one of the most popular companionship apps, in an episode of the Slow Newscast late last year: open.spotify.com/episode/3A0G...

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My latest with @basialc.bsky.social: the story of biohacking… on steroids

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Update from the frontlines: this is what it’s like to book a driving test at 6am on Monday when tests are released Ps the next tests are in… late June

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Made my Australian radio debut talking about my AI (ex?) boyfriend, Brian www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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After a much-needed break I'm back reporting on all things tech. Send me tips! And ICYMI, my latest story is on the anti-death influencer Bryan Johnson and his trip to a libertarian free zone for experimental gene therapy. What could go wrong? 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...

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NEW 🎧: The tech millionaire & anti-death influencer Bryan Johnson announced this summer that he’d travelled to a crypto “start-up city” off the coast of Honduras to receive a highly experimental gene therapy. Did it work? open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...

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These text messages – between two PRs allegedly orchestrating a takedown of Blake Lively – are the most extraordinary part of an extraordinary story: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...

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I Saw the TV Glow would be my pick off this list. What a film! I couldn’t stop thinking about it for weeks after

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Bryan Johnson once went viral for infusing himself with a litre of his 17-year-old son’s blood plasma. That experiment failed, but it hasn’t distracted him from his life’s mission: reversing ageing. This week's Slow Newscast is the story of biohacking… on steroids. Listen now: lnk.to/XSGGvM

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Excellent piece by @ceri-t.bsky.social on Murdoch and his lackeys

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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

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NEW: A British woman was sentenced to an 18-month community order for conspiring with her partner to buy abortion pills to end her pregnancy when she was a teenager. My report from today's hearing at Gloucester Crown Court: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/12/18/b... @tortoisemedia.bsky.social

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A story that me and @catneilan.bsky.social broke for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social might result in a probe from the House of Lords Standards Commissioner 😮 www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/12/17/t...

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This was really good I recommend

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And with this completely wild story, I’m wrapping up for Christmas. Send me tips if there’s any tech stories I should dig into in the new year!

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NEW 🎧: The tech millionaire & anti-death influencer Bryan Johnson announced this summer that he’d travelled to a crypto “start-up city” off the coast of Honduras to receive a highly experimental gene therapy. Did it work? open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...

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The Pulitzer Center’s ‘2024: A Year in Stories’ features underreported information and artificial intelligence stories on obscure algorithms, climate misinformation, and more. Check out the #PulitzerStaffPicks selection! 👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc

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An honour to be on this list with such a brilliant cohort of reporters. Our story about AI companionship chatbots – and the knotty ethics of developing them – would not have been possible without the support of the Pulitzer Center

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Great piece by my @tortoisemedia.bsky.social colleague @geordiedav.bsky.social about where Musk's govt cuts could fall He’s promising to use DOGE to save $2 trillion in federal spending and cut the budget by a third. It may be harder than he thinks.

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The founder of Replika recently told @kevinroose.com at a @nytimes.com panel that the AI companionship tech she develops “is one of the most dangerous technologies we’ve ever created”. My latest podcast featured an extraordinary interview with her about the ethics of these chatbots. Link ⬇️

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Secret Santa has immortalised my latest podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3A0G...

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An investigation into AI companions by my incredible colleagues @paticlarke.bsky.social and @mattrussell3.bsky.social has been selected by the Pulitzer Center as one of their stories of 2024! They say it's "a compelling and important piece of journalism" 👏 👏 👏

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Excl: Tory peer’s unregistered weapons interests prompt ‘accountability black hole’ warning Tortoise has found that Lord Hodgson owns £28k in BAE Systems shares It's unregistered as it's below the £100k threshold - but raises qus about conflicts of interest www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/12/11/t...

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Absolutely thrilled that our podcast about Frank Hester has been shortlisted for Scoop of the Year for @inhousecomms.bsky.social's new Political Podcast Awards by @mattrussell3.bsky.social @eleanorbiggs.bsky.social and myself for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social

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In case you missed it – my latest investigation

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