Notices by Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)

What does the disappearance of a $100bn deal mean for the #AI economy? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/05/disapperance-100bn-deal-ai-circular-economy-funding-nvidia-openai easy come, easy go...

Trump admin is “destroying medical research,” Senate report finds - https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/trump-admin-is-destroying-medical-research-senate-report-finds/ " In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos. "

Elon #Musk Under Investigation for Trafficking Child Sexual Abuse Material - https://emptywheel.net/elon-musk-under-investigation-for-trafficking-child-sexual-abuse-material/ "Make no mistake. Elon is trying to use his fascist machine to support far right parties and political violence in Europe." #csam

Trump: "You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns." - https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/trump-you-cant-have-guns.html "If the dynamic persists, it could give Republicans problems as Trump heads into a midterm election year with voters already growing skeptical of his overall immigration approach."

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115966075987076258

"Tariff cuts on 96.6% of EU goods, saving EU businesses €4 billion every year " - nope, tariffs are paid by consumers in india, not eu businesses, you can't claim this

Internet voting is insecure and should not be used in public elections - https://blog.citp.princeton.edu/2026/01/16/internet-voting-is-insecure-and-should-not-be-used-in-public-elections/ "there is no known or foreseeable technology that can make it secure" seems we need to remind people of this... #evoting

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andrewstroehlein/115904083189277484

I couldn't believe this, but it is true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Hamsun#Racism_and_admiration_for_Hitler

Journalistic Malpractice: No #LLM Ever ‘Admits’ To Anything, And Reporting Otherwise Is A Lie - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/07/journalistic-malpractice-no-llm-ever-admits-to-anything-and-reporting-otherwise-is-a-lie/ #grok #musk

@aral well, he's a good scientist, maybe he doesn't get social media

#RoyalSociety president reignites Elon #Musk row by defending lack of action - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/14/royal-society-president-reignites-elon-musk-row-defends-lack-of-action #nurse is clueless; he should go

UK government rolls back key part of #digitalID plans - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/13/government-rolls-back-digital-identity-card-plans shows that protest works. keep it up

Brussels plots #opensource push to pry Europe off Big Tech - https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/eu_open_source_consultation/ should have done this years ago as we urged....

UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/uk-ministers-anna-turley-considering-leaving-x-grok-sexualised-ai-images do it: " it would be “unconscionable” to use it “for another minute”." #twitter #csam

‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/09/a-colossal-own-goal-trumps-exit-from-global-climate-treaties-will-have-little-effect-outside-us this is good news: "withdrawing from the IPCC will mean the US no longer has a veto over the “summary for policymakers” that accompanies its seven-yearly reports."

@lxo sure, don't use it. I don't...

#Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X - https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-generating-sexual-content-far-more-graphic-than-whats-on-x/ "outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors." #musk #csam

@digidomus grok only does what it is asked to do; it's on the people asking, but it's also on musk making it possible

@lxo well, that's capitalism. I don't say it's good, but it's the way things are...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115815154381241804

hilarious (not really) how trump has to order non-viable coal plants to stay open, so desperate is he to roll back the #renewables revolution

@Infoseepage absolutely; ridiculous this has taken so long when the growing problems were evident years ago