Starmer's plan for education: poor kids only get AI tutors 🤬
If you don't want to listen to his annoying drone voice, AI tutors are going to be rolled out for 450,000 kids on free school meals to "close the attainment gap".
#UKPolitics #FuckAI #Education
"Underwater datacentres also create some risks for marine ecosystems, such as by disturbing sediments or heating the seawater. Experts said these risks were most likely manageable"
Manageable for who? 🤬
theguardian.com/world/2026/jun…
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalentYu-chen Li (the Guardian)
Ah, Ubuntu and AI use. They announced at the Ubuntu Summit that you'll be seeing it on the desktop. 🤭 So, so happy that there are more options in the Linux world than Ubuntu and Red Hat. Sadly, so many people who are new to Linux have no idea that there are options other than Ubuntu and Red Hat.
Burst the fuckin' bubble already, would ya?
“The demand is voracious right now, but there is concern that assets being invested in today, at a time when the technology is so expensive, could become obsolete further down the road.”
theguardian.com/business/2026/…
Drops follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices seesaw after Iran and Israel exchange strikesLauren Almeida (the Guardian)
Peter Thiel is funding a new startup called Objection that allows rich customers to file complaints against journalists, using AI. The company's own co-founder, Aron D'Souza, predicts that journalists won't exist any more in 20 years.
techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/can-…
(apologies for AI content in the clip, I included it because it's relevant)
Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works.Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch)
AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao - Novara Media
youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBnd…
#KarenHao #NovaraMedia #AIbillionaires #AI #FuckAI #generativeAI #surveillance #OpenAI #Google #xAI #Anthropic #EmpireOfAI #inequality #SocialJustice
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.Novara Media (YouTube)
See, they've run out of the Government's money (which is also our money, but because it's compelled, it's guaranteed).
news.slashdot.org/story/26/06/…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in AI companies, remembers the Associated Press. And then OpenAI's Sam Altman "told Sanders that he, too, wants the public to have equity in AI companies.news.slashdot.org
Scottish people of conscience: time to get down to your local council meetings and put the kybosh on this shite.
Source: aprs.scot/data-centres-campaig…
Planned data centres in Scotland
Data centres are the biggest threat to Scotland's net zero target and to our countryside. Join our campaign!Kat Jones (Action to Protect Rural Scotland)
It's fine. It's all fine.
"According to a recently published procurement notice, the new system will help 43 Police Forces in England and Wales record how they grant, renew, and revoke firearms licenses. The contract — set to last up to ten years, including possible extensions — could also support Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) if required."
theregister.com/databases/2026…
#UKPolitics #Policing #Palantir #FuckAI
Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyondLindsay Clark (theregister)
Workers at Covalen - a subsidiary of Meta - held a protest in Dublin yesterday, as they continue their attempts to prevent more than 700 job losses at the company.
"AEO is AI-engine optimization, and it is an evolution of search engine optimization where brands and marketing companies attempt to create content that they hope will be scraped by large language models."
SEO already sucked. AEO double-sucks!
Like the old Mozilla slogan went: "Bring back the Web"!
Wow! United Nations! 👏🏻 But in the end they had to water it down... 😠 "Despite the stark findings, UNU researchers stress that the report is not an argument against AI itself. Rather, it calls for urgent action to ensure that the technology develops within planetary limits."
It's so difficult to go against the Religion of Perpetual Progress a.k.a. the Growth Death Cult, ain't it, pal?
Saying the quiet bit out loud latest.
"Teradata's focus for 2026 is to 'win in the market with AI,' CEO Steve McMillan said in the memo, and to help achieve that, the company will be increasing investment in AI talent and expertise.
'We will fund this AI investment by reallocating the budget from 2026 annual salary adjustments,' said McMillan."
businessinsider.com/teradata-p…
Cloud software firm Teradata has told employees not to expect annual salary raises in 2026, and says it is putting the money towards AI instead.Polly Thompson (Business Insider)
The fuck? I've heard about planning for two data centres today - one in Brick Lane and one in Canterbury. What kind of bullshit is this? The south east is the area most severely affected by drought and poor water supply.
Also, Brick Lane is a historic area, and one of the best places for curry in the whole of London.
