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Building the world I want to live in. Chartered Director & Startup Investor; Business Geek, Tohunga Rorohiko, Lexicographer, Klezmer, Reprobate. If you would like me to accept your follow request, please provide some information about yourself in your profile, and ideally a few posts. # TangataTiriti # EdTech # NZstartups # Entrepreneurship # Investment # Governance # ChristchurchCall
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The man who built an operating system for God and then lost everything
https://www.makeuseof.com/the-man-who-built-an-operating-system-for-god-and-then-lost-everything/
A misunderstood genius, or a programmer on steroids? Both? We'll really never know.
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Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research
https://theconversation.com/free-10-minute-online-programs-aimed-at-overcoming-depression-led-to-real-improvements-new-research-272493
No time for therapy? A new study shows you can learn key skills to challenge depression in 10 minutes.
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Working to discern patterns of environmental disinformation in an online world - Bellona.org
https://bellona.org/news/climate-change/2026-03-working-to-discern-patterns-of-environmental-disinformation-in-an-online-world
r the past eight years, disinformation has dominated news around elections all over the world. Despite this, it is still a widely misunderstood concept—as are its solutions. As divisiveness drives more and more political rhetoric in today’s world, we must throw out precon...
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Anthropomorphism Is Breaking Our Ability to Judge AI | TechPolicy.Press
https://techpolicy.press/anthropomorphism-is-breaking-our-ability-to-judge-ai
Tech Policy Press fellow James Ball asks, how should we interact with a technology designed to ‘speak’ with us on what appear to be human terms?
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Good news: AI Will Eat Application Software
https://www.a16z.news/p/good-news-ai-will-eat-application?publication_id=13145&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=1k8n2&utm_medium=email
But the moats that built the great software companies aren't going anywhere
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
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What is the ‘fourth article’ of te Tiriti and why is it being debated?
https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/02-03-2026/what-is-the-fourth-article-of-te-tiriti-and-why-is-it-being-debated
The petitions committee says the government should consider recognising the so-called ‘oral article’ of te Tiriti.
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How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technology/anthropic-defense-dept-openai-talks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P1A.GbCG.bLyzOa3qOkea∣=url-share
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
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Disproportionate treatment sees 149 more Māori women in prison
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/02/disproportionate-treatment-sees-149-more-maori-women-in-prison-ministry/
The Ministry of Justice can't explain more than half of the disproportionate representation of Māori women among those sentenced to prison.
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US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/01/claude-anthropic-iran-strikes-us-military
Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’
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Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588329/transmission-network-already-threatened-by-climate-hazards-data-shows
Transpower and lines companies say more resilient infrastructure is part of their future planning, but could solar and batteries also have a part to play?
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New computation method for climate extremes: Researchers reveal 10-fold increase in heat over Europe
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-method-climate-extremes-reveal-europe.html
How much will heat, flooding, drought and storms increase as a result of human-induced climate change? In a groundbreaking study, climate researcher Gottfried Kirchengast and his team at the University of Graz have developed a new method for computing the hazards from extreme events: it can compute all relevant hazar...
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NZ ranks near bottom of OECD digital government rankings, overhaul under way | BusinessDesk
https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/public-sector/nz-ranks-near-bottom-of-oecd-digital-government-rankings-overhaul-under-way
New Zealand has ranked 35th out of 42 in the OECD’s 2025 digital government rankings – a result the Government says will be reversed through a major overhaul of its digital governance.The OECD’s 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI), which assesses whether governments have the...
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The 2-Minute Claude Code Upgrade You're Probably Missing: LSP
https://karanbansal.in/blog/claude-code-lsp/
Every Claude Code user is running without LSP. That means 30-60s grep searches instead of 50ms precise answers.
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Iranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-khameni-celebrations.html
Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
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A hopeful take on rebuilding journalism
https://goodideasnz.substack.com/p/a-hopeful-take-on-rebuilding-journalism
Key media figure sets out plan for restoring trust
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X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran
https://www.wired.com/story/x-is-drowning-in-disinformation-following-us-and-israels-attack-on-iran/
WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.
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Online misogyny and the manosphere. Review of scientific literature from 2014 to 2024
https://info-radical.org/en/online-misogyny-and-the-manosphere-review-of-scientific-literature-from-2014-to-2024/
This report provides a review of scientific literature published between 2014 and 2024 on online misogyny, the manosphere, and their links to extremism. Based on approximately 560 documents identified and around 50 analyzed in depth, it paints a structured picture of contemporary forms of ge...
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These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/feb/13/these-charts-show-how-trump-is-isolating-the-us-on-the-world-stage?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United Nations
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