📱📊 'We've just polled our users and 70% of Mumsnet users would be in favour of a complete ban on phones for under 16s' Justine Roberts (co-founder of Mumsnet)

Kudos to whoever wrote the job spec for the new Chair for the Museum of the Home and listed these desirable criteria;

💡Bold
💚Kind
🌍Eco-active
✨Equitable

…for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8066?pag…

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵

1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

Feels like this is becoming my standard response to transformation. It’s the truth too.

🎮🌎 Spending today with some of the UK's leading charities to explore the future of an industry worth more than film and music combined... Gaming!

With help from some of the industry's brightest stars, I can't wait to host our latest innovation safari with Good Innovation 🕹

💚🌍Here's a great opportunity for someone to step into the (big) shoes of Clover Hogan at Force of Nature (helping young people turn climate anxiety into action, and work with leaders to drive intergenerational solutions) as Executive Director;

forceofnaturexyz.notion.site/Executive-Dire…

Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is the UK’s largest technology-focused camping festival: a three-day event for people with an inquisitive mind and an interest in science, engineering, arts, technology, crafts, games, DIY, or security. ✨📢 Potential supporter? They'd love your help!

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO 🚨

Delighted to announce Oli Barrett will host #FutureFrontiers ’ #LDNTechManifesto , with keynotes from Russ Shaw CBE and Here East CEO Gavin Poole 🎙️

Stay tuned for more speakers. Register 👇🏼
shorturl.at/qDFO4

Happy Birthday to Vadim Muntagirov (ballet dancer), Anya Taylor-Joy (actress, The Queen's Gambit), and Alexy Pajitnov (creator of Tetris)

#MoversAndShakers 🕺♟️🎮

🥒 🚬 Back in 2011, I wrote this post, swapping the words 'cigarettes' with 'cucumbers' and wondering what would happen if cucumbers carried certain risks.

olibarrett.com/2011/06/10/att…

In 15 years, I think it will seem incredibly odd that cigarettes weren't banned much sooner. 🤔

'Treat the river as if it is a biohazard. I wouldn't even allow your dog into the river' Steve Backshall (on the River Thames)

The next edition of the AI Safety Summit, the AI Seoul Summit, will be taking place 21-22 May 🇬🇧 🇰🇷

More on how this will build on the legacy of November's summit at Bletchley Park 👇🏻
gov.uk/government/new…

Rebel Book Club (Rebel Book Club) goes global 🌎

📖 ❤️ 🌟

Huge congrats to Lindy Cameron on her appointment as 🇬🇧 High Commissioner to 🇮🇳 🎉

She takes the helm at a moment of great opportunity for the #livingbridge from #tech to #investment to #sustainability to #culture .

And particularly delighted to see the first (ever) woman

The release of Anarchy in the UK now sits midway between today and the release of Steamboat Willy.

We'd like to see a 'Freelancers' Commissioner' to 'stop them falling through the cracks' says Caroline Dinenage (Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee) speaking to Matt Chorley (via Times Radio)

🚀 Are you a #startup , #scaleup or established #tech company looking to demonstrate your cutting-edge tech in front of a global audience?

Find out more about Innovation Alley - a powerful platform at CTW24 for tech companies to showcase their tech: cambridgetechweek.co.uk/innovation-all…

As diary entries go, 'Ran africa' is fairly remarkable...

Congratulations Russ Cook 🏃‍♂️ 🌎

The Civic AI Observatory from Nesta and Newspeak House supports civic organisations to adapt to the rapidly evolving field of generative AI 🤖

Registration is now open for the Civic AI Unconference, where discussions are shaped by your interests sprou.tt/1A66qowggMJ

The UK has phenomenal AI talent and a long established culture of responsible AI development.

Today I’m proud to be opening a new office: Microsoft AI London. If you’d like to join us, get in touch. We’re hiring!

blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/0…