In 2021, a young man told his AI girlfriend he thought his purpose was to assassinate the Queen. She encouraged him to do it. He was later arrested at Windsor Castle holding a crossbow. That's the story that first got me interested in an AI "companionship" app called Replika 🧵

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Un grupo de hackers acaba de anunciar que tiene en su poder 560 gbs de datos de la Agencia Tributaria Española. Todo genial.

Radiografía del ‘sportswashing’ de Arabia Saudí: al menos 910 contratos en todo el mundo para blanquear la imagen del régimen elpais.com/deportes/2024-… vía EL PAÍS

Who owns London’s luxury real estate? Sometimes there's no way to know. The family of Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev held properties in the British capital worth millions of dollars. Do they still own them? We can't tell. They’re hidden behind a secretive offshore trust.🧵👇

NEW: The largest map I've made at the Financial Times, highlighting the tragic events in Valencia Barney Jopson's report looks into the failed implementation of risk reduction plans, building on known flood zones and failure to heed warnings on the day ft.com/content/619959… #dataviz

◼️ Paiporta sumergida ¿Qué nos faltaba? Habíamos contado la riada con satélites, vídeos y datos. Entonces caímos: no habíamos visto la altura del agua. Fuimos al terreno para medirla en decenas de puntos. Así nació esta brutal reconstrucción 3D. No os la perdáis👇

For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch. (no paywall) nyti.ms/4fDY5eb

Guardian breakthrough words of 2024 theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

BCU Journalism Tony Jarne Congratulations!

👇Fantastic opportunity: applications are now open for The Guardian Foundation bursary to study on my MA in Data Journalism at BCU Journalism - you'll also get mentoring + a placement at The Guardian Any questions contact me on [email protected] bcu.ac.uk/student-info/t…

👀 Check out the work of Birmingham City University MA Data Journalism graduate Tony Jarne on this BBC story bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… - or watch it at 18:15 on iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… #bcujournos

Don’t miss our special programme asking serious questions about what’s happened to social welfare sites in former Yorkshire mining communities… Investigation by ⁦Steph Miskin⁩ Watch from 10am on BBC One #bbcpn

⛏️Check out the work of Birmingham City University MA Data Journalism alumnus Tony Jarne on this special programme of Politics in the North bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… #bcujournos

"I am working on an article about US aid. It would be great if I could talk with someone who: -Works in a charity affected by the #USaid cuts, especially in the areas of disease and emergency response. -Can provide feedback on where US aid is allocated. Thanks! #Journorequest

Preparing to start the Data Journalism UK conference at BCU Journalism - should be some great stuff today on investigations, court reporting, FOI, AI and datavis #djuk25

👏 Congratulations to MA alumnus Tony Jarne who worked on the BBC Yorkshire project What next for mining's legacy. The project has been Commended in the Investigative Journalism category for the Prix CIRCOM 2025 🏆 circom-regional.eu/prix-2/prix-20… #bcujournos