From 2018: Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the Internet. nyer.cm/qwnp0P0

The London Political Theory Network is hosting a roundtable on Gaza next Friday (Jan 24th) at King's College London, with a great line up of speakers including Ayça Çubukçu , Musab Younis, Muna Dajani, Neve Gordon and Lea Ypi . Details & registration below:

"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen." — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Great to see my paper with Helen Margetts at No. 2 in this top 10 for journal Public Money and Management We discuss "The political economy of digital government - how Silicon Valley firms drove conversion to data science".

Copilot AI comes to Microsoft 365 plans: Everything you need to know trib.al/HnljbrM

China’s cheap, open AI model DeepSeek thrills scientists. “The openness of DeepSeek is quite remarkable, while OpenAI models are essentially black boxes”. nature.com/articles/d4158…

I can now die in peace, or in war. It doesn’t matter; I just can now die, because I couldn’t be buried in a soil other than that of Gaza. - Gaza, 27 Jan 2025

Really pleased to announce the publication of my latest article "Evidencing alethocide: Israel's war on truth in Gaza" in Third World Quarterly. In it I argue that 'disinformation' as a concept does not capture the true scale of Israel's war on truth. I propose the concept of

Congratulations to NO OTHER LAND, this year's Best Documentary Feature Film! #Oscars

I’m still stunned that Basel Adra mentioned “ethnic cleansing” and the elite Hollywood audience at the Oscars actually supportively applauded him. Times are changing.

Oxford University has announced plans to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) offering and capabilities with OpenAI. Students and faculty staff will have access to research grant funding and cutting-edge AI tools that will enhance teaching, learning, and research.

In 2017 I wrote about Charlie - an AI that works for you. Inrupt labs now has Charlie working. Charlie is the evolution of agentic AI. It's built on top of a re-wired data infrastructure using Solid (The Solid Project) to give people the security and trust they need to share

Wishing William Shatner the happiest of Birthdays! 🎂 You have brought us decades of joy. Thank you so much. #StarTrek 🖖

A big Happy Birthday William Shatner, born #OnThisDay 1931 - not forgetting Captain James T. Kirk, who will be born #OnThisDay in 2233 ... 📷 With his 1963 split window Chevrolet Corvette, complete with fuel injection. Live long and prosper Captain🖖 #WilliamShatner #StarTrek

PetesTruth William Shatner 94 😳

Happy 94th birthday to actor William Shatner. 🎂 🥳 #williamshatner #actor #captainjamestiberiuskirk #theoriginalseries #tjhooker #bostonlegal #betterlatethanever

Applications open for #ECIS2025 Junior Faculty Consortium in Jordan. Deadline: April 16. The co-chairs include Andrew Burton-Jones, Dr.Elbanna_Amany and me. ecis2025.eu/events/junior-… It promises to be a fantastic event so please do apply soon.

"I was worth my six-figure bonus, says under-fire Thames Water boss." And now Thames Water 💧's customers will understand why their bills have just gone up 35%. news.sky.com/story/i-was-wo…

Wisteria Wednesday ✨ 1. @MagdalenOxford | estherjohnsonphotography 2. @GreenTempleton | os_phot_os 3. New College, Oxford | William Whyte 4. St Edmund Hall | spiralling_oxford #OxfordInSpring #OxfordUni #OxfordUniversity #OxfordCollege #SpringPhotography #SpringVibes #Wisteria

London underground property prices: An interactive tool to help renters and buyers choose where to live in the capital barratthomes.co.uk/new-homes/lond…