Start the year in style by playing Faithless “Insomnia” on a honking pink octopus.

"We joke that we are turning into British people, all we seem to talk about is the weather." As Europe swelters Elodie Berta who runs walking tours in Paris tells #Wakeuptomoney: "People are grumpy...The Metro is painful for your nose. Only a few lines have air conditioning."

Still makes me smile when I bump into one of the delivery robots in the wilds of #mk

Afternoon folks. A bit of personal news in that I have taken on a new role at Sony (see updated Twit bio) and now need to hire a new digital imaging PR head. Let me know if you're interested - it's a brilliant and interesting job. RT's appreciated. #PRJob

Fantastic line up for #wiredsmarter. Looking forward to a day exploring the future of business WIRED UK WIRED Insider

Thought provoking talk from Sharmadean Reid re what constitutes diversity, and changes that are needed at a system level (particularly the top) to ensure real change #wiredsmarter

Kicking off the election campaign at #wiredsmarter Jo Swinson sets out the Lib Dem vision for tech in the 🇬🇧, including ethical AI

We are surrounded by stars with planets. Bodes well for not being alone in the universe.

Interesting read to start the week: 7 things to consider when announcing your tech funding round via Marlin marlinpr.com/blog/7-things-…

If you are passionate about technology, have a desire to work with companies transforming the world we live in and want to make a genuine impact...as well as being partial to outstanding food(we are based in Borough Market after all) - good news...

Nick Heath Sport..... don't worry.....you can thank me later. #nickheathsport

Hello good people of Bletchley Park! Is there a flyby today? 🙏🏻

Generation’s new Sustainability Trends Report reveals our once in a generation obligation to rethink, reset & redesign a #sustainablerecovery. Governments, businesses & investors face critical decisions as the world recovers and seeks to build back better. str2020.generationim.com

We're hiring! WIRED UK is looking for a brilliant science reporter to help us cover Covid-19, the climate crisis, space exploration and more. This is a brand new role. It's really exciting that we're growing the team and launching new things condenastuk.avature.net/careers/JobDet…

In today's @theoverspill: the film "Her" gave a vision of a computer interface more fascinating than a human. Now, in China, it's real. theoverspill.blog/2020/12/17/ai-…

Nice shoutout for the great work Index Ventures is doing on employee stock options for startups from Rishi Sunak , and how that is helping inform UK gov thinking

Something terrible has happened. Our dog walker’s van with our dog Cabbage in it has been stolen while he was picking up another pet. Please look out for a black Ford Transit reg AF20 XZD. Take a photo and DM me or just ring the police

Home Alone house, now on Airbnb.

🚨🚨It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Atomico’s  State of European Tech report is back!   If you care about European #tech, join the launch event tomorrow to get insights from 5000+ community voices and 50+ expert voices – you won’t regret it! 👇 bit.ly/soet-event

Given that, depressingly, the hashtag "sendherback" is trending, I'm very happy to start a #welcomehomenazanin thing, if anyone wants to join in with being pleasant and cheerful.