Policy is often framed in zero sum terms. This is reductive and unambitious. But whatever, let’s use the lens for copyright & AI. Image we have a compulsory licensing rule, meaning anyone training a model needs to pay for all the data they use. Who wins and who loses?

🧵 The UK is planning to strengthen the copyright regime by exposing text-and-data mining to mandatory licensing. This could be lose-lose: moderately slower AI adoption would cost between £1300-2300 per year from reduced productivity growth. Creators would in turn get pennies.

Great to see the Piccadilly line catching up to the 21st century with Air Conditioning! Now how about our homes?

⚛️ Hugely exciting news from the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce today! Today's interim report is extremely promising - the recommendations could be transformational for building both SMRs and gigascale nuclear!

As Britain enters its third (fourth?) heatwave of the year, here's a short thread on why air conditioning is *actively good* for fighting climate change, and why we should stop banning it from new homes. 🧵

There's some odd commentary in the UK about how we should follow the Mediterranean's lead on how to handle the heat without ACs: theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a… I grew up in Southern Portugal, where temperatures often look like this in the summer. Not much about it is pleasant.

Is it time to rethink London's effective ban on AC? Feature for MyLondon on the science and planning regulations behind sweltering new builds - and how the (cool air) tide may be turning Generation Rent Thomas Turrell AM YIMBY Alliance Ed Hezlet mylondon.news/news/zone-1-ne…