For the FT Magazine, I spent the past year following the Enhanced Games, a Peter Thiel and Trump Jr.-backed "steroid Olympics", and the strange coalition that's developed around the prospect of commercialised doping. https://t.co/oqoEQRmuKs

My latest for @latimes: I travelled to southern India to document the rise of the AI "arm farms" — where young engineers strap GoPros to their foreheads and fold laundry or pack boxes to teach humanoid robots how to do chores. https://t.co/o6dgEtbuEN

The manosphere is going into business https://t.co/VRJ858QezO | opinion

In the paper today with a piece about how a generation of male influencers have grown up and rebranded as business gurus, employing a particular mix of grooming, dating and professional advice. Part monetisation strategy, part Victorian etiquette guide. https://t.co/Q3rtC15nGU

Great reporting from London's most important borough by @JoshGD and @PickardJE:

Some of these contracts are going to be described as AI because it's a buzzword, but that doesn't stop the fact that the government's push for AI public sector procurement is has been a big win for tech and consulting companies. https://t.co/xB7xh5NmiI

Tussell: UK government contracts for AI-related projects have reached £573M in 2025 to July 15, up from £468M for the whole of 2024, as it seeks efficiency (@joshgd / Financial Times) https://t.co/WIebNz7XIi https://t.co/bIgKBwMx9Q 📫 Subscribe:

“Housing costs are playing a huge role and the children who are staying in London are often from more deprived backgrounds with more support needs.” London's schools are closing, only to be reopened as special educational needs and disabilities schools. https://t.co/3eVyJnLEiD

Wrote about how outsourcers Serco and Mears are retreating from the asylum hotel system, as the government looks to phase out the use of hotels for immigration housing. https://t.co/cqCbbnZDKI

For FT Magazine I delved into the world of forensic botany and expert witnesses. Why do specialised fields of evidence-gathering matter, and what do we lose when we cut investment in forensics? Some incredible photos for this one

Visited a bunch of vape shops and did some digging into the disposable ban w/ @marinoevik @clara__murray @mauipippa @dariamslv https://t.co/K02rYKMUPc

For today's FT News Briefing podcast I interviewed UNICEF's James Elder, who's just returned from Gaza, about the enclave's aid distribution sites. He told me extreme water scarcity was becoming an issue, on top of daily violence at the aid sites. https://t.co/hVAYZccyC8

God I love a good rat stat delivered by a rodent expert. https://t.co/ib2aWoQTq1

An indictment of British magazine writing

Went on Australian late night radio to talk about the ideas and the money behind the Enhanced Games: Effective Accelerationism, concierge healthcare for the ultra-wealthy, and critiques of International anti-doping regulation. https://t.co/diiIgq54wt

Spent a week tallying up London festival days – which have seen a cumulative increase of more than 60% since 2022. Also looked into the council funding situation and the controversies over the commercialisation of the city's parks. New w/ @clara__murray https://t.co/TzH1a0ATcR

In the light of Las Vegas, the (fairly unsettling) piece you need to read, by @JoshGD , in @FTMag , about how it started. The Enhanced Games wants to be the Olympics on steroids — literally https://t.co/3VyfFPPUNk via @ft

Some developments from the Enhanced Games (the "steroid Olympics" backed by Peter Thiel): organisers have set a date for the inaugural games, which will take place at a casino in Las Vegas. Also broke a world record + launched a supplement line. Free link https://t.co/6urgc18DR5

Protect Brockwell Park - the residents group that brought a legal challenge against Lambeth council - not very happy with the fact the festivals are going forward despite Friday’s high court judgement. More soon.

For the last year, I’ve been working on an investigation that’s left me staggered. It’s a damning indictment of the UK’s care sector, & the migration system which has allowed millions of ££s to be plundered from communities in developing countries. Free:

Brockwell Live (group behind Wide Awake, Mighty Hoopla, Field Day etc) confirming that festivals at the park are going ahead. Lambeth Council saying that a new application has been submitted after the High Court decision. Wrote about the case on Friday: https://t.co/1ARL8GzYoE