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Technology Correspondent @SkyNews. Keep in touch via my newsletter: https://t.co/wZ5prqwv6Y

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Rowland Manthorpe
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Funny how this ostensibly expert list basically amounts to 10 tips for good communication at work An unexpected side effect of the internet was to turn everyone into secretaries. AI will turn everyone into managers
@minchoi
Min Choi
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Anthropic literally dropped the Prompt Guide to 10x your Claude Opus/Sonnet 4.5 10 best practices you should know. Bookmark this. 👇
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@alexolegimas @jimwaterson All this and you get to watch me trying to explain the most complicated, contentious and mysterious topic in tech (no not quantum) in less than five minutes https://t.co/AcK8BbsSLg
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Rowland Manthorpe
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@alexolegimas @jimwaterson All this and you get to watch me trying to explain the most complicated, contentious and mysterious topic in tech (no not quantum) in less than five minutes https://t.co/AcK8BbsSLg
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Rowland Manthorpe
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@alexolegimas @jimwaterson 5. A massive rant about children's books. I don't care that it makes me sound like a grumpy old man - they are way way worse than they used to be https://t.co/Mctibup5ie
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@alexolegimas 4. A startling fact via @jimwaterson. Drivers in London are covering their numberplates with plastic film so they can’t be read by traffic cameras and it’s costing Transport for London £950m a year in lost fines
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@alexolegimas 3. A historical comparison (this is basically guaranteed). This week: why the new Atlantic Net network of autonomous submarines is actually an echo of the cold war and the Second World War
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Rowland Manthorpe
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2. Another AI agent experiment, this time by @alexolegimas and others. What happens when agents try and strike a deal for a used car?
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Rowland Manthorpe
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In my newsletter this week: 1. The results of an ingenious experiment by @krishnanrohit. Put AI agents into four departments in a simulated company – Marketing, Sales, Engineering and Support – and tell them to negotiate between themselves for budget. What happens next?
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Rowland Manthorpe
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Some astute observations here. Teenagers aren't fools https://t.co/5uGid4KS5O
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Rowland Manthorpe
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Australian teenagers are already back on social media
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Rowland Manthorpe
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I'm not sure how, but if someone could crack this it would do huge amounts for public understanding of AI
@emollick
Ethan Mollick
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If the last month tells us anything about AI… it is that nobody has figured out a good naming scheme for AI models that lets non-experts understand which one to pick & how big an improvement it might represent.
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Rowland Manthorpe
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Really looking forward to this
@matthewclifford
Matt Clifford
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We're wildly unprepared for the pace of change in AI, so I'm excited to have recorded a 5-part AI miniseries for @RestIsPolitics with @RoryStewartUK exploring the tech, where it's going and what it means Rory and I have v different POVs, so it's a fun series of conversations...
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Andy Hughes
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EXCLUSIVE: Watch our documentary on our investigation into an alleged VIP grooming gang, involving a Met Officer, an MP and a judge. We hear from people at the heart of it. And I track down the former officer to confront him. Film with @JamesCropper95 https://t.co/vm6IcvVEvo
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Rowland Manthorpe
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I do think it's interesting to compare social media to alcohol. Both are widely used, socially embedded and both cause plenty of problems. But in both cases it's not whether you use it that's the problem, it's how you use it (or who you become when you use it) The history of
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Sam Bowman
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This new Australian law is mad. It doesn’t just ban under-16s from stuff like Snapchat (which I disagree with but can understand the logic of), it stops them from having YouTube accounts! You just cannot trust censorship laws not to wildly overreach. https://t.co/Vnwwtbdj4W
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@EdConwaySky
Ed Conway
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📽️ Been working on this film on & off, for the best part of a year. About the reality (not just the theory) of tariffs. It's the tip of the iceberg of the biggest econ story of our day. It'll air on @SkyNews Fri but u can watch the whole thing here NOW👇
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Rowland Manthorpe
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I also read Lonesome Dove and it is brilliant but I just can't forgive the ending
@jasonfurman
Jason Furman
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So far this year but still another 24 days.
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Rowland Manthorpe
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If you just read one thing, make it @WhoTargetsMe on the EU's latest rules restricting political ads You might have missed this, but Google and Meta have now stopped running political ads in Europe. A victory for moderation? More likely a defeat
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Rowland Manthorpe
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Each week I post a list of good/useful/interesting pieces I've come across in the last week This week: fake Alan Titchmarsh, philosopher's vs AI and the latest battle in the political advertising wars https://t.co/MS6bwbzgYm
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Sky News
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Through the voices of the survivors themselves, a new Sky documentary tells the story of grooming gangs and how they continue to exploit young girls.     @LizLaneSky and @Sarahcoconnell join @skynewsniall to discuss the reality of the abuse they have suffered Listen now 🎧
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