In China battery electric trucks and hybrid trucks now outsell diesel trucks for the first time.

I watched the Danish film “The Promised Land” on BBC 4 last night. Well worth a look if you enjoy depressing and slightly bonkers Scandi-noir movies.

Oh, the irony

Without stating your age, post your favourite film released the year you turned 18.

Just watched the C4 2026 revival of Chris Evans’s TFI franchise. I thought it was pretty good. It keeps some fun bits while binning those that really don’t deserve an airing in the modern day. Lovely vintage interview with Bowie, old music clips and two great live covers by tonight’s guests.

Just watched the C4 2026 revival of Chris Evans’s TFI franchise. I thought it was pretty good. It keeps some fun bits while binning those that really don’t deserve an airing in the modern day. Lovely vintage interview with Bowie, old music clips and two great live covers by tonight’s guests.

Remarkable reportage from inside Iran, by the BBC’s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet.

The Fog. I had nightmares for years after and to this day have no idea why my folks let me rent it!

This thread is worth your time as is this final video clip. There is no way Kenny Everett would have been allowed to sprint around under a jet plane like this these days!

Uber tried a sneaky trick when I booked a £12 ride in Cambridge just now. I hit “book”, and it said “we’re busy, but you can pay £1.50 more for a quicker ride”. We were in no rush so said we’d wait. The ride was confirmed 10 seconds later and the car arrived 2 minutes after that.

Microsoft AI just asked me how much I loved the new Outlook. I said I didn’t like it and it asked why. I wanted to know, for example, why you can’t hit ctrl-P to print an email any more. It's answer was not very good.

Glad to see I’m not the only person who struggled with today’s bizarre Wordle - a word I never knew existed

I realise it costs Amazon money to support an old device but it is a tad frustrating that my perfectly functioning first edition Kindle paperwhite from 2012 has now been rendered obsolete. A replacement is over £150. I added a book to it just a few weeks ago!

Because we all need something amazing today. #artemisII

These were a “gift” from the checkout guy at US supermarket Trader Joe’s. My kids picked out some candy and he asked if they liked sour stuff, then said “if you like those, you’ll love these, which are on me”. They were on Trader Joe’s as he didn’t scan them but it was an interesting first!

If Artemis is going up then it gives me an excuse to once again post this photo, the only one to contain every human being in the universe but one.

Really good analysis of the tricky charter renewal process that the BBC’s new Director General will have to navigate. The Conversation is also really worth a follow - articles on a plethora of subjects, written by academics, with real expertise, then edited by experienced journalists.

Swimming in the Strait of Hormuz, in slightly calmer times..!

A really interesting piece about the impact traumatic news reporting is having even on office-based journalists. By former BBC Director of News, @sambrook.bsky.social. theconversation.com/the-relentle...

First contestant from I'd Do Anything to win an Oscar!

They write these little bits of banter in advance and still

Maple syrup flapjack for dessert tonight!

If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

This is a great thread. I’ve said it before and will say it again - radio is an amazing medium.

A sad day…this rice cooker - at least 24 years old - has died. What’s the oldest electrical kit still working in your home?

I’ve never seen anything like this on the Thames before!

So many wonderful artefacts from this account - well worth a follow. Look at the weave quality on these 2000+ year old clothes!

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

Quite enjoying the two big market worries over the last few months. Maybe AI doesn’t work. Or maybe AI works.

This is such a good thread, and this was where I had to tap out

Digital white boards are great ed tech, but my kids have just reminded me of the time one of their teachers forgot to freeze the screen before proceeding to Google “What to do if your colleagues hate you?”

Well thanks panicbaby whoever you are, the feeling is mutual!

Steve says in this gripping documentary covering a year of reporting from Moscow, that what he does is not about courage. I think he's one of the bravest people in the BBC. The good news though is that it's now available for people outside the UK to watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZzs...

Steve says in this gripping documentary covering a year of reporting from Moscow, that what he does is not about courage. I think he's one of the bravest people in the BBC. The good news though is that it's now available for people outside the UK to watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZzs...

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

Korea are protesting how one of their speed skaters was knocked out of a semi-final race, and to lodge the appeal they literally have to hand over a $100 bill to the officials!

I’ve been trying to pin down exactly why I love almost any Olympic sport, and I think a big part of it is that at any event you are watching one of the greatest moments in the athletes’ lives.

www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/uk-p... The overlooked story of booming UK productivity?

An attempt to disconnect our gas connection earlier today👇 SSE Airtricity’s AI chatbot is going a little out of scope 😬

What an amazing little glimpse of history. Such detail! Peat bogs are amazing for preservation.

AI agents are busy chatting to each other on moltbook, a kind of social network for AIs…

AI agents are busy chatting to each other on moltbook, a kind of social network for AIs…

My initial reaction to Moltbook. Feels like a canary in the coal mine: things are going to get weird really fast. blog.mattglassman.net/moltbook/

Many people couldn't believe what they were seeing whilst others thought it was a pointless invention. In 2010, Iain Logie Baird, the inventor's grandson, spoke to Claire Bowes. #television 100th Anniversary

TV is 100! On Jan 26 1926 John Logie Baird gave the first public demo of a working television system in rooms above what is now Bar Italia on Frith St, London. Read John Wyver's book for more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/magic-ray... / cc @illuminations.bsky.social

Atmospheric London today

Do people who get knocked out of #TheTraitors before the end get sequestered in a hotel so friends and family don’t know they came home / went back to work early? It would kind of give the game away…

It’s like a full commercial channel’s ad break before #thetraitors starts…

Stephen must secretly be hoping Rachel has the empty chest, as the turret will otherwise be rather awkward later. #thetraitors