Try to pinpoint when political polarisation started in the US and I reckon you'd settle around 2016. But a new study suggests you can wind the clock back eight hours. by me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91487819/pol...

@tamaleaver.bsky.social Hey - got your DM but for some reason they're not working to load atm - yes, would love to, want to email me (stokel AT google's email thingy) to arrange?

@tamaleaver.bsky.social Hello - are you awake?

I think the European Union just killed off the concept of the infinite scroll (and with it, most apps that you use on a daily basis) www.reuters.com/business/med...

For @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy I interviewed Adrian Woolfson about his lab that has grand visions of overhauling DNA from the ground up - and why bioengineering isn't something to be feared, but does need to be talked about www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/la...

A lot of you resonated with this post about my choice to leave Twitter (thanks!). Now, I've spoken with @stokel.bsky.social for a British Medical Journal article about Royal Colleges and institutions leaving X. My thoughts here: www.bmj.com/content/392/...

The most eye-popping stat of the week? Elon Musk's petition to put a million satellites into orbit with his newly merged mega company. But is he going to do it, and what impact would it have if he did? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91486343/elo...

A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk’s social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred. Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel.bsky.social reports www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Medical royal colleges are starting to step back from X in their droves, as my story for @bmj.com uncovers - including insights from social media experts and those in the medical field about what, if anything, they lose www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Two massive vulnerabilities around Moltbook's API highlight the dangers of vibe coded products. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91485597/mol...

OpenClaw is a major boon for everyday users - but also a huge security risk. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91485326/ope...

The AI revolution has pushed data centres, energy demand and copper supplies to their limits. The next sector likely to get washed over by the wave? Photonics. My latest for @tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Doctors are being overloaded with devices aimed to help them stay in touch - but it's resulting in little more than technostress. My latest for @bmj.com on the hardware overload frontline staff experience www.bmj.com/content/392/...

@markriedl.bsky.social hello! You've got a DM

I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris for this piece on acquihires and the AI exit market. The evolving regulatory landscape raises important questions about competition, talent mobility, and how innovation gets rewarded. The article does a good job of laying out the key risks and trade-offs.

We're still in the throes of the AI revolution, but experts are already looking to the next big thing: quantum. The folks at @inc.com asked me to look into how they could both interact www.inc.com/chris-stokel...

Regulators are cracking down on acquihires - so what happens to the calculations tech workers and founders make when setting up and joining a business? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91484496/wha...

TikTok going haywire this week caused users plenty of consternation - and highlights the worries users have about its new owners. By me for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91483820/tik...

What's going on with Elon Musk? I joined @thetimes.com radio tech YouTube channel to discuss youtu.be/enGT6QhoOL0?...

I'm in your ears this evening on the @theguardian.com's Today in Focus The Latest podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Elon Musk looks like he's rejigging his companies to make a big bet on the future - but will it work? The folks at @newscientist.com tasked me with finding out www.newscientist.com/article/2513...

What's going on with the SpaceX/xAI megamerger? My latest for @fastcompany.com is on what might be the plan share.google/tsroUYR8YCi9...

Very interesting post by @azeem.bsky.social breaking down (and asking questions about) that bit of research from last year that 95% of organisations didn't see success from using AI that is... not quite the headline figure it first seems www.exponentialview.co/p/how-95-esc...

Liz Kendall announced the AI Skills Hub to upskill 10 million people in AI yesterday. But no-one has time to do a microcourse where the content is created by AI firms themselves. So @thetimes.com asked me to give you the TL;DR version for beginners www.thetimes.com/article/ac14...

Two Royal Colleges representing 50,000 members have left X over the abuse and harrassment they face. My latest for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Liz Kendall announced the AI Skills Hub to upskill 10 million people in AI yesterday. But no-one has time to do a microcourse where the content is created by AI firms themselves. So @thetimes.com asked me to give you the TL;DR version for beginners www.thetimes.com/article/ac14...

Two Royal Colleges representing 50,000 members have left X over the abuse and harrassment they face. My latest for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/...

After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->

Hello @jessmaddox.bsky.social and @tomdivon.bsky.social - have sent you both DMs on LinkedIn because I guess that's the best place now?! Thanks!

I've spent the whole day on and off trying to figure out the volume and value of the data we hold as a country and how it compares to other countries and... that data just doesn't exist? Anyone have any ideas?

This seems like an eminently sensible idea provided that copyright is respected within that data. So Met Office data being used to inform weather models with permission, great. Hoovering up paintings from museums that are still in copyright ownership, not great www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ads are coming to ChatGPT... but are advertisers ready to leap in? My latest for The Current chats to them www.thecurrent.com/marketing-st...

Ads are coming to ChatGPT... but are advertisers ready to leap in? My latest for The Current chats to them www.thecurrent.com/marketing-st...

The future of Greenland feels... pretty precipice-y, which is why I wrote this for @fastcompany.com about what levers are available to Europe to try and tame tech www.fastcompany.com/91479422/the...

Donald Trump's tariff chaos is causing issues for the chip sector, which relies on long lead times and reliable demand. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91477962/tru...

Avoiding satellites colliding in space is tricky and usually requires expendable fuel - but new research could keep them moving using magnetic fields. My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2512...

I spent as long trying to get between Vienna and the UK earlier this month as it'd take me to get to Las Vegas. For @inc.com I wrote about why - the slow way planes get safe to fly in cold weather www.inc.com/chris-stokel...

Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group: “First Davos i’ve ever heard us CEOs worried about the possibility of Europeans boycotting American goods.” Pressure works.

The latest edition of the @newscientist.com Business Insights newsletter just hit inboxes, speaking to the head of a company wanting to be the next Google DeepMind. Sign up for the newsletter here link.newscientist.com/click/436357...

I spent as long trying to get between Vienna and the UK earlier this month as it'd take me to get to Las Vegas. For @inc.com I wrote about why - the slow way planes get safe to fly in cold weather www.inc.com/chris-stokel...

Avoiding satellites colliding in space is tricky and usually requires expendable fuel - but new research could keep them moving using magnetic fields. My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2512...

Hello! Is anyone a secret (or not so secret) Crocs fan and has/collects Jibbitz? Would love to chat to you for a story if so!

Would you look at that: today, the government is consulting on a social media ban

Is this the point I say I have a book proposal on smartphones to shop around, if any agents are reading?

Smartphones are one of the 21 biggest, most important, best ideas of the 21st century. Yes, really. Was chuffed to contribute to @newscientist.com's latest feature package www.newscientist.com/article/2510...

Given everything that is happening with Greenland, I asked @stokel.bsky.social to investigate whether Europeans should - or even could - wean themselves off US tech www.newscientist.com/article/2512...

Donald Trump's weird threats overnight might have you thinking about forswearing US tech services and hardware. But is it possible, either on a personal or political level? My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2512...

The government feels like it's heading towards banning under-16s from social media. Has it thought the reason why kids spend so long on their phones is they have nowhere else to socialise with their peers after offline spaces shut? By me for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/under...

Intrigued to see what on earth is behind the X outage - I can simultaneously imagine a world in which it's linked to changes made hastily in response to the Grok issue but can also imagine a world where it's just something gone wrong. If you know and work at X, Signal me!

There have been some massive moves in tech regulation in the last few weeks - all in aim of trying to keep kids safe online. For @fastcompany.com, I looked at what this tells us about the year to come www.fastcompany.com/91474179/the...