Apropos of nothing…

Microcosm of Boro since Xmas. Possession, attacking intent, no end product. Was always going to end like that. Glad it’s over after the last two weeks. Hellberg is wonderful and we need to spend the summer getting exactly what he needs, and we’ll give it another go next season #utb

And I thought that Rob Edwards binning us off for a relegation battle was the weirdest thing that would happen this season… #UTB

Sky Sports have a guy reenacting the spying incident, standing behind the very tree that the Saints spy stood behind. This is incredible. #UTB

What a remarkable season. New boss, new boss fucks off, got a better boss, a real shot at promotion, forget how to score at a really bad time, miss automatic promotion, get spied on, lose to spies. Never dull #utb

Surely they should have pivoted and made a Jeeves LLM instead….

Getting knocked out of the playoffs by a Finn Azaz stunner it is then… #utb

More than *70* orgs are warning Meta that integrating facial recognition into smart glasses is a terrible, dangerous idea. Five years from now, when the consequences are abundantly clear and prevalent, people will point at this warning (as has happened with Meta and Big Tech, time and time again):

I don’t like the Finn Azaz narrative looming for the playoffs… #utb #boro

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Trying to put Boro’s recent run of form into perspective - since the last promotion/relegation, we’ve seen a couple of really bad Boro teams, but mainly just dull-to-the-point-of-apathy Boro teams. There’s so much joy in this Boro team, so much potential when it clicks…

Media business stories about the health of a company and don't speak to media buyers or advertisers—the companies that pay the bills—are missed opportunities to inform readers. Which always makes me wonder why these stories are produced. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/b...

Nope nope nope nope nope

“It’s higher than we would like it to be,”... Great wrap of this LEAD panel from @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.social - well worth a read.

Ah joy, all the mistakes of digital display advertising about to be made all over again.

Any brands still putting ad spend on X should be ashamed.

I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom. This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

This feels like a massive capitulation, an admission that IP holders are fighting a battle with AI scrapers that simply can't be won. On the other hand, that Star Wars sequel I wrote when I was 7 might finally see the light of day... Swings and roundabouts.

The EU has slapped a fine on Musk's X because it is untransparent and supports deceptive practices. Nothing to do with "censorship."

Again, who actually wants this?

Honestly this is the only type of news I want to engage with in December. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/u...

Superb read in today's @pressgazette.co.uk - ChatGPT accessing paywalled content, then creating an elaborate excuse as to why it couldn't have done it... pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ch...

To him, the zenith of LLM technology is to help people be offensive at parties. What a world.

What happens if Edwards talks with Wolves go badly…? Does he just, erm, come back to work on Monday? #utb #boro

Who the fuck wants this?

This is a great listen for anyone who likes Maximo Park, anyone who grew up in the North East, anyone who loves music… Just a great listen for anyone really.

Great fun as always chatting to my @exchangewire.bsky.social colleagues Lindsay and Grainne on a team podcast this week. Tune in as we chat AdCP, and as it’s Halloween - is linear TV back about to be reanimated by programmatic?! youtu.be/Z_kH7PRFq2k?...

In this episode, Nigel Clarkson, Global Ad Tech Executive, joins ExchangeWire to talk about the state of the ad tech industry and the DOOH, CTV, and retail media landscapes. www.exchangewire.com/video-interv...

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‘Oh, you didn’t want us to steal from you?! Well, you really should have said…’ Totally backward approach.

Horrendous

Bleak. Excellent reporting as usual by @jackcarterbenjamin.bsky.social

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Advertisers with an ounce of respect for their brands would have to be out of their minds to consider this.

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

What fresh hell is this? Would the wearer have to ask consent from anyone they interact with before recording? Total privacy minefield.

Loved filming the latest in @exchangewire.bsky.social’s A Coffee With series - Lizzy Morgan of Be A Bear joined me for a chat. youtu.be/7YC6a3OCRb8?...

This week on the MadTech Podcast, Chris Andrews of Miroma Founders Network chats to us about OpenAI launching a web browser, trust as a business driver, and UK ad agencies calling for a ban on fossil fuel ads. www.exchangewire.com/ew-podcast/c...

Loved chatting to the brilliant Ella Britton of MediaPlus UK on this week’s MadTech Podcast

Will the drivers be allowed to turn left though?

That’s been the Zuck modus operandi since day one, right?

Dr Evil levels of villainy/stupidity...

This is a fantastic read. Zuck’s transformation to Maga Mark, and if it’s just who he’s always been…

Happy 50th birthday to JAWS the greatest "family" movie of all time; rite of passage, gateway to untrammelled horror & relatable heart palpitator. thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

✈️ to Cannes… #adtech #canneslions

☕️ Always love talking to Fern Potter of multilocal, so was delighted to have her join for our most recent A Coffee With… chat. Curation was the topic, of course. Enjoy! www.exchangewire.com/video-interv...

"We saw everyone was posting AI slop and misinformation and wanted to make it easier for everyone to do exactly that." about.fb.com/news/2025/06...

Strong, smart, eloquent discussion on Elon’s downward spiral