Some astonishing reporting on the state of UK maternity care from my Observer colleagues ⬇️

I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists

As 4chan’s lawyers told me: “4chan will pay the fine when pigs fly. If you see any porcine aviators in the skies above London that will be your cue to assume 4chan has cut Ofcom a check.” observer.co.uk/news/busines...

I'm beyond delighted to have been chosen as one of the @pulitzercenter.org’s eight AI Accountability Fellows, among such an inspiring cohort of investigative journalists

Mind-boggling from @marthagill.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way" share.google/VvtjBjEjEjRa...

Solid reporting about the pricier end of the longevity industry. And I'll be damned if this line doesn't also describe the state of genAI. Both fields share that same sales pitch: possible-distant-future benefit in exchange for present-day money.

“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”

Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life. Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference observer.co.uk/news/science...

See also: open.spotify.com/episode/63RB...

Buried in Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is an allegation that their reporting is harming… the value of his memecoin h/t @axios.com

FT mag piece from me: Spent a long time looking into the Britannia hotel chain, beneficiaries of a vast amount of taxpayer money via the asylum system on.ft.com/47HEE46

“The virality of the video of Kirk’s death, paired with the amplification of extreme views, creates an impression of “a world that is riven by irreconcilable inter-hatreds”, said Ahmed. In turn, those hatreds may play off each other and become ratified into reality.” observer.co.uk/news/interna...

A city in Honduras is home to a start-up selling experimental gene therapies for $25k a dose. Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill? Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3J7b...

Read all about it: observer.co.uk/news/science...

NEW 🎙️: Last year, I started investigating a biotech startup called Minicircle. It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵

In the past week, the UK’s tech and business landscape has been hit by a string of high-profile resignations from institutions all created to parade Britain’s scientific prowess on the world stage. My latest with @barneymac.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...

For months I’ve been working on a followup to this: the story of startup cities where medical experimentation goes ahead more or less unchecked. The podcast is out tomorrow 👀

Jean Innes is stepping down as CEO of the Turing Institute. My previous reporting here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

After a stint covering for our Business News Editor @barneymac.bsky.social, I’m back on the tech beat. My DMs are open if you've got a story I should be looking into 🔍

Aaand in other crypto treasury news: www.ft.com/content/7696...

A trio of exclusives in today's @theobserveruk.bsky.social, inc. a deep dive into one of the companies bankrolling Nigel Farage. Direct Bullion has falsely claimed to be supporting an oceans charity for years. The charity has no record of their involvement observer.co.uk/news/politic...

A new “bitcoin treasury” bubble - brilliant piece from @paticlarke.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...

For Sunday’s paper, I wrote about the curious case of TruSpine – a medical-device firm that never got a product to market, racked up losses and fines, and now says its future lies in bitcoin. What could go wrong? observer.co.uk/news/busines...

🚨Call for business pitches 🚨 I’ll be covering for our business news editor @barneymac.bsky.social next week @observeruk.bsky.social. If you’ve got timely stories, scoops and/ or thoughtful analysis, please send them my way: [firstname].[lastname] @ observer.co.uk (Tech tips also welcome)

Snippet here. Go Raymond!

Loved this piece – I had the pleasure of speaking with Raymond a few years ago for the Visible Women podcast and it was one of the most eye-opening (and strangely emotional) interviews I've ever done www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨Call for business pitches 🚨 I’ll be covering for our business news editor @barneymac.bsky.social next week @observeruk.bsky.social. If you’ve got timely stories, scoops and/ or thoughtful analysis, please send them my way: [firstname].[lastname] @ observer.co.uk (Tech tips also welcome)

NEW: The Alan Turing Institute is at war with itself. Staff are rebelling, universities are threatening legal action over cancelled partnerships and funders are reconsidering support. I investigated how Britain’s flagship AI project fell apart observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

NEW: The Alan Turing Institute is at war with itself. Staff are rebelling, universities are threatening legal action over cancelled partnerships and funders are reconsidering support. I investigated how Britain’s flagship AI project fell apart observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The latest episode of The News Meeting is out! We discuss: Is it a Hot Reform Summer? How risky is handing over your ID under the Online Safety Act? And has Trump really turned his back on Putin? Thanks to @rmcunliffe.bsky.social @paticlarke.bsky.social @poppybullard.bsky.social lnk.to/NtjrDb

The logical followup to Katy Perry in space? Justin Sun! The same man who ate a $6m banana. His antics may be memeable, but his proximity to the US government is no joke, as I wrote in my profile of him for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/interna...

The logical followup to Katy Perry in space? Justin Sun! The same man who ate a $6m banana. His antics may be memeable, but his proximity to the US government is no joke, as I wrote in my profile of him for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Very exciting that this story is leading the @theobserveruk.bsky.social website today!

I profiled Justin Sun, a man perhaps best known for buying a $6.2m banana (and eating it), who has become the Trump family’s biggest crypto backer – and a business partner

Incredible. (See also: observer.co.uk/news/interna...)

My latest: As Israel orchestrates an attack on Iranian targets it may also be coordinating a campaign in cyberspace observer.co.uk/news/interna...

My latest: As Israel orchestrates an attack on Iranian targets it may also be coordinating a campaign in cyberspace observer.co.uk/news/interna...

‘Great Rewiring’ or moral panic: are young people really the ‘anxious generation’? Loved this thoughtful & nuanced piece from @tomfaber91.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Do join us tomorrow – a fitting conversation against the backdrop of London Tech Week

With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis. Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct. 🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social bit.ly/43LIAgs

Period app firms express shock at police checks of women’s data New UK police guidance suggests officers can check menstrual-cycle tracking apps after pregnancy loss. 🖋️ @phoebeivy.bsky.social | @paticlarke.bsky.social

Senior executives at leading menstrual-cycle tracking apps said they are “in disbelief” at new UK police guidance that suggests officers could check women’s phones for the apps after an unexpected pregnancy loss. Latest w/ @phoebeivy.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

What does GameStop – the retailer that went viral in 2021 for becoming a "meme stock" – have in common with Trump Media? Both are ploughing money into crypto. I dug into why. One source called it "a recipe for absolute disaster” Story ↓ observer.co.uk/news/busines...

On 10th June, I'll be in conversation with the brilliant @karenhao.bsky.social on her new book, Empire of AI – an extraordinary look into the race for AI domination. You can grab a free ticket to join us in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social newsroom: observer.co.uk/our-events/e...

Extraordinary

4️⃣ @theobserveruk.bsky.social: Super piece by @paticlarke.bsky.social that sets a high bar for reporting on corruption issues by the new style Observer.

My Spanish heart is very grateful that The Observer & @chefboibex.bsky.social are covering society’s most pressing issues, namely Sam Altman’s appalling use of olive oil and subsequent beef with @alphaville.ft.com

My debut piece for the Observer is up on their website. It's on the global crisis of the centre-right and why its lost its way. (Free to read) observer.co.uk/news/politic...