Georgia O'Keeffe, Lake George, Coat and Red, 1919 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134724

When GDPR simplification was just a glint in the EU Commission's eye. From the September 2024 Mission Letter: commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

Beauty is everywhere.

the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!

It's fascinating how different we eat and live in Europe. My body is still used to the Swiss 5 meals a day system even after more than 20 years in the UK. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Fascinating episode on many geopolitical questions, but this segment on why the left is struggling is particularly good ... not least because it confirms my sense that our governments need to do more to manage technological and cultural change: Technical solutions are not enough.

I strongly believe a better world is possible ... at least when it comes to cling film.

Hello, gorgeous.

The Bank of England indicated that the cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover significantly slowed national gross domestic product growth. www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...

Burner 🔥🔥🔥 Kicking off the weekend with a bit of 'jetty action' for your viewing pleasure. Nature was kind this morning and delivered a burner sunrise on the beach. Life is good... ☕ #photography #nature #landscapephotography

UK photographer Shirley Baker documented the city of Manchester's streets in the 1960s #WomensArt

The Commission is set to introduce the Digital Omnibus on November 19. Here's the full text published by Dr. Daniela R: lnkd.in/dKT-bHHq. Here's text of the internal draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus by Max Schrems here: lnkd.in/d3JRKEpr.

🔭 Comet Lemmon Beyond Lomnický Peak Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...

The biggest moon of the year , shot with a 800mm lens yesterday evening above the Cunera Church in Rhenen, when it was rising behind a thin layer of clouds. The moon was about 8% bigger than normal because of its position to the earth.

Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

Wow. What a stat.

What an album

Fantastic investigative reporting

LEAK: I got my hands on the digital omnibus on AI. Some key takeaways: ▶️ Centralized enforcement ▶️ Expanded regulatory privileges ▶️ Grace period for labelling ▶️ No AI literacy obligation on companies Another must-read on @mlexclusive 👇 www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

Getty Images v Stability AI: A landmark High Court ruling on AI, copyright, and trade marks The much-awaited decision in the lawsuit between stock photography giant Getty Images and AI developer Stability AI has now been released, see: Getty Images v Stability AI EWHC 2863 (Ch). I've discussed…

Some digital regulations news from the Brussels - The European Commission wants to consolidate the Open Data Directive, the Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data, Data Governance Act and Data Act into one law.

Interesting. I always thought the AI companies would have to pay Apple just like for search. Have the tables turned?

A meteor, the Milky Way and Mount Fuji captured by photographer Hayata Suzuki.

Here are some "On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share bsky.app/profile/timo...

In this The Deep View article, Brenda Leong explains the risks of forming emotional connections with AI and the need for greater controls. www.zwillgen.com/publication/...

Nadine and the Harried Brainstormer

Thrilled to share I will be speaking at City & Financial Global’s 3rd Annual AI Regulation Summit, in London on the 11th November 2025. For more information, visit: www.cityandfinancialglobal.com/the-3rd-annual-ai-regulation-summit/ #AIRegulation

left-winger wins: BUT WILL HE DELIVER right-winger wins: WHY ARE THE LEFT SO OUT OF TOUCH

Another plug for my latest Subastack

Excuse me, what? www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...

This

The Evolution of Bugs Bunny’s Appearance Over His Eight Decade Career

Ha!

AI Act: Commission publishes a reporting template for serious incidents involving general-purpose AI models with systemic risk. See digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/a...

🤔What's a man's secret weapon? "Kindness," says TPN member @profgalloway.com in his conversation with Chris Williamson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nDy...

Storytime on the Savannah 🐘 #bluesky #photography #animals #wildlife #animallovers #nature #wildlifephotography #Kenya #naturephotography #photo #elephants #safari #dark #moody #animalphotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #classicmono #mono #monochrome #bw #bnw #blackandwhite #art #fineart

Almost 30 years old (🤯) but what a gem #music open.spotify.com/track/0L5oYr...

One of the great ironies in European politics by this point is that even while the British and German systems plunge into chaos over the last half decade Italian party politics has been a rock of stability bsky.app/profile/euro...

The Cybersecurity Act revision and the Digital Networks Act have been postponed to Jan. 20, following negative opinions by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board.

Interesting chart where service based sectors are using AI more (even though, e.g. the US has way less trust or optimism in AI than a place like China) could be a resounding advantage in a willingness to fund the endeavor as it gets even more expensive in the next couple years.

Lyra's Song does not exist #AIArt #midjourney

Hubble Sees a Young Star Take Center Stage - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/rssNC7

1/4 Hats off to the CNIL for organising an event on the economic impact of the GDPR.The summary is worth a read and a good reminder that assessing the economic impact is challenging. www.cnil.fr/en/event-gdp...

It was the best of times, it was the wurst of times

#PPOD: This global view of Jupiter's moon, Io, was obtained during the tenth orbit of Jupiter by NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Io, which is slightly larger than Earth's moon, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. 🧪 🔭 Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

I wrote up some notes on two new papers on prompt injection: Agents Rule of Two (from Meta AI) and The Attacker Moves Second (from Anthropic + OpenAI = DeepMind + others) https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/2/new-prompt-injection-papers/

The big article on data centers in the New Yorker is pretty good, which I wasn’t expecting given the reaction on X. Lots of talk of the good and bad of AI, and it covers both bubble & non-bubble arguments. It also featured the best version of “I spoke to a local farmer about a data center”

Winkworth Arboretum is stunning.