A new investigation published in The New Statesman looks at the Tony Blair Institute’s funding sources and exposes their relationship with billionaire and CTO of Oracle Larry Ellison 🚨 ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/inside-the-t...

Revealed: How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of tech billionaire Larry Ellison We expose former PM’s unprecedented influence over the UK govt & how this is shaped by the interests of his Institute’s largest donor & one of the world’s richest men www.newstatesman.com/politics/202... Thread

🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

"Some TBI staff – including a number who left in recent years because of Ellison’s influence – say the cash injection has produced a culture that is dominated by a form of AI boosterism, and which, as they see it, amounts to lobbying for Oracle."

Our investigation — also in today’s New Statesman - is based on months on months of research, 29 interviews with current and former TBI staff, FOI disclosures and public documents. Do have a read www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?

Today is International Day of Sign Languages, a day commemorating the establishment of the World Federation of the Deaf and spotlighting the issues Deaf people face in their everyday lives. This year's theme is: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights❗

Was so great to be a part of this forum on GenAI and the Novel - really excited to Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social's work published later this year. It's a vital and urgent call for the UK to celebrate and sustain the creative industries - one of the finest jewels in our cultural and economic crown.

This summer, a ‘Forum on Generative AI and the Novel’ brought together 33 participants including novelists, publishers, literary agents, representatives from writers’ & publishers’ societies, trade unions, government, law, & academia.

Join us for our inaugural event of the academic year! 🗓️ Wednesday 15th October 2025 🕔 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM 📍 SG2, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, CB3 9DP Register here: cghr-15oct25.eventbrite.co.uk

Is Britain ready to cope with data centres❓ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social was on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning talking about the environmental cost of data centres, US investment in the UK, and Nvidia's comments on natural gas and computing. Listen to the convo 🎧 ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/is-britain-r...

Notícia da @folha.com "Brasil sofre pilhagem cultural de empresas de IA, diz professor de Cambridge" Link sem paywall ⬇️

Brasil sofre pilhagem cultural de empresas de IA, diz professor de Cambridge Para Hugo Leal, país pode escolher entre dois caminhos Ou se fica em posição secundária ou mira na regulação Edu Moura archive.ph/ZZi7P

🌟 Cambridge Judge Business School at Cambridge Tech Week 2025! Join us at two events this month as we bring together leading voices to challenge assumptions and shape the future of innovation. 👉 Find event details and register: https://loom.ly/PhawfU8 #CambridgeTechWeek #CambridgeJudge #Tech

"16 September 2025 - Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy - Oral evidence" committees.parliament.uk/event/25135 Foreign Affairs Select Committee taking evidence re defending democracy. @mctd.bsky.social @demsoc.org

It's great to see hard copies of the "BSL is not for Sale" report at the @mctd.bsky.social meeting today!

Great to have our co-director Anna Thomas MBE supporting @mctd.bsky.social Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at Somerset House today, alongside @gaiamarcus.bsky.social, Director of @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social, and Matt Warman, former Digital Minister and UKAI Board Member.

I am humbled to make this list. There are incredible people doing very important work and I am grateful to @computerweekly.bsky.social for bringing attention to this work.

Congratulations @ginasue.bsky.social!

Another brilliant report from @mctd.bsky.social

Our Executive Director @ginasue.bsky.social is on this year's longlist of the most influential women in UK tech!🏅🤩 🎉 Congratulations to Gina and the other brilliant women on the list who are working to ensure tech works for people, society, and the planet! ➡️ www.computerweekly.com/news/3666301...

Yesterday we published a report on buying BSL AI. We look how a Deaf-led governance model could improve how public institutions commission BSL AI tool, including setting up a national expertise network to completing deaf-led algorithmic impact assessments.

In positive news, colleagues at @mctd.bsky.social with @bda.org.uk have published this excellent set of recommendations to warn against the unrelenting tide of AI services that don’t account for BSL’s rich culture and diversity, and the risk it has in initiatives not being Deaf-led.

Really proud of this report. Our focus is Sign Language AI, but the core message applies everywhere: communities affected by AI should lead its procurement. When we get this right, we build better services for everyone. Full report available now.

We've got a new report out over at @mctd.bsky.social! This time on how sign language AI in education, justice, and healthcare could worsen existing inequalities for Deaf communities – unless we improve the procurement process with Deaf-led governance. Summary below...💡

NEW REPORT 🚨 BSL is Not for Sale Sign Language AI systems are being rolled out across the UK's public services without proper consultation with Deaf communities❗ ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/bsl-not-for-...

While the #SkinnyTok hashtag has been suspended, TikTok is still full of content promoting the importance of being skinny❗ Our Affiliate @eirliani.bsky.social spoke to Vogue about the removal of the hashtag following pressure from EU regulators. Read now ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/skinnytok-st...

LISTEN 🎧 What happens to the info gathered by period tracking apps? Our Research Associate Dr @flsbrgr.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about privacy, period tracking apps, and her recent report ‘The High Stakes of Tracking Menstruation‘. Full interview ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/mornings-kay...

Misogyny predates the internet, but online environments encode and perpetuate existing harms💡 We responded to a @commonswec.parliament.uk inquiry on how the manosphere is fueling misogyny, providing actionable policy solutions for tackling misogyny online. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/written-evid...

Menstrual tracking apps (CTA's) provide users with a centralised place to access menstrual health information In our latest article, Minderoo Executive Director, Gina Neff, explains how this data could transform the care CTA users receive politicsuk.com/high-stakes-...

We are hiring! 💼 Join our teams and work in a friendly, exciting and fast paced environment to support interdisciplinary research We are looking for: 🌎 Project Co-ordinator @camgeopolitics.bsky.social 💻 Research Grants Administrator @mctd.bsky.social 🏢 Deputy Director of CRASSH buff.ly/I8h6u0j

“The AI Opportunities Action Plan calls for the UK’s AI infrastructure to be increased and for the introduction of AI Growth Zones to accelerate the building of data centres." @ginasue.bsky.social and Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan @mctd.bsky.social www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

“The AI Opportunities Action Plan calls for the UK’s AI infrastructure to be increased and for the introduction of AI Growth Zones to accelerate the building of data centres." @ginasue.bsky.social and Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan @mctd.bsky.social www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

Our latest report looks at the climate impact of data centres in the UK and their potential future trajectories, illustrating how emissions from the AI build-out could outstrip climate gains. Bhargav S Desikan, lead author of the report, comments below💡 www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

The @houseoflords.parliament.uk organised a reception to discuss new report on "Big Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK" by @mctd.bsky.social. We discussed how AI is driving up carbon emissions, so we need more policy-makers&scholars working on this topic! @oii.ox.ac.uk

NEW 🚨🏭 The UK is betting big on AI to deliver growth, but plans to 'turbocharge' AI may put the UK’s climate goals at risk. In a new report, we address the gap that exists in trying to achieve two policy goals: decarbonising the UK and advancing AI infrastructure. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

"The future we deserve won’t emerge automatically – it demands active participation, thoughtful governance, and the courage to imagine alternatives." – Prof @ginasue.bsky.social,📍The Kyunghyang Forum, Seoul 🇰🇷

Why don't we trust technology in sport?

Why don't we trust technology in sport? Technology editor Zoe Kleinman explores the tensions between between humans and machines that were encapsulated at Wimbledon.

💥 CRASSH at 25! Be part of our 2026 anniversary programme! Submit your ideas in response to our anniversary open calls for a special annual lecture and a series of funded half-day events on the theme of 'Knowledge in a Fractured World' buff.ly/MdzMVzX

Velvet Sundown has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify - without anyone even being sure if it's real, reports Zoe Kleinman for BBC News. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A forum on 'Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Novel' at the University of Cambridge heard from industry insiders on the impact of the technology 👇 #BookSky

GenAI and the Novel: @clemicollett.bsky.social hosted her forum last Friday in Cambridge as part of her @braiduk.bsky.social fellowship with @mctd.bsky.social and IFOW ⬇️

It was fascinating to hear perspectives from across the sector on AI and the novel - great depth and breadth of conversation. Thank you @clemicollett.bsky.social for convening a brilliant bunch of people.

Spent the day at such an interesting forum on #GenAI and the novel. Too much to report on here but follow @clemicollett.bsky.social for when she publishes her research at the end of the year.

I’m at this and it’s excellent: @clemicollett.bsky.social has put together such a good event.

We're at @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social today hosting a forum on the impact of #GenAI on the novel. Our @braiduk.bsky.social Fellow Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social has convened authors, publishers, agents, and industry bodies to discuss copyright, creativity, and the value of books in the AI era.

Fantastic group of people looking to get to the heart of these complex issues by focusing on one particular form - the novel - and the huge pipeline of skills and talent that take a writer's words and deliver them, with wonderful artwork, editing, typesetting, printing and marketing, to our hands.

Great to be invited to Jesus College, Cambridge for a dinner last night and expert symposium today on '#GenAI and the #Novel', a brilliant research project led by Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social and funded by @braiduk.bsky.social / @mctd.bsky.social with support from @ifow.org.

"For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech."❗ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...