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António
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Atos Future of Work Expert. Helping Talent & Customers growth. Founder of axschat podcast, DTLabUCC. Accessibility Team. Sustainability, Sociologist🇪🇺 Cork, Ireland. 🥇European Digital Mindset Award Winner. A Portuguese in Ireland. Member of Volt Ireland.🇮🇪
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António @akwyz.com · Nov 14
It's a video about starting again. Rebuilding a network here after Elon Musk took it from all of us on X to serve his ego.
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#accessibility #disability #axschat #futureofwork | Antonio Vieira Santos
#accessibility #disability #axschat #futureofwork | Antonio Vieira Santos
How does a company with offices in most countries keep one message on accessibility? I put that to Neil Barnett, Microsoft's new Chief Accessibility Officer, on AXSChat. His answer was not about his own team travelling more. It was about giving other people what they need to speak: sales teams prepared in every region, and a volunteer community who are not employees at all. The part worth two minutes of your time is why he builds frameworks instead of doing the talking himself. Debra Ruh Neil Milliken #Accessibility #Disability #AXSChat #FutureOfWork
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September 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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A top London lawyer wants to create ‘the California of Europe’ in the Algarve buff.ly/naKd5Zl
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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SoftBank shares slide up to 13% as AI stocks fall on slowdown calls buff.ly/FVLaWfl
SoftBank slides as it borrows $11.87bn more for OpenAI
SoftBank shares fell as much as 13% in Monday’s AI selloff. Bloomberg reports it secured an $11.87bn loan for OpenAI, above its $10bn target.
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September 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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How Poland lost $230mn trying to buy Venezuelan oil with crypto buff.ly/QbA6pCo
September 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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PwC shakes up Indian operations as AI threat looms over consulting sector buff.ly/LxJUFwy
September 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Soaking up the sunny afternoon on Cork’s streets, backed by the scent of Lush and the sound of live acoustic tunes. The city’s buskers always bring the place to life. 🎸☀️ #CorkCity #StreetMusic #LiveMusic #Cork
A young woman with long blonde hair and sunglasses busks on a sunny paved city street, playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone. She is wearing a white short-sleeved top and a patterned yellow and white skirt. An open guitar case rests on the ground in front of her to collect tips. In the background is the black storefront of a Lush cosmetics shop with large window displays of colorful packaged products and a green Panda recycling bin.
September 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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A few steps further down Oliver Plunkett Street and the soundtrack changes from acoustic guitar to traditional pipes. Sun out, streets buzzing, and Cork doing what it does best. 🎶☀️ #Cork #CorkCity #StreetLife #Ireland
A sunny afternoon view down Oliver Plunkett Street at the corner of Princes Street in Cork. Pedestrians walk along the stone-paved pedestrian street while a busker stands near the center playing a wind instrument, with a collection hat and cloth placed on the pavement. Surrounding buildings feature storefronts including an açaí shop, a vape store, Karizma Turkish Barbers beneath a distinctive gold sculpture on the facade, and Cronin's.
September 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Golden hour over the River Lee. 🌅
Nothing quite beats an evening stroll across the bridges of Cork when the light hits the water just right.
#Cork #Ireland #RiverLee #GoldenHour #Photography
low-angle view of a vintage, decorative metal streetlamp mounted on a stone bridge parapet overlooking the River Lee in Cork, Ireland. Below the lamppost, an Irish Gaelic inscription is carved into the stone wall. The calm water reflects soft golden-orange light from the setting sun on the horizon, lined on both banks by multi-story city buildings under a blue sky with streaked, glowing clouds.
September 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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The most important piece of European legislation of the last 20 years.

50 CEOs and investors urge Brussels not to dilute the EU Inc law.

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50 CEOs and investors urge Brussels not to dilute the EU Inc law
Founders and investors call EU policymakers to not water down the EU Inc., the legislative proposal which aims to facilitate businesses in Europe to scale up.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Siemens debuts digital signalling system on German trams www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/09/siem...
Siemens debuts digital signalling system on German trams
Siemens Mobility is carrying out trials of digital signalling technology on tram routes in Rostock, Germany.
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September 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Quem por aqui conhece Luísa Tody? 🎤🇵🇹

Foi uma célebre cantora portuguesa que levou a voz e o talento de Portugal aos maiores palcos da Europa! Apesar do seu enorme sucesso na época, o seu legado é hoje desconhecido por muitos.
September 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Apple's new CEO on what comes after iPhone Duo | Inside John Ternus' first week buff.ly/Pryahus
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September 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Siemens debuts digital signalling system on German trams
Siemens Mobility is carrying out trials of digital signalling technology on tram routes in Rostock, Germany.
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September 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Better now than later.
Microsoft CEO Nadella Sells $43 Million of Stock.
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Microsoft CEO Nadella Sells $43 Million of Stock
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold about $43.4 million worth of company stock on Sept. 1.
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September 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Canada just launched Digital Transformation Canada to start moving away from U.S. big tech.

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Prime Minister Carney launches Digital Transformation Canada to deliver better, faster, more reliable government services to Canadians
Canada must be more productive, competitive, and resilient to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Achieving that goal requires a government equipped with the tools and capabilities needed to deliver ...
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September 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Imagine needing an ambulance and being unable to call one.

Now imagine that this is not because there is no emergency service.

It is because the system is not accessible to you.

That is the reality being reported in Portugal for Deaf people who communicate through Portuguese Sign Language.
#accessibility #deafcommunity #signlanguage #emergencyservices #inclusion #equalaccess #humanrights #portugal #europe | Antonio Vieira Santos
Imagine needing an ambulance and being unable to call one. Now imagine that this is not because there is no emergency service. It is because the system is not accessible to you. That is the reality...
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September 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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How Japan Is Rethinking Web Accessibility Without Laws.
My interview with Makoto Ueki.
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A thumbnail graphic featuring a split screen with Makoto Ueki (left) and Antonio Vieira Santos (right). Centered between them is the stacked text: 'ACCESSIBILITY FOR HUMANS' in white and red text. Makoto Ueki wears glasses and a maroon 'A11y' logo t-shirt. Antonio Vieira Santos wears glasses and large over-ear headphones. The overall background is dark.
September 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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What #archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers
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What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers
Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged
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September 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings #WorldNews buff.ly/EH3bQso
Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings
Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
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September 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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A former Facebook AI bot trainer warned that Meta's reliance on AI for content moderation won't keep children safe from explicit material. She also expressed concerns about skilled migrant workers being deported as robots are trained to take their jobs.
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Former Meta trainer warns AI content moderation will not keep children safe online
The former trainer says human reviewers remain essential as Meta moves towards greater use of AI to police harmful online material
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September 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Japan has no web accessibility law, yet the challenges sound eerily familiar worldwide: stakeholder buy-in, checklist culture, and burnout. What would you change first in your org to make accessibility real? Listen and reply?
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A four-panel graphic featuring portraits of Antonio and Makoto alongside the message "Progress Over Perfection" and a step-by-step digital accessibility (A11y) journey.
September 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation. If tech firms such as Meta, Google, and TikTok did not give the option to turn off algorithms, they should face "substantial" penalties.
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
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September 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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France is open to a controversial new EU corporate tax to fund European spending alongside new levies on carbon emissions, electronic waste and tobacco, its ambassador said on Tuesday.

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Paris backs business tax to fund EU budget | Euractiv
Most countries are opposed to a new ‘Corporate Resource for Europe’
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September 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Google's largest investment in Europe: €13 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland. It includes data centers, clean energy, and funds for biodiversity, education, research, and workforce. It’s projected to add €3.6 billion annually to Finland's GDP and support over 37,000 jobs.
Google Deepens Commitment to Finland with Two-Year €13 Billion investment in AI Infrastructure
Investment builds on 15+ year presence to deliver new jobs, energy solutions, community impact, and economic growth Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, Vaala, FINLAND — Sept. 9, 2026 — Google today...
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September 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Hiring “a person with a disability” isn’t inclusion. Building rewarding careers is. We dig into leadership pipelines, avoiding tokenism, and what real partnerships with business look like. Listen now and share: what would true collaboration look like?

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What If Disability Rights Led Innovation First - AXSChat Podcast
“Inclusive” is one of those words everyone loves to say and almost nobody builds all the way through. We sit down with Jamie Cooke, Executive Director of Inclusion International, to get practical abou...
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September 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM