Eugene O'Rourke
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September 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner
Esther Rantzen, the Bafta-winning TV presenter and founder of ChildLine, has died aged 86.
She announced a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer in 2023, and became a vocal campaigner to reform the law around assisted dying. In September 2026, she announced that she had to abandon plans to end her life in Swiss clinic Dignitas, due to being too physically frail. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
Filmed in VIDECOLOR and SUPERMARIONATION.
Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 61 years ago today on ITV. @gerryanderson.bsky.social
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
Filmed in VIDECOLOR and SUPERMARIONATION.
Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 61 years ago today on ITV. @gerryanderson.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
Filmed in VIDECOLOR and SUPERMARIONATION.
Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 61 years ago today on ITV. @gerryanderson.bsky.social
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
Filmed in VIDECOLOR and SUPERMARIONATION.
Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 61 years ago today on ITV. @gerryanderson.bsky.social
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You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
You Can Make a Microprocessor That’s All Your Own
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Ways To Empirically Identify a Magnet’s Polarity
Ways To Empirically Identify a Magnet’s Polarity
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
September 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ways To Empirically Identify a Magnet’s Polarity
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AMD has agreed to acquire AI pioneer Dr Fei-Fei Li’s start-up World Labs in an $8.2bn deal, as physical AI systems prove their commercial capabilities across autonomous driving and the factory floor.
AMD buys Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2bn
Fei-Fei Li, one of the AI industry’s leading minds, will be joining AMD as its chief scientist and executive vice-president.
www.siliconrepublic.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
AMD has agreed to acquire AI pioneer Dr Fei-Fei Li’s start-up World Labs in an $8.2bn deal, as physical AI systems prove their commercial capabilities across autonomous driving and the factory floor.
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AI in Our Healthcare: Promises, Pitfalls & the Path Ahead
Join a convo with experts, exploring AI now & into the future & implications for our patients & students.
Ed Burke Theatre, TCD
Wed 30 Sept 6-8pm
Organised by the Fellows of @tcddublin.bsky.social
Reg: www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-in-our-...
Join a convo with experts, exploring AI now & into the future & implications for our patients & students.
Ed Burke Theatre, TCD
Wed 30 Sept 6-8pm
Organised by the Fellows of @tcddublin.bsky.social
Reg: www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-in-our-...
AI in Our Healthcare: Promises, Pitfalls and the Path Ahead
Join us for a conversation with leading experts, exploring AI now and into the future and implications for our patients and students.
www.eventbrite.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
AI in Our Healthcare: Promises, Pitfalls & the Path Ahead
Join a convo with experts, exploring AI now & into the future & implications for our patients & students.
Ed Burke Theatre, TCD
Wed 30 Sept 6-8pm
Organised by the Fellows of @tcddublin.bsky.social
Reg: www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-in-our-...
Join a convo with experts, exploring AI now & into the future & implications for our patients & students.
Ed Burke Theatre, TCD
Wed 30 Sept 6-8pm
Organised by the Fellows of @tcddublin.bsky.social
Reg: www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-in-our-...
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Imagine a computer that took so long to boot, the mean time to failure (MTTF) was…shorter than the boot time!
ASCI Q, the supercomputer, failed every 6.5 hours from 2002-2003.
It also, worryingly, took as much as ~8 hours for a whole-machine reboot!
ASCI Q, the supercomputer, failed every 6.5 hours from 2002-2003.
It also, worryingly, took as much as ~8 hours for a whole-machine reboot!
September 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Imagine a computer that took so long to boot, the mean time to failure (MTTF) was…shorter than the boot time!
ASCI Q, the supercomputer, failed every 6.5 hours from 2002-2003.
It also, worryingly, took as much as ~8 hours for a whole-machine reboot!
ASCI Q, the supercomputer, failed every 6.5 hours from 2002-2003.
It also, worryingly, took as much as ~8 hours for a whole-machine reboot!
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Eco chamber: Al could wipe out humanity within a decade!
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
September 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Eco chamber: Al could wipe out humanity within a decade!
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Why Raindrops Make for Pretty Good Antennae hackaday.com/2026/09/22/w...
Why Raindrops Make For Pretty Good Antennae
A good rule of thumb is that everything that can interact with electromagnetic (EM) radiation is an antenna, which includes our mostly-salty-water-containing bodies and also raindrops and moisture …
hackaday.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Why Raindrops Make for Pretty Good Antennae hackaday.com/2026/09/22/w...
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Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was released on this day 62 years ago. I have a first edition & come back to it often, including this paragraph in the chapter "Obligation to Endure."
It's worth reading.
"We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts."
It's worth reading.
"We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts."
September 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was released on this day 62 years ago. I have a first edition & come back to it often, including this paragraph in the chapter "Obligation to Endure."
It's worth reading.
"We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts."
It's worth reading.
"We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts."
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My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We all know a lack of exercise is bad for our bodies. So what is relying on AI doing to our brains? | Devi Sridhar
Most of my students use AI, and I worry about its corrosive effects. We must not entrust tech companies with our long-term health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Irish Rail to seek damages from IT firm after €50m writedown on train control project
Irish Rail to seek damages from IT firm after €50m writedown on train control project
But software specialist Indra says critical information on railway network was not shared with project team
www.irishtimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Irish Rail to seek damages from IT firm after €50m writedown on train control project
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26 years ago, she published a wildly prophetic book about Silicon Valley. Then she disappeared. What happened to tech writer Paulina Borsook?
Who Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?
A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
26 years ago, she published a wildly prophetic book about Silicon Valley. Then she disappeared. What happened to tech writer Paulina Borsook?
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🎭 Vale Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) 🖋️
‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’
‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’
December 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
🎭 Vale Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) 🖋️
‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’
‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’
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Remembering Ronnie Barker, born this day in 1929.
September 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Remembering Ronnie Barker, born this day in 1929.
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Happy birthday to Toni Basil. Here's a clip of Bruce Conner's very cool 1966 film of her dancing to her song Breakaway, which became a collectable Northern Soul single. Watch a short documentary about the making of the video at youtu.be/5CHtEASlzG8 (THREAD)
September 22, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Happy birthday to Toni Basil. Here's a clip of Bruce Conner's very cool 1966 film of her dancing to her song Breakaway, which became a collectable Northern Soul single. Watch a short documentary about the making of the video at youtu.be/5CHtEASlzG8 (THREAD)
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Yes, my strength is in solitude. I'm not afraid of pouring rains or great gusts of wind, for I too am the darkness of the night.
-Clarice Lispector
-Clarice Lispector
September 20, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Yes, my strength is in solitude. I'm not afraid of pouring rains or great gusts of wind, for I too am the darkness of the night.
-Clarice Lispector
-Clarice Lispector
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While LLMs can deploy swarms of agents for continuous reasoning and independent action, that’s overkill for most applications.
semiengineering.com/when-ai-agen...
#chipdesign
semiengineering.com/when-ai-agen...
#chipdesign
When AI Agents Cross Chip Design Silos
Specialization and orchestration are becoming more important as the role of AI agents in chip design widens, but coordination, control, and trust remain challenging
semiengineering.com
September 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
While LLMs can deploy swarms of agents for continuous reasoning and independent action, that’s overkill for most applications.
semiengineering.com/when-ai-agen...
#chipdesign
semiengineering.com/when-ai-agen...
#chipdesign
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“We are experiencing a second golden age of radio astronomy, enabled by technology-driven advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution.”
NSF NRAO’s director Anthony Beasley contributed to this International Telecommunication Union (ITU) article ⤵️
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
NSF NRAO’s director Anthony Beasley contributed to this International Telecommunication Union (ITU) article ⤵️
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
The new golden age of radio astronomy - ITU
According to P.A. Woudt and A.J. Beasley, we are experiencing a second golden age of radio astronomy, enabled by technology-driven advances.
www.itu.int
September 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“We are experiencing a second golden age of radio astronomy, enabled by technology-driven advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution.”
NSF NRAO’s director Anthony Beasley contributed to this International Telecommunication Union (ITU) article ⤵️
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
NSF NRAO’s director Anthony Beasley contributed to this International Telecommunication Union (ITU) article ⤵️
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
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In the sky above NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory shines the Pleiades (M45): an open star cluster with at least 1000 stars!✨
Its bright stars are too bright for Rubin's sensitive camera to capture for study, but Rubin will observe many other clusters & help scientists study how stars evolve. 🔭🧪
Its bright stars are too bright for Rubin's sensitive camera to capture for study, but Rubin will observe many other clusters & help scientists study how stars evolve. 🔭🧪
September 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
In the sky above NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory shines the Pleiades (M45): an open star cluster with at least 1000 stars!✨
Its bright stars are too bright for Rubin's sensitive camera to capture for study, but Rubin will observe many other clusters & help scientists study how stars evolve. 🔭🧪
Its bright stars are too bright for Rubin's sensitive camera to capture for study, but Rubin will observe many other clusters & help scientists study how stars evolve. 🔭🧪