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From the collection: Elvis Costello "Trust" Japanese import vinyl. Lots of inserts and sounds fantastic. #elviscostello #elvisisking #trust #vinyl #japan #import #record #declanmcmanus #singersongwriter #newwave #musiccollection #recordcollection #nicklowe #stevenieve #brucethomas #petethomas #music
July 31, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - The Beat (live '78)

Pete Thomas is celebrating a birthday today! He has played drums with Elvis Costello forever. Done lots of studio work, too. Killer work here.

#PeteThomas #MusicBirthday #Drums #MusicSky #ElvisCostello

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Elvis Costello & the Attractions - The Beat - 5/5/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
YouTube video by Elvis Costello on MV
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August 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Is Privacy the Latest Luxury?
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Is Privacy the Latest Luxury?
Why being offline and unseen is becoming a status symbol
www.ft.com
June 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
#OnThisDay #HappyBirthday to #PeteThomas an innovative #drummer who never relied on the same style but always improved on what was seen as normal. "Thomas is the rock&roll drummer of his generation by some considerable distance." Play Costello's Chelsea to see what I mean.
August 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight decades.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Amazon Seller Reveals Rare Glimpse of Shadow Bribery Market
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Amazon Seller Reveals Rare Glimpse of Shadow Bribery Market
Middlemen lurking on message apps like WeChat offer access to company employees they say can grant favors for a price.
www.bloomberg.com
June 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Meta pauses AI training program tracking employee keystrokes after internal leak
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Meta pauses AI training program tracking employee keystrokes after internal leak
Meta pauses an AI training program after sensitive employee data leaks, sparking internal backlash and highlighting security concerns.
www.businessinsider.com
June 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Venture Debt for Deep Tech: Financing the Future
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Venture Debt for Deep Tech: Financing the Future
Discover how deep tech startups are using venture debt to survive government delays and protect equity. Read the growth strategies here.
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Starbucks to Take AI Usage into Account in Tech Workers' Bonuses
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Starbucks to Take AI Usage into Account in Tech Workers' Bonuses
Starbucks Corp. is tying most tech workers’ bonuses to how much they’re using artificial intelligence as the coffee chain seeks to improve efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com
May 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Kushner's Thrive Capital Invests $100M in Shopify
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Kushner's Thrive Capital Invests $100M in Shopify
Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital has taken a stake in Shopify Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, marking a rare bet by the venture firm on a public company.
www.bloomberg.com
May 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon's growing reliance on SpaceX
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon's growing reliance on SpaceX
Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network ​affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California...
www.reuters.com
April 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite
How the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
www.thenation.com
April 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Walmart fires OpenAI in playbook-changing move
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Walmart fires OpenAI in playbook-changing move
After a failed experiment with agentic AI, Walmart is taking shoppers' experiences back into its own hands. Sources: Walmart, TechBuzz, CNBC
www.thestreet.com
March 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
CAIveat Emptor: What You Tell AI Can and Will Be Used Against You
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
CAIveat Emptor: What You Tell AI Can and Will Be Used Against You
Management consultants are pushing the promise of materially increased profits due to AI-created efficiencies. Businesses big and small across a wide range of i
natlawreview.com
March 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The Danger of Vibe Patriotism in Defense Tech
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
The Danger of Vibe Patriotism in Defense Tech
At conferences, in pitch decks, and increasingly in public writing, “service” is increasingly being used to describe the work of startup founders,
warontherocks.com
March 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Amazon holds engineering meeting following AI-related outages
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Amazon holds engineering meeting following AI-related outages
Ecommerce giant says there has been a ‘trend of incidents’ linked to ‘Gen-AI assisted changes’
www.ft.com
March 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Oracle and OpenAI scrap deal to expand flagship Texas data centre
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Oracle and OpenAI scrap deal to expand flagship Texas data centre
Meta in talks to take up additional computing capacity that the ChatGPT maker will not take up
www.ft.com
March 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Apple's Latest Attempt to Launch the New Siri Runs into Snags
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Apple's Latest Attempt to Launch the New Siri Runs into Snags
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www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660B AI spending spree
Discussion | hackernews | Author: petethomas
Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660B AI spending spree
Executives face choice between cutting returns to shareholders, raiding reserves or tapping the markets
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Happy 70th Birthday to drummer Pete Thomas! #80s #80smusic #PeteThomas
August 9, 2024 at 1:59 PM