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Date for your diary: @alys_key and @izycastrowrites are going live with @_JackMcdonald_ (@StandardCustody @Ripple) this week to discuss the year of the stablecoin. Set your reminders 👇
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🚀 @ycombinator turns 20 🥳
Two decades ago, a ragtag group of ambitious people joined an experimental summer program that would change startups forever. From that tiny first batch to 4,000+ companies worth $600bn+, YC’s impact is everywhere. Here’s how it happened 🧵👇
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Musician @ccchristtt entered @Meta's Horizon Worlds not to hang out, but to record.
What he found though, was a digital ghost town. Empty lobbies, frozen avatars and a strange, corporate calm.
From that, he made an album: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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For agentic AI, having a compelling personality is mission critical.
✍️ @IZYcastrowrites
@LexSokolin @morrisii_x
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Decoding #DePIN
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Disillusioned by the control of big corporations, innovators are building real-world networks where working together is rewarded.
@ChirpDeWi @RunOnFlux @cypherpunkx @teneo_protocol @cdixon @dberenzon @archetypevc
✍️@IZYcastrowrites
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Digital Frontier Discussions - UK 2.0: Building a pro-tech Britain.
👉 Register your interest to attend lu.ma/y21v2peo (spaces are limited)
Taking place on Thursday 23 January 2025, this event explores how technology, policy and entrepreneurship can ignite a bold new era of growth and opportunity. 🇬🇧
@jujulemons @UKDayOne @Barney_H_Y @meetcleo @jo3hill @reformthinktank @alys_key
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Gentle reminder that we're going live in 15 minutes with @nightelf and @IZYcastrowrites to chat all things @inkonchain, DeFi and the future of building. Join us 🎙️👇
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Can't put it down. Literally.
See what the fuss is about, order your copy: digitalfrontier.newsstand.co…
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Cory @doctorow has seen the internet change – sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Explore his vision for “a new good internet” that has both the merits of the “old good internet” and the usability of the current landscape: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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#ICYMI @alys_key & @IZYcastrowrites went live with @harryhalpin to discuss @Apple’s decision to remove end-to-end encryption for UK users after government pressure - what it means for digital security and the wider battle over encryption.
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What are you doing on 3 June? 📅 DF House lands at SXSW London 🎉
We're kicking off with Ctrl+Alt+Bttr – two panels bringing together investors, founders, engineers and dreamers who believe tech can tackle complex human problems and drive change: lu.ma/ps1kgrsh
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Amazon just killed offline backups for Kindle books. We never truly owned our ebooks, but now the illusion is gone. What does this mean for access to knowledge, and can decentralised tech fix it?
@AmelieLasker explains 📚 digitalfrontier.com/articles…
#amazon #kindle
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Think you’ve got what it takes to enthral the masses, capture imaginations and indoctrinate followers? Boy, have we got the job for you?
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This morning’s UK 2.0: Building a pro-tech Britain was all about bold ideas and fresh thinking on how tech, policy, and entrepreneurship can shape the UK’s future. Huge shout out to our panelists @jujulemons, @barney_h_y, @jo3hill, @katie_lundie, @OVioHQ, Adam Chirkowski @albionvc, Niki Buys, and everyone who came ready to reimagine what’s possible 🚀
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What does a “a new good internet” look like? 🤔 For @doctorow, it could be pairing the usability of our current model with the virtues and excitement that existed in the “heroic, weird era of the PC”. That’s something we’d undoubtedly all love to capture.
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Big news! 🎉 We’ve been shortlisted for THREE awards!!
🌟 @PPA_Live has nominated our Design Director @CharlieDesignDF for Creative Director/Designer of the Year, and @bsmeinfo has shortlisted our mag team, led by @sophstein, for Best Independent Cover & Launch of the Year.
We’re a small team, so this recognition means everything 🥰
Now, let's go get those 🏆🏆🏆!
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The Echoes issue of our Digital Frontier magazine is out online and in stores today 🎉
Built around echoes through time, it unpacks the patterns we can’t seem to shake – and the reverberations shaping what comes next – across 130 pages.
Take a peek under the cover 🧵🔽
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🚀 Generative AI is reshaping gaming. @Roblox is leading the charge, while indie @todaythegame explores new frontiers, as detailed by Mr Kite studio’s Michael O’Connor.
We chat with @RJFWhite at @Improbableio about AI, UGC, and the future of metaverses. Plus, @CCPGames’ Nic Junius (@quakefultales) shares thoughts on smarter NPCs and modding.
Dive in 👇
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Why you keep crawling back to your X…
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✍️ @stokel writes how the micro-blogging platform is keeping many users hooked, despite a sea of rivals.
@mingle74 @HKesvani @MattNavarra
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If we view the internet as a vast repository of 21st-century human artefacts – a digital archive where people share life updates, capture their states of mind, post photos of loved ones, and reflect on the world around them – then the absence of proper archiving poses a significant threat to our cultural continuity.
✍ @being_on_line Ruby Justice Thelot
You can read the full article below 👇
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How often do founders actually pause to reflect? 🤔
Progress Report is a new monthly YouTube series where four start-up founders, and our own @jennifersiegg, ask:
What did I actually learn last month?
Here’s what came up in episode one 👇🧵
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As rising sea levels threaten to erase Tuvalu from the map, the nation is taking a bold step into the digital realm to preserve its identity and sovereignty by creating a "digital twin" of the islands and moving government functions online.
They aren’t the first nor the last nation to turn to the digital realm, but they are the first to amend their constitution to ensure their statehood will continue despite the loss of their land.
Acceptance from other nations threatened by rising tides might indicate they may do the same.
With countries and citizens spending more time online – might this be the start of a new definition of statehood?
Check our @IZYcastrowrites' full story here: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Who do you trust with your digital secrets? 🤐 We spoke to @LitProtocol’s @davidlsneider about the risks of centralised control, why AI agents need access to your data, and how cryptography could put users back in control: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
#privacy #encryption
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Need a new podcast in your rotation? 🎧
#UpgradingHumanity looks at how technology is changing society from the ground up – cities, classrooms, the human body, even consciousness.
Here’s your guide to the full four-part series 🧵👇
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We are proud to announce that @alys_key, Future of Finance Editor at Digital Frontier, has been awarded the #30ToWatch Journalism Award in the City and Business category. 🏆
This year's #30ToWatch Journalism Award winners in the City and Business category are:
🏆 @alys_key, @DigitalFrontier
🏆 @tomjs, @thetimes
Thanks to our category judges - @Petercampbell1, @FT and @fwashtell, #MailOnSunday
See the full list of winners here: mhpgroup.com/winners-of-the-…
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We couldn’t agree more with @Tom_Westgarth15’s optimistic take on the new wave of UK founders building for real change.
Shared last night at our screening of The Thinking Game with @txp_io and @GoogleDeepMind.
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Follow us down the rabbit hole 🐇 Issue 003: Curiosity has landed, packed with the strange, the surprising, and the stories you didn’t know you needed: digitalfrontier.newsstand.co…
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Hold on to your #virtual hats...
@gmoneyNFT , founder of crypto-native fashion platform @9dccxyz , explains why Gen Alpha is OK with #digital-only ownership.
Read the article full article below ⬇️
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Gaming is evolving, and it’s more chill than ever. 🎮🛠️
Casual building games like #TinyGlade and #Tramstertram are all about creating beautiful worlds, no stress, no timers. Just pure creativity. 🌱🏰
In a hectic world, these games are the perfect escape.
@xpatriciah explores the cute world of these #IndieGames - read the full article below 👇
Who’s ready to build something amazing?
#Gaming #ChillGames #GameDesign
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We asked @Barney_H_Y for one piece of advice for first-time founders. His answer? Swing big 🎯
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It’s official, @ameliakisaacs is taking Anatomy of a Founder to @sxswlndn 🎉
With @sokkcom @timmm_chong @Willrftaylor @ninamohanty, they’ll get into the real founder journey – funding cycles, product pressure, dodging the jargon machine.
🗓 3 June, 11:15
📍 Shoreditch Electric
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Fridays are for X Spaces… Join @alys_key and @izycastrowrites tomorrow at 3pm BST as they go live with @MELOWILD to chat investments, web3, and a whole lot more 👇
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Big screen on, small screens off 🍿
Screening The Thinking Game with @txp_io and @GoogleDeepMind this evening in London.
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'An optimist's case for building a tech startup in the UK' - First confirmed panel for our UK 2.0 event!
🇬🇧Can the UK still be a tech powerhouse?🤔 Hear from @jujulemons, @Barney_H_Y and @jo3hill on why there's still reason to be optimistic.
Register now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0fChrR0
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Crimson. Die-cut. Minimal at first glance but replete with rabbit holes – and now shortlisted for Cover of the Year at the #PPAAwards 🥳🐇
The shortlist is open to a public vote, cast yours here 👇
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London Tech Week is kicking off today!
Come see us at stand 561 to meet the team and find more about Digital Frontier’s brand new magazine and what’s coming soon for our publication.
We're looking forward to insightful discussions and networking opportunities.
#DFLTW #LondonTechWeek2024
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Having stood at the centre of one of the internet’s defining stories, Chelsea Manning @xychelsea offers a unique vantage point. We spoke to her about privacy, digital rights and the power of collective action. Watch the full interview 👇
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If you're near one of the UK's beautiful independent mag shops, why not pop in and pick up this beauty?
From quantum chips to communal fintech, our latest issue explores the tech reshaping human bonds.
Also available online: digitalfrontier.newsstand.co…
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A ceramic fortune cookie that delivers digital wisdom 🥠 A tiny bathtub that starts your shower playlist 🛀 Find out how @spencerc99 is bringing playfulness back to tech, one handcrafted, computing-infused creation at a time: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Got questions for @MELOWILD? Join us live in five minutes ⏰
Fridays are for X Spaces… Join @alys_key and @izycastrowrites tomorrow at 3pm BST as they go live with @MELOWILD to chat investments, web3, and a whole lot more 👇
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We’re thrilled to welcome Julia Willemyns (@jujulemons) co-director of UK Day One, to our tech event, Building a Pro-Tech Britain, in January! 🔥
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Afro Futcha’s (a.k.a @misslaidlaw) films are drenched in nostalgia but powered by GenAI, where 70s aesthetics meet cutting-edge creativity. From a late-night idea to a finished film in days, she’s redefining what it means to be a filmmaker: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Where will the UK’s next 100 unicorns come from? 🦄👀 Join @Katie_lundie @OVioHQ, Adam Chirkowski @albionvc and Niki Buys (Pledge Ventures), at Discussions – UK 2.0 Building a pro-tech Britain on Thursday, January 23. Sign up here: lu.ma/y21v2peo
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What makes a great founder?
For @meetgranola's @cjpedregal, it's being the kind of person who keeps running into walls – and doesn’t stop.
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Missed it? Bookmark the recording for later.
Thanks for joining us @patrissimo 👏
How do you build cities to support the future?
We’re talking all things charter cities and the freedom cities with @patrissimo this Friday. Turn on your reminders 👇⏰
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What if a country was built like a startup? 💻🌎 In episode 1 of #UpgradingHumanity podcast, we dive into network societies and tech-enabled charter cities – bold experiments rethinking governance, digital identity and the future of nations. Tune in 🎧 digitalfrontier.com/podcasts…
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‘When I am alone with my thoughts, I am crushed.’ @maxcoopermax’s new album On Being turns anonymous confessions into hauntingly emotional music. Here's how he used AI and raw human stories to create his most ambitious project yet: eu1.hubs.ly/H0fYQMc0
✍️@charkrol
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From AI ethics to cultural strategy, investing to founder grit, DF House brought the big questions and all the right people.
Thanks to everyone who showed up and made it what it was. We'll see you again soon 🔥
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How will quantum chips, AI, and brain-computer interfaces change our lives? 🤖
In the new issue of Digital Frontier magazine, we dive deep into the tech reshaping human connections. Get your hands on our collectible issue now! 🔥
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How do you build cities to support the future?
We’re talking all things charter cities and the freedom cities with @patrissimo this Friday. Turn on your reminders 👇⏰
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From fleeing Venezuela with nothing but a suitcase to finding a new life in Colombia.
Raiza Gutierrez’s journey of survival and success is a testament to resilience.
Discover how #crypto is helping migrants like her overcome barriers to banking and build brighter futures. 🌍💪
Full story: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
#CryptoForGood #MigrantStories #BlockchainForChange #blockchain @Decaf_so @rickdanielm @FerOrduna28
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This Friday, @alys_key & @izycastrowrites sit down with @LexSokolin to unpack:
👉 Failure of financial nihilism
👉 Crypto fatigue
👉 Web3 fundamentals (DePIN, RWA) – will they build stronger regardless of sentiment?
Set a reminder ⬇️
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Food for thought today: What if companies operated like living ecosystems? Adapting, evolving and giving back instead of taking? 🤔
From @benandjerrys brownies to @patagonia's purpose-driven model, we're digging into regenerative business models: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Join us live at 3pm tomorrow as @nightelf discusses @inkonchain, DeFi and the future of building with @IZYcastrowrites 👇 nitter.app/i/spaces/1ynJOlndljwxR
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An innovative life insurance product could allow the #crypto-wealthy to turn their windfalls into generational wealth...
✍️ Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites chats with Zac Townsend @ztownsend Co-founder and CEO of @meanwhile
🔗 Link to article in the comments 👇
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From the realm of data science, new #art forms are rising. Award-winning artist, @refikanadol explores what it means to be human in a #digital society.
Read the full article below 👇
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If you’re a technologist, a founder, a creative – or just obsessed with how people are using tech to push creative work – you need to listen to The Maker’s Memo 🎧
Each episode spotlights pioneers in art, design, advertising and gaming who are reshaping what’s possible 👇👇👇
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"We have this weird psychology where we’re more likely to RSVP to a large event, but we’re more likely to get value out of a smaller event".
@raechellambert on @getriver_io community-led strategy and how she won over @Jason , @balajis and @thesamparr
✍ @alys_key
🔗 link to the article below.
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A growing network of people, campaigns and think tanks are working on ideas for the future of the #UK that are optimistic, pro-#tech and pro-growth.
✍️@alys_key with comment from @andrewjb_ @tomough @jujulemons
👇Link to the article below
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Leading a startup can be a lonely role. Do zeitgeisty terms help foster a sense of community? Or do they reinforce stereotypical traits?
Our latest piece delves into the concept of founder mode and other buzz words, and explores if they're actually useful: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Amazon just killed offline backups for Kindle books. We never truly owned our ebooks, but now the illusion is gone. What does this mean for access to knowledge, and can decentralised tech fix it? @AmelieLasker explains 📖👇digitalfrontier.com/articles…
#amazon #kindle
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We asked @jujulemons for one piece of advice for first-time founders. Her answer? Get really good at sales ✅
#startup #startupadvice
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Is Britain ready for a Pro-Tech future?
📅 Join our panel discussion on the morning of January 23 in central London to explore the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Digital Frontier magazine has officially launched.
Last night we celebrated the launch of our new tech-focused magazine at the amazing Frameless venue in London.
A huge thanks to everyone who joined us and helped make this event a success.
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Join us tomorrow at 3pm London/10am NYC to hear @alys_key host a conversation about newsletters and the future of digital media.
She'll be joined by Digital Frontier's innovation director @mlitman and researcher, writer and podcaster @FZierer 🎙️👇
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No ramen, just startups 🍜
Inside Ramen Space by @charlierward – a new Dalston co-working hub powered by indie hackers, side projects, and AI-era optimism: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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It’s a wrap for @LDNTechWeek!
Over the last three days, we saw a lot of Digital Frontier’s core mission come to life: the brilliant potential that we, as a society have, when we connect the dots between industries and use technology to tackle obstacles together.
A few highlights from the Digital Frontier stand:
- We met more than 1000 interesting, like-minded people
- Over 200 of our DF magazines were snapped up - if you missed out, fear not, you can grab a copy HERE: t.ly/Ew20m
- Three podcasts and many interviews were recorded in our hub- we got to speak about everything from quantum computing to what it's like to be a woman in tech- the first LTW podcast will be available tomorrow. t.ly/M8SAd
Our talented reporters chaired events across the LTW:
- @CharKrol moderated the « Caution and Curiosity in Creative Tech» panel on the main stage.
- @AmeliaKIsaacs spoke on 'Open Banking and the Rise of Embedded Finance' and 'Money Talks, AI Speaks Louder: Applications of AI Across Fintech' panels
- And to round it all, we hosted an after-party yesterday with 100+ guests in King’s Cross
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our hard-to-miss DF stand for a coffee, a copy of the mag, or simply to say hello- we're sure we’ll connect again soon.
#DFLTW #LTW #technology #media
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Grab a drink, think of your questions and join us live in 15 minutes with @sashastiles, @j_stein7 and @IZYcastrowrites 🧃
Join us tomorrow at 3pm as we go live with poet, language artist & AI researcher @sashastiles 🎧
We'll discuss her AI alter-ego "Technelegy", the role of poetry and poets in a world interwoven with technology.
Hosted by @j_stein7 and @izycastrowrites.
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Ep2: Biohacking 🧬
The body is now a platform for upgrades.
We get into:
👉 DIY gene editing
👉 Cyborgs and implanted tech
👉 What it means to be human in the age of biohacking
With @aubreydegrey @theupgradelabs @hacker_213 @patrissimo @mactothefuturex: digitalfrontier.com/podcasts…
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Introducing: A physical artefact from the digital world.
Digital Frontier is incredibly proud to announce that the new quarterly magazine is now available to purchase!
Grab your copy here: digitalfrontier.newsstand.co…
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Not all echoes are nostalgic. Some are stranger – patterns repeating through AI, art, memes, memory.
Echoes is our latest issue of Digital Frontier magazine –130 pages of cultural reverberations, past and present. Out now: digitalfrontier.newsstand.co…
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Tune in tomorrow as @IZYcastrowrites & @alys_key speak with @harryhalpin about @apple’s decision to remove end-to-end encryption for UK users after government pressure – what it means for digital security and governments’ history of battling encryption 🎧 nitter.app/i/spaces/1jMJgkVLkLyJL
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Our newsletter recommendations for the founders, fixers, futurists and the simply future-curious 💡
🌀 Open Tabs by @sophstein: a Saturday scroll through surprising, sideways takes on tech and culture
🌎 Ctrl+Alt+Bttr by @journotas: impact, health and climate stories for people who actually want to do something
🚀 Anatomy of a Founder by @AmeliaKIsaacs: startup wisdom that goes beyond the usual founder hustle fluff
🇬🇧 UK 2.0 by @alys_key: For anyone watching how Britain's tech future is being built
Curiosity > chaos. Your inbox deserves better: digitalfrontier.com/newslett…
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What's the future of #climate tech in a #Project2025 world? @ManikVSuri of @GlacierGrid and Kent Alekson of Svante tackled the question at @WebSummit with @DigitalFrontier's @journotas.
#WebSummit #WebSummitVancouver
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Our reporter @CharKrol got stuck into seeing how tech can solve one of the UK's biggest issues - its housing crisis.
Read her thread and story to see who is doing what and how it can help.
As @JamieRumbelow from Tract says: There are plenty of smart people doing the politics, so why don't we try to build the tech?" 💡
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The #LLM market is booming, but there's a challenge ahead – #AI model collapse.
As AI models rely more on synthetic data, their accuracy can degrade, leading to hallucinations and bias.
Real data and human oversight might be the only way forward.
@IZYcastrowrites discovers what is being done to tackle this risk.
Read the full article 👇
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Is synthetic data the future of AI?
Zee Hamza, head of AI and ML at @BlockchainsInc, is pushing the boundaries of tech by building a decentralised language model powered by synthetic data. No personal information required, just smarter AI.
But is relying on fake data risky? Hamza believes the control synthetic data offers can clean up the junk online, eliminate biases, and protect privacy like never before. Critics warn of hallucinations and model collapse, but for Hamza, this might be the key to unlocking safer, more powerful AI.
Thoughts?
🔗 Read more here: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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What even is digital identity?
@j_stein7 and @sophstein took the @madebymany stage today to unpack how we curate ourselves online and how that spills into the physical world.
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Volumetric video capture’s fidelity has gone up a gear in recent years. The #tech – built to create 3D humans – is opening up opportunities to engage better with the arts, history and other sectors in #XR.
From capturing site-specific #plays that are at risk of disappearing, to utilising #3D models for new understandings of movement, @CharKrol writes about the tech’s upgrades and how it’s set to impact #virtual #entertainment and more.
Thanks to: @FalmouthUni’s Centre for Blended Realities, @GardomPeter at This Great Adventure and @4dviews
#volumentricvideo #volumentric #video #arts #history
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Where is Britain's tech future headed? Stay ahead with UK 2.0 – our new newsletter tracking the policies, trends and ideas shaping the UK as a tech hub. Subscribe now for fresh insights in your inbox, every Wednesday: digitalfrontier.com/newslett…
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What gives you hope about the future of tech?
It’s the question we’re asking everyone at DF House and the answers are rolling in. Thread incoming 🧵🧵🧵
First up, technology ethicist Cennydd Bowles.
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True crime sleuths, this one’s for you 🔍☕
Coffee with Criminals turns real case files into AI-driven interrogations, putting you face-to-face with digital versions of killers. @izycastrowrites meets @MethodMarketer to dig into its eerie realism & more: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Loyalty credit card @yondercard is bringing rewards into the future: it’s personalised, it’s social and it’s protecting your beer..
@AmeliaKIsaacs speaks to Co-founder & CEO @timmm_chong
Link to article in the comments 👇
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What actually pushes someone to start a company? 🤔
Season 1 of the #AnatomyOfAFounder podcast is dropping and it's all about the messy, unpolished, very real beginnings with guests @Barney_H_Y, Maggie McDaris, Avion Gray and Asti Wagner.
Stay tuned 🎧digitalfrontier.com/podcasts…
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Some trees in London are worth £1.6 million. Others? Nothing at all 🌳
Artist Rachy McEwan built Money Trees to challenge that, letting people turn urban trees into digital assets in the fight for preservation.
Hear the full story on The Maker’s Memo: piped.video/watch?v=X82EcjFo…
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When Brazil banned X last month it ignited a global debate, some saw it as a win against harmful content, others called it an attack on free speech.
Can platforms balance open discourse with combating disinformation?
New moderation models like X’s Community Notes are trying, but are they enough?
Read @IZYcastrowrites's latest digitalfrontier.com/articles… (and thanks for the comments @stuart_mmills)
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Join us to discuss space travel, the "underview" and whether we still need the word astronaut with Astrophysics PhD and space analyst Dr @peterrhague, hosted by @journotas and @alys_key 🚀👩🚀
25 April, 4pm BST 📅⬇️
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One Indigenous language dies every 14 days 💔
From Kenya to South Africa, AI is stepping in to save endangered languages. Projects like AfroLID and RobotsMali are using tech to keep African cultures alive.
Is it fair to say that AI the key to preserving our heritage?
Read more on what's shaping Africa’s linguistic future in this write up 👉 digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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“I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never see” Same, that’s why we started a whole publication about it 😎
The Grid.
A digital frontier.
I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships? Motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see.
And then, one day... I got in.
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AI is coming for your... tomatoes? 🍅 @PhytoformLabs is using artificial intelligence to design crops that might survive drought, resist disease & reduce waste. With nearly a third of farmland growing food that never gets eaten, it’s time for a rethink 🧵🧵
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Ep3: Coding Consciousness 🤖
The AGI race is on – but where is it taking us?
We explore:
👉 Who’s building AGI & why
👉 The risks & breakthroughs
👉 How it could reshape society itself
With @winnschwartau @peterevoss @dinisguarda and others: digitalfrontier.com/podcasts…
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Forget swiping – Connie Li met her fiancé through a @notionhq “date-me” doc. Now, @lexxbarn says people are using work tools to manage everything, from relationships to TV shows. Turns out, life really is a project: digitalfrontier.com/articles…
✍️ @journotas
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Have you found yourself less wowed than you used to be by stunning, natural landscapes? Overexposure to #generativeAI art and other #digital #media may well be dulling our sense of the sublime. #VR experiences and more can, however, make #nature and #art more accessible. But nature isn’t the only gateway to experiencing #awe.
@CharKrol chats to interdisciplinary scientist @robynlandau of @Kinda_Studios and somatic psychologist Brian Tierney about the impact that a heavy digital diet can have on our capacity to feel one of life’s most potent emotions.
🔗Link to the article below 👇
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Meal planning? Time consuming. Wasting food? Expensive and bad for the environment. Enter Remy – your AI kitchen assistant, meal planner, recipe curator. @jennifersiegg speaks with co-founder Jake Blaisdell on making kitchen life smarter (and cheaper): digitalfrontier.com/articles…
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Where art meets tech (and chicken🍗)...
@marshmallowlf is pushing the limits of immersive storytelling by blending @UnrealEngine tech with live performance.
“Bringing developers and performers together unlocks new creativity,” says co-founder @robinmcnicholas.
@CharKrol dives into how gaming tech and AI are used to produce new immersive art experiences – and why it’s a boon for cross-sector creatives.
Read the full story here: shorturl.at/xlwWK
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