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Contents

  • My writing (ICYMI)
  • Jobs and fellowships
  • Announcements
  • News
  • Events
  • Other opportunities
  • We are not close to providing for everyone’s “needs”
  • The printing press and the Internet
  • The ultimate form of travel
  • Five hot takes about progress
  • What could have been, for SF
  • Quick thoughts on AI
  • Links and bullets
  • Charts
  • Pics

My writing (ICYMI)

Jobs and fellowships

Announcements

News

  • Matt Clifford has published an AI Opportunities Action Plan for the UK, and the PM has agreed to all its recommendations, including “AI Growth Zones” with faster planning permission and grid connections; accelerating SMRs to power AI infrastructure; procurement, visas & regulatory reform to boost UK AI startups; and removing barriers to scaling AI pilots in government (@matthewclifford)
  • The Manhattan Plan: NYC plans “to build 100,000 new homes in the next decade to reach a total of 1 MILLION homes in Manhattan” (@NYCMayor). “We’ve come a long way on housing,” says @danielgolliher

Events

  • Boom XB-1 first supersonic flight might be as soon as Jan 27, with livestream on X (@bscholl). After two supersonic tests, “we are all in on the big jet” (@bscholl)

Other opportunities


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