Wednesday 4 November, 2026

Simpering titans I’m collecting photographs of tech moguls sucking up to Trump. This is one from his Inauguration in January 2025. Left to right: Mrs Zuckerberg, Zuck, Mrs Bezos, Bezos, Sundar Pichai, Muskrat. Quote of the Day “You are not responsible for the things you do in other people’s dreams.” Teresa Nielsen Hayden Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Tom Rush | Remember Song Link Wonderful, especially if you have a memory like mine. He’s currently on his umpteenth farewell tour. Long Read of the Day Agentic AI is Myth set in Motion Regular readers will know how highly I rate Henry Farrell, who I think is one of the smartest people around. He and a colleague have an interesting essay in the Economist, which is behind a pretty impermeable paywall, but Henry has posted a version of it on his blog. Here’s how it opens:* Cosma Shalizi and I have a new piece on AI at the Economist. It’s not really like anything else out there (although some chunks may be familiar to…

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