may London never lose the standing outside the pub on the streets in the summer culture

Luis (and @pietergaricano) are correct below, and @paulkrugman is much too sanguine about Europe's challenges. As it happens, the same wealth point that Luis mentions also struck me when I traveled to Nashville a few weeks ago.

BREAKING: New poll shows @DanielLurie is the most popular American mayor. Key findings: - 74% of SF voters approve of him - Majorities support his handling of public safety, downtown revitalization, neighborhood cleanliness - He earns support from across the political spectrum

I think there's a slow, growing realization that "the model will fix it all, and if not the next one will, so all you can do is to wait, there's no way to compete" is bullshit. It seems obvious to me that there are, and will continue to be, many opportunities in building companies that can leverage ("scaffold") AI models to address all sorts of problems in sectors and contexts that they know best. This is efficient even in the face of growing capabilities, for the same reason as it remains more cost effective for a model to call on a calculator rather than to try to resolve the problem internally. Some reasons for this are proprietary data flows, regulatory needs, deep integration with crusty legacy systems, customer trust earned over time, and tacit knowledge. So to be clear this is not a story about thin wrapper around an API - shallow/fake specialization gets eaten ofc. People focus on labs because that's sexy, and to be clear they'll continue to be, and I don't think you'll see thousands of companies investing that kind of capex; but I think a big part of the story (and value creation) will look like the nameless businesses that never get discussed on social media, by journalists or commentators. This is great news for entrepreneurship and shaking up incumbents, and bad news if your view of the world is "the eye of Sauron will simply ingest everything, all that is left is the zero sum fight for power and escaping the permanent underclass". On the other hand I expect lots of bubbly dynamics and failing businesses and questionable commercial ventures (always has been etc), partly because the territory is still so uncertain that many can still make a quick buck while VCs are in (temporary) Opus psychosis mode. But this too shall pass.

If Gemma 4 comes out 5 years ago, the entire world thinks it’s AGI Today you can run it locally for free on a Mac Mini God handed us literal magic and completely democratized it Don’t take this for granted

Wait a sec - Google's new gemma-4-E4B is running at 400 tokens per second on my Macbook m5, while Claude Code does 90/tks? And it's free? Same-ish quality as ChatGPT 5.2 I was using last month? 🤯 #gemma #codex #claudecode

Almost every AI power user I know is MORE stressed and busier after using AI, not less What people thought AI would do: 10x productivity so that we can finish work earlier & relax more What it’s actually doing: 10x productivity so that we end up with 20x more things to do cos of the sheer possibilities

Toto Wolff on seeing Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, and Peter Bonnington on the podium at the Chinese Grand Prix: "You know, looking at the podium with the three of them up there and, and Bono, the race engineer of Lewis and Kimi, that's probably one of the best moments I've had in Formula 1, to be honest." [via F1TV] #F1 #ChineseGP

NEW: Britain is the most expensive country in the world to build a nuclear power plant. The Fingleton Review challenged the Government to deliver a radical programme of planning and regulatory reform to make it cheaper and quicker to build nuclear power plants. The Government have now published a full response and implementation plan. Did they deliver 'full implementation' or is it another Labour U-Turn? Here's @BritainRemade's analysis. This is a really big step forward. On safety and reactor design, this is the radical reset of nuclear regulation the review demanded. On planning, this is the most radical infrastructure reform agenda the govt has put forward yet. However, it is not 'full' implementation. Some key measures have been watered down. For example, Habs Regs reforms have become 'updated guidance' and lack statutory underpinning. Some have been rejected such as the call for statutory time limits for permits and the call to make community benefits a material consideration in planning. Overall, it's really good news for nuclear (and therefore energy security). This could end up as Starmer's best legacy as PM. More detail in the blog below. samdumitriu.com/p/how-seriou…

Vibecoding is as much entertainment as it is function

In der USA sind die meisten Menschen enthusiastisch. In Europa werde ich beschimpft, Leute schreien REGULIERUNG und VERANTWORTUNG. Und wenn ich wirklich hier eine Firma baue dann kann ich mich mit Themen wie Investitionsschutzgesetz, Mitarbeiterbeteiligung und lähmenden Arbeitsregulierungen abkämpfen. Bei OAI arbeiten die meisten Leute 6-7 Tage die Woche und werden depentsprechend bezahlt. Be uns ist das illegal.

Enshittification is the fakest thing ever. Computers are faster. Running shoes give you more energy return. You can get macro friendly junk food at the grocery store. There is so much good in the world.

🚨🇪🇸 BREAKING — Spanish Scientists Cured Pancreatic Cancer in Rats.

Still have to stop and realise sometimes just how wonderful the Elizabeth line is. This country will only grow with more projects like this supported by government

Complex systems don't survive competency crises.

I've given them a lot of flak for a lot of their housing policies, but if this actually survives politically this will be massive and they deserve enormous credit for it. The first genuinely big and worthwhile move on housing they've made so far.

Stopping local government from gold-plating net zero requirements shows @SteveReedMP’s determination to get more homes built – but there is still more to do. New by me @unherd. unherd.com/newsroom/strippin…

Watching UK people my age go for degrowth, wealth taxes and bureaucracy is sad. The UK is a large, kind, functional democracy. These bad policies will harm you, your children and the world. I know you think we never stop talking about growth, but I think we never start. Where is HS2? Where is a new reservoir? Why is our power so expensive? If we had grown like the US in the last 15 years (like we used to) we wouldn’t be struggling for this money in the budget. We wouldn’t be out of breath when trying to stop Russian aggression. You’d have more money. You’d be more able to afford a house. We’d have money for prison reform and your other priorities. I don’t know how to convince you that growth is good. That cities pollute less than building in the countryside. That robot taxis will pollute less and kill fewer people. That nuclear power kills fewer people than coal. But if we get there, the consequences of degrowth will be very real. It will be more of this. Longer waits at A&E, rarer bin collection, more shrugging at the bad actions of China and Russia. You think you’re pushing for change. but it will probably be more of the same. And I’ll be sad. So will you. And it will all have been so predictable.

Britain needs nuclear power. Our nuclear projects are the most expensive in the world and among the slowest. Regulators and industry are paralysed by risk aversion. This can change. For Britain to prosper, it must. Earlier this year, the Prime Minister appointed me to lead a Taskforce to set out a path to getting affordable, fast nuclear power Britain. Our final report today sets out 47 recommendations, among them: - Creating a one-stop shop for nuclear approvals, to end the regulatory merry-go-round that delays projects at the moment. - Simplifying environmental rules to avoid extreme outcomes like Hinkley Point C spending £700m on systems to protect one salmon every ten years, while enhancing nuclear's impact on nature. - Limiting the ability of spurious legal challenges to delay nuclear projects, which adds huge cost and delay throughout the supply chain. - Approving fleets of reactors, so that Britain’s nuclear industry can benefit from certainty and economies of scale. - Directing regulators to factor in cost to their behaviour, and changing their culture to allow building cheaply, quickly and safely. - Changing the culture of the nuclear industry to end gold-plating and focus on efficient, safe delivery. If the government adopts our report in full, it will send a signal to investors that it is serious about pro-growth reform and taking on vested interests for the public good. A thriving British nuclear industry producing abundant, affordable energy would be good for jobs, good for manufacturing, good for the climate, and good for the cost of living. And it could enable Britain to become an AI and technology superpower. Britain can be a world leader in this new Industrial Revolution, but only if it has the energy to power it. Our report is bold, but balanced. Our recommendations, taken together and properly implemented, will forge a clear path for stronger economic growth through improved productivity and innovation. This is a prize worth fighting for. gov.uk/government/publicatio…

I wish The NY Times would let me publish op-eds criticizing judges when they throw out my cases. nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opini…