Mary E. Dozier:

Compared with the general population, participants with hoarding disorder scored almost universally high on altruism.

Fascinating.




January 2025 was probably the month I’ve taken the fewest photos in years. Possibly in decades.

I need to change that.


Late evening in Brighton station.

A train station platform is illuminated at night, featuring trains parked along the tracks under a large arched roof.

Om Malik:

DeepSeek represents more than just a product — it embodies a different way of thinking that challenges the conventional approach to AI. It’s not about a specific company, but about demonstrating that others can also leapfrog the big boys with clever thinking.


Please don’t ruin it, Apple.

A person wearing reflective sunglasses and colorful lighting is featured in an Apple-themed announcement for Photomator joining Apple.

Bit tired this morning. Had a tyre blow out in the way home, and the AA finally got to me over four hours later.

Got home just after 2.30am.

Today’s job: find a mobile tyre fitter.


😱

Six Colors, Dan Moren: UK orders Apple to implement secret global backdoor for end-to-end encryption

the United Kingdom’s government has mandated Apple provide a backdoor for access to end-to-end encrypted data in every country, combined with a gag order preventing the company from disclosing this fact to its users

The Washington Post broke the story.


Charles Arthur:

Maybe that’s the real threat of AI: not that it acquires superhuman intelligence, but that it acquires superhuman persuasiveness. Judging by the number of people I see posting screenshots of ChatGPT output as though it’s gospel, we may be heading that way.