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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

Mario Nawfal on X: Medicine at rocket speed. Surgery in the not too distant future

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2092869731640344799/video/1

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The Rundown Robotics: Cyborg roaches become first responders

 Cyborg roaches become first responders Image source: The University of Queensland The Rundown: Six months after we covered cyborg cockroaches being turned into reconnaissance scouts, researchers have pushed the idea in a wild direction — giving the insects cameras and injectors to find and treat people … Continue reading

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Axios: Big Tech faces Big Resistance

    2.  Big Tech faces Big Resistance   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Amy Harder/Axios and Jason Henry/Bloomberg, Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Meta’s landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech’s once-unfettered freedom to … Continue reading

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CEO – Fortune: Meta a landmark child-safety case

Thursday, August 27, 2026 Meta’s $18 billion settlement won’t be enough to escape its trust problem In today’s CEO Daily:  Good morning.  Meta just settled a landmark child-safety case with a fine of up to $18 billion paid over the next decade, … Continue reading

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John Nosta: Cognitive Selfhood: The Last Human Right

Cognitive Selfhood: The Last Human Right. As AI takes on more thinking, what happens to the self doing the thinking. As AI takes on more thinking, what happens to the self doing the thinking?By John Nosta KEY POINTS:AI is changing … Continue reading

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Fortune: AI … challenges and guardrails. 6000 word essay by Bill Gates…

Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z Subscribe Sign 1 Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the … Continue reading

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Futurism: Top WSJ Editor Approves AI-Assisted Writing, Says AI is a “Fact of Modern Life” in Major Inflection Point for Media Industry. Quote: “I’m not embarrassed by it… I write everything using AI now for the same reason I use a calculator when I do math problems.” Per NOTUS, he added that he doesn’t see why his AI use is “relevant,” given that the essay articulated his intended message.

Top WSJ Editor Approves AI-Assisted Writing, Says AI is a “Fact of Modern Life” in Major Inflection Point for Media Industry The WSJ is giving opinion writers a thumbs-up on AI use. By Maggie Harrison Dupré Published Aug 26, 2026 4:07 PM … Continue reading

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Sky News: Michael Clarke: Putin may ‘throw the kitchen sink’ at Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/2092706811203756323/video/1

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Breaking news: The world’s most valuable company reported that data centre revenue, the primary driver of its growth, grew 117% year-on-year.

Breaking news: The world’s most valuable company reported that data centre revenue, the primary driver of its growth, grew 117% year-on-year. https://ft.trib.al/0tup6ll

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good.

@CNN Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good. https://cnn.it/3UB5OVC

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