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@jdpoc That's put your brexit arguments to bed then ?

You probably didn't read this in the Tsunami of "WE'RE ALL DOOMED" from the UK media but this week, quietly, the UK regained it's No 5 spot in World's Biggest Economies, from India.

@Austen Its marketing.

Honest question: Why does he keep saying this?

@MarkJCarney @EmmanuelMacron @Keir_Starmer We've really devalued what I stand with really means. It means pretty much nothing in these days of technocratic weakness

This morning, I spoke with fellow leaders, including @EmmanuelMacron and @Keir_Starmer, about the rapidly evolving security and economic situation affecting the Strait of Hormuz, including severe disruptions to global maritime traffic, energy markets, and critical supply chains. We welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and the announcement that Iran will be reopening the Strait.   Canada stands in full solidarity with Gulf partners who have faced recent retaliatory attacks and economic pressure, and welcomes France and the UK’s efforts to advance coordinated diplomatic and planning initiatives to restore safe and reliable passage through this essential corridor.

@TFTC21 I detect a pattern.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: “50% of all tech jobs, entry-level lawyers, consultants, and finance professionals will be completely wiped out within 1–5 years.”

@Microinteracti1 I expect a strongly worded memo will be issued.

On February 28th, Trump started bombing Iran. No coalition. No allies. No plan. Today, 54 countries met in Paris to clean up his mess. Britain. France. Germany. Australia. Iraq. Indonesia. South Korea. Norway. Singapore. Over a billion people in the room. Not invited: the United States. Mine-clearing drones. Naval escorts. Warning systems. Adult things. Meanwhile Trump blockaded Iranian ports alone and called it victory. A man who can’t organize a cabinet. Can’t keep a room. Handed the most powerful military on earth. And still ended up eating alone 😂. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

@eurofounder Hang on, we can't have just the straight of Hormuz, otherwise our shared European diversity targets will be breached.

We did it. With Europeans in charge, Strait of Hormuz will be open in just 4-6 months, following a climate assesment and a summit in Davos

@zuess05 Then apply that with AI coding. There seems to be a mistake that more senior make that they are not also required to change and up their game. Most architectural patterns aren't that complex or revolutionary.

@jonosooty they can study for sure, but what about work

Honest question. Companies have completely stopped hiring entry-level juniors because Claude does the grunt work for $20 a month. But if nobody ever gets hired as a junior... Where do the next generation of Senior engineers come from?

@Daniel_Grigg @TheGreenParty Populist nonsense always arrives.

Zack Polanski might just have unlocked the one policy that unites all 5 party's voters. And yet the Greens are the only party that can actually offer it. No wonder Labour, Tory and Reform voters were so desperate to get him to reverse it. @TheGreenParty x.com/YouGov/status/…

@PeterStefanovi2 Did he only just know he didn't know ?

BREAKING: “That I wasn’t told that he (Mandelson) had failed security vetting when I was telling Parliament that due process had been followed is unforgivable. Not only was I not told, no minister was told” - Keir Starmer Absolutely staggering

@plainionist Therapy?

Seriously curious: What would you recommend for someone starting a tech career in 2026? 🤔

@aakashgupta But, you will be paid less. Don't conflate solving lower order issues generates the same value.

Anthropic has 454 open roles. The company is hiring software engineers at $320K-$405K. Their CEO, Dario, said three months ago that coding is "going away first, then all of software engineering." The paradox resolves instantly. Dario's engineers told him they don't write code anymore. They let Claude write it. They edit. They review. They architect. They didn't lose their jobs. They got faster. Anthropic grew from a small research lab to 1,500 employees in four years, adding engineers the entire time. This has played out five times in computing history. Compilers replaced assembly. Frameworks replaced boilerplate. Cloud replaced server management. Every prediction was the same: most programmers won't be needed. Every result was the same: the number of engineers grew. The global software engineer pool went from roughly 5 million in 2010 to 28.7 million today. BLS projects 17% growth in US software developer roles through 2033, adding 304,000 positions. The pool is projected to hit 45 million by 2030. When building software gets cheaper, more problems become worth solving with software. A startup that needed 10 engineers now needs 3. But 50 companies that couldn't afford to build at all now can. The denominator shrinks. The numerator explodes. Meta's engineering headcount is up 19% from January 2022. Google's is up 16%. Apple, 13%. These companies adopted AI coding tools years ago. They're using Copilot and Claude Code daily. They're hiring more engineers than before those tools existed. Every generation of "coding is dead" content creates two cohorts: engineers who freeze up, and engineers who build 10x more with the new tools. The second group has won every single time.

@AXChristoforou The most expensive politician is one you neither elect or can get rid of.

Ursula solves complex problems. This is why she is the President: "The cheapest energy is the one you don't use." Also: "The cheapest food is the one you don't eat." "The cheapest clothes are the ones you don't wear." "̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶e̶a̶p̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶p̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶"̶...wait scratch that.

@CounsellingSam It bloody is. Even more weird than the greens here in Germany. Their involvement in every mater of strategic importance has been an utter disaster.

The Green Party isn't far left or extreme left. It has common sense, mildly left-wing policies that the Labour Party used to have. It's not far left to care.

@AaronBastani God help us all.

The first time in British history that the Greens have topped a national poll for Westminster. Despite whatever talking points you’ll hear in legacy media my sense is they are gently nibbling into people who were considering Reform.

@RemixDotOne @quxiaoyin The code is free, but you need to care about the architecture, boundaries and components and testing. And if the thing solves a problem people care about. But the code is a commodity.

This is the programming equivalent of a beginner golfer hitting a lucky 300-yard drive because they never learned the "correct" grip. Senior devs have years of scar tissue whispering "that won't scale, that's an antipattern, that'll break in prod." Beginners just... ship. Sometimes the most dangerous thing you can know is too much.

I realize non-programmers, if smart, can vibe code much faster than senior programmers on average. They just trust AI with everything and see great results.

@rachelmillward Better it's done by Norway and we import it. Bloody moron

More drilling in the North Sea would be a disastrous move by Labour, and an utter betrayal of their climate promises. For lower bills we need more renewables, not to hitch ourselves to an international fossil fuel market that delivers price shocks and worry for struggling families.

@ZackPolanski Youre right importing gas from Norway makes much more sense. Moron

Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.

@ZoeJardiniere Circular arguments are your speciality? Always the same when ideology trumps critical thinking.

The funny thing about the right wing approach of blaming feminism for low birth rate is it assumes young women have plenty of offers for serious committed relationships, marriage & families from eligible men, but they refuse these because feminism. Are you lot ok?😅

@vonderleyen @Keir_Starmer With the sorry state of our defense capabilities anyone would be forgiven for thinking you were involved in procurement not just in Germany.

Good call yesterday with @Keir_Starmer. We discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s actions are putting global economic stability at risk. We will work with our partners to ensure freedom of navigation can resume as soon as possible. We also discussed the upcoming EU-UK Summit. A key moment to deliver on last year’s commitments and further strengthen our partnership.