Tens of 1000's of people are "intensely dissatisfied with the terms" of their loans, prompting the chancellor to say she'll 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘦 repayment thresholds from next year and see a committee of MPs set up to look into the matter!

#StudentLoansDebacle #NickClegg #Education

Clegg Moves Beyond Meta to Back AI Infrastructure Play, Not Superintelligence

Former Meta chief joins UK data centre startup worth $14.6bn, backing practical infrastructure over speculative superintelligence claims.

The Daily Perspective
British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board

London-based startup, which is vital to the government’s AI ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bn

The Guardian

“If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” — Nick Clegg, "Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they're victims, says Nick Clegg," The Guardian (02025-08-23)
#BOTD #NickClegg #QOTD #Privilege #Quotation #Equality #Quote

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Quote of the Day

“If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” — Nick Clegg, “Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg,” The Guardian…

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Nick Clegg, former Meta executive, warns that AI stocks are at risk of a significant correction, citing unsustainable valuations and echoing Wall Street bubble concerns, while emphasizing the real potential of AI technology.
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#AIStocks #MetaPlatforms #NickClegg #MarketCorrection #ValuationBubble
#Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Former Meta Executive Warns of Potential Correction in AI Stocks

Nick Clegg, former Meta executive, warns that AI stocks are at risk of a significant correction, citing unsustainable valuations and echoing Wall Street bubble concerns, while emphasizing the real potential of AI technology.

Yonhap Infomax

Ex-Meta Executive Warns of Potential AI Market Correction Amid Hype Over Superintelligence

Clegg’s warning makes sense—AI’s getting hyped way beyond reality. Investors should be careful chasing the next big thing; the bubble could pop anytime. That said, the tech itself isn’t going away. Smart money sticks to solid companies, avoids the hype, and waits for a reset.

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Reading 2 books about different topics in parallel is something that really works for me. I'll listen to an audiobook, currently #NickClegg's How to Save the Internet, during the day. At night on my Kindle, I’m reading The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887-1937.
Ex-UK PM #TonyBlair & Ex-Deputy #PrimeMinister #NickClegg, hosted a private dinner earlier this year, at luxury London hotel for a select group of technology entrepreneurs.
-> Also there, #PoppyGustafsson, Minister of State for Investment - who decides on who gets the contracts!
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy

The Guardian
@PabloMartini Tony Blair as PM showed the blind optimism in IT that is typical of those who don’t understand it. He then threw £millions at the NHS IT project which delivered none of its declared objectives.
Nick Clegg & all the other senior employees of tech companies clearly had a vested interest.
So if Keir Starmer is taking advice on IT and AI from these guys I fear that we are heading for a monumental waste of money. #TonyBlair #NickClegg #KeirStarmer #IT #AI #NHS