> Age verification: what’s the harm?

If you have not read @girlonthenet's latest post about the #OnlineSafetyAct , that's your evening sorted.

(G has been on the receiving end of Parliament's attempt at defining "pornographic content", so writes from her own direct experience.)

https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/

There’s an eye opening article in FT quoting Morgan Stanley about the size of the generative AI bubble developing.

https://www.ft.com/content/7052c560-4f31-4f45-bed0-cbc84453b3ce

“Hyperscaler funding of $300bn to $400bn a year compares with annual capex last year for all S&P 500 companies of about $950bn.”

Paywallless: https://archive.ph/2025.07.30-135255/https://www.ft.com/content/7052c560-4f31-4f45-bed0-cbc84453b3ce

Tl;dr - if GenAI doesn’t pay off - as Morgan Stanley point out, it may not meet expectations - it will be 10 times higher than any previous bubble pop. 🥤 🍿

"GitHub CEO delivers stark message to developers: Embrace AI or get out."

So, I guess, if one wants to get out, @Codeberg is the place to go.

https://www.businessinsider.com/github-ceo-developers-embrace-ai-or-get-out-2025-8