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Inside ARIA: the UK government’s bold bet on science and technology that's 3 years old - but I had never heard of https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002q287

Currently - Inside ARIA - BBC Sounds

Evan Davis goes inside the UK’s ambitious new Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

BBC

Andre Arroyo Jan 22

Mini review: “The Twist of a Knife” by Anthony Horowitz (audiobook edition)
https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/mini-review-the-twist-of-a-knife-by-anthony-horowitz-audiobook-edition/

Mini review: “The Twist of a Knife” by Anthony Horowitz (audiobook edition)

This is the fourth book in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series and by now you know what you are going to get. A good story that is not too taxing and which is impeccably narrated so that you can list…

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Andre Arroyo Dec 4

Mini review: “House of Huawei” by Eva Dou (audiobook edition) https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/mini-review-house-of-huawei-by-eva-dou-audiobook-edition/

Mini review: “House of Huawei” by Eva Dou (audiobook edition)

Update: the winner of the FT Business Book of the Year 2025 is “The Thinking Machine” by Stephen Witt This is the fourth book I have read from the long-list for the 2025 FT Business Boo…

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Andre Arroyo Nov 15

Article: Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ (Quanta Magazine) https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/article-self-assembly-gets-automated-in-reverse-of-game-of-life-quanta-magazine/

Article: Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ (Quanta Magazine)

Earlier this year, when I discovered Steven Levy’s 1992 book “Artificial Life”, I wasn’t expecting it’s ideas to ring true to me to the degree they have and for the id…

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Andre Arroyo Nov 14

Conversations: Kevin Kelly on his views of AI https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/conversations-kevin-kelly-on-his-views-of-ai/

Conversations: Kevin Kelly on his views of AI

I’ve always enjoyed listening to Kevin Kelly ( talk about technology – always insightful and inspiring. This conversation on Artificial Intelligence and more is well worth a listen. • k…

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Andre Arroyo Nov 5

Film review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/film-review-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere/

Film review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

What you get out of this film, I think, depends on what your expectations are when you watch it. I’m a big Bruce Springsteen fan and I knew the basics of the story that the film portrays &#82…

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Andre Arroyo Oct 15

This documentary shows the real power of radio. A wild story that I had never heard of, brilliantly told. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c2bp

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Philadelphia's Forgotten Bomb

Why did the Philadelphia police drop a bomb on an occupied house in 1985?

BBC

Andre Arroyo Oct 7

Mini review: “The Thinking Machine” by Stephen Witt (audiobook edition)
https://andrearroyo.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/mini-review-the-thinking-machine-by-stephen-witt-audiobook-edition/

Mini review: “The Thinking Machine” by Stephen Witt (audiobook edition)

This biography of Jensen Huang and Nvidia is informative and entertaining. I think this FT Business Book of the Year 2025 finalist has a real chance at winning in a tough field. I learnt a lot and …

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Andre Arroyo Oct 3

Decoding China’s doublespeak https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7yvc

BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Decoding China’s doublespeak

How the Chinese Communist Party gets lost in translation

BBC

Andre Arroyo Sep 29

Accenture tells staff to use AI or leave as it axes 11,000

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/accenture-ceo-tells-staff-to-use-ai-or-leave

Accenture tells staff to use AI or leave as it axes 11,000

Accenture is laying off more than 11,000 staff that CEO Julie Sweet claims cannot get with the AI programme. Nonetheless, the consulting giant will increase ...