David Cooper

@dc602003
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IT Consultant, father, and occasional Dave

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Richr/115655758611164282

This is absolutely incredible, and the way corporations should be thinking. Not about a fast buck, but about the incalculable good that can come from technology. Also a key reason why I think the BBC is so very important not only to the UK, but to society on general, and why they need to continue.

A very informative flow chart.
Behold the zipper’s first upgrade in over a century. YKK, the Japanese company that makes about half the world’s zippers, has created a zipper that removes the traditional fabric tape, creating a lighter, more flexible, lower-impact closure that sits flush with garments. It requires new machinery, but by trimming fibre and dye, it cuts waste at massive scale. Early adopters include The North Face. WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-zipper-is-getting-its-first-major-upgrade-in-100-years/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Yes, AI is rubbish, it's official. The report finds that consumer use of AI is on the up, but it's hardly surprising when Google, Microsoft, and others don't give consumers a real choice! https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/24/bbc_probe_ai_news/
BBC probe finds AI chatbots mangle nearly half of news summaries

: Google Gemini worst offender with 76% error rate

The Register
Meta AI, the honest spokesperson for #WhatsApp 🤣
My wife thinks she's funny. She's part Italian and left a horse's head on my side of the bed...
Well done Gemini... #NotThatFlandets #ImeantBelgium
"MET Police arrested and later de-arrested this gentleman after he pointed out his t-shirt supported Morph"
I think I've been in Yorkshire too long already; we're in London this weekend and a pint of IPA costs £7.80…! I nearly fell off my bar stool and I weren't even sat down!