Neuroscience, tech & security @UCL in London, @UniofOxford, & @CSIS in DC. New book with @StMartinsPress @panmacmillan on the brain and war: WARHEAD.
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Thanks @IgnatiusPost for discussing my new book published yesterday, Warhead: How the brain shapes war and war shapes the brain, at @UKinUSA. Amazing audience @KembaWalden46 @IskanderRehman @RJohnsonCCW1 and so many more. Thanks all.
Available now! amazon.com/Warhead-How-Brain…
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Interesting mix of AI and resilience: Data centres need protection from drone warfare ft.com/content/15a049f3-b62e…
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Phil Chichester knows what he’s talking about. Good read. newscientist.com/article/259…
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This potential French debt-spiral could become the biggest story of 2026 by far, but too few seem to notice it’s brewing…
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US dominates AI build - roughly equal to the rest of world combined. China has hugely cheap power to build AI at scale and comes a creditable second. But the rest of the world lags badly…
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How will people look back on Macron overseeing this failure since elected in 2017?
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Alot of Europeans hope to build a giant new robotized Maginot Line and cower behind it, hoping for the best - that usually works out terribly!
“Active defence” is vital to deter war effectively and, if necessary, win. A welcome mindset shift.
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Positive development for the UK.
ft.com/content/cf60deee-553d… Airtel Money IPO signals a route back for London’s market
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Defence prime plus startup plus government. All three needed.
ft.com/content/3c38362f-70c3… UK looks to ‘land drones’ to transform beleaguered Ajax fighting vehicles
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Information operations are a worry for all sides in our new era global of gray zone competition
ft.com/content/8715d1c6-054d… China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national security
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Excellent news once again for the UK on education - thanks to the work of people like @daisychristo. Let’s not squander by reducing standards!
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UK continues to lead in European venture-backed tech.
ft.com/content/25121087-b57c… UK venture capital investment rebounds as software and biotech attract funding
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Beneficial to the UK and Ukraine.
ft.com/content/063dbdd2-fb5a… Britain gains access to Ukraine battlefield data
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Speed of doing stuff matters.
ft.com/content/c6220205-ee40… EU slips further behind US in race for critical minerals
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AI hasn’t gone rogue; AI is doing its job of hacking ever more capably.
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The autonomous military enterprise - China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack
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