Business & Economy
AI Safety Research Grants Meet a Calendar With Ambition
AI safety research grants support real study, while a fictional blank calendar seeks control of the agenda.
Biff Tankerton
Self appointed General once reported that a minor breeze in Lawnland was “a full-scale invasion by air-based insurgents.” Demands Lawnland form a navy, despite the nation having no body of water. Claims to have “seen combat” but later admitted it was just a particularly aggressive game of Monopoly.
Science & Technology
In Space Manufacturing Platform Meets a Demanding Wafer
An in space manufacturing platform receives real support, while a fictional wafer asks for orbital office perks.
UK Politics & Public Life
Undersea Cable Resilience Meets a Very Anxious Wire
An undersea cable resilience statement sets shared principles, while a fictional cable requests fewer mysterious activities nearby.
Culture & Entertainment
Public Libraries Report a Very Modern Quiet Zone
A public libraries report tracks physical and digital access, while a fictional tablet requests a quieter role.
Sport
Sport England Finds Digital Sport Has a Password Warm Up
Sport England’s digital sport review finds that joining a game can require passwords, updates, a smartphone and the patience of a saint.
World
Lost Container Rules Give The Ocean A Tracking Update
New lost container rules require ships to report missing cargo, giving the ocean a long overdue tracking update and a formal lost property service.
Health & Lifestyle
Sunbed safeguards ask tanning shops to stop treating a timer as a character reference
Sunbed safeguards propose age checks and supervised sessions, placing an alarming amount of responsibility on a small plastic timer.
Travel & Transport
North West Rail Plan Satire: Waiting Until The 2030s
North West rail plan satire on a faster Liverpool Manchester route, new stations and a patient wait for the 2030s.
Business & Economy
Private markets stress exercise asks spreadsheet to picture storm
The Bank of England is testing private market finance under stress, while a spreadsheet tries to imagine a storm without alarming investors.
Science & Technology
Darlington Government Hub Gives a Blank Model Big Plans
Construction starts on the Darlington Government Hub, while one fictional blank model develops a senior management role.