Martin SFP Bryant
UK tech/startups journalist who spotlights mining-tech innovation (e.g., Thunderstone’s “mining without the mine”), with implications for sustainability and extraction.
Instagram Tweaks Feed to Prioritize Followed Accounts
Instagram says it’s made some changes to my feed to make it easier to catch up with posts from accounts I follow. Unclear what’s actually changed.
Cucumbers
There is no world in which a cucumber should cost 99p, but somehow we live in that world.
Google Defends Pentagon AI Deal Amid Staff Backlash
This would have been unthinkable not so long ago Google told staff it is ‘proud’ of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash
Fiery Furnaces Turned Sunday Into Unpredictable Songbook Remix
I spent Sunday evening in the company of The Fiery Furnaces, who were in typically irreverent form when it came to ripping up their songbook and sticking it together in unexpected ways. Like Chief Inspector Blancheflower rolling perfectly into Single...
10 Startups That Stood Out to PreSeed Readers
10 startups creating a buzz over the past 12 months: Which startups we’ve covered made the biggest impression on PreSeed Now readers? I got out my calculator to find out…
Can Private Data Platforms Sustain Eka Ventures’ Pre‑Seed Edge?
Do VCs with private data platforms find the best pre-seed deals? Eka Ventures was early with proprietary tools, but can it keep its edge? https://preseednow.com/p/eka-ventures-camilla-dolan
Uber's $10B Robotaxi Bet: Catch‑up After Market‑Driven Pause
Wild that Uber was one of the leaders in this space for a while, but then took its eye off the ball to appear sensible to the stock market, and is now racing to catch up. Uber commits $10bn to robotaxis...
Qoro Quantum Simplifies Access to Growing Quantum Demand
Given I do a lot of work in the quantum space these days, this wears an interesting one to write… An easier path to working with quantum computers: Qoro Quantum wants to tap into growing demand for quantum computing.
Youth Will Reveal Intimate Data to AIs, Shocking Elders
“I think the young will allow themselves to be known to their A.I.s in ways that will make their elders shudder.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/ai-claude-chatgpt-gemini-mcluhan.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Kids Mimic Tame Impala, Parents Cringe at Profanity
Primary school age children are all singing a Tame Impala song with the f-word in it. This is really annoying from a parenting point of view, despite it being quite cool they’re singing Tame Impala
Tech Accelerates Clinical Trial Recruitment of Ideal Participants
I spoke to a startup building software to help clinical trials recruit more of the right kinds of people more quickly - a serious challenge at present.
Small‑scale FlexSR Offers Fresh Solution to Speech Recognition
Tackling a big problem in speech recognition by thinking small: FlexSR has a fresh approach to understanding what we say
Neurovirse Bridges Hiring Gap for Neurodiverse Talent
Neurovirse is tackling a problematic gap in the recruitment space: making it easy to hire neurodiverse talent