Matthew Hughes

@matthewhughes

Journalist (The Register, The Next Web, HowToGeek). Writer. Coder. Dog owner (x3). Scouser. I have a newsletter about how tech companies are ruining the world.

Liverpool

whatwelost.substack.com

Joined September 2013

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Matthew Hughes
@matthewhughes
Sep 11, 2023
Five years ago, Liverpool City Council partnered with a newly-formed Blockchain company to go "carbon positive." What happened next? Well, as you've probably guessed from "blockchain company," nothing good. An investigation by me for @liverpoolpost.
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Liverpool was going to become the world’s first ‘carbon positive’ city. What went wrong?
Blockchain, ‘threatened’ Peruvian forests and a wad of cash for a fat lot of nothing
Matthew Hughes
@matthewhughes
Jun 22
My latest newsletter makes the case that the Online Safety Act was politically poisonous to Starmer and the Labour Party, and had an outsized effect on their respective unpopularity.
Everyone Hates Tech But Nobody Knows What To Do About It
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Matthew Hughes
@matthewhughes
Jun 17
New newsletter: Generative AI is becoming the new crypto and multi-level marketing scam, promising non-techies that they can vibe-code their way to prosperity, without being candid about the costs and risks.
Generative AI Is Having Its Herbalife Moment
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Matthew Hughes
@matthewhughes
Jun 11
Oracle
@Oracle
Jun 11
Crusoe remains a strong and reliable partner to Oracle. We are very proud of the progress we’ve made together to bring capacity online in Abilene at a rapid pace. We regularly assess new sites, with Crusoe and our other partners, to find opportunities that meet future demand.
Matthew Hughes
@matthewhughes
May 18
My latest newsletter is about why the fatal flaw at the heart of generative AI isn't just the economics, but the fact that it's deeply uncool and hated.
Generative AI's Existential Cringe
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