Tony Blair in his new book, On Leadership: “The twenty-first century technological revolution isn't *an* issue. It is *the* issue of our times. It should dominate the political debate, not be an interesting sidebar.”

Featurespace acquired by Visa, rumoured for around £700m. Another great British tech business not enough people have heard of. www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

Visa bolsters financial crime prevention portfolio with Featurespace deal

Visa agreed to buy AI-driven payments protection firm Featurespace on Thursday, marking the payments giant's latest effort to strengthen its financial crime and fraud detection product portfolio.

LinkedIn app just got a video tab 👀😬

There’s a LOT going on here. None of it good.

3️⃣ Third shift is in the tech industry's reputation. In early 2000s tech was often dismissed as a small sector that wdn't recover from dotcom hype. Then 2005-15 it grew enormously (web 2.0, social, etc). In 2016 the techlash began. It’s a much more reputationally complex and nuanced sector today.

2️⃣ Next, a move away from tactical comms to strategic thinking (or from reactive to proactive). In the 2000s, we were busy responding to news to get a client namecheck, rather than creating strategically valuable campaigns. News slots were so plentiful you could happily surf the news agenda like that

1️⃣ The centre of gravity of the comms industry has changed. What were once pure-play PR agencies have evolved into what are, to all intents and purposes, marketing agencies. As media shrunk & the internet grown, PR people have stayed relevant by learning about marketing funnels, brand frameworks, etc

Three shifts I’ve seen in my comms career over the past 20 years 🤓➡️ This month I’ll have spent 20 years working in communications, primarily for tech companies. So it’s got me thinking about the industry has changed over that time. Three shifts stand out to me... 🧵

The annual roundup from Platformer's @caseynewton.bsky.social is brilliant as always. I need to write more on "Elon Musk's war against journalism" 🎯 And I love his analysis of how the tech narrative will turn depending on who wins the US presidential election this November 😬

Folks... it's time. theonion.com/mr-autumn-ma...

Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt

BOSTON—The twigs and acorns crunching pleasurably beneath his boots, Mr. Autumn Man Dennis Clemons, 32, reportedly strolled down Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday wearing a gray sweater over a plaid c...