Journalist (ex The Register, The Next Web, HowToGeek). Writer. Software developer. Dog owner (x3). Scouser. I have a newsletter about how tech companies are ruining our lives. https://whatwelost.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtk2fzwxdk2dNothing says “we care about your privacy” like sharing your data with 701 partners.20 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk2fzwxdk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtborxvyuk23I saw one of my best mates from uni this weekend. He graduated from the same CompSci program as me, did a Master’s, and then went into the boring, corporate side of tech. Worked at a big bank (well, via Cognizant), then got a job at a legal tech firm.17 Aug 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtborxvyuk23https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mr3r5u5hes2xIs Mr Convenience Store the riddler of Warrington?20 Jul 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3r5u5hes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mqowbymt7c23Google Docs has replaced its spell checker with a Temu version of Grammarly and so far, all it's done is frown at @edzitron.com for being a little too caustic with his language.15 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqowbymt7c23https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mq5m67yejs2zZITRON UNLOADS08 Jul 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5m67yejs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mpnltmiqok2n02 Jul 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnltmiqok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mplvcjckyk26I cannot stress how much I loathe Sony as a company. Incidentally, Sony (or, rather, one of Sony's infosec people cosplaying as a lawyer) once threatened to sue me when I was at TNW. I wish I saved a copy of my response, as I was extremely rude and very funny. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplvcjckyk26https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mplv6dauic26If @edzitron.com's Friday premium newsletter contains highly specific anatomical details about gander, I take full responsibility. I do not, however, apologize. I'm just that committed to my job as a researcher/editor.01 Jul 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplv6dauic26https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mpabkxghys2kI'm from Liverpool. I fucking hate football. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpabkxghys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mp753hg5mc2eIt's so hot that my Internet went down. My router just... fell over. No problem. I'll just tether my laptop to my phone. Oh, wait. It's so hot my phone is now refusing to charge itself.26 Jun 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp753hg5mc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mp6yk2v76k2kCome friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow. Swarm over, Death! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/slough-is-like-an-experiment-europes-largest-datacentre-hub-leaves-town-sweltering26 Jun 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6yk2v76k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mp6xkvw6p22kIt's so hot. So, so fucking hot.26 Jun 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6xkvw6p22khttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3moxer6ckac2iUK peeps: How are we handling the heatwave? It's going to be 40 degrees in London later this week, I believe.23 Jun 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxer6ckac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mouwjlib3k25My 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. https://www.whatwelo.st/p/everyone-hates-tech-but-nobody-knows22 Jun 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouwjlib3k25https://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mosvzr52us2dIf I wrote a newsletter with the title of “I’d rather drink a colostomy bag like a Capri-Sun than use generative AI for my work,” would I be going too far? [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jun 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosvzr52us2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3moovni6go22mMorning ladm8s20 Jun 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moovni6go22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3moofnv2q7c2cI will say: as someone who has been given shit for being Scouse all the time I’ve lived in the UK, the idea of a Liverpudlian prime minister is very, very fucking exciting.19 Jun 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moofnv2q7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3molfaqhrrs2s [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3molfaqhrrs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3molf6s2dss2sJesus. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx50n2vj74o18 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3molf6s2dss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewhughes.bsky.social/post/3mokdch7qcc2fI love interacting with readers!18 Jun 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:bixt2ptmrooery3qa7mknjt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokdch7qcc2f