Journalist and Founder of The Spiro Circle | Seen on @Forbes | Formerly @Calcalistech | Written work: @JNS_org, @TimesofIsrael | TV: @i24News_EN, @ILTVNews
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Jonathan Ross: “The comedy awards is 15 years old… and like most 15-year-olds, it's drunk, it's unpredictable, and it's probably going home with David Walliams.”
Everyone knew. Just like they did with Russell Brand.
My reflections on UK culture, circa 2004:
The Russell Brand / David Walliams reckoning is strange because it is from an era that defined my childhood.
I was a teenager in those 2000s clips that are circulating online, part of a culture that once was.
We’ve had this before in Britain: I remember my parents learning about folks from *their* childhood - Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris - and how “everyone could see it at the time.”
Feels weird that these headlines now refer to *my* generation - and history for young people is part of my own memory.
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The Russell Brand / David Walliams reckoning is strange because it is from an era that defined my childhood.
I was a teenager in those 2000s clips that are circulating online, part of a culture that once was.
We’ve had this before in Britain: I remember my parents learning about folks from *their* childhood - Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris - and how “everyone could see it at the time.”
Feels weird that these headlines now refer to *my* generation - and history for young people is part of my own memory.
The public is going to have a FIELD DAY trying to figure this one out.
Now second well-known celeb with ‘many victims’ hides behind injunction – after Walliams lost bid to remain anonymous thesun.co.uk/news/40988738/s…
I've spent the day at @TelAvivUni for Cyber Week TLV.
Here we are discussing the impact that AI has had on elections in Israel and the US.
I heard about bad actors, biased LLMs that voters rely on for information, and deepfakes that sway opinions.
Then, we suggested ways that governments and companies can work together to restore faith and trust in the system.
Thank you for having us! It was a pleasure to chair this conversation.
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At Cyber Week in Tel Aviv today, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned that cyberattacks could move beyond disrupted systems to injuries or mass casualties.
Speaking at a US–Israel–Taiwan workshop, he called cybersecurity cooperation critical to protecting the public.
Update: In a statement to the Press Association, Ross said: "I recognise how deeply shocking it is to revisit footage of a joke delivered by me at the Comedy Awards in 2004, in which I make light of the notion of Walliams going home with a 15-year-old.
"This joke was submitted to me by the Comedy Awards script writing team and I believed that the punchline was a reference to the fact he had publicly dated younger women, exaggerated for comic effect.
"It is also a tasteless joke that I would not dream of making today about anyone, but that is beside the point.
"Had I had any reason to suspect that it might be referring to actual events, I would not only have refused to use it, but I would not have felt comfortable continuing a personal or professional relationship with him.
"I also like to think that I would have acted upon that knowledge."
My first studio monologue discusses problem with AI.
It doesn’t actually think! It thinks it thinks, and we think it thinks. But it doesn’t hold any actual thoughts. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Full monologue available on the episode, now live: thespirocircle.com/p/kms-lig…
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They’re calling it the worst-aged tweet in history.
Me and Russell have been busted! thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh…
Breaking: Code Blue CEO Refael Franco told me his team is responding to an ongoing cyber incident at an unnamed large Israeli utility.
He said affected users were notified, while investigators are still establishing what data was accessed.
Brand is OUT.
Walliams is in.
A joint three-year investigation by ITV News and the Guardian reveals allegations David Walliams preyed on teenage girls as young as 15
Walliams denies all allegations including criminal activity
Read and watch the full investigation here: itv.com/news/2026-11-10/davi…
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At Cyber Week, @CheckPointSW CTO Jonathan Zanger made the case for using AI to defend at the speed attackers now operate.
The company says AI has cut parts of its vulnerability research from hours to minutes.
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At Cyber Week, @Microsoft’s Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk put the AI-agent security question plainly: “The fact that an AI system can do something doesn’t mean it should be allowed to do something.”
She said we should give agents identities, limit their permissions, monitor them, and retain the ability to stop them.
DC put someone in charge who blamed his ADHD for why he couldn't deliver the goods, and admitted timelines give him "anxiety." Not exactly ideal for someone responsible for building a universe.
Yet another reason why creatives should not take corporate positions, and why a healthy director/producer relationship is so important.
Despite the narratives being spun, the Gunn was indeed FIRED.
'Then came Friday, Nov. 6, when Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz arrived at Gunn and Safran’s offices on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. There, according to sources, the DC heads were told that despite previous assurances they would be part of the new Skydance mega-studio, Ellison and Kreiz had a change of plans. And now, after four years as two of the most visible faces in comic book films and TV, they were out.'
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NEW: In my latest conversation with Sagi Eliyahu, we explore the difference between information, knowledge, and wisdom - and what happens when AI starts taking on responsibilities once reserved for people.
He is the CEO of KMS Lighthouse, which helps companies organize, update, and retrieve information. Its software differentiates between approved knowledge and less-structured material, then controls access. He has seen the AI revolution up close (before and after ChatGPT) and has answers to all my questions.
An exciting update: This episode also marks a new chapter for The Spiro Circle, with some recordings hosted at @F2_Capital. A big thank you to the F2 team for welcoming us into their studio for conversations like these that help elevate Israeli voices.
Find the whole episode here: thespirocircle.com/p/kms-lig…
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Today at Cyber Week in Tel Aviv, the Israel National Cyber Directorate has introduced Roberta, while warning about the risks associated with Physical AI.
Should be interesting!
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