News from the Woods

Exclusively upbeat news from the world’s forests, hills and meadows, with a sprinkling of digital minimalism, AI & startups. newsfromthewoods.substack.com

News from the Woods is a technology podcast hosted by by Filip Molcan, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

by Filip Molcan hosts News from the Woods, a technology show with 27 episodes published.

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  News from the woods #140 🐙

  Jun 7, 202627 minS0

  <p>Thanks to AI, the world is moving faster than ever. Anyone who stops learning is going to have a harder and harder time. Even though I try to “level up” a few hours every week, it still feels like too little. Time to kill the streaming platforms and stop watching content that gives me nothing in return. I’ve cancelled all my subscriptions except Apple TV, where at least there seems to be some basic effort to produce content with actual value. So instead of an evening series on Netflix, I’m trying lectures, podcasts, interviews…</p><p>What do you thi...

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  The People Who Got AI Right – And the Rest of Us Who Didn't Believe Them

  May 9, 20269 minS0

  <p>This week I read two texts that sent me out for a walk afterwards. I do that fairly often anyway, but this time I went even though the sun was blazing outside and all my Greek neighbors were asleep, saving their energy for the evening. The first piece is from the AI Futures Project team, which works on predicting when humans will stop programming. The second is by journalist Dylan Matthews, who – eleven years on – is apologizing to people he once dismissed as cranks. I’ll summarize them here, somewhat mercilessly. Anyone already afraid of the future is probably better...

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  News from the Woods #136 🥾

  Apr 12, 202618 minS0

  <p>Hey everyone, this is Filip and welcome to another episode of News from the Forest! Episode 136, and it’s a packed one. We’ll talk about how AI is reshaping schools — from typewriters at Cornell to a school with zero teachers in Chicago. How Anthropic just overtook OpenAI in revenue. We’ll discover a brand-new island near Antarctica and find out how the war in Ukraine is devastating nature on a massive scale. And at the end, you’ll try doing absolutely nothing for two minutes. Let’s go.</p><p>What do you tell your kid when you know the tec...

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  Startups and Brands You Didn't Know Were European 🇪🇺

  Jan 2, 202625 minS0

  <p>The internet runs on European inventions. MySQL powers Facebook, Linux runs 96% of supercomputers, Bluetooth connects your headphones, and MP3 changed the music industry – all created in Sweden, Finland, and Germany. Yet when people hear “tech innovation,” most picture Silicon Valley, not Stockholm or Tallinn.</p><p>This view overlooks a remarkable reality: Europe has created over 600 unicorns (startups valued above one billion dollars) and is behind technologies that form the foundation of modern IT, while continuing to produce some of the world’s fastest-growing companies.</p><p>The narrative “Europe only regulates but doesn’t innovate” is misplaced. Yes, European ventu...

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  Why tech giants sacrifice children for growth

  Nov 29, 202523 minS0

  <p>From Roblox’s CEO calling child predators an “opportunity” to Meta’s internal research showing Instagram harms teen girls, a pattern emerges across every major platform: companies know their products damage children and choose profits anyway. This report examines the evidence across Roblox, Meta, TikTok, and AI companies, revealing why self-regulation has failed and what parents need to understand about the forces shaping their children’s digital lives.</p><p>The timing is critical. In November 2025, Roblox CEO David Baszucki’s disastrous interview exposed the mindset driving Silicon Valley’s approach to child safety. But Baszucki isn’t an outlier—he’s rep...

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