Usman Iqtidar

Communications @UNDP. @MaxwellSU alum. Interested in global development stories about innovation and technology. RTs = mc^2

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Sorry, I have to jump in another meeting now.

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Free cash = more autonomy & time https://t.co/Hlnus6XQ2f

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

The need for speak.

"The meeting-industrial complex has grown to the point that communications has eclipsed creativity as the central skill of modern work." @DKThomp https://t.co/pFuXZHRE9E

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

expectations vs expectations

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

How science went to the 🐕 🐕 https://t.co/S9RHnTe2g3

[Devanand Ramiah @devramiah]

Afghanistan often makes headlines for the wrong reasons, but their inspiring performance in the T20 Cricket World Cup, including a David vs. Goliath victory against Australia, is a uplifting story for the country and the world. Routing for a World Cup 🥇#T20WorldCup #Afghanistan

[Devanand Ramiah @devramiah]

10 🔑 actions that enabled @UNDP stay & deliver in #UKRAINE 1/ 2 :
1. Scaled office to 420 personnel 2. Nationwide reach in all provinces
3.Immediate response via urgent reprogramming
4.Strategic positioning with early data
5.Raised funding at scale with 240 mil from #Japan

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Back to the metaverse — new applications include #AI and smart agents that fill the knowledge gap, provide real-time data and insights.

Great for training simulations, brainstorming sessions and walk & talk meetings 🚶. @MsHannahMurphy https://t.co/BIjLb9uBHi

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

🦧 🩹 🌿 -> nice to meet you doctor!

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

SCIENCE: An orangutan in Indonesia was observed treating a facial wound with a medicinal vine, marking the 'first systematically documented case of active wound treatment with a plant species' by a wild animal, according to Scientific Reports.

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

“They have sliced the electorate along geographical and sociological units. You have WhatsApp groups for streets, for lawyers, for shopkeepers.”

Is #India’s BJP the world’s most ruthlessly efficient political party? #IndiaElections2024 https://t.co/G1cMhd8P5y

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

"Informal and slang words like “hm” and “damn” were more memorable." Hmm

[Stanford Graduate School of Business @StanfordGSB]

Does that one song lyric always come back to your mind? This new study by Assistant Professor @AdaAka18 explains why some words are just more catchy than others. https://t.co/467EskZJ8W

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

“Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance.”

@JayCaspianKang talks about the ideology of the #internet and how it suppresses dissent in a way outright censorship can't. https://t.co/w57wbZvxDH

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Fruitful discussion with the fruits

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Literally running for President

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

UNITED STATES: 35-year-old Texas man has legally changed his name to 'Literally Anybody Else' and says he will run for US President against Biden and Trump.

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Thank you, everyone!

[Microsoft Teams @MicrosoftTeams]

*unmutes mic* thanks so much!

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

I hope that answers your question😠

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Too much of a good thing. https://t.co/9Qxedecvrl

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

This is not Switzerland.

This is X.

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

Excited to be excited!

[Usman Iqtidar @UIqtidar]

💯

[Ars Technica @arstechnica]

Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers https://t.co/tDR96gO9Sw