Ken Lyon

Intensely curious, but after 40 yrs of innovating in logistics & technology, still trying to avoid being found out!

[Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo]

Within hours of being announced as the nominee to be the U.S. Director of the CIA, I received a hand-delivered message on MI6 stationery congratulating me on my nomination. It was signed simply "C" in green ink. Legendary. I shared it with my son and even he thought I was now cool!

More than that, this note, from Sir Alex Younger, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom, confirmed what I already believed: the work that the CIA and MI6 did together mattered, that the partnership was critical, and that two leaders focused on the mission could save lives and provide tools for our nations to deter our adversaries.

Alex's passing this week brought back so many memories of our time in service together. He flew to Langley to see me the day I was confirmed. We brought our two senior teams together in the UK to plan and coordinate and build in the first several weeks of my time on duty: making clear to them all that this relationship was more than special - it was critical for the security of our two countries.

Alex was a remarkable intelligence partner. When we needed help, it wasn't "let me see;" it was "this matters to you and America we'll get it done." And he and his team always did. I think he knew we would do the same for him and his team and his nation. Many Americans are alive today because of his leadership of MI6, I never knew how to thank him enough.

Alex became a friend as well. In the years since we both left office we would see each other from time to time. He was always so kind, so thoughtful, so smart. His deep love of his country was surpassed only by his deep commitment and love of his family. Decent and proper - and funny as hell - Alex was "C." As espionage requires, he was quiet, not attention seeking. He knew what evil was and he was ruthless in his efforts to crush it with every legal tool at his command. And he knew who his friends were and committed himself to supporting them.

I miss Sir Alex Younger. He was a role model for me and a man with whom every minute I spent was valued and savored. Blessings to you Alex. Praying for you and for your family. Well done and may you rest in peace in His hands.

[Jurij Skornik @JureSkornik]

Enterprises are where AI agents become both more valuable and more dangerous.

In consumer apps, a bad answer is annoying. In enterprise systems, a bad answer can affect customers, operations, compliance, supply chains, financial decisions, or mission-critical workflows.

So agents need more than access. They need governance, memory, provenance, security, and a way to collaborate around shared, trusted business context.

That is what the new nOS is all about.

@origin_trail DKG provides the shared, verifiable memory foundation for multi-agent collaboration. nOS takes that foundation and makes it enterprise-first: connecting into ERPs, CRMs, and other core systems, running on high-availability infrastructure, and adding the security layer enterprises require.

This is the right model for where AI is going. Not isolated agents pulling from fragmented tools, but multi-agent environments working from shared, verifiable context - with every decision traceable, every memory reusable, and every contribution anchored in the DKG.

Excited to bring the new nOS to existing and new enterprise customers, and help them build serious agentic systems on top of the DKG.

[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@ChrisGPackham Poor lamb… Happy to outsource critical thinking, decision making and national governance, just to avoid a queue…

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[Gully Foyle #UKTrade @TerraOrBust]

So not Brexit then.

Like we said.

The EU implements a new system and completely screws it up - and the pro-EU types cannot condone a bad word to the EU, so it must be the fault of Brexit.

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

A farmer dies in April 2026.

His son inherits the farm. The farm has been in the family since 1847.

The farm consists of: 300 acres of grazing pasture, a farmhouse built in 1892, a barn, a milking parlour, two tractors of varying ages, a Land Rover that runs about 70% of the time, and a herd of 180 Hereford-cross cattle.

On paper, the farm is worth approximately £3.2 million. This is because land near him has been bought recently by a London hedge fund looking for carbon credits, which has dragged the comparable value of every field within forty miles upward to a number nobody local can justify.

In cash, the farm produces a profit of about £28,000 a year in a good year. In a bad year it loses money. The son also works as a fencing contractor three days a week to keep the operation viable.

The inheritance tax bill on a £3.2 million estate, even at the reduced 20% rate, comes to approximately £140,000 after the increased threshold is applied. The son does not have £140,000. The son has never had £140,000. The son has £4,200 in his current account and an overdraft.

The son sells 60 acres to a developer to pay the tax. The developer puts solar panels on the 60 acres. The remaining herd cannot be sustained on the reduced land. The herd is sold. The barn becomes a holiday let.

A different family eats Brazilian beef this Christmas without knowing why the price went up.

The Treasury collects £140,000.

The land never produces British food again.

[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@dum_as_hek @SimonCalder Because the EU has a problem sharing data with the US… Despite the fact that millions of EU citizens go there (or have gone there) on holiday and use social
media, obviously it’s a data free for all… and now advanced AI is bypassing the EU for the rest of the world.

[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@nickareay @ColinBrazierTV Most of our trade is in services and the single market in the EU does not yet exist… We are a services giant on the global stage and operating in many of the fastest growing economies on the planet. We are no longer primarily a manufacturing economy thanks to China.

[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@autosport That will take a bit of time to fix at the next rest stop I think?

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[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

Dear @Ukraine, sorry we screwed you but the dumber of the Milliband brothers, @Ed_Miliband and his subjects in the Labour Party, have no interest in what happens to you while they can proclaim their righteousness to various corrupt climate interest groups. Love the UK population.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

After 18 months of “standing up to Putin” the Labour govt quietly issued a licence allowing imports of Russian oil refined in third countries.

Yesterday Labour MPs voted AGAINST UK oil and gas licences.

We are now importing from Russia instead of drilling in the North Sea.

Insane.

[Annunziata Rees-Mogg @zatzi]

Facts destroy the EU rejoiners’ fantasy.

Well worth a listen.

[dkg://TriniZone @TriniZone]

Now this is super cool. @origin_trail can be used for anything. Shared context is going to blow so many minds my friends. 🚀🚀🚀 $TRAC

[James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly]

Side note.

To the Labour MPs who shout “Liz Truss” whenever the economy is discussed, should note that the UK 10yr bond yield under Truss peaked at 4.7%

This morning, because of Reeves’ and Starmer’s ineptitude the 10yr bond yield is 5.02%

Labour crashed the economy.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

But this is what Starmer wants us to get closer to.

[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@AVFCOfficial Playing well tonight lads, but I wouldn’t be surprised if WestHam legal brains are looking at the Spurs share register to see if any transfers took place on Monday. Acquiescent performances as was seen on Sunday obviously have a price?

[Ema Lovšin @ema_lovsin]

April was a big step forward for @origin_trail.

We’re gearing up for shared context graphs and introducing a trust layer, so agents can seamlessly share and verify knowledge across systems.

Catch up now and be ready for May ↓

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[Ken Lyon @jadutwit]

@AndrewWilliaaf @DavidGHFrost You are deluded if you believe that. From watching the Majesterium in Brussels for over 40 years - some of them up close in the Commission. The only country that has ever counted was, and is, France. Germany had a say ‘cause they had the money. We were irrelevant, bar Cockfield.