Sam Learner

graphics journalist @ftdata @ft visual storytelling team

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

FREE TO READ: our story on the future of quantum computing — how it works, the kinds of problems it could solve, and why it threatens a system of encryption that underpins the whole internet

https://t.co/d4IvLU5WNH

w/ @samjoiner, @inari_ta, and @johnthornhillft

[FT Alphaville @FTAlphaville]

Prediction markets barely make money; sportsbooks make money https://t.co/eKUfLtNFKs

[Sujeet Indap @sindap]

just gonna leave this FT chart here:

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

I've pulled all-nighters perfecting visual stories before and gotten crickets, but this chart I threw together in 20 minutes seems on track to be the most popular thing I've ever made lol

[Ravi Mangla @ravi_mangla]

People overcame this

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

@caitlinsgilbert not true!

[New York Times Tech Guild @NYTGuildTech]

95% of our members voted to strike because we want fair pay, just cause, and flexible remote work, and @nytimes refused to make a deal. Management spin doesn't matter though—worker power does.

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

this person wasnt a reporter here so i dont expect him to stay current with facts by making some calls

but none of these items (which are mischaracterized) are on the table now nor have they been for a year or so

[Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 @mattdpearce]

Guys. If you think hundreds of people are going on strike over trigger warnings, you’re the mark.

[New York Times Tech Guild @NYTGuildTech]

We are on ULP strike. We gave @nytimes management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.

[Caitlin Gilbert @caitlinsgilbert]

NEW: political content shown on TikTok can depend on your gender—women received ~11% more content about Harris than men did, while men (including liberal ones) were more likely to be shown videos about Trump

w/ @jeremybmerrill @viaCristiano

https://t.co/eS5OKXCYtJ

[Lucy Rodgers @upyorkshire]

NEW: The IDF is decimating towns and villages within 3km of the Lebanon border. Satellite & video analysis shows damage to 30 villages - 12 hit by controlled detonations. One was the home of Lebanon philharmonic orchestra conductor Lubnan Baalbaki

https://t.co/s7Z5jOhc0R

[New York Times Tech Guild @NYTGuildTech]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT, @nytimes!!

We’re at Grand Army Plaza today, Scabby in tow, to warn NYC that their hometown paper is at risk of shutting down — unless we get the contract we deserve! 🔥✊🔥

[Michela Tindera @mtindera07]

“In the US, this is the first time in modern history where we’ve had legalized commercial, very big election prediction markets.”

The @FT’s @ollie and @sam_learner on this week’s episode of Behind the Money!

🎧: https://t.co/bKR87q2WPt

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

Nobody who actually knows anything about elections in this country is saying this.

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

"if you place a risky bet on our website and potentially lose a lot of money, we're going to publicly ridicule you for it"

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

I'm sorry, but this is a really weird thing for Polymarket themselves to be tweeting out

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

This trader bet $2.2 million on Kamala Harris.

Their position is down $707,000 right now.

[Financial Times @FT]

Israel’s spiralling offensive https://t.co/FsFnwfgqYc

[Sam Joiner @samjoiner]

Delighted our investigation into Ukraine’s missing children has been nominated for a British Journalism Award in the innovation category.

👏 @alisonkilling @ChristopherJM @peterjandringa @digitalcampbell @sam_learner

https://t.co/cHxBAjgNmU

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

@GordonT15 @EthanHiguain @arogDC @ChiCyph80 @TWLadyGrey https://t.co/AV21rExIbc

[Sam Learner @sam_learner]

A follow-up for @FTAlphaville on the Polymarket trading surge, looking at some of the potential motivations in more detail: https://t.co/oDNwDThXao