Blocks & Files

A new write-up explains how to implement ad-blocking at the system level in Android, blocking ads across all apps rather than in individual browsers. The approach covers modified hosts files, DNS-based filtering and the trade-offs involved, including setup difficulty and potential breakage of some apps. Discussion centres on how far users should go to control the ads served to their devices.

Commentators in fintech and machine learning circles argue that despite advances in AI, core challenges in regulated lending remain unsolved. Thin credit files, unreliable alternative data, and strict model validation requirements still block deployment of new systems. The discussion concludes that data quality, not modelling capability, remains the hardest part of bringing modern AI into regulated credit decisions.