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Senior Google and AI reporter at CNET. Past bylines: NYTimes, WaPo, Tom's Guide. Newmark J School alum. AAJA, SAJA and NYVGCC member.
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Congrats to @nathangrayson.bsky.social on his release of Stream Big! Looking forward to the Q&A, starting in a bit.

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I'm down to try Clicks for the Motorola Razr+. Although, where's the hot pink variant? youtu.be/HoSf21Arj8A via @captain2phones.bsky.social

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OMG PLEASE WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON

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I don't wear rings. But I would wear this ring. www.theverge.com/reviews/6189...

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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What? Why?! This is just a massive waste of money. Reminds me of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries. An attempt to bring in cash but the money was all squandered. electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

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This is what happens with USAID funding is frozen. People we hurt suffer more. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w... via @nytimes.com

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Brandolini’s Law: the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

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Yo! deadline.com/2025/02/mahe... via @deadline.com

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“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

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I spoke with trans and genderqueer developers about working in games in the US amid an anti-trans administration and harassment from online communities. Many feel left behind by the companies they work for. “Can’t piss off the bigots, because they spend money.” www.wired.com/story/game-d...

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c'mon dude. Just take the L gizmodo.com/elon-musk-sa...

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Constitutional crisis yet?

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I'm curious was independent devs think of this. Those who are on smaller teams and could leverage some AI might

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Everyone needs to read this incredible report from @justcalma.bsky.social, essential stuff. www.theverge.com/features/611...

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What happened to states rights? www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/tr...

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Just because federal workers don't have a right-wing podcast or own a social media platform doesn't mean their work is valueless. A difficult but necessary episode of The Daily. Everyone should listen. open.spotify.com/episode/40X9...

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I think the totally understandable negative polarization among people on the left towards AI has obscured for people just how shockingly advanced the tech is getting. The consumer facing image slop is laughable but DeepSeek’s research abilities are insane.

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This is bad. FOIA employee firings means even less government accountability www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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Can you go without the internet for a day? You might have to bust out an old-fashioned, folded paper map.

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"Young male liberals... have determined that... MSNBC, the edgeless punch lines of late night—leave them cold. Instead, they have found a common movement with this 33-year-old socialist dicking around on his computer." slate.com/news-and-pol... via @slate.bsky.social by @lukewinkie.bsky.social

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The FAA is already stretched thin. Doing this after a midair collision in DC is wild. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Interesting take www.wired.com/story/plaint... via @wired.com by @stevenlevy.bsky.social

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One of the best games on Switch

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Bro... C'mon www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...

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Anyone else think that the main character in Tides of Annihilation look like every other Instagram model? youtu.be/YdFagFDMxKc

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ehem... what? www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-...

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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people. wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/

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fun little vid about journalism basics by @nbcuacademy.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DGBTZ37...

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Hello E. coli my old friend www.npr.org/sections/sho... via @npr.org

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Eternal Wario Hockey is an unlockable air hockey game in WarioWare: Twisted in which Wario never loses. If the player has enough skill and patience to get 500 points, the game will forcibly try to make the player lose by elongating Wario's arms indefinitely.

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Great article about how Starlink is helping connect rural communities. The CNET design team did excellent work with the visuals here. www.cnet.com/home/interne... via @cnet.com by Joe Supan

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Definitely want to check this out www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/after... via @digitaltrends.bsky.social by @marioprime.bsky.social

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Elon needs a fact checker following him around at all times.

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My first piece for Digital Trends (shout out to fellow paesan, @marioprime.bsky.social for the opportunity). Blizzard is finally taking the guardrails off of Overwatch 2 with *massive* changes. I went hands-on with them, and spoke to the team. www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/overw...

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what happened to protecting women's sports? Or, is having some semblance of rev sharing considered DEI?

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Obviously the brands are going to do what the brands are going to do, but that intersecting with "hello, yes, I'm here to tell you that this popular singer is a pedophile" is bananas.

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The entire contents of Waste.gov, the website tracking government "waste" are from a default WordPress theme about an imaginary architecture firm. Musk said yesterday DOGE is "maximally transparent" and all actions are being tracked on website: www.404media.co/elon-musks-w...

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The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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The 2025 awards contest is now open! The competition covers 36 categories and honors the best of NYC-area #journalism. Submit your 2024 work by tomorrow! deadlineclub.org/2025-awards-...

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NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...

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Sam Altman says Elon has always been insecure, unhappy, and feels sorry for him. youtu.be/6VRRg5i8LfA via @bloomberg.com

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Most Super Bowl halftime shows are entertaining, but forgettable. Kendrick's show, I feel, will be referenced and talked about for years. A lot of thought was put into it. It requires you to read analyses and introspect. Will Americans turn the TV off and think? www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...

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“They have shown no imagination, no understanding of what happened, and no ability to move forward. If they thought our vote was insignificant, how can they blame us for their defeat afterward? It just doesn’t make sense.” slate.com/news-and-pol... via @slate.bsky.social

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For @rollingstone.com writer @alyssamerc.bsky.social returns to preview @xbox.com's #SouthOfMidnight, and speak with its developers about the complexities of weaving a stop-motion fantasy epic from Deep South trauma and folklore. www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

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I thought this was obvious.... www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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"She was a huge champion for women in science in particular because she faced things that were discriminatory for women — diminishing those stories is pretty disturbing, frankly." Must read by @skuthunur.bsky.social www.space.com/the-universe...

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