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Adam Gonnerman

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Into science, history, business, TTRPGs, and Brazil ◈ Technical Program Manager ◈ Celebrant ◈ Nonprofit Founder ◈ he/him New Jersey

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Uberlândia Development Initiatives @uberlandiadevelopmentinitiatives.org · 18/09/2026
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A Grant for Meals at Estação Vida
Promoting community development projects in Uberlandia, Brazil, focusing on at-risk youth and their families.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 17/09/2026
Russian birth tourism to Brazil increases flip.it/HuEgNV
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Russian birth tourism to Brazil increases
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and stricter regulations in Argentina, more and more Russians are choosing to travel to Brazil to give birth to children, who will obtain Brazilian nation...
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 26/06/2026
We Thought Computer Chips Were Running Out of Room. IBM Found a New Way Forward. flip.it/D14G1e
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We Thought Computer Chips Were Running Out of Room. IBM Found a New Way Forward.
The new chip technology packs nearly 100 billion transistors into a fingernail-sized chip.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 25/06/2026
Brazil detains Spanish citizen in the latest detention of a foreigner for racism flip.it/wVZbql
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Brazil detains Spanish citizen in the latest detention of a foreigner for racism
Brazil’s federal police have detained a Spanish citizen at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport for racism.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 16/06/2026
Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues flip.it/hb2UBm
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Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues
Morale at Meta has seemingly hit rock bottom. Mark Zuckerberg is seriously struggling to lift their spirits following massive layoffs.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 08/06/2026
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A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 35, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 08/06/2026
Scientists Discovered Ice Age Cave Lions Never Fully Disappeared flip.it/F--BBp
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Scientists Discovered Ice Age Cave Lions Never Fully Disappeared
If you time-traveled back to the Ice Age, one of the many megafauna you’d probably want to avoid was the formidable cat known as the cave lion.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 01/06/2026
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People Inc. prepares takeover bid to acquire MGM Resorts for $18B
People Inc. announced it submitted a proposal to acquire MGM Resorts International at $48.30 per share in cash, a deal that would value the company at around $18 billion.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 30/05/2026
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axios.com
AI sticker shock hits corporate America
Companies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 30/05/2026
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tomshardware.com
Mystery company accidentally blew $500 million on Claude AI in a single month — failed to put usage limit on licenses for employees
A new report claims AI is getting too expensive for big companies
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 30/05/2026
Brazilian court orders restoration of Fordlandia, Henry Ford’s Amazon ghost town flip.it/UCLDqK
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Brazilian court orders restoration of Fordlandia, Henry Ford’s Amazon ghost town
A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia. The city was established by Henry Ford nearly a century ago in the Amazon rainforest.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/05/2026
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Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek
Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 20/05/2026
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Ex-Florida conversion therapy leader arrested in child predator sting
Alan Chambers, the former president of an infamous Florida-based anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy organization, was arrested in an undercover child predator sting.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 19/05/2026
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Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 07/05/2026
Without stating your age, post your favorite film released the year you turned 18.
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a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and says well it 's groundhog day
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and says well it 's groundhog day
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 07/05/2026
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Hidden underground ‘city’ built by ants discovered in Brazil after shocking concrete test | World News - The Times of India
Rest of World News: In Brazil's vast Cerrado region, Professor Luiz Carlos Forti and his team made a scientific breakthrough. They poured ten tons of cement into an giant.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 06/05/2026
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School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained
The two fatalities were female staff members who died at the scene. Another staff member and a student were injured by gunfire and taken to a hospital.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 06/05/2026
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Marc Andreessen Mocked for Accidentally Revealing That He Seems to Have a Deep Misunderstanding of How AI Actually Works
Marc Andreessen seemingly tried to show off his AI prompt engineering skills — only for the internet to mercilessly mock him.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 05/05/2026
From Vine to Friendster, why is retro social media coming back? flip.it/Mu63Hk
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From Vine to Friendster, why is retro social media coming back?
The resurrection of vintage platforms is about more than just nostalgia.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 05/05/2026
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GameStop makes bold $56 bln play for eBay, ready to go hostile
CEO Ryan Cohen said he was ​prepared to take the bid directly to shareholders should eBay's board be unreceptive.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/04/2026
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Saint Augustine's University files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to documents obtained by ABC11 Tuesday.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/04/2026
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Huge merger of 2 N.J. colleges just got a critical approval
One of the largest public college mergers in New Jersey history can move forward, the schools' accrediting agency said.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 19/04/2026
Meta plans first wave of 8,000 layoffs on May 20 flip.it/CxNuYs
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Meta plans first wave of 8,000 layoffs on May 20
Meta plans to lay off 8,000 employees in its first wave of cuts on May 20, with more expected later this year, Reuters is reporting.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 18/04/2026
Brazil fires labor inspector after flagging Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD for modern slavery flip.it/YYkxd4
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Brazil fires labor inspector after flagging Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD for modern slavery
Brazil’s top labor inspector was fired just days after he added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to the country’s official registry of companies linked to slave-like labor conditions.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 15/04/2026
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Marvel Undergoes Layoffs Amid Companywide Disney Cuts
Marvel Lays Off 8% Of Staff Amid Companywide Disney Cuts
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 14/04/2026
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‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 14/04/2026
Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data flip.it/T4KIdQ
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 10/04/2026
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Brazil's Supreme Court postpones decision on how Rio picks a governor, extending political chaos
Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to postpone a decision on who can be governor of Rio de Janeiro state amid a power crisis in the country’s postcard region.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 08/04/2026
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Sam Altman's Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts
The OpenAI CEO reportedly confuses basic coding and machine learning terms, numerous insiders have admitted.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 07/04/2026
Colombia's Petro asks Brazil to extend Pix payment system flip.it/m59xnQ
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Colombia’s Petro asks Brazil to extend Pix payment system - UPI.com
Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked Brazil to extend its instant payment system Pix to Colombia and questioned U.S. financial sanctions.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 02/04/2026
Brazil says it will not change Pix payment system after U.S. criticism flip.it/HU.jZK
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Brazil says it will not change Pix payment system after U.S. criticism - UPI.com
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said his government won't modify instant payment system Pix after new criticism from the United States
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 02/04/2026
Single Gesture Could Land Tourist, 29, In Prison For Years Under Anti-Racism Laws flip.it/3eyjCA
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Single Gesture Could Land Tourist, 29, In Prison For Years Under Anti-Racism Laws
“It was an emotional reaction. I never imagined the gravity of it all, said lawyer Agostina Páez, charged with racial defamation. Crime, Society
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 02/04/2026
Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending flip.it/udax-z
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Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending
Over 500 Oracle workers are being laid off in Kansas City alone.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/03/2026
Man fleeing out the window on a roap ladder suspended from a helicoper says to the new hire: "You're joining the company at a very exciting time."
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 26/03/2026
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Atlassian in Trouble for Firing Employee Who Mouthed Off to CEO
Fresh off of annihilating a tenth of its workforce, Atlassian is being accused of illegally firing an employee.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 25/03/2026
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Meta begins laying off hundreds of employees across five divisions
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has indicated the company is shifting resources toward artificial intelligence.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 25/03/2026
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investing.com
Brazil unveils first supersonic fighter jet assembled in country By Reuters
Brazil unveils first supersonic fighter jet assembled in country
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 20/03/2026
I keep seeing this ad for Fora. To be a work from home travel agent apparently. Is travel agent still a valuable role in the era of online booking?
Fora ad.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 19/03/2026
How Organizations Lose Their Minds — From Circuit City to the 2026 AI Layoffs www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-or...
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How Organizations Lose Their Minds — From Circuit City to the 2026 AI Layoffs
Four books that show the companies firing fastest will die first. It was early morning on March 28, 2007.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 17/03/2026
Encyclopaedia Britannica is the latest giant to sue OpenAI flip.it/XhBYJB
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Encyclopaedia Britannica is the latest giant to sue OpenAI
The group, which also runs the online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is alleging that OpenAI misused Britannica's reference materials to train AI models.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 15/03/2026
Brazil’s age verification law takes effect March 17, 2026 and nobody’s ready blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/14/b...
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 15/03/2026
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Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools | TechCrunch
Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 05/03/2026
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Trying A Vibe-Coded Operating System
If you were to read the README of the Vib-OS project on GitHub, you’d see it advertised as a Unix-like OS that was written from scratch, runs on ARM64 and x86_64, and comes with a full GUI, n…
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 01/03/2026
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Mass Layoffs Begin At These Major NJ Companies
More than 1,300 New Jersey workers were laid off last week, with more to come from companies such as Verizon, Target, Walmart, and more.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/02/2026
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pcgamer.com
An upcoming California law requires operating system providers to enforce basic mandatory age verification
It's basic, and by the looks of it, near unenforceable.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 28/02/2026
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Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.
Block’s 40% layoffs spark questions about AI’s role and overhiring. Here’s what the data shows about headcount, compliance risk and what the cuts could signal.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 27/02/2026
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Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same | CNN Business
Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 26/02/2026
"Minutes into his keynote on Tuesday, Benioff asked people who had traveled from outside the US to stand up, then suggested ICE agents were waiting for them in the back, employees who heard the comments said." www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff...
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CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes stir outrage in a pivotal time for Salesforce
CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes at a Salesforce event stirred employee backlash, adding to company challenges like stock decline.
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Adam Gonnerman @adamgonnerman.com · 24/02/2026
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Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age verification checks
The UK's data watchdog said the failings meant children could be exposed to harmful material online.
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