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Annie Palmer

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tech reporter @ cnbc

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tesla has been hyping its invitation-only Cybercab event today in Austin with Elon Musk posting on X about a “storm of Cybercabs.” The company has 45 Cybercabs & 100s of Model Ys registered in TX for driverless operations there… www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/t...
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'No steering wheel, no pedals.' Tesla teases fans ahead of long-awaited Cybercab update
Tesla first unveiled the Cybercab almost two years ago, and fans of the company have been waiting to hear more.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026
“The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate a federal requirement that states publicize and solicit public input on applications for air pollution permits for a range of industrial facilities, including new data centers and the power plants needed to run them.”
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E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NEW: I spent months trying to understand why a cop who spoke out against Flock faced five internal affairs investigations and was pushed out of his job—only to find himself at the center of an unlikely political fight uniting parts of the American right and left. www.wired.com/story/the-co...
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The Cop Who Took On Flock
After Noel Pichardo called out his city's embrace of Flock surveillance cameras, he was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years.
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Matt Day @mattmday.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Amazon Echo Dot
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23/06/2026
Over at @theverge.com, @seangon.bsky.social and I wrote about how billionaires hijacked a generational $42.5 billion program intended to dramatically improve internet access. Republicans stripped away all affordability and equity requirements, and are turning it into a slush fund.
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Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
“We’re fed up … The BEAD program has failed us.”
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"Even among the nation’s best-paid corporate chiefs, Elon Musk stands alone. His compensation last year was a mind-boggling $132.3 billion."
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Led by Elon Musk, C.E.O. Pay Heads Toward the Stars
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I don’t know what to say. This is just insane:
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The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens
The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. But some of its details are really out there.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 29/05/2026
SpaceX skeptics have added reason for concern after Musk comments diverge from IPO filing
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SpaceX skeptics have added reason for concern after Musk comments diverge from IPO filing
In a post on X, Elon Musk offered details about SpaceX's deal with Anthropic that weren't included in the company's IPO prospectus.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The world is producing more wealth than ever, but it's not going to workers -- it's going to companies and their shareholders. The drivers are outsourcing, corporate concentration, automation, and laws hostile to collective bargaining. www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
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The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay
Labor’s share of economic output just hit an all-time low, while the profit share neared a record. It helps explain why consumers feel so glum.
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hope you like AI! It's coming to Amazon's search bar via Alexa: www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/a...
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Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot
Amazon introduced Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can answer queries and take actions on behalf of users
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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 13/05/2026
Killing it guys! (you’re literally killing it, it’s almost dead)
Make It Make Sense @themimsshow.bsky.social
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Ron Lieber @ronlieber.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
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Fidelity Won’t Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/04/2026
Breaking News: Gov. Janet Mills of Maine vetoed legislation that would have blocked new data centers in the state until November 2027. It would have been the first state moratorium on data centers as the A.I. industry booms.
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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Paused New Data Centers
Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Amazon expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of adding 25,000 new jobs in Northern Virginia by 2038. It has created a little more than 7,000. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Amazon is behind on jobs promised for funding to build Virginia headquarters
The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038. It has created a little more than 7,000.
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: Apple fixed the bug that law enforcement, like the FBI, were taking advantage of to extract chat messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically. Until now the iPhone stored deleted or disappered messages in a database, allowing authorities to access them with forensic tools.
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Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch
The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app.
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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
trying to post through it rn
I bring a sort of Forbidden Vibe to InternalServerError that Rate Limit Exceeded don't really like
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"Defunct startups are being liquidated for their Slack archives, Jira tickets, and email threads—operational exhaust that AI labs now treat as premium training data."
forbes.com
AI’s New Training Data: Your Old Work Slacks And Emails
AI’s New Training Data: Your Old Work Slacks And Emails
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NPR @npr.org · 05/04/2026
Lebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies. n.pr/3PSCXKb
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In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted
Lebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.” That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
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Ashley Capoot @ashleycapoot.cnbc.com · 20/03/2026
New: OpenAI is revamping its approach to e-commerce. The AI startup is moving away from the Instant Checkout feature it announced in Sept., and it's now working with retailers to create dedicated apps within ChatGPT. More here w/ @anniepalmer.bsky.social: www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/o...
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OpenAI's first crack at online shopping stumbled. It's preparing for the next wave
Etsy, Walmart and Shopify were quick to jump into Instant Checkout, but item information was often inaccurate and onboarding merchants was difficult.
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"Musk took to X, which is now owned by SpaceX..." 🥴 www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/e...
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Elon Musk says xAI must be 'rebuilt' as co-founder exodus continues, SpaceX IPO awaits
With xAI now in the hands of SpaceX, Elon Musk says he's rebuilding the artificial intelligence company following high-level departures.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Says a lot about him that he's still on twitter :/
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr slammed Amazon for opposing SpaceX proposal to launch 1 million satellites into orbit... www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/f...
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FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
Amazon asked the FCC for a waiver or 24-month extension to meet a July 2026 deadline to deploy 1,600 internet satellites.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Iran-linked hackers who hit a Fortune 500 company today say it was retaliation for the U.S. missile attack on an Iranian school that killed at least 175 people.
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U.S. Company Taken Offline by Cyberattack as Revenge for Missile Strike on Iranian School
Devices were remotely wiped by the hacking group. The company says the attack is now over.
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 10/03/2026
The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/03/2026
“Axon was sued by shareholders last month after rejecting a transparency proposal asking the policing technology firm to disclose its political spending strategy and make transparent all direct and indirect political contributions.”
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No Surveilling The Surveillance Giant
A weapons and surveillance juggernaut doesn’t want its own political influence strategy tracked.
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Anthropic is suing the Trump administration for blacklisting and labeling it a supply chain risk, calling the actions "unprecedented and unlawful." "Anthropic’s reputation and core First Amendment freedoms are under attack," the company said. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/a...
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Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist
The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed "irreparably" and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/03/2026
The wildest frat party on campus? Prediction markets. Kalshi and Polymarket are pouring money into deals with social-media influencers and college students.
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The Wildest Frat Party on Campus? Prediction Markets
Kalshi and Polymarket pour money into deals with social-media influencers and students, who try to parlay rumors, insider info into cash.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
if you don’t know a lot of women you may not be aware… www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/g...
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The gender pay gap doubles over the course of women's careers, according to new Glassdoor report
A new report from Glassdoor tracked the gender pay gap over the course of a 30-year career.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
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Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school
Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 04/03/2026
U.S.-Israeli strikes have damaged multiple Iranian hospitals and schools.
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New CENTCOM Statement Ignores Airstrike Killings Of Nearly 200 Children And Educators In Iran
New CENTCOM Statement Ignores Airstrike Killings Of Nearly 200 Children And Educators In Iran
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
It appears we may have replaced Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
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Henry Burke @henryburke.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina is up on stage as the last event of the day. He cites being anti crypto, anti prediction markets and anti gambling as why Democrats are losing young men. Messina is on the board of Blockchain .com and lobbied for the American Gaming Association
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 28/02/2026
My goodness.
Sam Altman tweet:

Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network.

In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome.

AI safety and wide distribution of benefits are the core of our mission. Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems.  The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement.

We also will build technical safeguards to ensure our models behave as they should, which the DoW also wanted. We will deploy FDEs to help with our models and to ensure their safety, we will deploy on cloud networks only.

We are asking the DoW to offer these same terms to all AI companies, which in our opinion we think everyone should be willing to accept. We have expressed our strong desire to see things de-escalate away from legal and governmental actions and towards reasonable agreements.

We remain committed to serve all of humanity as best we can. The world is a complicated, messy, and sometimes dangerous place.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 27/02/2026
Getting mass fired in all lower case x.com/jack/status/...
today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Border Patrol released Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56 yo man, nearly blind with serious medical conditions, at "an old address & his family had since moved" in Buffalo, NY in the winter. "His family was not initially notified." He was found dead. @news4buffalo.bsky.social www.wivb.com/news/local-n...
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW: Kalshi announces details into two insider trading investigations. WIRED confirms that one suspended account belongs to California congressional candidate Kyle Langford: www.wired.com/story/kalshi...
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Kalshi Suspended a California Politician and a YouTuber for Insider Trading
Leading prediction market Kalshi has revealed details of two recent insider trading cases it flagged to authorities, giving a rare look at how the platform enforces its policies.
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The head of Amazon's AGI Lab, David Luan, is leaving the company, he announced in a LinkedIn post. Luan joined Amazon through an acqui-hire of his AI agent startup Adept less than two years ago. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/24/h...
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Head of Amazon’s AGI lab is leaving the company
David Luan, the head of Amazon's artificial general intelligence lab, announced on Tuesday that he will be departing the company at the end of the week.
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
An eye-opening story from @ering.bsky.social and Karen Weise on how Jeffrey Epstein worked his way into the inner sanctum of Microsoft's C-suite www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...
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How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Executives
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
It's worth reading Rahman's account of what happened to her, it's not that long. "...the glass of the passenger side window flew across my face. I yelled "I'm disabled!" at the hands grabbing me. An agent said, "TOO LATE."" www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault. LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ “hat” had case dropped; judge said govt acted in “bad faith” In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted DOJ keeps lying and losing:
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This is a huge deal, and the number of people I see pooh-poohing this as just a loss to a supposedly elite group sucks. A) most of the jobs that disappeared were the working-class ones; B) bye bye not just to local coverage but to arts, sports, everything that’s not tech/biz/politics/opinion/advice
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
fell for it again award
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
It's Friday night baby
Sleepy time bear
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Annie Palmer @anniepalmer.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
How RVs became Silicon Valley's housing safety net, by @katerogerscnbc.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/h...
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From 'vanlords' to safe parking sites: How RVs became Silicon Valley's housing safety net
Across California, the number of people living in vehicles has surged in recent years due to soaring rents.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20/02/2026
Amazon service was taken down by AI coding bot ft.trib.al/irDnF78
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Amazon service was taken down by AI coding bot
Tech giant blames ‘user error, not AI error’ for incident in December involving its Kiro tool
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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The feds do not share how many agents are still in Minnesota or how many arrests are taking place, but anecdotal accounts show their activities moving from the Twin Cities (where they encountered strong opposition) to suburbs, exurbs & small towns. (3) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
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