iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 07/04/2026

Anyway, we have ample research on how living under a state of sustained terror and stress causes life-long health problems as well as intergenerational epigenetic effects. This feels like it's making you sick because it actually is making you sick.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I spent a year talking to teens about why they were using role-playing chatbots, and something surprising happened: By the end of the year, the teens stopped using the chatbots. Observer effect? Or that chatbots fall into patterns that eventually get boring? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/t...

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What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

To register for our free monthly Grief Catharsis Theater event this Sunday, March 29, from 1–4 PM in Los Angeles (downtown Culver City), please use the Eventbrite link below: www.eventbrite.com/e/grief-cath...

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Grief Catharsis Theater for Loss and Healing (March)

A free, monthly space where unfinished grief finds witness, catharsis, and relief. All are welcome. Established in 2023, continuing today.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

In 2022, I did a story about life in "the metaverse," spending 24 hours as an avatar with no legs meeting the people using Facebook's VR-based social network, Horizon Worlds. www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/t... Met interesting people who seemed enthused about it but this was my conclusion:

Screenshot of text that reads "For now, though, the company is still constrained by the physical world, and by the fact that most people, apart from those currently in the metaverse, aren’t keen to spend hours and hours of their day “in the plastic.”"

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Katie on Katie. @katierobertson.bsky.social profiles Wired editor, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, who has been making the tech optimists very mad lately. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

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Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Thomson Reuters is best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, but it is also a huge data broker that provides investigative tools to the government, including ICE. Its Minneapolis workers aren't happy about that: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/t...

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They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

How the rich have gotten richer since the 2017 tax cuts, and how it's affecting everyone else. A case study in Wyoming: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts. What should the companies do when it happens? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/t...

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When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Duty to Warn?

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Took the FTC's remaining two commissioners a year to vote to finalize the agency's settlement with GM over the automaker's selling data about how and where people were driving their cars. www.ftc.gov/news-events/... (I broke the news back in 2024 that GM was doing this.)

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FTC Finalizes Order Settling Allegations that GM and OnStar Collected and Sold Geolocation Data Without Consumers’ Informed Consent

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order with General Motors and OnStar settling allegations that they collected, used, and sold consumers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior data

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Make it viral.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Putting the brand on every possible thing

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

For some positive news: the effects of congestion pricing in New York City. It has significantly decreased how much time my own commute takes so I'm a big fan. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.

How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The Grief Wave 🌀 recently bereaved in several directions (1/8) As we move into year two of The Grief Wave, I keep returning to a line by Muriel Rukeyser: “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Grief rearranges the story before we’re ready.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"The advent of realistic videos has been a boon for disinformation, fraud and foreign influence operations" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b... What is the positive use case for an easy-to-use fake video tool?

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A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Allan Brooks, the corporate recruiter from Canada I wrote about in August who went into a 3-week-long delusional spiral with ChatGPT, sued OpenAI Thursday, alongside six other plaintiffs. They blame ChatGPT for their mental breakdowns and for four suicides. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...

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Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

(1/5) 🕯️ When grief gets dark, companionship brings light. This week’s Grief Wave explores what sustains us when loss feels endless — connection, courage, and care. Read: The Grief Wave – When Grief Gets Dark 👉 caligrief.substack.com/p/the-grief-... #Grief #Healing #Help #Bluesky #Love #Loss

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The Grief Wave – November 4, 2025 | When Grief Gets Dark

How we find light, connection, and courage when loss feels endless

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

(1/5) When grief gets hard, what we often need isn’t strength — it’s steadiness. This week’s Grief Wave looks at how we find clarity and connection when everything feels heavy. 💜 Read the full issue: caligrief.substack.com #Grief #HealingTogether #TheGriefWave

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The Grief Wave | Brian Stefan | Substack

✍️ Exploring grief, healing, and humanity in all its tangled beauty. Click to read The Grief Wave, by Brian Stefan, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

1️⃣ When grief gets stuck, love is still moving. 💔 This week’s Grief Wave explores what happens when sorrow feels frozen — and how love, memory, and movement help us find our way through. 🌊 Read: When Grief Gets Stuck 🔗 caligrief.substack.com/p/the-grief-... #Grief #Healing #TheGriefWave

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"The Grief Wave" Newsletter – October 24, 2025 | When Grief Gets Stuck

How love, memory, and movement help us find our way through what feels unmoving.

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California Grief Center (CGC) @caligrief.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

(1/5) 🕯️ Where What Hurts Meets What Heals Grief isn’t an ending — it’s an opening. A moment to face pain, hold meaning, and rediscover connection. This week’s Grief Wave explores how memory and community help heal what remains. 🌊 Read: open.substack.com/pub/caligrie... #TheGriefWave #Grief #Healing