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Carlos Olin Montalvo III

@carlosolin.bsky.social
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In-N-Out Burger owner & CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson says they will never use mobile ordering or delivery apps. Part of what makes the In-N-Out experience so special is the interaction and the customer service that we're able to give. The smile, the greeting
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In-N-Out owner says "no" to mobile order apps, it's about the "smiles, freshness"
Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson continued to say mobile ordering will take a piece of the warm personal interaction away, "and there is also the freshness factor …"
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
By occupation, healthcare support, community and social services, personal care and services, and food preparation and serving had the highest rates of depression at 20%+. ~18% of healthcare practitioners reported being diagnosed with depression. www.advisory.com/daily-briefi...
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Long regarded as one of San Francisco’s crown jewels, Outside Lands continues to embody the city’s creative spirit while setting a standard for modern music festivals: immersive in experience, forward‑thinking in design & deeply rooted in the community it celebrates www.sfstation.com/2026/03/03/o...
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Outside Lands Drops Its Full 2026 Lineup: Charli xcx, RÜFÜS DU SOL, The Strokes, The xx
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy to share my latest interview with the legendary hip-hop artist Lyrics Born 🎤 I spoke with him ahead of his performance at Gray Area in San Francisco on February 27, part of Noise Pop Festival 2026 🎶 www.sfstation.com/2026/02/12/q...
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Q&A: Lyrics Born Returns to Noise Pop Festival 2026 with a Headlining Show at Gray Area
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
U.S. Department of Homeland Security orders drone-catching nets to setup at U.S. venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June and July The global spectacle will be “one of the most complex security undertakings” for a sporting event www.flyingmag.com/dhs-drone-catching-nets-2026-world-cup/ #drones
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DHS Orders Drone-Catching Nets for 2026 World Cup
“Multimillion-dollar” order is part of DHS’ “broader investment” in counter-drone technology, says recipient Fortem Technologies.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people. ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Altruist’s AI tool allows clients to “create fully personalized tax strategies for clients by reading and interpreting their 1040s, paystubs, account statements, meeting notes, emails, and custodial and CRM data, and applying deep tax logic to the analysis.” www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
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Financial Services Stocks Tank After Altruist’s AI Announcement
Altruist released an AI-powered tax planning tool, sending wealth management stocks into a tumble Tuesday on Wall Street.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Live Nation is attempting to negotiate its way out of its upcoming federal antitrust trial, and industry advocates have already started speaking out such as the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and the Ticket Policy Forum Coalition www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/10/l...
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Live Nation’s Alleged Backdoor Dealmaking Stirs Reactions
No sooner had reports emerged alleging Live Nation’s attempts to make a deal with the US government than industry advocates speak out.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
If a funding measure doesn't pass in November, ⁦‪BART‬⁩ will have to cut service close ~10 stations, including Orinda and North Concord. There has been a revenue drop from remote work post pandemic, even though ridership has been increasing bayareatelegraph.com/2026/02/06/m...
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Multiple East Bay BART Stations May Soon Close Permanently, Agency Warns Bay Area Telegraph
SF Bay Area food, news, politics, culture and tech.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Croatian drone wunderkind and California-based drone and additive manufacturing company Firestorm announced that they’re officially teaming up to 3D print Orqa’s teeny-tiny FPVs for frontline operators. Their collab-produced, 3D-printed FPV will be called the Firestorm Squall.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
California Assemblymember Matt Haney (D- San Francisco) introduced AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, to cap the resale price of concert and live event tickets at no more than 10% above face value to curb price gouging by ticket brokers contracosta.news/2026/02/05/c...
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California Bill Targets Ticket Resale Scheme Inflating Concert and Live Event Prices
Asm Matt Haney introduced AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, to cap the resale price of concert and live event tickets at no more than 10 percent above face value.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Health providers struggle to find qualified professionals in clinical care. Physician specialists hardest to hire with 59% of executives saying there are "significant" challenges to fill open roles. 50%+ of executives said hiring registered nurses is somewhat challenging #gallup
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
blaming AI may be the least controversial explanation available. In a tense political and economic climate, executives may find it safer to point to future technology than to policy, planning errors or slowing demand, even when the true causes are more complicated. seekingalpha.com/news/4545094...
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As job cuts mount, companies point to AI while critics cry 'AI-washing' (XLK:NYSEARCA)
50,000+ job cuts in 2025 cite AI. Explore “AI-washing,” Amazon and other layoffs, and what data says about real displacement—read now.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The “demonization and freaking out” that is stemming from executive messaging around AI a real concern and will distract from the technology’s potential. “Agentic AI is purely a workflow, and every task in a workflow is an agent” www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/h...
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How CEOs bringing AI agents to work are preparing customers and employees
As companies increase their AI investments, chatbots and AI agents are often the first place the spending shows up.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
🪩 San Francisco nightlife just leveled up 🪩 Goldenvoice (yes, the Coachella promoters) teams up with the San Francisco Giants to transform Pier 48 into Club Darc – a waterfront electronic music destination 🕺 💃 🎶 February 27 through May 16 📍 Pier 48’s Shed A 🔗 Tickets: www.clubdarc.com
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Club Darc Registration | 2026
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
2 satellites pass within a kilometer (0.62 miles) of each other every 22 seconds. A potential outcome is “Kessler syndrome,” in which one collision creates a debris cloud, causing other collisions and eventually filling low orbit with shards of metal traveling at 5 miles a second
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
American SOF troops want to expand drone and electronic warfare tests inside the U.S., drones and electronic warfare are soaring in importance. “If this is the future of warfare, then we need to collaboratively find a way to carve out airspace in order to employ these systems”
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Despite technical distortions and split opinions among Fed officials regarding future cuts, bond traders are increasingly betting on a “steepening” yield curve, anticipating that the Fed will need to deliver at least two more rate cuts in 2026 to support the softening economy
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A new Medicare payment trial to determine if the federal government can promote digital health applications like remote monitoring to manage chronic illnesses. Dubbed ACCESS, new model would pay participating Medicare providers & suppliers a fixed amount to manage chronic issues
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
NEW: NEC Director Hassett jas just said: I think we're likely to see a cut at the next Fed meeting, around 25 basis points.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Last month hackers used fake credentials to carry out coordinated phishing & “vishing” (voice-phishing) campaigns impersonating Jaguar Land Rover’s IT support staff to harvest credentials & gain access. Automaker shut down IT systems & production lines, resulting in a ~$1.5B loss
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Anthropic says it has found ways to train and run its AI models more efficiently. To be sure, Anthropic is nowhere near profitable today: It was pacing to end 2025 having consumed $2.8 billion more cash than it took in. On track to break even in 2028, two years ahead of OpenAI.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
In the first half of 2025, investment in AI-related components such as chips, software, and data centers may have accounted for as much as half of the growth in inflation-adjusted GDP, pushing GDP growth to 1.6%. Excluding AI spending, growth would have been a sluggish 0.8%
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Traders now overwhelmingly expect a divided US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month, after two of Chair Jerome Powell’s allies suggested they support a trim. Inflation remains high and the jobs market shows signs of weakening — two things that require different policies to fix.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Warner Music Group’s legal settlement with AI music startup Suno ends a copyright lawsuit against Suno and establishes a partnership that will let consumers create AI-generated music with the voices, compositions, names, and likenesses of any Warner Music artists who participate.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
In the US, ~40% of jobs could be replaced by AI, from education and healthcare to business and legal. AI agents and robots could automate more than half of US work hours using technology that is available today. ~$2.9tn of economic value could be unlocked in the US by 2030.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Paragon Space Development Corp. is developing Lunar Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost module. “3 driving requirements for HALO are 15 years of life, high radiation, [and] dust. It’s no longer good enough to just say [astronauts are] still breathing, and they can hug their family.”
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Episteme—a research lab in San Francisco aiming to revive the spirit of Bell Labs and Xerox PARC. Designed as a “third way” between academia and startups, giving scientists generous pay, resources, ownership, and freedom from grant writing and short-term commercial pressures.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
ChatGPT has fallen millions of students must learn
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
“I think New Glenn is the most promising competitor for SpaceX right now because it is the only other medium/heavy-lift launcher with reusability. ULA’s Vulcan and Arianespace’s Ariane 6 missed the boat on reusability and have no real chance at being cost-competitive” — Todd Harrison
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
13.1% of respondents reported using generative AI for mental health advice, with higher rates among those aged 18 to 21 years (22.2%). Among users, 65.5% sought advice monthly or more often & 92.7% found the advice somewhat or very helpful jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jamanetworkopen.com
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Use of Generative AI for Mental Health Advice Among Adolescents and Young Adults
This cross-sectional study surveyed US adolescents and young adults on their use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for mental health advice, including frequency and perceived helpfulness.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Telehealth use remains higher than before the pandemic: In 2024, 71.4% of physicians reported their practice used telehealth vs 25.1% in 2018 and 79.0% in 2020. In 2024, 85.9% of psychiatrists provided a video visit in the prior week vs an average of 49.6% across all specialties.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Personalized interactive music systems—smart technologies that adapt rhythm and tempo to users' movements—can make exercise more enjoyable and help people stay active longer medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-music-technologies-engagement-enjoyment.html
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Adaptive music technologies can enhance exercise engagement and enjoyment
Research led by the University of Jyväskylä has found that personalized interactive music systems—smart technologies that adapt rhythm and tempo to users' movements—can make exercise more enjoyable an...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits. Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Through September, announced US job cuts reached almost 950,000, the highest year-to-date total since 2020. Excluding the pandemic year, this figure has already surpassed the full-year totals for every year since 2009.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Walnut Creek City Council agreed to a community-wide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers starting April 1, 2026. Ordinance would prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers for anyone in the City of Walnut Creek, including City staff and contractors working on City-owned property.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The Concord City Council to spend $531,496 for 2 Skydio X10 drones, 3 Weatherproof Docking Stations, hardware, installation, 31 months of software and maintenance services, and 10 body cameras contracosta.news/2025/11/05/concord-approves-500k-purchase-of-drones-and-body-cameras/#google_vignette
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Concord Approves $500k Purchase of Drones and Body Cameras
The Concord City Council agreed to spend $531k for drones as the police department moves forward with drones as first responders program
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Those aged 18–39 experienced the biggest uptick in cognitive disability in the past decade. The proportion of US adults reporting serious cognitive difficulties rose from 5.3% to 7.4% between 2013 & 2023. For those under 40, the rate jumped from 5.1% to 9.7% over the same period
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Writers of online reviews are more likely to recommend products and services to others, and repurchase themselves, if they are induced to reflect emotionally on their experiences rather than factually journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The Concord Police Department is asking Concord city council today to spend $500k for 2 new, fully automated Skydio X10 drones, 3 docking stations, and hardware, installation, and 31 months of software and maintenance services, and 10 body cameras
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
10 Unmissable Concerts Before the End of 2025: Lola Young, The Polish Ambassador, Electric Guest, GoldLink, Gunna, FISHER, Amtrac, San Holo, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & TOKiMONSTA www.sfstation.com/2025/11/04/w...
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Winter Jam Alert: 10 Unmissable Concerts Before the End of 2025
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Walnut Creek City Council to hold a public hearing today to adopt a community-wide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for homes & businesses. 100+ cities in California have restrictions or bans on leaf blowers, including Lafayette, Pleasanton, Piedmont, Emeryville, Novato & Oakland
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The Concord/Pleasant Hill Healthcare District application for funding years 2026/27 and 2027/28 was released, with submissions due December 17. Nonprofit organizations and others serving the health and wellness needs of Concord and Pleasant Hill residents are encouraged to apply.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Health insurance annual premiums rising…This year, the average premium for a benchmark ACA plan is $497 a month, or nearly $6,000 a year The average employer-employee premium for single coverage was $8,951 last year. The average premium for family coverage was $25,572
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Across the developed world, adults aged 16 and older spent an average of two hours and 20 minutes per day on social platforms at the end of 2024, down by almost 10% since 2022. Notably, the decline is most pronounced among the erstwhile heaviest users — teens and 20-somethings.”
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“Political opposition is not rebellion” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 15/10/2025
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow 'erotica' for adults in major policy shift
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow 'erotica' for adults in major policy shift
Adult ChatGPT users can soon access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Clinical trial study finds that by the end of 12 weeks of treatment, with two 25mg psilocybin sessions alongside other therapy supports, most participants experienced a "clinically meaningful reduction in depression symptoms." medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...
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Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced depression symptoms in clinical trial
Psilocybin could be the future of mental health care, with promising findings emerging from Australia's first research trial using psychedelics to treat depression, led by Swinburne University of Tech...
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
A publicly-sourced archive of more than 10,000 national park signs and monument placards went public as part of a massive volunteer project to save historical and educational placards sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sos-public-v...
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Carlos Olin Montalvo III @carlosolin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Salesforce investing $15 billion over 5 years into San Francisco's AI industry. Its plans for the money for: -A new AI Incubator Hub at the Salesforce San Francisco campus - Workforce development - Training - Transforming companies into "Agentic Enterprises"
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