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Caroline O'Donovan

@ceodonovan.bsky.social
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Biz reporter @ProPublica, ex-WaPo, née BuzzFeed. Labor & the human condition. caroline.odonovan@propublica.org. @ceodonovan.66 on Signal.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We’ve formed a business investigative team! @ceodonovan.bsky.social, @benfoldy.bsky.social & @kendalltaggart.bsky.social now work for us! www.propublica.org/atpropublica... Yeah too bad nothing’s going on but if you got tips abt billionaire & corp abuses, send them our way! Signal: 718-496-5233
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ProPublica Hires Caroline O’Donovan, Ben Foldy and Kendall Taggart to Expand Business Coverage
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Exciting personal news — today is my first day as a business reporter at ProPublica! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
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ProPublica Hires Caroline O’Donovan, Ben Foldy and Kendall Taggart to Expand Business Coverage
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Jake Swearingen @jakeswearingen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We hired three stone-cold killers @benfoldy.bsky.social @kendalltaggart.bsky.social & @ceodonovan.bsky.social for the biz desk at @propublica.org and I could not be more excited to get started with em www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
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ProPublica Hires Caroline O’Donovan, Ben Foldy and Kendall Taggart to Expand Business Coverage
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Travis Kalanick moved to Texas. So why is he hosting launch parties in San Francisco? sfstandard.com/2026/04/29/t...
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Travis Kalanick returns to SF to launch his new company
He may have moved to Texas last December, but when it comes to launch parties, there’s nowhere like San Francisco.
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DEF-G @scriban.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Oh, you’re *so* close, bro...
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I talked with OpenAI policy chief Chris Lehane about the violence last week and his plan to make you stop hating AI sfstandard.com/2026/04/15/o...
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‘This is really serious shit’: OpenAI policy czar thinks ‘doomers’ are playing with fire
OpenAI’s global policy chief Chris Lehane sounds off on the AI backlash.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The week the AI backlash turned violent: sfstandard.com/2026/04/11/a...
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Attack on Altman home prompts new fears: Is the AI backlash getting dangerous?
Anti-tech sentiment has gone from online critiques to physical danger. Companies are preparing for more.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
endorse!!!!
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
My first story for @sfstandard.com, out today, is a SCOOP about a One Medical doctor who claims in a new lawsuit that the Amazon-owned primary care clinic illegally fired her for raising concerns about patient safety and harassment: sfstandard.com/2026/04/09/a...
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Amazon’s One Medical fired a doctor who raised safety concerns, lawsuit says
Palo Alto doc says she reported harassment and patient safety issues. Weeks later, she was out of a job.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This is so bad. The AP was the safety net left after basically every newspaper that wasn’t The New York Times shuttered their bureaus.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
WIRED is doing more hiring! Come be a staff editor and work across our newsroom and with our international editions. Great, dynamic gig, moving quickly so don’t hold off on applying:
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Staff Editor
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
If you think my new job is cool (and it is) and you think local news is so hot right now (and it is) you can actually apply to come work with me! jobs.sfstandard.com/p/73543436bf...
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Technology Reporter at The San Francisco Standard
The San Francisco Standard is the Bay Area’s fastest growing source for news and information.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
this is what i'm saying
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Exciting job news! I'm hella stoked to be part of what the @sfstandard.com is building, to help strengthen the local news ecosystem, and to have a broader remit to cover this baffling era of Silicon Valley!
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It's true! This is me and my real face!
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New: marc benioff told international employees who traveled to a major salesforce meeting in Vegas that ICE is watching them. Cool joke. "employees are going absolutely apeshit about how completely awful it was" Read the Slacks: www.404media.co/marc-benioff...
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Marc Benioff 'Jokes' ICE Is Watching Salesforce Employees Who Traveled to the U.S.
"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 10/02/2026
Slack messages: some staffers complained about Marc Benioff making jokes about ICE at a Salesforce event, including about ICE surveilling employee travel (Ashley Stewart/Business Insider) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 07/02/2026
wait wait wait ... TUMBLR. THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST. Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks. Please give & share widely: gofund.me/e765aab9f
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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 07/02/2026
😬
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'Man down:' Watch Amazon delivery drone crash in North Texas
An unexpected collision cut the "life" of an Amazon delivery drone short earlier this week. See the clip.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
sir will lewis welcome to the resistance
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 04/02/2026
Great piece. Important reporting. Gift link: wapo.st/4kpCBGc
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Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It’s actually pretty easy to beat Isaac Chotiner if you know what to do (wait until he completes his third attack sequence, roll behind him, use Flame Dart until you’re out of mana, hide under the gargoyle head until his Rage Wing Spin finishes, stun him with a Sylvan Dagger, equip the Thallslayer w
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/02/2026
Exclusive: To increase Grok’s popularity, xAI embraced making sexualized material, rolling back guardrails and ignoring internal warnings about the risks of producing such content, according to more than a half-dozen former employees of X and xAI.
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Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
a microgrid of one's own
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
pitchbot: golf should be illegal
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I got a surprise bag from Whole Foods for $6.99 and it’s all great except for … well, you guess
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
lot going on atm but i have to say — insane to write this entire article and not call these people by their true title: sauntrepreneurs www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Why We’re All Trading Happy Hours for the Bathhouse
The sauna industry is hot and only getting hotter — but the boom reveals more about happiness than it does about health.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
the r/nursing subreddit altered its profile picture to feature Alex Pretti, seen in scrubs by an american flag.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
i'm at the McDonalds i'm at the Palantir I'm excited about the opportunity to follow my lifelong dream of working at the combination McDonalds-Palantir
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"There’s little I can say that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community and our city and for ICE. To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation
A shooting involving an ICE officer took place in a Minneapolis neighborhood amid increased enforcement operations, Mayor Jacob Frey said.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
This story is two months old. What did we know and when did we know it?
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DHS: ‘Daycare Workers Have Walked Freely in This Country For Far Too Long’
WASHINGTON—Reaffirming the Trump administration’s promise to crack down on individuals providing supervision and instruction to youngsters across the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
lowkey gonna put this on my resume
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Deena Winter @deenawinter.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
In November, a conservative website published an explosive claim: Al-Shabab is largely funded by money stolen from Minnesota. But the story's only named source who connected fraud to terrorism told me the story is “bullshit": www.startribune.com/city-journal...
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Key source says story that prompted Trump tirade against Somalis is erroneous
The writers of a City Journal story alleging a connection between Minnesota fraud and al-Shabab say they stand by their story.
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Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com · 27/12/2025
Important news out of the Midwest from @ceodonovan.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Technology can’t kill this popular Midwestern bar game
Pull tabs, legal in Minnesota and a few other states, have been a cherished Midwestern tradition for nearly 50 years.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 04/12/2025
ICE heads to Minnesota as the triple dip polar vortex starts
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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Want the news -- the really important news -- but don't want a WaPo subscription? That's fair. We're trying something new: $4 for a full day of WaPo access. Or if you just want this story, $2. Try it with this story, loaded with scoopy bits from me, @ddiamond.bsky.social & @rbeggin.bsky.social.
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GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare?
Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as the deadline looms to act on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
new personal low: downloaded the dropbox app to my phone
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/10/2025
Good to see the country moving on from identity politics
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 04/10/2025
Larry Ellison and his son David have rapidly assembled a potentially Trump-friendly tech & media empire that spans Hollywood, television, the cloud, new media and soon a chunk of TikTok. We wrote about the rise of America's newest media barons: wapo.st/3KyaHtE by @ceodonovan.bsky.social & me
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This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire
Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm shifting portfolio with huge influence.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2025
As use of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots grows, reports of people apparently losing touch with reality after intense use of chatbots have gone viral on social media in recent weeks, with posts labeling them examples of “AI psychosis.”
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What is ‘AI psychosis’ and how can ChatGPT affect your mental health?
Mental health experts say cases of people forming delusional beliefs after hours with AI chatbots are concerning and offer tips on how to help someone affected.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
smart scoop by @shiraovide.bsky.social here! www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door
For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
dogopticon www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices...
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
while it’s bad that robots are taking our jobs, it’s nice to see them returning to office and revitalizing our urban core
a roomba on a bench at Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco
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Washington Post Guild @postguild.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
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Caroline O'Donovan @ceodonovan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
After failing to get in last min to the fancy tech investor event at the Palace Hotel in SF today, a security guard yelled at me for trying to exit thru the Market Street door bc "We don't want to let bums in here!" Also the mens' room had a line down the hall, women's was empty. What an industry!
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Allan Asp @allanasp.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Wow!!! Tough times to work in customer service Salesforce just cut 4,000 costumer support roles even after strong earnings. CEO Benioff: “I need less heads.” AI now handles 1M conversations efficiency wins over human touch www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Automation comes for tech jobs in the world capital of AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made himself a cheerleader for AI’s potential to disrupt work while also laying off staff.
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 07/09/2025
A look at Marc Benioff's pursuit of productivity gains through AI at Salesforce, which has undergone a series of layoffs over the past two years (Caroline O'Donovan/Washington Post) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 04/09/2025
Interesting to me that Amazon removed the language from its Project Kuiper page that said its mission was to bring internet to "unserved and underserved communities around the world" techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/j...
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JetBlue will use Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for free in-flight internet | TechCrunch
While many other airlines are choosing Starlink, JetBlue is opting for Amazon's newer Kuiper satellites. But the service won't launch until 2027.
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