Reposted by Kelsey RolfeKelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Hi! Media request: I'm looking to speak with Canadian retirees who aren't downsizing because their adult children are still living at home, or they want to preserve their kids' ability to come back home if needed, due to the high cost of housing/rent. If this is you, pls email: kannerolfe@gmail.com 0910
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Hi! Media request: I'm looking to speak with Canadian retirees who aren't downsizing because their adult children are still living at home, or they want to preserve their kids' ability to come back home if needed, due to the high cost of housing/rent. If this is you, pls email: kannerolfe@gmail.com 0910
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...nytimes.comThey Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling. 010
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Phenomenal piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social here. (Gift link) 913981983
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Media call-out: I'm looking to chat with Canadians who love travelling and consider it a financial priority (i.e.: you're saving up for your next trip, you've got a long list of dream places to visit, etc) for a Globe story. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com. 000
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS going for a celebratory bike ride on Bloor this afternoon 120
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Call me crazy but I don't think the city should be plowing the streets at pedestrians' expense like this. 051
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeJosh Visser @joshvisser.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Some backseat editing. If you are going to mention Trump’s tariffs are supposedly over fentanyl and illegal immigration coming from Canada, you need to mention that’s bullshit and not supported by the data. 05112
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I've worked with Zoe Klein for years, she specializes in self-employed people and artists & is the best!! (Fair warning, the cost is a bit steeper; if you have a more straightforward tax situation it may not be worth it.) 120
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Me, after successfully writing a basic formula in excel: I am a woman in STEM 010
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeKathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 30/01/2025new york's hottest club is! reader walkout pledge. it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you! nymagunion.org/reader-pledgenymagunion.orgREADER PLEDGE — New York Mag Union 911225
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Does anyone know of a good recording/transcription service (that's affordable for a freelancer)? Otter is such fucking garbage these days, the more gen AI features it shoves down users' throats the less it's able to actually record a conversation without garbling the audio. I'm losing my mind! 010
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/01/2025"Misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary. The internet may function not so much as a brainwashing engine but as a justification machine." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.comThe Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing MachineA rationale is always just a scroll or a click away. 010
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I spent the last couple of days speaking to Canadians who'd moved to the U.S. to build their creator careers about what the U.S.'s ban on TikTok would mean for them, and how they were preparing to weather the loss of their largest followings. My story for @thelogic.co: thelogic.co/news/tiktok-...thelogic.coThey moved to the U.S. for TikTok fame and fortune. Now they’re worried - The LogicSome Canadians bet everything on making it big on TikTok in the U.S. With the app facing a ban, they’re wondering how they’ll earn a living. 000
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeKelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com. 011
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com. 011
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Last story from me for the year (a few days late posting because, well, the holidays) for @thelogic.co: Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors thelogic.co/news/tap-to-...thelogic.co‘Tis the season for (contactless) giving - The LogicChurches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors. 110
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/12/2024This is what you do when you are making something everybody wants 392639651
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Happy Globe Christmas Crossword season to all those who celebrate! ✍️🎄 120
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Also: at the end of October I marked my third year of full-time freelance. Feeling very grateful to be making it work, and having fun to boot. Here's to more of the same in 2025! 🍾 020
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Almost forgot about this last story because it came out in January. For the @theglobeandmail.com I tried to track down the origins of a sourceless but oft-cited housing stat. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... As my editor could attest, this was my vibe during the reporting process: 110
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024For Globe Advisor, I really enjoyed profiling Conquest Planning, a fintech company that has become the dominant player in the financial planning software market. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/gl...theglobeandmail.comHow this financial planning platform’s investment in AI has led to rapid expansionWithin a few short years of launching, Conquest Planning has conquered a large share of the Canadian market 110
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I had so much fun writing this piece for the @theglobeandmail.com in the fall, about first-time buyers shunning today's shrinking condos. There were so many good quotes! www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...theglobeandmail.comFirst-time home buyers are shunning today’s shrinking condos: ‘Is there any appeal to them whatsoever?’Monthly fees, square footage and uncertainty around value appreciation has Canadian renters thinking twice about condo ownership 100
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Also for CIM Magazine, after the federal budget I dug a little deeper into the government's commitment to a $5-billion Indigenous loan guarantee program. magazine.cim.org/en/news/2024...magazine.cim.orgA fairer futureFederal government promises loan guarantee program will enable Indigenous equity participation in natural resource, energy projects 100
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Back in February, I wrote a feature for CIM Magazine on the growing trends of resource nationalism and industrial policy as governments around the world seek to capitalize on the critical minerals rush. magazine.cim.org/en/technolog...magazine.cim.orgBorder controlThe last few years has pushed a new wave of resource nationalism, and it is likely to grow as global demand for critical minerals continues to push countries to protect their supplies 110
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Also for @betakit.com, on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, I took a look at the impact of its absence on the tech lending space. betakit.com/svb-canadian...betakit.comOne year later, what filled the hole SVB left in Canadian tech lending?Banks are growing their innovation banking practices, but macroeconomic conditions have slowed venture debt lending. 111
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024For @betakit.com, I profiled Flinks, a Canadian API developer that wants to kill screen-scraping and become the primary infrastructure for tech companies looking to offer financial services in the country. betakit.com/middleware-l...betakit.comMiddleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs kingFlinks is looking to cement what co-founder and CEO Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf told BetaKit is a unique position in Canadian FinTech. 111
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024In May, for @thelogic.co, I dug into the shutdown of a mining industry project that had won federal prize money. Insiders had questions about what happened to all of the funds. The episode also highlighted the lack of conditions attached to taxpayer-funded awards. thelogic.co/news/insider...thelogic.coCrushed: Insiders ask where $5M in federal prize money went after mining project cancelled - The LogicShutdown highlights lack of conditions attached to taxpayer-funded awards. 100
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/20241/ My favourite piece of the year was a mini-feature for @theglobeandmail.com on why a growing swath of Canadians are calling for a legal right to repair. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... It also had the very nice distinction of being my first B1 above the fold story! 100
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I almost never remember to promote my own work anymore (late-stage twitter really killed my inner poster), so here's a little year-end thread of my favourite stories of 2024 before I log off for the holidays! 🎁 141
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeBetaKit @betakit.com · 19/12/2024Koho rolls out #AI tool to investigate fraud and scams. #CDNtechbuff.lyKoho rolls out AI tool to investigate fraud and scamsCanadian FinTech startup Koho is using a generative AI tool it claims will speed up its investigations of money laundering and terrorism funding. 001
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeNavneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 16/12/2024I'm being told by sources close to the matter that I'm finding it hard to get enough work done today 212217
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeAlison Smiley @gwynskid.bsky.social · 14/12/2024This is superb reporting by @ghadaa.bsky.social . The kind of important journalism that relies on people paying for newspaper subscriptions. 087
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeJill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024not writing is a big part of writing. walk away from your draft and that outline, that lede, that kicker will fall into your head. 631171128
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeEmily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 26/11/2024This is so rude. He's just a little guy 411746439
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeDylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Been impressed by the economist John Rapley's columns in the @theglobeandmail.com Report on Business. This piece is fundamental - economist inflation is not the same as people's inflation (it excludes food, fuel, housing), explaining a lot of current politics. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The ‘vibecession’ is real, and economists must do some soul-searchingFinance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called Canadians’ economic gloom a ‘vibecession’ – which had felled the Democrats in the U.S. election 186
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeAnna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 29/11/2024"Journalism is in the public interest. OpenAI using other companies’ journalism for their own commercial gain is not. It’s illegal.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...theglobeandmail.comCanadian media companies sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringementLawsuit alleges ChatGPT developer has unlawfully scraped articles and ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at the expense of news outlets 1178
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeMatt Bubbers @mattbubbers.bsky.social · 26/11/2024My latest for @theglobeandmail.com. Doug Ford's government will have blood on its hands if it goes through with this www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...theglobeandmail.comDoctors warn Doug Ford that ripping out bike lanes will lead to more ‘brutal’ injuriesWhen it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles and bicycles 03411
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This is blatant life endangerment thru dangerous public policy I wouldn’t have thought possible until recently. In Ontario the Doug Ford Govt plans to BAN LAWSUITS against the Province WHEN people on bikes are hurt or killed after they rip out safe bike-lanes. “Stay off streets for your own safety.” 18286103
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeGlyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The fact Doug Ford is trying to pass legislation that would prevent him from being sued when someone is injured and/or killed because of his bike lane bill means he KNOWS that it’s likely to happen. This is premeditated, evil shit. 47835
Reposted by Kelsey RolfeThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/11/2024ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahudlvr.itICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin NetanyahuMove by international criminal court puts Netanyahu at risk of detention if he travels to certain other countries The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the county’s former defence… 12730291109
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I wrote this a few weeks ago & it's been on my mind now that google's gen AI summaries show up on searches in Canada. It doesn't sit right to know that every time I search something it requires more power (and likely produces more CO2) than before, and there's no way to opt out.financialpost.comThe hidden cost of the AI revolution: carbon emissionsGenerative AI models such as ChatGPT account for a growing share of global power use as well as carbon emissions. Find out more. 051
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I'm so sorry to hear that Jordan!! Loved the podcast. Hope you land somewhere great soon. 010
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Hello! After an accidental year-long hiatus I am here now (and abandoning twitter, obv)! As a quick introduction, I'm a freelance business journalist, writing mostly about finance (personal and institutional), tech and mining, and also whatever else strikes my fancy. Who else should I be following? 261
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 23/10/2023Feeling incredibly betrayed by the can of cold brew that says, and I quote, "shake well" on the front of the can and that, of course, erupted when I tried to open it after shaking well. 020
Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023Source request: I'm looking to chat with Canadian small/medium-sized business owners about how they're addressing employee mental health, for a Financial Post story. If that's you, please reach out — I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com. 010