iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 13h

Libraries and schools, how do they work?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17h

DNC Releases Preemptive Autopsy Into Why They Lost Midterms theonion.com/dnc-releases-preemptiv…

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@pkrugman.bsky.social on AI's crowding out effect: All that money going into building data centers and purchasing foreign produced semiconductors is coming at the expense of investment in everything else.

Change in private construction spending since December 2023

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026

What is the IceCube neutrino observatory? Neutrinos are elusive particles that rarely interact, but can create flashes of light when they do. Most neutrino detectors are giant water tanks surrounded by light detectors. IceCube is kilometer-long strings of detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 23h

*people* make the design & engineering & business decisions that are behind every one of these types of stories…

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Forum boards are the best form of internet, full stop, and the internet began to suck more and more as we strayed from that light

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

C'mon hazard a guess OpenAI exec guy‼️ Could the lack of trust of AI be cos Big Tech allows their tools to be used to create and serve AI-made child sexual abuse material❓

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Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material

Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

How dare you invoke a wrestling move when I’m “talkin’ rape” with a fellow intellectual.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I understand that paywalls are annoying, but the grim reality for everything right now, is if you want something to exist, you have to put money towards it. Every creative person is having their life's work hoovered up by AI companies. Layoffs never end. Private equity keeps making things worse.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026

“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

nytimes.com

Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)

Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 05/10/2026

it is interesting that I can't find any mainstream media coverage of Altman's sister Annie going viral on social media over the weekend for uploading footage of the first hour of her deposition in her lawsuit against him (one of two) in which she is alleging years of CSA

theguardian.com

Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver

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Adam Weinstein @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

In my opinion, we can improve society somewhat by treating admirers of Adolf Hitler with the public contempt they deserve, like we used to

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

"talkin rape," he wrote? he states that so breezily. it's nauseating. this is not like "talkin' the beatles best b-sides." some people have lost ALL perspective.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

how do you decouple permitting reform from y'know things that pretty much suck -- like harming people who live in sacrifice zones, and ignoring biodiversity etc.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

www.cbc.ca/news/world/l... The protesters here are directing much of their rage at Michael Kotlikoff, Cornell's president, who issued a video statement over the weekend vowing to better handle rape cases….

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Cornell protesters demand university president resign over handling of alleged frat-house gang rape | CBC

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

SpaceX makes a large chunk of its revenue from the U.S. government and increasingly from defense contracts, earning over $12.7 billion to date from its work with the Defense Department, according to FedScout.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

Elon Musk net worth is over $1 trillion again after SpaceX shares climbed ~8% on Mon. to close at $171.09. Morgan Stanley put out a note on Sun. calling SpaceX share "cheap" at today's prices, which helped stoke investor interest. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/s...

cnbc.com

SpaceX stock climbs to highest since June, returning Musk to trillionaire status

SpaceX shares have bounced almost 60% off their low in early August, boosted by the company's AI business and Starship progress.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

when I think of big tech & even AI-specific whistleblowers I also include folks ranging from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app to Helen Toner and others... idk. sure recency bias can effect who gets invited but. i'd be really curious to hear from them in this context. oh well. interesting meeting.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

At the opening of the meeting, NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin said the council will pursue SpaceXAI's no-show, defiance of the subpoena in court.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

in this next portion of the meeting, two of the four people who are speaking on behalf of AI companies are women in leadership roles - Morgan Dwyer from OpenAI and Alice Friend from Google. follow my colleagues' coverage here: www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/a...

cnbc.com

AI researcher warns 'we are racing to build and grow our own adversary' in NYC hearing

The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

just noticed how they didn't mention Grok + CSAM, or any other events involving AI products, that have disproportionately harmed girls and women already

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

oh no absolutely not - but it's just who did pioneering research and published many papers, here? Those critical, influential voices include: @emilymbender.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and many other deeply informed, experts who are also women.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

I am struck by the lack of women from inside AI research and AI 'frontier labs' (companies) who were featured in the opening remarks.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

good point about lula's age. that said, lula didn't run for every seat where a bolsonaro family member ran.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

The council called 5 companies to testify. SpaceXAI is not in attendance in "direct violation of subpoena" - the Council will pursue this matter in court.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

NYC Council of the Whole meeting on AI + safety... legistar.council.nyc.gov/Webcasts/Def...

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

NYC's entire city council is holding a hearing on AI safety now with leaders from Google, Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI to testify... www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/... CNBC's @ashleycapoot.cnbc.com is covering and you can watch the livestream at the link below in next post...

cnbc.com

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta execs set to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks

The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

SpaceX / Musk received a subpoena to testify at this hearing… www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/a... “the Council may seek judicial enforcement in New York State Supreme Court if SpaceXAI doesn’t comply with the subpoena.”

cnbc.com

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta execs set to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks

The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Remember when us phil-tech types said effective altruism was just utilitarianism taken to its worst possible extents? This is what we meant: Real harm for unquantifiable potential benefit. "…'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology….'"

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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI

The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts:

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 05/10/2026

There are so many climate policy conversations in so many places around the world on "pragmatism", "realism", "compromise" etc How many of them include this end of the equation?

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

major democracies electing far-right populist governments

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Lora Kolodny @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026

please exercise good self care if you are going to do what reporters do & read the court documents in all their upsetting detail. plan to have some physical & mental rest after you study this case.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In other Bolsonaro family news: Carlos (Jair's son) was elected senator, Michelle (Jair's wife) was elected senator, and Jair Renan (Jair's son) was elected as federal deputy.

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