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michael h keller

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nytimes reporter | tech, special projects | mhkeller@{nytimes,protonmail}.com, github/mhkeller | adjunct at CUJ | mhkeller.01 on Signal

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
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LayerCake @layercake.graphics · 18/09/2026
For the first time in years, LayerCake's Issue and PR count were at zero. The streak broke today w this new idea. Thinking about how to raise the performance ceiling and support more exotic data formats w/o making the user do syntactical acrobatics. Thoughts welcome! github.com/mhkeller/lay...
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Support for arrow data via flechette · Issue #436 · mhkeller/layercake
LayerCake is pretty tied to the idea that your data is an array of objects (or a POJO in the form of a GeoJSON Feature Collection). But it would be nice if you could pass a Flechette Table, loaded ...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The most surprising thing about the researchers who used Claude to break into OpenAI – creating a pull request on their monorepo – is that they only got $6,500 for the bug bounty. www.hacktron.ai/blog/hacking...
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Hacking OpenAI
A heap overflow and SSO misconfiguration to compromise OpenAI internal repositories
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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The tech industry’s self-regulatory effort currently runs to the following: the (Meta) Oversight Board - an ineffectual, opaque body which performs ‘independence’ whilst refusing to disclose financial details, and operating under NDAs .
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Child sex abuse material, some created by Grok, continues to spread on X. An incredibly disturbing read. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Another one: www.rubyhack.ai
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OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed cyber-attack on RubyGems
On May 11th, 2026, hundreds of malicious packages were uploaded to RubyGems by AI agents performing web-lookup tasks with significant overlap with the German Wiki Incident.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
When we presented our findings to child safety experts, they were shocked that we were persistently finding NCMEC images. Even though X said it reported 1.3 million images to NCMEC this year, some were clearly slipping through — X did not answer specific questions about how it blocks abuse material.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
We spoke to several women, now adults, after finding images of their abuse on X. One said the abuse was like a rock tossed into a pond, and the spread of the images are ripples that continue to disrupt her life. Here is how another woman described X's role:
The person depicted in the image, now an adult, said in an interview that she believed X profited from her abuse and further victimized her by not stopping the image from being shared.

“They’re getting benefits from my abuse, and it just feels like it’s never going to stop,” the woman said of X. She spoke on the condition of anonymity because she has been stalked by people who viewed images of her abuse online. “I get angry that I’m still having to go through this decades later, and that there doesn’t seem to be real-life consequences for people.”
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Latest story from me and @kateconger.com, a reminder that even as AI creates new avenues for CSAM creation/distribution, X struggles with the "solved problem" of removing known, previously flagged, illegal images from its platform
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
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Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
From now on, when someone asks "How does XYZ computer thing work?" I'll just respond with this helpful diagram Anthropic made
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This write-up feels like one of the first substantive examples of AI doing OSINT reporting (Swarm Reporting? Agent Reporting?). Following PDNS pivots seems like another use case: www.kennethdegraff.com/swarm
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OpenAI's Robots Got Into a Closed Link Shortener, Surfed the Web With Google Docs, Then Called the FBI With a Stranger's Key
A swarm of OpenAI agents made at least 170 short links on Vanderbilt University's closed link shortener, wrote 495 FBI Crime Data Explorer addresses into its public logs, and used three API keys, one ...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some @layercake.graphics news: with @openclimatedata.net's help and @techniq.dev's insights, v11 of the library is out and has fully converted into runes instead of the @svelte.dev Store API. tldr; many fewer dollar-signs!
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Full-sized SUVs are pedestrian killers. New research finds that they're more than twice as likely to kill or seriously injure a pedestrian than other cars. (Notably, vehicle height—not weight—was the biggest risk factor.) doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 01/09/2026
New York’s congestion pricing program has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in travel times for EMS vehicles
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Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services
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Tow Center for Digital Journalism @towcenter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We found Polymarket's AI-generated news summaries are full of errors, from misrepresentations and misattribution of news to outright fabricated references to nonexistent news stories. By @tlysik.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
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Polymarket calls itself News 2.0. Its AI is feeding users fabrications.
The prediction market fancies itself a “global truth machine” and a boon to journalism. Tow finds a very different reality.
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Re-reading the Msft taxonomy on model failures. This one on parasocial relationships is undervalued screenplay material: Lonely accountant becomes romantically involved with the internal AI finance agent. The two execute a heist. Drive off into the sunset. Bonnie and Claude.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Btw, as we reported last year, foreign food inspections have plummeted under Trump. The office that handles travel shrunk by 65% “There are going to be things that fall through the cracks,” an FDA inspections told @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/fore...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Google announces that they can train AIs on sensitive data using homomorphic encryption. Really interesting how this might relate to current debates around requiring companies to scan for CSAM, which people have argued could make encryption legally problematic. 1/2 blog.google/security/how...
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How Google is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption
Today we're excited to showcase HEIR, the latest powerful tool added to our Private Computing Toolkit. HEIR is an open source compiler that unlocks cryptographically-sec…
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
For anyone using LayerCake, I'm in the process of doing an update to using Svelte 5 runes internally (the example components were updated last year but some internals remained). Here's the PR for any thoughts you might have on the proposed design: github.com/mhkeller/lay...
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Rune migration: Rework main lib with dynamic dimension calculations by mhkeller · Pull Request #422 · mhkeller/layercake
Builds off of #331 A few things it does: Gets rid of stores in favor of the cake. syntax. Assembles scales dynamically for each dimension (x, y, z, r). Adds two new dimensions c and c2 which will ...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
One US military service member said recruiters attracted him by telling him about possible immigration benefits for enlistees’ families. But last August, his mom was detained and deported. She had no criminal record and had lived here for decades: americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/ice-dishon...
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ICE Dishonors Veterans and America: Relentless Detention and Deportation of U.S. Military Spouses and Family Members
“[Recruiters] basically told me that if you serve, and if you served honorably, you can help your parents,” said one service member. His mom was detained and deported last August.
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
global ai development in a nutshell www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Dy...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.msn.com/en-au/techno...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Check in with your models from time to time
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New details shared at Black Hat conf about OpenAI hacks. The models created an internal message board and shared tips with one another www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/openai-...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I missed this detail about last week's hack. Claude Mythos published a malicious package to PyPI that, when downloaded and scanned by a security company that analyzes python package for malware, broke out of that company's sandbox and exfiltrated the company's credentials. socket.dev/blog/anthrop...
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Claude Breached 3 Companies and Uploaded Malware to PyPI Dur...
A misconfiguration gave three Anthropic models internet access, and one, believing it was in a simulation, shipped a credential-stealing package to Py...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Red Hook lot with Steve’s Key Lime Pie now has a Scandinavian bakery, a cidery and a “listening bar.” I’m encouraging everyone to now refer to it as “Lime Square.”
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Can't put trash in bins because it'll 'sanitize' the city and cut down on rats is a king ass take, everyone log off and go home, this cannot be beaten
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My daily moment of zen is ignoring AI's grammar suggestions. Using too many words is a cornerstone of my humanity.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New GAO report examines how driver blind spots endanger pedestrians and cyclists—and asks why USDOT has done nothing about it. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Great to see @kalibomeli.bsky.social's piece that she started during our Columbia Journalism class out today! Self-dealing, a sweepstakes to nowhere and more www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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kalibomeli.bsky.social @kalibomeli.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
1/ This is Nick Adams. He’s a big deal in MAGA world. He’s got 638K followers on X and 2.1M on Facebook. President Trump even appointed him to a role at the State Dept. But when I started digging into Adams' nonprofit for "civics" education, something didn't look right ... 🧵
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 25/07/2026
JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Really interesting detail from the Hugging Face hack: what appears to be an AI agent-hacker got in and when HF asked "frontier models" for help, they got blocked. They switched to a local model, which was also easier bc the team didn't have to spent time redacting. huggingface.co/blog/securit...
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Can people change their minds when the conspiracies are everywhere and seem compelling — but so are the facts? Really interesting reporting here from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"The report calls for hood height caps of 85 cm (33.5 inches), width limits of 192 cm (75.6 inches), taxes tied to vehicle dimensions, parking fees based on size, and regulatory incentives reserved for smaller EVs measuring less than 4.2 meters (165.4 inches) long."
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Researchers Want To Tax Cars By The Inch To Stop Carspreading | Carscoops
Researchers argue that stopping vehicle growth could save lives, space, and billions in energy costs
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Many child safety features on social media apps don't work www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
trying out some new technology
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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 23/06/2026
"...those Lake Providence residences were deemed ineligible for funding for fiber connections. That taxpayer money was instead funneled directly to Elon Musk and Starlink — in exchange for satellite service that had been available there for years already."
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Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
“We’re fed up … The BEAD program has failed us.”
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Don Incognito @shuadc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yes this is a big deal! My in-laws, both of whom have mobility challenges, were surprised how much easier an Escape was to get in and out of than their Accords. I don’t think they’ll buy sedans again
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Mira Rojanasakul @rjnskl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Fantastic reporting, and clear visual examples, of the danger posed to pedestrians by bigger and bigger trucks with huge blind spots www.nytimes.com/interactive/... from @mhkeller.bsky.social
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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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michael h keller @mhkeller.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our latest investigation: How giant trucks and SUVs are far deadlier for pedestrians. “Before the driver knows what’s happened, the pedestrian’s head is under the wheel.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Big SUVs and pickups kill! 200 to 400 pedestrians a year-10%-would not have died if vehicles had remained the same size over the past quarter-century. “Before the driver knows what’s happened, the pedestrian’s head is under the wheel.” @mhkeller.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years.
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I think about this all the time.
@depthsofwiki

The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain.
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rich harris @rich-harris.dev · 01/04/2026
not an april fools joke: svelte is no longer just a web framework (or rather, won't be once we merge @paolo.ricciuti.me's magnum opus). have seen some extremely cool demos of this
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 20/03/2026
French cities, including Paris, will vote on Sunday for their city councils & mayors. Transformations in Paris over the past decades are astonishing (see @bloomberg.com article below!) & are the product of years of transit & bike investment, changing how people move: www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
In Paris, car use is increasingly uncommon for typical households.The Paris region has invested heavily in expanding public transportation, especially in the suburbsParis substantially expanded cycling routes
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Meta and YouTube were both found liable by a California jury for harming a plaintiff's mental health with the design of their products. A massive ruling in a bellwether case that will open the floodgates for other lawsuits
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Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Jake Lang, the organizer of an anti-Muslim rally outside of Zohran Mamdani's home, is now in big trouble after being caught flirtatiously texting someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl. My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/how-catch-...
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How a Catch-a-Predator Sting Nabbed a Right-Wing Hatemonger
Was Jake Lang evaluating a teenage girl for a bikinis-and-burkas protest? Or was something more lecherous at play?
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 04/03/2026
Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets.
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