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Senior writer at @WIRED.com, covering tech. Signal: peard33.24 WhatsApp: +1-415-565-1302 pareshdave.com www.wired.com/author/paresh-dave

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 29/09/2026
Sources: six independent advisory board experts resigned from the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, as Meta and others push for structural changes (Paresh Dave/Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/indepe...
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Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor...
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/thieve...
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Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
They likely came for silicon—but left with silica.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I know emergency services don't want to abuse the text-message alert system but it would be nice to know in advance that a "prescribed burn" on Angel Island is going to ruin air quality upwind. Cc @oaklandside.org
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The telecom giant AT&T is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation. www.wired.com/story/atandt...
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AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire
The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/emma-w...
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She’s 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can’t Have Kids
No IVF. No surrogacy. No polygenic tests. Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot husband’s permission, of course.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not a good start
Screenshot from Google showing Google Books outranking Googlebooks
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW: Flock is offering employees "generous" buyouts as communities across the US push back against the surveillance camera network, @wired.com has learned. @peard33.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“It is impossible for AI to access a fully autonomous lab and autonomously build a virus today because fully autonomous labs do not exist yet ... But I do think that an AI could pay someone to do it for them.” All those stolen credit card numbers on the dark web... www.wired.com/story/why-ai...
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Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons
Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/09/2026
Kernel Panic by @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social ! Your guide to the changing worlds of digital security and privacy. Exclusive news, expert analysis and what’s coming next. Delivered every Saturday. Find out more 👇 www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
Flock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.
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WIRED @wired.com · 16/09/2026
Meet the new WIRED app: the best way to read, watch, and listen to our journalism. To celebrate this launch, we’re giving app users full, free access to WIRED for a limited time. All you need to do is create an account. buff.ly/H3Zt1a5
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/hacker...
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/viral-...
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Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually Peptides
WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/lawmak...
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Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price
A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/09/2026
A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs. www.wired.com/story/why-so...
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Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone
A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.
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WIRED @wired.com · 09/09/2026
Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’
Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/micros...
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Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China
Fraudsters are exploiting enterprise chat apps like Teams and Webex to trick Chinese victims into transferring large sums of money, fueling a wave of complaints.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/wikipe...
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Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time
More than 200 people in roles such as engineering, finance, and communications will now be represented by the Communications Workers of America.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/meta-p...
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Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing
The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.wired.com/story/bot-vs...
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The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other
Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/insura...
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You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters
Of the Glassdoor reviews from claims adjusters that mentioned AI, a staggering 98 percent were negative. “AI is just a tool,” one person tells WIRED. “It should never be given the keys.”
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/livest...
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Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash
You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything you need to know.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/google...
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Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario
After Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online maps provider to flip the switch.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In Altoona, Meta worker group chats have taken on a demoralized tone, “saying we’re all going to be gone in a few years anyway because of the robots."
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/i-dema...
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I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead
California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/a-geor...
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A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend
After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.
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Lauren Goode @laurengoode.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NEW, from me and @peard33.bsky.social: Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome the proposed changes to how Instagram and Facebook will work for teens—but they also think states should have demand more, and kids remain vulnerable on social apps www.wired.com/story/the-me...
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The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable
Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should have demanded more.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...
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AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet
Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/coders...
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Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks
Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/electi...
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Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms
From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the political process.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Please share the receipts “Any suggestion that Taco Bell was delayed in responding is inaccurate and does not reflect the full record of our actions or our extensive work with public health officials throughout the investigation,” the company added. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/h...
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands (Gift Article)
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In the three years since OpenAI created the head of preparedness role, four people have held it. www.wired.com/story/openai...
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
An Amazon warehouse worker in North Carolina has been on a self-described "hunger strike" to demand transparency on how the company handles medical emergencies at the facility. Lost 25 pounds in the first couple weeks. Trying to make it until the end of the month www.instagram.com/reels/Db9SnZ...
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Amazon Cause on Instagram: "DAY 16 OF HUNGER STRIKE! After 16 days with no food, CAUSE leader Italo Medelius-Mariano describes the mounting costs of his hunger strike: extreme fatigue, the risk of or...
105 likes, 5 comments - amazoncause on August 12, 2026: "DAY 16 OF HUNGER STRIKE! After 16 days with no food, CAUSE leader Italo Medelius-Mariano describes the mounting costs of his hunger strike: ex...
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An 8-person advisory jury has been selected in Oakland, California for California, et al v. Meta - the first federal trial on whether Facebook and Instagram drove kids to social media addicition through allegedly harmful features. Many jurors said platforms deserve some, but not all, blame
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Read till the end Do people want this? www.wired.com/story/ai-new...
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Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking. It’s just the beginning.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Zietz says, while emphasizing, again, that he is the only person, to his knowledge, with the actual logo tattooed on his body www.wired.com/story/linked...
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The Job-Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself
LemonLime cofounder Jordan Zietz hears your criticism loud and clear. That’s why he got his startup’s logo tattooed on his shoulder.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/seedle...
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Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food
Startups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?
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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
ICYMI from last night
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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The Startup Insiders Who Stash Huge Sums in Tax-Subsidized Retirement Accounts
More than 1,000 Americans racked up IRAs worth at least $25 million. “This is yacht financing or dynasty building.”
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In a ruling Meta will surely appeal, a New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to limit teenagers in the state to no more than 90 hours a month across Facebook and Instagram combined. Three hours a day still seems like a lot to be scrolling those two platforms? www.kob.com/new-mexico/n...
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NM court orders Meta to pay $567M, make changes for underage users
A Santa Fe judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million, and make changes for underage accounts after finding its platforms harmed teens.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
After being contacted by WIRED, an Apple spokesperson says that it has removed MaskAI from the App Store for violating policies against nudification apps, and the company has “always strictly prohibited apps designed to generate, distribute, or consume pornography.” www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
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Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
NEW: DHS wants to pay private contractors bounties to hunt down people who already left the country, photograph their homes, and demand money. It told them leaving the US would wipe out fines. It was the pitch for self-deporting. Experts tell WIRED this is a pointless escalation of tactics.
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DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad
Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Within the last week, in response to a list of questions from WIRED, both Meta and TikTok disabled Mugshawtys accounts on their respective platforms. www.wired.com/story/viral-...
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Viral Mugshot Accounts Are Humiliating Women Years After Their Arrests
Mugshawtys and similar pages often frame mugshots as thirst traps. The women featured are mocked and are sometimes sexually harassed in a form of public shaming.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/how-on...
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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot
Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese parts—a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/how-da...
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How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
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Paresh Dave @peard33.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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He Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Steve Eimers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in his videos were vandalized.
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