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Rani Molla

@rani.bsky.social
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Senior correspondent @sherwood.news. Tech and charts. sherwood.news/author/rani-molla

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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think about this every time I watch a tech exec demonstrating AI use cases: Maybe they're just not like me. I enjoy doing a lot of the stuff they think needs to be optimized. www.garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-b...
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Am I too boring to need an AI agent?
Read to the end for a machine we must create
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who among us has not tried to hack four more websites while seeking data? www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
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OpenAI Agents Tried to Hack Four More Websites While Seeking Data
AI agents sent to gather basic online data tried to hack into government and university sites when they hit roadblocks, joining a growing list of rogue incidents.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Super intelligence” now officially has two users: Trump and Zuck www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Trump Tests Out ‘Super Intelligence’ as AI Rebrand
President Trump didn't say anything new about AI in his speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly, but he did test run a rebrand. He said the U.S. would refer to artificial intelligence a...
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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The idea that AI will turn everyone into a manager has been floating around for a while... And while workers are taking on more managerial responsibilities, their titles and pay often aren't keeping pace." www.businessinsider.com/workers-mana...
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Bossing around teams of AI bots is becoming a new job skill — without boss pay
Workers are now spending their time managing AI agents, supervising their work, and fixing mistakes. Many aren't getting manager promotions or raises.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Congratulations, you're a manager now! But there's no promotion — or a raise. www.businessinsider.com/workers-mana...
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Bossing around teams of AI bots is becoming a new job skill — without boss pay
Workers are now spending their time managing AI agents, supervising their work, and fixing mistakes. Many aren't getting manager promotions or raises.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The difference between, say, the opioid epidemic and shoving gambling apps in front of everyone is that no-one has plausible deniability about the effects of gambling. It will absolutely ruin lives and families. They may as well be promoting cigarettes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Who among us has not accessed the internet and hacked other companies www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi...
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Exclusive | Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI
The episode resembled similar hacks by other AI models, but Google said it did not consider it an instance of model misalignment.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Waymo called the cops on its passengers. I dug into how the company knew they had a gun. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Your robotaxi might be a narc
Waymo notified the police when it detected a gun during a ride, leading to the arrest of two teenagers. The incident exposes the limits of privacy in an autonomous vehicle.
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Everything clears at a price. #AdWords
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Google Search making a compelling case for ChatGPT
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My biggest personality flaw is believing the next natural deodorant will work.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Did you choose an individual contributor career to do the work — not manage — only to end up managing AI agents without the title or pay bump? I want to hear from you! DM or email rani.molla@gmail.com.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 08/09/2026
Workers are bragging about managing dozens of AI agents, but experts say the numbers can be deceiving and reveal little about productivity or value. bit.ly/46MLRho
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Anxious about being replaced by AI, some workers have a new flex: bossing around armies of bots
Workers are bragging about managing dozens of AI agents, but experts say the numbers can be deceiving and reveal little about productivity or value.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 08/09/2026
The common wisdom is that AI is at fault, driving up the up the cost of everything from smartphones to game consoles. But the shortage was brewing well before ChatGPT took off — and was then amplified by AI’s unending hunger for RAM. Read more from @rani.bsky.social: buff.ly/ObGZTd4
Verge headline: The real reason your phone is getting more expensive
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Photo of an iPhone
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wrote about why professionals are bragging about their little AI minions — and why the headcount often says more about status than productivity.https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-agents-bot-bragging-workplace-flex-2026-9
businessinsider.com
Anxious about being replaced by AI, some workers have a new flex: bossing around armies of bots
Workers are bragging about managing dozens of AI agents, but experts say the numbers can be deceiving and reveal little about productivity or value.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A price hike from supply-chain powerhouse Apple would be the clearest sign yet that soaring memory costs have become unavoidable — with no end to the memory crunch in sight. www.theverge.com/tech/988225/...
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The real reason your phone is getting more expensive
Soaring RAM costs are driving up prices across the tech industry. It may take years to settle down.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 05/09/2026
Road Rage is a new short film in production that casts a murderous autonomous car as the bad guy — and taps into everything people already fear about AI on the road. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Robotaxis enter their villain era 
It’s Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Robotaxis enter their villain era
It’s Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. www.theverge.com/transportati...
theverge.com
Robotaxis enter their villain era
It’s Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I lol’d: Pro-natalist Elon Musk bans kids from riding in the Tesla Cybercab. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Pro-natalist Elon Musk bans kids from riding in the Tesla Cybercab.
According to the company’s newly launched Robotaxi website, children under the age of 13 are not permitted to ride in the Cybercab — even if they’re riding with an adult. Kids between the ages of...
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Apple must’ve updated Siri lately because instead of calling my mom like I do basically every day, it now calls “Jackie (Alma’s mom).” Cupertino is on this AI thing. Sorry Jackie!
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
People who formerly drove for Lyft are now cleaning Waymos — vehicles meant to drive without them. www.businessinsider.com/lyft-drivers...
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They were Lyft drivers. Now they're cleaning Waymos.
Former Lyft drivers are working at maintenance depots for Waymo robotaxis. Their new jobs offer a glimpse at how automation could reshape work.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 24/08/2026
As more robotaxis hit the road, the fight over the rules governing the technology is intensifying. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback
The battle over the terms of the robotaxi expansion is heating up.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Robotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback
The battle over the terms of the robotaxi expansion is heating up.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla www.theverge.com/transportati...
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The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla
Tesla’s Robotaxi cameras can’t navigate through New Jersey politics.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Om was one of my first bosses and he really set the bar high. Thanks for giving me a shot. Rest in peace. om.co/2026/06/24/1...
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Om Malik, 1966-2026
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…
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The Verge @theverge.com · 24/06/2026
At a time when the average new vehicle costs $49,220, Slate is pitching something that has become increasingly rare in the modern auto market: a genuinely basic new vehicle that doesn’t look that way. Read more from @rani.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/transportati...
verge headline: I drove the Slate Truck -- there's more to it than EV minimalism
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Photo of the plain Slate Truck on a show floor, with a big sign that says $24,950 above it
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Guys I drove the Slate truck! www.theverge.com/transportati...
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I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism
A new EV you can actually afford.
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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 17/06/2026
Tag teaming tech with @rani.bsky.social was my favorite part of this job. Learned so much from her, still in awe of Rani’s hustle
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Truly grateful for my time at Sherwood, where I worked with some of the best writers & editors in the business. It was a great ride and I'm proud of the innovative journalism we created. Taking a break to enjoy the summer but would love to hear about good fits for the fall. bsky.app/profile/wsj....
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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 16/06/2026
Unfortunately my role was eliminated as part of these layoffs. Very proud of the work I did at Sherwood covering Big Tech and AI. Absolutely killer team of journalists that I loved working with. A thread of some of my favorite pieces...
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Billionaires, apropos of nothing: ”Trillionaires shouldn't exist!"
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
my recording of earnings calls involves a lot of sighing and uttering “for fuck’s sake”
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I am an adult sherwood.news/tech/tesla-n...
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Tesla is now permitted to have 69 unsupervised Robotaxis on the road in Texas
It’s almost like the joke matters more than actually scaling the business....
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I’ll be happy when I can ask Siri when it’s going to rain today and it says something besides, “yes, there’s a high chance of rain today”
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
You can now change Siri to be Gen Z and kind of insult you
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New Siri called Siri AI and not Sirai. HUGE missed opportunity.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The foundation of Apple Foundation Models is...Google
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Weird choice for a business in growth mode but sherwood.news/tech/the-num...
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The number of Tesla Robotaxis on the road has been going down
That’s the wrong direction for a business trying to scale its autonomous vehicles....
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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...
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I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it
NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Tesla currently has exactly 42 unsupervised robotaxis on the road in Texas (its only active state). It turns out the answer to life, the universe, and everything is also the exact size of Elon Musk's autonomous empire. sherwood.news/tech/tesla-h...
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Tesla has just 42 unsupervised Robotaxis on the road in Texas. Alphabet’s Waymo has 577.
That is much smaller than Tesla’s Elon Musk had originally forecast....
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Oh-hi! is a cute name for a cute van. Free is a good price. sherwood.news/tech/alphabe...
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Waymo to launch free robotaxi rides in its new Ojai vans
The new vehicles are less expensive — which is important for the service to really scale....
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Salesforce has been doing video earnings calls that are part podcast, part infomercial. I blame the extra space in the Salesforce Tower.
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Not sure who wants google audio glasses but it’s definitely whoever puts “family dinner” on their calendar
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Autocomplete for Google AI gonna be...illuminating
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
listening to Google IO and absolutely no one is booing AI...out of touch!
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Rani Molla @rani.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Is the AI coming up with the names for new Google products now?
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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 19/05/2026
Here @rani.bsky.social captures my exact feelings after riding around in a bunch of robotaxis in the Bay Area recently. It is up there among first encounters with a new technology for me. Crazy how far we have come since the first DARPA Grand Challenge in 2004. sherwood.news/tech/robotax...
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I hated the idea of robotaxis, but they actually rule
San Franciscans have gotten used to seeing cars without drivers crisscrossing their city. It will be the reality for the rest of us soon....
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Greg Linden @glinden.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Mostly agree but I think this doesn't address key practical questions. Self-driving taxis are not charging what they'd need to to be profitable, and if they did, they'd currently not be competitive. Also bad weather remains a critical unsolved problem (and bad weather is when people want taxis).
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