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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

With the unveiling of Claude Mythos, the model Anthropic won’t release, the race is on for companies to fix what it found before other AI labs catch up. The implications go way beyond cybersecurity. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/the-clock-... #AI #Cybersecurity

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The Clock is Ticking

Anthropic locked its model away. The next lab won't.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

When journalists skip the curse word, ignore the incoherent, dismiss the most outrageous, or paraphrase, they aren’t telling the complete story. They're sanding the edges of a story. That is a disservice and in fraught geopolitical times & dangerous: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/quote-the-...

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Quote the President

The norms are gone. Journalism is still following them--at a cost to the audience.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 06/04/2026

Journalism job alert! We're looking for a reporter to come join us and our new publication, Founder Brew (which launches in a month!), to explore the messy middle of starting a company. Job description below, hmu w/questions! jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/...

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Morning Brew Inc. - Sr Reporter, Founder Brew

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/04/2026

One thing I've noticed about many media conversations is a kind of unexamined background assumption that the news will get out *somehow* -- that if MSM crumbles, someone will take up the slack. But as Lawrence says: maybe not! Maybe we just won't know what's going on.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A fictional memo outlining one potential future just moved billions of dollars. What does that say about where we are with AI: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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The Rational Panic?

The market isn't irrational. It just doesn't have a framework for AI.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“Own yourself. So when it comes for you, not if it comes, no one can steal you.” open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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McConaughey’s AI Trademark Strategy

The Next Chapter for Hollywood and NIL

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

More people have watched the intv on YouTube than tune in to CBS and the view continue to rise. Viewer backlash has been swift.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 17/02/2026

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improvements in coding, consistency, and more, for Free and Pro users; it features a 1M token context window in beta (Anthropic) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 17/02/2026

We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Since @cbs won’t air this on broadcast it’s important as many people see this online as possible. Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Da... youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?si… via @YouTube

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

More on this issue. NPR host David Greene is suing Google because its voice product sounds very much like him. The key here is going to be if attorneys can prove Notebook LM was trained on NPR data. Which is what McConaughey’s strategy is looking to address. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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He spent decades perfecting his voice. Now he says Google stole it.

NPR’s David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he’s suing over it.

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nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Companies using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. For both the applicants…and the brand. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/ai-job-int...

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AI Job Interviews Are a Brand Killer

When you’re hiring, you’re not just filling a role.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

In the past year, CEOs backed off corporate activism. With the killing Saturdayin Minneapolis, we are at a tipping point. Corporations have tools at their disposal. Consumers and employees are watching. It's time for CEOs to stand up and meet the moment: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/tipping-po...

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Tipping point

It's time for corporate America to meet the moment.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Her videos are gold. She Found a New Way to Sell High-End Houses: Mock the Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/b...

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She Found a New Way to Sell High-End Houses: Mock the Rich

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

An incredible piece, well worth your time ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

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ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Face to Face, Powell Told Trump He Was Wrong About a Construction Project www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

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Face to Face, Powell Told Trump He Was Wrong About a Construction Project

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

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‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

.@maddow.msnbc.com AP footage of raid. ICE attempts to arrest a landscaper while medical personnel stand in the way, demanding warrant & agent identify himself. You can hear immigrant in the background hyperventilating. It is, in miniature, the cruelty of the policy and the budding resistance to it.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

For Deadline Whitehouse @nicollewallace.bsky.social AP footage out of California of a disturbing ICE raid at a medical facility. It, is in miniature, the cruelty of the policy, and the budding resistance to it. There are many Americans who are standing up to help but who need guidance...

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

AI is increasingly where people turn to find information and solutions. But as AI learns from trusted sources—earned media—there’s a blind spot with major implications for how brands show up—or don’t—in AI-powered discovery. Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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The AI Blind Spot Reshaping Communications Strategy

Building for Persistent Discoverability

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

HR using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. Read more here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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AI Job Interviews Are a Brand Killer

When you’re hiring, you’re not just filling a role.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

HR using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. Read more here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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AI Job Interviews Are a Brand Killer

When you’re hiring, you’re not just filling a role.

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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The AI Blind Spot Reshaping Communications Strategy

Building for Persistent Discoverability

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

If you ever get to the place where injustice doesn't bother you, you're dead. — Molly Ivins

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Tillis is channeling McCain vibes.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 20/06/2025

nonzero chance that neither the World Cup nor the 2028 Summer Olympics take place in the United States the way things are going

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 20/06/2025

very important article!!

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Debacle. Incompetence across the board. The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...

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The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Can we file suit to force law enforcement to remove masks? @gtconway.bsky.social

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Stephanie Smith @ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

AI is reshaping how people discover and trust brands. In the GEO era-Generative Engine Optimization-your brand lives or dies by what the model remembers. If you’re not in the model, you're not in the conversation. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

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Communications Has a New Audience: The Model

For years, communications has been about shaping perception with people in mind.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/06/2025

An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.

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