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The Verge @theverge.com · 11/10/2026
Musk, Benioff, Huang, and now Nadella have all capitulated to Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ rebrand. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Silicon Valley is falling in line with Trump’s attempt to rename AI
Musk, Benioff, Huang, and now Nadella have all capitulated to Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ rebrand.
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Japan should learn from how US residents have soured on data centers Money and attention should go more to the people who will use AI before building infrastructure By Athena Tong and Charles Mok asia.nikkei.com/opinion/japa...
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Japan should learn from how US residents have soured on data centers
Money and attention should go more to the people who will use AI before building infrastructure
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ultimate NIMBY. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is KOSA the "social reckoning" we're looking for? Not quite, argues Karolina Mackiewicz of GW's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP): "A true social reckoning calls for standards that prioritize safety over engagement, without sacrificing anyone's privacy, agency, or free expression."
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Is the Kids Online Safety Act the ‘Social Reckoning’ We Are Looking For?
A true social reckoning calls for prioritizing safety over engagement, without sacrificing privacy, agency, or free expression, says Karolina Mackiewicz.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 06/10/2026
The AI creep is seemingly ubiquitous in customer service jobs now. In reporting this story, @gabydvj.bsky.social heard from movie theater workers, baristas, and Apple Store employees, all of whom have had customers ask for products or features that don’t exist. Read more: buff.ly/4togSFP
Verge headline: AI hallucinations are making entitled customers even worse
by Gaby Del Valle

Image of a phone with a pinnochio nose sprouting out of it
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 07/10/2026
Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
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Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 07/10/2026
Big tech and AI companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves. Big tech and AI companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves. Big tech and AI companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves. abcnews.com/amp/Politics...
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Former FTC Chair Khan dismisses 'constitution' signed by AI leaders to self-police
On "This Week," former FTC Chair Lina Khan called on Congress to help regulate AI.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Having one of those days where i need to gently and repeatedly remind my developers that "functional" needs to happen before you get to do "shiny".
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 07/10/2026
The Caribbean and Oceania are on the frontlines of climate change, but they are also home to the young people already shaping solutions with clarity and courage. For them, the task is to engage with care, humility, and long-term commitment.
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Young people are bridging the climate divide for Oceania and the Caribbean
“The lack of strong and consistent climate policy means that every year, families lose loved ones, homes, and entire livelihoods because of climate-related disasters.”
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Again, from a lab. Russia Moves to Tamp Down Speculation About Plague in Siberia The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/w...
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Russia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia
The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mark MacCarthy and David Beier argue for "legal measures to ensure the safety of the AI development process itself," noting that this summer's incidents "took place during AI research, development and testing." The models "had not been released to the public."
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It's Time to Regulate the AI Development Process
It is time for policymakers to oversee a process to develop scientifically based AI research protocols, write Mark MacCarthy and David Beier.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026
Norway plans to introduce a law to parliament that would temporarily ban the tech at places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens, while also setting up an expert group to propose permanent national rules: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5Agx05
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AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. Each hour, Muse updates its dossiers on you and the people you’ve mentioned in chats, messages, and emails that Muse has read. .. Even people who don’t use Muse are subject to this mapping process by other people’s Muse agents.” @time.com $META time.com/article/2026...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The UN AI panel's first Thematic Brief "sets a dangerous precedent at the science–policy interface," argue Jason Tucker, Virginia Dignum and Petter Ericson, by treating the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident as more of an alignment problem rather than an oversight failure.
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The UN's AI Panel Sees Misalignment. We See Corporate (Mis)Behavior.
Jason Tucker, Virginia Dignum and Petter Ericson highlight concerns over the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI's first 'Thematic Brief'.
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Whisky-making in orbit could lead to new drugs for cancer and Alzheimer’s eandt.theiet.org/2026/10/05/d...
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Whisky-making in orbit could lead to new drugs for cancer and Alzheimer’s
Studying how space's harsh environment affects the complex chemistry of whisky-making could help create new drugs, according to
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Today's privacy and security guide: Connected Cars: Privacy and Security for Survivors www.techsafety.org/connected-ca...
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Connected Cars — Safety Net Project
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Forbes @forbes.com · 07/10/2026
Billionaire Ray Dalio at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore on Wednesday said the AI bubble is reaching the point where it could burst.
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Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns AI Bubble Could Soon Burst
Billionaire Ray Dalio at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore on Wednesday said the AI bubble is reaching the point where it could burst.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past statements about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
United has solved the seating issue by adding extra seats in each row of economy so the aisles are super narrow. Room for my knees is fine until the seat ahead reclines lol thank goodness the execs at UAL and shareholders are making big bucks! makes it all worth it for the sardines stuffed in back!
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 27/09/2026
Leo XIV, a calm and unifying pope, draws huge crowds in Paris for Mass at the Concord
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Leo XIV, a calm and unifying pope, draws huge crowds in Paris for Mass at the Concord
According to the Vatican, 800,000 people attended the event. In front of several presidential candidates, devout Catholics and the simply curious, the pope spoke in his homily about "the thirst for transcendence." He then left for Lourdes, the next stop on his journey.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gil Durán says his book "The Nerd Reich" is about "a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to end democracy." He joined Data & Society research director Alice Marwick and me to discuss the book last week at Betaworks. Listen: www.techpolicy.press/gil-durn-map...
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Gil Durán Maps the Rise of the 'Nerd Reich'
Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 26/09/2026
Concerns over privacy have led to calls to ban smartglasses in public spaces in Canada. According to the CBC, these products are being used against women, with reports of attempts to extort money from victims to remove humiliating videos from social media platforms.
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Privacy concerns prompt calls to ban smartglasses in Canada
Concerns over privacy have led to calls to ban smartglasses in Canada to prevent covertly recorded videos from being shared on social media.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I long for a back-to-basics web: Markdown for text, JPEG images, no video, no Javascript or other client-side scripting, writable by a human being with a text editor. Make it as advertising/corporate hostile as possible. And above all keep it *small*. In other words, web like it's 1996 again.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 27/09/2026
The shutdown of June Oven is just another reminder that the cloud was never ours to keep. www.theverge.com/column/10007...
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The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
The shutdown of June Oven is another reminder that the cloud was never ours to keep.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the immigrant to be unwelcome, the needy to be called "parasites," all while billionaires get richer, we've completely disregarded the most basic elements of Jesus' teachings.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Axios @axios.com · 25/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV today warned about machines "invading and conditioning our daily lives" in a speech to French leaders as he began his visit to the country.
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Pope: "Paradise of machines" threatens humanity
Leo has made addressing the impact of AI a defining theme of his papacy.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV.
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Pandas and Eagles and A.I., Oh My! Trump Throws a State Dinner for Xi
Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/09/2026
Online behavioral advertising has always been creepy. AI makes it worse.
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DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising
Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavio...
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Buckle up if you live in a brown or dark blue area on this map. Source: buff.ly/NPKPBPo
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Google avoided an ad tech breakup in the US. Megan Kirkwood unpacks whether the European Commission will follow the same course or pursue the structural remedy it has long signaled.
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Can the EU Still Break Up Google?
Google avoided a US ad tech breakup. Megan Kirkwood examines whether the EU can pursue its own structural remedy and what stands in the way.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They took memory cards and sold us cloud storage. They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming. They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
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Winthrop Yu @winthropyu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Book: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 by 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘝𝘦́𝘭𝘪𝘻 Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. Human beings need privacy just as much as they need community. The foundations of democracy quiver under surveillance. www.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/blog/new-boo...
Book cover -- The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Paul M. Barrett reviews two new books on Silicon Valley's ideological bent — Gil Durán's The Nerd Reich and Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's Muskism — and asks whether people are now willing to do what is necessary to resist technofascism.
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Thinking About the ‘Tech Fascists’ and What to Do About Them
Paul Barrett reviews Gil Durán’s The Nerd Reich (Avid Reader Press, 2026) and Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism (HarperCollins, 2026).
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13/09/2026
In “Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History,” Benjamin Moser seeks to replace a largely comforting story about Israel with an entirely damning one, Isaac Chotiner writes. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Is Zionism’s Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken—or Original Sin?
Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what’s lost when polemic takes the place of history.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 13/09/2026
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
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What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
The AI industry seems to be having its loudest debate yet about whether its technology poses an existential threat to humanity. The current discussion began after AI researcher Jacob Coxon said that he’s resigned from Anthropic because he’s worried that the leading AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” Then Anthropic’s alignment leaned chimed in […]
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A slew of Anthropic misuse stories, another OpenAI agent swarm hack, and CEOs calling for a slowdown — all in a few days. In this week's Tech Policy Press newsletter, Justin Hendrix considered a news cycle moving faster than anyone can absorb it. Plus: top stories this week.
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'Pace the Frontier,' They Say. But Who Sets the Pace?
Catch up on the latest articles from Tech Policy Press from the past week.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The people of Ireland give our #ConMan-In-Chief the welcome he so richly deserves! 🇮🇪 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ☘️
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
AI's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes www.axios.com/2026/09/13/a...
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AI's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes
Saturday may go down as the day AI changed.
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I hate to sound like a Luddite, but I agree with this.
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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
China’s Disinformation Operations in Taiwan Are Changing with AI Pei-Chi Jao / Sep 8, 2026 www.techpolicy.press/chinas-disin...
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China’s Disinformation Operations in Taiwan Are Changing with AI
AI-driven Chinese influence operations are targeting Taiwan with coordinated content, deepfakes, and social media campaigns, writes Pei-Chi Jao.
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Winthrop Yu @winthropyu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The IAB is concerned that age assurance approaches ... will not only fail, but also leave youth less safe on the internet. "Requiring individual sites to collect such data reduces online privacy and increases risks of identity theft," IAB said in its first formal position on age assurance.
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Internet Architecture Board says service-level age checks 'will fail'
Move age assurance to users' hardware, Internet technical development board says.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hope it was worth it!
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Arizona Man Who Had To Be Duct-Taped To His Seat On Flight After Drunken Racist Meltdown Fired From His Job
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The scale, speed and coordination of AI-assisted disinformation are outpacing the mechanisms designed to counter them. Pei-Chi Jao writes that Taiwan's year-end elections make that gap more urgent to close.
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China’s Disinformation Operations in Taiwan Are Changing with AI
AI-driven Chinese influence operations are targeting Taiwan with coordinated content, deepfakes, and social media campaigns, writes Pei-Chi Jao.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 11/09/2026
It’s the hot new thing in tech, and it’s where all the jobs are. Students who don’t learn to use it fall behind. That’s the narrative AI companies are pitching, but according to NYT reporter Natasha Singer, it’s also how the tech industry has built its influence in classrooms for the past 15 years.
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Schools are catching on to Big Tech’s playbook
Do schools have “collective amnesia” about tech’s education push?
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