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Yun-Hee Kim

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Geoffrey A. Fowler @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🚀 We tested 5 leading AI image generators @washingtonpost.com to see which tool is truly the best at editing & creating visuals. From adding bangs to The Rock to removing people from photos — the results might surprise you 🧵👇
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 03/08/2025
New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
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The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/05/2025
Local and state officials are vying to host parts of a massive artificial intelligence project called Stargate, backed by OpenAI, even as some communities turn against data center development.
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States chase OpenAI’s $100 billion AI American Dream
The $100 billion Stargate AI project backed by OpenAI and praised by President Trump has state officials and local landowners vying to host giant data centers.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/04/2025
Apple says it has an unwavering commitment to protecting users’ privacy and data. But some people who have had their iPhones stolen are discovering that Apple’s own security tools — meant to protect them — are sometimes being used against them.
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Thieves took their iPhones. Apple won’t give their digital lives back.
Some iPhone theft victims are taking their cases to court to get their digital lives back.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Tech workers are leaving notes in #waymos seeking workers and lovers Gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Tech workers are leaving notes in robot taxis seeking workers and lovers
San Francisco’s self-driving Waymos become community bulletin boards, a sign that the human touch is not dead.
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Geoffrey A. Fowler @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
PSA: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now. It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy. Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
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Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
@geoffreyfowler.bsky.social tested 5 AI tools to find out which one writes the best emails. There was one clear winner. wapo.st/3FFo34V
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Review | We asked 5 AI helpers to write tough emails. One was a clear winner.
Drafting emails is one of the most common work and home uses for AI. But which bot is worth your time and money?
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 24/03/2025
"Unless you take action, there is a risk your genetic information could end up in someone else’s hands — and used in ways you had never considered." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social
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Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
AI ‘inspo’ is popping up all over the internet. It’s driving stylists and surgeons crazy. Story by @tatumhunter.bsky.social wapo.st/4h0dDcR
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AI ‘inspo’ is everywhere. It’s driving your hair stylist crazy.
From bridal shops to med-spas to hardware stores, AI-generated photos are warping our sense of reality and hurting small businesses along the way.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 12/02/2025
Read @viacristiano.bsky.social's final Tech Brief newsletter this morning. It's a reflection on some of the most important meta-stories that tend to get overlooked in US-based tech policy coverage. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Some blind spots in how tech policy gets covered
The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check.
Six things you can do to get a sense of whether your company is watching what you do on your devices, according to experts.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Elon Musk-led group launches $97 billion bid for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk-led group launches $97 billion bid for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
The group’s $97 billion offer is far lower than the OpenAI’s most recent valuation by investors. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rebuffed the offer in a post on X.
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Geoffrey A. Fowler @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Here are the dozen eggs ChatGPT's Operator spent $31.43 on without my permission. They weren't even organic! wapo.st/3CBSHuR
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Helicopter, jet collide near Reagan National Airport www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Live updates: American Airlines plane crashes with helicopter near Reagan National Airport
The Reagan National Airport closed after a helicopter and another aircraft collided nearby. D.C. officials say a small aircraft was reported down in the Potomac River.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Trump says Microsoft is in contention to buy TikTok wapo.st/3EdmwlL
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Trump says Microsoft is in contention to buy TikTok
Microsoft, which declined to comment on the president’s remarks, had discussed buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to force a sale of the app in his first term.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Column | You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should.
Algorithms that just don’t get you are ruining your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Now you can do something about it.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 24/01/2025
New: Inside TikTok's "Hail Mary" campaign to stall its nationwide ban. When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.” Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn’t trust each other" wapo.st/4ax8ffP
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Inside TikTok’s frantic scramble to halt U.S. ban
There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden — and then landed one from Trump.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming.
The major services keep getting pricier. Can you stream without going broke?
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Tell the Post: Are your social media habits changing? wapo.st/3CbZFXn
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Tell The Post: Are your social media habits changing?
We want to hear from readers about how they are using social media in 2025. Share your thoughts with us through this form.
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Tatum Hunter @tatumhunter.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NEW: In the wake of the TikTok ban, a wave of paranoia around Meta’s data collection and relationship with the govt. Trump introduced the ban. Biden signed it. Why are some people blaming Mark Zuckerberg?
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Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.
If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
‘The vibes were off’: How half a day without TikTok changed everything wapo.st/4hqU2mV
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‘The vibes were off’: How half a day without TikTok changed everything
Most people slept through the bulk of TikTok’s outage. But the political play and a list of things that seem new or different on the app have left a bad taste in some users’ mouths.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/01/2025
Meta is dismantling its employee diversity and equity programs, reversing a years-long approach to creating a more inclusive and equitable environment for women and underrepresented groups.
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Mark Zuckerberg says corporate culture was ‘neutered’ as Meta scraps DEI
The move reverses a years-long approach to diversity, equity and inclusion policies that the tech giant once embraced as critical to its success.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news and maps. Here’s how it works.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
These companies innovate and collaborate without office mandates www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... via @danielleabril.bsky.social
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These companies innovate and collaborate without office mandates
While some big companies are calling workers back to the office, others are embracing change to make hybrid and remote models work.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Should you trust an AI-assisted doctor? Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Column | Should you trust an AI-assisted doctor? I visited one to see.
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care.
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Danielle Abril @danielleabril.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For jobseekers who have been looking for work for months, getting creative on social media has become another strategy to land a gig. Read about what some people are doing to try to get the attention of hiring managers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Desperate for jobs, people try new social media tactics to stand out
Job seekers are offering rewards for referrals, making mini marketing campaigns and becoming brutally honest on social media.
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Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
You know, you don't have to buy e-books and audiobooks from Amazon's Kindle or Audible. Book experts suggested the best digital book sellers that aren't Amazon. (Wow, people love Libro.fm.) Plus, book recs! wapo.st/3Z9ZFP0
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The best alternatives to Amazon for e-books and audiobooks
You have great choices if you want to skip Kindle and Audible for holiday gifts (or all year).
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We tested these tech gift ideas for your loved ones so you don’t have to. The 2024 Help Desk gift guide: wapo.st/3Zp5bym
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The 2024 Help Desk Gift Guide: Tech we tested and recommend
The Post’s personal tech team tries out loads of gadgets, apps and services every year. These are worth gifting.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 23/11/2024
Wrote about the surest sign that Bluesky is spooking Threads — they’re copying its features. Gift link: wapo.st/3V79Gv7 (w/ @naominix.bsky.social)
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Meta scrambles to respond to upstart social platform Bluesky’s surge
Threads, Meta’s answer to Elon Musk’s X, makes changes to incorporate features that have drawn millions to its much smaller rival.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We tried Apple’s new AirPods Pro 2 and its new hearing aid feature. Here is what you need to know: wapo.st/3ZjTokY
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iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here’s how they work.
Apple’s $249 wireless earbuds may now help some hear the world better, not just block it out.
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Will AI kill Google? Past predictions about tech have been wrong via @shiraovide.bsky.social wapo.st/3OjWwH4
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Will AI kill Google? Past predictions of doom were totally wrong.
Past technology revolutions made Google even stronger rather than weaker, as many tech dudes predicted. So what about AI?
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Yun-Hee Kim @yunheekim22.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
DOJ seeks forced sale of Chrome, other big changes at Google in monopoly case www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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DOJ seeks forced sale of Chrome, other big changes at Google in monopoly case
The Justice Department recommendation is one of the final moves of Biden’s aggressive antitrust enforcers, before Trump takes the reins.
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