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Silicon Valley-based journalist covering AI and tech. Formerly CNET, Bloomberg, Forbes,Wired. I believe in facts, science, democracy. Every day, an adventure.

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Job Growth Last Year Was Far Worse Than We Thought. Hereโ€™s Why Revised data Wednesday showed the U.S. economy generated far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than was initially estimated.

The government has dramatically lowered its estimates for how many jobs the economy generated over the past two years.

11.02.2026 18:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked Alberto Castaรฑeda Mondragรณn was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

Alberto Castaรฑeda Mondragรณn was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU

08.02.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1169 ๐Ÿ” 615 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Astrid on PBS, The Residence on Netflix, The Pitt, and We are Lady Parts.

08.02.2026 03:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Washington Post CEO Quits After Cuts That Led to Bezos Backlash Washington Post Chief Executive Officer Will Lewis resigned, days after the newspaper laid off several hundred staffers in a move that triggered a backlash against billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.

Washington Post Chief Executive Officer Will Lewis resigned, days after the newspaper laid off several hundred staffers in a move that triggered a backlash against billionaire owner Jeff Bezos

08.02.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Homeland Security's Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Noem must go.

"What she's done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a job," said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. https://to.pbs.org/4q8vT8P

28.01.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 266 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Read the email Amazon is sending to laid-off employees as it cuts 16,000 corporate roles The notifications state that employees will receive full pay and benefits for 90 days.

The notifications state that employees will receive full pay and benefits for 90 days.

28.01.2026 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Ecuadorian Foreign Affairs Ministry says an ICE agent tried to enter the countryโ€™s consulate in Minneapolis on but was blocked by its staff.

28.01.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Weโ€™ll be right over here: Europeโ€™s populists sour on Trump Also on the daily podcast: Indiaโ€™s homegrown dating apps and ecological insights that are worth their salt

โ€œThe more brazen Trumpโ€™s threats become, the greater a political liability he could be.โ€ Sophie Pedder tells โ€œThe Intelligenceโ€ why Europeโ€™s populists are souring on him

28.01.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"On Saturday, hours after federal agents killed [Alex] Pretti, a group of CEOs opted to spend Saturday night at a private White House screening of the Amazon MGM Studios-produced โ€œMelaniaโ€ documentary about the first lady," writes Allison Morrow. |
Analysis https://cnn.it/4qJfNDC

27.01.2026 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 128 ๐Ÿ” 62 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Tim Cook attending a private White House screening of the documentary Melania hours after ICE killed a man suggests horrible judgment, or worse, cowardice (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

26.01.2026 22:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 124 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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A Reckoning for the Tech Right Silicon Valleyโ€™s top CEOs have been noticeably silent after the Minneapolis shooting.

Hours after the Minneapolis shooting, Tim Cook was schmoozing with Trump at the White Houseโ€”showing that the titans of Silicon Valley are still not distancing themselves from the president, argues Lila Shroff.

28.01.2026 00:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 201 ๐Ÿ” 64 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for โ€œhis openness to engaging on issues that matter to us allโ€

28.01.2026 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2407 ๐Ÿ” 801 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 262 ๐Ÿ“Œ 181
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'Your eyes don't lie.' Trump, ICE, a death and a turning point In an era of smartphones, Americans don't have to believe federal officials or journalists. They can watch what happened for themselves.

In an era of smartphones, Americans don't have to believe federal officials or journalists. They can watch what happened for themselves.

25.01.2026 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 135 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Battle for Minneapolis As Donald Trump brings his retribution to a liberal city, citizens, protesters, and civic leaders try to protect one another.

How residents of Minneapolis are closing ranks to protect one another from Donald Trumpโ€™s retribution after a second fatal ICE shooting. www.newyorker.com/news/dispatc...

26.01.2026 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 121 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€œA Godsendโ€: ProPublicaโ€™s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report theyโ€™ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...

The FDA wonโ€™t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built a tool to show you.

Hereโ€™s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.

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Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government

25.01.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 17208 ๐Ÿ” 5032 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 301 ๐Ÿ“Œ 163
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Trump Says Administration Is โ€˜Reviewing Everythingโ€™ About Minneapolis Shooting In an interview, the president says immigration-enforcement officers will โ€œat some pointโ€ leave the area.

Exclusive: In an interview, Trump said his administration is โ€œreviewing everythingโ€ about the Minneapolis shooting.

26.01.2026 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Agree. Hard no.

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In 2015, Rep. Tom Tiffany voted for unlimited amounts of money to flow through parties and committees into individual campaigns.

Now, he's criticizing Big Money spending in Wisconsin elections.

A reminder for Rep. Tiffany: actions speak louder than words. #wigov

10.12.2025 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just read this out loud to my wife. If you have a spouse or partner, try it, especially if they donโ€™t know whatโ€™s coming. Hearing it out loud makes the bonkers-ness sink in.

Reading this to unsuspecting people should be a TikTok meme.

10.12.2025 03:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1386 ๐Ÿ” 300 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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ChatGPT firm blames boyโ€™s suicide on โ€˜misuseโ€™ of its technology OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself The maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his โ€œmisuseโ€ of its system and was โ€œnot causedโ€ by the chatbot. The comments came in OpenAIโ€™s response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, by the family of California teenager Adam Raine. Continue reading...

ChatGPT firm blames boyโ€™s suicide on โ€˜misuseโ€™ of its technology

26.11.2025 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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Trump, GOP Head Into Thanksgiving Without Obamacare Premium Fix President Donald Trump decamped to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida late Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holiday with any effort to control spiking health care premiums โ€” a key issue for Republicans whose economic appeal to voters has waned since last yearโ€™s election โ€” still very much in flux.

Trump and lawmakers haven't yet decided whether to extend Obamacare subsidies or risk angering millions of Americans, some of whom will see their premiums rise starting Jan. 1.

26.11.2025 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trump Loses Appeal to Revive Conspiracy Suit Against Clinton President Donald Trump failed to sway a US appeals court to revive his civil lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton and others of conspiring to tarnish his 2016 campaign with bogus claims of collusion with Russia.

President Trump failed to sway a US appeals court to revive his civil lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton and others of conspiring to tarnish his 2016 campaign with bogus claims of collusion with Russia.

26.11.2025 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 74 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICEโ€™s operations in Colorado.

The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)

26.11.2025 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 587 ๐Ÿ” 191 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Whether itโ€™s pro-Republican X accounts based in Eastern Europe and Bangladesh or pro-Democrat X accounts based in Maryland and Massachusetts, both parties have too few accounts based in Real America.

26.11.2025 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 777 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.

26.11.2025 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 7747 ๐Ÿ” 2720 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 492 ๐Ÿ“Œ 202
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Donors to Trumpโ€™s Transition Revealed a Year Later A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.

A year after making a public pledge to do so, President Trump disclosed a list of donors who helped pay for his presidential transition. The 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.

26.11.2025 17:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 164 ๐Ÿ” 79 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.

New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

26.11.2025 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 116 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trump says he has called off federal โ€˜surgeโ€™ in San Francisco amid pushback The president made the announcement after he said he spoke with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and with leaders of major technology companies.

President Donald Trump said that he has called off plans to send a โ€œsurgeโ€ of federal personnel into San Francisco this weekend to target crime, an announcement that came after he had a private conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.

23.10.2025 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

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