Mastodawn

Tech bros don’t want to save the world. They want to own it, brand it, license it, and charge you a monthly fee to visit.

Krypt3ia 2h ago

Warner Crocker 3h ago

Oligarch tech bros fighting with the only thing they know: $$ #AI #Tech

https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai

OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and its CEO is going to Google

Key researchers from the AI coding startup are also heading to Google.

The Verge

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Steve Herman 3h ago

CNN - David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died at the age of 83. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/politics/david-gergen-dead

David Gergen, political insider who advised four presidents of both parties, dies at 83

David Gergen served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and was a longtime CNN political analyst.

CNN

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Erin Reed 3h ago

1. We have learned that 20 hospitals have received subpoenas from the department of justice seeking records on transgender patients. We can confirm at least one hospital has received them from a person familiar with the situation. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Trump’s DOJ Subpoenas Trans Ca...

Trump’s DOJ Subpoenas Trans Care Records From 20 Hospitals

For the safety of patients and doctors alike, health care institutions can—and must—fight back.

Erin In The Morning

Krypt3ia 2h ago

“Murderbot end transmission”

Krypt3ia 6h ago

July 11: Halloween decor is already out at Michael’s.

Krypt3ia 7h ago

Cursed image layering continues @Viss

Krypt3ia 7h ago

https://www.wired.com/story/metadata-shows-the-dojs-raw-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-was-likely-modified/ Ya think?

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.

WIRED

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Clive Thompson 20h ago

Speaking of Wired's excellent coverage:

They just reported on a Department of Homeland Security memo that went out to local police forces ...

... urging them to consider even the most innocuous and bog-standard protest activity as dangerous ...

... like skateboarding, or walkigng around "on foot"

no joke

The story: https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/

Unpaywalled: https://archive.is/4Dgw5

An excerpt: