Allison Morrow
@amorrow.bsky.social
Journalist. Runner. Always looking for my next coffee/tattoo. Founder of the CNN Business Nightcap newsletter. Sign up for free: https://www.cnn.com/newsletters/nightcap
Gosh if only some economist would have warned us this would happen
A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes ...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Gosh if only some economist would have warned us this would happen
Every time one of these AI CEOs goes viral for saying the most self-serving, demonstrably false nonsense I am fascinated by how many people take it seriously.
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Every time one of these AI CEOs goes viral for saying the most self-serving, demonstrably false nonsense I am fascinated by how many people take it seriously.
OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team, created in 2024 to promote the company's stated mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity, per @caseynewton.bsky.social @platformer.news.web.brid.gy
Exclusive: OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team
Joshua Achiam will become the company's chief futurist
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February 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team, created in 2024 to promote the company's stated mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity, per @caseynewton.bsky.social @platformer.news.web.brid.gy
This is not a "free grocery store," it's a pop-up food bank, open for one long weekend, designed to give Polymarket some good press.
NYC’s first free grocery store opens next week—here’s everything we already know about it
Yes, it’s real: free groceries, no catch.
www.timeout.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is not a "free grocery store," it's a pop-up food bank, open for one long weekend, designed to give Polymarket some good press.
Reposted by Allison Morrow
Fun fact: Yale University holds a 379-year-old “perpetual” bond, written on goat skin and issued by Hoogheemraadschap Lekdijk Bovendams, a Dutch water authority. som.yale.edu/story/2026/p...
Prof. Rouwenhorst Discusses Yale's 378 year-old Perpetual Bond with the BBC
som.yale.edu
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Fun fact: Yale University holds a 379-year-old “perpetual” bond, written on goat skin and issued by Hoogheemraadschap Lekdijk Bovendams, a Dutch water authority. som.yale.edu/story/2026/p...
Scoop: In a letter to lawmakers, NY AG Tish James and four DAs call out Tether and Circle for throttling law enforcement efforts to claw back funds for victims of fraud.
Stablecoin law allows crypto firms to profit from fraud, prosecutors say | CNN Business
Exclusive: Stablecoin law allows crypto firms to profit from fraud, prosecutors say
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February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Scoop: In a letter to lawmakers, NY AG Tish James and four DAs call out Tether and Circle for throttling law enforcement efforts to claw back funds for victims of fraud.
Instead of career journalists, we really ought to be sending Gen-Z interns with three roommates and no health insurance to cover Davos
January 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Instead of career journalists, we really ought to be sending Gen-Z interns with three roommates and no health insurance to cover Davos
In my “listening to Max Richter and crying while I make dinner” era, join me fam this shit rips
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
In my “listening to Max Richter and crying while I make dinner” era, join me fam this shit rips
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X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
There are no more Gary Genslers for crypto to blame for its problems. The industry got everything it wanted this year, and it still can't find its footing.
Crypto’s slump may be a cultural problem as much as a financial one | CNN Business
Crypto managed to have a year without a systemic collapse or major scandal. And it’s still shaping up to be one of the industry’s worst years ever.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
There are no more Gary Genslers for crypto to blame for its problems. The industry got everything it wanted this year, and it still can't find its footing.
We're already seeing brands shun AI. That's only going to get louder as corporate America realizes their consumers aren't computers.
Why 2026 could be the year of anti-AI marketing | CNN Business
It’s getting harder to escape AI slop. But a growing backlash could put a premium on “human-made” content.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We're already seeing brands shun AI. That's only going to get louder as corporate America realizes their consumers aren't computers.
I lived in Hong Kong in a golden era of free speech, when Jimmy Lai's pro-democracy Apple Daily was just part of the ether. His conviction should be a warning to democracies everywhere.
Opinion | Trump Said Freeing Jimmy Lai Would Be Easy. He Should Prove It.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived in Hong Kong in a golden era of free speech, when Jimmy Lai's pro-democracy Apple Daily was just part of the ether. His conviction should be a warning to democracies everywhere.
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When your “exclusive” lasts all of 7 hours, because you publicly named a guy who was never charged with a crime, and who now is being hounded by trolls, and will have this show up in internet searches for the rest of his life.
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
When your “exclusive” lasts all of 7 hours, because you publicly named a guy who was never charged with a crime, and who now is being hounded by trolls, and will have this show up in internet searches for the rest of his life.
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If we want to cheer the "architects" of AI, fine, but they aren't Sam Altman or Elon Musk. Those guys built word generators.
GenAI simply doesn't exist without the writers and artists whose work is the only real value underpinning chatbots.
GenAI simply doesn't exist without the writers and artists whose work is the only real value underpinning chatbots.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If we want to cheer the "architects" of AI, fine, but they aren't Sam Altman or Elon Musk. Those guys built word generators.
GenAI simply doesn't exist without the writers and artists whose work is the only real value underpinning chatbots.
GenAI simply doesn't exist without the writers and artists whose work is the only real value underpinning chatbots.
#econsky question:
The Fed says inflation is elevated and econ growth is forecast to be stronger next year. There's no change to their unemployment forecast.
So why are they cutting rates?
The Fed says inflation is elevated and econ growth is forecast to be stronger next year. There's no change to their unemployment forecast.
So why are they cutting rates?
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#econsky question:
The Fed says inflation is elevated and econ growth is forecast to be stronger next year. There's no change to their unemployment forecast.
So why are they cutting rates?
The Fed says inflation is elevated and econ growth is forecast to be stronger next year. There's no change to their unemployment forecast.
So why are they cutting rates?
These are not pull-ups.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
These are not pull-ups.
Wall Street is finally coming around
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wall Street is finally coming around
So much for a chill Friday
Hollywood, already on shaky economic ground, shudders at the prospect of a mega-Netflix | CNN Business
The business of Hollywood was in trouble long before the earth-rattling news that Netflix had inked a $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. And while the deal is widely seen as a coup by Netflix, once ...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So much for a chill Friday
I stand so hard by my 2022 take
Meta’s big problem: Everything about VR looks supremely uncool | CNN Business
An image of Mark Zuckerberg’s blocky, dead-eyed visage taken from his Metaverse avatar has become something of a reality check for anyone betting on the future of virtual reality.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I stand so hard by my 2022 take
Great read.
Servicemembers are trading crypto tips from the decks of aircraft carriers. Base parking lots are peppered with new Porsches and Humvees.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Servicemembers are trading crypto tips from the decks of aircraft carriers. Base parking lots are peppered with new Porsches and Humvees.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Top Gun Traders: Stock Bets and Crypto Culture Take Over the Military
Troops are hooked on investing. They’re trading tips from cockpits and the decks of aircraft carriers, and making fortunes.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Great read.
Servicemembers are trading crypto tips from the decks of aircraft carriers. Base parking lots are peppered with new Porsches and Humvees.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Servicemembers are trading crypto tips from the decks of aircraft carriers. Base parking lots are peppered with new Porsches and Humvees.
Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
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Hey, #EconSky!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hey, #EconSky!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
Well this seems fine
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well this seems fine