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Tech Reporter covering AI @mashableofficial.bsky.social '20 @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. "Technology is cyclical" - Dennis Duffy. Signal: cecilym.01
Oh you thought the AI moratorium was dead? mashable.com/article/trum...
Trump's AI Action Plan revives regulation showdown between states, feds
The AI moratorium is back.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Love and mercy, Brian Wilson I will love you forever www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_f...
Love and Mercy (Remastered)
YouTube video by Brian Wilson - Topic
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June 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It was a pleasure talking to @karenhao.bsky.social about her new book 'Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI.' This is requisite reading for anyone who follows OpenAI or cares about AI's impact on humanity (not hyperbole, as Karen shows)
May 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
NEW: OpenAI responds to the #StudioGhibli controversy
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OpenAI responds to criticism of ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images
There's a very specific reason why OpenAI says it's okay.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
LA fires: how to help from afar, including Mutual Aid Los Angeles' amazing database of resources and @gofundme.com's verified fundraising campaigns mashable.com/article/la-f...
Los Angeles fires: How to help from afar
From monetary donations to sharing trusted information, there's a lot you can do to help.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Golden Globes, CES, Meta's new hellscape, LA fires, TikTok ban — it's one of those weeks that has felt like a lifetime. Am I missing anything?
January 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
How do all of the OpenAI announcements fit together? It's all part of the plan to make ChatGPT the "everything app." mashable.com/article/open...
OpenAI's plan to make ChatGPT the 'everything app' has never been more clear
The new ChatGPT features are greater than the sum of their parts.
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December 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Within ONE HOUR of each other Google (Veo 2) and OpenAI (free ChatGPT Search) both announced something new. OpenAI also demoed how to make ChatGPT Search the browser default. Real Housewives have nothing on this level of drama. mashable.com/article/open...
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to everyone starting now
Will it be your default search option?
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December 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Kevin Weil: "I can't believe we're only halfway through the 12 days of OpenAI"

Me neither bro
December 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
S/O to @mikeleepearl.bsky.social for this Santa Mode discovery mashable.com/article/why-...
Why is ChatGPT's Santa Mode only for ages 13 and up?
So... who is this for exactly?
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December 12, 2024 at 8:19 PM
BREAKING: Santa Claus sends cease and desist to OpenAI for unauthorized use of his voice for ChatGPT's Santa Mode 😉

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OpenAI brings video to ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
AVM finally gets vision capabilities
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December 12, 2024 at 7:20 PM
It's day 6 of OpenAI livestreams
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Cast away
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December 12, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Apple releases iOS 18.2, Google announces Gemini 2.0, and still an OpenAI livestream to go. Give me strength
December 11, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Necessary reading material from @bcmerchant.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 7:31 PM
🎶 On the first day of launches, OpenAI gave to thee: ChatGPT Pro for hefty fees 🎶 (really proud of that lede) mashable.com/article/open...
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Pro with a $200 monthly price tag
Plus, the full version of o1.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Sora? ChatGPT agents? Full o1 version? These are things that are reportedly in the pipeline, but we might also see more minor announcements like Santa voice for AVM, model tweaks, safety features, etc. Who's gonna be watching? mashable.com/article/sora...
Sora reportedly shipping as part of '12 Days of OpenAI' livestream marathon
12 days of livestreams, 12 product announcements, and some slop made by ChatGPT
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December 5, 2024 at 4:17 PM
If I'm a coastal grandmother why am I not RETIRED? Seriously, why am I not retired?
December 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The plot thickens with ChatGPT and "David Mayer" mashable.com/article/chat...
December 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM
It's giving... Tuesday
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
For a slow Sunday after Thanksgiving, why not investigate a mini ChatGPT mystery? mashable.com/article/chat...
What's going on with ChatGPT and the name 'David Mayer'?
Who is David Mayer and why won't ChatGPT say his name?
mashable.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Well this is one way to ensure people don't read writers' articles. Has anyone else seen this garbage from Yahoo?
November 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Movie idea inspired by recent move to CT suburbia: the world of landscaping companies in the vein of Caddyshack
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Turning the mic back on to share something I wrote where I was extremely vulnerable and confessed to browsing TikTok on mute. And I know I'm not alone. There are dozens of us! mashable.com/article/watc...
I watch TikTok on mute and it's fantastic
I'm saying the quiet part out loud.
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November 20, 2024 at 2:24 PM