Hadas Gold
hadasgold.bsky.social
Hadas Gold
@hadasgold.bsky.social
CNN correspondent
Inside the Internet Archive, home of the Wayback Machine as they save one trillion web pages and prepare themselves for the future: "Libraries have always been under attack, now more than during my lifetime, but let's go and live up to the moment." www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are stored | CNN Business
The Internet Archive is preserving the web one page at a time, a job that’s more critical than ever as the internet evolves in the age of AI.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As @brianstelter.bsky.social highlights today - a man has been jailed in Tennessee over a meme he posted in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination - a meme that quoted Trump... this is exactly what many conservatives (and Elon Musk) say is happening in UK - jailed for a meme. t.co/kgtK1bsd8d
https://cnn.it/4qyshhF
t.co
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Grokipedia launched yesterday. Elon Musk's Wikipedia alternative has some different takes as you'd expect. But I was surprised when occasionally the AI-written articles cite a source, that citation's link says nothing about what it's supposed to be proof for ... (cont) www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/t...
Elon Musk launches his version of Wikipedia | CNN Business
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia – his version of Wikipedia – on Monday, as the richest man in the world further seeks to create an alternative information and media ecosystem molded to his views.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
NEW: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech. Some members of the program said their work was just suddenly erased without warning. More here from @hadasgold.bsky.social:
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech | CNN Business
Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ICYMI Elon Musk calls acting NASA chief and Sec of Transportation ‘Sean Dummy’ as SpaceX moon contract hangs in the balance www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/s...
Elon Musk calls acting NASA chief ‘Sean Dummy’ as SpaceX moon contract hangs in the balance | CNN
Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on X Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.
www.cnn.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEW: X's former communications chief speaks out in an exclu interview, telling me social media is not a replacement for journalism.

That's in direct contrast to what his former boss Elon Musk says, who often bashes the media and says X is the media now.
He used to work for X. Here’s what he says is wrong about Musk’s stance on the mainstream media. | CNN Business
X’s former communications chief spoke exclusively to CNN to about why social media isn’t a replacement for journalism, contrasting the opinion of his former boss Elon Musk.
www.cnn.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A new year long study says X is the 'go-to' platform for antisemitic content www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
Musk’s X is ‘go-to platform’ for antisemitism, study finds | CNN Business
The new year-long study found that X’s content restrictions are not having much effect on antisemitic content.
www.cnn.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Carr here seemingly threatens The View's status as a "bona fide news" program and whether it would be exempt from the "equal opportunity rule"---->
x.com/ScottJenning...
Scott Jennings on X: "The Scott Jennings Radio Show | September 18th, 2025 https://t.co/q7jo3UCYlp" / X
The Scott Jennings Radio Show | September 18th, 2025 https://t.co/q7jo3UCYlp
x.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
>>>This morning Jimmy Fallon pulled out of a Fast Company talk to promote his new 'On Brand' show 30min before he was supposed to take the stage. A spokesperson for Fast Company said “In light of recent events, Jimmy couldn’t be here. But we were so happy to have Bozoma Saint John.” t.co/6pHTUadBXZ
https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/jimmy-kimmel-show-pulled-abc-09-18-25#cmfpka58f00053b6np4znc9yv
t.co
September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Little scoop --> Elon Musk is back to asking employees to list out "what you've accomplished" per email I obtained www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/t...
Elon Musk is back to asking xAI employees to prove ‘what you’ve accomplished’ | CNN Business
Elon Musk is back to business – and back to sending emails asking employees what they’ve accomplished.
www.cnn.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
X appears to be having issues today. Will be curious to see the cause whether malicious or just fluke.
March 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
ICYMI this weekend: A deep dive from @hadasgold.bsky.social on the fight to stop AI celebrity deepfakes from flooding the internet...including some news on an update to the No Fakes Act that could be introduced soon www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/t...
Celebrity AI deepfakes are flooding the internet. Hollywood is pushing Congress to fight back | CNN Business
Steve Harvey and Scarlett Johansson are among the celebrities advocating for legislation and penalties for creators of deepfake scams and the platforms hosting them.
www.cnn.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
Plot twist:
From CNN's Hadas Gold,
The Office of Personnel Management formally notified agencies this afternoon that the “What did you do last week” email sent over the weekend is voluntary and failure to respond will not equate to a resignation,”. Via @hadasgold.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“Good luck with that, they just fired the whole privacy team,” an OPM email address responded to CNN’s FOIA request.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...
‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to ...
www.cnn.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
It's not OK. It never is, never was. @hadasgold.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
NEW - the CFO of OPM - who manages a fund worth $1 trillion - was asked last week if she was “loyal” in a meeting with a political appointee. A few days later she was told she’d be reassigned within OPM. She chose to resign, source familiar tells me
February 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When you're working on DOGE and politics reporting now, but your computer is so used to Middle East reporting, transcriptions and auto correct sometimes remind you what you used to.
February 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How Elon Musk's Twitter takeover shows a road map for what will happen in government www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/t...
They lived through Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Now, they have advice for federal government employees | CNN Business
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
Ahead of Elon/Vivek's DOGE effort, federal workers are quietly editing their job descriptions to remove references to DEI and other terms in hopes of saving their jobs, via @hadasgold.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...
Federal employees quietly edit job descriptions to protect roles from DOGE scrutiny | CNN Politics
Some federal employees are quietly changing the language of job descriptions and performance reviews in an effort to protect roles and critical government functions in the face of the so-called Depart...
www.cnn.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.

It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Small bit of news in the Infowars/Onion sale saga: during a hearing today was revealed the Alex Jones-connected company First United American Companies made an "unsolicited" bid that "more than doubles the price" they offered previously. That would put them at at least $7M (cont)
January 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
News: Trump was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book. scoop from @hadasgold.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says | CNN Business
President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in wh...
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January 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
First on CNN: Trump camp was fed questions ahead of a Jan '24 Fox News town hall in advance from someone inside network, new book by @politico's Alex Isenstadt says. Fox says they have no evidence but are investigating www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says | CNN Business
President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in wh...
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Hadas Gold
Onion's statement via @bencollins.bsky.social

"We are deeply disappointed in today’s decision, but The Onion will continue to seek a resolution that helps the Sandy Hook families receive a positive outcome for the horror they endured."
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 AM