Khari Johnson
@khari.bsky.social
proud dad, snack enthusiast, tech reporter at CalMatters/The Markup, formerly at WIRED and VentureBeat
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Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues - www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues
Elon Musk's automaker faces a widening probe concerning alleged safety defects with the company's flush-mounted, electronic door handles.
www.cnbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues - www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
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The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots. bit.ly/4oJqKnd
📝 @levisu.bsky.social& @khari.bsky.social
📸 Eric Risberg, AP
📝 @levisu.bsky.social& @khari.bsky.social
📸 Eric Risberg, AP
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots. bit.ly/4oJqKnd
📝 @levisu.bsky.social& @khari.bsky.social
📸 Eric Risberg, AP
📝 @levisu.bsky.social& @khari.bsky.social
📸 Eric Risberg, AP
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Hot event alert!! this Thursday at Oakland Public Library
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
October 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hot event alert!! this Thursday at Oakland Public Library
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“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
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If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)
Thank you to the remarkable audience of people who showed up for the documentary and asked me and Terry insightful questions. I was fortunate to share space with you to talk about the unique and lasting legacy of Black journalists in America
Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thank you to the remarkable audience of people who showed up for the documentary and asked me and Terry insightful questions. I was fortunate to share space with you to talk about the unique and lasting legacy of Black journalists in America
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
To all my friends in The Town: Join the incomparable @nitasha.bsky.social for a talk about AI and your 🧠 at the library downtown next week
Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist
October 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Late notice but join me tomorrow at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists and how member support played a pivotal role in me becoming a tech journalist
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Tesla's Full-Self Driving software is now under federal investigation, including its behavior at train crossings, after an NBC News investigation.
In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Tesla's Full Self-Driving software under investigation after railroad incidents
NBC News reported last month that Tesla vehicles using Full Self-Driving software sometimes fail to stop for train tracks.
www.nbcnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tesla's Full-Self Driving software is now under federal investigation, including its behavior at train crossings, after an NBC News investigation.
In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
In September, NBC News found that Tesla owners repeatedly complained about Teslas failing to detect oncoming trains.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Drake sitting there reading about how good the judge thought the song was and how everyone really enjoyed it
October 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Drake sitting there reading about how good the judge thought the song was and how everyone really enjoyed it
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Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. https://cal.news/4q1i1hH
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📝 @khari.bsky.social
After getting fired, California's top cybersecurity official calls for change
The governor fired the top California cybersecurity official. He says the people who oversaw him were unqualified.
cal.news
October 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. https://cal.news/4q1i1hH
📝 @khari.bsky.social
📝 @khari.bsky.social
Commander Edward Bómbita told me California’s cybersecurity is being mismanaged by the California Office of Emergency Services, which responds to wildfires and natural disasters.
Another state cyber employee told me @caloes.bsky.social is “completely out of their depth when it comes to cyber.”
Another state cyber employee told me @caloes.bsky.social is “completely out of their depth when it comes to cyber.”
Exclusive - California’s outgoing cybersecurity commander tells us the state is mismanaging its limited cybersecurity resources by letting unqualified officials set priorities. https://cal.news/4q1i1hH
📝 @khari.bsky.social
📝 @khari.bsky.social
After getting fired, California's top cybersecurity official calls for change
The governor fired the top California cybersecurity official. He says the people who oversaw him were unqualified.
cal.news
October 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Commander Edward Bómbita told me California’s cybersecurity is being mismanaged by the California Office of Emergency Services, which responds to wildfires and natural disasters.
Another state cyber employee told me @caloes.bsky.social is “completely out of their depth when it comes to cyber.”
Another state cyber employee told me @caloes.bsky.social is “completely out of their depth when it comes to cyber.”
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SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Join us Thursday!
Join @datasociety.bsky.social's Climate, Technology, and Justice program+ Kapor Foundation for a webinar on CA data centers in context, connecting data center buildout + policy interventions to histories of environmental racism + resistance
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Join us Thursday!
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Join @datasociety.bsky.social's Climate, Technology, and Justice program+ Kapor Foundation for a webinar on CA data centers in context, connecting data center buildout + policy interventions to histories of environmental racism + resistance
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Join @datasociety.bsky.social's Climate, Technology, and Justice program+ Kapor Foundation for a webinar on CA data centers in context, connecting data center buildout + policy interventions to histories of environmental racism + resistance
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
10/9, 12-1:30 PM PT kaporcenter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Good job Sora 2 has watermarks on its videos (people have already made tools that instantly remove the watermark)
www.404media.co/sora-2-water...
www.404media.co/sora-2-water...
Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web
Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.
www.404media.co
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good job Sora 2 has watermarks on its videos (people have already made tools that instantly remove the watermark)
www.404media.co/sora-2-water...
www.404media.co/sora-2-water...
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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How could a man who never set foot in a library until he was in college create what is considered the most extensive online collection of global Black history?
Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.
m.kuow.org/stories/reme...
Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.
m.kuow.org/stories/reme...
Remembering Quintard Taylor: Historian of the Black West and beyond
Dr. Quintard Taylor taught history at the University of Washington and created BlackPast.org, an online collection of global Black history. He died Sept. 21, 2025, at the age of 76.
m.kuow.org
October 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
How could a man who never set foot in a library until he was in college create what is considered the most extensive online collection of global Black history?
Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.
m.kuow.org/stories/reme...
Maybe it had something to do with the story Dr. Quintard Taylor's father told him when he was a young boy.
m.kuow.org/stories/reme...
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Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana, as big as 70 football fields, requiring more than twice as much electricity as the City of New Orleans.
Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.
Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.
New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans
Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana, as big as 70 football fields, requiring more than twice as much electricity as the City of New Orleans.
Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.
Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.
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Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. https://cal.news/4qbr1kz
📝 @khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew
📸 Courtesy of Flock Safety
📝 @khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew
📸 Courtesy of Flock Safety
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. https://cal.news/4qbr1kz
📝 @khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew
📸 Courtesy of Flock Safety
📝 @khari.bsky.social & Mohamed Al Elew
📸 Courtesy of Flock Safety
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As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
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“.. Some Republicans estimate they will eventually need to provide $35 billion to $50 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs.”
[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“.. Some Republicans estimate they will eventually need to provide $35 billion to $50 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs.”
[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Ads reveal that Flock, makers of automated license plate readers and other surveillance technology, are promising to introduce "Distress detection" into their gunshot detection devices which will alert police when it hears human voices in distress, including screaming.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ads reveal that Flock, makers of automated license plate readers and other surveillance technology, are promising to introduce "Distress detection" into their gunshot detection devices which will alert police when it hears human voices in distress, including screaming.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...