Blake Montgomery
@montgomery.bsky.social
Tech editor at the Guardian US, science fiction writer, and a tale told by an idiot. Email me: blake.montgomery@theguardian.com
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Blake Montgomery
@montgomery.bsky.social
· Feb 19
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What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?
What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?
The novelty of eating at a diner owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off in just a few months
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January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?
Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025
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Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025
A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI
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December 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025
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How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks
How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks
Mysterious donors gave a fleet of 10 of the vehicles – which have had a number of recalls – to the police earlier this year
The Las Vegas police department rolled out a new fleet of tactical vehicles to city streets last month: all Tesla Cybertrucks. The steel cars, wrapped in black-and-white vinyl, come decked out with warning lights and flashing sirens on the roof. They seem to be heftier, more angular versions of a traditional police car. Las Vegas is the first city in the US to grant its officers access to a battalion of the futuristic trucks, which have become synonymous with the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, the richest person in the world.
“They represent something far bigger than just a police car,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a recent press conference showcasing the vehicles. “They represent innovation.” Continue reading...
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December 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks
The home of AI hates Trump’s AI executive order www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump AI executive order preempting state laws
California governor says order pushes ‘grift and corruption’ instead of innovation just hours after president’s dictum
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December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The home of AI hates Trump’s AI executive order www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“Staff eventually did remove the device, and ICE agents did not show up at the hospital during the delivery. The nurses said they do not know what happened to the woman after she left the hospital with her baby.”
New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“Staff eventually did remove the device, and ICE agents did not show up at the hospital during the delivery. The nurses said they do not know what happened to the woman after she left the hospital with her baby.”
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Healthcare workers tell @jmbooyah.bsky.social that ICE “smartwatches” that cannot be removed are causing confusion, fear and delays in the hospital’s ability to care for pregnant women. Horrifying.
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Healthcare workers tell @jmbooyah.bsky.social that ICE “smartwatches” that cannot be removed are causing confusion, fear and delays in the hospital’s ability to care for pregnant women. Horrifying.
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A woman facing preeclampsia was afraid to take off her tracking device, even after medical staff warned her it could cut off her circulation. Another woman panicked bc staff had to cut off her device to prevent electrocution during her c-section. From @jmbooyah.bsky.social
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A woman facing preeclampsia was afraid to take off her tracking device, even after medical staff warned her it could cut off her circulation. Another woman panicked bc staff had to cut off her device to prevent electrocution during her c-section. From @jmbooyah.bsky.social
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An incredibly important story.
"Her delivery wasn’t progressing the way the care team hoped, and she needed a C-section... To prevent possible burning and electrocution, patients are instructed to take off all jewelry or metals before the surgery. The mandatory watch had no way to be easily removed"
"Her delivery wasn’t progressing the way the care team hoped, and she needed a C-section... To prevent possible burning and electrocution, patients are instructed to take off all jewelry or metals before the surgery. The mandatory watch had no way to be easily removed"
New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An incredibly important story.
"Her delivery wasn’t progressing the way the care team hoped, and she needed a C-section... To prevent possible burning and electrocution, patients are instructed to take off all jewelry or metals before the surgery. The mandatory watch had no way to be easily removed"
"Her delivery wasn’t progressing the way the care team hoped, and she needed a C-section... To prevent possible burning and electrocution, patients are instructed to take off all jewelry or metals before the surgery. The mandatory watch had no way to be easily removed"
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ICE arrested and tried deport woman *9 months* pregnant
Pilot of the deportation flight refused boarding bc she was so obviously close to giving birth
ICE slapped a tracker on her wrist. Couldn't be removed.
Hospital had to cut the thing off for fear of "possible burning and electrocution"
Pilot of the deportation flight refused boarding bc she was so obviously close to giving birth
ICE slapped a tracker on her wrist. Couldn't be removed.
Hospital had to cut the thing off for fear of "possible burning and electrocution"
“They’re looking at people who literally can’t speak up, who have no legal resources, who are not American citizens, and are pregnant. They’re asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients.”
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ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ICE arrested and tried deport woman *9 months* pregnant
Pilot of the deportation flight refused boarding bc she was so obviously close to giving birth
ICE slapped a tracker on her wrist. Couldn't be removed.
Hospital had to cut the thing off for fear of "possible burning and electrocution"
Pilot of the deportation flight refused boarding bc she was so obviously close to giving birth
ICE slapped a tracker on her wrist. Couldn't be removed.
Hospital had to cut the thing off for fear of "possible burning and electrocution"
“They’re looking at people who literally can’t speak up, who have no legal resources, who are not American citizens, and are pregnant. They’re asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“They’re looking at people who literally can’t speak up, who have no legal resources, who are not American citizens, and are pregnant. They’re asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients.”
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I'm talking bot money on the Guardian's daily podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Is AI a bubble that’s about to pop? – podcast
Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will happen if the bubble bursts? Blake Montgomery reports
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm talking bot money on the Guardian's daily podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
I'm talking bot money on the Guardian's daily podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Is AI a bubble that’s about to pop? – podcast
Should we be worried about the vast amounts of money pouring into AI? And what will happen if the bubble bursts? Blake Montgomery reports
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December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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An academic sums up the frenzied state of AI research: "You can’t keep up, you can’t publish, you can’t do good work, you can’t be thoughtful" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
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December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
An academic sums up the frenzied state of AI research: "You can’t keep up, you can’t publish, you can’t do good work, you can’t be thoughtful" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"In a place such as Storey county, which...has an avg rainfall of...11in a year, some locals fear the datacenters’ demands could decimate already scarce resources. That includes the Pyramid Lake Paiute, a Native American tribe that has lived downriver from where the industrial center now sits."
Great photos, great story:
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
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December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"In a place such as Storey county, which...has an avg rainfall of...11in a year, some locals fear the datacenters’ demands could decimate already scarce resources. That includes the Pyramid Lake Paiute, a Native American tribe that has lived downriver from where the industrial center now sits."
Great photos, great story:
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
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December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Great photos, great story:
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
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Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
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November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
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NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
ask not on whom the post dunks, it dunks on thee
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
ask not on whom the post dunks, it dunks on thee
Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
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Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
In the Oval Office the US president dismissed the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying: ‘things happen’
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November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
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In search of freelance reporters who cover space. Email me!
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In search of freelance reporters who cover space. Email me!
“With new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report”
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“With new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report”