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Cecilia Kang
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NYTimes Tech Policy Reporter, co-author "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination" with @sheeraf.bsky.social

Also tree, moss, boulder hugger from PNW, transplant to the Potomac

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliakang
Join the smart, collaborative, and fun NYTimes tech team as our Apple reporter

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Technology Correspondent
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April 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I love the reader comments on this story. So engaging, insightful and great anecdotes: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
By understanding the reasons, scientists hope to help both sexes age better.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
yes yes yes - Character Limit is a must read. It was before Elon Musk's storming of Washington and is required reading now. @kateconger.com @rmac.bsky.social
I know I’ve said this on here before, but it’s really remarkable and humbling to see our book resonate with people who want to understand DOGE. Thank y’all so, so, much for reading. It’s really special to me and @rmac.bsky.social. Hope to see some of you at the Tucson Festival of Books this week!
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
In response to President Trump’s executive orders and his all-out assault on government bureaucracy, federal judges across the U.S. have issued rulings at a blistering rate for the past two months. Read the key passages in several noteworthy rulings here.
Judges Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Actions. Here’s a Look at Key Rulings.
Taken as a whole, the rulings represent an effort to thwart President Trump’s serial attempts to increase his power and the executive branch’s dominion over the government.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Inside Sam Altman's path into Trump's inner circle. I've followed his political journey for a while, and everyone thought he'd be sidelined because of his rivalry with Elon Musk. Don't count him out. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/t...
How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump
After helping President Trump get elected, Elon Musk was poised to dominate the country’s A.I. policies. Then Mr. Altman sneaked into the White House.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
ABC and now Meta

Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit
@mikeisaac.bsky.social @maggiehaberman
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Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit
President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wrongfully censored by them. Meta also reported a 21 percent increase in quarterly revenue.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Great look inside the startup and venture panic and excitement over DeepSeek by Erin Griffith www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/t...
After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets
Venture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.
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January 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Heartbreaking to see such a mass exodus of talent from WaPo, my beloved former newsroom. It took weeks for its owner and management to destroy one of the most venerable news orgs in the world. Let's be very clear, many many who left were lifers and only left because the felt the house was on fire.
Scoop: Another BIG LOSS for WaPo: Phil Rucker, the newspaper's high-profile national editor, has indicated to people that he is exiting the newspaper, sources tell me.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/philip-ruc...
Leaving His Post
Phil Rucker's impending exit comes amid a larger talent exodus that has seen some of the storied newspaper's most prized journalists flee.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
TikTok's only lifeline was Trump stepping in asap. He just posted that he needs time to review the situation and that he'll make a decision in the "not too distant future," which is absolutely not the vague timeline TikTok wanted.
January 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
SCOTUS upholds ban on TikTok

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Here’s the latest on the ruling.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Incredibly cowardly for managers to blame DEI as an excuse for passing over someone for a promotion. Give real feedback, don't blame women and people of color.
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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Some unsolicited advice after 30 years of working.
Tomorrow, bring Kind energy to work. And Work-Hard energy. And Creative energy. Repeat the next day. And the next day.

Thanks - every single worker, employee, boss.
January 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
Honest question: What does AGI (artificial general intelligence) mean to you?
January 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Before Zuck2.0, he said he was all-in on Sheryl Sandberg's push for diversity and her Lean In efforts.

"Mr. Zuckerberg blamed his former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, for an inclusivity initiative at Facebook..."

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Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever
Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda in his first term. Now he is back with fewer internal rivals and even more influence with the president.
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January 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
I finally made it.
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wild story of falling in love with an AI companion who sounds, frankly, just perfect. Too perfect. Obsessed with this @kashhill.bsky.social piece:

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hi! Are you a parent with opinions about a potential ban of TikTok? I'd love to hear from you: cecilia.kang@nytimes.com

Thank you!
January 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
Meta announcing 5% layoffs of their workforce. Internally, Meta employees are already asking how this will impact their (falling) diversity numbers, coupled with Zuckerberg’s announcement last week that the company is doing away with DEI. Scoop coming with @mikeisaac.bsky.social @kateconger.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
Read my book with @nytceciliakang.bsky.social! It’s called “An Ugly Truth” and it’ll tell you everything you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg’s decision-making.
Zuckerberg revalidated your book this week. I’m still boycotting his platform. I’m still urging everyone to read your book.
January 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Good analysis: What’s Behind Meta’s MAGA Makeover? by @kevinroose.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/t...
What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?
Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.
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January 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
The irony of Meta deleting comments by their own employees on internal message boards which are critical of Zuckerberg’s decision to get rid of fact checkers… while extolling the virtues of free expression/free speech to get rid of said fact checkers. 😔
January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Cecilia Kang
I spoke to two Meta executives, who said that the recent decision to remove fact checkers is really Zuckerberg going back to his roots on free expression. If you want to learn more about his libertarian history, pick up the book I wrote with @nytceciliakang.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg is done with apologizing. Did a quick story on today’s news that Meta was ending its fact checker program, and what it says about Zuckerberg’s personal evolution: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
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January 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM