Paresh Dave
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Senior writer at @WIRED.com, covering tech. Signal: peard33.24
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"We're a metro office where we have to pay for parking, and our parking is like $10 to $15 a day, and it's really starting to add up for employees. And we do have employees that have been embarrassed to come to me and say that they can't afford to come to work"
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Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting
WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"We're a metro office where we have to pay for parking, and our parking is like $10 to $15 a day, and it's really starting to add up for employees. And we do have employees that have been embarrassed to come to me and say that they can't afford to come to work"
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Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.
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Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data
Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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As far as we can tell, this is what Mace was pissed off about and what precipitated the incident (it was a grey/silver BMW, not a white one like her team said it would be) www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As far as we can tell, this is what Mace was pissed off about and what precipitated the incident (it was a grey/silver BMW, not a white one like her team said it would be) www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
Who had Waymo running over a cat before a human? www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
New details emerge in Waymo killing of San Francisco corner store cat
"We send our deepest sympathies to the cat's owner and the community."
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October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Who had Waymo running over a cat before a human? www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
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October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Scoop with @zoeschiffer.bsky.social: Marissa Mayer is dissolving her Sunshine startup lab. The assets will be sold to a new Mayer-founded AI firm called Dazzle www.wired.com/story/mariss...
Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab
After seven rocky years, the company’s assets will be sold to Dazzle, a new AI firm that Mayer founded.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Scoop with @zoeschiffer.bsky.social: Marissa Mayer is dissolving her Sunshine startup lab. The assets will be sold to a new Mayer-founded AI firm called Dazzle www.wired.com/story/mariss...
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Huge DOGE oral history from @leahfeiger.bsky.social, @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @davidgilbert.bsky.social, @mollytaft.com, @aarianmarshall.bsky.social, @peard33.bsky.social, + @jakelahut.writes.news
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The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
For the first time since 2021, there are now more unemployed Americans than there are open jobs
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Playbook PM: Trump's new double-edged jobs numbers
And a new proposal would put the U.S. in charge of a Ukranian buffer zone.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
For the first time since 2021, there are now more unemployed Americans than there are open jobs
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Today we opened a new proceeding to continue our work to make comprehensive policies, processes, and rules guiding autonomous vehicle passenger transportation services. Info: https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M578/K060/578060605.PDF
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August 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today we opened a new proceeding to continue our work to make comprehensive policies, processes, and rules guiding autonomous vehicle passenger transportation services. Info: https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M578/K060/578060605.PDF
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Scoop: OpenAI has reopened its window for fundraising and is looking to fill out the $40 billion round it closed in March. The round will reopen on Monday, July 28, and both new and existing investors are included www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round
OpenAI, which recently announced a $40 billion round of financing, is seeking funding from new and existing investors to fulfill the deal.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Scoop: OpenAI has reopened its window for fundraising and is looking to fill out the $40 billion round it closed in March. The round will reopen on Monday, July 28, and both new and existing investors are included www.wired.com/story/openai...
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mind you i asked to expense internet sex with an ai bot created by elon musk on my birthday. if there’s one thing i love in life it’s a Cursed Blog
Would you have Internet sex with an AI bot created by Elon Musk’s company?
Because you can!
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Because you can!
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I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
xAI's new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
mind you i asked to expense internet sex with an ai bot created by elon musk on my birthday. if there’s one thing i love in life it’s a Cursed Blog
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Belkin's move to brick Wemo devices highlights how little accountability IoT companies face when abandoning connected products customers paid for (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)
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July 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Belkin's move to brick Wemo devices highlights how little accountability IoT companies face when abandoning connected products customers paid for (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)
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I joined @knibbs.bsky.social and @laurengoode.bsky.social to answer @wired.com listener questions on this week's Uncanny Valley podcast. Lauren thanked me for my thoughtful answers, so you should not let them go unlistened.
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You Asked, We Answered: All of Your AI Angst
Welcome to "Uncanny Valley”’s very first Q&A, where our host addresses your burning AI-related questions.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I joined @knibbs.bsky.social and @laurengoode.bsky.social to answer @wired.com listener questions on this week's Uncanny Valley podcast. Lauren thanked me for my thoughtful answers, so you should not let them go unlistened.
www.wired.com/story/uncann...
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