Rachael Myrow
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How a 1957 Vintage Radio Rekindled a Daughter’s Bond With Her Dad | KQED
A 1957 Telefunken Opus 7 radio traveled with a daughter from Los Angeles to the Bay Area — sitting in silence and collecting dust for 25 years — before she finally had it restored, rekindling her conn...
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It’s still too painful for me to listen to the sound of his voice. The white-hot grief I felt in 1999 comes rushing up. But when I turn on that Telefunken Opus 7, I can feel my dad wink from across an otherwise unbreachable expanse of space and time. www.kqed.org/news/1204731... @kqednews.kqed.org
Court-ordered penalties “are not having a deterrent effect,” said Mr. Freund, who has publicly flagged more than four dozen examples this year. “The proof is that it continues to happen.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b... via @nytimes.com
Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings
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November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Court-ordered penalties “are not having a deterrent effect,” said Mr. Freund, who has publicly flagged more than four dozen examples this year. “The proof is that it continues to happen.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b... via @nytimes.com
Absent McCarthy’s arm-twisting in D.C. and with a powerless superminority in both chambers of the state Legislature, California Republicans appear headed for an era of obsolescence, at least for the next five years. calmatters.org/politics/202... via @calmatters.org
Without Kevin McCarthy, California Republicans are even more isolated after Prop. 50
McCarthy’s speakership kept California Republicans relevant. Now without him, and after the passage of Prop. 50, Golden State GOPers must fend for themselves.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Absent McCarthy’s arm-twisting in D.C. and with a powerless superminority in both chambers of the state Legislature, California Republicans appear headed for an era of obsolescence, at least for the next five years. calmatters.org/politics/202... via @calmatters.org
“I think you either hope that (people) won’t find out, or they see what stuff they’re getting, and they’re like, ‘Oh, all right, well, as long as we got ours,’ right?” she said. “What people are more concerned about is equity. ‘What did we get?’” calmatters.org/politics/202... via @calmatters.org
California lawmakers sent millions to their districts while making budget cuts elsewhere
Millions went to pet projects even as lawmakers made deep budget cuts. Here’s how they sent money back home to help get re-elected.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“I think you either hope that (people) won’t find out, or they see what stuff they’re getting, and they’re like, ‘Oh, all right, well, as long as we got ours,’ right?” she said. “What people are more concerned about is equity. ‘What did we get?’” calmatters.org/politics/202... via @calmatters.org
"If the tech lobby succeeds, it could usher in a new regime in which AI risks and kids safety are broadly regulated across the U.S., but in ways that largely shield tech giants from strict AI rules and major lawsuits." www.politico.com/news/2025/11... via @politico.com
The latest twist in American tech politics? Gavin Newson is a friend.
After years of arguments with their home state, tech lobbyists now want the rest of the country to follow California’s lead.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"If the tech lobby succeeds, it could usher in a new regime in which AI risks and kids safety are broadly regulated across the U.S., but in ways that largely shield tech giants from strict AI rules and major lawsuits." www.politico.com/news/2025/11... via @politico.com
“We’ve given the tech giants so many chances to stand up and to do something about what is happening on their platforms. They haven’t done it. So now we will take over the steering wheel and make sure that our children’s futures are safe.” apnews.com/article/denm... via @apnews.com
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark's government has announced a plan to ban social media access for anyone under 15. The Ministry of Digitalization has led the move, allowing some parents to consent for children as young as 13 ...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We’ve given the tech giants so many chances to stand up and to do something about what is happening on their platforms. They haven’t done it. So now we will take over the steering wheel and make sure that our children’s futures are safe.” apnews.com/article/denm... via @apnews.com
🎙️ MON at 10 am: @superwuster.bsky.social warns we’re sliding into a two-class digital age: the extractors and the extracted. #AI won’t fix inequality by 🪄— it’ll amplify whoever owns it. His new 📖 asks: what happens when platforms run the 🌎? www.kqed.org/forum/201010... via @kqedforum.bsky.social
Click. Scroll. Surrender. Tim Wu Warns Against The Rise of Big Data in 'The Age of Extraction' | KQED
Airdate: Monday, November 10 at 10 AM Our digital lives are increasingly dominated by a handful of powerful tech platforms. Once promising prosperity and democracy, the internet has instead allowed co...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🎙️ MON at 10 am: @superwuster.bsky.social warns we’re sliding into a two-class digital age: the extractors and the extracted. #AI won’t fix inequality by 🪄— it’ll amplify whoever owns it. His new 📖 asks: what happens when platforms run the 🌎? www.kqed.org/forum/201010... via @kqedforum.bsky.social
Repeatedly, the suit alleges, the 23 year-old sought encouragement to back out. Repeatedly, #ChatGPT encouraged him to follow through. At 4:11 am, after he texted for the last time, the chatbot wrote, “i love you. rest easy, king. you did good.” www.kqed.org/news/1206340... @kqednews.kqed.org
OpenAI Faces Legal Storm Over Claims Its AI Drove Users to Suicide, Delusions | KQED
Individuals and families in the U.S. and Canada are suing OpenAI in California, alleging that they or their loved ones have been harmed by their interactions with ChatGPT.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Repeatedly, the suit alleges, the 23 year-old sought encouragement to back out. Repeatedly, #ChatGPT encouraged him to follow through. At 4:11 am, after he texted for the last time, the chatbot wrote, “i love you. rest easy, king. you did good.” www.kqed.org/news/1206340... @kqednews.kqed.org
The chip that works this optical magic is not much to see. Under a powerful microscope, it resembles an oversize circuit board. To the naked eye, it is a tiny flake of nothing. But it brings sight—albeit imperfect sight—to the nearly blind. time.com/7330887/brai... via @jeffreykluger.bsky.social
Computer Chips in Our Bodies Could Be the Future of Medicine
The brain-computer interface is real. It's changing lives—and could soon change the world.
time.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The chip that works this optical magic is not much to see. Under a powerful microscope, it resembles an oversize circuit board. To the naked eye, it is a tiny flake of nothing. But it brings sight—albeit imperfect sight—to the nearly blind. time.com/7330887/brai... via @jeffreykluger.bsky.social
Now known as Operation Seaspray, it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it’s real. For eight days in September 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over an unsuspecting Bay Area from a Navy ship offshore. At least one person died. 🧟♀️ www.kqed.org/news/1206290... via @kqednews.kqed.org
The True Story of the Military's Secret 1950 San Francisco Biological Weapons Test | KQED
Operation Seaspray was a military experiment that tested biological weapons over San Francisco in the 1950s. While meant to be harmless, the bacteria used may have killed someone.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Now known as Operation Seaspray, it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it’s real. For eight days in September 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over an unsuspecting Bay Area from a Navy ship offshore. At least one person died. 🧟♀️ www.kqed.org/news/1206290... via @kqednews.kqed.org
After two years of trying to sign up for @waymo.bsky.social, friends inside the company told Dr. Nas Mohamed his Middle Eastern Muslim name set off the #AI identity screening. But he couldn’t get a human to correct the error. So now he's suing. www.kqed.org/news/1206303... via @kqednews.kqed.org
Waymo, Alphabet Sued for Bias After AI Allegedly Mislabels SF Doctor as Terrorist | KQED
A San Francisco man is suing Alphabet and Waymo, claiming he was incorrectly flagged as a terrorist by AI, but humans at the companies wouldn’t clear his name.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
After two years of trying to sign up for @waymo.bsky.social, friends inside the company told Dr. Nas Mohamed his Middle Eastern Muslim name set off the #AI identity screening. But he couldn’t get a human to correct the error. So now he's suing. www.kqed.org/news/1206303... via @kqednews.kqed.org
What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert). @rothschildmd.bsky.social www.kqed.org/forum/201010... via @kqedforum.bsky.social #EatonFire
Conspiracy Theory Expert Experiences Eaton Fire Disinformation Firsthand | KQED
We talk to journalist Mike Rothschild about why his community was vulnerable to disinformation about the causes of and responses to the Eaton fire — and why conspiracy theories spread when major disas...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert). @rothschildmd.bsky.social www.kqed.org/forum/201010... via @kqedforum.bsky.social #EatonFire
🔔 📒TONIGHT at 6 PM at the @cwclub.bsky.social: talking trust, truth, and Wikipedia’s wild 25-year ride with Jimmy Wales. Still free. Still encyclopedic. Staggering from all the political attacks? "It's only a flesh wound! Or two," he might say. Got questions? Bring 'em! 🗂️ #Wikipedia25
Just a little more than a week to go before @wikipedia.org founder Jimmy Wales comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco for a conversation with @kqednews.kqed.org's @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social about "The Seven Rules of Trust"
Join us! Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
Join us! Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🔔 📒TONIGHT at 6 PM at the @cwclub.bsky.social: talking trust, truth, and Wikipedia’s wild 25-year ride with Jimmy Wales. Still free. Still encyclopedic. Staggering from all the political attacks? "It's only a flesh wound! Or two," he might say. Got questions? Bring 'em! 🗂️ #Wikipedia25
Well, this is a shock, NOT. The U.S. Navy failed to alert the public to high levels of airborne radioactive material detected almost a year ago at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. www.kqed.org/science/1999... via @kqednews.kqed.org @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social
Navy Took 11 Months to Alert SF to Airborne Plutonium at Hunters Point Shipyard Site | KQED
San Francisco officials and advocates are demanding answers after the U.S. Navy failed to alert the public to high levels of airborne radioactive material found last November.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Well, this is a shock, NOT. The U.S. Navy failed to alert the public to high levels of airborne radioactive material detected almost a year ago at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. www.kqed.org/science/1999... via @kqednews.kqed.org @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social
“The one time I questioned Brekke’s professional judgement was when he insisted that his stepping down doesn’t merit this kind of treatment. We beg to differ. Guy like this hanging up his AP Stylebook? Attention must be paid.” www.kqed.org/news/1206213... via @kqednews.kqed.org
KQED Transit Editor Hits the Road: Dan Brekke Retires After 50 Years in Journalism | KQED
Longtime KQED reporter, editor and transportation nerd is hanging up his AP stylebook after a career that spanned from Chicago to the Bay Area.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“The one time I questioned Brekke’s professional judgement was when he insisted that his stepping down doesn’t merit this kind of treatment. We beg to differ. Guy like this hanging up his AP Stylebook? Attention must be paid.” www.kqed.org/news/1206213... via @kqednews.kqed.org
#ICYMI Russia’s disinformation apparatus has shifted its strategy to flooding the Internet with millions of misleading low-quality articles and pieces of content designed to be scraped by AI driven instruments and applications. euvsdisinfo.eu/large-langua... via @euvsdisinfo.eu
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October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#ICYMI Russia’s disinformation apparatus has shifted its strategy to flooding the Internet with millions of misleading low-quality articles and pieces of content designed to be scraped by AI driven instruments and applications. euvsdisinfo.eu/large-langua... via @euvsdisinfo.eu
These days, it seems that clubs are out, and Filipino grocery stores are in. All you need are comfortable shoes, an appetite for street food and a brave friend to join you in the line dance when a Tita beckons. www.kqed.org/arts/1398311... via @kqedarts.bsky.social
The Bay Area’s Hottest Club Is a Filipino Supermarket
For Filipino Americans, dance parties at the Seafood City in Daly City are more than just a viral sensation.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
These days, it seems that clubs are out, and Filipino grocery stores are in. All you need are comfortable shoes, an appetite for street food and a brave friend to join you in the line dance when a Tita beckons. www.kqed.org/arts/1398311... via @kqedarts.bsky.social
Musk’s lawyer pledged to continue a legal crusade against OpenAI as he slammed California and Delaware for not blocking the #AI startup’s restructuring. “The AGs cannot sanitize OpenAI’s unlawful conduct through a hastily arranged deal.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @smotus.bsky.social
Musk Lawyer Vows Legal Fight to Unwind OpenAI’s Restructuring
Elon Musk’s lawyer pledged to continue the billionaire’s legal crusade against OpenAI as he slammed the attorneys general of California and Delaware for not blocking the artificial intelligence startu...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Musk’s lawyer pledged to continue a legal crusade against OpenAI as he slammed California and Delaware for not blocking the #AI startup’s restructuring. “The AGs cannot sanitize OpenAI’s unlawful conduct through a hastily arranged deal.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @smotus.bsky.social
“People don’t want something new,” Session said. “They want to recover what was lost.” www.kqed.org/news/1206205... via @kqedarts.bsky.social
Historic West Oakland Blues Club’s Restoration Reveals Layers of Hidden History | KQED
The restoration of Esther’s Orbit Room, a historic blues club in West Oakland, will include a performance venue and bar, artist spaces, food and more.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“People don’t want something new,” Session said. “They want to recover what was lost.” www.kqed.org/news/1206205... via @kqedarts.bsky.social
When the world gets uncertain, as it is right now, design tends to embrace the brutal, at least in its external presentation. insideevs.com/news/777359/... via @insideevs.com
Japan Just Showed Off The Future Of Cars—Minus One Crucial Detail
Two years after an EV tour de force, 2025's Tokyo Motor Show has a certain vibe: the future of cars is coming, but what powers it will be a mystery.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When the world gets uncertain, as it is right now, design tends to embrace the brutal, at least in its external presentation. insideevs.com/news/777359/... via @insideevs.com
“We’re making a very bold step to say for teen users, chatbots are not the way for entertainment, but there are much better ways to serve them,” Karandeep Anand, Character.AI’s chief executive, said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/t... via @washingtonpost.com
Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots
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October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“We’re making a very bold step to say for teen users, chatbots are not the way for entertainment, but there are much better ways to serve them,” Karandeep Anand, Character.AI’s chief executive, said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/t... via @washingtonpost.com
Criticism of DHS issued fake immigration/protest videos hasn't stopped the torrent of viral rage-bait. Instead, the videos now inoculate viewers with broadsides against “fake news hoaxes.” “Battle for the soul of our nation,” indeed. 🧟♀️ www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... via @washingtonpost.com
We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Criticism of DHS issued fake immigration/protest videos hasn't stopped the torrent of viral rage-bait. Instead, the videos now inoculate viewers with broadsides against “fake news hoaxes.” “Battle for the soul of our nation,” indeed. 🧟♀️ www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... via @washingtonpost.com
“It’s not just about cutting emissions. Dealing with climate change requires more. It calls for deep, systemic change in how societies value nature, design economies, consume resources and define progress.” www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
www.latimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“It’s not just about cutting emissions. Dealing with climate change requires more. It calls for deep, systemic change in how societies value nature, design economies, consume resources and define progress.” www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Knuckling under to pressure from those who want him to shut up about climate change? Or he figures most companies don't care enough to change their behavior when no government is going to force them? Better to just focus on reducing suffering? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... via @nytimes.com
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
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October 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Knuckling under to pressure from those who want him to shut up about climate change? Or he figures most companies don't care enough to change their behavior when no government is going to force them? Better to just focus on reducing suffering? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... via @nytimes.com
#ICYMI The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands. “That’s really tremendous progress, especially compared to other areas of the country.” www.kqed.org/science/1998... via @kqedscience.bsky.social @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social
Rising Tides Drive a Bay Area Push to Bring Back Vanished Marshlands | KQED
The region has restored nearly 58,000 acres of tidal wetlands, bringing new life to the Bay’s edge and fresh hope for flood protection.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#ICYMI The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands. “That’s really tremendous progress, especially compared to other areas of the country.” www.kqed.org/science/1998... via @kqedscience.bsky.social @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social
The cost of health insurance for @ 165 million Americans under 65 who get their coverage through work is expected to 📈 by 6.5%, according to a recent employer survey. That’s the biggest annual jump in 15 years. “Whoa, something’s got to give.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... via @bloomberg.com
This Open Enrollment Might Give You Sticker Shock
Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of tho...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The cost of health insurance for @ 165 million Americans under 65 who get their coverage through work is expected to 📈 by 6.5%, according to a recent employer survey. That’s the biggest annual jump in 15 years. “Whoa, something’s got to give.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... via @bloomberg.com