Rich Siegel
@richsiegel.bsky.social
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Apple's top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, the company announces.
Apple's AI chief abruptly steps down
The unexpected change comes as the world's second-largest public company struggles to compete in the AI revolution.
nbcnews.to
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Apple's top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, the company announces.
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Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine
Never forget or forgive #RussianWarCrimes
Charles Beck - Sunflower 6
Never forget or forgive #RussianWarCrimes
Charles Beck - Sunflower 6
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine
Never forget or forgive #RussianWarCrimes
Charles Beck - Sunflower 6
Never forget or forgive #RussianWarCrimes
Charles Beck - Sunflower 6
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There are many amazing things about this article. But at the top of the list for me is the product they have now actually built, which will let AI take over the task of mindlessly and unproductively surfing the web for you. Because that's what the world needed . . .
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
There are many amazing things about this article. But at the top of the list for me is the product they have now actually built, which will let AI take over the task of mindlessly and unproductively surfing the web for you. Because that's what the world needed . . .
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
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A large ice sculpture of the word “Democracy” was placed on the National Mall on Wednesday morning in direct view of the U.S. Capitol as a vanishing reminder of rapidly eroding rights and an existential threat to the freedom on which America was founded.
https://wapo.st/3J8Q46P
https://wapo.st/3J8Q46P
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A large ice sculpture of the word “Democracy” was placed on the National Mall on Wednesday morning in direct view of the U.S. Capitol as a vanishing reminder of rapidly eroding rights and an existential threat to the freedom on which America was founded.
https://wapo.st/3J8Q46P
https://wapo.st/3J8Q46P
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BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
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exact quotation, and other relevant sections of the speech, translated here:
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
exact quotation, and other relevant sections of the speech, translated here:
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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I can’t, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.
~ Shirley Chisholm
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.
~ Shirley Chisholm
September 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I can’t, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.
~ Shirley Chisholm
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.
~ Shirley Chisholm
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Red states sending troops to occupy blue cities.
This movie is not going to end well for our country, or for our democracy…
This movie is not going to end well for our country, or for our democracy…
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Red states sending troops to occupy blue cities.
This movie is not going to end well for our country, or for our democracy…
This movie is not going to end well for our country, or for our democracy…
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Gift link here in case you can't read it behind the paywall: www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
Opinion: As July 4 approaches, Supreme Court signs away American democracy
Stanford law professor says pivotal rulings last week removed the last defense against a lawless president.
www.mercurynews.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gift link here in case you can't read it behind the paywall: www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
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I published an op-ed today on the end of the Supreme Court term and the end of constitutional democracy
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
Opinion: As July 4 approaches, Supreme Court signs away American democracy
Stanford law professor says pivotal rulings last week removed the last defense against a lawless president.
www.mercurynews.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I published an op-ed today on the end of the Supreme Court term and the end of constitutional democracy
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/l...
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My article with Peter Henderson explaining why AI companies will find it challenging to enforce their terms of use against competitors who distill their models and others who use them in ways they don't like is now published in the Indiana Law Journal.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Mirage of Artificial Intelligence Terms of Use Restrictions
Artificial intelligence (AI) model creators commonly attach restrictive terms of use to both their models and their outputs. These terms typically prohibit acti
papers.ssrn.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My article with Peter Henderson explaining why AI companies will find it challenging to enforce their terms of use against competitors who distill their models and others who use them in ways they don't like is now published in the Indiana Law Journal.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Breaking: The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. https://on.ft.com/4ev1ux1
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Breaking: The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency. https://on.ft.com/4ev1ux1
Wow!!
🪬🧿 Wow :) I think we need more of these kind of news than the Orange Potus
June 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Wow!!
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The last thing Bill did for us was send us this statement about our new book:
"You must read MASTER PLAN if you want to know & understand what's happened to our democracy. The Lever has marked the trail between these pages. Get ready to read & fight back. We arent done yet."
Rest in power, Bill.
"You must read MASTER PLAN if you want to know & understand what's happened to our democracy. The Lever has marked the trail between these pages. Get ready to read & fight back. We arent done yet."
Rest in power, Bill.
Bill Moyers was a true hero of journalism in a media world where there are so few of them. He was an unwavering supporter of our accountability journalism at The Lever.
This is terrible news. We have lost a giant. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
This is terrible news. We have lost a giant. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The last thing Bill did for us was send us this statement about our new book:
"You must read MASTER PLAN if you want to know & understand what's happened to our democracy. The Lever has marked the trail between these pages. Get ready to read & fight back. We arent done yet."
Rest in power, Bill.
"You must read MASTER PLAN if you want to know & understand what's happened to our democracy. The Lever has marked the trail between these pages. Get ready to read & fight back. We arent done yet."
Rest in power, Bill.
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I yearn for the days when the most controversial character in Silicon Valley was William Shockley: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
June 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I yearn for the days when the most controversial character in Silicon Valley was William Shockley: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
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@patentbuddy.bsky.social
new?? ipbuddy .ai (.AI)
just saw a post about it on Linkedin that is 3w old. Today is the first I've heard. fyi, no reply necessary.
new?? ipbuddy .ai (.AI)
just saw a post about it on Linkedin that is 3w old. Today is the first I've heard. fyi, no reply necessary.
June 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@patentbuddy.bsky.social
new?? ipbuddy .ai (.AI)
just saw a post about it on Linkedin that is 3w old. Today is the first I've heard. fyi, no reply necessary.
new?? ipbuddy .ai (.AI)
just saw a post about it on Linkedin that is 3w old. Today is the first I've heard. fyi, no reply necessary.
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A bad time to crush American science funding and universities
June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A bad time to crush American science funding and universities