techledes
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Silicon Valley-based journalist covering AI and tech. Formerly CNET, Bloomberg, Forbes,Wired. I believe in facts, science, democracy. Every day, an adventure.
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President Donald Trump said that he has called off plans to send a “surge” of federal personnel into San Francisco this weekend to target crime, an announcement that came after he had a private conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
Trump says he has called off federal ‘surge’ in San Francisco amid pushback
The president made the announcement after he said he spoke with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and with leaders of major technology companies.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
President Donald Trump said that he has called off plans to send a “surge” of federal personnel into San Francisco this weekend to target crime, an announcement that came after he had a private conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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NEWS: Trump will NOT deploy the National Guard to San Francisco following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie. Trump says "friends of mine" convinced him not to go forward with the military surge, including "Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others."
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NEWS: Trump will NOT deploy the National Guard to San Francisco following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie. Trump says "friends of mine" convinced him not to go forward with the military surge, including "Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others."
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Reproductive rights advocates are working to shore up access to abortion pills nationwide — and to strengthen their defense against efforts to prosecute doctors and pharmacies supplying the medication to states where it is banned.
As red states target abortion pills, this group aims to boost protections
The “Reproductive Futures” group is aiming to bolster and expand legal protections for clinicians who remotely prescribe and mail abortion pills across the country.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reproductive rights advocates are working to shore up access to abortion pills nationwide — and to strengthen their defense against efforts to prosecute doctors and pharmacies supplying the medication to states where it is banned.
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It Takes Only 250 Documents to Poison Any AI Model - www.darkreading.com/application-...
It Takes Only 250 Documents to Poison Any AI Model
Researchers find it takes far less to manipulate a large language model's (LLM) behavior than anyone previously assumed.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It Takes Only 250 Documents to Poison Any AI Model - www.darkreading.com/application-...
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Border patrol agents are heading today to the Bay Area for an immigration enforcement operation. They will stage at the coast guard base in Alameda.
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Border Patrol Plans Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area
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October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Border patrol agents are heading today to the Bay Area for an immigration enforcement operation. They will stage at the coast guard base in Alameda.
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“Circularity” has become a buzzword in artificial-intelligence deals. Some investors have drawn comparisons between the megadeals of today and some excesses of the original dot-com bubble.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Circularity” has become a buzzword in artificial-intelligence deals. Some investors have drawn comparisons between the megadeals of today and some excesses of the original dot-com bubble.
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla’s earnings call pleading with investors to ratify his upcoming $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against the plan. bloom.bg/42SlqW8
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October 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla’s earnings call pleading with investors to ratify his upcoming $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against the plan. bloom.bg/42SlqW8
📷: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
📷: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Whether it’s conservatives complaining about a redesign of Cracker Barrel’s across the country, or liberals complaining about President Trump bulldozing the East Wing of the White House, it’s clear both sides are engaged in a new political battleground over architecture and design
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Whether it’s conservatives complaining about a redesign of Cracker Barrel’s across the country, or liberals complaining about President Trump bulldozing the East Wing of the White House, it’s clear both sides are engaged in a new political battleground over architecture and design
Medill Local News Initiative: 213 counties are now "news deserts," with "zero locally-based news sources." 1,524 counties have just 1 local source. "One in 7 Americans, almost 50 million people, live w/limited or no access to local news." localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
The State of Local News 2025
The latest insights and trends on the local news landscape across the country. Through data and graphics, explore the state of local news outlets and learn about news deserts, network sites and pathwa...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Medill Local News Initiative: 213 counties are now "news deserts," with "zero locally-based news sources." 1,524 counties have just 1 local source. "One in 7 Americans, almost 50 million people, live w/limited or no access to local news." localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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The Oscar-winning star of “Oppenheimer” Cillian Murphy, Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix are among the dozens of celebrities who have called for a ceasefire in Gaza in a new video released ahead of a benefit concert in London.
Billie Eilish, Cillian Murphy among dozens of celebrities calling for Gaza ceasefire ahead of benefit concert in London | CNN
The Oscar-winning star of “Oppenheimer” Cillian Murphy, Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix are among the dozens of celebrities who have called for a ceasefire...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Oscar-winning star of “Oppenheimer” Cillian Murphy, Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix are among the dozens of celebrities who have called for a ceasefire in Gaza in a new video released ahead of a benefit concert in London.
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Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/fryLLE
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/fryLLE
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The administration is putting together plans to take action against left-wing groups that Trump and his allies accuse of fomenting political violence, according to three people familiar with discussions.
White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month
The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status. Prosecutors haven't indicated the suspect was part of a group.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The administration is putting together plans to take action against left-wing groups that Trump and his allies accuse of fomenting political violence, according to three people familiar with discussions.
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State health officials issued their own vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, recommending that all Californians 6 months and older who want protection from the COVID-19 virus get this season’s updated vaccine. https://cal.news/46ajB91
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September 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
State health officials issued their own vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, recommending that all Californians 6 months and older who want protection from the COVID-19 virus get this season’s updated vaccine. https://cal.news/46ajB91
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The skinny budget is…deficient. It itemizes only annually appropriated fund, less than 1/3 of federal spending, & for just 1 year. This leaves out 2/3 of the budget, inc Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid benefits, as well as deficit and debt projections. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
Opinion | What Is Trump Hiding in His Secret Budget?
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August 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The skinny budget is…deficient. It itemizes only annually appropriated fund, less than 1/3 of federal spending, & for just 1 year. This leaves out 2/3 of the budget, inc Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid benefits, as well as deficit and debt projections. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
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🎙️ ON AIR:
We're talking to @us.theguardian.com columnist @sulliview.bsky.social about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks.
❓ Have you noticed a change in the way that the media is handling Trump during his second administration?
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We're talking to @us.theguardian.com columnist @sulliview.bsky.social about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks.
❓ Have you noticed a change in the way that the media is handling Trump during his second administration?
📻 Listen: buff.ly/iLxMVrM
Is the American Media Caving to Trump? | KQED
We talk with columnist Margaret Sullivan about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks and how it could hasten a march to autocracy.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ ON AIR:
We're talking to @us.theguardian.com columnist @sulliview.bsky.social about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks.
❓ Have you noticed a change in the way that the media is handling Trump during his second administration?
📻 Listen: buff.ly/iLxMVrM
We're talking to @us.theguardian.com columnist @sulliview.bsky.social about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks.
❓ Have you noticed a change in the way that the media is handling Trump during his second administration?
📻 Listen: buff.ly/iLxMVrM
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During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.
Inside the U.S. plan to detain immigrants in Latin America as bargaining chips in WWII
During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.
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NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.
You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.
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Companies that promote the use of AI in their products and services could actually be hurting their sales, research finds.
Here’s a Tip to Companies: Beware of Promoting AI in Products
Consumers have less trust in offerings labeled as being powered by artificial intelligence, which reduces their interest in buying them, researchers say.
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June 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Companies that promote the use of AI in their products and services could actually be hurting their sales, research finds.
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Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.
G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.
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Senate Republicans stunned the power industry over the weekend with a proposed new tax on wind and solar projects, part of a broader push to unravel incentives for renewable energy.
Senate Megabill Stuns the Clean Energy Industry With a New Excise Tax
Elon Musk calls the Senate’s latest version of the spending bill ‘utterly insane and destructive.’
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June 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Senate Republicans stunned the power industry over the weekend with a proposed new tax on wind and solar projects, part of a broader push to unravel incentives for renewable energy.
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Republicans’ domestic policy bill that is making its way through the Senate would result in deeper cuts and more Americans losing health insurance coverage than the original measure that passed the House last month, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Would Slash Medicaid Spending Even More
Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous proposals.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Republicans’ domestic policy bill that is making its way through the Senate would result in deeper cuts and more Americans losing health insurance coverage than the original measure that passed the House last month, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
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BBB both grows the deficit and cuts food for poor kids
Jong-Fast: This would be the largest cut to food assistance in US history—and it will result in hungry kids.
It’s also important to mention that this bill grows the deficit. I don’t know how it manages to do the two things you absolutely don’t want—starve children and grow the deficit—but it does.
It’s also important to mention that this bill grows the deficit. I don’t know how it manages to do the two things you absolutely don’t want—starve children and grow the deficit—but it does.
May 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
BBB both grows the deficit and cuts food for poor kids
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RIP George Wendt
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May 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
RIP George Wendt
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