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Leadership: "AI is so good it writes almost all our code"

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February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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This is Boomer. He walked right past his dad to say hi to mom, but quickly remembered his manners. 13/10 (FB: boomerthefloof)
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Wow
Announcing the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists for Nonfiction!
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
January 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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This is Aki. He just realized how to unify Einstein's general relativity theory with quantum mechanics to solve the black hole information paradox, but then remembered he's supposed to be a dog. 13/10 (TT: katelyvxxn)
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Keep your resolution to read more by perusing our many items with words printed on them.
https://store.theonion.com/products/plan-to-be-more-positive-headline-t-shirt?variant=39601425023045
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases https://theonion.com/desperate-kash-patel-asks-shooters-family-if-they-can-solve-any-other-cases/
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
impressive. lets see the dark mode toggle now
September 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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This is Nora and Sophie. Their family was a little nervous how Sophie would react to Nora. Had no idea their cockatoo has always wanted a puppy of her own. 12/10 for both (TT: iamtylerrayn)
September 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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It's simple: we monetize crying
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. @annielowrey.bsky.social reports:
The Job Market Is Hell
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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We put a lot of muscle—reporting, editing, fact checking, designing, engineering—into this very deep dive on Wikipedia, which is now threatened by Trump, tech billionaires, and AI
The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.

Read more from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
September 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Using Python code in your Rust test suite is inevitably tech debt.
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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This is Parker. He will not eat until he receives a forehead kiss. 13/10 would give him so many smooches (TT: parkerthegoldenboy)
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I didn't think a journalist and author could make it to the TIME100 AI list, but this one did. 🥹

What an honor—and lovely writeup from Andrew Chow.

"Hao is fundamentally shaping many people’s perceptions & understanding of the company at the center of the AI revolution."

time.com/collections/...
TIME100 AI 2025: Karen Hao
Find out why Karen Hao made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence
time.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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this is the top engineering talent that companies are throwing millions of dollars at
Grok is exposing the underlying prompts for its AI personas, including such commands as “BE FUCKING UNHINGED AND CRAZY. COME UP WITH INSANE IDEAS. GUYS JERKING OFF, OCCASIONALLY EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SURPRISE THE HUMAN.”

www.404media.co/grok-exposes...
Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’
The website for Elon Musk's Grok is exposing prompts for its anime girl, therapist, and conspiracy theory AI personas.
www.404media.co
August 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This is Jetty. He never wants to hear you complain about his barking again. 13/10 (IG: ullalynn3)
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM