Yun-Hee Kim
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New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
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August 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
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Local and state officials are vying to host parts of a massive artificial intelligence project called Stargate, backed by OpenAI, even as some communities turn against data center development.
States chase OpenAI’s $100 billion AI American Dream
The $100 billion Stargate AI project backed by OpenAI and praised by President Trump has state officials and local landowners vying to host giant data centers.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Local and state officials are vying to host parts of a massive artificial intelligence project called Stargate, backed by OpenAI, even as some communities turn against data center development.
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Apple says it has an unwavering commitment to protecting users’ privacy and data. But some people who have had their iPhones stolen are discovering that Apple’s own security tools — meant to protect them — are sometimes being used against them.
Thieves took their iPhones. Apple won’t give their digital lives back.
Some iPhone theft victims are taking their cases to court to get their digital lives back.
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April 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Apple says it has an unwavering commitment to protecting users’ privacy and data. But some people who have had their iPhones stolen are discovering that Apple’s own security tools — meant to protect them — are sometimes being used against them.
Tech workers are leaving notes in #waymos seeking workers and lovers Gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tech workers are leaving notes in robot taxis seeking workers and lovers
San Francisco’s self-driving Waymos become community bulletin boards, a sign that the human touch is not dead.
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April 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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PSA: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now.
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
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March 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
PSA: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now.
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
@geoffreyfowler.bsky.social tested 5 AI tools to find out which one writes the best emails. There was one clear winner. wapo.st/3FFo34V
Review | We asked 5 AI helpers to write tough emails. One was a clear winner.
Drafting emails is one of the most common work and home uses for AI. But which bot is worth your time and money?
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March 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
@geoffreyfowler.bsky.social tested 5 AI tools to find out which one writes the best emails. There was one clear winner. wapo.st/3FFo34V
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"Unless you take action, there is a risk your genetic information could end up in someone else’s hands — and used in ways you had never considered." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social
Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
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March 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Unless you take action, there is a risk your genetic information could end up in someone else’s hands — and used in ways you had never considered." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social
AI ‘inspo’ is popping up all over the internet. It’s driving stylists and surgeons crazy. Story by @tatumhunter.bsky.social
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AI ‘inspo’ is everywhere. It’s driving your hair stylist crazy.
From bridal shops to med-spas to hardware stores, AI-generated photos are warping our sense of reality and hurting small businesses along the way.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
AI ‘inspo’ is popping up all over the internet. It’s driving stylists and surgeons crazy. Story by @tatumhunter.bsky.social
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Read @viacristiano.bsky.social's final Tech Brief newsletter this morning. It's a reflection on some of the most important meta-stories that tend to get overlooked in US-based tech policy coverage. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Read @viacristiano.bsky.social's final Tech Brief newsletter this morning. It's a reflection on some of the most important meta-stories that tend to get overlooked in US-based tech policy coverage. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check
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Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check.
Six things you can do to get a sense of whether your company is watching what you do on your devices, according to experts.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check
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Elon Musk-led group launches $97 billion bid for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
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Elon Musk-led group launches $97 billion bid for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
The group’s $97 billion offer is far lower than the OpenAI’s most recent valuation by investors. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rebuffed the offer in a post on X.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Elon Musk-led group launches $97 billion bid for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
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Here are the dozen eggs ChatGPT's Operator spent $31.43 on without my permission. They weren't even organic! wapo.st/3CBSHuR
February 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here are the dozen eggs ChatGPT's Operator spent $31.43 on without my permission. They weren't even organic! wapo.st/3CBSHuR
You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should.
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Column | You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should.
Algorithms that just don’t get you are ruining your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Now you can do something about it.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You can finally press ‘reset’ on your Instagram feed. Here’s why you should.
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New: Inside TikTok's "Hail Mary" campaign to stall its nationwide ban. When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.” Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn’t trust each other" wapo.st/4ax8ffP
Inside TikTok’s frantic scramble to halt U.S. ban
There were 36 hours of mad frenzy as TikTok executives and lawyers sought and failed to get a last-minute reprieve from Biden — and then landed one from Trump.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
New: Inside TikTok's "Hail Mary" campaign to stall its nationwide ban. When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.” Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn’t trust each other" wapo.st/4ax8ffP
Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming.
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Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming.
The major services keep getting pricier. Can you stream without going broke?
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January 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming.
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NEW: In the wake of the TikTok ban, a wave of paranoia around Meta’s data collection and relationship with the govt.
Trump introduced the ban. Biden signed it. Why are some people blaming Mark Zuckerberg?
Trump introduced the ban. Biden signed it. Why are some people blaming Mark Zuckerberg?
Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.
If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: In the wake of the TikTok ban, a wave of paranoia around Meta’s data collection and relationship with the govt.
Trump introduced the ban. Biden signed it. Why are some people blaming Mark Zuckerberg?
Trump introduced the ban. Biden signed it. Why are some people blaming Mark Zuckerberg?
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Meta is dismantling its employee diversity and equity programs, reversing a years-long approach to creating a more inclusive and equitable environment for women and underrepresented groups.
Mark Zuckerberg says corporate culture was ‘neutered’ as Meta scraps DEI
The move reverses a years-long approach to diversity, equity and inclusion policies that the tech giant once embraced as critical to its success.
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January 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Meta is dismantling its employee diversity and equity programs, reversing a years-long approach to creating a more inclusive and equitable environment for women and underrepresented groups.
How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
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How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news and maps. Here’s how it works.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires
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These companies innovate and collaborate without office mandates
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These companies innovate and collaborate without office mandates
While some big companies are calling workers back to the office, others are embracing change to make hybrid and remote models work.
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December 26, 2024 at 6:34 PM
These companies innovate and collaborate without office mandates
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Should you trust an AI-assisted doctor?
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | Should you trust an AI-assisted doctor? I visited one to see.
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care.
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December 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Should you trust an AI-assisted doctor?
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Our tech columnist visits a doctor assisted by AI. He finds potential and worrisome questions about whether it’s accurate, biased or always useful in health care. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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For jobseekers who have been looking for work for months, getting creative on social media has become another strategy to land a gig. Read about what some people are doing to try to get the attention of hiring managers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Desperate for jobs, people try new social media tactics to stand out
Job seekers are offering rewards for referrals, making mini marketing campaigns and becoming brutally honest on social media.
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December 2, 2024 at 5:07 PM
For jobseekers who have been looking for work for months, getting creative on social media has become another strategy to land a gig. Read about what some people are doing to try to get the attention of hiring managers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...