Caroline Siegel Singh
@carolinesingh.bsky.social
Tech, Telecom, and Antitrust
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there are far too many mcclellans in the democratic party
This is a childish understanding of politics www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
July 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
there are far too many mcclellans in the democratic party
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This billionaire’s fortune is built atop research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and yet he seeks to destroy that agency and its investments in the scientific engine that has fueled our tech industry since the 1950s. And why? Because it tried to include more diverse scholars?
"The investor described a 'counterattack' against universities in his messages and called for the National Science Foundation, a federal research funding agency, to receive 'the bureaucratic death penalty.'" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI
Tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen in a private group chat attacked colleges for promoting diversity, saying they had discriminated against “native born kids.”
www.washingtonpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This billionaire’s fortune is built atop research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and yet he seeks to destroy that agency and its investments in the scientific engine that has fueled our tech industry since the 1950s. And why? Because it tried to include more diverse scholars?
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The Chemical Safety Board has an annual budget <$15 million and with that produces gold-standard failure analyses that can be extended across industries.
Only reason to get rid of it is if you genuinely want more billion-dollar disasters that kill and maim blue collar workers.
Only reason to get rid of it is if you genuinely want more billion-dollar disasters that kill and maim blue collar workers.
Small decisions that will make the world so much worse. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/c...
Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. Chemical Makers Object.
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Chemical Safety Board has an annual budget <$15 million and with that produces gold-standard failure analyses that can be extended across industries.
Only reason to get rid of it is if you genuinely want more billion-dollar disasters that kill and maim blue collar workers.
Only reason to get rid of it is if you genuinely want more billion-dollar disasters that kill and maim blue collar workers.
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look I don’t know how this all plays out but “we’re too cheap to give you active duty benefits and are jerking you around on stupid bullshit” is not exactly the kind of thing that motivates people to shoot civilians in the street
LOL Hegseth ain't paying. Right now all they're talking about on military forums is how the deployments are broken up into 29 day blocks so DoD doesn't have to pay them active duty benefits INCLUDING no allowance for housing.
Bring these dudes some cold water. They'll keep ICE off your back.
Bring these dudes some cold water. They'll keep ICE off your back.
June 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
look I don’t know how this all plays out but “we’re too cheap to give you active duty benefits and are jerking you around on stupid bullshit” is not exactly the kind of thing that motivates people to shoot civilians in the street
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Next time an FTC Chair complains about the Brussels effect: "People look to California — and a lot of times when California does it, it does de facto become a national model,” Becker said" www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
How Big Tech is trying to shut down California’s AI rules
Tech giants plan to use their Trump-era lobbying muscle to head off state AI regulations. But can they agree on what they want from Washington?
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Next time an FTC Chair complains about the Brussels effect: "People look to California — and a lot of times when California does it, it does de facto become a national model,” Becker said" www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Powerful monopolies have previously boiled down fines and legal setbacks to “the cost of doing business,” but if watchdogs can effectively break up Google — and set a legal precedent for future cases — it’s easy to imagine others being caught in the crosshairs. open.substack.com/pub/thecount...
A look ahead to a different Google
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re looking ahead to Google's future.
open.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Powerful monopolies have previously boiled down fines and legal setbacks to “the cost of doing business,” but if watchdogs can effectively break up Google — and set a legal precedent for future cases — it’s easy to imagine others being caught in the crosshairs. open.substack.com/pub/thecount...
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This President says disparate impact lawsuits are now unlawful. That is absurd.
April 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This President says disparate impact lawsuits are now unlawful. That is absurd.
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I do wish it was better understood by now—especially by folks in the media—that these "warnings" from large AI corporations in fact function as "advertisements"
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
Exclusive: Anthropic warns fully AI employees are a year away
Managing those AI identities will require companies to completely reassess their cybersecurity strategies.
www.axios.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I do wish it was better understood by now—especially by folks in the media—that these "warnings" from large AI corporations in fact function as "advertisements"
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
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Reposted by Caroline Siegel Singh
The US FTC will kick off its long-awaited trial against Meta over allegations the tech giant has monopolized social media on Monday. Cristiano Lima-Strong breaks down how we got here, what questions the case will hinge on, and how President Trump could factor into the legal battle.
FTC Heads To Trial To Break Up Meta: What You Need To Know | TechPolicy.Press
The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to break up Meta heads to trial on Monday. Cristiano Lima-Strong breaks down everything you need to know.
www.techpolicy.press
April 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The US FTC will kick off its long-awaited trial against Meta over allegations the tech giant has monopolized social media on Monday. Cristiano Lima-Strong breaks down how we got here, what questions the case will hinge on, and how President Trump could factor into the legal battle.
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When your threat model is being a moron
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
www.404media.co
March 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When your threat model is being a moron
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
No phone, no app, no encryption can protect you from yourself if you send the information you’re trying to hide directly to someone you don’t want to have it.
🔗 www.404media.co/when-your-th...
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POV: You lose the guy who wrote the 2002 memos justifying extraordinary rendition and torture on the treatment of aliens.
March 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
POV: You lose the guy who wrote the 2002 memos justifying extraordinary rendition and torture on the treatment of aliens.
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On Tuesday I edited a story about the FTC firings. Readers took issue with our framing — not just us, but other publications as well. And you know what? Y'all were right. www.theverge.com/policy/63339...
We ran the wrong headline about the fired FTC commissioners
Our readers have a point.
www.theverge.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On Tuesday I edited a story about the FTC firings. Readers took issue with our framing — not just us, but other publications as well. And you know what? Y'all were right. www.theverge.com/policy/63339...
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In light of Trump illegally firing two FTC commissioners tonight, it’s a good time to share the joke that got the most laughs at Odd Lots Live: FTC Chair Ferguson saying that Trump favors “following the law”
March 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
In light of Trump illegally firing two FTC commissioners tonight, it’s a good time to share the joke that got the most laughs at Odd Lots Live: FTC Chair Ferguson saying that Trump favors “following the law”
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SCOOP: More than 300 FTC blogs published under FTC Chair Lina Khan disappeared this morning. They included posts critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/federa...
www.wired.com/story/federa...
FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies
Business-guidance content published during the Biden administration has been removed from the Federal Trade Commission website.
www.wired.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
SCOOP: More than 300 FTC blogs published under FTC Chair Lina Khan disappeared this morning. They included posts critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/federa...
www.wired.com/story/federa...
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It's Monday, which is a good day to remember that the data broker industry must be destroyed: gizmodo.com/data-broker-...
Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users
The advertising industry is immensely powerful, and disturbingly opaque.
gizmodo.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's Monday, which is a good day to remember that the data broker industry must be destroyed: gizmodo.com/data-broker-...
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Reposted by Caroline Siegel Singh
The amount of money the government of California could save in the long run by just hiring everyone from 18F in one go would be huge. Perhaps $25M/yr budget, charge on a recharge basis to the state agencies using it, and net savings would be 10x-100x that.
March 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The amount of money the government of California could save in the long run by just hiring everyone from 18F in one go would be huge. Perhaps $25M/yr budget, charge on a recharge basis to the state agencies using it, and net savings would be 10x-100x that.
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Democrats thinking that the answer to their failures is "we didn't have a popular podcast" just is... so Democrats. It's looking at the superficial, not the substance. It's the kind of decision a committee makes, not someone in touch with the public.
February 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Democrats thinking that the answer to their failures is "we didn't have a popular podcast" just is... so Democrats. It's looking at the superficial, not the substance. It's the kind of decision a committee makes, not someone in touch with the public.
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This is not about efficiency. Giving federal employees purchase cards saves money - it reduces layers of paperwork and red tape.
Imagine running a business where you stopped employees from purchasing anything. The goal is to shut down government by other means.
Imagine running a business where you stopped employees from purchasing anything. The goal is to shut down government by other means.
NEW: DOGE put a $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards. Employees say overspending and fraud in the program was exceedingly rare. www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they'll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is not about efficiency. Giving federal employees purchase cards saves money - it reduces layers of paperwork and red tape.
Imagine running a business where you stopped employees from purchasing anything. The goal is to shut down government by other means.
Imagine running a business where you stopped employees from purchasing anything. The goal is to shut down government by other means.
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We’re in a bubble. When it pops it is going to be really ugly. Ilya Sutskever’s new company has no product and is raising $1 billion at a $30bn valuation. Mira Murati’s new company just announced a complete nothing burger. The longer this goes on the worse it will be.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/s...
February 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We’re in a bubble. When it pops it is going to be really ugly. Ilya Sutskever’s new company has no product and is raising $1 billion at a $30bn valuation. Mira Murati’s new company just announced a complete nothing burger. The longer this goes on the worse it will be.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/s...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/s...
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True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
February 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
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The circumstances are “we’re not sure if there is a Federal Trade Commission anymore and we’d like to try something”
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The circumstances are “we’re not sure if there is a Federal Trade Commission anymore and we’d like to try something”