Shubham Agarwal
@phonesoldier.bsky.social
Independent tech journalist for NatGeo, Sciam, WSJ, Verge, Wired, Insider, and IGN
Reposted by Shubham Agarwal
Carnegie Mellon staffed a fake company with AI agents. It was a total disaster.
Your next assignment at work: babysitting AI
Carnegie Mellon staffed a fake company with AI agents. It was a total disaster.
www.businessinsider.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Carnegie Mellon staffed a fake company with AI agents. It was a total disaster.
Can an AI agent do your job? Can it speak to the IT manager to resolve tech issues? Can it fetch data from internal company systems or look at real estate videos to find the next office space?
Last year, CMU researchers set out to answer these questions.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-agents-st...
Last year, CMU researchers set out to answer these questions.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-agents-st...
April 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Can an AI agent do your job? Can it speak to the IT manager to resolve tech issues? Can it fetch data from internal company systems or look at real estate videos to find the next office space?
Last year, CMU researchers set out to answer these questions.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-agents-st...
Last year, CMU researchers set out to answer these questions.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-agents-st...
For BBC, I dive deep into the laundry list of rising, new social media platforms and what that means for the future of socializing online.
What's next for social media?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What's next for social media?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What's next for social media?
Start-up social media firms are looking to capitalise on dissatisfaction with the social media giants.
www.bbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
For BBC, I dive deep into the laundry list of rising, new social media platforms and what that means for the future of socializing online.
What's next for social media?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What's next for social media?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
AI doesn't have to match human intelligence to be effective. Case in point: Gen-Z. Young professionals across industries are now (openly) leveraging AI tools, like ChatGPT, Otter, Perplexity, and other career-specific ones, to "work smarter."
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
AI doesn't have to match human intelligence to be effective. Case in point: Gen-Z. Young professionals across industries are now (openly) leveraging AI tools, like ChatGPT, Otter, Perplexity, and other career-specific ones, to "work smarter."
Reposted by Shubham Agarwal
While other media accounts have detailed several key moments in the blitzkrieg on USAID, this article provides new details about what Trump and Musk’s lieutenants did, what they said and the objections that those within the government raised along the way.
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
While other media accounts have detailed several key moments in the blitzkrieg on USAID, this article provides new details about what Trump and Musk’s lieutenants did, what they said and the objections that those within the government raised along the way.
Snapdragon X Elite is ... good?
I’ve spent weeks testing the new Honor MagicBook 14 Art. The impact feels near-instant: Apps that struggled on Windows on Arm a year ago now offer native support, from Google Drive to ExpressVPN. Has Microsoft cracked the Arm code?
www.laptopmag.com/laptops/wind...
I’ve spent weeks testing the new Honor MagicBook 14 Art. The impact feels near-instant: Apps that struggled on Windows on Arm a year ago now offer native support, from Google Drive to ExpressVPN. Has Microsoft cracked the Arm code?
www.laptopmag.com/laptops/wind...
January 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Snapdragon X Elite is ... good?
I’ve spent weeks testing the new Honor MagicBook 14 Art. The impact feels near-instant: Apps that struggled on Windows on Arm a year ago now offer native support, from Google Drive to ExpressVPN. Has Microsoft cracked the Arm code?
www.laptopmag.com/laptops/wind...
I’ve spent weeks testing the new Honor MagicBook 14 Art. The impact feels near-instant: Apps that struggled on Windows on Arm a year ago now offer native support, from Google Drive to ExpressVPN. Has Microsoft cracked the Arm code?
www.laptopmag.com/laptops/wind...
Turns out I'm not the only one who thrives in the winter sun.
December 2, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Turns out I'm not the only one who thrives in the winter sun.
I replaced Google Photos with a custom home storage and you should too:
www.laptopmag.com/software/i-m...
www.laptopmag.com/software/i-m...
I made my own personal cloud storage to save hundreds on Google Photos — here's how it went
Could switching to a NAS save me from the endless Google One bills?
www.laptopmag.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:45 AM
I replaced Google Photos with a custom home storage and you should too:
www.laptopmag.com/software/i-m...
www.laptopmag.com/software/i-m...
October 5, 2023 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Shubham Agarwal
A fitting first post: @phonesoldier.bsky.social captures the weirdness of social media right now. "I have never before found myself in no man's land."
But Shubham is optimistic. As big platforms are replaced by smaller networks like Bluesky, we could see a better future for social media.
But Shubham is optimistic. As big platforms are replaced by smaller networks like Bluesky, we could see a better future for social media.
Great news — social media is falling apart
I don't know where to post; there are too many social media platforms, and the old giants are dying. But a fragmented internet could be better.
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2023 at 2:51 PM
A fitting first post: @phonesoldier.bsky.social captures the weirdness of social media right now. "I have never before found myself in no man's land."
But Shubham is optimistic. As big platforms are replaced by smaller networks like Bluesky, we could see a better future for social media.
But Shubham is optimistic. As big platforms are replaced by smaller networks like Bluesky, we could see a better future for social media.
The USB-C #iPhone marks a new era for #Apple — one where it’s no longer in control
www.laptopmag.com/phones/the-u...
www.laptopmag.com/phones/the-u...
The USB-C iPhone marks a new era for Apple — one where it’s no longer in control
The EU forced Apple to adopt the USB-C connector. Is Apple still in charge of its own products?
www.laptopmag.com
September 17, 2023 at 7:08 AM
The USB-C #iPhone marks a new era for #Apple — one where it’s no longer in control
www.laptopmag.com/phones/the-u...
www.laptopmag.com/phones/the-u...
Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up #chatgpt
www.businessinsider.com/social-media...
www.businessinsider.com/social-media...
Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media pro...
Social media is being flooded with spammy AI content. Research by Indiana University details how artificial intelligence is being used to scam people on social media platforms.
www.businessinsider.com
August 24, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up #chatgpt
www.businessinsider.com/social-media...
www.businessinsider.com/social-media...