For the first time since 2021, there are now more unemployed Americans than there are open jobs www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Today we opened a new proceeding to continue our work to make comprehensive policies, processes, and rules guiding autonomous vehicle passenger transportation services. Info: https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M578/K060/578060605.PDF

Scoop: OpenAI has reopened its window for fundraising and is looking to fill out the $40 billion round it closed in March. The round will reopen on Monday, July 28, and both new and existing investors are included www.wired.com/story/openai...

Worth a look at the pictures / gallery www.wired.com/story/x-data...

mind you i asked to expense internet sex with an ai bot created by elon musk on my birthday. if there’s one thing i love in life it’s a Cursed Blog

Belkin's move to brick Wemo devices highlights how little accountability IoT companies face when abandoning connected products customers paid for (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

I joined @knibbs.bsky.social and @laurengoode.bsky.social to answer @wired.com listener questions on this week's Uncanny Valley podcast. Lauren thanked me for my thoughtful answers, so you should not let them go unlistened. www.wired.com/story/uncann...

New: DHS tells police to brace for the anti-ICE movement to grow much bigger in threat bulletins last month that lists ordinary behavior, like riding a skateboard or livestreaming, as threatening to law enforcement. By me w/ records by @propertyofthepeople.org:

Cruise lays off 101 Bay Area employees as GM winds down robotaxi program www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Certainly could be viewed as positive that (some) tech companies are engaging with labor unions. But this new partnership won’t go without some criticism too www.wired.com/story/micros...

So are there people - maybe finance people - whose job now is to figure out how many AI tokens to buy for a given a quarter? I guess it's no different than computing cloud credits but maybe there is a difference?

☹️ restofworld.org/2025/samsung...

I had some thougts Hear me on Tech Bytes: Week in Review - AI regulation ban dies, renewable energy credits hit and Amazon’s millionth robot www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...

GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing

The head of IARPA, a government org tasked with evaluating emerging tech for agencies like the NSA and the CIA, is leaving. His exit comes as the Trump admin pushes to downsize US intel agencies. Scoop from @peard33.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/iarpa-...

Please tell me more "As they sought Murkowski’s vote, a few provisions in the latest version were added that specifically benefited her state of Alaska. One of those expanded how much a special group of whalers could deduct in whaling supplies, a source told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/06/28/p...

OpenAI drafted an internal AGI research paper—but never released it. Why? Sources say the startup's negotiations with Microsoft were often “mentioned as a blocker for putting the paper out.” www.wired.com/story/openai...

Doesn't look like it got much attention earlier this month but the US FTC v. Amazon antitrust trial was pushed back to February 9, 2027 from October 2026 as the two sides keep fighting over discovery.

A court has determined that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI tools on copyrighted works, arguing that the behavior is shielded by the “fair use” doctrine, which allows for unauthorized use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions.

always enjoy a good factory tour www.wired.com/story/china-...

The claim appeared in a court filing related to Elon Musk's ongoing lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. The Tesla and xAI owner has posted about his laptop numerous times in the last year. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Definitely curious to hear whether people at Amazon agree with this assessment www.wired.com/story/amazon...

WTH | Those Creatine Gummies You Bought On Amazon Might Not Contain Any Creatine Amazon plans to investigate

also highly recommend this @peard33.bsky.social story from last week about the only person who seems to be taking any serious steps to fight back www.wired.com/story/google...

Miniscoop about how online shopping marketplaces and others in the circular economy argue that Trump's tariffs and related policies shouldn’t apply to secondhand items being given a new life. Good argument? www.wired.com/story/tariff...

US Customs and Border Protection experienced a sharp rise in reports about potential tariff evasion after President Donald Trump abruptly imposed new duties on over 100 countries earlier this year, according to data the agency shared with me. www.wired.com/story/tariff...

This Chatbot Tool Pays Users $50 a Month for Their Feedback on AI Models www.wired.com/story/yupp-c...

OpenAI has talked about mitigation efforts like reskilling programs to stave off a potential jobs crisis—but it hasn’t mentioned charging higher prices for its services to slow the transition to AI work. www.wired.com/story/pricin...

🎧 Listen to the Podcast! @peard33.bsky.social, @jazzmyth.bsky.social and CA State Senator Aisha Wahab on the new statute, along with new California laws that also criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes. 🔗: buff.ly/niv7AJs

Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long. www.wired.com/story/waymo-...

🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking with @peard33.bsky.social, @jazzmyth.bsky.social and CA State Senator Aisha Wahab about why solutions to the Tijuana river pollution could be years away. ❓What questions do you have about this new law? 📻 Listen:

WED at 10AM: @peard33.bsky.social‬, @jazzmyth.bsky.social and CA State Senator Aisha Wahab join to talk about the "Take It Down Act" and the criminalization of sexually explicit deepfakes. ❓What questions do you have about this new law?

Always enjoy a good story about demanding transparency and accountability. Here's one about a small individual shareholder taking on Alphabet and the DOJ over the ripple effects of President Trump's lack of enforcement of the US TikTok ban www.wired.com/story/google...

TripAdvisor blocks several AI chatbots so getting one of them to analyze the difference between the new and old TripAdvisor terms of service isn't so easy without pasting all the text :/ "What changed old tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/us-terms-of-... vs new tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/updated-us-t...

Has Home Depot commented on the crackdown / protest situation in Los Angeles?

Wing CEO tells us it has seen a “handful” of precautionary landings in “preferred” safe spots like trees during its service in Dallas, but says they have “largely been non-events.” The company’s drones are “inherently safe.” www.wired.com/story/walmar...