WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?

I've seen some people respond to this by noting recent (or inevitable future) improvements in the quality of code that AI tools can produce. this is interesting because I tried to not take much of a stance on that in the story

The current top story on the FT Magazine is pay-walled but features some mentions of #curl and yours truly... (the picture shows the start of it) https://www.ft.com/content/cec8df9e-b43b-4cd1-8feb-c07e804e8d33

this is a great piece, and i'm not just saying that because i'm quoted in it

wrote for the magazine about the open source software that underpins our digital lives, how it is being upended by AI code tools, and about maintainers as.ft.com/r/b7f62212-9...

NEW: a look at how surging power demands from data centers are helping to drive a shortage of electrical transformers ig.ft.com/transformers/

The FT Mag's America at 250 edition is out today, featuring the thoughts of Stephen Breyer, Nicole Krauss, Yiyun Li @frankfukuyama.bsky.social Simon Schama, @okr.bsky.social Harlan Bozeman @jayrayner1.bsky.social @nigella.bsky.social Jancis Robinson & more www.ft.com/content/3265... @ftweekend.com

need to learn more about how/why we spent 40 years canning things before we invented the can opener

sorry, but I absolutely will not let the NY media convince me that Wemby is a villain

DJ Khaled spending the whole game courtside on his phone is really testing my resolve on "not telling other people how to live their lives"

has any man ever been more vindicated? x.com/stuartbuck1/...

Family, activists allege Newark immigration center guards beat and used gas on detainees gothamist.com/news/family-...

so interesting that I feel like I can identify vibe-coded websites at a glance now. dark mode toggle in the corner, smallcap straplines everywhere, etc. not inherently a bad thing and I'm glad it makes it easy for people to build frontends, just interesting what the models consider a "slick UI"

A US satellite in blue tracks two Chinese satellites. Prudent monitoring — or rehearsal for combat? A high-stakes arms race is taking place in orbit; the winner will "control Earth by controlling space”. But things can go very wrong, very quickly. Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/iwgFTZe

Gen Z is so interesting...

machines making machines in morningside heights: as.ft.com/r/51413355-0...

Trudeau is only ten years away from legally being a senior citizen btw

"we have the money, power and resources, so you're gonna want to be on our side" my guy, you are making that pitch to a White Sox fan?

it's so interesting that the phrase "de hoy en ocho" in Spanish means "this time next week" because in most of the English-speaking world (I think?) that would be considered 7 days, not 8. I wonder how that divide came about

NEW: Just weeks ago, the shadow fleet was on the run amid a crackdown on the illicit oil trade. But the Iran conflict has given these ghost vessels a lifeline. Our latest visual story takes a deep dive into their clandestine operations. 👉 as.ft.com/r/40748722-c...

if you're just in it to make money, then I think you probably don't want to be huddled around a shared "weather predictions" screen displayed on a column? feels like the part they're ignoring is that people like to watch sports at bars because the games are fun to watch

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

some interesting stuff happening lately with the truth machines as.ft.com/r/40518eb1-4...

Almost exactly ten years ago @henrymance.ft.com had lunch with Nigel Farage www.ft.com/content/864c.... It remains legend. Quite a lot has happened over the subsequent decade so we sent him back in. as.ft.com/r/edeac2c6-0...

has there ever been a technology that's as widely-used/poorly-understood as the internet/web? it's wild that the vast majority of people don't even have the most basic mental model of what happens when they visit a website in their browser or open an app on a phone (obv not saying it's their fault)

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped since yesterday. Read the @financialtimes.com Economics editor, Sam Fleming's analysis of what the impact the war in Iran will have on the global economy www.ft.com/content/31bf...

ICYMI, FT Alphaville now has a Substack, which doesn’t cost a thing. Yes, there are a LOT of newsletters these days. But if you appreciate stupidly detailed explorations of finance and economics, judicious shitposting and killer charts, then please sign up? ftav.substack.com

file this one away for a few months from now, lol

wanted to share a little about a 3D printing/electronics project that I finished recently as a gift: this light-up relief map of Rhode Island and its Salt Ponds

I have some suspicions about why prediction markets are striking deals with newsrooms. www.theverge.com/business/881...

one of the world's largest smuggling networks has accidentally exposed itself because of a stupid e-mail configuration blunder, which has revealed around 50 apparently unconnected companies are all sharing back-office functions: www.ft.com/content/4310...

Mitigating factor: bro kind of sucked at insurrecting

something that I wish people would understand is that the kinds of apps that are easiest to "vibe code" a working version of—kanbans, news aggregators, blogs—are also the kinds of tools that there are countless open source, free, forkable versions of on GitHub/elsewhere, and that's not a coincidence

A special FT magazine issue all about maps is out today, w great pieces by @okr.bsky.social and @theboysmithy.ft.com, plus maps by me on how glacial melt is redrawing Alpine borders, the battle to redraw America and more Read it online here (though best enjoyed in print!) www.ft.com/content/efab...

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

as ever: archive.org/donate?origi... The Internet Archive is probably the org I've supported/urged ppl to fundraise for the most, after my own org, #MEAction. Seriously, if you won't miss $5/month, it's always a good time to support the Archive.

Critics fear these tactics have a “chilling effect”, discouraging people from filming. The result? “These agents get to effectively be as unaccountable as any group in the history of our country,” says David Bier, of the Cato Institute. Read the full story in today’s #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/yAKlCgR

ICE agents are also invoking a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 111, which makes it a crime to interfere with federal officers while performing their duties. Civil rights experts say the statute is being misapplied, as recording agents does not constrain their ability to carry out operations.

Over the past few months, hundreds of Americans have been pepper sprayed, threatened and detained for attempting to film on their phones the largest crackdown on undocumented migrants in recent American history. An #FTEdit video 🧵 on why ICE agents are so camera shy 👇

ICE agents hate being filmed [🎁 gift link] as.ft.com/r/4348e0f1-4...

in retrospect, it was probably a warning sign last tuesday when I overheard someone at the climbing gym telling their friends about all of the money they were making on gold. could have looked like a genius if I had called the top right at that moment

I gather some people think the FT has been neglecting its core for “woke nonsense” bla bla yada yada, which is news to this 12k word beast — an oral history of the Federal Reserve’s Covid-19 crisis made up of quotes from the recently released full transcripts. www.ft.com/content/cb9a...

Over the past few months, video footage circulating on social media has repeatedly shown US citizens who have tried to film ICE agents on their phones being pushed, pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest and occasionally detained. ft.trib.al/q3kzNQC

Patrick Bateman routine, without the dinner reservations

Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.

maybe I'm in the minority here, but I've never watched a video podcast on purpose and never really intend to? I was under the impression that the point of producing video podcasts was just to cut clips/take advantage of more passive video platforms, but this and the netflix thing are throwing me off

Keep Alphaville free* by investing in our Free** Jay Powell merch. * without cost ** not under the control of another as.ft.com/r/82db28aa-3...

on top of everything else, have to say again that underlining/circling two publicly-available numbers is an UNBELIEVABLY LAZY form of "data journalism", regardless of how many corny, theatric hand gestures you make

hmm, I've come across an AI-generated podcast that fully plagiarized a story of mine, slightly rephrasing it as a "conversation" between two fake hosts. not a big fan of this!

wrote about Kalshi's business being about 5% truth machine/95% sportsbook (even if they refuse to mention it) www.ft.com/content/1ac0...