This story is crazy! The Jim Dolan had a Knicks fan obsessively monitored at games just because she was trans.

Bill Peebles has left OpenAI under a month after Sora's epic collapse. We looked at what happened to the AI video platform a few weeks ago: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/openai-kil...

Hypothetical situation: I'm a journalist, hoping to get an interview. Let's say I want to talk to Objection founder Aron D'Souza. He agrees on the condition that we both sign an "Objection Protection Form." Would any journalist ever agree to this? No way, but bear with me.

"Objection" encourages wealthy interviewees + journos to sign an "arbitration agreement" prior to on-the-record convos, then allows the interviewee to file claims over any "factual disputes," which are resolved via "investigators" and an "AI tribunal." It is the worst AI startup idea I've ever seen.

A new startup, Objection, wants journalists to preemptively agree to let AI apply financial penalties for their reporting in exchange for on-the-record interviews with paranoid sources. Obviously, we should object to that. From @alexshultz.bsky.social: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/peter-thie...

The same White House that labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk is now giving US agencies access to Mythos. That seems like it could be dangerous. Read of our recent Anthropic coverage: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/claude-myt...

Here's what we've been reading about Claude Mythos: cyberscoop.com/claude-mytho...

"Mythos just demonstrated that the infrastructure coders built — infrastructure that AI is now maintaining — is riddled with critical vulnerabilities that companies will require skilled humans to fix. That means they might need to hire a lot of people back."

Is cryptocurrency one big scam? Ben McKenzie's documentary, "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money," shows how it helps the rich get rich and the poor get poorer. (1/4)

"Launched in 2017, Project Maven ostensibly aimed to use computer vision to sort through thousands of hours of drone footage taken across Asia and the Middle East." (1/4)

Premium Newsletter: The Hater's Guide To OpenAI, a 17k word guide to Sam Altman's decade-long con built on lies about the capabilities and economics of AI, helped by the media, analysts and the magnificent 7. OpenAI's IPO poses huge risks to retail investors. www.wheresyoured.at/hatersguide-...

Meta was ordered to pay millions in damages for violating consumer safety standards. The online reaction has been polarized, to say the least, and it's not split along the usual political lines. @aristeinhorn.bsky.social analyzed the response for Hard Reset: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/people-are...

If you speak against data centers, your city will have you arrested. What we're reading today:

Somehow not even the first time this has happened www.hardresetmedia.com/p/could-whis...

Between 2013 and 2015, an automated software in Michigan wrongly accused 40,000 people of fraud. The state didn't learn anything. A decade later, they're turning Michigan's SNAP applications over to AI. @byjacobward.bsky.social digs in for Hard Reset: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/michigans-...

The New Yorker's profile on Sam Altman was damning. OpenAI's attempts at distraction have been shoddy, to say the least. From @alexshultz.bsky.social for Hard Reset: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/sam-altman...

This New Yorker profile on Sam Altman is worth a read:

What we're reading: some successful anti-AI efforts ⬇️

Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman is tentatively scheduled to go to jury trial later this month. Here's some highlights from the deposition, a 🧵:

The 30,000-person Oracle layoffs reportedly included an employee of 40 years. @byjacobward.bsky.social examines the implications for the tech world... and what to do if the layoffs hit you next. Read the whole story: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-coldes...

We’re building a media company for the people in and around the tech industry who don’t want to get interviewed on TBPN, nor would they get invited because they’re going to be honest about the industry, not hype it.

In light of the news that OpenAI is acquiring TBPN and pledging "editorial independence," here are a few snippets of a TBPN interview from October '25, when the TBPN hosts fawned over Sora to Sam Altman and Bill Peebles openai.com/index/openai...

Aha, see, these guys were actually AI avatars... openai.com/index/openai...

"The company is making a breathtakingly expensive investment in AI infrastructure, having taken on $58 billion in new debt recently, pushing total debt over $100 billion... Oracle has the money to pay people. It just decided to spend it on data centers."

This is insane...someone who worked at #Oracle for FORTY YEARS was laid off via a cold email at 6am simply from "Oracle Leadership" with no name attached: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-coldes...

would be curious if any enterprising politicians are preparing some messaging (or god forbid a policy proposal) to address "trillionaire Elon Musk," given that he will very possibly surpass that net worth this summer, depending on how a few things shake out

The 30,000-person Oracle layoffs reportedly included an employee of 40 years. @byjacobward.bsky.social examines the implications for the tech world... and what to do if the layoffs hit you next. Read the whole story: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-coldes...

We believe the people closest to the realities of work belong at the center of conversations about labor, tech, and power. Meet the @hardresetmedia.com Creator Fellows who clock in every day and tell stories from *inside* their industries about the future of labor and power. tinyurl.com/3kfk62pw

You've probably heard about the New York Times cutting ties with a freelancer over an AI-assisted review. With more writers using AI as a tool, a reckoning is coming for the journalism and publishing industries. @aristeinhorn.bsky.social reflects: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/we-heard-a...

"Inside an Amazon fulfillment center in Beaumont, California, a worker named Amari told a reporter that he spends 42 hours a week under surveillance... He was being watched by a machine — one that logs his movements, flags his errors, and can initiate discipline."

In late 2025: - Celebrities flocked to Sora - Disney struck a licensing agreement with OpenAI and pledged $1 billion - Sam Altman and Bill Peebles made big predictions on several podcasts, including "building the multiverse" (1/3)

Sam Altman and Bill Peebles made it seem like Sora was the Next Big Thing. But just four months after signing a licensing agreement with Disney, the video generation platform collapsed. So why should we believe OpenAI excuses? From @alexshultz.bsky.social: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/openai-kil...

A jury found Meta and Google liable for social media addiction today. It's not surprising. Internal documents show they thought that "solving kids is a massive opportunity." From Hard Reset: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/new-court-...

"When should a person’s individual needs and safety be cast aside to bolster the reputation of a movement? Is charisma critical to galvanizing people, even when that charisma has a dark shadow to it?"

"Movements and organizations, however well-intentioned, are at the mercy of the fallible people at the helm who can succumb to the worst impulses of human nature." A week out from the rape allegations against Cesar Chavez, @aristeinhorn.bsky.social reflects: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/separating...

IMO it's a net positive when guys like Andreessen give their most off-putting takes then crashout. These viral clips expose Andreessen to new audiences who are otherwise only familiar w/his distinct forehead. Same applies to other Big Tech CEOs who say unsettling things whenever they're handed a mic

If you're on X, you've seen Marc Andreessen's anti-introspection meltdown. As @alexshultz.bsky.social puts it, "The general consensus about Andreessen’s remarks and ensuing crashout is that he is gallingly out of touch and acting like a psychopath." www.hardresetmedia.com/p/marc-andre...

Layoffs are hitting the tech industry hard, and being let go from a company you've helped build can be brutal. Here's what the experts say you should do if the worst happens, a thread 🧵 (resources linked at the end):

Hmmm do you think this will happen more or less often after the company lays off 20 percent of its workforce

Tech experts are split on AI-powered vibe coding. @aristeinhorn.bsky.social spoke to a few industry veterans (🧵)

part of my piece is about Matt Mahan's consistently poor triangulation attempts. Now he's favorably comparing himself to Zohran Mamdani (which will annoy Mahan's conservative Big Tech donors), while also saying he won't promise free buses or a rent freeze. A whole ad of "I'm not gonna..."

The tech billionaire class's opposition to self-reflection is entirely unsurprising. The less they think about their own humanity, the less they have to think about others'... and the easier it is to replace us with robots. But that's not the only way: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/actually-j...

BREAKING: Arizona authorities have filed criminal charges against Kalshi for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business and unlawfully ‌allowing people to place bets on elections.

"Like the other candidates in the race, [Matt] Mahan, 43, has no sauce. He’s perhaps the most sauceless, actually, which is really saying something." Oof.

"Like the other candidates in the race, Mahan, 43, has no sauce. He’s perhaps the most sauceless, actually, which is really saying something." 😂 www.hardresetmedia.com/p/california... via @alexshultz.bsky.social for @hardresetmedia.com

The California gubernatorial race is, for lack of a better description, a mess. To take advantage, big tech is dumping money into their chosen candidate, Matt Mahan. @alexshultz.bsky.social looked at the race and his campaign for Hard Reset: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/california...

Big tech sold a dream to the U.S. military: that their AI systems would limit deaths at war. But Project Maven has already helped to kill hundreds of innocent schoolchildren in Iran.

Based on new information in lawsuits, Google tried to “solve the kids” problem by getting YouTube more integrated with schools. Unfortunately, it worked and likely kids are paying the price for it. Good finds/reporting from @hardresetmedia.com www.hardresetmedia.com/p/new-court-...

"Statehouses tend to frame this as a binary: let AI replace licensed professionals, or protect those professionals and the patients they serve... what happens to the 122 million people in shortage areas once you’ve regulated the chatbot out of the room without attacking the deeper issue?"

The New York State Assembly has introduced a bill regulating how AI can present healthcare advice. But our healthcare system desperately needs reform, and that can't be the last step. More from @byjacobward.bsky.social: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-ai-ban...