“How do we resolve the need to quantify our reading habits with our need for a deeper reading experience? I’m not sure there’s a simple solution—we are addicted to data and intent on improving ourselves over enjoying ourselves.” lithub.com/what-we-lose... By @marissalevien.bsky.social

Sam Altman isn't keen on you reading my book. EMPIRE OF AI is based on 300+ interviews, 7 yrs covering AI, and my time as the first reporter who got extensive access to OpenAI. I sought OpenAI's perspective throughout. For months they said it was coming. It never did. Pre-order here: empireofai.com.

Amazon once “pulled a book off your library shelf”—internet pioneer Vint Cerf calls it shocking. Listen as OGs & advocates explore the past, present & future of the open web on the Future Knowledge podcast. 
🎧Listen & Subscribe ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the... #OpenWeb

Did you know that the Internet Archive offers free public tours every Friday at 1pm? Check out what happened when The Fogline stopped by on a recent Friday ⬇️ www.foglinesf.com/p/the-richmo...

🎅 Santa has looked much the same on the page for generations. Preserving periodical covers like this one helps connect how the season ❄️ was pictured then with how we recognize it now. See more vintage images in our Holiday 2025 Periodical Art collection ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ias... #HolidayArt

everyone's both an optimist and a prepper, no exceptions

Please, do not support the surveillance capitalism habitual line steppers

Feeling uneasy as you read about the order for the US to start testing nuclear weapons? Now you can see what dropping a famous nuke would do to your hometown! nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ by @wellerstein.bsky.social cc @bulletinatomic.bsky.social @ploughshares.bsky.social #borderless #nuclearweapons

Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. https://to.pbs.org/473xB3z

“More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation” Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog

Delete your news app. Subscribe to something.

The internet's in a bad place. We're not winning. How can we turn things around? We need money. What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia. But there's more… 🧵

My "Worldbuilding for Science Fiction and Fantasy" class at ASU starts again today! Can't wait. This fall's reading list: THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON by Erika Swyler BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville

Curious how your right privacy with ChatGPT changes depending on if you're in the U.S. or Europe? Check out this side-by-side comparison: app.copyleaks.com/dashboard/v1... via @copyleaks.bsky.social

“Whatever nightmare pressed people to leave home…their arrival unleashes torrents of human dynamism. The movement of people, even or especially under duress, is inextricably tied with human progress.” — @polgreen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o... via @nytimes.com

An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...

@simondlr.com Just finished reading this old blog you wrote and would love to chat: sceneswithsimon.com/p/token-cura... I'm specifically interested in the closing lines:

New Sunday Edition is out. People are talking about the decline of literary fiction again. sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...

Do I love this? Yes, yes, I believe I do

It's more a question of power and who has authority. "Good governance" for some is "tyranny" for others. Bluesky's concern that a future version of their own organization is their biggest threat model is very apropos here.

NEW REPORT: The rush to advance an "AI arms race" is being used to justify militarizing AI systems without applying the rigorous standards that have historically governed other high-risk technologies like nuclear weapons. Read our new safety report: ainowinstitute.org/general/new-...

An overview of Skyseed Fund, Peter Wang @wang.social @skyseed.fund Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency #ATmosphereConf

I can't wait to be able to elegantly move from network to network on the AT Protocol! Let's make it happen!

Excellent summary of why Trump's threat to the tax exemption held by Harvard (and others) is so dangerous. www.forbes.com/sites/howard...

Update on this. Apparently the bill just passed the House... 409-2. So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.

Bitcoin is the antidote to the Monetary Nationalism bitcoin patron saint Friedrich von Hayek warned against. From The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean #borderless

Bitcoin patron saint Ludwig von Mises knew well that you can’t advocate for hard money AND closed borders. From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous

Have your clinical trials been delayed or otherwise impacted by the cuts at FDA? We at @Forbes.com want to talk with you. Signal amyfeldman.33

The peer-reviewed journal CHEST publishes research in pulmonary care and sleep studies. Why is Trump’s DOJ sending it a letter about “competing viewpoints” ? My latest @Forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

It’s VERY cool that @forbes.com is making this @bsky.app push! More MSM needs to do the same!

New: The independent House Ethics Office can't launch any investigations until it has a board— ✅ Dems named their picks ✅ Two Republicans are ready to return ❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone

To resurrect the House ethics office, all Speaker Johnson needs to do is have four names read aloud during a pro forma session. And yet…

Wow, wow, wow! Read every word of this article, but start here: “The future of mobility won’t be built by those who keep running. It will be built by those who lay down roots. Who create new structures instead of just rejecting old ones.” open.substack.com/pub/globalna...

Wow, wow, wow! Read every word of this article, but start here: “The future of mobility won’t be built by those who keep running. It will be built by those who lay down roots. Who create new structures instead of just rejecting old ones.” open.substack.com/pub/globalna...

“Where I see connection, he sees threat. Where I see interdependence, he sees autonomy at any cost. He wants a homestead with a perimeter of barbed wire. I want one with a garden gate left open.” #borderless www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat... by Mira Ptacin

This afternoon, someone bought Nvidia puts that would only pay off if the stock fell sharply. They weren’t cheap. But they were perfectly timed. By 9 pm, those puts were up over 600%. That doesn’t look like luck. That looks like insider trading. www.dataandpolitics.net/nvidia-expor...

This is absolutely wild

In 1984 this KGB defector leaked what he claimed was the Soviet game plan to "demoralize" America: bigthink.com/the-present/... via @bigthink.com

Digital rights are human rights— and justice should never come with barriers. Our tactile braille sticker turns that belief into something you can hold. Support digital freedom for all. shop.eff.org/products/lad...

America’s arteries are clogged. THIS is the solution: ‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... by @kategammon.bsky.social via @theguardian.com #borderless

A tribute only Cher could deliver.

America’s arteries are clogged. THIS is the solution: ‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... by @kategammon.bsky.social via @theguardian.com #borderless

Let there be moonlight! If you think beyond quarterly reports get in touch with me about the (brand-)newsly launched Media Luna Creations: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/d.... I can't wait to share more about what we're doing!

Today is my last day at Fortune. After 14 years in newsrooms I’m branching out on my own. Thanks to my editor @jeffjohnroberts.bsky.social and the rest the @fortune.com team for giving me the chance to expand my beat into new territories! Sneak peek: medialuna.io Stay tuned for more!

Job Growth Accelerated In March—But Unemployment Hits 4.2% As Tariffs Threaten To Send Jobless Rate Over 5%

@delcastillo.bsky.social departing @fortune.com to create consulting and research firm: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/d...

Today is my last day at Fortune. After 14 years in newsrooms I’m branching out on my own. Thanks to my editor @jeffjohnroberts.bsky.social and the rest the @fortune.com team for giving me the chance to expand my beat into new territories! Sneak peek: medialuna.io Stay tuned for more!

“Digital surveillance endangers both the sanctity of their [students’] private communications and their freedom to access more accurate, complex, and engaging ideas than their schools might permit.”

A pantry pasta with “absolutely stunning flavors”: This puttanesca takes advantage of spring greens.