For @404media.co this morning: a group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild. And I got to see it. www.404media.co/ice-defense-...

This institutionalism is, in part, historical. ... In 1912, voters passed the city’s first charter, which switched the model from ward-based to fully at-large. In order to run city-wide, candidates would need substantially more resources than previously required. New from @julesaroscoe.bsky.social.

This institutionalism is, in part, historical. ... In 1912, voters passed the city’s first charter, which switched the model from ward-based to fully at-large. In order to run city-wide, candidates would need substantially more resources than previously required. New from @julesaroscoe.bsky.social.

Politics this month in Columbus: an unassuming end to the city's most contentious election this year might not be as disappointing as you think. matternews.org/voices/local...

Guess who's now writing the Local Politics column for @matternews.bsky.social ! My first this month is about the Columbus Ohio school board elections next week— but it's actually a lot more than that. If you have city politics tips for Columbus, please find me :) matternews.org/voices/local...

A long time coming for @404media.co: @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and I looked at hundreds of pages of court docs to see what lawyers say when they're caught using AI. Some good ones include being a lawyer is hard, good advertising, and "I didn't mess up actually": www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...

Spent many (many!) hours pulling legal explanations and apologies from lawyers who were caught using AI that hallucinated in which they explained to a judge why they used AI. The explanations are astonishing and extremely good: www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...

Today for @wired.com (!): You're not ready for the next generation of scammers. What happens when AI tools get so sophisticated that even real-time video calls can't be trusted? www.wired.com/story/youre-...

Really heartbreaking, visceral piece from @julesaroscoe.bsky.social: www.404media.co/they-sometim...

powerful story from @julesaroscoe.bsky.social about deep sea fishers organizing for basic internet connection while they're on expeditions www.404media.co/they-sometim...

New from 404 Media: deep-sea fishers can spend 10 months at sea, but they're not allowed to use the ship's Wi-Fi, meaning they can't talk to their families back home. Now they're fighting back for change. www.404media.co/they-sometim...

Crazy story today: this group of distant water fishermen is fighting for Wi-Fi on their boats so they can talk to their families (or anyone else in the outside world) for the ten months a year they're out at sea. www.404media.co/they-sometim...

me and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social got to experience the Wikiportraits project firsthand yesterday – awesome work by the coolest people

TODAY for @404media.co: Photos of famous people on Wikipedia are famously, famously, tragically bad. These volunteer photographers are trying to change that: www.404media.co/photographer...

I don't post much about this because it's a paper-first news org, but I've been covering some pretty drama-filled news for the Boston Guardian. e.g.: The city is pausing a new zoning plan after getting over 500 letters of opposition. But it gets better. 1/ read.thebostonguardian.com/the-boston-g...

New: The $2 billion media conglomerate that owns sites like IGN and CNET is quietly taking DEI information off its website: www.404media.co/ziff-davis-d...

NEW: Amazon delivery drivers are delivering packages in the Los Angeles wildfires. Amazon says drivers are told not to deliver in mandatory evac zones, but one resident's last photo of her home was a delivery confirmation picture taken after she evacuated: www.404media.co/an-amazon-de...

An Amazon delivery confirmation photo is the last time a Palisades resident saw her house standing. Amazon drivers say they have been delivering in neighborhoods that were evacuated soon after they left, are delivering in adjacent neighborhoods. Scary situation www.404media.co/an-amazon-de...

TODAY: Amazon is arguing to the NLRB that its union-busting tactics are "protected by the First Amendment," and that requiring it to put up NLRB posters on workers' rights violates that amendment. www.404media.co/amazon-says-...

TODAY: Everything you need to know about the Friend AI necklace diss track beef on Twitter: www.404media.co/ai-companion...

New from 404 Media: a new report dives into how a Microsoft app is powering employee surveillance - AI-generated performance metrics - singles out workers in estimates of how long a task will take - uses Copilot www.404media.co/how-a-micros...

TODAY: A new report says that Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Field Service technology uses AI to single out workers and closely monitor their performance. Microsoft says it's on the customer to use this tool legally: www.404media.co/how-a-micros...

TODAY: Are you sick and tired of your gig work job? Here's some free advice from a Navy-sponsored ad. Join a Navy manufacturing plant: www.404media.co/navy-ad-gig-...

HR company announces, then gets rid of, a plan to give AI bots employment records and treat them "just as any person would be" after everyone on the internet agrees that is a bad idea: www.404media.co/ai-employees...

TODAY: Google Cloud was briefly listed as a sponsor of an Israeli military tech conference. Organizers say Google was not a sponsor this year, but workers are concerned about the company's links to an Israeli military conference: www.404media.co/google-cloud...

New: Google Cloud listed, and then removed, as a sponsor of an Israeli military tech conference. Conference says Google not sponsoring so may have been a mistake. Regardless, workers are concerned at Google's links to the conference, Google not commenting www.404media.co/google-cloud...

A car rental service in Charlotte has replaced their agents with remote workers on video chat. If you need to speak to a manager you go into an office where you talk to another screen sitting at a big executive desk www.404media.co/car-rental-s...

Oh would you like to speak to a manager instead of this person on video chat? Sure, just step into this office where there is another video chat screen so you can talk to someone else: www.404media.co/car-rental-s...

TODAY: eBay took down the most expensive eBay listing I have ever seen (for what looks like a gadget from a 1980s spy film) for violating its policy on not selling electronic surveillance equipment. www.404media.co/ebay-removes...

TODAY: An Apple manufacturing facility in Santa Clara is misclassifying its hazardous waste and has more than a dozen other “potential violations” of environmental regulations, according to an EPA report. Here's the rundown of what they found: www.404media.co/california-a...

Internal messages shared with 404 Media show how an official’s complaint about a drag queen story hour can spiral into bomb threats against the library hosting it. www.404media.co/lancaster-dr...

If you're in the mood to read some crazy emails... This piece has everything. Bomb threats, drag queens, no pronouns because of woke: www.404media.co/lancaster-dr...

TODAY: California fines Amazon $6 million for not giving workers a written performance quota. Amazon responds by saying they don't have a quota, actually: www.404media.co/california-f...

TikTok's new AI-generated avatars of real people can help brands build "real and human connections" with consumers. The FTC said not to do things like that just last week: www.404media.co/tiktok-intro...

TODAY: a Microsoft-contracted quality assurance testing company laid off an entire 160-person team because they began organizing, a new ULP alleges. Microsoft has a standing labor neutrality agreement with the union: www.404media.co/microsoft-qa...

TODAY: a report by Oxford research group Fairwork finds that Amazon workers in AI- and robotics-powered warehouses feel isolated at work, which makes it more difficult to unionize. "Amazon as a company has a reputation for anti-unionism": www.404media.co/amazons-ai-w...

New: an Amazon driver saves a woman's life and is rewarded with...pizza. And a laptop! Which is striking, considering how adamant Amazon is that it doesn't employ these people. www.404media.co/amazon-drive...

i just got on here are you kidding me