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The uncomfortable valley: Microsoft Teams emoji faces have got to go They don’t make the digital workplace more casual. They make it uncomfortably weird.

inside the *uncomfortable valley* - or, alternatively, why I hate the Microsoft Teams emoji faces
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A Palantir cofounder is backing a group attacking Alex Bores over his work with . . . Palantir Current and former employees tell 'Fast Company' the ad campaign is driven by opposition to the Democratic hopeful's support for AI regulation.

new: i chatted with palantir employees about the ad campaign running against an ex-palantir employee, shaming him for working for palantir — and backed by a group whose initial supporters include a palantir cofounder
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How ‘Cyberchase’ keeps up The beloved kids television show is adapting to the age of streaming—and AI.

i interviewed the creator of Cyberchase about keeping up in the AI-era:

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Face it, AI will come up at Thanksgiving dinner | Rebecca Heilweil https://lnkd.in/egegzRAZ

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New anti-Mamdani AI videos and the deepfake generation of astroturfing 'In the last election cycle, hiring human influencers to spread a particular message was all the rage. Now, teams don't even need those personalities.'

i talked to three deepfake experts about those AI anti-Mamdani videos. here's what they said:
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I banned my AI from sounding like AI Artificial intelligence companies promise personalization. But artificial intelligence isn’t a person.

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There’s no plan for AI slop Is artificial intelligence polluting the internet?

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Exclusive: Here are Customs and Border Protection’s rules for using AI The directive, obtained through a public records request, lays out the agency's internal procedures.

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AI abstinence won’t work A consumer movement against artificial intelligence is misaligned with the business model—and the threat.

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"The social media age warped our self-perception, and now the AI era stands to subsume it. "

Sora is blocking people from nabbing celebrity and public figure usernames Donald Trump likes posting deepfakes, but it’s not clear whether politicians will be welcomed to the app.

there's always a gold rush for usernames at the birth of a new social platform - my first piece for @fastcompany.com looks at how OpenAI is taking preventive steps to block people from using public figures as Sora usernames -- but only some!
www.fastcompany.com/91423803/sor...

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension highlights Nexstar and Sinclair’s vast control over US airwaves, by @maxknoblauch.bsky.social sherwood.news/power/jimmy-...

SpaceX differentiates between Starlink and Starshield, but the services are intertwined Some hardware can connect to both of the satellite internet services, and a recent Starlink outage took out access to Starshield.

my latest:

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Starlink outage impacted Starshield, its defense communications service Several civilian federal agencies said they weren’t aware of any effect on operations.

Starlink outage impacted Starshield, its defense communications service via @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/starlink-out...

As Trump and Elon feud, government demand for Starlink grows Through direct sales and a constellation of resellers, the U.S. government is increasingly using Starlink.

with @keelyquinlan.bsky.social, we took a look at increasing government use of Starlink

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Grok for gov? GitHub shows GSA interest in Elon Musk AI tool A GSA spokesperson told FedScoop the agency welcomes all American companies who “abide by our terms and conditions."

My @fedscoop.bsky.social colleagues @madialder.bsky.social and @rebheilweil.bsky.social doing some diligent detective work, identifying a previously unreported GSA-adjacent testing bed for AI chatbots where Grok (who you may also know as MechaHitler) was recently added to the suite of options.

Grok for gov? GitHub shows GSA interest in Elon Musk AI tool A GSA spokesperson told FedScoop the agency welcomes all American companies who “abide by our terms and conditions."

Our latest: GitHub shows that gov coders are trying to access Grok. a spokesperson for GSA told us the agency is interested in welcoming all American companies and models "who abide by our terms and conditions."

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Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.

digging through some DHS docs, i found reference to privacy documents confirming a CBP project that would use Starlink, from SpaceX
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Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.

#CBP has issued internal paperwork to authorize an evaluation of #Starlink, the satellite internet service provided by Elon Musk’s #SpaceX, according to documents identified by FedScoop and a spokesperson for the agency. via @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/customs-and-...

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Department of Homeland Security reveals nearly 160 ways it’s using AI The agency made public 29 deployed use cases that are safety- or rights-impacting, with another 10 on the way.

DHS is massively expanding its inventory fo AI use cases, per a new disclosure
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ChatGPT, meet DHSChat: Homeland Security has a new AI bot DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the tool would help staffers draft reports, summarize information and develop software, among other tasks.

DHS came up with its own LLM chatbot. It's in a secure environment but built on external tech

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Journalists' rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year The International Federation of Journalists says that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more than half of them perishing during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza S...

The International Federation of Journalists said Tuesday that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more than half of them perishing during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition The agency hopes to use the technology in all of its border apprehensions, according to a source familiar with the program.

CBP is continuing to expand its use of biometric iris recognition at the nation’s borders, a notable move given the somewhat limited use of the technology compared with more widespread applications like fingerprint and facial recognition. via @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/customs-and-...

Keep in mind ➡️ Cycling 🚲 is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities(!)👇👇

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personal news: i'm writing a book! so excited to be working on this

State Department reveals new interagency task force on detecting AI-generated content More than 20 agencies are currently involved in the effort.

we were first to report on a new state department-led effort to help detect AI-generated content fedscoop.com/state-depart...

Anthropic eyes FedRAMP accreditation in quest to sell more AI to government The AI company is in talks with federal agencies, its head of global affairs said in an interview with FedScoop.

#Anthropic, a major developer of large language models, has entered talks with some #federal agencies about a potential sponsorship for a #FedRAMP authorization that would allow the company to sell #AI systems directly to the #government. via @rebheilweil.bsky.social fedscoop.com/anthropic-ey...