The Internet Comes for Reese She told women to learn AI. Then came the backlash.

She's right.
#AI #ReeseWitherspoon

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The Clock is Ticking Anthropic locked its model away. The next lab won't.

With the unveiling of Claude Mythos, the model Anthropic won’t release, the race is on for companies to fix what it found before other AI labs catch up.

The implications go way beyond cybersecurity.

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#AI #Cybersecurity

Quote the President The norms are gone. Journalism is still following them--at a cost to the audience.

When journalists skip the curse word, ignore the incoherent, dismiss the most outrageous, or paraphrase, they aren’t telling the complete story. They're sanding the edges of a story. That is a disservice and in fraught geopolitical times & dangerous:

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Quote the President The norms are gone. Journalism is still following them--at a cost to the audience.

Kudos to Ed Wong. The headline & piece is telling the complete story.

Watch how many media cover or sand the edges, paraphrase the words.

When journalists skip the curse word, ignore the incoherent, dismiss the most outrageous, they aren’t telling the complete story. That is a disservice.

Journalism job alert!

We're looking for a reporter to come join us and our new publication, Founder Brew (which launches in a month!), to explore the messy middle of starting a company.

Job description below, hmu w/questions!

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One thing I've noticed about many media conversations is a kind of unexamined background assumption that the news will get out *somehow* -- that if MSM crumbles, someone will take up the slack.

But as Lawrence says: maybe not! Maybe we just won't know what's going on.

Quote the President The norms are gone. Journalism is still following them--at a cost to the audience.

Quote the President
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When War Comes for Industry The Private Sector Becomes a Target.

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The Rational Panic? The market isn't irrational. It just doesn't have a framework for AI.

A fictional memo outlining one potential future just moved billions of dollars. What does that say about where we are with AI:
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"We Cannot in Good Conscience Accede" Anthropic's Line in the Sand

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Self-Inflicted Wounds at CBS News Bari Weiss Keeps Missing the Fundamentals

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IKEA Reads the Room A Baby Monkey, a Stuffed Orangutan, and a Masterclass in Cultural Fluency

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#HanginTherePunch #がんばれパンチ #Punch

McConaughey’s AI Trademark Strategy The Next Chapter for Hollywood and NIL

“Own yourself. So when it comes for you, not if it comes, no one can steal you.”

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More people have watched the intv on YouTube than tune in to CBS and the view continue to rise. Viewer backlash has been swift.

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improvements in coding, consistency, and more, for Free and Pro users; it features a 1M token context window in beta (Anthropic)

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A Million People (and Counting) Watched the Interview the FCC Didn't Want You to See Stephen Colbert Just Made the FCC Famous

The YouTube comments tell the whole story:
"FCC didn't want me to watch this, so of course here I am."
My new piece on what this means for the administration & corporate leaders—and why preemptive compliance keeps backfiring.

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A Million People (and Counting) Watched the Interview the FCC Didn't Want You to See Stephen Colbert Just Made the FCC Famous

The YouTube comments tell the whole story:
"FCC didn't want me to watch this, so of course here I am."
My new piece on what this means for the administration & corporate leaders—and why preemptive compliance keeps backfiring.

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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

A Million People (and Counting) Watched the Interview the FCC Didn't Want You to See Stephen Colbert Just Made the FCC Famous

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#StephenColbert #FCC #CBS

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Since @cbs won’t air this on broadcast it’s important as many people see this online as possible.

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More on this issue. NPR host David Greene is suing Google because its voice product sounds very much like him. The key here is going to be if attorneys can prove Notebook LM was trained on NPR data. Which is what McConaughey’s strategy is looking to address.

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Stephanie Smith (@stephaniemsmith) As AI outpaces regulation, celebrities are drawing new lines. Matthew McConaughey’s new trademarks aim to establish clear consent boundaries around voice and likeness. It’s the next chapter of NIL—nam...

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cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

Gutted. And Gutting. The journalism industry is ruthless. The Post’s decline feels like a choice.

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#journalism #washingtonpost

AI Job Interviews Are a Brand Killer When you’re hiring, you’re not just filling a role.

Companies using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. For both the applicants…and the brand. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/ai-job-int...

McConaughey’s AI Trademark Strategy The Next Chapter for Hollywood and NIL

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Stephanie Smith (@stephaniemsmith) In the past year, CEOs backed off corporate activism as the White House made examples of vocal critics. With yesterday's killing in Minneapolis, we have arrived at a tipping point. Staying on the side...

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Tipping point It's time for corporate America to meet the moment.

In the past year, CEOs backed off corporate activism. With the killing Saturdayin Minneapolis, we are at a tipping point. Corporations have tools at their disposal. Consumers and employees are watching. It's time for CEOs to stand up and meet the moment:
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The Student vs. Teacher The best election story you haven't heard.

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