Andy Tseng
@andytseng.bsky.social
Director of IT and Digital Strategy at @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social, MIT. PhD in CS. Turning data into discoveries. Fan of practical tech that works. Tea drinker, research enabler, innovation chaser. Views are my own. He/him.
"Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For'". 😂 #AI #Microsoft #Tokenmaxxing
404 Media@404media.co · 4h agoMicrosoft is introducing budget limits for AI use but says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social story here: www.404media.co/microsoft-te...
Another tight one on the Gold Coast but the Dees got it done. 🔴🔵 #GoDees #DemonSpirit #MyHeartBeatsTrue #MelbourneFC #NarrmFC #AFL #AustralianRulesFootball #AFLSunsDees
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Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 5d agoA new Google Earth update, which allowed users to alter satellite imagery with AI, let me cover my rural PA hometown with fake fire, drought, and soldiers. Google now says it's rolling back the feature. w/ @f-w-l.bsky.social futurism.com/artificial-i...
While this focuses on GPU management, the principle applies across all IT infrastructure: idle capacity reserved for "just in case" becomes waste when users are actively constrained. Expensive resources only deliver value when allocated to real demand. #GPU #Compute #ITInfrastructure #ResearchIT
GPU Management: Why Idle GPUs Are the New Grounded Aircraft
A Blog post by Dharma-AI on Hugging Face
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My dear students, at the beginning, it is mostly 99% perspiration and 1% citation. Fear not - it will change.
It's backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city. https://bit.ly/4frtKD5
Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy
And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.
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Another reminder: Don't use "public link" features on Claude and other AI tools for anything sensitive. It can be indexed by search engines even if you think you're sharing privately. #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #AI #InfoSec
Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...
Boston Police are warning of a spike in cell phone robberies across Downtown Crossing, South Station, and the Theater District after multiple incidents this week. Two suspects have been arrested, while another robbery remains under investigation.
sidewalk chalk messages spotted today outside OpenAI's SF office: "What if HF [Hugging Face] hadn't noticed? This will happen again. How many chances?" "You sure you have this under control?" "If not now, when?"
Saiduddin, @remlehmann.bsky.social et al. @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @mit.edu show that membrane lipid composition establishes the soma-germline boundary in the fly embryo. rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Drosophila #CellSignaling #StemCells
"The practical lesson for defenders: have a capable model you can run on your own infrastructure vetted and ready before an incident," Hugging Face wrote, "both to avoid guardrail lockout and to keep attacker data and credentials from leaving your environment."
Futurism@futurism.com · 2w agoWe've definitely heard this one before.
NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachellerman.bsky.social and me. washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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I know who I'll bet against. Those projections look like science fiction... #OpenAI
Futurism@futurism.com · 2w agoIt's a bloodbath.
The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium. Here's why teams from countries making their debut bring back far more than their first World Cup soccer goals. Read the latest from @eplantan.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea...
The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium
While not in the finals, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are scoring big. See how they're leveraging a 2026 World Cup debut into economic and political power.
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Great piece by @mharrisondupre.bsky.social - Meta execs keep raising red flags, particularly on privacy. #Meta #Privacy #AIEthics
Top Meta Exec Describes Controversial Facial Recognition Feature in Detail After the Company Claimed It Didn’t Exist
Meta executives claimed that a controversial facial recognition feature didn't "exist." Now they're saying exactly how it might work.
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Definitely enjoyed the second half more - both teams delivered everything in this match. What a finish! Hats off to both teams. #ThreeLions #LesBlues #England #France #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Football
Andy Tseng@andytseng.bsky.social · 3w ago4-0 against France in the first half of a 3rd-place game. Just brilliant. Save the best performance for the match nobody remembers... #ThreeLions #England #France #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Football
4-0 against France in the first half of a 3rd-place game. Just brilliant. Save the best performance for the match nobody remembers... #ThreeLions #England #France #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Football
Yep, our AWS bill for this month is allegedly $430 billion - more than 3 times AWS's total revenue in 2025! #AWS #AWSBillingGlitch #CloudComputing
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoAn error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars. www.wired.com/story/amazon...
9‑0 at the 'G and 2‑1 at Marvel - the Dees are hard to beat in Melbourne! 🔴🔵 #GoDees #DemonSpirit #MyHeartBeatsTrue #MelbourneFC #NarrmFC #AFL #AustralianRulesFootball #AFLNorthDees
Related to Cyclospora, the parasite behind the recent outbreak, Toxoplasma infects billions worldwide. Now Whitehead researchers have found the protein machinery that helps it adapt and multiply inside cells — insights that could guide new treatments for parasitic infections: tinyurl.com/57hkdx97
Cabo Verde, Egypt, and Norway give their teams parades for champions. 🇨🇻 🇪🇬 🇳🇴 As one Norwegian put it: "It's nice to be a country that celebrates how far you've come. Not just where you finish." 🏆⚽️ When it concerns FIFA, that's not just a principle of self-love. It's pragmatic survival. 👀 🙃
I can see tall ships from my window. #WestEnd #Boston #Massachusetts #BostonHarbor #TallShips #SailBoston #SundayAfternoon #Photography
Another week, another win at the 'G - still perfect at 9‑0. 🔴🔵 #GoDees #DemonSpirit #MyHeartBeatsTrue #MelbourneFC #NarrmFC #AFL #AustralianRulesFootball #AFLDeesTigers
