We're now seeing headlines that claim X is blocking Grok from complying with requests to undress and sexualize women. Wrong again gang — it happily stripped me, gave me bigger breasts, and put me in pornographic poses, entirely for free. All I had to do was ask. www.theverge.com/news/861894/...
X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK
Meanwhile Elon Musk insists users are to blame for what they do with his bot.
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As a personal assistant, ChatGPT is remarkably, annoyingly bad at this one basic thing. Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/82913...
Space-based AI data centers are Big Tech’s latest fad and Silicon Valley’s newest investable venture. Yet, scientists who study space remain skeptical of the idea. Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Another day, another data center story, this time in 🌒 space 🚀 www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Billionaires want data centers everywhere, including space
Guess what scientists think?
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Why can't we just upgrade old data centers instead of building new ones? The latest AI tech is getting too damn heavy www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy
Too great a weight.
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@mikahsargent.com shares a warning about a children's AI-powered teddy bear, @dmoren.com's coverage on the latest Apple Wallet features, Sabrina Ortiz dives into Gemini 3, @elissawelle.bsky.social covers the viral TikTok AI Pen, plus much more, all on Tech News Weekly: twit.tv/tnw/414
Viral TikTok AI Pen Flunks The Test | TWiT.TV
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins Mikah Sargent this week! Apple Wallet's mobile driver's license feature is expanding to more users. An AI-powered teddy bear was caught giving
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the verge's reviews program has always been the heart of the site and one reason we jealously protect it and refuse to do brand deals is so we can just say the products are bad www.theverge.com/report/82215...
Cheating just got a lot easier with AI agents -- and tech companies don't seem to care, often just blaming the students they’ve empowered with a seemingly unstoppable cheating machine. Teachers and students are stuck with the repercussions: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat
Ready, set, cheat.
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Two pieces of news re: teens and AI chatbots. Character.AI is gradually limiting, and then banning, teens from its AI chatbots www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... And two senators proposed an industry-wide ban of under-18s accessing AI companions www.theverge.com/news/808589/...
Character.AI is banning minors from AI character chats
Teens are no longer welcome to talk to Character.AI’s chatbots.
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3) The country’s largest group of labor unions is calling on employers and legislators to join in on a “workers first initiative on AI.” @theverge.com @elissawelle.bsky.social @aflcio.org www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Major federation of unions calls for ‘worker-centered AI’ future
Collective bargaining and state-level regulations can protect the US workers from AI, the AFL-CIO says.
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Take a close look at Facebook' latest blog post and you'll notice that the company is rolling out a feature that let's Meta's AI train on your ~~unpublished photos in your camera roll~~ www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Facebook’s new button lets its AI look at photos you haven’t uploaded yet
Like we always say, read the terms and conditions, folks.
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New Yorker renters may have caught a break with this new law banning rent-fixing algos www.theverge.com/news/801205/...
New York bans AI-enabled rent price fixing
Renters in the Big Apple could have just caught a big break today.
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If you've been following the Clippers drama (Pablo Torre, Aspiration, Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard) read Justine Calma's latest. It's the context you need on LA's climate woes interwoven with the personal anecdotes from someone who grew up near Leonard's hometown www.theverge.com/science/7860...
Dear LA, you deserve better than the Clippers’ carbon scandal
Climate change is choking Los Angeles. The Clippers scandal deals another blow.
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The only human-made element behind Xania Monet’s act appear to be the lyrics. So, what happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess. My latest for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
What happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess
‘Why am I paying you for this, if you have no claim in the copyright?’
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great story from my new colleague (i'm the new one to the @theverge.com) @haydenfield.bsky.social about columbia university's latest attempt to smooth over student tensions using AI software www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Columbia tries using AI to cool off student tensions
Sources say it’s part of a concerning pattern at the university.
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I didn't appreciate the fact that polyester in clothing is the same plastic as water bottles until I started reporting on textile recycling for @businessoffashion.com.web.brid.gy. Read about the technology to make new clothes from old clothes here: www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sus...
Fashion’s Big Bet on Textile Recycling, Explained
The nascent textile recycling industry has been positioned as a holy grail solution to fashion’s environmental challenges. The reality is more complicated.
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Forests are suffering in the face of rapidly climbing temperatures. Researchers are now experimenting with "assisted migrations," moving trees to climates more suitable for longevity. @elissawelle.bsky.social looks into it: ambrook.com/research/lan...
What if the Forests Could Move? - Ambrook Research
As the world heats up, forests are shrinking away from hot, dry land—but can’t travel to cool, wet areas on their own. Do they need “a little push” from us?
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Mealworm poop has shown off-the-charts results as a natural fertilizer, far outperforming its traditional counterparts. So why aren't we using it more? @elissawelle.bsky.social looks into it: ambrook.com/research/stu...
The Growing Allure of Insect Poop - Ambrook Research
Bugs could connect the ends of the food system by eating waste and creating fertilizer. But the industry will take time to hatch, experts say.
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NYC $20 meal map you didn't know you needed 🙏@hellgatenyc.com hellgatenyc.com/20-dinner-map/
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We are a subscriber-funded, worker-owned news outlet about New York City, named for the city's sturdiest (and handsomest) bridge over its most treacherous currents.
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Here's the scoop on poop - that is, insect poop. Bugs could connect the ends of the food system by eating waste and creating fertilizer. But the industry will take time to hatch, experts say. ambrook.com/research/stu...
The Growing Allure of Insect Poop - Ambrook Research
Bugs could connect the ends of the food system by eating waste and creating fertilizer. But the industry will take time to hatch, experts say.
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We talked to the major farm trade groups (soy, dairy, fertilizer, etc) to find out what they think of Trump's tariffs. Reactions were extremely mixed! From @elissawelle.bsky.social: ambrook.com/research/leg...
Trump’s Tariffs: Are the Trade Groups Happy? - Ambrook Research
Trump’s executive orders on global trade are getting very mixed reactions — depending on what’s being farmed.
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DEI cuts are not just for federal funding. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the country’s largest private funder of biomedical research, pulled the plug on a $505,000 STEM DEI grant at CUNY's Queens College www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/18/f... reported by @haidee.bsky.social for @thecity.nyc
Funder Axes Queens College Diversity Initiative Amid Trump DEI Purge
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is terminating a $505,000 STEM grant that was supposed to support an ‘Inclusive Excellence initiative’running through 2028.
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Nassau County's police and sheriff’s departments signed agreements w/ ICE. Deputized police officers now can question residents’ citizenship status and make arrests without a judicial warrant www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/... by @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social for @cityandstateny.bsky.social.
Nassau enters controversial ‘task force’ agreement with ICE
The Long Island county’s police department is working with federal immigration officials under a type of agreement that was banned during the Obama administration.
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Trump's tariffs are getting very different reactions from major agricultural trade organizations — depending on what’s being farmed. It's complicated but @jessehirsch.bsky.social and I break it down over here at Ambrook Research ambrook.com/research/leg...
Trump’s Tariffs: Are the Trade Groups Happy? - Ambrook Research
Trump’s executive orders on global trade are getting very mixed reactions — depending on what’s being farmed.
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My second story for Hell Gate — ICE made an arrest in Schenectady without a warrant or order from a judge. Two state lawmakers are asking why courts are not being protected
Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · last yr.On January 27, ICE agents arrested someone in Schenectady Civil Court—without a judicial warrant or order. That was supposed to be banned by 2020's Protect Our Courts Act. Now, the two elected officials behind the law are demanding some answers. hellgatenyc.com/ice-arrest-s...
A law passed in 2020 was meant to prevent ICE from detaining people in NY courthouses without a warrant. But a memo now tells court officers to "neither obstruct nor assist" if an ICE agent shows up without a warrant and insists on making an arrest: hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-me...
Statewide Memo Tells Court Officers to Let ICE Make Arrests in Courthouses
If federal officers try to execute an arrest without a warrant in a courthouse, the February 6 memo states, “UCS uniformed personnel should neither obstruct nor assist in any way.”
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A NY state court memo, unreported until now, directs court officers to stand back if ICE or other federal agencies try to take someone into custody without a valid judicial warrant in a New York courthouse. hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-me...
Statewide Memo Tells Court Officers to Let ICE Make Arrests in Courthouses
If federal officers try to execute an arrest without a warrant in a courthouse, the February 6 memo states, “UCS uniformed personnel should neither obstruct nor assist in any way.”
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New for @hellgatenyc.com: A statewide memo tells court officers to step aside if ICE attempts to make illegal arrests in courthouses. Give it a read here hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-me...
Statewide Memo Tells Court Officers to Let ICE Make Arrests in Courthouses
If federal officers try to execute an arrest without a warrant in a courthouse, the February 6 memo states, “UCS uniformed personnel should neither obstruct nor assist in any way.”
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The FDA is working to make food labels healthy again. Salmon is in, white bread is out. But it’s not clear if farmers will feel the shift. My latest for Ambrook Research edited by @jessehirsch.bsky.social ambrook.com/research/leg...
Making Labels Healthy Again - Ambrook Research
New FDA rules on what foods can be labeled “healthy” have included salmon and avocados, but not pork, whole milk, or white bread. It’s unclear if farmers will notice a shift.
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