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SCOOP: Palantir's '26 Hack Week was all about ICE.
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Was Pope Leo specifically calling out Tolkien-loving tech bros Peter Thiel and Elon Musk when he quoted Gandalf in an encyclical about the dehumanizing effects of technocratic society? The Vatican won't answer my emails, but the billionaire's hopeless misreads certainly called for a correction:
Some personal news, as they say:
I’m so stoked for the rest of the Fired Four getting this deal. Conde is giving them nearly two years of backpay.
They offered me 4 months. In the absence of a serious offer, I’m looking forward to my day in court.
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SCOOPLET: Just before the holiday weekend, DOL employees received an email instructing them how to file complaints against colleagues for engaging in DEI.
One employee told me that it was like a reminder to "narc on your colleagues." @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/depart...
Exclusive: Unionized tech workers at the New York Times have filed grievances accusing management of using AI-powered performance tools to track and discipline staff.
The Tech Guild says recent disciplinary notices appear to be generated using one of the tools.
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NEW: My unhinged @wired.com colleagues turned our latest digital issue about AI into a mandatory AI retraining course for employees who hate AI everywhere: www.wired.com/story/ai-or-...
MY FIRST “BIG STORY” FOR WIRED!!
Spent a week with a camera strapped to my forehead, training robots how to do chores.
“Teach the robot how to cook tonight so you can put food on the table tomorrow.”
www.wired.com/story/househ...
even when maryland drivers use their turn signal, you still don’t know which way they’re going