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Cyrus Farivar
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As a very amateur open-water swimmer, I'm in awe of Cat Breed. (And love this story by Nick Romero!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...
Ya boi has a new website.
cyrusfarivar.com/index.html
California insurance commissioner race is set: Kim vs. Allen
calmatters.org/economy/2026...
This is a sentence that was published in today's NYT.
"One official would later describe it as a 'surreal' experience to be discussing nipples in the White House Situation Room."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...
School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon (by @cfarivar.bsky.social)
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Bay Area artists celebrate Wong Kim Ark's legacy in San Francisco's Chinatown
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
I can’t believe this keeps happening. Or maybe I can.
(General rule of thumb: Using AI out of laziness is dangerous.)
https://www.404media.co/judge-learns-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-case-used-ai-cancels-trial-kicks-everyone-off-the-case/
“I just thought that it was kind of bullshit. I have a Tesla, and I think Tesla’s self-driving is bullshit,” he said. “It’s not ready for prime time! How could you possibly be entrusting of that? That’s your plan to protect kids from school shootings? Why is this any better than a metal detector?”
Today we launched the California Wildland Interface Structural Look Book Dashboard. The Dashboard visually conveys information about wildfire hazard zone classification information for structures throughout California. Link: wuistructurallookbook.stanford.edu
Cyrus Farivar
Cyrus Farivar
When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses.
Cyrus Farivar is a journalist, editor, author, educator, and founder of Farivar Media LLC, covering technology, AI, startups, scams, criminal justice, privacy, surveillance, wildfire, and if he's luck...
