2025-10-27
I figured out how to do this from others online after tons of research and months of co-pilot telling me, a writer, that I needed its help to write. (Spoiler: I did not.) I was erupting in frustration and trying to shut it up 25 times a day. I'm so glad Australia is suing Microsoft over this. …
Reuters
Australia sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans while hiding cheaper non-AI options
- Microsoft 365 personal plan price increased by 45% — Cheaper ‘classic’ plan only revealed during cancellation process
2025-05-08
Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's “woke” and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com — www.thebulwark.com/p/donald- tru...
Washington Post
Sources: DOGE plans to build a centralized database with troves of personal info about millions of US residents, violating or disregarding security protocols
www.washingtonpost.com/business/ 202... @galetstrong : Federal data is now along the lines of something you might find in The National Enquirer, not actual data. — Donald Trump's...
Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's “woke” and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com — www.thebulwark.com/p/donald- tru...
Wired
Sources: OpenAI employees met with the US FDA and two DOGE associates multiple times in recent weeks to discuss cderGPT, a project likely around drug evaluation
High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.
2025-02-04
This is unreal. Trump and Musk have put $6 trillion and national security at risk and no matter how fast we get these people out of there, will these systems ever be secure again? And how can we make sure Americans understand what is happening here? www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Bloomberg Law
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent orders the CFPB to stop activities, like rulemaking, communications, and litigation; in November, Musk said to “delete CFPB”
Search by Topic — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside …
This is unreal. Trump and Musk have put $6 trillion and national security at risk and no matter how fast we get these people out of there, will these systems ever be secure again? And how can we make sure Americans understand what is happening here? www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Wired
Sources: Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Elon Musk-linked engineer, has admin privileges over Treasury Department code that controls Social Security payments and more
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It's also where, sources say …
2024-06-10
Thank you. A lot of folks who don't understand the news business are being very annoyed and snarky at me for staying there while still trying here. Even attacking me for not being verified here— which @threads refused to do despite my well documented 40+ years as a national political journalist.
NOTUS
X remains a popular destination for people highly engaged in politics, with DC insiders reluctantly buying blue checks and candidates paying for cheap ads
2022-09-07
Thank you Maine! State's opt-in web privacy rule prevails. https://apnews.com/...
Associated Press
ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine law requiring opt-in consent before using, disclosing, selling, or providing access to customers' personal info
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press :