This week we’re talking about the tech industry’s response to the killings by federal agents in Minneapolis and the federal government’s strategy to control the narrative on social media. Then we follow Casey through his trial of a new open-source A.I. assistant called Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) and consider whether it is worth the security risk. And, finally, it’s time for a look at the rest of the week’s tech news with a round of HatGPT.
Additional Reading:
False Posts and Altered Images Distort Views of Minnesota Shooting
A Moment-by-Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti
It’s a War: Inside ICE’s Media Machine
Some Amazon Employees Get ‘Project Dawn’ Calendar Invitation Discussing Upcoming Job Cuts
TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New U.S. Owners
Former FTX Crypto Executive Caroline Ellison Released From Federal Custody
Anthropic C.E.O.’s Grave Warning: A.I. Will “Test Us as a Species”
Inside the White House Screening for Amazon’s ‘Melania’ Doc
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users’ Masturbation Habits
Alaska Student Arrested After Eating A.I.-Generated Art in Protest
Steak ’n Shake Adds $5 Million in Bitcoin Exposure, Deepening Bitcoin Commitment
SpaceX Weighs June I.P.O. Timed to Planetary Alignment and Elon Musk’s Birthday
LinkedIn Will Let You Show Off Your Vibe Coding Expertise
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