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When Google's AI agent messes with ya'




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FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests ot tech giants to steal people's private information




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Election Officials Are Prepared for a Lot More Than You Might Think




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Missing Author




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Man who made 'depraved' child images with AI jailed




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Australia plans social media ban for under-16s




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X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models




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Username Over 52 Characters with No Password says Okta




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1700 letters from the tax office: Daylight exit messed up




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Falsehoods from Russia on Election Were Brazen




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How my son got into Duke

The worst criticism I’ve ever received from an editor is “it sounds like ChatGPT wrote this.” But as soon as Melissa told me that I thought: she’s right. Unfortunately, she said this about the post I wrote about my son getting into Duke. So I’m trying again because I need to tell you that he […]

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Why am I subscribed to Penelope’s Substack?

I had email FOMO. I could be making a million dollars a year from my subscriber list! I read email marketing advice like it was porn — people say it can happen but I don’t think it really does happen. Finally I capitulated and started collecting data. The best insight from that data set is […]

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How to get funding from deluded, self-congratulating investors

From 1997 to 2012 just 1% of VC funded companies had female founders. Three of those companies were mine. People tell me it’s much better for women now, but statistically, this is BS. I raised money for a startup recently, and here’s what I found works best for female founders: Get a male cofounder. Women raising money without […]

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My Jewish college kid is protesting the war in Gaza. And I’m proud.

In the last 48 hours many of Y’s friends have been arrested for being part of an anti-war encampment at their college. I am shocked by the large number of college encampments across the US, but I knew this was coming because Y (who goes by they) has been discussing it for months. We are […]

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How to keep a family together

I’m meditating now because it slows down time and I only have 14 more weeks until both my kids are at college. When Z is reading on the couch, and Nino is reading next to him, I pull up a chair and meditate with my eyes open because I don’t want to miss this moment. […]

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Questionnaire for everyone who stopped talking to me

I’ve developed a survey to give to people who slipped me into their not-friend category. Since I’m a person with no ability to cope with nuance, answers to all questions are yes/no. 1. Were you ever my real friend?  I want to know if you needed me like I needed you, but I don’t want […]

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