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maddy varner

@tenuous
writer at @wired magazine. data journalist, technologist, quilter. prev @ftc @themarkup @propublica
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  • @tenuous
    maddy varner
    @tenuous
    Jul 28
    Anthropic finally posted its government request transparency report for the last half of 2025. Previously it reported 0 requests and disclosures, but that seems to have changed!
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  • @tenuous
    maddy varner
    @tenuous
    Jul 24
    ngl I do find it funny that Lina Khan was on this in 2024 and one of the first things the Trump admin did was delete the blog post
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    @JensenHuang
    Jensen Huang
    NVIDIA
    @JensenHuang
    Jul 24
    For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @nvidia signed on why open models matter. AI will transform every industry, power every company, and be built by every country. Open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty.
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  • @tenuous
    maddy varner
    @tenuous
    Jul 13
    Maybe notable that the states are alleging violations of Section 7 of the Clayton Act rather than state-level antitrust law. Really makes it seem like the federal government has dropped the ball on this one!
    @rogoswami
    Rohan Goswami
    @rogoswami
    Jul 13
    There it is. "The proposed merger, the largest in Hollywood history, would combine two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable channel owners, extinguishing competition between Paramount and Warner Bros., and inflicting substantial harm
  • @tenuous
    maddy varner
    @tenuous
    Jul 9
    People are missing that he did include Arthur Ave it’s just Little Albania now. Get with the times!
    @nypost
    New York Post
    @nypost
    Jul 8
    Mayor Mamdani's map of NYC immigrant neighborhoods sparks outrage for ignoring Little Italy: 'Terrible mistake' trib.al/EEDtYW8
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  • @tenuous
    maddy varner
    @tenuous
    Jul 7
    It's appropriations bill season! This year, that apparently means banning the FTC from enforcing laws around unfair methods of competition? 🆗🆒
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