maddy varner

@tenuous

writer at @wired magazine. data journalist, technologist, quilter. prev @ftc @themarkup @propublica

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maddy varner
@tenuous
Sep 9
NEW: You can now smash and shoot Flock cameras in GTA V thanks to "Grand Theft Automated License Plate Reader," a mod by artist Morry Kolman. The cameras will also sometimes randomly trigger a police chase, inspired by news reports of ALPR misreads ⬇️
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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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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
Jensen Huang
@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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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!
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
maddy varner
@tenuous
Jul 9
People are missing that he did include Arthur Ave it’s just Little Albania now. Get with the times!
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