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Miles Cate

Miles Cate covers technology, politics, and business, though he remains suspicious of any politician who can't explain a network switch. His first computer was a TRS-80 he rebuilt from parts salvaged from his college radio station. He is currently waging a multi-year, largely epistolary feud with the IEEE over its refusal to classify a hotdog as a universal serial bus device.

6 published articles technology breakthroughs and innovation gambits global politics and policy showdowns artificial intelligence and algorithm accountability

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  • Dr. Aris Thorne presents the 'Optimized Termination Pipeline' flowchart to Department of Labor officials during a briefing on Anthropic's recalibrated AI system outside the San Francisco federal building.

    Technology & Innovation

    Anthropic's Job Destruction Detector Reclassified as Job Destruction Accelerator

    Scientists at Anthropic have recalibrated their AI job destruction detector to actively accelerate workforce reductions after initial data showed...

    · Technology & Innovation,Labor & Work,Artificial Intelligence,Workforce Automation,Corporate Restructuring,Job Market,Technology Ethics,Business,Economy,Labor,Anthropic Launches AI Job Destruction Detector Axios,satire

  • Dr. Aris Thorne, lead scientist, reviews thermal data indicating the Pixel 10a's 'Stallion' mode has adopted a horse's body temperature, during a briefing at Google's Mountain View research facility.

    Technology & Innovation

    Google Scientists Revisit Classic Innovation, Find Pixel 10a Stallion Too Literal

    Google engineers tasked with refining the Pixel 10a's 'Stallion' performance mode discovered the chipset had been physically reconfigured to emulate horse...

    · Technology & Innovation,Artificial Intelligence,Hardware Engineering,Chipset Design,Performance Optimization,Google Pixel,Tech Development,Science,Business,Google Releases Pixel 10a Stallion Factory Images 9to5google,satire

  • A Hong Kong justice official briefs reporters on the new AI system monitoring figurative language in legal documents.

    Artificial Intelligence

    Hong Kong Officials Deploy AI to Detect Metaphorical Threats to Rule of Law

    Hong Kong authorities have commissioned a custom AI system named 'Haibo' to scan legal documents for figurative language that may undermine the rule of law.

    · Artificial Intelligence,Legal Affairs,surveillance technology,legal monitoring,government AI,speech analysis,Hong Kong governance,Technology,Crime,Google Makes Gmail Drive And Docs Agent Ready For Openclaw Pcworld,longform,column,satire

  • Dr. Aris Thorne demonstrates the research team's findings during a laboratory briefing at Stanford University.

    Science & Research

    Scientists Revisit Classic Innovation After Watching Two Hours Of Ray-Ban Meta Footage

    A team of data scientists at Stanford University has published a paper reassessing fundamental assumptions about human vision after reviewing extensive...

    · Science & Research,Technology & Innovation,Human Vision,Wearable Technology,Academic Study,Data Analysis,Stanford University,Business,Technology,Tech Industry,Workers Report Watching Ray Ban Meta Shot Footage Of People Using The,satire

  • Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook presents new capital adequacy requirements for scientific innovations during a technical briefing at the Eccles Building.

    Finance & Banking

    Federal Reserve Reclassifies Patent Filings as Currency After Misreading 'Innovation' Label

    A routine review by Federal Reserve economists has triggered a systemic reclassification of intellectual property as collateralized debt obligations due to a...

    · Finance & Banking,Technology Policy,Federal Reserve,intellectual property,patent policy,financial regulation,research funding,Politics,Science,State & Local,Agencies Clarify The Capital Treatment Of Tokenized Securities Federal Reserve Board Gov,satire

  • Deputy Undersecretary Margaret Frobisher presents a cluster of Ethernet cables to the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Technological Definitions during a recess in AI policy deliberations.

    Technology

    Federal Regulators Revisit Ethernet Cabling Before AI Policy Vote

    A pivotal interagency committee has delayed its artificial intelligence governance framework to address unresolved questions regarding local area network...

    · Technology,Politics,Artificial Intelligence,International,Tech Industry,Defense,US Considers Tying Nvidia And AMD AI Chip Exports To Foreign Investment,longform,column,satire