What I'm Reading - 7/21/24

Don't forget to panic responsibly

Well, this was a week for the history books. There was so much to process and continue to process. I am in San Francisco for TrustCon, and I’m excited to see so many of you. I’ve also decided to make a few additional friendship bracelets, so if you are here this week, come find me if you want one. 

If you aren’t here - or you can’t find me - I’ve made a bracelets page on the Panic Responsibly store where you can order one. Costs are to cover supplies and shipping. I’m making these myself, so please be kind on the timeline for shipping, etc. However, after this week, I should be able to make a bunch.

Also, go see the new Twisters movie. I got to see it last Wednesday, and I loved it.

Have a great Sunday. 

What I’m Reading

1. Axios: Convention influencers aim to lure disengaged conservatives to GOP

2. Bloomberg: Zuckerberg Calls Trump’s Response to Shooting ‘Badass’

3. The Information: Why Silicon Valley’s Democrats Lost Their Voice on Trump

4. Digital Trust & Safety Partnership: DTSP Releases Updated Safe Framework Specification for Assessments of Digital Products and Services

5. Pixability: Viewers Flock to YouTube for Live Election Coverage and Debates 

6. Pluribus News: 4 California social media bills to watch

7. Politico: Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive 

8. Variety: YouTube, TikTok Eroding Viewing Time Spent Streaming TV & Movies 

9. Everything in Moderation: My ultimate guide to T&S networking 

10. Government Technology: Will the 2024 Elections Lead to a Massive CIO Changeup?

11. Financial Times: China deploys censors to create socialist AI 

12. GMF Technology: German Marshall Fund of the United States 

13. American Constitution Society: Episode 152: The Impact of AI on Elections and Multiracial Democracy

14. Google: Gemini for Google Workspace: Prompting guide 101 

15. Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk Wants His AI Bot to Deliver the News. It Is Struggling With the Job 

16. The Washington Post: ‘BlueAnon’ conspiracy theories flood social media after Trump rally shooting

17. Safety is Sexy: A Few of My Favorite Newsletters 

18. The Atlantic: This Is What Happens When News Breaks

19. TechPolicy.Press: Brazil Case Offers Insight on Predictable Misinformation Post-Trump Shooting

20. The Washington Post: Trump allies draft AI order to launch ‘Manhattan Projects’ for defense

21. WIRED: TikTok Pushed Young German Voters Toward Far-Right Party

22. Meduza: Russian authorities throttling YouTube, source tells Meduza 

23. Reuters: Exclusive: OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’

24. Sierra: Meet the AI Agent Engineer

25. The Hindu: U.S.-India tech partnership will grow to hundreds of millions of dollars: U.S. National Science Foundation chief Sethuraman Panchanathan

26. Full Disclosure: Two billion ads. - by Who Targets Me 

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