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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 17

Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE

Brad Lander is shown being detained by federal agents in a courthouse. Lander wears a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue striped tie. The agents wear sweatshirts and blue jeans. A headline reads: "Brad Lander Is Detained By ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse." Photo by Olga Fedorova/Associated Press.

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jun 16

most importantly, i got @bloomberg.com to print "these nuts"

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jun 16

NEW from me: a quick profile of Alexandr Wang, who left his company Scale to become one of Meta's most $$$ expensive hires

with some fun details like
- why his name is missing an e
- how YC thought he "may be arrogant or brilliant"

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scale AI’s Wang Brings to Meta Knowledge of What Everyone Else is Doing

Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang is such an enthusiastic networker that his former roommate — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman — once jokingly told him to tone it down a bit.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · Jun 16

“I was born here,” Jason Brian Gavidia shouted as a federal agent twisted his arm & pressed him against a fence outside his auto body shop in a working-class L.A. suburb. “I’m an American, bro!”

Vivid @nytimes.com reporting on the targeting of U.S. citizens of Hispanic descent.

‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned

www.nytimes.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jun 10

GIFT LINK BELOW: 🎁 🎁 🎁 🎁

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software

HR software maker Rippling accused Deel, a key rival, of hiring a staff member to serve as a mole. Things escalated from there.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jun 10

NEW: @kateclark.bsky.social and i went deep on the unhinged spying saga between Rippling and Deel for @BW (and this gif!!!)

two of the world's most valuable startups are volleying accusations back and forth

at the center is one alleged spy, who says he smashed his phone w an axe (!)

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Apr 18

Ron Chernow’s new book about Mark Twain is more about disappointment than success

Mark Twain Died Famous, Not Happy

In a new biography, Ron Chernow covers the sadness at the end of Twain’s life.

bloom.bg

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Apr 18

NEW @bloomberg.com feature from me on @hf0.bsky.social, the 12-wk live-in startup accelerator that calls itself a "monastery for hackers"

at HF0, founders tune out all distractions and build. the coaching incorporates mindfulness (and cold plunges)

gift link 🎁:

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Monastery Where Founders Meditate on Code and Profit

HF0, a live-in program for startup founders in San Francisco, mixes New Agey spirituality with Silicon Valley-esque hypercapitalism.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Apr 11

paris, i've always admired your work -- so sad to hear this

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 31

yesssssss

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 27

this is, regrettably, very me www.wsj.com/lifestyle/fo...

The Ford Executive Who Kept Score of Colleagues’ Verbal Flubs

Mike O’Brien kept a meticulous log of mixed metaphors and malaprops uttered in meetings over a decade; ‘too many cooks in the soup’

www.wsj.com

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · Mar 27

Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk:

issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...

The Tufts Daily - Thursday, March 27, 2025 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu

issuu.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 27

a summary: nymag.com/intelligence...

Why Are Visa and Green-Card Holders Being Detained and Deported?

There have been some harrowing reports about foreign nationals detained and deported amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. Here’s what we know.

nymag.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 17

somehow this is the funniest part of the rippling-deel spy lawsuit to me. of course there's a dogs slack channel, and of course that's a channel you preview but don't join

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 14

new cult-ish content! i wrote a short explainer about the Zizians for @bloomberg.com's daily tech newsletter

trying to answer: In what ways are the Zizians representative of the rationalist/AI safety/EA world, and in what ways do they deviate?

gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Violent Cult Has Roots In Silicon Valley Quest to Keep AI Safe

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet writes about the crosscu...

www.bloomberg.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 14

i talked about robot anxiety and why we take it out by vandalizing Waymos with @morgansung.bsky.social for Close All Tabs! podcast podcast podcast. also including @rcalo.bsky.social

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · Mar 12

KQED podcast on Waymo vandalism, feat. @ellenhuet.bsky.social and me. www.kqed.org/news/1203086...

Waymo Problems | KQED

Self-driving Waymo robotaxis have become a familiar sight in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, but not everyone is happy about that. These “ghost-like” autonomous vehicles have made a lot of ...

www.kqed.org

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Mar 10

a fascinating longread in nymag from @anya1anya.bsky.social about ISTA -- the neo-tantra group that promised sexual healing but faced numerous allegations of sexual abuse

www.thecut.com/article/the-...

The Neo-Tantric Sex Group That Promised to Change

ISTA is dedicated to exploring people’s darkest desires. Can it root out abuse?

www.thecut.com

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · Mar 4

Earlier today the LA Times had AI-generated counterpoints to a column from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. His piece argued that Anaheim, the city he grew up in, should not forget its KKK past.

The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK. It has since been taken off the piece.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Feb 21

the researchers wrote about it here (@insecurenature.bsky.social): trufflesecurity.com/blog/removin...

gift link to our story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

(fwiw, eight sleep says the key is only for debugging and denies that it was improperly used)

Silicon Valley’s Favorite Mattress Might Pose Privacy Risk

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet wonders about the merits...

www.bloomberg.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Feb 21

NEW: security researchers found what they say appears to be a backdoor into Eight Sleep beds, which could allow company engineers to SSH into any bed

in theory, they could see if you're home or not, if you're sleeping alone or with someone

in today's newsletter for @bloomberg.com

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Feb 4

after the ban-unban whiplash, my favorite tiktok culture analyst @carmeldea.bsky.social kept telling our group chat that the tiktok vibes were off. so i turned her thoughts into a newsletter for @bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

TikTok Political Boomerang Gives Users a Queasy Feeling

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet writes about the strange...

www.bloomberg.com

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Elias_nif ┃🎥┃🎬┃💬 @eliasnif.bsky.social · Jan 19

I recently finished listening the final episode of the Foundering. I thoroughly enjoyed the storytelling by @ellenhuet.bsky.social. If you’re interested in captivating stories about real people and events, I highly recommend checking it out. #bloomberg #openai #samaltman

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jan 21

thank you!

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jan 10

genuinely curious if the term "masculine energy" is getting thrown around more in tech/sf circles right now than it was a year or two ago

Kurt Wagner @kurtwagner.bsky.social · Jan 10

New: Mark Zuckerberg went on Joe Rogan and lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy." He says you need that "aggression."

It's...I don't even know. Here's a gift link.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Ellen Huet @ellenhuet.bsky.social · Jan 4

yes lolol

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