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Leban Hyde
@lhid.bsky.social
Designer.
I have to say, I really enjoy some lightly applied haptic feedback. Such a clever bit of delight!

#Mobile #UX
March 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I improved the UX Starter Pack. It's up to about 95 now. Ping me if you want to be added.

go.bsky.app/EbLWXGH
December 22, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Humane said it will only offer refunds to customers whose AI Pins were "shipped on or after November 15th, 2024."
Humane is shutting down service for a beleaguered AI pin after sale to HP. Some buyers won't get a refund.
Humane said it will only offer refunds to customers whose AI Pins were "shipped on or after November 15th, 2024."
www.businessinsider.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Just in: Apple is following Google and changing the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in its maps app www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple Is Renaming Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Maps App
Apple Inc. is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its Maps app, following an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on his first day in office.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it.

www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
www.businessinsider.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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We believe in the rule of law. We believe in workers' rights. We believe in privacy. And we are going to fight. I'm glad @eff.org is stepping up when it's needed most. www.theverge.com/news/609990/...
Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges
Federal workers “reasonably fear harmful consequences.”
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
interc.pt
February 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Hey, if you want to find our editors and writers on Bluesky, here's a Starter Pack!
Engadget writers and editors
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 27, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Elon Musk’s call to impeach a federal judge is dangerous and undermines America’s foundation. The rule of law must always supersede personal agendas. Comments like these erode trust in our judiciary and threaten the separation of powers. We must respect court decisions and uphold democracy.
Musk calls for impeachment of judge who blocked DOGE access at Treasury
Elon Musk is calling for the impeachment of the federal judge who made a decision early Saturday morning that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a…
thehill.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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These apps are building Instagram alternatives on open protocols techcrunch.com/2025/...
These apps are building Instagram alternatives on open protocols | TechCrunch
Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech's social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon are gaining traction with
techcrunch.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury’s payment system poses an “unprecedented insider threat risk” and should be suspended immediately, according to an intelligence report prepared for the department by a contractor.
Treasury Warned of ‘Insider Threat Risk’ From Musk’s DOGE Access
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury’s payment system poses an “unprecedented insider threat risk” and should be suspended immediately, according to an intelligence r...
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets

Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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New from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social: An internal analysis at Treasury found that DOGE was “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

@wired.com

www.wired.com/story/treasu...
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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SCOOP: DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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SCOOP: DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

www.wired.com/story/doge-a...
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:

www.wired.com/story/treasu...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The newsletter was a day late this week. I'm sure you can understand why.

I've been in DC reporting, so I had one of WIRED's fearless leaders, @brbarrett.bsky.social, take it over.

Give it a read.
www.wired.com/story/the-us...
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM