News reporting, documentary producing Pats fan. Co-author of @themarriagetest
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Our full interview with @geoffreyhinton on the future of AI
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The Statue of Liberty’s last roommates
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The future has already caught up with this 2023 piece on the possibilities of AI warfare
A shift to robot soldiers could change war in profound ways. @Brook took a trip in an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter to see how artificial intelligence is reshaping the battlefield.
Bezos did a town hall when he bought WaPo. I remember Bob Woodward got the first question: “What are your intentions for this paper?” Bezos said the plan was to sell a “bundle,” a subscription that would draw different people with different content. I got to ask a follow-up…
This is 80% of the reason I’ve never done TSA Pre, despite spouse and colleague annoyance. (Privacy is the other 20%)
“We used to all stand in the same line…and eat the same soggy hot dogs.”
@WalterIsaacson on the rise of economically divided public spaces—from baseball games to TSA PreCheck—and the inevitable resentment it fosters.
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After seven and a half years as co-anchors of CBS Saturday Morning, today is @danajacobson and @CBSMMiller's last show.
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Would you want to pick the height and IQ of your kids?
Advances in genetic testing are giving parents incredible new insights into the traits of their future children.
@Brook Silva-Braga goes inside the company that's pushing the ethical and scientific boundaries.
Went to bed after that terrible bunt call. Couldn’t sleep, checked my phone for final score. Now back up watching
My first favorite baseball player. Had his Boston Herald pullout poster on my wall
Former Red Sox teammates are mourning Mike Greenwell, who died Thursday at 62.
"You always wanted to be around him — I truly enjoyed my time with him," said Dwight Evans. "He was a gamer in every sense of the word, and he will be deeply missed."
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I hate to say anything nice about the Yankees, but the low nets down the baselines make for a much clearer view than other parks like Citifield
Yankees only letting people with NY-area addresses buy Red Sox-Yankee playoff tickets. But this NYC resident will be smuggling two Sox fans in
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Finland tops the list of the world’s happiest countries for an eighth consecutive year — but why?
@Brook traveled there to find out: “The kind of society we have has been able to take care of the citizens relatively well.”
When it was being tested in the minors I got to call (and throw) some pitches to an ABS system. It definitely changed the vibe on the field so I can see why they'd use a challenge system rather than pure "robo umps"
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Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. cbsn.ws/3KiXJ2L
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Tens of thousands of people in China are barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest surveillance apparatus.
An AP investigation finds much of this technology came from U.S. companies. apnews.com/article/chinese-s…
I was about 10 when Giants shortstop Jose Uribe flipped me a foul ball and a 20-something guy reached over my shoulder and snatched it a few inches above my glove. The surrounding fans booed and heckled him until he gave it to me. Still have it, only MLB ball I ever got
