Transportation editor at @verge / DM for Signal etc / @vox_union
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Call it the GTA VI of electric supercars. The Tesla Roadster took so long to reach production that it overshot its own relevance. Maybe it should have stayed vaporware. My latest in The Verge theverge.com/transportation/…
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Elon Musk has had inappropriate relationships with SpaceX employees. Tesla shareholders knew that, and chose to reward him with a massive payday anyway.
@wsj's @joe_palazzolo and @Verge’s @andyjayhawk explain.
open.spotify.com/episode/0gQ…
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“Bike buses have taken the internet by storm. Now, a new organization is working to launch them all over the world.”
“School buses run on gas; bike buses run on joy.”
‘Advocates Unite to Start a Worldwide Bike Bus Revolution’ by @StreetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2023/11/…
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Today, we stand in solidarity with our @WGAEast colleagues to demand that @voxmedia, and all media companies, publicly commit to never replacing human workers with AI tools. #JournalismNeedsHumans
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The bike bus world came together in Brooklyn today
@CoachBalto @BergenBikeBus @SFBikeBus @BIKABOUT @andyjayhawk #bikebus
(click pic for full story ⬇️)
bikeportland.org/2023/10/19/…
can confirm
If anyone is wondering starting a #BikeBus as a parent is harder than starting it as a teacher.
Had fun talking to the TWiT guys about why robotaxis keep breaking down in SF
🎙️ Turn on the latest ep of #TNW! This week's guests are @AndyJayhawk from @Verge discussing autonomous companies in SF, and @NicoGrant from @nytimes diving into @Google & DeepMind's AI chatbots as personal life coaches. twit.tv/tnw/299
Also enjoyed chatting with @rameswaram about how robotaxis could eventually spread across the US in the future xitter.cf/today_explained/status…
🤖 Robotaxis are on the rise 🚕
@sfstandard’s @elindqw explains why people are flipping her off for using them.
@verge’s @andyjayhawk explains how long before one pulls up in front of you.
spotify.link/bWjzmTaxlCb
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🎙️ Turn on the latest ep of #TNW! This week's guests are @AndyJayhawk from @Verge discussing autonomous companies in SF, and @NicoGrant from @nytimes diving into @Google & DeepMind's AI chatbots as personal life coaches. twit.tv/tnw/299
BREAKING: CPUC votes 3-1 in favor of Waymo and Cruise expanding to 24/7 robotaxi service in SF theverge.com/2023/8/10/23827…
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For @verge and @NYMag, I spoke with the people teaching the chatbots how to chat theverge.com/features/237645…
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Tesla buys battery materials from the mining giant with the most allegations of human rights abuses against it in @BHRRC's database of abuses tied to clean energy theverge.com/2023/6/15/23760… via @Verge
Other R&D projects like DARPA have produced huge, world-changing technologies, like GPS tracking, autonomous vehicles, and the entire freaking internet.
Oh, and mRNA vaccines, which eventually led to the covid-19 vaccine.
I wrote about this new government-funded skunkworks project for infrastructure call ARPA-I, and how it could lead to new innovations, like self-healing potholes and bridges that last for 500 years theverge.com/2023/6/13/23758…
In an interview, @SecretaryPete said ARPA-I is about giving researchers and academics the space to try crazy new ideas. Most will fail, but the ideas that succeed could be a game-changer.
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Front page of the Metropolitan section in @nytimes this weekend. Grab a copy!
(H/t to @andyjayhawk)
we did it!
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This story was *a blast* to report. A few s/o's: @andyjayhawk for looping me into Montclair; Brittainy and Anthony for amazing art; Hilary Howard for swift/great edits; Chris Roberti for PS 110 and Emily Stutts for Bergen; and all the families that I spoke to.
Also: bikes.
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Bike buses — an adult-led kids ride to school that centers joy, physical activity and street safety — are popping up across the tristate. And I had the chance to ride a few of them in this latest piece for @NYTMetro. nytimes.com/2023/06/06/nyreg…
