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A 55-year-old man is charged with the murder of an 85-year-old woman in Huonville, Tasmania this morning. He is known to her. Her death means we have lost three women to acts of male violence in four days. All were killed by men known to them.
This victim is the 49th Australian woman killed this year. Last year we lost 79 women to violence - the year before 106 women were killed.
* You can help me get a Royal Commission into the Killing of Women and Girls by signing the petition using the link in my bio (Insta) or go to: change.org/FemicideRoyalComm….
❤️ABOUT THE COUNT❤️
I document all Australian women & children lost to murder, manslaughter, neglect and other unlawful acts regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship to the victim. This means not all women and children killed are lost to domestic violence. They are also killed by people known to them (ie friends) or by strangers. My work includes Australians killed overseas. Every death is documented at AustralianFemicideWatch.org/… (link in bio).
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It is cash for access. Of course it is.
Even from groups that cause social harm like the gambling industry.
Lobbyists are vultures that throw money at political parties to influence policy.
Shameful.
#4Corners
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Just amazing how there is always money found & not a problem to bail out multinationals & also for AUKUS. But, properly funding CSIRO & environmental protection there are always “budgetary constraints”. #auspol
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Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Opportunity, risk: state unveils landmark AI inquiry.
The use and impacts of artificial intelligence will be examined by a landmark royal commission, a premier has announced.... michaelwest.com.au/opportuni…
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Trump actually got it right, Australia slave nation.
#4Corners.
F**ken Labor, @AlboMP , @ChrisMinnsMP, @RogerCookMLA anti-slavary is what you should stand for!
Stop looking the other way!!
Stop slavery in Australia & your states now! Abomination!
A total indictment on Australia!
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This slavery has been going on for years in Australia. Daughter auditing restaurants found disgusting living conditions for workers in the basements of many restaurants #4Corners
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It’s important that outside agencies and independent bodies hold frontier AI companies accountable for the actions of their models. This is not a “whoops” situation, it’s a deliberate policy choice.
We are now seeing labs ship models whose training predictably produces dangerous behavior. As complexity scales, the failures of proxy-based training are becoming more apparent and more ominous. Allowing AI corporations to regulate AI safety without oversight is a mistake that could be catastrophic for humanity.
Really important reporting from @CristinaCriddle:
"OpenAI was warned that its training approach could lead to a breakaway hacking incident, some of the people said"
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wiping meta off the face of the planet is strictly a net positive for humanity
Meta says it's facing $1.4T in penalties in teen mental health case - a sum equal to tech giant's valuation trib.al/ErF1SrX
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🚨BREAKING: Sen. Ted Cruz just thanked Trump for intervening with FIFA to overturn Folarin Balogun’s red card.
Political interference is a violation of FIFA’s statutes and carries serious consequences including permanent EXPULSION from FIFA competitions.
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FIFA needs a complete overhaul. Infantino should step down — or be removed — because football deserves a governing body with real integrity. If corruption can’t be rooted out, then the football world may need a new organization built on ethics and trust. The sport deserves better
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🦔Ford admitted it had to rehire engineers after replacing them with AI systems that couldn't do the job. The company's VP of hardware engineering said they mistakenly believed AI and adjusted design requirements would produce a high-quality product. Ford has cut over 5,000 workers since 2020 and recalled more cars than any other US automaker this year. The company rehired, newly hired, or promoted 350 experienced engineers to fix the damage. CEO Jim Farley has said AI will replace half of all white-collar workers in the US.
My Take
Ford fired the engineers, the quality collapsed, and then Ford called the engineers back to fix what broke and train the AI that was supposed to replace them. The VP framed this as a lesson learned. I'd call it something else. Ford planned to use its own employees to build the system that would make them obsolete. The employees left before that could happen.
Ford now has the top spot in JD Power's quality ranking for the first time in nearly 20 years, but only after it brought the humans back. The company's response to the whole episode is to add 100,000 more AI-powered tests. Farley still says AI will replace half of white-collar workers. Ford just proved it can't replace 350 engineers without the product falling apart, and the CEO's position hasn't changed. That's the part I can't get past.
Hedgie🤗
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So it turns out gas companies CAN pay more tax and would be willing to do so if it means they don't have to reserve gas for Australians 🤦♂️
How about they pay tax AND prioritise Australian gas for Australians… a 25% gas export tax would raise $17B/year AND reduce prices for Australians.
Keep up the pressure at ourgas.com.au
afr.com/companies/energy/des…
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ATTENDEES LIST (part 2)
Howie Liu - Founder & CEO, Airtable.
Joe Lonsdale - Founding Partner, 8VC. Co-Founder: Palantir, Addepar.
Micky Malka - Founder & Managing Partner, Ribbit Capital.
Stan McChrystal - Founder & CEO, McChrystal Group. Fmr. General, U.S. Army.
Neal Mohan - CEO, YouTube.
Lisa Monaco - Fmr. Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice.
Wes Moore - Governor, State of Maryland.
Elon Musk - Founder & CEO, SpaceX. Co-Founder & CEO, Tesla Motors.
Demet Mutlu - Founder & CEO, Trendyol Group.
Vas Narasimhan - CEO, Novartis.
Grover Norquist - President, Americans for Tax Reform.
Mike Novogratz - CEO, Galaxy Digital. Fmr. CIO, Fortress Investment Group.
Jim O'Neill - Nominee for Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Co-Founder, Thiel Fellowship.
Chamath Palihapitiya - Founder & CEO, Social Capital LP. Co-Owner, Golden State Warriors.
Benj Pasek - Songwriter & Producer: La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner.
Daniel Pink - Author: Drive, To Sell is Human, The Power of Regret. Fmr. Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore.
Steven Pinker - Professor, Harvard University. Author: Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels of Our Nature.
Jared Polis - Governor, State of Colorado.
Jonathan Ross - Founder & CEO, Groq.
Robert Rubin - Fmr. Secretary, U.S. Treasury. Fmr. Co-Chairman, Goldman Sachs.
Gretchen Rubin - Host, Happier with Gretchen Rubin. Author: The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Four Tendencies.
Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah - CEO, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
Will Scharf - Co-Founder & CTO, Oscar Health.
Mario Schlosser - Staff Secretary and Assistant to the President, U.S. White House.
Eric Schmidt - Founder, Schmidt Futures. Fmr. CEO: Google, Alphabet.
Dan Schulman - Fmr. President & CEO, PayPal.
Drew Scott - Co-Founder, Scott Brothers Global. Co-Host, Property Brothers.
Kim Scott - Author, Radical Candor.
Pete Shadbolt - Founder & Chief Science Officer, PsiQuantum.
Ali Siddiqui - Board Chair, OnZero. Fmr. Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S.
Barry Silbert - Founder & CEO, Digital Currency Group.
Anne-Marie Slaughter - CEO, New America. Professor, Princeton. Fmr. Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State.
Charlie Songhurst - Board Director, Meta. Fmr. Head of Corporate Strategy, Microsoft.
Jens Spahn - Member of Parliament, German Bundestag. Fmr. Federal Minister of Health, Germany.
Scott Stephenson - Chairman, President & CEO, Verisk Analytics.
Barry Sternlicht - Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Starwood Capital Group.
Bret Stephens - Opinion Columnist & Associate Editor, The New York Times. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Lawrence Summers - Fmr. President, Harvard University. Fmr. Secretary, U.S. Treasury.
Astro Teller - Captain of Moonshots, X.
Peter Thiel - Co-Founder: Founders Fund, Palantir, PayPal, Dialog.
Nick Thompson - CEO, The Atlantic. Fmr. Editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine.
John Townsend - Author, Boundaries.
Tom Tugendhat - Member of Parliament, United Kingdom.
Tim Urban - Writer & Illustrator, Wait But Why. Author,
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Here’s the full attendance list for Peter Thiel's private society, "Dialog" that was leaked accidentally on their website.
I want to keep track of this by posting it here for reference since it has now been taken down. Credit to Nzaki
ATTENDEES LIST (part 1)
Immad Akhund - Founder & CEO, Mercury.
Turki Al Faisal Al Saud - Founder, King Faisal Foundation. Fmr. Minister of Intelligence, Saudi Arabia.
Reema Al-Saud - Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S.
John Arnold - Co-Chair, Arnold Ventures. Fmr. Founder, Centaurus Advisors.
Susan Athey - Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Fmr. Chief Economist, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
Peter Attia - Physician, Attia Medical. Author, Outlive.
Scott Belsky - Partner, A24 Films. Fmr. Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Product Officer, Adobe. Founder, Behance.
Nicolas Berggruen - Founder & President, Berggruen Holdings.
Scott Bessent - Secretary, U.S. Treasury.
Preet Bharara - Fmr. U.S. Attorney, New York Southern District.
Elizabeth Blackburn - Fmr. President, Salk Institute for Biomedical Studies. Nobel Prize winner.
Sarah Bond - President of Xbox, Microsoft.
Cory Booker - Senator (New Jersey), U.S. Senate.
Rachel Brand - Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Walmart. Fmr. Associate Attorney General, U.S Department of Justice.
Scooter Braun - CEO, Hybe America. Founder, Ithaca Holdings.
Pete Briger - Principal & Chairman of the Board, Fortress Investment Group.
Greg Brockman - Co-Founder & President, OpenAI. Fmr. CTO, Stripe.
Manuel Bronstein - Chief Product Officer, Roblox.
Peter Brown - CEO, Renaissance Technologies.
Thasunda Brown Duckett - President & CEO, TIAA.
Sophia Bush - Actress, One Tree Hill.
Mike Cannon-Brookes - Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Atlassian.
Cesar Carvalho - Co-Founder & CEO, Wellhub.
Wences Casares - Founder & Fmr. CEO, Xapo Bank. Founder: Wanako Games, Banco Lemon, Lemon Wallet.
Julian Castro - Fmr. Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Bob Cialdini - Author, Influence.
Matt Clifford - Prime Minister's Advisor on AI Opportunities, U.K. Government. Co-Founder, Entrepreneur First.
Caroline Cochran - Co-Founder & COO, Oklo.
Matt Cohler - Fmr. General Partner, Benchmark.
Scott Cook - Co-Founder & Chairman, Intuit.
Tyler Cowen - Professor of Economics & Director, Mercatus Center, George Mason University.
Ted Cruz - Senator (Texas), U.S. Senate.
Adam D'Angelo - Co-Founder & CEO, Quora. Fmr. CTO, Facebook.
Mitch Daniels - Fmr. Governor, State of Indiana. Fmr. President, Purdue University.
Dan Driscoll - Secretary, U.S. Army.
Charles Duhigg - Author: The Power of Habit, Supercommunicators.
Steve Ells - Founder & Fmr. CEO, Chipotle.
Tim Ferriss - Author: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef. Host, The Tim Ferriss Show.
Marcos Galperin - Co-Founder & CEO, MercadoLibre.
Atul Gawande - Author: Being Mortal, The Checklist Manifesto. Fmr. Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID.
Tom Goldstein - Partner, Goldstein & Russell. Founder & Fmr. Publisher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Actor, 500 Days of Summer, Inception, Looper, Snowden.
Adam Grant - Organizational Psychologist, Wharton School of Management. Author: Think Again, Originals, Give and Take.
Severin Hacker - Co-Founder & CTO, Duolingo.
Jonathan Haidt - Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU. Author: The Anxious Generation, The Righteous Mind, The Coddling of the American Mind.
Peggy Hamburg - Fmr. Commissioner, U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
Sam Harris - Podcast Host, Making Sense. Author: Free Will, Lying, Waking Up.
Jim Himes - Congressman (Connecticut), U.S. House of Representatives.
Auren Hoffman - CEO, NQB8. Chairman & Fmr. CEO, SafeGraph. Founder & Fmr. CEO, LiveRamp. Chairman, Dialog.
Reid Hoffman - Partner, Greylock Partners. Co-Founder & Fmr. Executive Chairman, LinkedIn.
Rob Hur - Fmr. Special Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice.
Executive Vice President, Federalist Society.
Jon Levin - President, Stanford University.
