Paresh Dave

@WIRED @wiredunion journalist covering Big Tech / tech manufacturing

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[Paresh Dave @peard33]

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[Paresh Dave @peard33]

OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company | WIRED https://t.co/LyvxxYom1D

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

OpenAI hardware chief Tang Tan allegedly helped coach recruits on how to evade Apple’s data security protocols and directed them to bring confidential Apple parts to job interviews at OpenAI.

@ZeffMax

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[Paresh Dave @peard33]

Little more on the little critter here https://t.co/AqELDVE8kl

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

some hard hitting meta news: sources tell me some folks inside one of meta's offices received a live squirrel in the mail

the squirrel escaped and ran around the office, scratched a worker trying to capture it, which required wound treatment. party responsible = written up

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

If you work for Microsoft and/or have been affected by the layoffs, you can contact me securely via Signal (handle in bio) to share your thoughts

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

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Nine major suspected cargo thefts happened at Tesla’s Nevada battery factory in January alone, according to sheriff’s records obtained by WIRED. https://t.co/0EgIduGLQl

[Max Zeff @ZeffMax]

new: Anthropic’s critics say the company is becoming dangerously powerful.

I spoke with former staffers about how technological dominance, a $1 trillion business, and political influence fit into the company's larger goal: guiding the world safely through transformative AI

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

@chenloopath Something they should have anticipated?

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Late Monday, Meta VP told staff that the issue had been found June 18 and addressed within four hours. But the initial fix didn’t stick and access to the data had to be further locked down. The issue made “some MCI-derived data” accessible to more people than intended.

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

Link https://t.co/gKRTxpxDbJ

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

Sources tell me there’s a post circulating around Meta in which a worker has created a mock SEV, but instead of it being about a software outage, it’s about Meta’s internal morale…

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

New story here: https://t.co/gKRTxpxDbJ

[Steven Levy @StevenLevy]

Officially welcoming the great @laurengoode.bsky.social to Backchannel. She'll be doing the newsletter once a month, writing great essays like this one. The other three weeks you're stuck with me. https://t.co/ECPhCmSP9B

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

3 Amazon software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office on Thursday accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them after they called for regulating data centers

https://t.co/f6rdZ2JIeY

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

~300 companies addressed AI tokens during their earnings/analyst calls in April or May, about 3x more than a year ago

A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of “tokenomics.”

https://t.co/5N3qIxV7ww

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@ReadySetBrian @LaurenGoode @satyanadella This one? https://t.co/otGt4gY0zV Or a different one?

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

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[Paresh Dave @peard33]

@medjournalist @LaurenGoode The microkitchens with snacks are a bit more plentiful, closer to desks, and less constrained by hours to my understanding

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@ReadySetBrian @LaurenGoode @satyanadella What are you hearing from Microsoft?

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

@brooke @LaurenGoode We'll have to investigate

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

NEW, from me and @peard33: Meta CTO Andrew Bozworth told staffers the company did an “atrocious” job of explaining its vision for its new AI division, and will aim to “rekindle” a more cheerful internal culture through better communication, career growth, and even snacks. WIRED has seen the full memo. More below

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

@truthfearsnoone Yup we mentioned his other side

[Paresh Dave @peard33]

SpaceX's heavily criticized governance structure is the ultimate expression of the extreme ownership mantra that has taken SpaceX from a handful of engineers in a warehouse in 2002 to over 22,000 employees staffing the most dominant rocket company today.

https://t.co/nosebRPDLf