R. David Edelman

Dispatches from the future we were promised. 📕Rethinking Cyber Warfare @OxUniPress. 🏛️ @MIT, @BrookingsInst. ⏪ Once upon a time @WhiteHouse & @StateDept.

[R. David Edelman @R_D]

5+ years in the making, the book was motivated by a big question: what might compel states NOT to launch major cyberattacks against one another? Or are we resigned a world where in any dispute, our digital infrastructure — and those who rely on it — pay the price? 🧵

[R. David Edelman @R_D]

BOOK NEWS: I’m thrilled to announce that my new book Rethinking Cyber Warfare: The International Relations of Digital Disruption is out TODAY from @OxfordUniPress. Find it at: https://t.co/41s2FnMaRO

[The National Security Institute @MasonNatSec]

HAPPENING NOW: NSI Founder and Executive Director @jamil_n_jaffer is speaking on a @CFR_org panel on artificial intelligence, free speech, and national security at 9:00am ET. Jamil will be joined by @R_D, Kat Duffy, and @mer__edith.

[Nuro @nuro]

CA permits secured! We’re excited to share that Nuro has received two key regulatory approvals for the next phase of our robotaxi program with @Uber and @LucidMotors: A @CA_DMV driverless permit to expand public-road validation without safety drivers, and a @californiapuc permit to begin carrying passengers in a regulated pilot. Learn more: https://t.co/cMJFibZfdj

#selfdriving #autonomousvehicles #drivenbynuro

[Sick @sickdotdev]

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

Automated (driverless) operation of rapid transit is routine in many countries but no existing US rapid transit line has been converted to driverless. It could unlock a lot of frequency! Looks like @wmata in Washington DC will be the first.

[Aaron @aaronp613]

White smoke seen from Apple Park to signify a new CEO

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

The stats here are kind of remarkable. BART's new fare gates have led to a 1,000-hour decline in clean up time; 41% drop in crime; and $10 million increase in projected revenue. https://t.co/bQMIcgUPal

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

A small fraction of online actors now exerts outsized influence over what the public sees, believes, and argues about.
In a new short review paper, we trace how social media influencers can turn fringe claims into viral narratives—often by exploiting a feedback loop between influencers, algorithms, and crowds.
As such, the modern information environment enables a tyranny of the minority: extreme and coordinated voices dominate attention, distort perceived social norms, and create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion that makes fringe positions look common and conflict look inevitable.
We synthesize emerging evidence that a tiny number of highly active users drives a disproportionate share of misinformation and toxicity, and explain how platform incentives reward moralized, identity-salient, and emotionally charged content.
We conclude by outlining pragmatic responses—individual, institutional, and policy-level—and by highlighting how generative AI could either accelerate bespoke realities or help rebuild shared understanding, depending on how these systems are designed and governed. https://t.co/9oZRF8y8mL

We (@PillaiRaunak & @steverathje2) reviewed @noUpside's fantastic book "INVISIBLE RULERS" and connected it to the research we have been doing on this topic for the past decade.

[R. David Edelman @R_D]

@heygurisingh @cory And yet, a very cool one to this day

[Cory Levy @cory]

this is pretty cool

some MIT students turned a building into a giant playable game of Tetris on Saturday at midnight

rigged each window with LEDs

MIT students are on a diff level

[Jane Manchun Wong @wongmjane]

Claude Status Page vs Whole Foods Three Pepper Blend

Who wore it better?

[Sara Mauskopf @sm]

Claude is down! Time to switch to Allbirds!

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT (who left us 19yrs ago today) was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.

[Andrew Carr 🤸 @andrew_n_carr]

post scarcity activity

[R. David Edelman @R_D]

A market that would, indeed, be >$500k.

[Sequoia Capital @sequoia]

In honor of 50 years of Apple, we're sharing - for the first time ever - Don Valentine's original 1977 memo for Sequoia's investment into Apple Computer. #Apple50

[Tim Hwang @timhwang]

Proud to be launching a new service today that pulls the latest posts from @lesswrong and produces a topical Garfield comic daily

https://t.co/0A1OcMHuap

[Brooks Otterlake @i_zzzzzz]

Japanese society is so civilized that the fires simply drive themselves to the fire station

[Séb Krier @sebkrier]

This is wild. https://t.co/fA4oTX8fB9

[djcows @djcows]

cows outperformed the s&p500 over the last 5 years

[R. David Edelman @R_D]

Neon Genesis Evangelion really nailed it

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW. Jaw-dropping footage captures America's C-RAM system firing back at reported drone and missile fire near the US embassy complex in Baghdad, Iraq

The sound is freaking insane 🤯🇺🇸

[Vadim @VadimStrizheus]

Maturing is realizing that Tony Stark was a vibe-coder.