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Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller

11 Apr 2022

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If I ran NPR and PBS

If I ran NPR and PBS

Building community-driven public media for the post-federal funding era.

22 Jul 2025

Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels

The Trump administration is using AI as a way to shill fossil fuels. But even for tech companies that don't care about climate change, renewables are a far better option.

20 Jul 2025

OpenAI’s gold medal performance on the International Math Olympiad

OpenAI claims a significant result: gold-level performance International Mathematical Olympiad. But they're scant on details and it needs to be independently verified.

20 Jul 2025

Microsoft can't protect French data from US government access

When vendor promises meet government warrants, the warrants win every time. Microsoft's Senate testimony shows why "trust us" isn't a data protection strategy.

19 Jul 2025
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