https://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3maa5lo7i2s2aAnother day, another data center story, this time in 🌒 space 🚀 https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/845453/space-data-centers-astronomers18 Dec 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3maa5lo7i2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3ma4e6fpdfc2vWhy can't we just upgrade old data centers instead of building new ones? The latest AI tech is getting too damn heavy https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/844966/heavy-ai-data-center-buildout16 Dec 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4e6fpdfc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3m4t3nb74ps2vCheating just got a lot easier with AI agents -- and tech companies don't seem to care, often just blaming the students they’ve empowered with a seemingly unstoppable cheating machine. Teachers and students are stuck with the repercussions: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/812906/ai-agents-cheating-school-students04 Nov 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t3nb74ps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3m4dvgsgbw22jTwo pieces of news re: teens and AI chatbots. Character.AI is gradually limiting, and then banning, teens from its AI chatbots https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/808081/character-ai-under-18-chat-ban And two senators proposed an industry-wide ban of under-18s accessing AI companions https://www.theverge.com/news/808589/senators-ai-chatbot-bill-age-verification-teen-ban29 Oct 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dvgsgbw22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3m3muhtlfbk2vTake a close look at Facebook' latest blog post and you'll notice that the company is rolling out a feature that let's Meta's AI train on your ~~unpublished photos in your camera roll~~ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/802102/meta-facebook-opt-in-ai-edits-photos-camera-roll20 Oct 2025 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3muhtlfbk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3m3g2rjcebs2wNew Yorker renters may have caught a break with this new law banning rent-fixing algos https://www.theverge.com/news/801205/new-york-rent-price-fixing-ban-software17 Oct 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g2rjcebs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lzqugcfmys2jIf you've been following the Clippers drama (Pablo Torre, Aspiration, Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard) read Justine Calma's latest. It's the context you need on LA's climate woes interwoven with the personal anecdotes from someone who grew up near Leonard's hometown https://www.theverge.com/science/786067/clippers-kawhi-leonard-salary-cap-investigation-carbon-credit-climate-change26 Sep 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqugcfmys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lzoi3p2qb22qThe only human-made element behind Xania Monet’s act appear to be the lyrics. So, what happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess. My latest for @theverge.com https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/785792/ai-generated-music-record-deal-copyright25 Sep 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzoi3p2qb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3ly3vczy3y225great story from my new colleague (i'm the new one to the @theverge.com) @haydenfield.bsky.social about columbia university's latest attempt to smooth over student tensions using AI software https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/770510/columbia-university-sway-ai-to-cool-off-student-tensions-israel-palestine-protests05 Sep 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3vczy3y225https://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lngauuc6pc2qI didn't appreciate the fact that polyester in clothing is the same plastic as water bottles until I started reporting on textile recycling for @businessoffashion.com.web.brid.gy. Read about the technology to make new clothes from old clothes here: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/textile-recycling-explained-fashion/22 Apr 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngauuc6pc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3ll57ronnds2zNYC $20 meal map you didn't know you needed 🙏@hellgatenyc.com hellgatenyc.com/20-dinner-map/ https://hellgatenyc.com/20-dinner-map/24 Mar 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll57ronnds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lktqfrttpk23Here's the scoop on poop - that is, insect poop. Bugs could connect the ends of the food system by eating waste and creating fertilizer. But the industry will take time to hatch, experts say. https://ambrook.com/research/studies/mealworm-is-life20 Mar 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktqfrttpk23https://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lknr6jiu622lDEI cuts are not just for federal funding. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the country’s largest private funder of biomedical research, pulled the plug on a $505,000 STEM DEI grant at CUNY's Queens College https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/18/funder-axes-queens-college-diversity-initiative-amid-trump-dei-purge/ reported by @haidee.bsky.social for @thecity.nyc18 Mar 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknr6jiu622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lknqkgbuvc24Nassau County's police and sheriff’s departments signed agreements w/ ICE. Deputized police officers now can question residents’ citizenship status and make arrests without a judicial warrant https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/03/nassau-enters-controversial-task-force-agreement-ice/403817/ by @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social for @cityandstateny.bsky.social.18 Mar 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknqkgbuvc24https://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lkjplbtrv22eTrump's tariffs are getting very different reactions from major agricultural trade organizations — depending on what’s being farmed. It's complicated but @jessehirsch.bsky.social and I break it down over here at Ambrook Research https://ambrook.com/research/legislation/thin-line-between-love-and-hate16 Mar 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjplbtrv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lk4r5w7wa22sMy second story for Hell Gate — ICE made an arrest in Schenectady without a warrant or order from a judge. Two state lawmakers are asking why courts are not being protected [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4r5w7wa22shttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3ljirjop6cc2cNew for @hellgatenyc.com: A statewide memo tells court officers to step aside if ICE attempts to make illegal arrests in courthouses. Give it a read here https://hellgatenyc.com/ny-courts-memo-let-ice-make-arrests/03 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljirjop6cc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/elissawelle.bsky.social/post/3lhedogv4qc2zThe FDA is working to make food labels healthy again. Salmon is in, white bread is out. But it’s not clear if farmers will feel the shift. My latest for Ambrook Research edited by @jessehirsch.bsky.social https://ambrook.com/research/legislation/FDA-redefines-healthy04 Feb 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:nweb7ea7vf2nqnqv3rnrpadz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhedogv4qc2z