Blake Montgomery

Can AI do 40% of your job? Block’s Jack Dorsey thinks so Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 workers at Block amid AI advances – but specters such as weak crypto market haunt company

What was really behind the layoffs at Jack Dorsey's Block? An extremely weak crypto market, for one thing. And can AI really do 40% of your job? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Schools are using AI counselors to track students’ mental health. Is it safe? As hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to chatbots ‘more natural’ than confiding in a human

Co-publishing an excellent, nuanced story today with @edsurge.com, where I had my first job in journalism! www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life. Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot

“It’s difficult to understand the scale of the problem, but OpenAI itself estimates that more than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT.”

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life. Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot

holy moly

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Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life. Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Tech’s politics push at home and abroad We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China

My newsletter this week: Silicon Valley campaigns simultaneously in India and at home www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...

How the anxiety over AI could fuel a new workers’ movement New technology has workers spooked, but experts say it’s creating an opening for a resurgence in worker power

An excellent essay by @samoltman.bsky.social introduced Reworked, The Guardian's new series on AI and the future of work: "New technology has workers spooked, but experts say it’s creating an opening for a resurgence in worker power"

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The very first story in our new series on AI and the future of work is one of The Guardian's most viewed www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

AI’s workplace revolution is here – and anxiety is rising with it A new Guardian series explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, expectations and worker power across industries

The Guardian's new yearlong series on AI and the future of the job is here! It's called Reworked, it's edited by the brilliant @samoltman.bsky.social, and our first story published today www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Thermal drone footage shows Elon Musk's xAI flouting clean air regulations www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why is Palantir's stock down 20% this year? On the right, it's the Maga Data Eagle. On the left, it's the Surveillance Death Star. On Wall Street, however...

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

Elon Musk’s longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January.
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Is it possible to develop AI without the US? Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year

Is it possible to develop AI without the US?
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Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show Elon Musk’s younger brother and the woman were involved for about six months between 2012 and 2013

Jeffrey Epstein engineered an intimate relationship between a woman in his network and Kimbal Musk, the brother of Elon Musk and a director on Tesla's board, according to the Epstein files. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster App endured a major outage and user backlash over perceived censorship. Now it’s facing an inquiry by the California governor and an ascendant competitor

Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster

Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster App endured a major outage and user backlash over perceived censorship. Now it’s facing an inquiry by the California governor and an ascendant competitor

In its first week of American ownership, Tiktok endured a major outage caused by a freak winter storm that fueled users’ accusations censorship. Now it’s facing an inquiry by the California governor and an ascendant competitor. Oof. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas

Just drama and dreams: AI companies without products are still scoring billions
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At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas

On the plans for AI’s world domination at Davos: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas

Did you know that self-driving cars in Texas "do not yet require specific authorization to operate," according to the DMV? You can just throw one on the road and let it rip www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules

Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities

Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he’s curbing renewable projects that could boost supply

Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election
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Billionaire tears over California’s new tax. Also: guessing the winners and losers of 2026

I’m yapping on the @independent.ie ‘s tech podcast today with @adrianweckler.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2urj...

Elon Musk’s stubborn spin on Grok’s sexualized images controversy Musk attempts to recast AI tool’s misuse. Plus, tech billionaires plot against a proposed California tax on their fortunes

Musk is attempting to recast his AI tool’s misuse. Plus, tech billionaires plot against a proposed California tax on their fortunes

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Tech in 2026

I just liked a couple videos about restaurants in China 😭

Lmao TikTok plz

What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles? The novelty of eating at a diner owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off in just a few months

What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?

Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025 A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI

Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025

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How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks Mysterious donors gave a fleet of 10 of the vehicles – which have had a number of recalls – to the police earlier this year The Las Vegas police department rolled out a new fleet of tactical vehicles to city streets last month: all Tesla Cybertrucks. The steel cars, wrapped in black-and-white vinyl, come decked out with warning lights and flashing sirens on the roof. They seem to be heftier, more angular versions of a traditional police car. Las Vegas is the first city in the US to grant its officers access to a battalion of the futuristic trucks, which have become synonymous with the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, the richest person in the world. “They represent something far bigger than just a police car,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a recent press conference showcasing the vehicles. “They represent innovation.” Continue reading...

How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks