James Temperton
@jtemperton.bsky.social
Deputy managing editor, thelogic.co.
Got a pitch? james[dot]temperton[at]thelogic[co]. How to pitch: https://thelogic.co/how-to-pitch/
About me: jtemperton.my.canva.site
📌 Montréal, Canada
Got a pitch? james[dot]temperton[at]thelogic[co]. How to pitch: https://thelogic.co/how-to-pitch/
About me: jtemperton.my.canva.site
📌 Montréal, Canada
"The model's safety training may degrade," is like a quote straight out of Black Mirror. But it's not Black Mirror. It's OpenAI responding to @kashhill.bsky.social's story about a kid who died by suicide after spending months talking to ChatGPT about ending his life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
August 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"The model's safety training may degrade," is like a quote straight out of Black Mirror. But it's not Black Mirror. It's OpenAI responding to @kashhill.bsky.social's story about a kid who died by suicide after spending months talking to ChatGPT about ending his life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Today, Mark Zuckerberg claims that "superintelligence is now in sight."
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg invented legs.
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg invented legs.
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today, Mark Zuckerberg claims that "superintelligence is now in sight."
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg invented legs.
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg invented legs.
The Logic is hiring!
We're looking for two fantastic journalists to join our editing and production desk. You can be based anywhere in Canada.
Assistant Editor, $58,902 to $78,536: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
Senior Editor, $89,739 to $119,653: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
We're looking for two fantastic journalists to join our editing and production desk. You can be based anywhere in Canada.
Assistant Editor, $58,902 to $78,536: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
Senior Editor, $89,739 to $119,653: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
July 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Logic is hiring!
We're looking for two fantastic journalists to join our editing and production desk. You can be based anywhere in Canada.
Assistant Editor, $58,902 to $78,536: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
Senior Editor, $89,739 to $119,653: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
We're looking for two fantastic journalists to join our editing and production desk. You can be based anywhere in Canada.
Assistant Editor, $58,902 to $78,536: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
Senior Editor, $89,739 to $119,653: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/40...
All of this is happening while Facebook and Instagram continue to block news in Canada.
But you can, seemingly, still run scam ads that use gen AI to create fake news reports.
And remember, the majority of Canadians still think they're getting news on Facebook.
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
But you can, seemingly, still run scam ads that use gen AI to create fake news reports.
And remember, the majority of Canadians still think they're getting news on Facebook.
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
April 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
All of this is happening while Facebook and Instagram continue to block news in Canada.
But you can, seemingly, still run scam ads that use gen AI to create fake news reports.
And remember, the majority of Canadians still think they're getting news on Facebook.
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
But you can, seemingly, still run scam ads that use gen AI to create fake news reports.
And remember, the majority of Canadians still think they're getting news on Facebook.
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
Many of the scam posts feature generative AI videos of Carney, CBC anchors and Elon Musk. Some link to a fake version of the CBC website. All of them are about a scam get-rich-quick scheme.
The ads are very political. "Carney’s Major Announcement Shakes Canada!"
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
The ads are very political. "Carney’s Major Announcement Shakes Canada!"
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
April 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Many of the scam posts feature generative AI videos of Carney, CBC anchors and Elon Musk. Some link to a fake version of the CBC website. All of them are about a scam get-rich-quick scheme.
The ads are very political. "Carney’s Major Announcement Shakes Canada!"
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
The ads are very political. "Carney’s Major Announcement Shakes Canada!"
thelogic.co/news/faceboo...
News is banned on Facebook in Canada. You can't read it, you can't watch it, you can't share it. There is no news on Facebook.
Despite this, Facebook is still the most popular platform for content about politics and current affairs in Canada.
A truly astonishing fact.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Despite this, Facebook is still the most popular platform for content about politics and current affairs in Canada.
A truly astonishing fact.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
April 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
News is banned on Facebook in Canada. You can't read it, you can't watch it, you can't share it. There is no news on Facebook.
Despite this, Facebook is still the most popular platform for content about politics and current affairs in Canada.
A truly astonishing fact.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Despite this, Facebook is still the most popular platform for content about politics and current affairs in Canada.
A truly astonishing fact.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Despite Meta's news ban, a huge number of Canadians still think they are getting news from Facebook and Instagram.
57 per cent of Canadians use Facebook as a source of politics and current affairs content, despite news being blocked on the platform.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
57 per cent of Canadians use Facebook as a source of politics and current affairs content, despite news being blocked on the platform.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Despite Meta's news ban, a huge number of Canadians still think they are getting news from Facebook and Instagram.
57 per cent of Canadians use Facebook as a source of politics and current affairs content, despite news being blocked on the platform.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
57 per cent of Canadians use Facebook as a source of politics and current affairs content, despite news being blocked on the platform.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
In Not San Francisco, where I'm based, this argument is laughable.
What Kevin Roose is describing here is a bubble, and he's stuck right in the middle of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
What Kevin Roose is describing here is a bubble, and he's stuck right in the middle of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
March 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In Not San Francisco, where I'm based, this argument is laughable.
What Kevin Roose is describing here is a bubble, and he's stuck right in the middle of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
What Kevin Roose is describing here is a bubble, and he's stuck right in the middle of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
A 200% tariff on European wine, huh?!
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A 200% tariff on European wine, huh?!
The town of Dalhousie in New Brunswick has been torn apart by a $300-million discovery.
There have been death threats and assaults. Keyboard warriors have taken to the streets in angry protest. Families have been divided, friendships ruined.
It's nuts.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
There have been death threats and assaults. Keyboard warriors have taken to the streets in angry protest. Families have been divided, friendships ruined.
It's nuts.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
March 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The town of Dalhousie in New Brunswick has been torn apart by a $300-million discovery.
There have been death threats and assaults. Keyboard warriors have taken to the streets in angry protest. Families have been divided, friendships ruined.
It's nuts.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
There have been death threats and assaults. Keyboard warriors have taken to the streets in angry protest. Families have been divided, friendships ruined.
It's nuts.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
New: U.S. border officers are now making more seizures of eggs than fentanyl.
Since October, officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
U.S. egg hunters are now a common sight at border grocery stores.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Since October, officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
U.S. egg hunters are now a common sight at border grocery stores.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New: U.S. border officers are now making more seizures of eggs than fentanyl.
Since October, officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
U.S. egg hunters are now a common sight at border grocery stores.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Since October, officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
U.S. egg hunters are now a common sight at border grocery stores.
thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Donald Trump's trade war with Canada and Mexico will effectively shut down the entire North American auto industry within the next few days.
thelogic.co/news/analysi...
thelogic.co/news/analysi...
March 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Donald Trump's trade war with Canada and Mexico will effectively shut down the entire North American auto industry within the next few days.
thelogic.co/news/analysi...
thelogic.co/news/analysi...
Signatories include @arlenedickinson.bsky.social, Erin Bury, Kayla Isabelle and @ambermac.bsky.social.
"The government should not be beholden to business interests that prioritize profit over people," the letter reads.
"The government should not be beholden to business interests that prioritize profit over people," the letter reads.
February 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Signatories include @arlenedickinson.bsky.social, Erin Bury, Kayla Isabelle and @ambermac.bsky.social.
"The government should not be beholden to business interests that prioritize profit over people," the letter reads.
"The government should not be beholden to business interests that prioritize profit over people," the letter reads.
While The New York Times is busy publishing deeply offensive thought experiments about Trump's invasion of Canada, @joannasmith.bsky.social asks an actually important question...
Are Americans even listening to Canada's dire tariff warnings?
thelogic.co/news/america...
Are Americans even listening to Canada's dire tariff warnings?
thelogic.co/news/america...
February 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
While The New York Times is busy publishing deeply offensive thought experiments about Trump's invasion of Canada, @joannasmith.bsky.social asks an actually important question...
Are Americans even listening to Canada's dire tariff warnings?
thelogic.co/news/america...
Are Americans even listening to Canada's dire tariff warnings?
thelogic.co/news/america...
Sorry, I clicked. The argument appears to be that it's totally cool to do really bad things now because people did really bad things in the past? Genius!
February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sorry, I clicked. The argument appears to be that it's totally cool to do really bad things now because people did really bad things in the past? Genius!
Scoop: In a leaked internal message, Shopify's general counsel said risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was the reason for taking down Kanye West's online store.
"This wasn't real commerce - it was a stunt, not a good faith attempt to make money," the message reads.
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
"This wasn't real commerce - it was a stunt, not a good faith attempt to make money," the message reads.
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
February 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Scoop: In a leaked internal message, Shopify's general counsel said risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was the reason for taking down Kanye West's online store.
"This wasn't real commerce - it was a stunt, not a good faith attempt to make money," the message reads.
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
"This wasn't real commerce - it was a stunt, not a good faith attempt to make money," the message reads.
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
Canada's auto sector is going to be hit incredibly hard by Trump's tariffs. Same for chemicals, machinery for agriculture, construction, mining and metals.
The trade to GDP ratio shows exactly how reliant key Canadian industries are on trade. It's not pretty.
The trade to GDP ratio shows exactly how reliant key Canadian industries are on trade. It's not pretty.
February 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Canada's auto sector is going to be hit incredibly hard by Trump's tariffs. Same for chemicals, machinery for agriculture, construction, mining and metals.
The trade to GDP ratio shows exactly how reliant key Canadian industries are on trade. It's not pretty.
The trade to GDP ratio shows exactly how reliant key Canadian industries are on trade. It's not pretty.
Donald Trump has reiterated he will hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on Saturday because, he says, of fentanyl.
How much fentanyl was seized at the US-Canada border last year? Just 43 pounds.
How much fentanyl was seized at the US-Canada border last year? Just 43 pounds.
January 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Donald Trump has reiterated he will hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on Saturday because, he says, of fentanyl.
How much fentanyl was seized at the US-Canada border last year? Just 43 pounds.
How much fentanyl was seized at the US-Canada border last year? Just 43 pounds.
This story has it all.
Covid conspiracies! Cheesy music! (Twin) crypto bros! Tim Draper! And, weirdly, a bitcoin-powered community that's taking shape in rural Quebec. Complete with an actual house, with actual people living in it, that is heated by bitcoin mining rigs.
Welcome to Liberty City.
Covid conspiracies! Cheesy music! (Twin) crypto bros! Tim Draper! And, weirdly, a bitcoin-powered community that's taking shape in rural Quebec. Complete with an actual house, with actual people living in it, that is heated by bitcoin mining rigs.
Welcome to Liberty City.
December 6, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This story has it all.
Covid conspiracies! Cheesy music! (Twin) crypto bros! Tim Draper! And, weirdly, a bitcoin-powered community that's taking shape in rural Quebec. Complete with an actual house, with actual people living in it, that is heated by bitcoin mining rigs.
Welcome to Liberty City.
Covid conspiracies! Cheesy music! (Twin) crypto bros! Tim Draper! And, weirdly, a bitcoin-powered community that's taking shape in rural Quebec. Complete with an actual house, with actual people living in it, that is heated by bitcoin mining rigs.
Welcome to Liberty City.