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Tyler Dukes
@mtdukes.bsky.social
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Lead editor, AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. Duke University adjunct. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 4h
Kate, no. 😭
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Tim Kellogg @timkellogg.me · 20h
agent definition

Anthropic vs OpenAI

(yes, the debate is open again)
A simple comparison diagram contrasting Agent and Workflow concepts. On the left, under a green circle titled “Agent”, the subtitle reads “A loop where the agent decides when to stop.” Below it, a flow diagram shows: • LLM Call → Call Tools → loops back to LLM Call, • with an arrow branching from LLM Call to Stop, showing the agent can choose when to end. On the right, under a red circle titled “Workflow”, the subtitle reads “Predetermined steps, written in code.” A linear sequence of boxes illustrates fixed progression: • LLM Call 1 → LLM Call 2 → LLM Call 3. The visual contrast emphasizes that agents are dynamic and self-directed, while workflows are sequential and predefined.
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d
Stop and read this deep dive on TikTok and how it's consuming much more than hours of our time.

One user: "It was harder for me to create my own opinions, it was harder for me to express my own thoughts in the day, and I think that took a toll with me."

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
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404 Media @404media.co · 1d
NEW: Cops in Texas told 404 Media in May they used Flock to find a woman who self-administered an abortion out of concern for her safety.

Documents now show police were conducting a “death investigation” and discussed whether they could charge her with a crime: www.404media.co/police-said-...
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.
www.404media.co
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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · 1d
🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?

Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · 1d
New study by @felixsimon.bsky.social et al.👏

One result that stood out for me, and that should reassure news organizations (for now): Getting news via an AI system has doubled but remains a minority activity. Weekly use rose from 3% to 6%. 18–24s seem to use it slightly more.

tinyurl.com/bdz957en
Generative AI and news report 2025: How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society
Our survey in six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the US) explores how people use generative AI in their everyday lives, what they think its impact will be on different areas...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 2d
Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2d
contracts professor / torts professor / constitutional law professor
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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 2d
🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫

job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Higher Education Reporter, National
New York City, United States
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Hannah Bloch @hannahbloch.bsky.social · 2d
Many congratulations to @npr.org’s Anas Baba on this wonderful, hugely deserved recognition of his “steadfast and factual coverage of the war in Gaza [that] is making a singular contribution to public understanding of the conflict at great personal risk.”

www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...
Press Release | The Academy’s 2025 Ross Media Award Winners Announced | American Academy of Diplomacy
In a statement issued on October 6, 2025, the American Academy of Diplomacy announced that the winners of the 2025 Ross Media Award for Reporting and Commentary on the Practice of American Diplomacy a...
https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-release-%7C-the-academy’s-2025-ross-media-award-winners-announced
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d
Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
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The Verge @theverge.com · 2d
OpenAI's Dev Day event is underway, and we’ll be looking for updates on its project to develop consumer AI hardware with Jony Ive, potential changes for the Sora video generator and social app, its rumored browser project, and more.

Follow along with @haydenfield.bsky.social on the ground:
All of the updates from OpenAI Dev Day 2025
What’s next for ChatGPT?
www.theverge.com
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d
“Musk’s data centers will probably bring in only a few hundred jobs to Memphis while consuming millions of gallons of water a day and more electricity than is needed to power all the city’s homes.”

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www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk Gambles Billions in Memphis to Catch Up on AI
xAI aims to win the tech arms race with its “Colossus” data centers, thrown up at lightning speed. The city is divided over the massive power and water demands.
www.wsj.com
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social · 3d
Just ordered. A+ slogan. No notes.
Feral for the Free Press Sticker
Made in the USA 3.5" x 3.5" dimensions Laminated vinyl with gloss finish
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d
93 million U.S. residents are immigrants or are U.S. born and have at least one immigrant parent.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported
About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.
www.pewresearch.org
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.

www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
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renlarson.bsky.social @renlarson.bsky.social · 4d
1/ After a natural disaster, people often turn to FEMA for housing aid.

Income is not supposed to play a role.

A @propublica/@TheAssemblyNC analysis found in rural counties hardest-hit by Helene, the highest-income owners typically received more housing aid.

www.propublica.org/article/fema...
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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Meghin Moore @meghin.bsky.social · 7d
A long, long, long time ago the @npr.org shop had temporary tattoos. I'm pretty sure mine are somewhere at my parents' house.

Here I am, once again, ordering from the NPR shop because I AM FERAL FOR THE FREE PRESS!!!!
Feral for the Free Press Muscle Crop Women's Tee
Made sweatshop-free overseas Printed by Union Labor in the USA Material 6 oz., 18 singles 100% pre-shrunk combed ringspun cotton  garment-dyed for vintage, faded look Feature taped neck and shoulders ...
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 6d
at the post we have a small team of professional pollsters who have to review the full methodology behind any survey results before we can feature them in a story. they’re super annoying sometimes and i’m also very grateful that we have them
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d
Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
www.independent.co.uk
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 6d
A mother in Hickory wanted body camera footage of police shooting and killing her son released to the public. But a judge said no yesterday.
Judge blocks release of body camera footage in fatal Hickory police shooting
He said he worried about the public determining facts “without the benefit of other evidence which would be available in a trial setting.”
www.charlotteobserver.com
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 6d
NEW INVESTIGATION:

Investors have spent years falling in love with the 'debt service coverage ratio' loan.

The loans have allowed access to vast sums with few conditions, and now make up 40% of mortgage dollars in Baltimore.

Now they're going bad.

(Story below ⬇️)
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 7d
not a single news org signed. that's what it takes. stand together. everywhere, every time.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 7d
If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news
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