Heather Tal Murphy

@juliaturner Congrats !

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: For the last year I’ve been working with a terrifyingly talented team to put together L.A. Material, a new local news outlet covering Los Angeles. We’re launching TODAY, so please check us out at lamaterial.com.

@katie_rayford Ha I think pieces on workcations could be a rare exception to the workcation disconnection rule

read this FROM my workcation...i should also take @heathertal's advice....

@jon_fischer Thank your for your fake vroom expertise

Putting a fake stick shift in an electric car is one thing, but when can we bring back KLAXONS? Delightful @heathertal slate.com/technology/202…

Pretty stunning: *No* major estimate of climate change’s financial costs includes the cost of these wildfire smoke days, @MarshallBBurke tells me In other words, any estimate you’ve ever read of climate change’s costs did not include the cost of this heatmap.news/climate/wildfi…

this is a great piece on how TikTok shapes the aesthetic of food / restaurants. Instagram forced food to make for pristine, dramatic static images, now, TikTok requires moments of motion and "activation" because of video #_ga=2.96129948.14972188.1684172296-221992509.1675890937" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">grubstreet.com/article/tiktok…

@lizzieohreally So true. Earlier tonight I finished explaining why there’s day and night , but why, but why, but why only to get, “Ok. What’s inside your boob?”

I talked to @timnitGebru & @mmitchell_ai about Congress asking tech execs to advise on AI oversight like today's hearing “Government is supposed to be a balance on industry. If industry is writing the laws, then we have no balance" (TG) #link-6UJJVOY64NHHXGM6XJRAEQTBII" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Happy book birthday to the great @henrygrabar for PAVED PARADISE, a totally entertaining book that transformed the way I look at my city. Don't take my word for it—here's a WSJ rave wsj.com/articles/paved…

Turkey’s construction boom made families and politicians wealthy through a system rife with patronage. Our investigation in the aftermath of the Feb.6 earthquake reveals just how fatally shaky that system was. With @RebeccaRuiz @nimetkirac nytimes.com/2023/05/04/wor…

His failure to report the flights appears to violate a law passed after Watergate that requires justices, judges, members of Congress and federal officials to disclose most gifts, two ethics law experts said. Stunning reporting here. ⁦@propublica⁩ propublica.org/article/claren…

Goldman Sachs just dropped a BIG piece of research- as many as 300 million jobs could be affected by AI. The following job sectors are at the greatest risk: -Administrative: 46% at risk -Legal: 44% at risk -Architecture and Engineering: 37% risk More 👇

@matdryhurst @spawning_ @Slate Thank you so much!

A thorough and even handed article on our @spawning_ work in @slate by @heathertal We've been calling for an ideal of opt-in only training since 2017, but there is no legal requirement for AI companies to follow that. Our opt-outs offer a practical and robust standard. The more get behind it, the more reason for companies to honor it. We can have very strong models that respect the wishes of individuals. I'd argue that over time such an agreement benefits both parties. slate.com/technology/202…

@irisluckhaus @Slate @spawning_ @Lily_Lux Thank you for sharing your story!

@Rantcaster Thank you. It’s been a while since I listened to a song about fonts so I’ll check it out.

@heathertal Enjoyed your article about Zazzle and the font war. Thought you might get a chuckle out of a song I wrote about fonts: reverbnation.com/rantcaster/son…

#BREAKING: The DOJ has sued @Google parent @alphabet, accusing it of illegally abusing its dominance in digital advertising and violating the Sherman Antitrust Act — It's the 2nd major antitrust lawsuit filed against Google by DOJ More on @axios axios.com/2023/01/24/jus…

@michaelroston Yes, that is one way to get around this particular Kitchen Sink. But with a real Kitchen Sink any way around it requires 3 steps, each with their own issue.

@heathertal tfw you just say "screw it" and let the coffee grinds coat all the dirty dishes.

@JacksonKrule Omg so intense