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Ina Fried

@inafried

7 years

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

Dear Facebook: We've received your request to change your name. However, due to our real names policy, you will first need to fax us a copy of your court order and new driver's license....

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IKEA may also be interested in TikTok but they are still trying to put together a bid.

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New: Microsoft was blindsided by OpenAI's ouster of CEO Sam Altman Its biggest partner, one who has invested billions in the company, learned a minute before the rest of the world, a person familiar with the matter tells @axios .

Microsoft is a key investor in OpenAI. It was blindsided by Sam Altman's exit.

The firm learned what was happening a minute before it was announced, per a source.

www.axios.com

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Equifax is offering a free copy of my credit report. Of course, apparently it was already offering a free copy of my credit report.

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4 years

Open letter: I love my trans sisters and brothers and my non-binary siblings. I don’t believe their existence, identities, access to housing, employment or medical care should be a matter of debate. (Feel free to co-sign. It’s that little button marked retweet)

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4 years

This takes a bit of work but you will make a lot of folks happy. oh wait, it actually wasn’t that hard.

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2 years

I dedicate tonight to Fischer Wells, the only known transgender girl playing secondary school sports in the state of Kentucky. They passed a whole bill to keep one girl, Fischer Wells, off her middle school field hockey team. #imwithfischer

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8 months

Exclusive: Apple is pausing all advertising on X, formerly Twitter

Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post

Apple has been a major advertiser on X, formerly Twitter.

www.axios.com

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4 years

Of note, @Twitter isn't just mandating employees work from home. It is also -paying hourly workers -paying costs to set up home office -paying for additional child care needed as traditional child care options close

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3 years

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5 years

This guy was held hostage by Somali pirates.

Michael Scott Moore

@MichaelSctMoore

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Somali pirates gave me toothpaste & soap.

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3 years

PSA: If you are a trans or nonbinary person (or a massive corporation) looking to change your name or gender on legal documents, the @TransLawCenter has resources for you here.

Identity Documents Legal and Policy Work - Transgender Law Center

Come find resources concerning your Identity Documents Legal and Policy Work

transgenderlawcenter.org

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Ina Fried

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2 years

It’s been a rough time for trans and nonbinary youth. I wanted to find a way to show them support and #letters4transkids was what I came up with. I hope you will join me by posting a message of encouragement to these amazing young people and tagging it #letters4transkids (1/7)

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4 years

More than 400,000 people tuned into Twitch on Tuesday to watch @AOC and @IlhanMN battle it out at Among Us as part of a GOTV effort.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

6 years

So much fun interviewing @HamillHimself and Lego Luke too yesterday at #TrailheaDX

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Ina Fried

@inafried

8 years

Yet again. It all comes down to a few people in Ohio.

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@inafried

5 years

Don’t think of it as an ouster. Think of it as a community-adjusted executive team.

WSJ News Exclusive | Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO

A bloc of WeWork directors is planning to push Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive after a tumultuous week.

www.wsj.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

5 years

Big Scoop: The Warriors fan who shoved Raptors' Kyle Lowery is a part owner, multiple sources confirmed to Axios.

Warriors fan who shoved Raptors player is a part owner

Mark Stevens is a venture capitalist and part owner of the Warriors.

www.axios.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

8 years

Reminder: if cubs and Indians tied after 9 it goes to the House of Representatives.

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@inafried

10 years

So, if Germany and the U.S. tie and Portugal beats Ghana than the San Jose Sharks will still have blown a 3-0 lead in the playoffs.

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@inafried

2 years

Excuse me, what?!?

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Ina Fried

@inafried

1 year

This is why trans adults are fighting for trans kids. We made it & we know lots of people who didn’t. We’ve seen it can be better. We’ve seen how kids can thrive & now people want the next generation to go backward. That’s it. That’s the whole plan. And we won’t stand for it.

Plastic Martyr

@plasticmartyr

1 year

Trans kids DO exist. I was one of them. I was lucky enough to have a supportive family who protected me & didn't force me to be anyone other than who I wanted to be. That is why I'm still alive today. Support your Trans kids, it's a matter of life & death. #ProtectTransKids

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Ina Fried

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4 years

So many trans people go through so much just to be who they are. I am so tired of rich celebrities using our pain as a punch line and/or (but usually and) to deal with their own insecurities.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

7 years

@sundarpichai Well you could leave it up to each hardware maker to decide. But then people would complain about burger fragmentation.

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@inafried

10 years

Ok this is awesome. http://t.co/GlediMdgt7

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4 years

Microsoft Teens

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Ina Fried

@inafried

2 years

. @karaswisher asking @PeteButtigieg about threats to marriage equality. "Are you scared for your family?" @PeteButtigieg : "Of course. Are you?

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Ina Fried

@inafried

1 year

Every day brings a fresh heartache. Every day my trans and non-binary siblings in some state lose some inalienable right. A fundamental right that was nonetheless put up for debate and vote. A right that they need to be safe, a right that helped them feel more fully themselves.

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Ina Fried

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6 years

The iPhone Xs Max will also come in a smaller model, known as an iPad mini

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@inafried

2 years

If there is no speaker after four votes they go to penalty kicks.

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5 years

Twitter exec on stage talking about how it will use AMD’s EPYC 2 processors in the data center. Also not for nothing, it’s two women in tech on stage talking about their tech, not being women in tech.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

4 years

Twitter tells me Steve Bannon’s War Room Pandemic account has been “permanently suspended” for violating its rules on glorification of violence.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

Tonight’s dinner choice. Peanut butter or jelly. #Tokyo2020

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Ina Fried

@inafried

4 months

Clarification for @X - is writing someone’s name if they use a pseudonym or some other name against your terms of service as private information. If so, will that be enforced against all users?

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@inafried

5 years

I have questions.

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@inafried

5 years

Most accurate gender reveal ever. You won’t know for awhile. Just enjoy getting to know the kid in all their beauty and complexity.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

Mam, this is a Wend….

Wendy’s

@Wendys

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Changing name to Meat

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

As some of you know (and all of you now). I’m headed to Tokyo to cover the Olympics for Axios. It’s been surreal just planning for this but I am extremely excited for the adventure and look forward to sharing lots here and on

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Ina Fried

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2 years

So twitter really won’t let you read this link to an outside story that is critical of twitter. Say it ain’t so?

What Elon Musk Is Doing Right at Twitter

Here's what's going right under Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

www.mediaite.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

5 years

Came back from #ces2019 with the flu. The doctor said it should last into next week, ensuring it’s impact will be felt longer than 99.9% of products introduced in Las Vegas.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

Once again the @USWNT begins the game taking a knee, along with the New Zealand squad in support for racial justice.

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@inafried

4 years

Breaking — Twitter announces plan to split itself in four: Golden Globes Twitter, NFL Twitter, CES Twitter and Trump Twitter

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Ina Fried

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3 years

Oh this is very good!

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3 years

Update: Facebook bans Trump from posting for 24 hours

Facebook bans Trump from posting for 24 hours

"This is a dark moment in our nation's history," CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in a memo.

www.axios.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

4 years

To the trans and non-binary youth having a hard time because they found out one of their favorite authors created an entire fictional universe but doesn’t have space for them, I feel you. But you are real and valid. I love you more than Harry, Hermione, Neville and Ron combined.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

4 years

Loneliest job: @LouSeal01

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4 years

Breaking: IBM is exiting the face recognition business tip @techmeme

IBM is exiting the face recognition business

The company also condemned use of the technology for racial profiling and mass surveillance.

www.axios.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

2 years

Worth noting prominent female athletes such as @Arike_O @S10Bird and @mPinoe who have been among most vocal speaking out on trans rights.

Arike Ogunbowale

@Arike_O

2 years

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Ina Fried

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7 years

Apple CEO @tim_cook says "Hate is a cancer" and pledges $2 million to @splc and @adl

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Ina Fried

@inafried

9 years

Update: There is now a line for the Women's room at #WWDC15 . Progress! http://t.co/e6ybWi8VKW

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1 year

As my final post with a blue check, I send this message of love to all my trans and non-binary siblings and some words of hope for all my fellow human beings on this #TransDayofVisability #TDOV2023

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Ina Fried

@inafried

3 years

From June.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent.....

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@rsgnl Hot plate?

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7 years

@alexqgb @hunterwalk @MugOfPaul @sundarpichai Personally I relish this sort of discussion

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1 month

Ahead of chatting with @sama , Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott says if the system that trained GPT 3 was a shark and GPT-4 was an Orca, the next model, being trained now, is the size of a whale. "This whale sized supercomputer is hard at work right now," Scott said. #msbuild

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3 years

30 years ago I didn’t know the word transgender.

Biden to trans youth: "I want you to know that your president has your back"

The comments come amid a record number of GOP-backed bills introduced this year targeting trans youth.

www.axios.com

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Ina Fried

@inafried

1 year

Hands on with Google Pixel Fold.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

5 years

Starting this quarter I will no longer be making a separate iPhone, iPad and iMac joke on Apple earnings day, but will instead offer generic hardware joke as well as humor services.

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Ina Fried

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5 years

Seeing reports that WeWork has delayed its IPO until at least October, or community-adjusted September as it is known internally.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

6 years

Truly a gold medal 🥇 moment

Gus Kenworthy

@guskenworthy

6 years

Didn't realize this moment was being filmed yesterday but I'm so happy that it was. My childhood self would never have dreamed of seeing a gay kiss on TV at the Olympics but for the first time ever a kid watching at home CAN! Love is love is love.

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2 years

More @Kasparov63 at #TED2022 "this is not chess, but sometimes things are black and white. ... It's win or lose and so we must fight."

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2 years

Writers are the most creative people I know. It's amazing how many things we can think of to do when we are supposed to be writing.

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3 years

Twitter removes Trump's tweets amid violence

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4 years

Breaking: Microsoft says Labor Dept. is querying whether the software maker's commitment to boosting Black representation in ranks and leadership constitutes unlawful racial discrimination by a government contractor. tip @Techmeme

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3 years

Man @TheDailyShow Trevor Noah defense of trans kids was truly beautiful. They need us all -trans and not - to speak up for them and their rights to be who they are.

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2 years

A whole group of legislators got together and passed a bill to kick one girl, Fischer Wells, off the field hockey team SHE started. #imwithfischer #letters4transkids

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@inafried

4 years

How long do you need to put a 20 pound turkey in the microwave to cook it?

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2 months

@bdsams They told me they started with the Mac because they prioritized where their users are (ouch)

OpenAI debuts new model with enhanced real-time voice abilities

A successor to the company's GPT-4 model is due "later this year," the company said.

www.axios.com

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@inafried

3 years

Loved this sign some volunteers put up.

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Ina Fried

@inafried

2 years

Just sending a hug to all my trans and non-binary siblings who have started pride month by seeing their identities demeaned, their humanity assaulted and their rights and safety under further attack.

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@inafried

4 years

@fmanjoo What’s the link to their gofundme?

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4 years

@cmclymer Better hurry. April is only 95 days long.

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5 years

@verge Xboxy McXboxface

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At a time when nobody thought to create semiconductors in such a manner, @lynnconway did. And then she literally wrote the book that would inspire generations of chip designers. At a time when few people transitioned, Lynn Conway did so, even though it she lost both family

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@inafried

2 years

I knew I shouldn’t have posted my wordle score.

Big Tech Alert

@BigTechAlert

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👀 @sundarpichai (CEO of @Google ) is no longer following @inafried

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9 years

So @BillGates set up an Ebola clinic at #TED2015 and I got to pretend to be a aid worker http://t.co/F4WuppdEQh http://t.co/M6X3LpnA6i

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Ina Fried

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5 years

Lots of folks are saying this isn't really an apology. As I note she said she was involved in YouTube's handling and agreed with its decisions. This was an "I'm sorry you were offended" apology, not a "We made the wrong decision and I'm sorry" apology.

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@inafried

5 years

Live: YouTube CEO apologizes to LGBTQ community at #codecon - However, she defended the company's decision process in thee Steven Crowder/Carlos Maza saga

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4 years

There are a bunch of reasons I don’t love embargoes. 1) They often don’t serve original intent: allowing reporters time to report on a complex subject before writing. 2) one person often messes it up for everyone. I try really hard not to be that person. Today I was. Sorry to all

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@inafried

2 years

This is outrageous. It’s just an article that is unflattering

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@inafried

4 years

Reminder, since some seem confused today. Me being a trans woman doesn’t erase anyone else’s lived reality. My reality is different from other women, but all women’s realities differ from one another along so many ways, race, religion, ability class, and so many more.

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2 years

I’ll start: Hey there, I know it can be hard some times — really hard. It’s tough enough to figure out who you are inside. And then you have figure out what to do with that knowledge and how to make your way in a world that isn’t always so kind. (3/7) #letters4transkids

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@inafried

8 months

And now Greg Brockman out as well.

Greg Brockman

@gdb

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After learning today’s news, this is the message I sent to the OpenAI team:

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Oh. And Fischer Wells, she started that field hockey team. #imwithfischer #letters4transkids

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5 years

"I wish CES was longer" "When can I get an 8K TV" "Hi Bixby" -Things I've never said

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6 years

Massachusetts votes to uphold civil rights of transgender people

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@inafried

5 years

One of my favorite things is being able to be in the media, visibly and audibly trans, as an expert in my field and not just for being transgender, though I am proudly trans. Happy #TransDayOfVisibility2019 to all my trans and non-binary siblings!

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Ina Fried

@inafried

5 months

Sending a huge hug to each of my trans & nonbinary siblings after another heartbreaking day that saw kids’ opportunities for a happy, healthy childhood diminished, the dignity of our community denied & our safety diminished. I proudly stand with you and for you every day. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

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4 years

I was today years old when I learned this trick for foisting the end bread on your kid. Flip the bread over. Put the PB and J on the end part and then cut the crusts off because you are a good mom who would never give your kid crust.

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@inafried

2 years

Transphobia is so ingrained in their coverage they are literally issuing a clarification that their story wasn’t transphobic because they didn’t have the opportunity.

BBC Woman's Hour

@BBCWomansHour

2 years

The BBC has confirmed the following: "We can clarify that Brain of Britain's list of women finalists included a trans woman, a detail which was not made available to the Woman's Hour team when they covered the story."

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4 years

I know a lot of you missed IRL pride this year. We did too. So we made @LEGO_Group pride.

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@inafried

8 years

First talk of #TED2016 is available -- and its a good one @shondarhimes on finding, losing and re-finding her "hum"

TED Talks

@TEDTalks

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Shonda Rhimes' TED Talk is up online now! The first from #TED2016 : @shondarhimes

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@inafried

8 years

Listening to the most awesome #TED2016 talk on procrastination. I'll tell you all about it. Later.

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@inafried

2 years

If you want to send some support to trans and non-binary kids, post a video or write a letter #letters4transkids on any social media or email one to lettersfortranskids @gmail .com. They’ve been coming in from all over the world and it’s been inspiring to see. #letters4transkids

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Breaking: Google alleges the email account belonging to @mmitchell_ai downloaded thousands of documents and shared them with external recipients, says it is investigating. The investigation of Mitchell follows the forced exit of @timnitGebru .

Scoop: Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist

The inquiry into the actions of Margaret Mitchell follows the ouster last year of Timnit Gebru.

www.axios.com

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@inafried

6 years

All this social media attention is really going to help Klout’s Klout score.

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@inafried

4 years

Well, a few someones.

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚

@Chris_Grosse

4 years

Post a pic of you next to someone who is slightly more famous than you.

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And @MonicaLewinsky wins the internet tonight.

Monica Lewinsky (she/her)

@MonicaLewinsky

1 year

i call dibs on being “a found classified doc” for halloween. 🔖🎃👻

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@inafried

6 years

In a move that could spur other companies, Microsoft will require suppliers to offer paid parental leave

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4 years

Leaked LG planning meeting: “I want to call it the V60” “we should keep ThinQ branding. Consumers really love it” “I hear you, but we need to emphasize the fact it has 5G” “How will people know it has two screens” “You all bring up good points. I think I have a compromise”

LG USA Mobile

@LGUSAMobile

4 years

With a nearly infinite number of ways to multi-task, the #LGV60ThinQ 5G with #LGDualScreen will transform the way you live, work and play. Coming soon.

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