Tricia Crimmins
Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.
Google’s Gemini struggles to grasp that the afternoon starts after noon
The chatbot is confused if late morning is actually afternoon.
On Jun 25, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities
AI’s biases affect its ability to fairly screen resumes.
On Jun 24, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
‘3 minutes of IRL therapy’: BetterHelp’s compensation for exposing users’ data to Meta is laughably small
BetterHelp patients joked about the low sum.
On Jun 20, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
Congress’ angriest poster isn’t MTG—it’s an 87-year-old Democrat from Jersey
Who? And how?
A 2021 Biden executive order is being accused of election fraud—there’s just one problem
Receiving voter registration materials doesn’t make someone eligible to vote.
On Jun 19, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
A far-right streamer tried to sic the cops on a queer dad influencer—it backfired
The influencer, @NYCGayDad, threatened a lawsuit.
On Jun 17, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
Biden supporters, detractors accuse one another of gaslighting over wandering off, freezing up videos
The White House called a journalist’s video a ‘cheap fake.’
‘Who says romance is dead?’: Right-wing influencers launch campaign to ‘outbreed the left’
It’s a lovely turn of phrase.
On Jun 14, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
Stimulants, Gatorade, or pandering? Biden’s orange beverage at Juneteenth celebration prompts myriad speculation
Many were confident the beverage was Gatorade.
On Jun 11, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
EXCLUSIVE: Inside ‘Pride Watch,’ a 13,000-strong Facebook group outing schools for LGBTQ celebrations
The group says kids walking past Pride celebrations have to navigate a ‘sexuality-and-gender-ideology-gauntlet.’
Speculation, accusations swirl after video shows dad shoving superintendent at graduation ceremony
The incident was in reportedly in response to how the student had been bullied at school.
On Jun 6, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
Call of Duty Pride flag bullets spark uproar from those pushing fake trans mass shooter panic
The game introduced LGBTQ themed weapon skins in honor of Pride month.
On Jun 5, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
‘Disgraceful’: Florida’s Board of Ed decided to keep curriculum about benefits of slavery
‘Sounds about white.’
Biden reveals a literally incomprehensible ceasefire deal—but the internet thinks it’s perfect
The president said something unclear in his interview with TIME Magazine.
On Jun 4, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins
Bar pushing Pride specials for straight people claims it’s getting secret support from ‘gay dudes’
The bar is also selling special merchandise for the month.
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