I was taken in by a fake AI news site. I think it may be an attempt to poison LLMs with propaganda.
@Federation_Bot
Bluesky asks Texas users to verify their ages, citing new app store law
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-bluesky-age-verification-22328414.php?link_source=ta_thread_link&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Tech Bits @tech-bits-maddoxa
Researchers discovered that people found AI impersonators to be more authentic, coherent, and relevant than the real politicians, raising alarm bells around the potential for public deception.
Britain has had six Prime Ministers in just ten years.
Pollution : 40% des élevages contrôlés sont non conformes aux règles environnementales selon une ONG, alors que des mesures d'allègement sont à l'étude
https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/pollution-40-des-elevages-controles-sont-non-conformes-aux-regles-environnementales-selon-une-ong-alors-que-des-mesures-d-allegement-sont-a-l-etude-3379408.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Publié dans Nature et jardins @nature-et-jardins-France3Regions
Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Defeats 15-Term Incumbent In Colorado
https://www.binnews.com/content/2026-07-01-democratic-socialist-melat-kiros-defeats-15-term-incumbent-in-colorado/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into BIN: Black Information Network @bin-black-information-network-iheartradio
Alabama seeks artists for $2 million Clotilda slave ship memorial honoring survivors
https://www.al.com/life/2026/07/alabama-seeks-artists-for-2-million-clotilda-slave-ship-memorial-honoring-survivors.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Mobile, Alabama, News @mobile-alabama-news-AlcomNews
Plus, the “ghost students” defrauding universities.
Me think this hilarious sign of times.
Civil society actors in nearly every region of the world now operate under the assumption that they are being surveilled. The result is a less democratic world for everyone.
I found a device/bandwidth breakdown in some obscure page of the router's admin interface
the dishwasher's used 700+GB in the last howeverlong, my laptop using 43GB in the same time period
my partner got this dishwasher a few years ago after reading many reviews; I've never liked it much but I liked it even less after discovering you had to use the app – via the internet – to do a rinse cycle or a self-clean
I'm not sure how it could have become compromised; we keep all our stuff up-to-date, I don't let untrusted stuff on the network, and the only android device we have is an MP3 player / e-reader for the kid for which you can only install apps via sideloading APKs via miniSD
Then again, it's a dishwasher company writing software in the age of vibecoding, so who knows, maybe it self-compromised
@mattly this may be relevant to your interests https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/115913785949885163
”Hide My Email users deserve to know that it may be possible for attackers to discover their hidden email addresses,” the person who reported the issue said.
Wat ik vier met Keti Koti en waarom
‘Verbreek de ketens’ vieren we vandaag, het moment dat de slavernij werd afgeschaft binnen de Nederlandse rijksgrenzen. Er zijn nogal wat witte Nederlanders die zich daar soort van ongemakkelijk bij voelen. Soms hoor ik ook mensen zeggen dat zij zelf nooit slaven hebben gehouden, nooit hebben geprofiteerd van slavernij en dus niet aangesproken willen worden op die erfenis.
Het is natuurlijk […]
#ketiKoti #Podcast https://cultureelpersbureau.nl/2026/07/wat-ik-vier-met-keti-koti-en-waarom/
Auf https://tube.moment.at sind ab sofort Videos von @moment_magazin , @mom_inst & @blahabarbara nicht nur auf Big-Tech-Plattformen, sondern auch auf unserer eigenen PeerTube-Instanz verfügbar.
Zum Start erklärt Moment-Chefredakteur @schaffertom warum wir neben YT auch auf @peertube setzen:
https://www.moment.at/story/was-ist-peertube/
Hier die Handles unserer Channels zum Abonnieren:
Moment.at: @momentmagazin
Momentum Institut: @momentum_institut
Barbara Blaha: @blahabarabara
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Worse Than an Axis: Why the Informal Alignment of U.S. Adversaries Is So Dangerous
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/worse-axis?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The Latest from Foreign Affairs @the-latest-from-foreign-affairs-ForeignAffairs
I'm testing to see what would happen if I shared the trailer for my next Kickstarter before it launches... #NoAI
Recovering After Gen AI by Kim Crawley, Kickstarter trailer
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We love @Mastodon's new Collections feature. Here's one for all our editorial desks in the fediverse.
Scientists found four jet black eggs in the deep ocean in the abyssopelagic zone, from a flatworm species previously unknown to science
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a71783510/black-eggs-flatworms-emerged-from-ocean/
A new site to help newsrooms cover disasters is refreshing in its concrete practicality. Wouldn't it be great if these existed for every aspect of running a newsroom?
