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Python By the Sea
Join us for Python by the Sea — a fun, informal gathering of Python enthusiasts to chat, code, and connect in a relaxed coastal setting!Eventbrite
Reckless Footage Shows Tesla Robotaxi Careening Through Heavy Rain at High Speed
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Reckless Footage Shows Tesla Robotaxi Careening Through Heavy Rain at High Speed
Terrifying new footage shows a Tesla robotaxi ripping through partially flooded streets in Austin, Texas, at alarming speeds.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
Grok Posts Deleted After AI Dishes About Elon’s Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
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Grok Posts Deleted After AI Dishes About Elon's Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
In a now-deleted post, Grok explains Elon Musk's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, tries to play it down, and speaks as if it's Musk himself.Frank Landymore (Futurism)
Australian Asset Managers Platinum and L1 Capital Agree to Merge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-07/australian-asset-managers-platinum-and-l1-capital-agree-to-merge?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: For someone who says she is fighting AI bot scrapers just in her free time, Xe Iaso seems to be putting up an impressive fight.news.slashdot.org
xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’
Elon Musk’s xAI instructed its AI chatbot, Grok, to “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect,” after a weekend of controversial claims it made on X.Hayden Field (The Verge)
An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything”
An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything”
By Kate Clark / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Maybe no one trust cops anymore because the Stasi have decided to work for the elites now instead of respecting the Bill of Rights.
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Nearly Half Of American Expats Ready To Ditch Their U.S. Citizenship
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Nearly Half Of American Expats Ready To Ditch Their U.S. Citizenship
The numbers tell a stark story: 49% of American expats are now seriously considering renouncing their U.S. citizenship, a dramatic jump from just 30% last year.StudyFinds Analysis (StudyFinds)
Quand l’idéologie sioniste se mêle d’archéologie
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#israel #palestine #sionisme #archeologie
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Dans un ouvrage important, Marius Schattner et Frédérique Schillo montrent comment Israël a fait des fouilles à Jérusalem un enjeu politique....mcinformactions.net
Ex-prefeito de Araraquara, Edinho Silva, é eleito novo presidente nacional do PT - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias
O ex-prefeito de Araraquara, Edinho Silva, foi eleito nesta segunda-feira (7) como presidente nacional do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT). Apesar da apuraçãoGazeta Brasil
Red-Baiting Zohran Mamdani Won’t Work
No one should be surprised that Zohran Mamdani supports democratic control over the economy, the end goal of socialism. But he won because he combined socialist politics with practical solutions to the cost-of-living crisis facing working people.
Apple Loses Key AI Executive to Meta's Multimillion-Dollar Hiring Spree
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been offering AI engineers massive pay packages to poach them from other companies, and a key Apple engineering manager has decided to take the deal, according to Bloomberg.
Ruoming Pang, who manages Apple's foundation models team, is moving from Apple to Meta. He was in charge of a team with approximately 100 employees that work on Apple's large language models. Models developed by Pang's team are used for Apple Intelligence features like email summaries, Priority Notifications, and Genmoji.
Meta lured Pang with a deal worth tens of millions of dollars per year. Meta has also scooped up AI experts from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Scale AI.
Rumors suggest that Apple has been considering relying on technology from Anthropic or OpenAI for a future LLM version of Siri, rather than using the models it has been working on. Those discussions have reportedly impacted the morale of the foundation models team that Pang is leaving. Other engineers on the team are also mulling offers from other companies.
Apple is struggling to catch up to competitors that have more advanced AI features, including Google and Samsung. Earlier this year, Apple delayed the Apple Intelligence Siri features that it had promised at WWDC 2024, and the delay led to a restructuring of its AI teams. Apple's AI efforts are now being overseen by Apple's software chief Craig Federighi and Mike Rockwell, who led Vision Pro development.
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Try This Fourth of July Party Trick on Your iPhone
Today is Independence Day in the United States, and many Americans will be gathering to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with friends and family....Joe Rossignol (MacRumors)
#MyPillow CEO's legal counsel Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster were excortiated by a Federal Judge and fined by court after violating court rules by turning in #ArtificialIntelligence generated legal motions with nearly 30 defective citations, including bogus cites of non existent case law.
The attorneys were retained while taking #MikeLindell for an expensive ride, as he unsucessfully fought another losing legal battle where a jury recently found him liable for false claims about the 2020 #election and defamation against voting machine mfgrs.
Prior to issuing the fines, U.S. District Judge Nina Wang ordered Lindell, and his legal team to demonstrate why they should not face #court sanctions and be referred for disciplinary action. Kachouroff issued a rebuke that the judge said attempted to "shift responsibility" and his filing was "both troubling and not well-taken."
In a 20-page #ruling issued Monday, July 7th the judge made clear that their breeches of #ProfessionalConduct and #Legal standards by the #Virginia based law firm McSweeney Cynkar & #Kachouroff were unacceptable to the court. In partcular the federal court circuit judge called out Kachouroff for trying to shirk responsibilty for the matter, when another filng he was involved in after this case in #Wisconsin was also found to have similar #AI generated errors.
Lindell's other sanctioned #attorney Jennifer Tavares Breedon DeMaster, who received her JD at an #evangelical law school in #VirginiaBeach and is author of the book " #Babylon Unveiled : Redefining Faith. Exposing Deception," told jurors that Lindell's false claims were protected by the #constitution in an animated and rambling closing argument made against a so-called “Ministry of Truth” built for suppressing US #ElectionRgging claims.
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MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case
The error-filled motion was filed in defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, which ended last month with a jury finding him liable for false claims about the 2020 electionOlivia Prentzel (The Colorado Sun)
xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’
Elon Musk’s xAI instructed its AI chatbot, Grok, to “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect,” after a weekend of controversial claims it made on X.Hayden Field (The Verge)
Apple just added more frost to its Liquid Glass design
Apple just changed its Liquid Glass design again. In the third iOS 26 developer beta, Apple made the design elements more opaque following complaints about readability.Emma Roth (The Verge)
“Zero” Progress in Ceasefire Talks, Hamas Official Says
Netanyahu sent a lower-level delegation to negotiate in Qatar, but all parties know the final word will come from Trump.
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Enter an Archive of 10,000+ Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized & Free to Read Online
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Enter an Archive of 10,000+ Historical Children's Books, All Digitized & Free to Read Online
We can learn much about how a historical period viewed the abilities of its children by studying its children's literature.OC (Openculture.com)
'Killing Is Normalized': IDF Soldier Speaks Out About Orders to Shoot Civilians in Gaza
The commands are: everyone that comes inside needs to die," the soldier said. "If they're inside, they're dangerous, you need to kill them. No matter who it is."
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'Killing Is Normalized': IDF Soldier Speaks Out About Orders to Shoot Civilians in Gaza
The commands are: everyone that comes inside needs to die," the soldier said. "If they're inside, they're dangerous, you need to kill them. No matter who it is."stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
In Taiwan, migrants flee oppressive workplaces for life on the periphery
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/7/8/in-taiwan-migrants-flee-oppressive-workplaces-for-life-on-the-periphery?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In Taiwan, migrants flee oppressive workplaces for life on the periphery
The island’s population of undocumented migrants has doubled since 2021 amid concerns about rigid broker system.Michael Beltran (Al Jazeera)
Netanyahu Says He Nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
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God damn, NYT!!! Can’t you get anything right?!? How about “ALLEGES” no evidence?
The entire world knows that this is a cover up. At least differentiate between claims and actual evidence!
#NYT #NewYorkTimes #NYTIsFucked
America has two labor markets now
Americans live in separate economic realities: Those with a job are likely to stay employed, but those without one are likely to stay unemployed.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/06/unemployment-job-market-education-health-care
Thunderbird 140 “Eclipse” Brings Native Experimental Exchange Support
Mozilla Thunderbird 140 “Eclipse” open-source email client lands with experimental native Exchange setup, adaptive dark messaging, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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Cameroon's next generation is ready to take on the country's technological challenges
In Cameroon, a summer holidays are a good time for parents to encourage their children to learn new technologies such as coding, robotics, artificial intelligence and skills in emerging technologies.Global Voices
Report Shows How Deadly Texas Floods Were Driven by Human-Induced Climate Crisis
Texas Floods: Climate Change Impact Found in Study
Report Shows How Deadly Texas Floods Were Driven by Human-Induced Climate Crisis
"Very exceptional meteorological conditions" preceded the Texas floods, climate scientists have found.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.'s MacArthur Park
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park in L.A.
Agents on horseback and in armored vehicles participated in a daytime raid in the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.Melissa Gomez (Los Angeles Times)
An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani "comes from a culture that lies about everything" (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
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An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything”
By Kate Clark / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Among the Crosses, Only The Wind Speaks.
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