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OK, Well, There Are Even More AI Agent Hacking Incidents

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.

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Zero-tolerance for oligarchs

Zero-tolerance for oligarchs

They have crossed the line from legitimate businesspeople to organized crime.

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★ OpenAI Responds to Apple’s Lawsuit and Motion for Preliminary Injunction: ‘Apple Is Getting This Wrong’

A blog post is an unusual way to respond to a high-stakes lawsuit, but OpenAI is an unusual company. A few snippets from their post, and some commentary.

Political Wire
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Primary Election Results

Voters are going to the polls in five states to choose who will face off in November’s midterm elections. The focus is on the Michigan Senate race, but there are hundreds of contests on the ballot. Here are the poll closing times: Virginia: 7 p.m. ET. Kansas: 8 p.m. ET Michigan: 8 p.m. ET Missouri: […]

Political Wire
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Defiant Max Miller Says He’s Staying in Race

“Rep. Max Miller insisted that he will continue to seek reelection to his Ohio House seat as he battles domestic abuse allegations, comparing himself to President Donald Trump in refusing to yield to calls to step aside,” Politico reports. Said Miller: “People have asked me, what are you going to do? Are you going to […]

Political Wire
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Todd Blanche’s Nomination Is in Jeopardy

“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved to within a single vote of winning confirmation to lead the Justice Department, but his path narrowed after Maine Sen. Susan Collins, one of three remaining Republican holdouts, announced Tuesday evening she will vote against his nomination as it finally heads toward the Senate floor,” NOTUS reports. Axios: […]

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Good Friday on the Santa Anita Canal, 1924 #rivera #diegorivera

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The Outskirts of Paris, 1918 #diegorivera #rivera

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Filius prodigus, 1964 #expressionism #dali

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Mark Warner has won the Virginia Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

Techdirt
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Using Trust & Safety Tycoon In The Classroom

Early in the media law and ethics course I teach, as I shift gears from the ethics section to the law and core free speech issues, I try to build a foundation by introducing the many kinds of legal issues they may face as communicators. By this time, we have already discussed social media platforms […]

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Pirro Hauls Box Of Evidence To White House To Prove Trump Wrong

This is peak Trump World theater — Jeanine Pirro literally hauling a box of exculpatory evidence into the Oval Office to convince her own boss that his precious Reflecting Pool wasn't vandalized; it was just shoddy construction, CBS News reports. And he'd already publicly ...

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Trump Finds A New Group To Call Filthy And Dirty: Everyone Who Didn't Vote For Him

During a White House ceremony on Monday, when Trump signed an executive order creating the President's Military Spouse Commission, Trump turned into a malignant racist by describing all blue cities, or people who don't support him, as if he were the Imperial Wizard of the K...

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Missouri Secretary of State Comes Up With Reason to Not Certify Challenge to New Republican Gerrymander

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) announced Tuesday — Missouri’s primary day, the latest he could legally push the...

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Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"

Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"

Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

Ars Technica - All content
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Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back

Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back

$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.

The San Francisco Standard
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Kawakami: Buster Posey’s bonanza Giants selloff means he might never have to do it again

Monday’s moves supplemented everything else Buster Posey and Zack Minasian have done recently to stock the franchise with young talent.

Political Wire
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How Long Can Iran Weaponize Hormuz?

The Economist: “For years the world has feared that Iran has been pursuing nuclear arms. Five months of war have taught the country’s rulers they were already in possession of a formidable weapon.” “Geography and firepower give them de facto command of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and […]

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Manufacturing Jobs Flock to the U.S. Thanks to President Trump’s America First Economic Agenda

With President Trump’s economic agenda taking effect, the United States is seeing an economic revival across our manufacturing industry. July saw the strongest expansion in domestic manufacturing activity in more than four years, marking seven consecutive months of growth in the sector. The results are clear: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts and America First […]

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