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Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. But earlier this month the UK government asked for the right to see the data, which currently not even Apple can access. Apple did not comment at the time but has consistently opposed creating a "backdoor" in its encryption service, arguing that if it did so,...

The following is excepted from a long Q&A i had with Grok3 today. I found the substance somewhat chilling but also somewhat encouraging, and feel the need to share it because i'm interested in feedback on what i think is an extremely important topic. To me it feels like we (humanity as a whole) are sleepwalking into very dangerous waters. Alarms should be going off, yet we're told climate change is the only thing that we should be alarmed about. Maybe i'm overestimating the threat, but that hits at the essence of what i am hoping to get feedback about....

Metal Leo>>> Berkeley, California has turned into a ghost town, walking downtown on Shattuck Avenue you can’t find anything open. It looks like every business left. ***** Yikes! I was there a few times when the Steets were crowded with people and students, with all store fronts occupied. And paying top rents! Metal Leo has many other videos of California cities, with dead and abandoned streets. That need the Trump effect really bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nOeL7Ky4wo

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that he’s considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency advisory group to Americans. “There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens and 20% goes to paying down debt,” Trump said during his remarks at the FII Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Fla. His remarks came after Elon Musk said in a post on X Tuesday that he “Will check

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed an artificial biohybrid hand that utilizes “sushi-like” bundles of thin human skeletal muscle fibers to manipulate a soft robotic exoskeleton. A study recently published in Science Robotics introduces the biohybrid’s multiple muscle tissue actuator (MuMuTA), which powers the device’s fingers to perform human-like movements. The breakthrough holds promising implications for the growing field of biohybrid robotics. The biohybrid hand’s fingers can manipulate objects and perform a “scissors” gesture—a significant improvement over the limited movements displayed by earlier biohybrid models. At approximately 18 cm in length, the MuMuTA-powered robot falls within the smaller...

The abortion industry’s extremism rarely shocks me, or anyone else entrenched in the pro-life movement, anymore. After all, it’s the business of killing innocent human beings in the womb for profit. Thankfully, the 2024 election between former Vice President Kamala Harris and President Donald Trump brought abortion extremism, preborn death up to nine months gestation, to the forefront of Americans’ minds, but also the unethical business practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF). And, it seems the public is starting to catch on to the ethical issues of the IVF industry and how it’s not as “pro-life” as some have been...

Rumors are swirling about a possible takeover of Intel. Nothing has been inked, but Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) both are in the early stages of proposing potential deals, according to The Wall Street Journal. Broadcom could potentially seek a deal for Intel’s chip design assets, while TSMC eyes its manufacturing capabilities.Intel interim executive chairman allegedly met with buyers, government Broadcom and TSMC are not officially working together, and any plans either company has for deals with Intel are in preliminary stages, The Wall Street Journal said. However, Intel’s Interim Executive Chairman Frank Yeary has allegedly met with...

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet's Google. Grok-3 debut comes at a critical moment in the AI arms race, just days after DeepSeek unveiled its powerful open-source model and as Musk moves aggressively to expand xAI's influence. The chatbot is being rolled out immediately to Premium+ subscribers on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. xAI is also launching a new subscription tier, SuperGrok, for users accessing the chatbot via its mobile app and Grok.com website....

DARPA scientist Joshua Elliott, the documents show. He was a DARPA program manager from 2017 to 2023, according to his LinkedIn. Beforehand, he studied things like “socio-technical change,” and worked in academia for 10 years on things like “computational climate economics.” At DARPA, he was allowed to “program” $600 million in federal research and development funding, according to the Federation of American Scientists. Afterward, Elliott worked for the radical group Quadrature Climate Foundation, and more recently, Renaissance

Last week, the Planned Parenthood abortion business scrubbed its Instagram account. Every single post over a number of years just vanished. This action coincides with massive call for DOGE to defend the abortion giant. And some pro-life advocates are speculating that Planned Parenthood wiped clean its Instagram account in a desperate attempt to avoid defunding. The scrubbing of social media presence could be interpreted as a strategic retreat from public engagement amidst a massive push to eliminate taxpayer funding of fraud and waste — both of which describe Planned Parenthood. The abortion company’s decision to purge its Instagram content was...

@RealRossU I got to see the ocean for the first time in over 11 years because @realDonaldTrump released me from prison. On this President's Day, I would like to acknowledge a truly great American President, one who cares about freedom and second chances. Here's to you President Trump.

The Jeff Bezos' owned Washington Post has reportedly backed out of running a $115,000 front page advertisement targeting DOGE head Elon Musk amid the Amazon founder's budding friendship with President Donald Trump. Advocacy group Common Cause announced that it had signed the costly agreement with the newspaper to run an ad that would have covered the entire front and back page of Tuesday's paper as well as a full page advertisement inside the paper. The group said it planned to purchase the ad in collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund. Copies of the paper with the wrap...

It shouldn’t come as a shock that the best parts of the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special last night on NBC were seeing iconic stars back in Studio 8H again. Everybody got to watch at least one of their favorites. It was the rare event that was just as nostalgic for 30-year-olds as it was for nonagenarians. After Paul Simon, 83, kicked things off dueting on “Homeward Bound” with Sabrina Carpenter, 25, Steve Martin, who was never a cast member but hosted the program 16 times, began with a terrific opening monologue. “A person born during the first season...

An American life-coach has revealed the top 10 destinations that tourists should avoid due to racist experiences. Khanyisa Mnyaka, a certified trauma-informed relationship and pleasure coach from Seattle, Washington, took to TikTok to share her views on racist attitudes, revealing that residents of one particularly racist nation 'don't even know how to talk to Black people'. Author of memoir 'Travelling While Black and Lesbian', Ms Mnyaka introduced the video by saying: 'I just want to tell you about 10 of the most racist countries that I've ever been to.' South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Costa Rica all received the...

The White House slammed Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy as a "moron" on social media after the Connecticut lawmaker posted an expletive-riddled admonishment against a Lara Trump parody account he seemingly believed belonged to the president's daughter-in-law. "You are a moron, Chris. It is obvious this page is not affiliated with President Trump, his family, or the administration. We do, however, support your right to make such a statement, no matter how imbecilic it makes you look," the White House's X account, Rapid Response 47, said in a message posted on Friday. The rapid response account is a new White House...

week. “Washington DC searches soar for “Swiss bank” (yellow), “offshore bank” (green), “wire money” (red) and “IBAN” (blue),” WikiLeaks wrote on X late Thursday. Search terms “Wipe” (blue) and “Erase” (red) also moved higher in recent weeks. Wipe hard drives? And “BleachBit” too!

A recent study conducted by Microsoft in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University has raised concerns about the potential cognitive impacts of overreliance on AI tools such as Microsoft's Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT. The research suggests that while these generative AI assistants can enhance productivity by handling routine tasks, excessive dependence on them may lead to a decline in users' critical thinking abilities. The study highlights a key irony of automation: by mechanizing routine tasks and leaving exception-handling to the human user, individuals are deprived of regular opportunities to practice judgment and strengthen cognitive skills. This lack of engagement can result...

For the past couple of days my Facebook newsfeed seems to be stuck on "Your all caught up." Has anyone else had this problem?

A federal judge on Friday indefinitely delayed a final ruling on a request by labor unions to block Elon Musk's government efficiency team from accessing internal system data, telling both parties, "You will hear from me," while declining to promise an exact time or date. The update from U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, comes just one week after he rejected an earlier request from unions representing Labor Department employees for a temporary restraining order to block DOGE access to internal system data. The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing and failed to show they would...

Key Points * Mark Zuckerberg’s open effort to curry favor with President Donald Trump has rattled employees, and the company is censoring their criticism internally, according to people familiar with the matter. * While Zuckerberg is trying to improve his relationship with Trump after the president’s tumultuous first term, sources say he’s aiming to hurt Apple in the process. * Zuckerberg recently told podcast host Joe Rogan that Meta’s profit would double if Apple stopped applying “random rules” that tax his company. ============================================================================== Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he called...