Leftovers

• Steinar H Gunderson ☛ Steinar H. Gunderson: A286874(16) >= 48

  Following up on the previous post, here are some heuristic results: [...]

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Ancient Fragments Could Be The World's Oldest Known Geometry

    “These signs reveal a surprisingly structured, geometric way of thinking.”

  • Science Alert ☛ This Week in Science: A Keto Surprise, a New Particle, And Much More!

    Our weekly science news roundup.

• Hardware

  • Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

    • Android Police ☛ I'm officially done sharing earbuds with my partner, thanks to Android 16

      Audio Sharing is a feature in Android 16 that seeks to do away with earbud sharing entirely. It allows users to stream audio from one device onto multiple Bluetooth-enabled devices.

    • The Telegraph UK ☛ How Telegram became a death sentence for Russian soldiers

      For many troops, disobeying a new Russian law to access Telegram carries a deadly price: a “one-way ticket” into Russia’s notorious “meat grinder” assaults.

      Leaked orders from the Russian ministry of defence reveal that Telegram has been banned immediately for operational use by Russian forces in Ukraine – a major blow to soldiers who depend on the app to co-ordinate and carry out assaults on the front lines.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • France24 ☛ No phone policy in schools in France: What are the benefits ?

    Smartphones are banned in more than half of schools worldwide reports UNESCO.

  • Science Alert ☛ Giant Study May Have Found The Ideal Amount of Coffee to Lower Stress

    There's actually a sweet spot.

  • Science Alert ☛ New Experimental Drug Shrinks Tumors in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

    Promising early results.

  • Science Alert ☛ Gut Bacteria May Directly Enter The Brain, Study in Mice Reveals

    A direct route through the vagus nerve?

  • Science Alert ☛ Does Vitamin C Really Protect You From The Common Cold?

    Let's look at the evidence.

  • New York Times ☛ ​At Least 14 Killed in South Korean Factory Fire

    Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60

    Fire officials said the plant is owned by a Hyundai supplier.

• Proprietary

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • Futurism ☛ Rogue Hey Hi (AI) Agent Triggers Emergency at Meta

      No user data, allegedly, was harmed in the making of this latest Hey Hi (AI) screw-up.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Rogue OpenClaw Hey Hi (AI) wrote and published 'hit piece' on a Python developer who rejected its code — disgruntled bot accuses Matplotlib maintainer of discrimination and hypocrisy, later backtracks with an apology

      An OpenClaw autonomous Hey Hi (AI) agent has hit back at a volunteer maintainer of a Python library who rejected its code by posting a "hit piece" that criticizes the developer and calls them discriminatory against AI.

    • Futurism ☛ Gen Z Is Using Hey Hi (AI) to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

      "Oftentimes they're using it as a way to overcompensate for the fact that they don't really know how to truly interact with others."

    • Futurism ☛ Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They’re Being Replaced by AI

      "There is a lot of fear and anxiety about AI, and in particular, fear around Hey Hi (AI) replacing jobs."

  • Social Control Media

    • France24 ☛ US jury finds tech tycoon MElon misled Ex-Twitter shareholders

      A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

• Security

  • Security Week ☛ Critical Quest KACE Vulnerability Potentially Exploited in Attacks

    The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-32975 and it may have been exploited in attacks against the education sector.

• Defence/Aggression

  • LRT ☛ Majority of Lithuanians back renaming Taiwan office to improve China ties – poll

    A majority of Lithuanians support renaming the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius in an effort to improve relations with China, according to a new public opinion survey.

  • France24 ☛ The view from Professor Dominic Tierney, author of The Right Way to Lose a War

    Dominic Tierney, the author of The Right Way to Lose a war, published in 2015, looking at US conflicts from Korea, to Vietnam, Iraq, to Afghanistan and the lessons taken from them.

  • JURIST ☛ Israel urged to halt attacks on healthcare workers

    Amnesty International on Thursday urged Israel to immediately halt attacks on healthcare workers, medical facilities, and first responders in Lebanon, warning that such actions may constitute violations of international humanitarian law.

  • France24 ☛ War in the Middle East: Lebanon's mental health crisis deepens

    Lebanon has been mired in conflicts and crises for decades, the worst of which was the 15 year civil war that erupted in 1975 and which divided the country into warring sectarian fiefdoms.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • JURIST ☛ Belarus frees 250 political prisoners after negotiations with United States

      Belarus has freed 250 political prisoners following sanctions-relief negotiations with the United States, a move human rights organizations cautiously welcomed, while warning that true justice has yet to be served. President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the mass release on Thursday.

    • New York Times ☛ Patriarch Filaret Dies at 97, Orthodox Church of Ukraine Says

      Filaret led a movement in Ukraine that created a schism among Orthodox believers and, ultimately, a church independent of Moscow.

    • New York Times ☛ Zelensky Sends Negotiators to the U.S., Hoping to Revive Peace Talks

      The Ukrainian president has said he has a “very bad feeling” about the effects of the Iran conflict on Ukraine’s own war.

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • France24 ☛ Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the island

      Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations began arriving in Cuba on Friday as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as Iran war bites

      This is the second price increase in two weeks.

    • France24 ☛ Live: Convicted Felon threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz does not open within 48 hours

      President The Insurrectionist issued Iran with a 48-hour deadline Saturday to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, after which he warned the US will “obliterate” Iranian power plants. Meanwhile, blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran towards central Israel. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

    • New York Times ☛ Iranian missile strikes Israeli city near main nuclear research facility.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Four years after deadly China Eastern plane crash, investigators offer no answers

      The regulator’s earlier updates were only a few paragraphs long, offering scant details.

    • RFERL ☛ Israel, Iran Trade Strikes Near Nuclear Sites, Raising Risk Of Major Disaster

      As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • Futurism ☛ Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle

      You'll be charmed by its quarks.

    • Futurism ☛ Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for “Full-Body Massacre”

      Dream gig!

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ Why Malaysia PM Anwar’s invoking a Zionist bogeyman and a plot to topple the government

    Instead of stern action against the anti-graft agency, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government has claimed a Zionist plot to undermine democracy in Malaysia

  • The Straits Times ☛ Expected price hikes for feed, fertilisers in Malaysia may have spillover effect on S’pore

    The authorities are monitoring energy prices and supply chain disruptions.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • The Straits Times ☛ Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan

    Rights group Amnesty International warned that there is a “shrinking space for dissent” in Pakistan.

  • JURIST ☛ ICE releases detained reporter on $10,000 bond in free speech case

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday released Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a reporter whose work includes covering ICE for Nashville Noticias, after 16 days in custody on $10,000 bond. The federal government has alleged that Florez illegally overstayed a tourist visa and failed to attend two immigration appointments. 

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • France24 ☛ US judge strikes down Pentagon press limits as unconstitutional

    A US judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon’s controversial media access policy violated constitutional protections, restoring journalists’ credentials after major outlets refused to comply. The decision marks a significant victory for press freedom, underscoring the public’s right to diverse reporting during wartime.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • JURIST ☛ Canada high court allows warrantless police approach to private property for lawful investigation

    The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by a 5-4 narrow majority on Friday that the police may approach the door of private dwellings to talk with the occupant for a lawful investigation.

  • New York Times ☛ Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown

    The G.O.P. senator Hell Toupée chose to lead the Department of Homeland Security privately discussed concessions the White House has repeatedly rejected.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • Ali Reza Hayati ☛ Online again

    It’s the 22nd day of complete internet blackout here in Iran and I just could get connected with a help of a friend for some time. Never thought we would experience such situation.