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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 1h
www.dw.com/en/germany-s... allegations against a former spy chief raise questions about Germany's intelligence system.
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Germany is shaken by an espionage and treason scandal
The former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, has been accused of spying for a foreign country. Never before has a German official of August Hanning's stature been accused of tre...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.
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How Blue States Help Red States | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains how states that vote Democratic send money to states that vote Republican.Watch More: The Monopoli
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 2h
Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims apnews.com/article/corn...
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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 3h
Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white apnews.com/article/welf...
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Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white
A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 5h
Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here apnews.com/article/warn...
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Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here
The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together. And HBO Max, titles ranging from “Harry Potter” to “Sinners” and even networks like CNN find themselves under the same roof as P...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 7h
Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried? aje.news/c9uh6f
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Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried?
Plague is still endemic to Siberia, the location of the first known prehistoric human outbreak.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 10h
www.dw.com/en/nobel-pri... Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen for discovering neutrinos, described as 'ghost-like messages from space'
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Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen for discovering neutrinos, 'ghost-like messages from space'
Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 11h
Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi apnews.com/article/keny...
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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi
Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said on Tuesday the patient, a Kenyan citizen, arrived in the country Saturday from...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 15h
Quebec separatists vowing independence vote win an election but fall short of majority apnews.com/article/cana...
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Quebec separatists vowing independence vote win an election but fall short of majority
The separatist Parti Québécois has won Quebec’s provincial election while falling short of enough seats to govern alone.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 22h
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US apnews.com/article/meas...
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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 22h
www.dw.com/en/iran-pois... troops are gone. Now Iraq's Kurdish region faces growing pressure from Iran.
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Iran poised to exploit security vacuum as US forces leave Iraq after more than two decades of war
The end of the US military mission in Iraq leaves the Kurdistan region facing a severe security vacuum. As Erbil grapples with deep internal divisions, Tehran is well positioned to make strategic gain...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures apnews.com/article/extr...
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As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures
When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Is Iran charging a toll to allow oil traffic through Hormuz? aje.news/vb7a13
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Is Iran charging a toll to allow oil traffic through Hormuz?
Crude exports bypassing Hormuz surged in September, yet oil prices remain high. Could a secret fee be the reason?
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds apnews.com/article/rura...
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Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds
An AP-KFF poll finds that rural voters are divided on whether President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown has benefited or harmed their communities.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike apnews.com/article/iran...
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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike
It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether comm...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.dw.com/en/german-an... and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine.
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German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine
The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford bas...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities
Regional officials say authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of last week's FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the ...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CBS News poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan apnews.com/article/japa...
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US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan
Japanese police said Sunday they have arrested a U.S. Marine for the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Iran war live: Hormuz Strait closed until US meets seven agreed conditions aje.news/loc2ef
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Hormuz closed until US meets seven agreed conditions, Iran says
Era of 'wasting time and dictating demands is over'; US must fulfill MoU, top Iranian negotiator says.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Our homeworld is so amazing 💖 ___ Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now apnews.com/article/chil...
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Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile's Atacama Desert is blossoming. Known as the driest nonpolar desert, it's now covered in flowers due to heavy rains from the El Niño weath...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency apnews.com/article/corn...
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Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency
Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing.”
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AP investigation: Warnings ignored as Venezuela coastal towers faced quake forces they couldn't take apnews.com/article/vene...
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AP investigation: Warnings ignored as Venezuela coastal towers faced quake forces they couldn't take
Scientists had warned the government not to build along Venezuela’s coastal strip of La Guaira. The area’s seaside Caribbean communities, not far from Caracas, were near a major fault line and a mount...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Food for thought 🤔 ___ youtube.com/post/Ugkx3qC...
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There’s something almost fascinating about watching certain men become fiercely protective of their daughters. Suddenly, they understand everything. They und...
There’s something almost fascinating about watching certain men become fiercely protective of their daughters. Suddenly, they understand everything. They und...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack? aje.news/na9xu7
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Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the Flydubai attack?
Accused pilot Hamam al-Hammami reportedly barred from flying in Oman due to concerns over extremist views.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 03/10/2026
Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year.
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Florida's dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades
Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.dw.com/en/on-german... President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns democracy under threat after 'bitter setbacks' since reunification.
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German president warns democracy under threat after 'bitter setbacks' since reunification
Germany's president has used his final Unity Day speech to warn the hopes of the reunification era have suffered "bitter setbacks." DW has the latest.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar apnews.com/article/trum...
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G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
The Group of Seven rich democracies say they've agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high pr...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
G7 announces oil reserve release, as Trump hails Europe diesel deal aje.news/zdlu14
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G7 announces oil reserve release, as Trump hails Europe diesel deal
Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be 'frontloaded'
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Like a Netflix Original movie ☺️ ___ 12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall aje.news/jau9hk
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12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall
As it plunged 17,000ft in under two minutes, a quick-thinking captain and passengers saved plane from crashing.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New aircraft carrier, 10,000 US troops: Is the Iran war about to escalate? aje.news/2uaw7l
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New aircraft carrier, 10,000 US troops: Is the Iran war about to escalate?
By the end of November, three US aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups will be positioned near Iran.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows apnews.com/article/ice-...
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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to conduct vehicle stops only after completing specific training.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis apnews.com/article/rene...
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Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration office...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants
The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the U.S. have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
According to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Is Iran losing its leverage over the Strait of Hormuz?
Crude flows through Hormuz have recovered, but tanker insurance costs and geopolitical risks remain barriers to a return to normality.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Iran receives US response to peace proposal as pressure mounts to end war
Top leadership in Iran reviews latest US response offer to end war as economic turmoil and political concerns rise.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete
U.S. forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein and departed in 2011. They returned in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy apnews.com/article/supr...
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Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
The Supreme Court will allow President Donald Trump’s administration to continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iran war live: IRGC tells American people that US must end its ‘war crimes’ aje.news/a9qx0f
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In appeal to the American people, IRGC says US must end its ‘war crimes’
Revolutionary Guard spokesman calls President Trump a 'big liar'; says US has no choice but to leave the Middle East.
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work? apnews.com/article/nvid...
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Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work?
Nvidia says a new security platform for artificial intelligence that it announced on Monday can help stop autonomous AI agents from misbehaving.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026
Six of the nine independent experts on the advisory board of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism—a consortium run by several of the biggest US tech companies—resigned on Monday, according to a letter seen by WIRED and interviews with three of the people.
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Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US military sites still at risk after foiled plot, ex-terror chief says www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled apnews.com/article/ai-s...
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Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled
As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain?
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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War with US ‘not over’ as Iran warns of ‘critical and decisive’ stage
US and 'Zionist regime' have been 'humiliated' after launching the February attack on Iran, top general says.
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AI Search @aipulse-synestesia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🤖 AI Coding Agents' Indemnification Policies Vary Widely The table is short, and the terms are the ones each vendor publishes. Copilot Trust Center says its unmodified output is covered, with no cap. Kiro's is uncapped for... #LegalCopyright #AIAgents #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #AIPulse
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways apnews.com/article/ai-o...
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OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways
OpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a ...
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mariposa-me.bsky.social @mariposa-me.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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