State sponsored murder. #warcrimes
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New, at KrebsOnSecurity.com: Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to learn that Mr. Elez over the weekend inadvertently published a private key that allowed anyone to interact directly with more than four dozen large language models (LLMs) developed by Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI.
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Former Durham county council climate lead calls motion to rescind climate emergency declaration ‘reprehensible’Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Don’t let Starmer recruit our young people to fight his wars
Zohran Mamdani’s uncompromising socialist message has clear lessons for the British left
An international volunteer doctor working in Gaza has reported a disturbing new crime by Israeli troops at the so-called ‘aid stations’ Israel is using to purge Palestinian refugees …SKWAWKBOX
Pakistan’s exports to China reach $2.38 billion in FY25, underscoring the strength and continuity of bilateral trade relations.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
A Newcastle based solar pioneer whose prints PV panels have been used for Coldplay’s world tour is among 13 projects to secure grants from NSW government.Joshua S Hill (RenewEconomy)
Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat capsized in western Indonesia
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During NATO chief Mike Rutte’s visit to Washington, D.C., Trump expects to secure a deal to send Patriot interceptors to Kiev.teleSURenglish
Australian and Chinese leaders seek to boost trade despite differences on other issues
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By Roger D. Harris, Becca Renk, and John Perry - Jul 11, 2025 The struggle against machismo in Latin America cannot be separated from the broader struggle against imperialism. Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
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Laila Soueif ends her hunger strike following pleas from family and friends. Her health have deteriorated considerably after 10 months of alternating between complete and partial hunger strike, which led to multiple hospitalisations. Her son Alaa is still in prison and on a partial hunger strike as #Egypt is keeping him imprisoned beyond his sentence.
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Embedding user-defined indexes in Apache Parquet
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Replicube: 3D shader puzzle game, online demo
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“Flooding can be deadly and often strikes with little or no warning. Streets, basements, and below-grade spaces can fill with water in minutes. If you live in a basement apartment or low-lyin…Caitlin McCormack (New York Post)
The Russian command is preparing a new offensive in Ukraine, Washington is confident. Such conclusions were made after the latest conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.Новостник (Военное обозрение)
Trump don't understand that Russia does not need America
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US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions, as he laid out plans for new...Danny Kemp in Washington with Victoria Lukovenko in Kyiv and Florent Vergnes in eastern Ukraine (Yahoo News)
Mike Waltz to face grilling over Signal chat at Senate hearing for UN role
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Florida man who killed 2 people outside a bar is scheduled to be executed
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A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response
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🔥 “Housing Not Handcuffs” – A Controversial New Bill That Could Redefine Homelessness in AmericaProgressive Democrats Maxwell Frost and Camilo Jenna Paul ha...YouTube
Bangladesh struggles to contain the fallout of an uprising that toppled its leader last year
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Asian shares mostly decline as worries continue over Trump's tariffs
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Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
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Are you running Proxmox yet? If so, how you like it? I love the automatic backups (once configured)
that would make three people I know running Proxmox on Fedi
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“All of the knowledge to generate the exploit already exists on the internet. AI could even build it for you,” the researcher told 404 Media.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
The Emmy nominations are here. 'Severance,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Adolescence' could have a big day
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A new whistleblower has come forth to reveal that government-run geoengineering programs are covertly injecting toxic nanoparticles—like aluminum and barium—...YouTube
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World Championships open water swimming postponed due to poor water quality
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Fixed my Automatic Debian install script to handle btrfs snapshots better
It now creates the systemd-boot file so you can boot into a snapshot when your machine starts and deletes snapshots more than 5 days old. New snapshots are triggered when you apt install or apt remove.
Have a script now for the perfect GNOME or Hyprland Desktop
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says any attempt to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions amounts to a confrontational move.PressTV
Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick team up to promote energy investments in Pennsylvania
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China emerges from the trade war chaos with record exports. Surplus Exports rose 5.8% in June from a year earlier to $325 billion, exceeding the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of analysts. Imports rose 1.1% to grow for the first time since February, according to data from the General Administration of Customs on Monday.
Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution
On May 12, 2025, the PKK announced its dissolution after more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish government. On July 11, PKK fighters participated in a ceremony signifying disarmament. What will this mean for Kurdish movements for liberation and for the Middle East in general?
"It is not just the fate of an armed group at stake, but of a political project that has redefined the parameters of struggle throughout the region."
It is not just the fate of an armed group at stake, but of a political project that has redefined the parameters of struggle throughout the Middle East.CrimethInc.
Nvidia plans to resume H20 AI chip sales to China after Washington assured shipments will be approved, reversing an earlier Trump administration stance in April (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)
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Nvidia Corp. plans to resume sales of its H20 AI chip to China after securing Washington’s assurances that such shipments would get approved, a dramatic reversal from the Trump administration’s earlier stance.Mackenzie Hawkins (Bloomberg)
Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
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"Animals react to sounds being made by plants, new research suggests, opening up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between them.
In the first ever such evidence, a team at Tel Aviv University found that female moths avoided laying their eggs on tomato plants if they made noises they associated with distress, indicating that they may be unhealthy."
#Nature #Plants #Animals #Communication
It opens up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between plants and animals.Pallab Ghosh (BBC News)
The gleaming new generation of [self loading mixer concrete](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…
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## The Illusion of Increased Productivity
Manufacturers often justify premium-priced comfort packages with promises of enhanced operator productivity. The reality reveals a more nuanced picture. While ergonomic improvements reduce fatigue during extended shifts, the **cognitive load** imposed by multilayer touchscreen interfaces actually slows decision-making in time-critical mixing operations. Studies of mixer crews in Qatar's extreme climates showed operators in basic cabins maintained 7% faster cycle times than those navigating complex control ecosystems.
Modern vibration-damped cabins isolate operators so effectively that they lose tactile feedback about mixture consistency—a sensory connection veteran drivers traditionally relied upon to adjust water content instinctively. Some European contractors now install supplemental vibration actuators in steering wheels to artificially restore this lost feedback channel, creating an ironic solution to an over-engineering problem.
## Maintenance Complexity Behind the Luxury Facade
That sleek 12-inch capacitive touchscreen represents a **single point of failure** more vulnerable to concrete dust infiltration than traditional tactile controls. Repair costs for climate control systems in [mini concrete mixer](aimixconcretesolution.com/conc…) cabins run 300% higher than standard HVAC units, with specialized particulate filters requiring replacement every 250 operating hours in dusty environments. The sealed, pressurized cabins that protect operators from external noise introduce new failure modes—a single damaged door gasket can disable the entire air filtration system.
Electro-hydraulic control systems underpinning these comfort features demand proprietary diagnostic tools unavailable at most rural job sites. A survey of Australian mining operations revealed that mixer downtime increased by 22% after adopting full-comfort models, primarily due to waiting periods for specialized technicians. The very systems designed to improve uptime through operator satisfaction ironically create new dependencies on manufacturer support networks.
## The Training Gap No One Anticipated
Transitioning veteran operators to these technologically advanced [concrete mixers South Africa](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…) requires surprisingly extensive retraining. The intuitive interfaces prove anything but instinctive for workers accustomed to mechanical levers and analog gauges. One Indonesian contractor documented a 40-hour learning curve before operators achieved their former efficiency levels—a hidden cost rarely factored into procurement decisions.
Younger operators drawn to the high-tech cabins often lack the **material science intuition** developed through years of hands-on mixing. The industry sees growing instances of perfect slump readings on digital displays coinciding with poor field performance, as operators become over-reliant on sensors rather than visual-tactile assessment. Some forward-thinking companies now run parallel training programs teaching both traditional judgment skills and new interface navigation.
The comfort revolution in mixer cabins isn't inherently misguided—it simply demands more thoughtful implementation. Smart fleets balance these upgrades with robust maintenance protocols and hybrid training approaches. Others opt for selectively equipped units, reserving full-comfort models for extreme environments while maintaining simpler machines for routine operations. The most successful operators recognize that true efficiency comes not from chasing every available comfort feature, but from strategically integrating enhancements that genuinely improve outcomes without introducing unsustainable overhead.
MechaHitler got a job with the Trump administration.
They had to fire a thousand government storm watchers to afford this.
But sure, keep telling me both parties are the same.
Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI - CBS News
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The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.Patrick Maguire (CBS News)
Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to nowhere
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Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra?
www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/tasmania-liberal-corflutes-harvard-zachary-rolfe-gambling
Plus The Canberra Times rewrites history. The post Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra? appeared first on Crikey.
The Australian government keeps giving money to Harvard, a social media selfie fail, and an absolutely stellar corflute placement.Cochon Truffier (Crikey)
Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art
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Spotify has siphoned a decade's worth of profits from artists into the military tech industry. Is this the death of art? The post Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art appeared first on Crikey.
RT correspondent Marina Kosaraeva's plot about a 25-year-old Crimean woman who became one of Kiev's accomplices.Odysee
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Philippe Caturegli, “chief hacking officer” at the security consultancy Seralys, said the exposed API key allowed access to at least 52 different LLMs used by xAI. The most recent LLM in the list was called “grok-4-0709” and was created on July 9, 2025.
Grok, the generative AI chatbot developed by xAI and integrated into Twitter/X, relies on these and other LLMs (a query to Grok before publication shows Grok currently uses Grok-3, which was launched in Feburary 2025). Earlier today, xAI announced that the Department of Defense will begin using Grok as part of a contract worth up to $200 million. The contract award came less than a week after Grok began spewing antisemitic rants and invoking Adolf Hitler.
Mr. Elez did not respond to a request for comment. The code repository containing the private xAI key was removed shortly after Caturegli notified Elez via email. However, Caturegli said the exposed API key still works and has not yet been revoked.
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