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23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online

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09 Oct 2023

Pretty much the worst thing that could happen as an outcome of using a service like this.  #Technology

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When the President threatens to commit a genocide

This cannot continue.

07 Apr 2026

"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds

"Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting “faulty” AI answers." Increasingly, incentive structures are asking them to.

05 Apr 2026
WWII poster: Keep Mum, the World Has Ears

Notable links: April 3, 2026

A dystopian week, with a glimmer of hope: alternatives are available.

03 Apr 2026

The open web isn't dying. We're killing it

Julien Genestoux thinks the open web needs netizens. I agree – and in 2026, that's indistinguishable from citizenry.

02 Apr 2026
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