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Apple says it will roll out more App Store ads in 2026 "to increase opportunity in search results"; Apple's website says 800M users visit the App Store weekly (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/apple-announces…

Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search results - 9to5Mac
Apple is expanding the number of ads that appear in App Store search results. In an update on its Apple...

A thought, after listening to all the fucking securocrats wanking off over their Munich Security Conference.
In the Franco-Prussian war, the Paris Commune happened. At the end of the first world war, Russia had a #communist revolution, while the German navy mutinied in an explicitly left wing revolt. After the second,

Apple says it will roll out more App Store ads in 2026 "to increase opportunity in search results"; Apple's website says 800M users visit the App Store weekly (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/apple-announces…

Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search results - 9to5Mac
Apple is expanding the number of ads that appear in App Store search results. In an update on its Apple...

NFL Week 16 picks: Expert looks at teams coming off shutout losses under proven betting system

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-wee

A London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia articles for governments and billionaires
Portland Communications helps rich clients
‘protect their reputation’
– with a shady, off-the-books editing service
The clients who benefitted from this “wikilaundering” are some of the world’s richest and most powerful people.
The firm's founder,
Tim Allan, is now the director of communications for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
And it has been busted once already for th…

London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Bloqueador Solar:
🎵 Coming back Home
#BloqueadorSolar
https://bloqueadorsolar.bandcamp.com/track/coming-back-home-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0P0a4qlRtA7htk2OlTGifo

Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control (C2) relays, a technique that could allow attackers to blend into legitimate enterprise communications and evade detection.
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Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies
Researchers show AI assistants can act as stealth C2 proxies, enabling malware communication, evasion, and runtime attack automation.

Sources: 6 Chinese AI companies, including chip firms Montage and GigaDevice, are set to go public in Hong Kong in the coming weeks, aiming to raise up to $1B (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Dum Dum Girls:
🎵 Coming Down
#DumDumGirls
https://analeorne.bandcamp.com/track/dum-dum-girls-coming-down
https://open.spotify.com/track/62o5ETvaR1U8CqxVYancy4