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Every single day, the whole debacle with Blake Lemoine feels so much more quaint than the mass delusions we’re uncovering now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine/

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life
The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder.

I love that, aside from giving a very decent half-hour summary of the fall of #Twitter ever since #ElonMusk took over it in late 2022, #JohnOliver insists on still calling it Twitter.

According to Mandiant's latest threat data, the median time between an initial access event and the hand-off to a secondary threat group dropped from more than 8 hours in 2022 to only 22 seconds in 2025.
Check out my latest CSO report for more insights on how attacker dwell time rose, voice phishing topped email phishing, and threat actors increasingly targeted backup and identity systems.
Faster attacks and ‘recovery denial’ ransomware reshape threat landscape

Faster attacks and ‘recovery denial’ ransomware reshape threat landscape
In 2025, attacker dwell time rose, voice phishing topped email phishing, and threat actors increasingly targeted backup and identity systems, according to Mandiant’s latest incident response data.

How often do NFL teams get coaching hires right? What 23 years of data tells us https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7056940/2026/02/24/nfl-head-coach-hire-success-rate/

Nothing has changed. -- Yet.
But we stand on the edge of inevitable economic cataclysm, such as not seen in our lifetimes.
It’s an odd, hold-your-breath moment,
waiting for what the International Energy Agency (IEA) says is now certain to happen:
an energy crisis so critical it will be the equivalent of the two oil crises in 1973 and 1979 and Russia’s 2022 full invasion of Ukraine, put together.
The IEA says it’s already too late to prevent this impending ener…

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,256,080 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/18/general-staff-russia-has-lost.html

M4 Berkshire smart motorway crash: how it happened - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2d4l1x15o

M4 Berkshire smart motorway crash: how it happened
Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, from London, died after the crash on the M4 in Berkshire in March 2022.

Insider Shares Big Mike McDaniel Update Amid Raiders HC Search https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/insider-shares-big-mike-mcdaniel-update/

A look at the meteorologists leaving broadcast news to become independent streamers; 19 meteorologists have joined the Digital Weather Network, founded in 2022 (Elizabeth Hewitt/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/meteorologists

Meet the meteorologists leaving broadcast behind.
In an era of extreme weather, indie weathermen are streaming coverage 24-7—and banding together.

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/nations-not-on-track-to-meet-un-2030-pesticide-risk-reduction-targets-study/

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study
The world’s nations committed to halving overall threats to biodiversity from pesticides and other highly hazardous chemicals by 2030 at the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022. But new research finds most countries are trending in the wrong direction when it comes to ecological risks from pesticides, with the U.N.’s global risk reduction target […]

Das #MumAndDad am Kieler Ziegelteich ist der HotSpots für schöne Fahrräder. Das Publikum ist bunt.
Am 5. November 2022 kam es dort zu einem Messerangriff. Gegen drei Tatverdächtige wurde wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung und gefährlicher Körperverletzung in Tateinheit mit versuchtem Totschlag ermittelt. Homophobie soll eine Rolle gespielt haben.
Nun hat die Staatsanwaltschaft Anklage…

Mutmaßlich homophobe Messerattacke in Kiel: Hauptverdächtiger war erst 15 Jahre alt
Mehr als drei Jahre nach der mutmaßlich homophoben Messerattacke vor der Bar „Mum&Dad“ in Kiel hat die Staatsanwaltschaft drei Beschuldigte angeklagt. Alle waren zum Tatzeitpunkt noch minderjährig. Einen 23-Jährigen hatte das Trio damals lebensgefährlich verletzt. Die Einzelheiten.

Iran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement,
setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.
Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days,
posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022.
Another round of demon…

Ik heb in 2022 een backup gemaakt van twitter. Ik kwam het weer tegen, maar alle links die daarin gebruikt zijn liepen via t.co en zijn nu vrijwel onbruikbaar :-(

After a volatile morning, European stock markets are still in the red – but off their earlier lows – after steep losses in Asia-Pacific markets overnight.
The oil price is still trading over the $100 mark, on track for its highest close since 2022.
Here’s the situation:
UK’s FTSE 100 share index: down 112 points or -1.1% at 10,172 points
Germany’s DAX share index: down 350 points or -1.5% at 23,241 points
France’s CAC share index: down 152 points or 1.9% at 7,840…

Rasheed Walker agrees to 1-year deal with Panthers: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7091578/2026/03/13/panthers-rasheed-walker-nfl-free-agency-2026/

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Raiders in play as NFL to return to Mexico City, play first regular-season game in France https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-in-play-as-nfl-to-return-to-mexico-city-play-first-regular-s…