
2025-08-17 11:13:58
Ukraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/17/ukraine-claims-battlefield-success-in.html
Ukraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/17/ukraine-claims-battlefield-success-in.html
"Coca-Cola Changes Labels After Legal Challenge Over Plastic Bottle Recycling Claims"
#CocoaCola #Plastic #Plastics
The Christian right claims marriage equality is persecution - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/13/the-christian-right-claims-marriage-equality-is-persecution/
ShinyHunters claims it stole 1.5B Salesforce records from 760 companies using compromised Salesloft Drift OAuth tokens; a source says the figures are accurate (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu
Apparently an older boy generated the ads with AI and ran away.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nexon-respond-to-claims-theyre-using-ai-generated-tiktok-streamers-to-advertise-the-first-descendant…
Check out today's Metacurity to learn how this has been a big news week for young, native English-speaking hackers, along with the critical infosec developments you should know today, including
--Personal data stolen in Insight Partners breach,
--ShinyHunters claims theft of 1.5b Salesforce records,
--Russian troll farm Storm-1516 is back,
--Pentagon has over 70K cyber personnel,
--RevengeHotels threat group is back,
--Malicious macros return as an at…
President Krasnov is a Russian asset.
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-crosspost-donald-trump-was
Injured Dallas Cowboys cornerback claims he's 'ready' for training camp https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/injured-dallas-cowboys-cornerback-josh-butler-ready-for-training-camp
US-founded extremist group claims killing of Ukrainian security service colonel in Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/16/usfounded-extremist-group-claims-killing.html
How about having a new /.aibots.txt (or maybe just /.ai.txt)?
All AI-focused crawlers expected to read it.
Start off with the exact same syntax as /.robots.txt - then there’s scope for adding genAI-specific stuff like iP claims and optimized paths and so on.
#genAI
A report on Gregg Wallace substantiates 45 allegations made against the former BBC presenter, including claims of unwelcome physical contact (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/14/report-g…
“What if AI Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?” – a pretty good summary for those who don't want to read Gary Marcus’s rather… elaborate… treatizes.
> I think it’s safe, at least for now, to turn your attention away from the tech titans’ increasingly hyperbolic claims
🧘♂️
https://ca…
Check out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
Ukraine claims cyberattacks on Russian election systems; Moscow confirms disruptions
https://therecord.media/ukraine-claims-ddos-attack-russian-election-system
The president posted a furious rant on Truth Social Tuesday, saying that any of his followers who were interested in the Epstein case were falling for Democratic “bullshit,”
and compared it to the “totally fake and made up story used in order to hide Crooked Hillary Clinton’s big loss in the 2016 Presidential Election.”
Similarly to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, Trump now claims that Epstein files are a “hoax.”
Unfortunately for Trump, Americans don’t care abou…
'De Amerikaanse minister van Volksgezondheid en Sociale Zaken, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., noemt het zelfs 'gif'.'
Sja ... Die heeft zeker liever aardolie.. 🙈🙈
Nou kun je (diesel)auto's prima op zonnebloemolie laten rijden, maar ik denk dat we 'Tiktok' en de Amerikaanse overheid voorlopig maar niet meer serieus moeten nemen.
(Kop maar even weggejonast🫣)
Ah, the left, can't even wait until there's a name and a membership list before you split eh?
YourNameHere Party isn't even a party yet and there's fights. Sultana launches a full on membership join-up site and then Corbyn claims it ain't the right one.
🤣 🙄
And there isn't even any policy to argue about yet. Factions forming just over who is in control of organizing conference and taking membership fees.
Well done everyone ❤️
Join the greens 🟢
#ukpol #yourParty
Ukraine claims cyberattacks on Russian election systems; Moscow confirms disruptions https://therecord.media/ukraine-claims-ddos-attack-russian-election-system
💨 This 24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record at Bonneville
https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-24000-watt-scooter-is-going-for-a-100-mph-speed-record-at-bonneville
Ukraine raises flags in villages near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's borders, refuting Russia's claims of capture: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/18/ukraine-raises-flags-in-villages.html
ABQ mayoral candidate campaigns on fake education, experience and made-up prior elected office - City Desk ABQ https://citydesk.org/2025/08/14/albuquerque-mayoral-candidate-makes-false-claims-echoing-george-santos-scandal/ …
A Game About Digging A Hole (PC/Mobile, XPd on PC) You spot an ad for a house that claims there's treasure buried in the back yard. After paying an oddly low price, it's time to get digging!
So this is a fairly short (there's even an achieve for beating it in a half hour) very simple game that's literally about digging a hole, lol. Very light sim game, you start out with a basic ass shovel and with some elbow grease and selling of ores you find, you can upgrade not only…
What is this bullshit system that claims to evoke and champion freedom and liberty while at the same time constructing a surveillance and police state the likes of which the world has never seen before?
This is fucking mental and the pretence is over now. This is what neoliberalism has created.
Iran's largest crypto exchange Nobitex says it was hacked, and pro-Israel group Predatory Sparrow claims responsibility; Elliptic: $90M was stolen and "burned" (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/hack
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims.
Look for the orange bar which hides a drop-down menu to navigate this extensive critique by actual climate experts (unlike the 'PhDs' who prepared the Trump regime's report).
https://interactive.carbonbrief.…
NFL's top five young, homegrown duos: Cowboys superstars Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb at No. 1 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-top-five-young-homegrown-duos-cowboys-superstars-micah-parsons-and-ceedee-lamb-at-no-1…
Combining Evidence and Reasoning for Biomedical Fact-Checking
Mariano Barone, Antonio Romano, Giuseppe Riccio, Marco Postiglione, Vincenzo Moscato
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13879
Broncos broadcast claims Parsons wants to play in Denver, but the quote never happened https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/08/17/cowboys-edge-micah-parsons-involved-i…
Scattered Lapsus claims SK Telecom data breach; company denies
https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2025/09/16/H6FGTVALUJHMHOT7U24FE6NJ7A/
Defining Security in Quantum Key Distribution
Carla Ferradini, Martin Sandfuchs, Ramona Wolf, Renato Renner
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13405 https://arxiv.…
Filing: Newsmax agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $67M to settle a defamation lawsuit over false claims about the 2020 election, with $27M due this month (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/media/newsmax-dominion-settle-2020-election-defamatio…
Trump Is The 'Born Criminal' He Claims Baltimore Children Are
https://newsone.com/6451585/trump-is-born-criminal-he-claims-baltimore-children-are/
Dead Zone of Accountability: Why Social Claims in Machine Learning Research Should Be Articulated and Defended
Tianqi Kou, Dana Calacci, Cindy Lin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08739
Bleacher Report Claims Las Vegas Raiders Won Geno Smith Trade https://raiderramble.com/2025/07/11/br-claims-las-vegas-raiders-won-geno-smith-trade/
When Genocide Denial Is the Norm https://jacobin.com/2025/08/genocide-israel-west-us-ties/
Mastercard Claims NSFW Game Bans Aren’t From Them, Valve Explains How Mastercard Launders Its Control
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/05/mastercard-claims-nsfw-game-bans-arent-from-them-valve-explains-ho…
Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at the attempted extradition by the US of an alleged Chinese hacker of vaccine secrets who was arrested in Italy last week, and fast-fashion ecommerce company Shein’s plans to go public
https://www.
Yet Another Mirage of Breaking MIRAGE: Debunking Occupancy-based Side-Channel Attacks on Fully Associative Randomized Caches
Chris Cao, Gururaj Saileshwar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10431
Ich wurde gebeten, über meine Erfahrungen mit dem Umstieg auf ein Fairphone mit einem von Google unabhängigen Android-Derivat, /e/OS ( https://e.foundation/de/e-os/ ) zu berichten.
Das Fairphone traf heute ein und ich habe erst mal vorwiegend ausprobiert, ob, für mich wichtige Sachen funktionieren.
A…
Trump says he will sue the WSJ and Rupert Murdoch over a story alleging he sent a racy letter to Jeffrey Epstein and claims he warned them the letter was "fake" (Irie Sentner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/17/trump…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/climate/epa-emissions-data-collection-halt.html
This will coincide with claims that the environment is improving.
But at least there will be an opportunity for public comments. To be ignored.
Those p…
The Convicted Criminal failed in Alaska despite his repeated claims he would not.
Combating Biomedical Misinformation through Multi-modal Claim Detection and Evidence-based Verification
Mariano Barone, Antonio Romano, Giuseppe Riccio, Marco Postiglione, Vincenzo Moscato
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13888
Kyiv repatriates 1,000 bodies that Russia claims are fallen Ukrainian soldiers: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/18/kyiv-repatriates-bodies-that-russia.html
"From ‘reef-friendly’ sunscreens to ‘sustainable’ super, greenwashing allegations are rife. Here’s how the claims stack up"
#Greenwashing
Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know today, including
--Salt Typhoon 'extensively' compromised a state national guard network for months,
--Former US army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos,
--Ukraine claims hack of big Russian drone maker,
--Korean insurance giant hit by ransomware attack,
--Trump's bill offers $1b spend on offensive cyber,
--Abacus Market goes dark after suspected rug…
Check out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
Nick Saban scoffs after Grant Delpit claims it's 'not hard' to tackle Derrick Henry -- and takes a dig at LSU
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/…
Ukraine captures Kenyan serving in Russian army, who claims he was tricked into joining: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-captures-kenyan-serving-in.html
The trial for an $8B lawsuit by Meta investors against Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders opens over claims tied to the 2018 Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/meta-privacy-cambridge-analyti…
Wow, don't miss the intense amount of cybersecurity news in today's Metacurity, including
--AI cyber risks are more evolutionary than revolutionary, experts say,
--Gucci parent Kering is a victim of an attack claimed by ShinyHunters,
--Jaguar extends its shutdown after ShinyHunters attack,
--Google confirms LE platform attack claimed by ShinyHunters,
--ShinyHunters claims attack on SK Telecom,
--Poland boosts cyber budget after attacks,
--China…
18 Russian officers killed in sabotage attack in Ukraine's south, Kyiv claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/18/russian-officers-killed-in-sabotage.html
Trevon Diggs hints at injury revelation amid Cowboys tension https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/trevon-diggs-hints-injury-revelation-amid-dallas-cowboys-tension
Top 5 waiver wire claims to make in fantasy football heading into Week 2 https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/09/09/waiver-wire-claims-fantasy-football-nfl-week-2/86061622007/
Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway, disrupt Russian logistics 1,600 km from border, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/proukraine-partisans-sabotage-railway-disrupt.html
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UK: Christian claims Pride crosswalks "silence" her & threatens to sue - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/christian-claims-pride-crosswalks-silence-her-threatens-to-sue/
Trevon Diggs hints at injury revelation amid Cowboys tension https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/trevon-diggs-hints-injury-revelation-amid-dallas-cowboys-tension
The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee has said that
the Pentagon has provided Congress with “no evidence” to back its claims on the legitimacy of the boat strike in the Caribbean
that killed 11 people who experts say were civilians.
The Defense Department briefed congressional staff on the strike on Tuesday, CNN reports.
The officials did not present any evidence backing the Trump administration’s claims that the people targeted were affiliated with a…
SBU claims liquidation of Russian agents responsible for killing officer in Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/sbu-claims-liquidation-of-russian.html
Ad tech company Magnite files an antitrust complaint against Google in federal court; the company is the third sell-side ad platform to sue Google in two months (Kendra Barnett/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/magnite-becomes…
Seizure victim beaten by cops can pursue negligence claims | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/seizure-victim-beaten-by-cops-can-pursue-negligence-claims/
In response to Elon Musk's claims that the App Store favors the ChatGPT app, Apple says the App Store "is designed to be fair and free of bias" (Mark Gurman/@markgurman)
https://x.com/markgurman/status/1955383759853007198
Rich Lyons,
the University of California, Berkeley, chancellor,
challenged US House Republicanson Tuesday
as they questioned Lyons and leaders of Georgetown University and the City University of New York
in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher education.
The committee accused the schools of failing to respond adequately to allegations of bias or discrimination,
however the university leaders said that disciplinary action had been taken where approp…
Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/fed-governor-lisa-cook-claimed-2nd-residence-as-vacation-home-undercutting-trump-fraud-claims
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Trump claims he threatened Putin to 'bomb the sh*t out of Moscow' if Russia attacked Ukraine, CNN reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/09/trump-claims-he-threatened-putin.html
OpenAI releases GPT-5 pro, a version with extended reasoning exclusive to ChatGPT Pro subscribers, saying it scored 88.4% without tools on the GPQA benchmark (Maximilian Schreiner/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/openai-claims-
The Justice Department is accelerating its efforts to undo decades of civil service protections intended to insulate the work of law enforcement officials from political interference.
A new batch of more than 20 career employees at the department and its component agencies were fired on Friday,
including the attorney general’s own ethics adviser, Joseph W. Tirrell.
Others who were dismissed included a handful of senior officials at the U.S. Marshals Service, as well as pros…
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Moscow claims 'no evidence' drones downed over Poland were Russian: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/10/moscow-claims-no-evidence-drones.html
The Violence Trump Claims to Fear Occurs Mostly in Red States | Atlanta Daily World
https://atlantadailyworld.com/2025/09/10/the-violence-trump-claims-to-fear-occurs-mostly-in-red-states/
Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/gett
‘Britain’s most tattooed man’ claims he is unable to watch p*rn as ‘new age check system mistakes his ink for a mask’
https://needtoknow.co.uk/2025/07/30/britains-most-tattooed-man-claims-he-i…
A Special Deal:
In a moment of peril, Florida lawmakers allowed Citizens, its home insurer of last resort, to take disputes before judges whose salaries it funds.
Winning Record: Citizens has taken more than 1,500 insurance disputes to mandatory arbitration, where it wins more than 90% of final hearings.
In court it wins just over half the time.
Systemic Issues: Citizens says the process is fast, cheap and fair.
Homeowners say the forum violates their rights.
Belarus shoots down Russian drone, Ukraine's HUR claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/belarus-shoots-down-russian-drone.html
Ukraine's new Liut ground drone 'destroys' Russian position with machine gun, HUR claims in new video: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraines-new-liut-ground-drone.html
ByteDance launches Seedream 4.0, an AI image model it claims can beat Google's viral "nano banana" model in prompt adherence, alignment, and aesthetics (Vincent Chow/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article…
Ukraine's 'revenge operation' in Russia's far east blows up troops accused of war crimes, intelligence source claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/16/ukraines-revenge-operation-in-russias.html
Data shows WLFI's sharp drop was driven by shorting and dumping across exchanges, not Justin Sun's token movements; WLFI blames phishing-related compromises (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/09/0
Ukraine denies Russian claims of capturing Oleksandrohrad, Ivanivka, and Zelenyi Hai on the Novopavlivka axis: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/12/ukraine-denies-russian-claims-of.html
Pro-Ukrainian partisans destroy car used by Chechen unit in occupied Mariupol, Atesh claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/proukrainian-partisans-destroy-car-used.html
Ukrainian 'cyber revenge' hack disrupts Russian election systems, HUR source claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/15/ukrainian-cyber-revenge-hack-disrupts.html
Orban claims Ukraine will be divided into three parts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/09/orban-claims-ukraine-will-be.html
Ukraine behind new pipeline explosion in Siberia that supplies Russian military-industrial complex, source claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/11/ukraine-behind-new-pipeline-explosion.html