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💫 Soccer heading does most damage to brain area critical for cognition, brain imaging study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-soccer-brain-area-critical-cognition.html

Soccer heading does most damage to brain area critical for cognition, brain imaging study finds
A brain imaging technique developed by Columbia researchers has identified areas in the brain's cerebral cortex—just behind the forehead—that are most damaged by the repetitive impacts from heading a soccer ball. Their study also found that the damage leads to cognitive deficits seen in soccer players who head the ball frequently.

Source: OpenAI privately complained to NBC News that the author of a story about OpenAI pressuring nonprofits was backed by a nonprofit involved in the story (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/07/2025/ai-critics-funded-ai-coverage-…

Exclusive: AI critics funded AI coverage at top newsrooms
A behind-the-scenes media war over coverage of AI reflects a deep split inside the tech community.

Witkoff reveals cards: defense mechanisms & economic deal for Ukraine at final stage: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/07/witkoff-reveals-cards-defense-mechanisms.html

Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--77,000-plus IP addresses are vulnerable to maximum severity React2Shell flaw,
--NCSC warns prompt injection threats might be forever,
--Apple and Google issue new spyware warnings,
--Apache Tika critical flaw allows XXE injection attacks,
--Japanese high school student accused of using ChatGPT to attack internet cafe chain,
--US is…

77,000-plus IP addresses are vulnerable to maximum severity React2Shell flaw
NCSC warns prompt injection threats might be forever, Apple and Google issue new spyware warnings, Apache Tika critical flaw allows XXE injection attacks, Japanese high school student accused of using ChatGPT to attack internet cafe chain, US issues $10m reward for Iranian hackers, much more

macaque_neural: Macaque cortical connectivity (Young)
A network of cortical regions in the Macaque cortex.
This network has 47 nodes and 505 edges.
Tags: Biological, Connectome, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/macaque_neural
Ridiculogram:

eben noch eine schickte Critical Mass hier in Stuttgart gefahren. Und trotz ca. 2⁰C waren etwa 500 Personen dabei. Einige Musikanlagen (wann habe ich denn zuletzt Darude's Sandstorm gehört?), natürlich viel Licht, zwei Tandems und das Hexabike mit mir. ;-)
#CriticalMass #Stuttgart

NFL Pro wild card preview: Critical insights on all 6 games https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-pro-wild-card-preview-critical-insights-on-all-6-games

🏔️ Weathering of the Southern Andes plays a critical role in balancing CO₂ emissions
#geology

Weathering of the Southern Andes plays a critical role in balancing CO₂ emissions
The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing Earth's atmosphere.

Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/07/ukraine-braces-for-critical-damage.html

dutch_criticism: Dutch literacy criticism (1976)
A network of criticisms among Dutch literary authors in 1976. The directed edge (i,j) denotes that an author i passed judgment on author j's work in an interview or review.
This network has 35 nodes and 81 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
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