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Pen testers accused of 'blackmail' after reporting Eurostar chatbot flaws
Pen testers accused of 'blackmail' after reporting Eurostar chatbot flaws
AI goes off the rails … because of shoddy guardrails
Researchers at Pen Test Partners found four flaws in Eurostar's public AI chatbot that, among other security issues, could allow an attacker to inject malicious HTML content or trick the bot into leaking system prompts. Their thank you from the company: being accused of "blackmail."…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Pen testers accused of 'blackmail' after reporting Eurostar chatbot flaws
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“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
apnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”
One of the authors of the r mathlib package passed away. www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
One of the authors of the r mathlib package passed away. www.john-fox.ca
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#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
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December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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An old iron Bobbin - used on trawling gear by fishermen during the 70s and 80s. They still occasionally wash up after big storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
An old iron Bobbin - used on trawling gear by fishermen during the 70s and 80s. They still occasionally wash up after big storms.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
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🌖 This image shows the South pole of the Moon taken by the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). It is the main candidate landing site for Artemis III. 🧪🔭
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_III
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_III
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌖 This image shows the South pole of the Moon taken by the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). It is the main candidate landing site for Artemis III. 🧪🔭
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_III
🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/Artemis_III
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#Irishdiaspora: “We are deeply proud of all of you…”🫶🏾☘️
“In these final days of December, as we pass through the winter solstice & witness the darkest day of the year, slowly but surely the days will lengthen again. This natural rhythm echoes our shared human experience, offering us…”
#spéirghorm
“In these final days of December, as we pass through the winter solstice & witness the darkest day of the year, slowly but surely the days will lengthen again. This natural rhythm echoes our shared human experience, offering us…”
#spéirghorm
Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Catherine Connolly
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Christmas Message from President Catherine Connolly
youtu.be/mEdpfmyL2nc?...
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Christmas Message from President Catherine Connolly
youtu.be/mEdpfmyL2nc?...
Teachtaireacht na Nollag ón Uachtarán Connolly / Christmas Message from President Connolly - 2025
YouTube video by Áras an Uachtaráin
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#Irishdiaspora: “We are deeply proud of all of you…”🫶🏾☘️
“In these final days of December, as we pass through the winter solstice & witness the darkest day of the year, slowly but surely the days will lengthen again. This natural rhythm echoes our shared human experience, offering us…”
#spéirghorm
“In these final days of December, as we pass through the winter solstice & witness the darkest day of the year, slowly but surely the days will lengthen again. This natural rhythm echoes our shared human experience, offering us…”
#spéirghorm
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🐣 Found: newborn stars and planets
#ESAGaia & ALMA joined forces to study 31 baby star systems, finding hints of planets 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The collage also shows our own Solar System for reference on the bottom right, as it is predicted to have looked at an age of 1 million years. 🔭 🧪
#ESAGaia & ALMA joined forces to study 31 baby star systems, finding hints of planets 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The collage also shows our own Solar System for reference on the bottom right, as it is predicted to have looked at an age of 1 million years. 🔭 🧪
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🐣 Found: newborn stars and planets
#ESAGaia & ALMA joined forces to study 31 baby star systems, finding hints of planets 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The collage also shows our own Solar System for reference on the bottom right, as it is predicted to have looked at an age of 1 million years. 🔭 🧪
#ESAGaia & ALMA joined forces to study 31 baby star systems, finding hints of planets 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The collage also shows our own Solar System for reference on the bottom right, as it is predicted to have looked at an age of 1 million years. 🔭 🧪
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Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat.int MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
This @eumetsat.int MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat.int MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
This @eumetsat.int MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
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Carina Nebula in natural colours - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/2kKTS3S
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Carina Nebula in natural colours - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/2kKTS3S
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It exists outside of light and time. It is the crossroads of sorrow and inevitability. It is always and never.
It is Limerick Junction.
It is Limerick Junction.
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It exists outside of light and time. It is the crossroads of sorrow and inevitability. It is always and never.
It is Limerick Junction.
It is Limerick Junction.
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Does time even exist there?
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Does time even exist there?
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Spending the Winter Solstice at Limerick Junction. There is no light here.
December 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Spending the Winter Solstice at Limerick Junction. There is no light here.
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Update from last night at work:
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Update from last night at work:
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He really did do a hell of a lot. The amount of work that went into them, purely to calm his own mind by getting deep into the zone of creativity, boggles my mind.
This is one of my favourites.
This is one of my favourites.
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
He really did do a hell of a lot. The amount of work that went into them, purely to calm his own mind by getting deep into the zone of creativity, boggles my mind.
This is one of my favourites.
This is one of my favourites.
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THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
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Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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I wish I were surprised to learn that Australia's ban on social media for kids under 16 was pushed by an ad firm to get the government to stop considering a law that would ban online gambling ads. skepchick.org/2025/12/aust...
Australia’s Social Media Ban is a Win for Gambling Companies
Transcript: Okay, so a huge content warning: this video is going to start out with depressing news, and it’s not going to get any happier by the end. Well, until the obligatory clip of my dog under…
skepchick.org
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I wish I were surprised to learn that Australia's ban on social media for kids under 16 was pushed by an ad firm to get the government to stop considering a law that would ban online gambling ads. skepchick.org/2025/12/aust...
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The emperor was sitting in his bed when the assassin came in through the window.
"Welcome, old friend."
"Wait," the assassin wheezed.
The emperor waited for him to catch his breath.
"I'm too old for this," the assassin said at last.
1/3 #ShortStory
"Welcome, old friend."
"Wait," the assassin wheezed.
The emperor waited for him to catch his breath.
"I'm too old for this," the assassin said at last.
1/3 #ShortStory
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The emperor was sitting in his bed when the assassin came in through the window.
"Welcome, old friend."
"Wait," the assassin wheezed.
The emperor waited for him to catch his breath.
"I'm too old for this," the assassin said at last.
1/3 #ShortStory
"Welcome, old friend."
"Wait," the assassin wheezed.
The emperor waited for him to catch his breath.
"I'm too old for this," the assassin said at last.
1/3 #ShortStory