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Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Technology

New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

An AI model launched last week appears to have shipped with an unexpected occasional behavior: checking what its owner thinks first. On Friday, independent AI researcher Simon Willison documented that…

Technology

Google’s Android head confirms Chrome OS and Android are merging

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

Android and Chrome OS have been developed in parallel for years, but Google is planning to streamline its operating systems. In a recent interview, Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat stated…

Technology

DHS Lets Contract Expire During A Flood, Leading To Thousands Of Missed FEMA Calls

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

That an agency overseen by former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem would fail to handle flooding capably shouldn’t come as a surprise. That sort of thing is directly on brand…

Technology

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

Samuel Herman and Alexander Baciu never liked using Comcast’s cable broadband. Now, the residents of Saline, Michigan, operate a fiber Internet service provider that competes against Comcast in their neighborhoods…

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Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N offers more sound, more shifts, more smiles

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

Hyundai provided flights from Albany to London and accommodation so Ars could attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Ioniq 6 N reveal. Ars does not accept paid editorial…

Cybersecurity

⚡ Weekly Recap: Scattered Spider Arrests, Car Exploits, macOS Malware, Fortinet RCE and More

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

In cybersecurity, precision matters—and there’s little room for error. A small mistake, missed setting, or quiet misconfiguration can quickly lead to much bigger problems. The signs we’re seeing this week…

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Verizon Wants Trump To Kill Phone Unlocking. Consumer Groups Say That Will Drag U.S. Wireless Back To The Stone Age

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

With the Trump administration openly destroying whatever is left of U.S. federal corporate oversight, regulatory independence, and consumer protection standards, Verizon sees an opportunity. It’s asking the Trump FCC to…

Cybersecurity

CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out “sophisticated” tech support scams…

Cybersecurity

eSIM Vulnerability in Kigen’s eUICC Cards Exposes Billions of IoT Devices to Malicious Attacks

July 14, 2025 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new hacking technique that exploits weaknesses in the eSIM technology used in modern smartphones, exposing users to severe risks. The issues impact the Kigen eUICC…

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Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure

July 13, 2025 Blogmaster

Earlier this month, Hollywood mourned the passing of Michael Madsen, a gifted actor best known for his critically acclaimed roles in Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and Donnie Brasco, among others.…

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