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Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters”

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

X is facing backlash over Grok spewing antisemitic outputs after Elon Musk announced his “politically incorrect” chatbot had been “significantly” “improved” last Friday to remove a supposed liberal bias. Following…

Technology

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

After US health secretary and hardline anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 highly respected vaccine experts from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) last month,…

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Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

A federal appeals court today struck down a “click-to-cancel” rule that would have required companies to make cancelling services as easy as signing up. The Federal Trade Commission rule was…

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National Park Visitors Reject Trump Administration’s Bigoted Attempt To Erase History

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

In Trump’s eyes, anything that doesn’t make white people appear to be the saviors of the world is something that should be buried. Whatever the phrase “fake news” won’t make…

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 424: Reclaiming The Internet

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

Support us on Patreon » We’ve got one more cross-post episode for you this week! A few weeks ago, Mike joined host Aaron Ross Powell on the ReImagining Liberty podcast…

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Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

Lawyers representing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell were fined $6,000 after using artificial intelligence in a brief that was riddled with misquotes and citations to fictional cases. Attorney Christopher…

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Watch this cucumber squirt out its seeds at ballistic speeds

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

Take a look at squirting cucumber explosive seed dispersal in real time and slowed down. Credit: Helen Gorges/CC BY-NC-ND Take a look at squirting cucumber explosive seed dispersal in real…

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Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

With decades of online life behind us, many people are using years-old email addresses. Those inboxes are probably packed with subscriptions you’ve picked up over the years, and you probably…

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The New York Times Runs Interference For A Racist To Manufacture A Fake Scandal About Zohran Mamdani

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

The New York Times has had a rough few decades when it comes to being manipulated by bad actors. But their latest embarrassment—a complete non-story about NYC mayoral candidate Zohran…

Cybersecurity

Anatsa Android Banking Trojan Hits 90,000 Users with Fake PDF App on Google Play

July 8, 2025 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an Android banking malware campaign that has leveraged a trojan named Anatsa to target users in North America using malicious apps published on Google’s official app…

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