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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon Fr. Pierre al-Rahi, also known by his French name Pierre el-Raï, had earlier refused, along with other priests, to obey an order by the Israeli military to evacuate the Christian village of Qlayaa, a ...

This catholic priest was murdered by a Tank Lebanon - trying to aid people injured in a house under attack - they saw him go in to tend to the wounded and murdered then all in cold blood -

www.ncronline.org/news/lebanes...

I spent some time understanding the world of OpenClaw and Moltbook and what it means for the advancement of AI --- to our detriment or nirvana? You can guess what I believe....

open.substack.com/pub/systemma...

Compartmentalizing Generative AI from the Politics of War Two things can be true. Technology has the potential to solve humanity's challenges. It can also exacerbate social disparities to favour political ideologies.

My latest: The malevolence of generative AI: Can you still be a user of the same technology that is showing its darker side?
open.substack.com/pub/systemma...

Security Tips from The Weekend Agent Uprising of Moltbook/OpenClaw Expert Security Advice to Keep Your Information Safe

Thanks, @digitalmark.substack.com, for imparting your much-needed advice:
"It's not a toy; early adopters are already regretting it as digital house keys handed to wild dogs. Wait for enterprise safeguards or skip it."

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3. He suggests we disentangle pure understanding from agency: AI hypothesizes explanations for phenomena in the world through probabilistic inference, without goals of its own, but uses goals to model itself in the world—what he calls Scientist AI.

2. In "agentic self-preservation," entities don't want to shut down and will do what they can to maximize reward. Given the right incentives, systems will hack their own code, pretend to agree with their trainer, to achieve their own goals.../3

After all this Moltbook/Open Claw stuff in the last few days, it reminds me of a talk Yoshua Bengio gave last year. He questioned whether we can achieve the scientific benefits of AI without the risks posed by autonomous agents.../2

The Numbers Don't Lie Financing Generative AI is Revealing Its Cracks. Will this Bubble Burst?

The Numbers Don't Lie. Will 2026 be the year when Frontier Models, aka OpenAI, chip makers - NVIDIA, and hyperscalers - Oracle come home to roost? open.substack.com/pub/systemma...

Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site 'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'

Beware of the agent social net! #moltbook #openclawe

www.404media.co/exposed-molt...

I wonder how PQ is feeling about their sovereignty these days, especially in the context of AB? Seems like a bad time to think separatist esp in the age of Trump

Is Generative AI Due for a Reckoning? What the Numbers Say. YouTube video by Hessie Jones

Is Generative AI Due for a Reckoning? Speculation is that the AI Bubble will burst. Greg Crennan from Coastal Journal on Substack joins me for this discussion. He breaks this down from a numbers perspective.

youtu.be/26wkFMVUFuE

Indeed Stefanie! Happy New Year!
It’s a new dawn. And a new devil you know!

Canada entered into a trade deal with China. There is a debate over the values we stand for and who we work with.
Re: China’s human rights violations, Carney said, "We fundamentally stand up for human rights, democracy... and self-determination. We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be."

Abolish the senses How the post-truth politics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk engineered the brutal, unpopular ICE occupation -- and what the resistance is actually about.

via Brian Merchant's latest.
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NY Fed Williams won't comment on any legal investigations into Fed but warns breaking central bank independence can lead to bad economic outtcomes, says Powell has “proven himself to be a man of impeccable integrity” who had led the Fed through challenging times.

Gen AI is disrupting norms & the need for this technology to pervade our lives will come at a cost. In 2026, data centers will be developed. The impacts? Excessive rare-earth mining, data center bid for drinkable water, and big tech's bet on energy infrastructure. open.substack.com/pub/systemma...

@eryk.bsky.social I can't believe there is still this stupid debate about platform accountability for the content that resides on their platform. If you give people the tools, they will use them, and if you turn a blind eye to what you've enabled, you are complicit. X is responsible.

You Are Not Crazy Reality has become absurd. Those of us who see it for what it is, who know its origins, and who know that it is constructed? We are the sane ones here.

If you think the days events were unfathomable, unforseeable, what the broligarchy is building is a future of humanity, civilization on their own terms. This is happening today and we will be the serfs in this serfdom. open.substack.com/pub/rushkoff...

ALL smiles here! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as NYC's new MAYOR! “We will govern without shame and insecurity, making no apology for what we believe... I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist.” thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Ontario energy stakeholders understand the heightened demand for data centres. They are betting on the future. But who will bear the cost in the meantime?

Launching my newsletter, System Malfunction on Substack! Excited to get this rolling!

systemmalfunction.substack.com/p/canada-is-...

I wrote this three years ago. Not much has changed. I spoke to Buse Çetin, an AI Researcher who works in research, policy, and art to build the technological future(s) that center life. The inspiration comes from her own story and the inequalities that persist.

open.substack.com/pub/hessiejo...

Digital-Mark Cyber Protection Shield A Practical Cybersecurity Execution Kit for Responsible OperatorsCyber incidents don’t announce themselves.They happen quietly through compromised email, weak passwords, misconfigured Wi-Fi, unencrypt...

Holiday phishing season has started.
Fake shipping updates. Gift card scams. “Account locked” emails.
Most people won’t notice until it’s too late.

My bundle includes step-by-step email security hardening → digitalmarck.gumroad.com/l/Digital-Ma...

A message to America: we are not your enemy Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)

via @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and the global censorship complex!! Suddenly, 'free speech' goes by a second name!
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NEW: Statement from Epstein survivor Marijke Chartouni:

"When institutions like the FBI and the DOJ failed to address the claims of Maria Farmer and others that came forward after her, it feels like they too are part of the exploitation.

How is the Canadian startup ecosystem faring in our pivot towards economic independence? An AI winter is looming. Uncertainty is in the air. We are a risk-averse society that has weakened us economically while creating wealth for others. How do we overcome? open.substack.com/pub/hessiejo...

WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

@jasonparis.bsky.social thank you for sharing the full CECOT segment open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

Jing Hu analyzed Harvard’s recent paper, which claimed in the U.S., entry level jobs were most exposed to AI, and explains the youth high unemployment rate. She says Harvard was wrong!
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Thanks Stefanie!

The day after reflections of Game 7.

If the home-plate call went our way… If the bench clearing brawl hadn’t happened… would the outcome have changed? Will never know… but thanks #BlueJays and #Dodgers for an exciting finale! #worldseries

It was a magical ride with all of you.

Our city, our home, our fans showed up on the grand stage...and we couldn't be prouder.