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Opposing AI art on spiritual grounds is an idealist error because true artistic value stems from material intent, not the tool. The real conflict is not over aesthetics but control of new technology. The necessary praxis is not rejection in form of futile liberal gestures like boycotts, but developing open-source models to socialize these tools, wresting them from capitalist control and placing them in the hands of the many.

Praxis Over Protest

Why Shoving the AI Toothpaste Back in the Tube is a Liberal Fantasy

#technology #ai #llm #socialism

A new paper demonstrates that delivery receipts in popular messengers like Signal and WhatsApp create serious privacy risks. An attacker can silently "ping" a target's phone number, extracting private information like activity status, device count, and OS type. This technique can also be used for resource exhaustion attacks without triggering any notification for the victim. The authors call for a fundamental design change to protect users.

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Careless Whisper: Exploiting Silent Delivery Receipts to Monitor Users on Mobile Instant Messengers

With over 3 billion users globally, mobile instant messaging apps have become indispensable for both personal and professional communication. Besid...

#privacy #signal

UK unemployment has risen to 5.1%, but new research reveals a deeper crisis. Online forums are turning to insecure gig economy work to survive, often as a second job after redundancy. These "Limb (b)" workers face financial hardship and poor mental health but remain invisible in official statistics, lacking protections.

Big Issue

Unemployment in Britain much worse than reported, study finds

Gig economy workers may be missing from official employment statistics that show the UK employment rate currently sits at 5.1%.

#uk #economy

A Harvard study shows only 13% of U.S. youth are confident in the country's direction. They overwhelmingly reject both political parties, fear a worse economic future, and support for capitalism is falling. Meanwhile, a stock market boom fueled by AI speculation enriches tech billionaires who openly predict mass job loss.

Workers World

Young workers reject capitalism’s dead-end future

According to a recent Harvard Kennedy School study, only 13% of 18-29 year olds in the U.S. have confidence “in the direction the country is goin...

#usa #politics #economy #socialism

The "Doomsday Glacier" in Antarctica is rapidly destabilizing. A new study shows cracks in its eastern ice shelf have grown for 20 years, weakening its anchor to an underwater ridge. This is accelerating ice flow into the ocean, raising major concerns for future sea-level rise.

WIRED

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.

#climatecrisis #worldnews

British Columbia’s Supreme Court had ruled that a group of indigenous tribes, the Cowichan Nation, has a “senior and prior” right to private land on a roughly 730-acre tract in Richmond 👏 https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadas-1-billion-question-do-property-rights-still-exist-in-british-columbia-6e38df2a #canada #cdnpoli

For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday. The Department of Defense's assets are vast and decentralized, amounting to $4.65 trillion alongside $4.73 trillion in liabilities. These are located in all 50 states and thousands of sites around the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-fails-eighth-audit-targets-2028-pass-pentagon-says-2025-12-19 #usa #economy