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Stop being offended
by a Facebook post or tweet,
by a piece of art or literature,
by people displaying affection,
by what someone said to you.
Be offended
by war, poverty, greed and injustice.

— Sue Fitzmaurice

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“Mark Zuckerberg is rumored to be personally recruiting—reportedly at his homes in Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto—for a new 50-person “Superintelligence” AI team at Meta meant to gain ground on rivals like Google and OpenAI. The plan includes hiring a new head of AI research to work alongside Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, who is being brought in as part of a plan to invest up to $15 billion for a 49% stake in the training data company.”

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“This is not just a leak – it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” the researchers said. And they are right. These credentials are ground zero for phishing attacks and account takeover. “These aren’t just old breaches being recycled,” they warned, “this is fresh, weaponizable intelligence at scale.”

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“Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work.”

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Former Facebook executive exposes tech giant’s alarming failings | 60 Minutes Australia

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Instagram and Facebook blocked and hid abortion pill providers’ posts

“Lisa Femia, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, ‘there’s been a massive uptick in social media platforms removing content related to reproductive health care and specifically abortion pills. This is an ongoing, increasing problem and a real threat to people receiving vital information and guidance about health care online.’”

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“Critics see the move as an attempt to cater to the incoming Trump administration and avoid political retaliation, suggesting the consequences of Meta’s new policies could have serious implications for the types of posts, hateful and violent speech, and misinformation that can spread even faster than they already do across Meta’s platforms.”

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“Meta is making it a little easier for creators to avoid the dreaded ‘Facebook jail.’ The company announced a new policy that will allow people with professional accounts to complete in-app ‘educational training’ in order to avoid a strike on their account for first-time violations of the platform’s community standards.”

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Just notice how many you post in a day.

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https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/why-do-people-hate-california-11562975

Why Do People Hate California?

Disdain for California abounds, even among investors. It’s unclear as to why.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – I moved to California in September of 1999. Spent seven incredible years in San Francisco. Lived two years apiece in Orange County and Los Angeles. And I have been in Santa Monica, where I hope to stay at least another decade, for almost two years.

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