Sunday, June 7, 2026

When the Airbnb gets rented out by people testing destructive robots (AI roundup)

("The reservation request didn’t seem out of the ordinary: Eight colleagues visiting the Bay Area for work were looking for an Airbnb with reliable Wi-Fi. But at check-in time April 12, a Ring camera captured footage of people moving large, black cases into [the] home in San Francisco. Later that night, the security system was shut off.")













Misidentified by LLMs - Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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— Eliot Higgins (@eliothiggins.bsky.social) June 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM


X is currently full of posts falsely naming Christi Hill and another officer as having arrested Henry Nowak. One names and pictures the other PC, saying, "Wanted: dead or alive". It gives his address. What more exactly will it take to get UK MPs, ministers and departments off that hellsite?

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— Peter Walker (@peterwalker99.bsky.social) June 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
























New research examines Waymo's California robotaxi trips btw Aug 2023 and Dec 2025. Conclusion: 46% of miles driven involved no one inside the car. That's 40 million miles of deadheading, with Waymo vehicles using road space w/o transporting a human. doi.org/10.32866/001...

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— David Zipper (@davidzipper.bsky.social) June 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM








New: Hackers have been stealing high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email associated with the account they want to steal. Shockingly easy, terrible flaw associated with offloading support to AI: www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

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— Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) June 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM










New: Google is quietly trying to buy code from Android developers to train an AI coding tool as part of a "confidential" program. Tells them it's a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" for "helping society at large" www.404media.co/google-is-qu...

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— Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) June 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM

is pretty wild that Google outlines what it’s willing to pay for (“closed datasets, science, code, math and education data) implicitly what it’s not willing to pay for (art, writing, everything else)

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— Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) June 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
















After a weird experience with Norse Atlantic Airways a few weeks ago, I decided to file a FOIA request to the FTC Ends up, dozens have complained about Norse. It has no phone #, and its customer service relies on AI It’s a perfect situation for scammers: www.wired.com/story/norse-...

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— Caroline Haskins (@carolinehaskins.bsky.social) June 1, 2026 at 6:37 AM
























Could not agree more! In that spirit, here’s one more sketch. I love these two💖💖💖

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— Bradley (@baclayton.bsky.social) May 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM








OpenClaw LinkedIn dad joke

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— seed paste weirdo (@phasebinary.bsky.social) May 29, 2026 at 8:52 AM