Today's news and jokes

WWF No Mercy Is Undefeated 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/4hdRHCRlGj

— Shawn K The King  (@SKTheKingYT) January 7, 2026

Great photo from Ferrari F1

Charles 🗣️ "Today was about putting in as many laps as possible and completing all the tests we had planned. Now we keep working and continue building step by step."

Second day of testing in Sakhir completed 🇧🇭https://t.co/y39MfpIr2t pic.twitter.com/zwnM9XM4rp

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 12, 2026

Dreamy shots if we say so ourselves 💭 pic.twitter.com/vsTApN6Uz9

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 13, 2026

Here’s the thing about taking aero measurements. You never want the influence of the measurement device to artificially influence the flow field. The implication could be that the data you measure is only the artificially influenced picture and not the real one.

All that to say… pic.twitter.com/tBqYH7Hnwl

— Dr Obbs (@dr_obbs) February 14, 2026

Lewis Hamilton stopped out on track at Turn 8, bringing his day of running to a close! 😧#F1 #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/luVehCUTG5

— Formula 1 (@F1) February 13, 2026

I'm so happy we get to have these reaction shots again:

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM

And listen to these two:

Wrap up from day two with Kimi and Toto 👊 pic.twitter.com/HQTA6AaU1q

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 12, 2026

Look at this tiny monster

Latest issue is out! www.cell.com/current-biol... Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function. An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...

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— Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social) February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM

Current Biology magazine covers are terrific

A programmer wrote an article about an apparent AI agent trying to blackmail him, and then a major techblog seemingly used an AI to hallucinate quotes for an article about the incident

The initial post (frightening); apparently the now-deleted summary using hallucinated quotes; and the author's follow-up. Basically, a killer use for AI agents just might be finding and assembling potential (plausible-sounding) blackmail material, demanding payment, publishing the accusation, and getting it to be widely shared by other AI agents. 

The AI agent in question is still active, and its creator has apparently not been identified. I didn't see any explanation for the publisher or authors of the deleted article, either.  

New Humble Bundle features "spicy stories"

Starts at four instructional guides for $1, the big bundle features 39.

Super7 Reaction+ G.I. Joe Arctic Snake Eyes is $10 off right now

at Amazon. ($12 is the coupon is showing for you, $14 if not)

NECA's new Tim Burton-style Catwoman, Penguin, and Batman figures are up for preorder

Described as "clothed" figures. And speaking of new preorders, Super 7's latest batch includes Visionaries.

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