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It also highlights how AI is still nowhere near replacing humans where quality control of information is required
This is a simply ludicrous error to make + for nobody to spot. There were real incidents to consider - the Amsterdam game in November - but to make police decisions on AI hallucinations is absurd
In the letter he says “I had, up until Friday afternoon, understood that the West Ham match had only been identified through the use of Google”. The fictional match was included in a report to the local safety advisory group about the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv game
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
It also highlights how AI is still nowhere near replacing humans where quality control of information is required
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Grok, put the Russian army in bikinis. And make them pre-teens.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Grok, put the Russian army in bikinis. And make them pre-teens.
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This is something of a Heil Mary, by UKIP.
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This is something of a Heil Mary, by UKIP.
Surely, this cannot be an accident & they want everyone to notice & talk about them!?
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Surely, this cannot be an accident & they want everyone to notice & talk about them!?
Your Party picking a side & it's (unsurprisingly) the side of a repressive regime killing its own citizens.
Someone should tell all those protesting in Iran what to really think about the Ayatollah
Someone should tell all those protesting in Iran what to really think about the Ayatollah
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Your Party picking a side & it's (unsurprisingly) the side of a repressive regime killing its own citizens.
Someone should tell all those protesting in Iran what to really think about the Ayatollah
Someone should tell all those protesting in Iran what to really think about the Ayatollah
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President of Moldova Maia Sandu stated that if there were a referendum on unification with Romania, she would vote yes because:
"It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia."
"It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia."
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
President of Moldova Maia Sandu stated that if there were a referendum on unification with Romania, she would vote yes because:
"It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia."
"It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia."
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Jessie Buckley deserves every award going for her standout performance in a, at best, mediocre film
Jessie Buckley has won Best Actress for ‘HAMNET’ at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Jessie Buckley deserves every award going for her standout performance in a, at best, mediocre film
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In parallel, local women are publishing hundreds of photos of themselves lighting cigarettes with burning images of the Iranian leader.
January 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
In parallel, local women are publishing hundreds of photos of themselves lighting cigarettes with burning images of the Iranian leader.
How many different versions of the same article does the Telegraph want to write?
January 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
How many different versions of the same article does the Telegraph want to write?
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Given that UK troops would only be entering Ukraine as a result of a Donald Trump negotiated peace deal, it’s kind of fascinating *this* is the issue he chooses to break with Trump on…
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Given that UK troops would only be entering Ukraine as a result of a Donald Trump negotiated peace deal, it’s kind of fascinating *this* is the issue he chooses to break with Trump on…
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What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Is the Guardian baiting its readers?
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Is the Guardian baiting its readers?
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YouGov poll shows that Maduro has roughly as many supporters as a made-up politician
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
YouGov poll shows that Maduro has roughly as many supporters as a made-up politician
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This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This is what happens when you recklessly extend BRICS right up to America’s borders and ignore America’s legitimate security concerns.
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So my hot take is that assuming everything the admin is telling us is true the Trump WH has pulled off a spectacular (albeit illegal) tactical coup in coop with some in Maduro’s circle, and it will now declare victory without clarifying in any way, including to itself, what the bigger strategy is.
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
So my hot take is that assuming everything the admin is telling us is true the Trump WH has pulled off a spectacular (albeit illegal) tactical coup in coop with some in Maduro’s circle, and it will now declare victory without clarifying in any way, including to itself, what the bigger strategy is.
Can't wait to hear what FIFA has to say about this.
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Can't wait to hear what FIFA has to say about this.
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The Polish government has asked the EU to take action against TikTok over a series of videos showing AI-generated young women calling for Poland to leave the EU.
"There is no doubt this is Russian disinformation," says the government's spokesman.
"There is no doubt this is Russian disinformation," says the government's spokesman.
Poland calls for EU action against AI-generated TikTok videos calling for "Polexit"
notesfrompoland.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Polish government has asked the EU to take action against TikTok over a series of videos showing AI-generated young women calling for Poland to leave the EU.
"There is no doubt this is Russian disinformation," says the government's spokesman.
"There is no doubt this is Russian disinformation," says the government's spokesman.
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"In early medieval England, the calendar year was not standardised like it is now. There were varying opinions about when the calendar year should renew, and different historical sources consider the beginning of the year to land on different dates." 🙃
regret to inform you that new year's day is a social construct
New Years Day in Early Medieval England
Is this really the start of the year?
florencehrs.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"In early medieval England, the calendar year was not standardised like it is now. There were varying opinions about when the calendar year should renew, and different historical sources consider the beginning of the year to land on different dates." 🙃
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Future historians will wonder why the victims of colonialism sided so cheaply with a white coloniser who rules 1/3 of the Asian land mass from a city in Europe.
December 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Future historians will wonder why the victims of colonialism sided so cheaply with a white coloniser who rules 1/3 of the Asian land mass from a city in Europe.
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No one has ever been able to adequately explain what Putin is meant to have thought NATO expansion would threaten him with, apart from limiting his expansionist ambitions.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
No one has ever been able to adequately explain what Putin is meant to have thought NATO expansion would threaten him with, apart from limiting his expansionist ambitions.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
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⚫ Brigitte Bardot, actrice française légendaire, icône féminine des années 1960 et fervente protectrice des animaux, est décédée à l'âge de 91 ans, a annoncé ce dimanche la Fondation Brigitte Bardot.
December 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
⚫ Brigitte Bardot, actrice française légendaire, icône féminine des années 1960 et fervente protectrice des animaux, est décédée à l'âge de 91 ans, a annoncé ce dimanche la Fondation Brigitte Bardot.
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It's a busy day in Bethlehem and nobody really notices the couple who have come to be counted. As imagined by the great Pieter Bruegel.
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's a busy day in Bethlehem and nobody really notices the couple who have come to be counted. As imagined by the great Pieter Bruegel.
Still the best Cristmas Eve themed cartoon
Owner to his pet: "Another Christmas Eve together & you still haven't said a word to me"
Pet to owner: "What's your view on Scandinavian literature"?
Owner: ...
Pet: "Exactly... Forgive me, but you're not exactly a conversation partner for me"
#Wigilia
Owner to his pet: "Another Christmas Eve together & you still haven't said a word to me"
Pet to owner: "What's your view on Scandinavian literature"?
Owner: ...
Pet: "Exactly... Forgive me, but you're not exactly a conversation partner for me"
#Wigilia
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Still the best Cristmas Eve themed cartoon
Owner to his pet: "Another Christmas Eve together & you still haven't said a word to me"
Pet to owner: "What's your view on Scandinavian literature"?
Owner: ...
Pet: "Exactly... Forgive me, but you're not exactly a conversation partner for me"
#Wigilia
Owner to his pet: "Another Christmas Eve together & you still haven't said a word to me"
Pet to owner: "What's your view on Scandinavian literature"?
Owner: ...
Pet: "Exactly... Forgive me, but you're not exactly a conversation partner for me"
#Wigilia