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Whole new World. Deploying GenAI agents require proper security assessments.
TLDR: “most vulnerabilities and attack vectors are largely framework-agnostic, arising from insecure design patterns, misconfigurations and unsafe tool integrations.”
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/agentic-ai-t...
TLDR: “most vulnerabilities and attack vectors are largely framework-agnostic, arising from insecure design patterns, misconfigurations and unsafe tool integrations.”
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/agentic-ai-t...
AI Agents Are Here. So Are the Threats.
Programs leveraging AI agents are increasingly popular. Nine attack scenarios using open-source agent frameworks show how bad actors target these applications. Programs leveraging AI agents are increa...
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Whole new World. Deploying GenAI agents require proper security assessments.
TLDR: “most vulnerabilities and attack vectors are largely framework-agnostic, arising from insecure design patterns, misconfigurations and unsafe tool integrations.”
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/agentic-ai-t...
TLDR: “most vulnerabilities and attack vectors are largely framework-agnostic, arising from insecure design patterns, misconfigurations and unsafe tool integrations.”
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/agentic-ai-t...
Single experiment by a small business on their customers regarding reshoring manufacturing.
TLDR: "Add-to-carts for the U.S. version were only 24! Conversion? 0.0% (zero).
Not a single customer purchased the Made-in-USA version."
afina.com/blogs/news/m...
TLDR: "Add-to-carts for the U.S. version were only 24! Conversion? 0.0% (zero).
Not a single customer purchased the Made-in-USA version."
afina.com/blogs/news/m...
Everyone Says They’ll Pay More for “Made in the USA.” So We Ran an A/B
When we priced a U.S.-made version of our flagship product 85% higher than our Chinese-made one, 25,650 customers had the chance to vote with their wallets. Here’s what happened. As small business own...
afina.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Single experiment by a small business on their customers regarding reshoring manufacturing.
TLDR: "Add-to-carts for the U.S. version were only 24! Conversion? 0.0% (zero).
Not a single customer purchased the Made-in-USA version."
afina.com/blogs/news/m...
TLDR: "Add-to-carts for the U.S. version were only 24! Conversion? 0.0% (zero).
Not a single customer purchased the Made-in-USA version."
afina.com/blogs/news/m...
Of course vaccines don’t cause autism. This suggests gestational diabetes influences the chances.
TLDR: “connection between diabetes during pregnancy, and an increased risk not only of autism, but other brain and nervous system problems.”
fortune.com/well/2025/04...
TLDR: “connection between diabetes during pregnancy, and an increased risk not only of autism, but other brain and nervous system problems.”
fortune.com/well/2025/04...
Researchers uncover a link to autism—and it isn't vaccines
The large meta-analysis is the latest to show a connection between autism and diabetes.
fortune.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Of course vaccines don’t cause autism. This suggests gestational diabetes influences the chances.
TLDR: “connection between diabetes during pregnancy, and an increased risk not only of autism, but other brain and nervous system problems.”
fortune.com/well/2025/04...
TLDR: “connection between diabetes during pregnancy, and an increased risk not only of autism, but other brain and nervous system problems.”
fortune.com/well/2025/04...
An increasingly smaller demographic is holding the economy up. There is just so much they can spend
TLDR: “A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that the top 10% of Americans account for about half of all consumer spending.“
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
TLDR: “A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that the top 10% of Americans account for about half of all consumer spending.“
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
The top 10% of Americans are propping up the economy. Here's what will happen if they stop spending.
www.morningstar.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
An increasingly smaller demographic is holding the economy up. There is just so much they can spend
TLDR: “A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that the top 10% of Americans account for about half of all consumer spending.“
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
TLDR: “A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that the top 10% of Americans account for about half of all consumer spending.“
www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...
Another practice I learned from MBSR
TLDR: ““distanced self-talk,” and Kross says it works because people are simply better at giving advice to other people than they are at taking their own advice.”
www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
TLDR: ““distanced self-talk,” and Kross says it works because people are simply better at giving advice to other people than they are at taking their own advice.”
www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
How Emotionally Intelligent People Learn to Control Their Inner Voice, Backed by Neuroscience
Start by using the second person.
www.inc.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Another practice I learned from MBSR
TLDR: ““distanced self-talk,” and Kross says it works because people are simply better at giving advice to other people than they are at taking their own advice.”
www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
TLDR: ““distanced self-talk,” and Kross says it works because people are simply better at giving advice to other people than they are at taking their own advice.”
www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...
The best way to initiate change is to model the behavior we wish to see in others.
TLDR: "Toddlers Notice How We Treat Others ... a warning sign about just how much our children learn from us— not everything they learn is something we should be proud of. "
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...
TLDR: "Toddlers Notice How We Treat Others ... a warning sign about just how much our children learn from us— not everything they learn is something we should be proud of. "
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...
Why Toddlers Treat the Rich Better Than They Treat the Poor
How children acquire the preference is the real problem.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The best way to initiate change is to model the behavior we wish to see in others.
TLDR: "Toddlers Notice How We Treat Others ... a warning sign about just how much our children learn from us— not everything they learn is something we should be proud of. "
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...
TLDR: "Toddlers Notice How We Treat Others ... a warning sign about just how much our children learn from us— not everything they learn is something we should be proud of. "
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...
TLDR: “When the oceans heat up, it not only kills off food sources, but it also makes it harder for wildlife to bounce back. potentially irreversible shifts in ocean health — affecting everything from fish stocks to the coastal communities that depend on them.”
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/com...
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/com...
Researchers stunned after discovering cause of massive animal die-off along coastline: 'It was a gut punch'
A decade ago, thousands of dead Common Murres were washing up on Alaska's beaches, revealing an alarming sign of climate change.
www.thecooldown.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
TLDR: “When the oceans heat up, it not only kills off food sources, but it also makes it harder for wildlife to bounce back. potentially irreversible shifts in ocean health — affecting everything from fish stocks to the coastal communities that depend on them.”
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/com...
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/com...
Grievance works the brain similar to cocaine.
TLDR: "our findings suggest that feelings of disadvantage in those three areas can provoke a common psychological – spiteful – response, one that makes individuals more receptive to believing conspiracy theories.”"
www.iflscience.com/spite-may-dr...
TLDR: "our findings suggest that feelings of disadvantage in those three areas can provoke a common psychological – spiteful – response, one that makes individuals more receptive to believing conspiracy theories.”"
www.iflscience.com/spite-may-dr...
Spite May Drive Both Science Denial And Belief In Conspiracy Theories
The drivers behind conspiracy beliefs are complex, but it seems one factor may be pretty important.
www.iflscience.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Grievance works the brain similar to cocaine.
TLDR: "our findings suggest that feelings of disadvantage in those three areas can provoke a common psychological – spiteful – response, one that makes individuals more receptive to believing conspiracy theories.”"
www.iflscience.com/spite-may-dr...
TLDR: "our findings suggest that feelings of disadvantage in those three areas can provoke a common psychological – spiteful – response, one that makes individuals more receptive to believing conspiracy theories.”"
www.iflscience.com/spite-may-dr...
Another SpaceX explosion. May be similar to the one 18 November 2023 blowing a hole in the ionosphere that grounded them in the first place.
apnews.com/article/spac...
apnews.com/article/spac...
SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
SpaceX has blown up another Starship mega rocket on a test flight. Nearly two months since the last explosion, SpaceX launched another 403-foot Starship from Texas on Thursday, but lost contact with t...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Another SpaceX explosion. May be similar to the one 18 November 2023 blowing a hole in the ionosphere that grounded them in the first place.
apnews.com/article/spac...
apnews.com/article/spac...
😂🤦♂️. Yes, I’m sure US farmers will have lots of fun.
Chicken feet is almost $1T export (85% export to China).
TLDR: “Trump issued an ominous message to American farmers as he announced his planned kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.”
newrepublic.com/maz/post/192...
Chicken feet is almost $1T export (85% export to China).
TLDR: “Trump issued an ominous message to American farmers as he announced his planned kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.”
newrepublic.com/maz/post/192...
Trump issued an ominous message to American farmers as he announced his planned kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
😂🤦♂️. Yes, I’m sure US farmers will have lots of fun.
Chicken feet is almost $1T export (85% export to China).
TLDR: “Trump issued an ominous message to American farmers as he announced his planned kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.”
newrepublic.com/maz/post/192...
Chicken feet is almost $1T export (85% export to China).
TLDR: “Trump issued an ominous message to American farmers as he announced his planned kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.”
newrepublic.com/maz/post/192...
TLDR: “Why are American taxpayers spending thousands of dollars detaining tourists who are perfectly willing to leave,” she said.”
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego-area immigrant detention facility
The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.
www.kpbs.org
March 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
TLDR: “Why are American taxpayers spending thousands of dollars detaining tourists who are perfectly willing to leave,” she said.”
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
TLDR: “it's almost certainly not a good idea to rely solely on an AI model to do any important analysis, the study implies that great care should be taken in selecting data fed into a model during the pre-training process.”
arstechnica.com/information-...
arstechnica.com/information-...
Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code
When trained on 6,000 faulty code examples, AI models give malicious or deceptive advice.
arstechnica.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
TLDR: “it's almost certainly not a good idea to rely solely on an AI model to do any important analysis, the study implies that great care should be taken in selecting data fed into a model during the pre-training process.”
arstechnica.com/information-...
arstechnica.com/information-...
How are emotions contagious? Only if you bias yourself toward being manipulated.
This have implications with social media misinformation as well.
TLDR: "“It seems that the best way to regulate your emotions is to start with the selection of your environment,”"
getpocket.com/explore/item...
This have implications with social media misinformation as well.
TLDR: "“It seems that the best way to regulate your emotions is to start with the selection of your environment,”"
getpocket.com/explore/item...
When Are You Most Likely to Catch Other People’s Emotions?
Researchers discovered an important factor that influences how contagious emotions are.
getpocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
How are emotions contagious? Only if you bias yourself toward being manipulated.
This have implications with social media misinformation as well.
TLDR: "“It seems that the best way to regulate your emotions is to start with the selection of your environment,”"
getpocket.com/explore/item...
This have implications with social media misinformation as well.
TLDR: "“It seems that the best way to regulate your emotions is to start with the selection of your environment,”"
getpocket.com/explore/item...
🤦♂️
TLDR: “the firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems, and navigational aids, which are critical infrastructure for aviation safety.”
www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
TLDR: “the firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems, and navigational aids, which are critical infrastructure for aviation safety.”
www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration begins mass firings of Air Traffic Control staff
Firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems and navigational aids.
www.newsweek.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🤦♂️
TLDR: “the firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems, and navigational aids, which are critical infrastructure for aviation safety.”
www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
TLDR: “the firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems, and navigational aids, which are critical infrastructure for aviation safety.”
www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
Leopards not yet full. (Fallout from "climate bad words")
TLDR: "The freeze paused some funding which helps farmers address natural resource concerns, and which provides financial assistance for farmers to improve their infrastructure."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
TLDR: "The freeze paused some funding which helps farmers address natural resource concerns, and which provides financial assistance for farmers to improve their infrastructure."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not affect benefits that go directly to individuals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Leopards not yet full. (Fallout from "climate bad words")
TLDR: "The freeze paused some funding which helps farmers address natural resource concerns, and which provides financial assistance for farmers to improve their infrastructure."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
TLDR: "The freeze paused some funding which helps farmers address natural resource concerns, and which provides financial assistance for farmers to improve their infrastructure."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Starlink Gen1 are falling back to Earth at an unprecedented “sustained rate of daily reentries”
TLDR: “a giant uncontrolled experiment in atmospheric chemistry. One Gen1 Starlink satellite produces ~30 kilograms of aluminum oxide that eats away at the ozone layer”
spaceweather.com
TLDR: “a giant uncontrolled experiment in atmospheric chemistry. One Gen1 Starlink satellite produces ~30 kilograms of aluminum oxide that eats away at the ozone layer”
spaceweather.com
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
spaceweather.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Starlink Gen1 are falling back to Earth at an unprecedented “sustained rate of daily reentries”
TLDR: “a giant uncontrolled experiment in atmospheric chemistry. One Gen1 Starlink satellite produces ~30 kilograms of aluminum oxide that eats away at the ozone layer”
spaceweather.com
TLDR: “a giant uncontrolled experiment in atmospheric chemistry. One Gen1 Starlink satellite produces ~30 kilograms of aluminum oxide that eats away at the ozone layer”
spaceweather.com
Remember, USAID also fights trafficking (human as well as animals) through foreign contractor organizations.
TLDR: "funding cuts and pauses have immediately made it harder for people to escape ..., according to .. sources working to combat scams and trafficking"
www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
TLDR: "funding cuts and pauses have immediately made it harder for people to escape ..., according to .. sources working to combat scams and trafficking"
www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk's DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Remember, USAID also fights trafficking (human as well as animals) through foreign contractor organizations.
TLDR: "funding cuts and pauses have immediately made it harder for people to escape ..., according to .. sources working to combat scams and trafficking"
www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
TLDR: "funding cuts and pauses have immediately made it harder for people to escape ..., according to .. sources working to combat scams and trafficking"
www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
Beware, ICE are corrupting search results.
TLDR: “[With ICE] these are old articles that are now appearing at the top of the Google and Bing search results as recent headlines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
TLDR: “[With ICE] these are old articles that are now appearing at the top of the Google and Bing search results as recent headlines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Beware, ICE are corrupting search results.
TLDR: “[With ICE] these are old articles that are now appearing at the top of the Google and Bing search results as recent headlines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
TLDR: “[With ICE] these are old articles that are now appearing at the top of the Google and Bing search results as recent headlines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Remember Cambridge Analytica? A gun registry exists.
TLDR: “NSSF with the consultancy Cambridge Analytica … assembled data on this collection of gun owners and others without their knowledge or consent to persuade them to vote in the industry’s interests”
www.propublica.org/article/guns...
TLDR: “NSSF with the consultancy Cambridge Analytica … assembled data on this collection of gun owners and others without their knowledge or consent to persuade them to vote in the industry’s interests”
www.propublica.org/article/guns...
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain
Documents and interviews reveal how the now-disgraced political firm targeted potential voters by combining its cache of confidential consumer data with information secretly collected from millions of...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Remember Cambridge Analytica? A gun registry exists.
TLDR: “NSSF with the consultancy Cambridge Analytica … assembled data on this collection of gun owners and others without their knowledge or consent to persuade them to vote in the industry’s interests”
www.propublica.org/article/guns...
TLDR: “NSSF with the consultancy Cambridge Analytica … assembled data on this collection of gun owners and others without their knowledge or consent to persuade them to vote in the industry’s interests”
www.propublica.org/article/guns...
You cant deal with what you cant see.
TLDR: "The communications freeze has been met with outrage in some medical and science circles. "This idea that science cannot continue until there's a political lens over it is unprecedented,""
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/b...
TLDR: "The communications freeze has been met with outrage in some medical and science circles. "This idea that science cannot continue until there's a political lens over it is unprecedented,""
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/b...
Bird flu crisis enters new phase
While the developments may not raise the risk of a pandemic, they could create more havoc for farmers, worsen egg shortages and expose surveillance gaps.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
You cant deal with what you cant see.
TLDR: "The communications freeze has been met with outrage in some medical and science circles. "This idea that science cannot continue until there's a political lens over it is unprecedented,""
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/b...
TLDR: "The communications freeze has been met with outrage in some medical and science circles. "This idea that science cannot continue until there's a political lens over it is unprecedented,""
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/b...
😮😳😧. A wholly new way to destroy the USPS. Make them lose paying customers.
TLDR: “Cross-border e-commerce companies rely on USPS for about 31% of last-mile deliveries”
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/05/u...
TLDR: “Cross-border e-commerce companies rely on USPS for about 31% of last-mile deliveries”
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/05/u...
USPS temporarily suspends some inbound packages from China, Hong Kong
The change comes after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs that also target a popular trade loophole, called "de minimis."
www.cnbc.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
😮😳😧. A wholly new way to destroy the USPS. Make them lose paying customers.
TLDR: “Cross-border e-commerce companies rely on USPS for about 31% of last-mile deliveries”
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/05/u...
TLDR: “Cross-border e-commerce companies rely on USPS for about 31% of last-mile deliveries”
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/05/u...
Reposted by Michael
They're so close to getting it.
Elon Deletes Free Tax Program And His Fans Are Baffled
What did they think would happen?
www.thegodpodcast.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
They're so close to getting it.