"The transition comes at the same time as the advent of new cryptographic tricks—namely, “zero-knowledge proofs”—that enable computers to manipulate and verify the integrity of encrypted data without seeing its contents." wired.com/story/signal-alums…

fun paragraph to read by @talkhoops if you are a NYer/decades-long suffering Knicks fan/enjoyer of one of the greatest hip hop acts of all time:

Agentic AI risks, Nigel Farage & crypto, anti-VPN laws... our latest is jam-packed with jam-packed with Glitchy goodness.

Super interesting conversation with @kaili_jenner !

It's going to be a very patriotic day

This’ll be a fun discussion

Very good question.

"prediction markets are likely to cause more gambling fraud, so rather than say 'nah we don't want them' we say 'yay to more gambling!' and let's share intel"

“The fact that people are betting on wars and conflict and people dying is gross. This is war, not a game … we’ve seen harassment by bettors against athletes in sports for failing to perform. It seems now that we are entering a new age.” theatlantic.com/technology/2…

KYC may be required to access the internet in the UK.

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This is absolutely nuts. The British Columbia school shooter's ChatGPT messages weren't just flagged by the automated system, but **a dozen OpenAI employees reviewed and debated them** wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-e…

I’m so ticked off that I’m molting

Shortly after Georgia Fort's release from federal custody, law enforcement in riot gear cleared out the 1st floor of the US District courthouse in downtown #Mpls, forcing everyone outside. The independent journalist spoke to reporters there. Here is a clip @FOX9

Virtuoso levels of rent extraction in the data economy. Truly astounding.

Take a moment to look at the inhumanity captured in this extraordinary photo running on the front page of tonight's Minneapolis @StarTribune. It shows federal immigration agents immobilizing a protester on the ground and spraying chemical irritant directly into his face. The scene reminds me of the brutality used against civil rights protesters in the 1960s. We look back at those old photos and wonder how the authorities could have behaved so savagely; many years from now, young Americans will look at these photos from 2026 and wonder how anyone could have justified shooting a woman in the head as she tried to drive away, arresting 5-year-old schoolchildren on the street, or holding a man down and spaying chemicals into his face. Thanks to the Star Tribune reporters and photographers for documenting this work; they create accountability, they make democracy work, and they make all of us in journalism proud.

this is very bad

New Glitch just dropped: A decades old idea is taking a new shape. We went to Buenos Aires to find out what it's all about. projectglitch.xyz/p/what-in-…

No major U.S. distributor is willing to show a powerful film about how Israeli authorities refused to allow the rescue of a five-year-old girl, the sole survivor in a car filled with family members, who in turn was then killed. nytimes.com/2025/12/17/opini…

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