University of Michigan: A pocket-sized personal trainer: AI-written texts aim to get older adults moving. “Artificial intelligence can write text messages encouraging physical activity that most older adults consider appropriate and good quality, but their feelings about AI—and if they know AI wrote the message—impact their response, a new study in the Journals of Gerontology suggests.”

A quotation from Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident”

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University of Exeter: Even when people’s opinions are hard to change, online comments can shape how political social media content is perceived, study shows. “The findings come from two large research projects involving more than 11,000 respondents across five European countries. Across both studies, researchers found that comments appearing underneath social media posts can influence how […]

Mashable: Have a creator you love? Nominate them as a Mashable 101 Fan Fave. . “In 2025, we were excited to launch The Mashable 101, our essential guide to the creators who made the internet interesting that year. Well we’re doing it all again in 2026, except this time, we’re inviting you to nominate the content creators you think should be on our list.”

Washington Post: Behind fiery attack on OpenAI’s Altman, a growing divide over AI. This is an MSN-syndicated version of the article and has no paywall. “In the early morning hours on Friday, a 20-year-old man threw a firebomb at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, then tried to set fire to the company’s headquarters, according to federal charges filed Monday. No one was hurt, the suspect was […]

#SexualMisconduct #MediaCircus . . .

I don't know if #Swalwell is guilty of the sexual misdeeds that he is accused of but, if he is, I believe that he should be punished accordingly in a properly conducted civil and/or criminal proceeding.

What I DO NOT like is the holding of #PressConferences to indict Swalwell w/o the opportunity for him to speak in his own defense which only incites #PublicOpinion for the sole purpose of trying him in the #CourtOfPublicOpinion &, as I witnessed in this morning's press conference, the opportunity for the defense attorneys to drum up more business by soliciting other "victims" to come forward & to serve as their attorneys (for which they will not charge any up front fees but take a BIG contingency fee -- as much as 40% in CA -- in any civil judgment rendered against Swalwell.

I also dislike the notion that only women can be the victims of sexual abuse. It's certainly not as common but men can & have been such victims not only at the hands of women but other men as well.

Vance Approval Ratings Plummet to Historic Lows

JD Vance's approval rating has fallen to a historic low, with 41.7% favorable and 44.8% unfavorable. See how this impacts his political future.

#JDVance, #ApprovalRating, #VP, #USPolitics, #PublicOpinion

https://newsletter.tf/jd-vance-approval-rating-drops-historic-low/

JD Vance's approval rating has dropped significantly, now standing at 41.7% favorable compared to 44.8% unfavorable. This is a 21-point swing downwards.

#JDVance, #ApprovalRating, #VP, #USPolitics, #PublicOpinion
https://newsletter.tf/jd-vance-approval-rating-drops-historic-low/

Politico: 8 in 10 Europeans don’t trust US, Chinese firms with data. “Around 84 percent of people said they don’t trust American tech companies to handle their personal data responsibly. Trust in Chinese tech firms is even lower among Europeans: 93 percent said they don’t trust them to be responsible with their data.”

Search Engine Journal: Trust In AI Search Could Drop With Ads, Survey Shows. “Nearly two-thirds of US adults say ads in AI search results would make them trust those results less, according to Ipsos Consumer Tracker data published in February 2026. The survey, conducted with 1,085 US adults, found 63% either strongly (27%) or somewhat (36%) agreed that ads would reduce trust. Only 24% […]