The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.

https://www.404media.co/silicon-valleys-favorite-new-ai-agent-has-serious-security-flaws/

Imagine a stranger spreads lies about you. They tell people you're doing horrible depraved crimes. Would you just block them?

What happens when other people don't block them? When other people believe the lies and share them?

What if this turns into real life abuse and violence against you and your family?

This is what vulnerable groups face from bigots. Bigoted accounts need to be shut down, servers which refuse to remove bigots should be defederated.

"Just block them" doesn't work.

Dr. Gladys West,
the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology,
has died. She passed away Saturday, surrounded by her loving family. She was 95.

Born into poverty on a Virginia farm during the Jim Crow era, West grew up in a segregated South where opportunity was scarce.

Through determination and extraordinary academic talent,
she graduated first in her high school class and earned a scholarship to Virginia State College (now Virginia State University).

She received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1952 and went on to earn a master’s degree in 1955.

In 1956, West began working as a mathematician at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.

She was only the second African American woman hired at the base and one of just four African American employees at the time.

What followed was a career that would quietly change the world.

Over many years, Jane Plitt, founder and board chair of the Alexandria-based "National Center for Women’s Innovations" (NCWI), made it her mission to put Gladys West on the map
—quite literally.

West’s story became the centerpiece of NCWI’s inaugural work,
culminating in a lavish gala celebrating her 93rd birthday on October 27, 2023.

Emceed by Deborah Roberts, the evening showcased West’s extraordinary contributions,
with West herself declaring,
“This is the best day of my life.”

https://thezebra.org/2026/01/18/dr-gladys-west-mathematician-whose-work-made-gps-possible-dies-at-95/

Wolves dealt huge blow, as star player agrees exit: report
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/wolves-dealt-huge-blow-as-star-player-agrees-exit-report?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Wolves lower asking price for Newcastle United transfer target: report
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/wolves-lower-asking-price-for-newcastle-united-transfer-target-report?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The latest #SearchEngine show is on the Fediverse because they got more listener emails asking for an explanation than any other topic.

https://www.searchengine.show/the-fediverse-experiment/

Major protests in Iran!

- Massive crowd comes out in Tehran
- Nationwide internet blackout reported
- Iran suspends flights at Tabriz International Airport, Mehr News reports
- More than 340 protests have taken place across all of Iran’s 31 provinces
- Iranian human rights group says at least 34 protesters and two security officers have been killed, with over 2,000 arrests reported
- Multiple Iranian state and semi-official media outlets are reportedly down or facing outages
#AureFreePress