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Good scoop by reporters with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), who confirmed that Sergio Gor, the director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, was born in the former Soviet Union, specifically in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Gor prompted speculation about his origins when he declined to say where he was born, saying only that it was not in Russia.

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-top-trump-advisor-sergio-gor-was-born-in-the-soviet-union

Exclusive: Top Trump Advisor Sergio Gor Was Born In the Soviet Union

The birthplace U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s director of personnel has been the subject of media speculation โ€” fuelled by his refusal to answer the question.

OCCRP
Rolling Stone - Elon Muskโ€™s Grok chatbot goes full Nazi, calls itself โ€˜MechaHitlerโ€™ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-grok-chatbot-antisemitic-posts-1235381165/
Elon Muskโ€™s Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself โ€˜MechaHitlerโ€™

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'

Rolling Stone
Google continues the industry-wide trend of jamming AI down users' throats, making it difficult or impossible to opt out, and potentially endangering the privacy of communications: https://www.neowin.net/guides/google-can-now-read-your-whatsapp-messages-heres-how-to-stop-it/
Google can now read your WhatsApp messages, here's how to stop it

Google has released a feature that allows Gemini to access third-party apps, such as WhatsApp, even if you've turned off Gemini Apps Activity. Here's how to prevent that from happening.

Neowin

Latest update for changes in land ice mass as observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right).

This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far ๐ŸŒŠ

Graphic can be downloaded at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/

pro tip: if you are an iranian crypto exchange engaged in laundering money for #terrorists, vladimir putin, and worse and you are being actively hunted by multiple foreign intelligence agencies but you don't want israeli cyber teams to hack your shit and steal all your money, a good first step is to not check all your secret keys and passwords into the #git repo where hundreds of people can access them

https://github.com/fotechv/Nobitex-Source-Code/blob/main/core/exchange/settings.py

#github #nobitex #iran #wallex #crypto #cryptocurrency #israel #moneylaundering

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Google is up to more shenanigans (https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/gemini-phone-access-update), time to switch to free open alternatives:

GOOGLE ANDROID ALTS
@e_mydata & @murena
@volla
@iode
@nitrokey
@openandroidinstaller
@GrapheneOS
@calyxos

GMAIL ALTS
@Tutanota
@fastmail
@hellomailo (in French)
@mailbox_org (in German)

GOOGLE DOCS / DRIVE ALTS
@nextcloud
@CryptPad
@CollaboraOffice
@ONLYOFFICE

GOOGLE PLAY ALT
@fdroidorg

GOOGLE KEEP ALT
@joplinapp

YOUTUBE ALT
@peertube

(news via https://eupolicy.social/@alderik/114765467397075662)

Google Gemini is about to control your messages and calls, even if you say no

Googleโ€™s AI assistant is about to get full access to your calls, texts, and WhatsApp โ€” even if youโ€™ve disabled activity tracking.

Laptop Mag
Good ๐Ÿ‘ The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive - True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop. Privacy and safety is important. Microsoft is not trustworthy vendor anymore and itโ€™s OS and apps are spyware. https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/the_european_union_linux_desktop/
the time of man is over