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Anthropic accidentally exposes Claude Code source code : Oopsy-doodle: Did someone forget to check their build pipeline?

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Because we get asked a lot.

The Technological Republic, in brief.

1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.

2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible.

3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

Opening text of a thread by Palantir from X Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible. 3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public. 4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

Palantir put out a 22-point summary of their CEO's book The Technological Republic. It's pitched as a defence of the West, but if you read it through the VDA framework, verification, deliberation, accountability, what it's actually doing looks rather different.
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Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science Congress rejected huge cuts to science in 2026, but Trump is trying again.

Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science arstechnica.com/science/2026...

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Will Nintendo Solve Its Princess Problem in ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?’ As the company releases the sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the need for narrative has meant a new focus on its sparse cast of female characters.

I was quoted in the New York Times talking about Rosalina, my favourite Mario character (a galactic mother star goddess, what's not to love?)! Check it out here:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/03/arts/nintendo-mario-galaxy-movie-rosalina-princesses.html

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Europe builds Microsoft-alternative ‘Euro-Office’ to reclaim digital sovereignty The open-source initiative promises seamless document compatibility, transparent governance, and reduced dependency on non-European platforms.

Europe builds Microsoft-alternative ‘Euro-Office’ to reclaim digital sovereignty - tech.eu/2026/03/27/e...

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Interactive Digital Media Specialist, Research and Learning Support Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada ...

We are hiring an Interactive Digital Media Specialist. This role maintains our development studios and supports research and teaching in the department. Join our award winning team as we grow our programs! #brocku brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...

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The Billion Dollar War on Trans People (With Alejandra Caraballo)
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Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

SCOOP: Someone has found new samples of the iPhone spyware DarkSword and published them on GitHub, putting millions of iOS users at risk.

A cybersecurity researcher told us that the leaked spyware is "way too easy to repurpose" and "we need to expect criminals and others to start deploying this."

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March, 19-21: God is a comedian A stiff drink is recommended

March, 19-21: God is a comedian - by No1

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Level Up Showcase returns to Toronto in April, supporting the next generation of Ontario's devs Organized and co-hosted by post-secondary institutions, the event promotes more than 150 games developed by students.

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The World's First Fully Automated Genius System Experience the future of education with PureGenius - an AI-powered learning platform that unlocks every student's potential. Sign up for early access today.

long story but i just founded an AI education platform. if you want to join the board or contribute to the blog, hit me up. just submitted a conference talk on "surveillance as care" to ELO. wish me luck!!!! puregenius.education

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"This technology disrupts humanities-trained-largely Democratic-voters, and makes their economic power less.
And increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class, often male, working-class voters,"

"This technology disrupts humanities-trained-largely Democratic-voters, and makes their economic power less. And increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class, often male, working-class voters,"

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

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Telus Digital confirms breach after hacker claims 1 petabyte data theft Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data from the company in a multi...

A. PETABYTE. OF. STOLEN. DATA. 🤯

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Cork Stryker plants hit by suspected global Iranian-linked cyberattack Stryker operations worldwide jammed by hackers

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Expect Iran to Launch Cyber-Attacks Globally, Warns Google John Hultquist suggests “aggressive” Iranian cyber attackers will target the US and its Gulf allies with plausibly deniable ransomware attacks, hacktivist campaigns and more

Today I went to RUSI and @hultquist.bsky.social told me his thoughts about what to expect from Iranian cyber operations in the near future...

Essentially, while tactics won't suddenly change, he believes the attacks will have a much wider scope...

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Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data | TechCrunch A hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass deportation campaign, and the companies aiding it.

NEW: A group of hacktivists calling themselves "Department of Peace" claims to have hacked an office wihin the Department of Homeland Security.

The hacktivists leaked data on more than 6,000 contracts between DHS/ICE and private companies to the transparency website Distributed Denial of Secrets.

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Fact Check: Jesse Singal Lies About Trans Care At The New York Times The New York Times spreads misinformation about transgender people yet again.

Fact Check: Jesse Singal Lies About Trans Care At The New York Times www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...

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Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Social Change (Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured) This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...

We are hiring a Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Social Change (Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured). Applications due March 26, 2026. Please share widely! #BrockU
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Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.

The headline does not convey how completely batshit this story is. The Archive Today (archive.ph etc) admin weaponized the site's captcha to attack a blogger who wrote about them and *altered archived screenshots* as part of the attack.

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Brock student remembered for accessibility advocacy, creative spirit The Brock community is mourning the loss of fourth-year Game Design student and passionate accessibility advocate Mark Krutik, who passed away Feb. 12. Well-known at Brock for his dedication to champi...

Brock student remembered for accessibility advocacy, creative spirit brocku.ca/brock-news/2... #brocku

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In today’s Wumao Soup, we’ll tell you 15 things about the People’s Republic of China that you didn’t learn from TikTok, Douyin or DeepSeek.

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In the European Parliament, global politicians pledged alleg In Brussels, the far right blamed the left for attacking democracy. The Epstein files told a very different story.

I went to a far right, anti-gender summit in Brussels so you didn't have to.

Here's what went down:

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OSSTF/FEESO Condemns Lack of Transparency Around Brock University Layoffs

OSSTF/FEESO Condemns Lack of Transparency Around Brock University Layoffs www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o...

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Canada's Madeline Schizas gets university assignment extension at Olympics | CBC Sports Canadian figure skater and McMaster University student Madeline Schizas was granted an extension on her sociology assignment one day after going viral with her request on Instagram.

Proof class sizes are too big in Ontario www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

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Brock University cutting administrative jobs, impacting up to 50 workers: union | CBC News Employees were called into an all-staff meeting Monday morning to discuss a “new administrative model,” according to the union that represents administrative workers. A committee that advises the univ...

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Hacking Moltbook: AI Social Network Reveals 1.5M API Keys | Wiz Blog Learn how a misconfigured Supabase database at Moltbook exposed 1.5M API keys, private messages, and user emails, enabling full AI agent takeover.

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Course Integration Guest Lecture: Cyan DeVeaux Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

Register for our upcoming guest lecture with Cyan DeVeaux on VR and avatar representation! #bhm #brocku
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