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articleThe Verge
DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules

A judge dismantled DOGE's process in 143 pages, documenting how they fed grant descriptions into ChatGPT and used the output to cancel $100M+ in funding. The ruling is withering.

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articleNew York Times
A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too.

Alston's singing mice take conversational turns like humans. Scientists traced it to the same genetic mutation. This could reshape how we study the origins of language.

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articleWar
US Government releases first batch of UAP documents and videos

The US government quietly dropped its first batch of declassified UAP documents and videos. The HN thread has 483 comments and counting. Primary sources, no intermediary.

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articleWordpress
A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro

Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers put ChatGPT 5.5 Pro through serious mathematical reasoning. 502 HN points suggest the results are worth your time.

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articleMemeorandum
Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary's prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era (The Guardian)

It actually happened. After 16 years, Orbán is out and Péter Magyar was sworn in. Budapest celebrated what he called 'stepping through the gate of regime change.'

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