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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 15d

Stay updated on the day’s #news with Flipboard’s Daily Edition. Find the latest in politics, world news, tech, business, entertainment and more from trusted publishers. Curated daily by our human editors.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

How easy is it to "poison" a large language model's data? Much easier than experts previously thought. New research from the Alan Turing Institute indicates that only 250 documents are needed to be inserted in order to manipulate a model's behavior. Here's more from institute's blog, including a […]

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 18h

Missed @werd.io's keynote at this year's #FediForum? Here's the full transcript. "The opportunity right now isn't to build a better Twitter ... it's to build infrastructure that vulnerable people can actually use to organize, to communicate safely, and to build community."

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Why the open social web matters now

The needs are real – and you have so much power.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 19h

Have you seen this exclusive from @politico.com?

You’ll find this story and more in News Takes, a @surf.social feed curated by Flipboard’s editors featuring posts from 100+ top journalists and outlets.

📌 Pin it for quick access to the day's #news: bsky.app/profile/flip...

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 20h

These chats are from the *leaders* of Young Republican groups in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

"Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

D'Angelo, a master of soul music and the singer/songwriter behind three classic albums, has died at age 51 after a cancer diagnosis. Here's @RollingStone's tribute to him.

https://flip.it/.htr.j

#dangelo #music #entertainment #soulmusic #rip #inmemoriam

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 1d

🤔 Parental controls on social media can be confusing. We're here to explain & help!

➕ When friends & family have opposite beliefs, where is a good place to find facts?

👀 Check out today's NEW edition of Scroll Smarter, our monthly newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartO...

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a family guide to news literacy.
image shows 2 stick figures holding hands. Tone is light and informative.

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

In the U.S., the National Football League (NFL) is using AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier. 🏈

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/WFDxmA

#ai #artificialintelligence #sports #nfl #football #technology

NFL uses AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier

Injuries are a big part of the NFL, and staying healthy can make or break a season. The NFL has partnered with Amazon Web Services to use technology and AI to predict and prevent injuries.

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

President Trump declares end of Israel-Hamas war, but experts see the hard work as just beginning.

From @abc: "Agreements still need to be reached on some of the most difficult points of the plan. These include the total withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, Hamas ceding control of […]

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Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · 1d

We're launching Mastodon to Bluesky/Blacksky/etc migrations next week!

If you're interested in trying it before the rollout, reach out - we're looking for testers.

A New Social @anew.social · 7d

Today, we announced our next Bounce Beta that lets you migrate your Mastodon profile into any existing ATProto account, whether you're on Bluesky or any other PDS provider!

We'll be going live with Bounce Beta 2 on October 20th.

Read more here:

Bounce from Mastodon to Bluesky

With our next Bounce Beta, you will be able to Bounce your Mastodon account to Bluesky!

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

California becomes the first U.S. state to regulate AI companion chatbots, will require operators to implement safety protocols. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/bDoyXP

#tech #ai #california #technology #gavinnewsom #artificialintelligence

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 4d

"In a world where everything can be fake, & the fake stuff looks & feels real, people will stop believing everything." - Daisy Soderberg-Rivkin, a former trust & safety manager at TikTok, in this @bobbyallyn.bsky.social story ⤵️

#NewsLiteracy

Sora gives deepfakes 'a publicist and a distribution deal.' It could change the internet

OpenAI's new hit app has unleashed a new wave of AI slop across the internet. But what happens when there are no rules over hyper-realistic synthetic videos?

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia "in an extraordinary move to ensure a sufficient supply of its chips remains available in Europe amid rising global trade tensions."

CNBC reports: https://flip.it/7ObQks

#tech #technology #netherlands #china #eu

Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in 'highly exceptional' move

The Dutch government has invoked the Goods Availability Act to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 4d

We love your work! Would love to get you on Flipboard — could we send you a DM?

Flipboard @flipboard.com · 4d

A must-read post by @edeggans.bsky.social on finding news outlets to trust, and keeping them accountable. "The audience has never had more power over the media industry than it has right now," he writes.

Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 4d

After trading messages with so many readers asking this question, I pulled together a post on how to find trustworthy news sources. The bad news: It means a LOT more work for consumers. READ: https://loom.ly/lG92xgs

How to find trustworthy news reporting in these times?

I don't have the perfect answer. But here's a few ideas.

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Have you ever marveled at the way insects tuck away their wings or stretch their necks to many times their body length? @KnowableMag explains animal origami, and how it might inspire human innovation.

https://flip.it/xKOG9_

#nature #biology #entomology #insects #science

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 5d

We agree — be like @rollingstone.com and make your own custom feeds on @surf.social. 🌊

Publishers and journalists, want in? Shoot us a DM and sign up at waitlist.surf.social using the referral code SurfSky. We’ll get you into the beta ASAP!

Surf @surf.social · 5d

Be like @rollingstone.com and use Surf to create custom feeds, using @flipboard.com's topic engine to get them just how you want. Then publish to @bsky.app so your followers can see them here. Sign up for the waitlist, using the referral code SurfSky.

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Surf Waitlist Sign Up

Join the beta — it's a new browser for the social web.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

It's here! @theonion's first movie, "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile," has been released on YouTube. Watch it here.

https://youtu.be/XjhSoGcQhWU

#theonion #jeffreyepstein #trumpadministration #movies #cinema #film

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Bad news for anyone who is sick of hearing the words "la la la lava ... chi chi chi chicken..." "Minecraft 2" is officially in the works, scheduled for a theatrical release in July 2027. Here's more from @Variety.

https://flip.it/cCOIE0

#minecraft #minecraftmovie #jackblack #entertainment […]

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Analysis from the chief economist at analytics firm Moody's says that 22 U.S. states are either in a recession or on the precipice of one, with problems fueled by slowing immigration, tariffs, and federal job cuts. Here's more from @AxiosNews.

https://flip.it/0r-FSK

#unitedstates #usnews […]

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Our brains evolved to socialize — but max out at about 150 friends.

@WSJ reports: "The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media."

Gift link: https://flip.it/BSmkEH

#brain #friends #science #socialmedia #psychology

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Matt Navarra @mattnavarra.com · 6d

Bounce Lets You Ghost Mastodon and Take Your Fans to Bluesky (Or Vice Versa)

Bounce 2 is launching Oct 20, letting Mastodon users jump to Bluesky without ditching their follower list

Users can migrate or merge accounts—fans come with you, posts don’t

You will be able to move in either direction

Bounce introduces a tool to move your Mastodon account to Bluesky | TechCrunch

Moving accounts between Mastodon and Bluesky is about to get much easier, thanks to Bounce 2.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 6d

Starter Packs are taking off! 🚀

Another great tool to curate your experience on the social web and discover new profiles to follow.

FediForum @fediforum.org · 7d

FediForum got a mention today in a piece on Mastodon Starter Packs in The Verge. Mastodon starter packs are coming, and were discussed at #FediForum today.

www.theverge.com/news/794988/...

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Starter Packs, but for Mastodon.

www.theverge.com

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientist trio for Harry Potter-like work in molecular architecture.

@CNN reports the award is "for developing 'metal-organic frameworks,' a form of molecular architecture that packs vast amounts of space into tiny structures."

https://flip.it/X051C0

#nobel […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Several months ago, @404mediaco reported that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Texas had used an AI-enabled license plate surveillance tool to track down a woman who had had an abortion. The sheriff said that the search was because the woman's family members were concerned for her safety […]

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Aurelien @aureliengmz.bsky.social · 7d

15 years ago, Flipboard launched and changed design forever

their UI was years ahead, just look at that launch version, it still feels fresh today..

my oldest app, never deleted.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 7d

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