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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 4h

I mean, it is probably not as bad as using ChatGPT for your homework assignment, but I do wonder what happens when ChatGPT hallucinates and advises him to deploy a regiment that doesn't exist, commanded by a colonel that it just made into an imaginary location in a context of a real conflict

New York Post @nypost.com · 6h

Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions

Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions

Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor told reporters that he's been using ChatGPT to refine how he makes choices affecting thousands of troops.

Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 2h

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 2h

Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science? www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science?

And is it actually possible for your body clock to change? Am I really turning into an early bird or have I just been forced into a child-dictated schedule?

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 2h

Who are the rightwing influencers filling Trump’s head with visions of antifa? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Who are the rightwing influencers filling Trump’s head with visions of antifa?

Meet the content creators whose videos from Portland and Chicago shape the president’s distorted view of reality

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 2h

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Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 8h

Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files

Indian-American Ashley Tellis allegedly obtained US military data and passed envelopes to Chinese officials

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 8h

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages

Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 8h

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Bit of a process’ but India will give up Russian oil, Trump claims www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Bit of a process’ but India will give up Russian oil, Trump claims

US president says Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has given him an assurance; EU to work on G7 leaders about Russian assets. What we know on day 1,331

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 8h

Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting

Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missiles

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 8h

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax

Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 15h

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 15h

African Union suspends Madagascar as military leader set to be sworn in as president www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

African Union suspends Madagascar as military leader set to be sworn in as president

Army assumed power after parliament voted to impeach Andry Rajoelina following widespread protests

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 15h

On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range

Rachel Williams says domestic violence is a ‘national emergency’. After she survived her ex’s final attack, her traumatised teenage son took his own life, and she began campaigning to end the terrible...

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 15h

‘I need to do everything now’: the Ukrainian combat medic-turned playwright www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘I need to do everything now’: the Ukrainian combat medic-turned playwright

Since Alina Sarnatska’s first play premiered a year ago, she has documented wartime Ukraine with unflinching frankness

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 15h

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GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

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Russia’s ‘permanent test’ is pushing Europe to the brink of war – here’s what Moscow actually wants

Moscow’s provocations may seem rash and incoherent, but they’re all part of a conscious, focused strategy.

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

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Three ways to make the UK’s food system more resilient – according to new report by 150 experts

Modelling shows that we will need to change not just how we farm, but what farming produces and what we eat.

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

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How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study

Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their victims.

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

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Grokipedia: Elon Musk is right that Wikipedia is biased, but his AI alternative will be the same at best

Musk’s new WIkipedia rival aims to offer the same service but without the political bias.

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

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How generative AI could change how we think and speak

Over-reliance on chatbots could be eroding our language and critical thinking skills.

theconversation.com

Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/p...

‘Phone scam kingpin’ has London homes worth £100,000,000 seized in bitcoin bust

All of the properties are estimated to be worth well over £100,000,000.

Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/h...

Anthony Joshua warned not to make huge mistake fighting Russian giant

Joshua warned he would be taking a 'step down' and an unnecessary risk fighting Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/14/d...

Donald Trump issues threat to Hamas day after bragging about peace deal

'If they don't disarm, we will disarm them,' Trump warned.

Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · 1d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/s...

Sweden to begin stockpiling food for first time since Cold War