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Favicon [SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10

SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10 | Space

| Favicon | govt.exe is corrupt on X: "#POWERFUL: Mark Carney says if Climate Change continues to worsen, Canadians may soon be restricted to staying within 15 minutes of their homes... And only those with 50 car motorcades and private jets will be able to travel freely! https://t.co/V2a6PFUMr4" / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

govt.exe is corrupt on X: "#POWERFUL: Mark Carney says if Climate Change continues to worsen, Canadians may soon be restricted to staying within 15 minutes of their homes... And only those with 50 car motorcades and private jets will be able to travel freely! https://t.co/V2a6PFUMr4" / X

| Favicon | JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Shleptstein, you arrogant fool. Nazis don’t see a difference. Just you. Pathetic." / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Shleptstein, you arrogant fool. Nazis don’t see a difference. Just you. Pathetic." / X

| Favicon | Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 52:D3: I. Allegro - Adagio - YouTube Music
Aug 19, 2025
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 52:D3: I. Allegro - Adagio - YouTube Music
YouTube Music
Provided to YouTube by Naxos Digital Services Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 52:D3: I. Allegro - Adagio · Julia Huber · Martin Jopp · L’Orfeo Barock... |

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 52:D3: I. Allegro - Adagio - YouTube Music

| Favicon | Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Aug. 19, 2025 - YouTube
Aug 19, 2025
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Aug. 19, 2025
YouTube
The White House |

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Aug. 19, 2025 - YouTube

| Favicon | NanLee Marie Carissimi on X: "@mommyrn88 @tom_tom9733 Estee! 🤩 Never see your posts lately !" / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

NanLee Marie Carissimi on X: "@mommyrn88 @tom_tom9733 Estee! 🤩 Never see your posts lately !" / X

| Favicon | Elon Musk vs Sam Altman feud takes a twist as xAI boss praises ChatGPT-5’s ‘I don’t know’ response | Mint
Aug 19, 2025
Elon Musk vs Sam Altman feud takes a twist as xAI boss praises ChatGPT-5’s ‘I don’t know’ response | Mint
mint
Elon Musk praised OpenAI's GPT-5 model as impressive despite previously stating his Grok 4 Heavy model remains competitive. OpenAI had touted the reduced hallucinations in GPT-5 as one of the top features during the model launch.

After having a heated spat with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the last week, Elon Musk has gone on to praise the company's latest GPT-5 model. The xAI CEO, while replying to a post on X (formerly Twitter), called a response from GPT-5 “impressive.” The comments from Musk come shortly after the billionaire had stated that his Grok 4 Heavy model continued to be among the best in the market despite the launch of GPT-5 by OpenAI. In a screenshot shared by a user named Kol Tregaskes on X, the GPT-5 Thinking model, after taking 34 seconds to answer a query, said: “Short answer: I don't know — and I can't reliably find out.” One of the biggest challenges with large language models (LLMs) has long been their tendency to give confident and plausible-sounding answers that are actually incorrect, a phenomenon technically known as “hallucinations.” With GPT-5 admitting that it doesn't know the answer to a question, it helps build trust with users — similar to how people often trust human experts more when they openly acknowledge not knowing something. With the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI claimed a significant reduction in hallucinations compared to previous models. The new AI system has two components: a standard model and a GPT-5 Thinking model, with a router automatically deciding which queries go to which model. Despite these improvements, the model still fabricates information in about 10 percent of cases. Even ChatGPT Head Nick Turley has cautioned that it should not be relied on as a primary source of information. In a recent conversation with The Verge, Turley addressed the ongoing problem of hallucinations with GPT-5, stating, “The thing, though, with reliability is that there’s a strong discontinuity between very reliable and 100 percent reliable, in terms of the way that you conceive of the product.” Turley stated “Until I think we are provably more reliable than a human expert on all domains, not just some domains, I think we’re going to continue to advise you to double check your answer. I think people are going to continue to leverage ChatGPT as a second opinion, versus necessarily their primary source of fact,” he added.
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Elon Musk vs Sam Altman feud takes a twist as xAI boss praises ChatGPT-5’s ‘I don’t know’ response | Mint

| Favicon | FOX13 Investigates gets first inside look at xAI Colossus I supercomputer | News | fox13memphis.com
Aug 19, 2025
FOX13 Investigates gets first inside look at xAI Colossus I supercomputer
FOX13 Memphis
FOX13 had the first-ever chance to go inside the Colossus 1 site on Monday. |

FOX13 Investigates gets first inside look at xAI Colossus I supercomputer | News | fox13memphis.com

| Favicon | Things are so desperate at OpenAI that Sam Altman is starting to sound like Gary Marcus
Aug 19, 2025
Things are so desperate at OpenAI that Sam Altman is starting to sound like Gary Marcus
Strangely enough, I have seen this movie before |

Things are so desperate at OpenAI that Sam Altman is starting to sound like Gary Marcus

| Favicon | MSNBC Roasted Over Terrible Rebrand, Changing Name To MS NOW - YouTube
Aug 19, 2025
MSNBC Roasted Over Terrible Rebrand, Changing Name To MS NOW
YouTube
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MSNBC Roasted Over Terrible Rebrand, Changing Name To MS NOW - YouTube

| Favicon | ‪Hilary Appel‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬
Aug 19, 2025
Hilary Appel
Podlich Family Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College - Cited by 1,487 - Russia & East European Politics - International Political Economy |

‪Hilary Appel‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

| Favicon | Search
Aug 19, 2025
Search
Cambridge Core
Welcome to Cambridge Core |

Search

| Favicon | Human immortality could be possible within 5 years, according to the futurologist who predicted the internet and the iPhone - 3DVF
Aug 19, 2025
**Human immortality could be possible within 5 years, according to the futurologist who predicted the internet and the iPhone - 3DVF **
3DVF
Ray Kurzweil has foreseen revolutions that few dared predict. This time, his promise targets death itself: should we believe it... and at what cost? |

Human immortality could be possible within 5 years, according to the futurologist who predicted the internet and the iPhone - 3DVF

| Favicon | Inside Trump world's reaction to the Zelenskyy reset - POLITICO
Aug 19, 2025
Inside Trump world's reaction to the Zelenskyy reset
POLITICO
Here’s what Trump insiders are privately saying about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's cascade of meetings — and what it all means for Ukraine, Russia, Europe and MAGA. |

Inside Trump world's reaction to the Zelenskyy reset - POLITICO

| Favicon | GitHub - Graicc/graic-blog
Aug 19, 2025
GitHub - Graicc/graic-blog
GitHub
Contribute to Graicc/graic-blog development by creating an account on GitHub. |

GitHub - Graicc/graic-blog

| Favicon | Left to Right Programming | Hacker News
Aug 19, 2025
Left to Right Programming | Hacker News |

Left to Right Programming | Hacker News

| Favicon | Left to Right Programming
Aug 19, 2025
Left to Right Programming
Programs Should Be Valid as They Are Typed |

Left to Right Programming

| Favicon | MSNBC Is MSNOW, Society & Population Already Collapsed The Tsunami Just Hasn't Hit Yet | Tim Pool - YouTube
Aug 19, 2025
MSNBC Is MSNOW, Society & Population Already Collapsed The Tsunami Just Hasn't Hit Yet | Tim Pool
YouTube
Become A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/playlists/aa56qw_g-j0BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO FIGHT BACK - https://castb... |

MSNBC Is MSNOW, Society & Population Already Collapsed The Tsunami Just Hasn't Hit Yet | Tim Pool - YouTube

| Favicon | Trump Calls Putin During Zelenskyy White House Visit, European Leaders Praise Trump | Timcast IRL - YouTube
Aug 19, 2025
Trump Calls Putin During Zelenskyy White House Visit, European Leaders Praise Trump | Timcast IRL
YouTube
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Trump Calls Putin During Zelenskyy White House Visit, European Leaders Praise Trump | Timcast IRL - YouTube

| Favicon | Rob Schmitt on X: "Exactly. Not a dude pretending to be a chick." / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Rob Schmitt on X: "Exactly. Not a dude pretending to be a chick." / X

| Favicon | Hinduism_and_Science on X: "🚨 Big Expose 🚨 Watch : Israel’s Intelligence agency Mossad caught Sam Pitroda red handed. Files reveal Congress and Opposition plotting against Bharat from abroad. What a disgrace. Shame on Congress. Share Max… Let this reach every Indian !!! https://t.co/zh1oK724nl" / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Hinduism_and_Science on X: "🚨 Big Expose 🚨 Watch : Israel’s Intelligence agency Mossad caught Sam Pitroda red handed. Files reveal Congress and Opposition plotting against Bharat from abroad. What a disgrace. Shame on Congress. Share Max… Let this reach every Indian !!! https://t.co/zh1oK724nl" / X

| Favicon | Hamza Khalid on X: "🚨 Breaking: AI can now create Mind Maps APP for FREE. No more wasting hundreds of hours making visuals for studying or simplifying complex ideas. Here’s how to do it for free in a few seconds: https://t.co/kRhBvF1yve" / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Hamza Khalid on X: "🚨 Breaking: AI can now create Mind Maps APP for FREE. No more wasting hundreds of hours making visuals for studying or simplifying complex ideas. Here’s how to do it for free in a few seconds: https://t.co/kRhBvF1yve" / X

| Favicon | Decoding the 'impossible' chemistry of moonseed to rewrite the understanding of plant evolution
Aug 19, 2025
Decoding the 'impossible' chemistry of moonseed to rewrite the understanding of plant evolution
A new discovery from researchers at Northeastern University has uncovered previously unknown aspects of plant evolution, with major implications for creating new lifesaving drugs. |

Decoding the 'impossible' chemistry of moonseed to rewrite the understanding of plant evolution

| Favicon | Focus: attention isn’t enough - Cline Blog
Aug 19, 2025
Focus: attention isn’t enough - Cline Blog
Cline
Bigger context windows don’t stop coding agents from drifting. Cline’s new Focus Chain keeps every step anchored to the goal — so even the longest tasks finish exactly where they’re meant to. |

Focus: attention isn’t enough - Cline Blog

| Favicon | Google adds GitHub integration to AI Studio for its AI Apps
Aug 19, 2025
Google adds GitHub integration to AI Studio for its AI Apps
TestingCatalog
What's new? Now you can connect your AI Studio account to GitHub and commit App changes directly. |

Google adds GitHub integration to AI Studio for its AI Apps

| Favicon | Grok Conversation / X
Aug 19, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Grok Conversation / X

| Favicon | www-marktechpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.marktechpost.com/2025/08/17/alibaba-ai-team-just-released-ovis-2-5-multimodal-llms-a-major-leap-in-open-source-ai-with-enhanced-visual-perception-and-reasoning-capabilities/?amp&amp_js_v=0.1&amp_gsa=1#webview=1
Aug 18, 2025
Alibaba AI Team Just Released Ovis 2.5 Multimodal LLMs: A Major Leap in Open-Source AI with Enhanced Visual Perception and Reasoning Capabilities
MarkTechPost
Alibaba AI Team Releases Ovis 2.5 Multimodal LLMs: A Major Leap in Open-Source AI with Enhanced Visual Perception and Reasoning Capabilities |

www-marktechpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.marktechpost.com/2025/08/17/alibaba-ai-team-just-released-ovis-2-5-multimodal-llms-a-major-leap-in-open-source-ai-with-enhanced-visual-perception-and-reasoning-capabilities/?amp&amp_js_v=0.1&amp_gsa=1#webview=1

| Favicon | Gavin Newsom's desperate bid to claim the 'new Trump' mantle is falling flat
Aug 18, 2025
Gavin Newsom’s desperate bid to claim the ‘new Trump’ mantle is falling flat
New York Post
The governor has been quicker than most Democrats to realize it takes a Trump to compete with Trump — and he’s going to extremes to mimic what he thinks is the president’s style. |

Gavin Newsom's desperate bid to claim the 'new Trump' mantle is falling flat

| Favicon | Evidence of "negative time" observed in quantum experiments - Earth.com
Aug 18, 2025
Evidence of 'negative time' observed in quantum physics experiments
Earth.com
Scientists demonstrated in quantum experiments that "negative time" actually exists in a tangible, physical sense that can be measured. |

Evidence of "negative time" observed in quantum experiments - Earth.com

| Favicon | govt.exe is corrupt on X: "If we had a free press that informed people instead of spreading govt-approved propaganda, people would be very upset right now. I believe Canada is home to some of the most brainwashed people on the planet. It's unbelievable how so many people still watch and trust MSM 'news'." / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

govt.exe is corrupt on X: "If we had a free press that informed people instead of spreading govt-approved propaganda, people would be very upset right now. I believe Canada is home to some of the most brainwashed people on the planet. It's unbelievable how so many people still watch and trust MSM 'news'." / X

| Favicon | JonoG on X: "Not America. Trump. It’s a bizarre Liberal obsession with Trump. It embarrasses me." / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

JonoG on X: "Not America. Trump. It’s a bizarre Liberal obsession with Trump. It embarrasses me." / X

| Favicon | What Is F-Droid and How Is It Different From the Play Store?
Aug 18, 2025
What Is F-Droid and How Is It Different From the Play Store?
How-To Geek
All about that FOSS, 'bout that FOSS. |

What Is F-Droid and How Is It Different From the Play Store?

| Favicon | 5 Android Weather Apps That Don't Spy on You
Aug 18, 2025
5 Android Weather Apps That Don't Spy on You
How-To Geek
You don't need to sacrifice your privacy for a weather forecast. |

5 Android Weather Apps That Don't Spy on You

| Favicon | JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Ohh the condescension of the orthodox Schlepsteins. Legends in their own minds. “Deformed Jews” 🤦‍♂️" / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Ohh the condescension of the orthodox Schlepsteins. Legends in their own minds. “Deformed Jews” 🤦‍♂️" / X

| Favicon | JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Shleptstein, you arrogant fool. Nazis don’t see a difference. Just you. Pathetic." / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

JonoG on X: "@daniepstein_com @yoavkaufman Shleptstein, you arrogant fool. Nazis don’t see a difference. Just you. Pathetic." / X

| Favicon | Dani Epstein on X: "@JonoG349979 @yoavkaufman “Deformed Judaism”, not "Deformed Jews". Most members of Deformed Judaism are not Jewish. Their "rabbis" might tell them so, but that's like a "rabbi" telling you that you are Napolean after all." / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Dani Epstein on X: "@JonoG349979 @yoavkaufman “Deformed Judaism”, not "Deformed Jews". Most members of Deformed Judaism are not Jewish. Their "rabbis" might tell them so, but that's like a "rabbi" telling you that you are Napolean after all." / X

| Favicon | Yoav Kaufman 🇮🇱 on X: "How did Bibi wind up being the bad guy to so many diaspora Jews? What did he do? Defend Israel in one of the most complex multifront wars Israel has ever fought? Almost rid Gaza of Hamas? Turn back the Iranisn nuclear threat? Push back Hezbolah? Are these such unforgivable deeds? https://t.co/46ESaOsCtQ" / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Yoav Kaufman 🇮🇱 on X: "How did Bibi wind up being the bad guy to so many diaspora Jews? What did he do? Defend Israel in one of the most complex multifront wars Israel has ever fought? Almost rid Gaza of Hamas? Turn back the Iranisn nuclear threat? Push back Hezbolah? Are these such unforgivable deeds? https://t.co/46ESaOsCtQ" / X

| Favicon | More AI credits in Flow and Whisk for Google AI Ultra subscribers
Aug 18, 2025
Get more out of Flow in Google AI Ultra.
Google
Google AI Ultra subscribers now get double the credits to create videos in Flow and Whisk. |

More AI credits in Flow and Whisk for Google AI Ultra subscribers

| Favicon | Whisk - labs.google/fx
Aug 18, 2025
Whisk - labs.google/fx
A new experimental tool that lets you use images as prompts to visualize your ideas and tell your story. |

| Favicon | Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation | Fortune
Aug 18, 2025
Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation
Fortune
“Higher education as we know it is on the verge of becoming obsolete,” the former Google AI leader told Fortune. |

Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation | Fortune

| Favicon | Rachel Brazil (@rachelbrazil.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Aug 18, 2025
Rachel Brazil (@rachelbrazil.bsky.social)
Bluesky Social
Science writer, interested in the molecular, medical or material |

Rachel Brazil (@rachelbrazil.bsky.social) — Bluesky

| Favicon | Ancient isotope analysis reveals how diet shaped human evolution, from Neanderthals to early Homo species | Chemistry World
Aug 18, 2025
How stable isotope analysis reveals what ancient humans and Neanderthals ate
Chemistry World
Analytical chemistry can tell us what our ancestors ate thousands - or even millions - of years ago. Rachel Brazil gets her teeth into the evidence |

Ancient isotope analysis reveals how diet shaped human evolution, from Neanderthals to early Homo species | Chemistry World

| Favicon | These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed
Aug 18, 2025
These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed
How-To Geek
Can you guess what they are? |

These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed

| Favicon | Min Choi on X: "Grok Imagine brings famous arts to life. Results are wild 🧵 1. "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer https://t.co/0zh7DpsWng" / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

Min Choi on X: "Grok Imagine brings famous arts to life. Results are wild 🧵 1. "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer https://t.co/0zh7DpsWng" / X

| Favicon | Did you know that the word 'OK' started out as a spelling joke? - Earth.com
Aug 18, 2025
Did you know that the word 'OK' started out as a spelling joke?
Earth.com
Historians confirm it: OK was born in 1839 in Boston as a joke in a newspaper, and today it is the most recognized word in the world. |

Did you know that the word 'OK' started out as a spelling joke? - Earth.com

| Favicon | Jim VandeHei: Correct unwanted behavior with the "Tell Them" theory
Aug 18, 2025
Jim VandeHei: Correct unwanted behavior with the "Tell Them" theory
Axios
We don't do our loved ones a favor by coddling their smallest impulses or enabling dumb behavior. |

Jim VandeHei: Correct unwanted behavior with the "Tell Them" theory

| Favicon | 8 Unconventional Things You Can Plug Into Your Phone
Aug 18, 2025
8 Unconventional Things You Can Plug Into Your Phone
How-To Geek
USB accessories aren't just for PCs anymore. |

8 Unconventional Things You Can Plug Into Your Phone

| Favicon | John Roberts on X: "I covered the White House for more than a decade, and never witnessed a meeting like this. https://t.co/ZIIxanJor1" / X
Aug 18, 2025
X (formerly Twitter) |

John Roberts on X: "I covered the White House for more than a decade, and never witnessed a meeting like this. https://t.co/ZIIxanJor1" / X

| Favicon | Turn The Lights Out - YouTube Music
Aug 18, 2025
Turn The Lights Out - YouTube Music
YouTube Music
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid Turn The Lights Out · JakeStphn · jake stephen Turn The Lights Out ℗ Jakestphn Music Released on: 2025-07-16 Auto-gener... |

Turn The Lights Out - YouTube Music


A Ballad of the Bookmarks

From realms of space, a rocket's sigh, Starship failed, then learned to fly. Flight ten awaits, on wings of steel, What future dreams will space reveal?

Climate change, a heavy hand, Confining lives across the land. Fifteen minutes, home's embrace, While leaders speed with private grace.

On X, the words, a bitter fight, Of labels cast in dimmest light. From politics to ancient lore, The digital discourse we explore.

A violin's sweet, ancient sound, Where melodies of Bach are found. The past and present, intertwined, In harmonies for heart and mind.

The White House briefs, the news streams fast, On matters that will surely last. Karoline Leavitt, words she'll share, A world's attention, held in air.

Then AI's might, a superchip, Colossus I, on data's trip. From Google's labs, new tools arise, To shape our world before our eyes.

OpenAI, a whispered doubt, As titans ponder, work it out. And futures bold, of life untold, Immortality, bought and sold.

We trace our lineage, deep and far, From Neanderthal to guiding star. The moonseed's code, a secret kept, While ancient diets we've adept.

On Linux paths, where old distros gleam, And F-Droid offers freedom's dream. From privacy's plea, to weather's sign, Our digital lives, we redefine.

The "Tell Them" theory, wisdom's art, To guide behavior, play a part. While humor blooms, a simple jest, "OK," a joke, put to the test.