Leaked ChatGPT Chats: Users Treat AI as Therapist, Lawyer, Confidant

> Leaked ChatGPT chats reveal users sharing sensitive data, resumes, and seeking advice on mental health, exposing risks of oversharing with AI chatbots.
https://ciso2ciso.com/leaked-chatgpt-chats-users-treat-ai-as-therapist-lawyer-confidant-sourcehackread-com/ #artificialintelligence #AI #ChatGPT #privacy
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> When thousands of ChatGPT conversations appeared online in August 2025, many people assumed the leak was technical. Instead, the real issue was human behaviour combined with confusing product design. A now-removed feature that allowed users to “make chats discoverable” had turned private conversations into public webpages, indexed by search engines for anyone to find.
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Trump boosts tariffs on Canada to 35%, carrying through on his threat

> The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to increase a tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent.

> In a statement issued Thursday evening, the White House said the new tariff rate, set at 25 per cent since March, will rise effective Friday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-tariffs-canada-deadline-1.7598480 #Canada #tariffs #CDNpoli #CANpoli #DonaldTrump

Ozzy Osbourne, the 'Godfather of Heavy Metal' who found fame on reality TV, dead at 76
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-dead-obituary-1.7591156 #OzzyOsbourne #rock

X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down after AI chatbot scandal

> Linda Yaccarino stepped down as chief executive of #X on Wednesday, ending a turbulent two-year tenure that concluded just one day after the social media platform's #Grok #AI chatbot posted #antisemitic content praising Adolf Hitler. The resignation marks the latest leadership upheaval for the Elon Musk-owned company formerly known as Twitter.

https://www.dw.com/en/musks-grok-chatbot-at-the-center-of-antisemitic-scandal/a-73212009?utm_source=perplexity
#LindaYaccarino #antisemitism #Twitter #ElonMusk #socialmedia

Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points.

> In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by July 6, potentially impacting four million people, out of the six million Afghans Tehran says live in the country.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2318976.html #Iran #Afghanistan

SCOTUS to rule today on 6 major cases:

Birthright citizenship – Are American Samoans citizens by birth?

Trump immunity – Are ex-presidents immune from prosecution?

Purdue Pharma – Can Sacklers be shielded in opioid deal?

Abortion – Must ERs provide emergency abortions?

Censorship – Did feds unlawfully pressure social media?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rulings-birthright-citizenship-5-cases-final-day-rcna215246
#SupremeCourt #Trump #OpioidCrisis #AbortionRights #FreeSpeech #Citizenship #SCOTUS

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Creative Commons has introduced #CCSignals, a proposed framework to help dataset owners define how their content may be used by AI systems. With AI development accelerating, this initiative aims to preserve openness while addressing concerns about ethical and transparent data use. It’s not a license per se, but a signaling layer for responsible #AI adoption and #datagovernance.

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At its core, #CCSignals allows creators to communicate how they want their data reused. The optional signal elements include:
• Credit – attribution required
• Direct Contribution – support through funding or services
• Ecosystem Contribution – benefit the broader open data space
• Open – encourages use of transparent #AI models
This gives stakeholders flexibility within a shared ethical standard. #openaccess

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A public alpha is planned for November 2025, and Creative Commons is currently inviting feedback. You can follow progress or contribute via their GitHub or official site: https://creativecommons.org/ai-and-the-commons/cc-signals/implementation
This initiative could set a foundation for responsible #AIreform and equitable data-sharing in the #digitalcommons.

US first-quarter GDP revised lower on tepid consumer spending

> Gross domestic product decreased at a downwardly revised 0.5% annualized rate last quarter,

> It was previously reported to have dropped at a 0.2% pace. The revision reflected a sharp downgrade to consumer spending, which is now estimated to have increased at only a 0.5% pace instead of previously reported 1.2% rate.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-first-quarter-gdp-revised-lower-tepid-consumer-spending-2025-06-26/ #US #economy #recession #tariffs

The fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iranian energy sites

> Attacks on oil and gas infrastructure threaten further turmoil for markets

https://on.ft.com/4l3SQrl
#Israel #Iran #oil

US to order 500,000 citizens of four countries to leave

> The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement Thursday that Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who were previously temporarily shielded from #deportation will be emailed notices telling them to go.

> The #DHS said that more than half a million people from the four countries were allowed to remain in the US for two years under orders issued by former President #JoeBiden. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgq7wd7xg2o #US

“Propaganda is not a matter for average minds, but rather a matter for practitioners. It is not supposed to be lovely or theoretically correct. It is supposed to serve its purpose.”
--Joseph Goebbels0

“The rank and file are usually much more primitive than we imagine. Propaganda must therefore always be essentially simple and repetitive.”
--Joseph Goebbels

“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.”
-- Joseph Goebbels

“The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly—it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over.”
--Joseph Goebbels

“It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas in disguise.”

From a 1934 speech.
--Joseph Goebbels

220 days in space: Nasa's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

> It was the fourth spaceflight for US astronaut Don Pettit, who has logged more than 18 months in orbit throughout his career.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2296022.html #NASA #space

Cambodia and China commit to canal megaproject

> Cambodia and China have signed a 2-billion financing agreement for a 150-kilometre canal that will link a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, ending months of uncertainty about the megaproject.

> Critics have raised concerns that the canal could severely disrupt the natural flood patterns in the #Mekong River.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3006476/cambodia-and-china-commit-to-canal-megaproject #Cambodia #China #SouthEastAsia