Notices by kcarruthers (kcarruthers@infosec.exchange)

Charming: Strait of Hormuz closure in event of US aggression against Iran to paralyze world economy |Press TV Iran

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/06/19/749997/strait-hormuz-closure-event-us-aggression-against-iran-paralyze-world-economy

Unsurprisingly: data reveals pro-Israel bias in ABC coverage since October 7

New analysis by Newscord and Deepcut finds ABC reporting repeatedly privileges Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-data-reveals-pro-israel

Scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier - Caring Minds United

https://www.cmu.fr/en/scientists-have-studied-remote-work-for-4-years-and-have-reached-a-clear-conclusion-working-from-home-makes-us-happier-9712/

Pope Leo's First US Bishop,
Rev. Pham is a former refugee who fled Vietnam in 1980. Calls on Priests to Escort Asylum Seekers to Court: 'People of Faith Stand with Immigrants'

https://www.latintimes.com/pope-leos-first-us-bishop-calls-priests-escort-asylum-seekers-court-people-faith-stand-584975

This is in the 30°C+ region in Alaska folks 😱
https://m.ai6yr.org/@mappingsupport/114679462747177936

Well that should do something to fuel prices!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-13/israel-launches-strike-on-iran/105412872

OMG just realised that SVG files can execute code 😬😖😱

*screms in cyber*

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5378559/including-javascript-in-svg

University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters
Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/michigan-university-gaza-surveillance

If they don’t like China then tariffs on everyone else in Asia was not the way to do this! Pentagon chief warns of China threat, asks Asian allies to spend more on defence

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/pentagon-chief-warns-imminent-china-threat-pushes-asian-allies-hike-defence-2025-05-31/

This is not a surprise, 🙄 it was always going to be a problem: AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data - Nature

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07566-y

Greenland humiliates Trump by agreeing lucrative minerals deal with Europe: The autonomous Danish territory has granted a 30-year licence to a European consortium.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/greenland-humiliates-trump-by-agreeing-lucrative-minerals-deal-with-europe-393493/

China pledges $500M to WHO as US abandons international health agency

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/china-pledges-500m-to-who-as-us-abandons-international-health-agency/

Sounds like a bit of a “sell” signal*: Tesla's board chair has now sold stock worth more than half-a-billion

* this is not investment advice

https://qz.com/tsla-board-chair-denholm-musk-stock-sales-compensation-1851780525

Well done Donald 👏 U.S. Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating

https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/u-s-loses-last-triple-a-credit-rating-bfcbae5d

US Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts

anon OSINT sleuth mis-identified a quarry as an underground Houthi base. Days later, the Pentagon allegedly struck the site & killed eight people.
https://www.404media.co/u-s-denies-picking-bombing-targets-from-random-twitter-accounts/

@HarriettMB heard last night about two citizens in Europe who went to renew their passports at the local embassy and were told they couldn’t no reason. Just try again later.

Ok so I’m studying again.

Just been accepted as a PhD candidate, working on AI governance and management.

@bert_hubert myPoV = foreign owned clouds now give rise to sovereign risk and should be treated as part of one’s threat model. Good luck 🤞

@patrickcmiller it’s making me look at an iMac

Quite rightly: Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/australian-academics-refuse-to-attend-us-conferences-for-fear-of-being-detained