The Vertex Project

vertexproject.bsky.social

14 September 2026 13:15

Trust in intelligence isn’t binary. It’s a spectrum. You can trust parts of a report more than others and predictive assessments aren’t simply “right” or “wrong.” In our latest episode, we unpack what it really means to evaluate trust in intelligence. 🎧 hubs.la/Q04rHhzX0

Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence

secretsandspies.bsky.social

14 September 2026 13:14

Why are some tech billionaires turning against democracy? @gilduran.com joins Chris to trace the rise of the “Nerd Reich”, from Peter Thiel and Elon Musk to J.D. Vance and the network state. Links below 👇👇👇

antirez

antirez.bsky.social

08 September 2026 14:15

In the glm5.2 branch of DwarfStar you can find a preview of GLM5.2 support. The model is strong and works well, but I'm highly hesitant to say that the 4bit GLM5.2 quants are able to perform *strongly* better than DeepSeek v4 Flash, which has a decisive speed advantage: github.com/antirez/ds4/...

Paris Marx

parismarx.com

08 September 2026 14:15

Apple has now caved to the Trump administration’s petty renaming of Lake Ontario, following Google’s lead. It’s as good a moment as any to consider alternatives.

Wesley Shields

wxs.bsky.social

23 August 2026 09:12

So @gabagool.ing and I had some stuff to say on some RU activity. If you're into tracking and understanding interesting RU groups here's some new ones and a revisit of one from last year. Thanks for our friends who helped shine a light on some of this activity! cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...