No, DeepSeek isn’t uncensored if you run it locallyDeepSeek's model is censored at both the application and training layers, a Wired investigation shows.
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Communicating With Satellites Like It’s 1957When the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was put into orbit around Earth, anyone in the path of the satellite could receive the beeps transmitted by the satellite provided they had some simple radio equipment. Of course, there was no two-way communication with this satellite, and it only lasted a few weeks before its batteries died. Here in the future, though, there are many more satellites in orbit and a few are specifically meant for ham radio operators. And, like the ’50s, it doesn’t take too much specialized equipment to communicate with them, although now that communication can be two-way.
The first step in this guide by [W2PAK] is to know where these satellites are in the sky. The simplest way to do that is to use a smartphone app called GoSatWatch and, when configured for a specific location, shows the satellites currently overhead. After that it’s time to break out the radio gear, which can be surprisingly inexpensive. A dual-band handheld is required since satellite uplink and downlink can be on different bands, and the antenna can be made from simple parts as well as [W2PAK] demonstrates in a separate video. Combined, this can easily be done for less than $100. [W2PAK] also goes over the proper format and etiquette for a satellite contact as well, so a new operator can pick it up quickly.
Using satellites as repeaters opens up a lot of capabilities when compared to terrestrial communications. Especially for operators with entry-level licenses who are restricted to mostly VHF and UHF, it adds a challenge as well as significantly increased range compared to ground-based repeaters and line-of-sight communications. There are plenty of activities around satellites that don’t require a license at all, too, like this project which downloads weather imagery from weather satellites.

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Examining the Vulnerability of Large Language Models to Data-PoisoningLarge language models (LLMs) are wholly dependent on the quality of the input data with which these models are trained. While suggestions that people eat rocks are funny to you and me, in the case of LLMs intended to help out medical professionals, any false claims or statements dripping out of such an LLM can have dire consequences, ranging from incorrect diagnoses to much worse. In a recent study published in Nature Medicine by [Daniel Alexander Alber] et al. the ease with which this data poisoning can occur is demonstrated.
According to their findings, only 0.001% of training tokens have to be replaced with medical misinformation to order to create models that are likely to produce medically erroneous statement. Most concerning is that such a corrupted model isn’t readily discovered using standard medical LLM benchmarks. There are filters for erroneous content, but these tend to be limited in scope due to the overhead. Post-training adjustments can be made, as can the addition of RAG, but none of this helps with the confident bull excrement due to corruption.
The mitigation approach that the researchers developed cross-references LLM output against biomedical knowledge graphs, to reduce the LLM mostly for generating natural language. In this approach LLM outputs are matched against the graphs and if LLM ‘facts’ cannot be verified, it’s marked as potential misinformation. In a test with 1,000 random passages detected issues with a claimed effectiveness of 91.9%.
Naturally, this does not guarantee that misinformation does not make it past these knowledge graphs, and largely leaves the original problem with LLMs in place, namely that their outputs can never be fully trusted. This study also makes it abundantly clear how easy it is to corrupt an LLM via the input training data, as well as underlining the broader problem that AI is making mistakes that we don’t expect.

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Official Spotify Fan Engagement Guide 2025 publishedTurn casual listeners into loyal fans with Campaign Kit, the official Spotify fan engagement guide.. From playlist pitching to Discovery Mode, learn how these powerful tools can grow an audience, reactivate past listeners, and deepen the fan relationship.
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Chappell Roan demands artist living wage in Grammy speechChappel Roan took home the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist and delivered a powerful call for record labels to protect the artists their business is built on. Read the full text and watch a video of Roan's speech.
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Nathaniel Harder enlists Berklee Online peers for film soundtrackNathaniel Harder turned his Berklee Online education into a career-launching opportunity, scoring the dark comedy "Thank You, Places!" with the help of his former classmates. Despite a tight budget and post-pandemic challenges, their collaboration created a cohesive 31-song soundtrack that set the stage for Harder’s next big projects.
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TikTok rival Triller secures $50m in equity fundingFunding round was secured through a private placement with institutional investors
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SM Entertainment majority shareholder Kakao is building a superfan app to take on HYBE’s Weverse (report)Unlike HYBE's Weverse, Kakao’s BERRIZ will incorporate content from Korean movies, dramas, and webtoons
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Compact Stage stands from K&M K&M's latest announcement sees them expand the Compact Stage series, a catalogue of space-saving speaker and lighting stands that cater to everything from gigging to boardroom presentations. 

“When I heard Antenna, I was finally convinced of synthesizer music,” says Former Kraftwerk drummer Wolfgang FlürFormer Kraftwerk drummer Wolfgang Flür has recalled his time with the band in a new interview with Uncut, explaining how, even as a member of one of the world’s most iconic electronic music acts, he took his time to come around to the sound of the synthesizer, at first.
Flür joined the German electronic music pioneers in 1973, and played with them for 15 years until 1987. He appeared on several albums, including 1974’s Autobahn and 1975’s Radio-Activity.

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“I had already contributed to the electrification of the group with my self-made electro-pads board, so Radio-Activity was the second album in which I was able to participate as an electronic percussionist,” he says.
“When Ralf [Hütter] and Florian [Schneider] first invited me to the rehearsal rooms on Mintrop Street in the hot summer of 1973, I saw and heard a so-called synthesizer for the first time in my life. The sound was overwhelmingly rich for me and their experimental style was not convincing me at once.
“But when I heard Antenna on one occasion on Berger Allee, where some of us lived, I was finally convinced of synthesizer music. The piece had powerful strength and crunchy, rich sounds. It still touches me more today than Autobahn.”

Elsewhere, Flür cites the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and King Crimson as pivotal in his musical development.
“Jimi Hendrix played a special role for me,” he says. “Not only did I really like his recordings, I also thought he was a beautiful person. The craziest thing comes now: he had a German girlfriend, Monika Danneman, and in the Düsseldorf townhouse where I had my apartment on the ground floor, an elderly lady named Danneman lived on the third floor. I found out it was Monika’s mother.
“One evening, I heard loud English-speaking people in the stairwell, ran to my door and peeped through the peephole. It was Jimi Hendrix himself, with Monika. He had a little luggage and his guitar case with him. I didn’t dare run out and ask him for an autograph!”
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