John Kuria

Infosec Junkie

[Mark Gadala-Maria @markgadala]

This is wild.

143 million people thought they were catching Pokémon. They were actually building one of the largest real-world visual datasets in AI history.

Niantic just disclosed that photos and AR scans collected through Pokémon Go have produced a dataset of over 30 billion real-world images. The company is now using that data to power visual navigation AI for delivery robots.

Players didn't just walk around with their phones. They scanned landmarks, storefronts, parks, and sidewalks from every angle, at every time of day, in lighting and weather conditions that staged photography would never capture. They documented the physical world at a scale no mapping company with a fleet of vehicles could have replicated on the same timeline or budget.

Niantic collected this systematically, data point by data point, across eight years, while users thought the only thing at stake was catching a rare Charizard.

The most valuable AI training datasets in the world aren't being assembled in data centers. They're being built by people who have no idea they're building them.

[John Kuria @kuria__]

@Safaricom_Care This is noted. However if I move away from the family share plan to the normal plan do I still retain the excess of 800? This is due to inconveniences between this plan and my postpaid plan

[John Kuria @kuria__]

@Safaricom_Care My Home Fibre Family Share is active and paid for, but my postpaid line is not receiving the allocated bundles, minutes, or SMS. Kindly check beneficiary provisioning and MSISDN linkage.

[Fletch17 @RealFletch17]

WOW this hit hard!
Enjoy every minute!
It goes in a blink
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[John Kuria @kuria__]

@clinjar @vidsourcebot source?

[Mighty Mohammed @The__Vyrus]

Lmao. This was fun 🤣

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Man who pushed everything into “next week at work” arrives in next week at work

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

It's super simple this way.

[Weeh Mzee™ @weehmzeee]

Kumbe siri ni kuwa kadere huko Tsavo😂

[Brian Mbunde ™ @Brianmbunde]

Things that make me happy 🥺

[TrendAI™ Research @trendai_RSRCH]

Threat actors leverage #TikTok's vast reach with videos that instruct users to execute malicious commands under the guise of software activation. This highlights the importance of reinforcing security awareness.

Learn more about this evolving threat:⬇️ https://t.co/0FccEmivVE

[KamiLimu @KamiLimu]

🚨NEW SERIES ALERT 🚨
Every KamiLimu cohort brings something fresh. Something brave. Something deeply human.
This time, we handed our mentees a question that unlocked whole new worlds.
"If you were a fictional character, who would you be—and how would you use responsible tech in the world you’re building?"

The first mentee on the spotlight is Bridgette Nthuka. Here is her response:

"GROOT from Guardians of the Galaxy!
Okay, maybe I’m a little biased, I’m on the shorter side myself. 😅
But there’s something powerful about Groot: his weapons grow from his own body, making them naturally sustainable. That’s what responsible tech means to me — solutions that don’t just work, but care for the planet while they do.

If I were Groot in tech, I’d build eco-friendly inventions that keep carbon footprints in check.And just like how Groot communicates with everyone using one simple phrase — “I am Groot!” — responsible tech should be just as inclusive, accessible, and fair, no matter who’s using it."

Our #menteeoftheday today is Bridgette Nthuka Musango, currently pursuing https://t.co/U8z0K3pgHw Telecommunication and Information Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

[Will @BushidoToken]

Based on my convos with SOC analysts at MSSPs, it do be like that…

[Jorixine @jorixine]

@cyb3rops @anton_chuvakin This post is so true that almost hurts you reading it. Really spot on.

[Scritches JRC @scritches]

@cyb3rops Many orgs just see their SOC as an extension of the help desk and are measured solely by tickets and SLA times. These are the places starving for security leadership and contemporary management practices. Ticket management is so 1990’s.

[Florian Roth ⚡️ @cyb3rops]

Quinlan’s post hits the nail on the head - most SOC analysts are stuck doing monotonous work that’s far below their true potential. Watching endless alerts is mind-numbing; let’s be honest, a machine should do that.

I totally agree with her point about the value of giving analysts the freedom to hunt. The real value of human analysts isn’t spotting a red dot in a sea of green - it’s taking those interesting highlights provided by algorithms and pivoting, exploring, and connecting the dots. That’s what humans are made for - curiosity, exploration, the thrill of the hunt (just like our ancestors chasing deer).

In my view, SOCs of the future should leave repetitive, tedious monitoring tasks to automation and AI. Let’s let humans focus on the detective work, the creative stuff, the things that actually make the job exciting and meaningful.

Great post. Totally resonated with me.

https://t.co/TX3u8noHvt

[Be Believing @Be_Believing]

The greatest moment in the history of cinema

[KarbonAtom🇩🇰 @Karbonatom]

@UK_Daniel_Card IOC is “Fortinet”

[John Kuria @kuria__]

@barry_otienoo First episode not so bad