Zombie Stats: Where the Numbers AI Quotes Come From | Trakkr Research

We asked five AI assistants 200 questions that call for a number and followed 1,285 of the statistics they cited back to the source.

2048

2048, but the tiles are the people you follow on the open social web.

What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all

If you work in or around the film industry, there is a decent chance you have used the work of The Numbers this month, whether you realise it or not.

LinkedIn has over 675 Million Members. Want to know what LinkedIn User Number you are? They don't make it easy, but you can do it - here's how: Go to to your profile page, then choose "view… | Chris Fralic | 34 comments

LinkedIn has over 675 Million Members. Want to know what LinkedIn User Number you are? They don't make it easy, but you can do it - here's how: Go to to your profile page, then choose "view source" from your browser, then search for "member:" and you'll see a number appear - that's it. | 34 comments on LinkedIn

Sᴜɴʀɪsᴇ Oᴀᴛʜ 十 Tʜᴇ Sʏʟʟᴀʙᴜꜱ (ORI) - CC0 on Twitter / X

There is a type of person who in holding a position will purposefully choose to close their eyes to feel even more safely entrenched. This type is probably tempted to give into despair regarding AI and so needs to believe outright lies about it to cope.— Sᴜɴʀɪsᴇ Oᴀᴛʜ 十 Tʜᴇ Sʏʟʟᴀʙᴜꜱ (ORI) - CC0 (@sunriseoath) July 21, 2026

Numbers station

Recording of the E03 "Lincolnshire Poacher" interval signal, followed by a coded transmission of five numbers: 0–2–5–8–8

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

AI #166: Google Sells Out

This was the week of GPT-5.5.

2,558 Is Not a Number of People - Ewan’s Blog

Bluesky says I have 2,558 followers. For two years I've treated that number as the verdict on my writing: that many people decided my posts were worth seeing…

Exit polls: Election 2025 | CNN Politics

See exit polls data for the 2025 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.

Victorian Election is ‘too close to call’ today: ALP/Greens (46 seats) narrowly ahead of L-NP/ONP (42 seats); One Nation set to win over 10 seats in Lower House - Roy Morgan Research

Before all candidates are locked in, before preference deals are done, and before the campaign begins in earnest in the next few weeks Roy Morgan has created a Winnability Score. It combines current State voting intention with how closely an electorate's voter profile aligns with each party's core support base. In other words, it measures not only who is currently voting for a party, but also which voters are most likely to be persuaded to support that party.

The Daily Planet #125 - The Daily Planet

AI #160: What Passes For a Pause

A lot happened, but by today’s standards this felt like a quiet week.