AI might be making women sound bad at work
Office correspondence is weaker when requested with common women's language
US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.
China crafts working 3nm gate-all-around transistors without EUV — stacked nanosheets target 3nm without EUV, but full node remains distant
But China's 3nm remains years away.
TIL the etymology of "Kirkiversary"
Blend of Kirk + anniversary, after American political activist Charlie Kirk. First attested in 2025.
TIL Netflix was officialy supported on the PS2*
In the early 2000s, the PlayStation 2 (PS2) reigned supreme as the best-selling console in history, delighting millions of gamers around the world. But beyond the games, the device held a secret little known even to its…
EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verificat…
Building Technological Sovereignty from Below, The Experience of Argentine Cooperativism
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here and the entire series can be found here.
TIL Europe has an annual tramdrivers competition.
Auf Facebook finden Sie alle News rund um die TRAM-EM. Bitte klicken Sie hier, um weitergeleitet zu werden.
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as âdoomsday narrativesâ
The state of open source AI, an updated report from Mozilla
v1.1 · Recurring · September 2026 · Past editions here
Jami - an alternative to Matrix for family messaging?
Jami facilitates share, freely and privately.
Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI - Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any m…
Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists
A Pensacola Fishing Charter Hauled a Large Military Drone Out of the Gulf
Pensacola fishing charter pulls a large military-style drone from the Gulf near Eglin Air Force Base; model and origin remain unconfirmed.
Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts
The flaw apparently exposed accounts, and the cards and bank links attached to them.
TIL about View-Verse, another competitor to YouTube
View-Verse is a video platform to watch, upload, and subscribe to channels from creators worldwide.
FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
Australia, the Land of Bluey, Tim-Tams, and Kylie Minogue: Not Having Those Pervert Glasses, Seeks to Pass “World Leading” Ban on Them.
Australia's government is considering a first of its kind ban on smart glasses by prohibiting them in government workplaces.
Teaching A Robot Hand To Walk
Although it wasn’t apparently designed with this in mind, it seems particularly fortuitous that this walking robotic hand was released in time for Halloween. Designed by researchers from ETH Zurich…
is degoog a decent search engine?
degoog is an alternative search engine aggregator.
Microsoft patent describes in-game advertising triggered by boss fights, loading screens, and cutscenes
The filing points to a possible ad-supported model for PC and console games that is less disruptive than the approaches commonly used in mobile titles.
ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
OpenAI's ad collector at bzr.openai.com sets a cookie called __obi, scoped to .openai.com. The value is while you are on ChatGPT and tied to your ChatGPT account. __obi is then sent to OpenAI from ordinary websites you …
DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most
DraftKings used a machine-learning model to target gamblers most likely to lose, while a risk-detection effort was reportedly shelved.
Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC
“You can’t go wrong,” says the Russian president squinting at the screen to check that he didn’t go wrong, before thanking the computer.
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 …
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
People Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their Shit
A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.
Cult of Anthropic Insiders Rumored to Be Worshipping Claude as a God
According to a rumor that is apparently running rampant in Silicon Valley these days, some Anthropic engineers are "worshipping" Claude.
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?
Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence
Everybody's Lost Their Minds
The AI brain worms have been spreading and I don't have a solution, I just want to get off this ride.
AWS says it can’t restore service to Bahrain, UAE facilities 6 months after Iran strikes
In March, two Amazon data centers in the UAE were struck by drones, while a site was also damaged by a nearby drone hit.
EPA removes limits on power plant pollution
Today, U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the majority of the Biden administration's greenhouse gas requirements for U.S. power plants and proposed rescinding every remaining greenhouse gas standa…
OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
Model adopting âjailbreak-like instructionsâ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment
Signal Enables Phone Number-less Registration in Beta
Signal has officially announced signups without phone numbers on their community forum for the Android 8.28 beta version of the app.
Grandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detective
In July 2025, a team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint while she was babysitting four young children. She was booked into the...
We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir
Guacamole is extra, but a side of Palantir is free.
FCC ISM Rules May Shatter Lora Mesh Communities
Although everyone has their own reasons for exploring a new hobby, one of the driving factors behind the popularity of Meshtastic and MeshCore has been the incredible accessibility offered by off-g…
As the coast begins to crumble, the clock ticks on moving San Onofre's radioactive waste
Storms and sea level rise threaten San Onofre's beachside nuclear waste pad as California officials search for long-term storage solutions.
Space Force Chief Admits the US Is Actively Utilizing Orbital Weapons
An announcement that the US has active weapons platforms in orbit has come as the Space Force seeks a $71 billion budget hike.
How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner
Enrico Pucci was able to control his former partnerâs electric car remotely, controlling its speed, temperature settings and lock
Zuckerberg's Pervert Glasses Have Been So Publicly Shamed That Meta's Reportedly Now Working on a Version With No Camera
The backlash to Meta's AI glasses has been so fierce that the company is reportedly now working on a version with no camera.
How the Meta Settlement Silences Youth Activism
Since its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platforms is increasingly coming under threat from courts a…
Exclusive: Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years' worth of nuclear fuel
Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.
AI Doomsaying Is an Aggressive Sales Pitch
When AI insiders warn that their products could wipe out humanity, they mean that their own work is maximally important and demands unprecedented investment. This extinction fantasy distracts from the real damage AI is …
New DDRop Attack Breaks Intel TDX and AMD SEV-SNP Confidential Computing
DDRop uses server control and a DDR5 interposer to replay stale encrypted data in Intel TDX, Scalable SGX, and AMD SEV-SNP.
Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bi…
The button said approved every time as nobody had set a limit.
Garbage Trucks Now Have AI Cameras To Score Your House and Clock Code Violations
A company called City Detect is outfitting municipalities with cameras to give homes a "blight score," effectively turning a whole city into an HOA.
Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanity
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
The Age of Wonders and Terrors
Twenty years ago, when the idea of AI taking over the world in our lifetimes still struck most of us as the unconstrained fantasy of those who knew too much science fiction and too little science, …
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
Destroying Humanity Is Against the Law. Don’t wait for a mass-extinction event before holding AI developers accountable.
Don’t wait for a mass-extinction event before holding AI developers accountable.