https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4752243/new-mexico-meta-219-billion-verdict-state-privacy/

https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/debloat-the-internet-with-a-self-hosted-compressing-proxy/

Gemini's free tier is getting a major downgrade from October 9 - Digital Trends
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/geminis-free-tier-is-getting-a-major-downgrade-on-october-9/

I guess I'll soon find out if I'm going to pay up or if 1min.ai is still working.

/r:
UN officials, world leaders, and high-ranking dignitaries cover their phone cameras primarily as a failsafe protection against zero-click spyware, remote activation, and accidental data leaks.

While software fixes and encrypted apps protect data in transit, they cannot override the laws of physics: if a camera lens is physically blocked, it cannot see, no matter how sophisticated a hacker's exploit is.

How I kept cool with NYC's free battery program for window AC units - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/how-i-kept-cool-with-nycs-free-battery-program-for-window-ac-units/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/

A new analysis of more than 1 trillion web requests finds malicious automated traffic jumped 124% in a year.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91611155/bad-bot-traffic-is-growing-9-times-faster-than-human-web-traffic

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/meta-admits-muses-likeness-to-openclaw-isnt-a-coincidence/

https://www.404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi-hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/

^{A: Yes. Cheaper.}

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3056d456gro

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997803/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-and-starts-speaking-cantonese-during-an-interview

^{You can run, but you can't hide...}

—57 Citations Have Followed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-wasn-t-enough-dallas-143932668.html

Bad, if true.

https://securityaffairs.com/199415/ai/ai-hallucination-nearly-triggered-a-us-china-military-confrontation.html

Also add the ever-popular 'Creeping Elegance' tech problem, which I thought this article was about.

https://techaeris.com/2026/09/20/car-technology-bloat-is-ruining-cars/

...Starting This Monday Sep 21
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/faa-ai-air-traffic-control

^{Makes sense to Debbie, sorta like AI pharmacists and radiologists}

https://www.prinzai.com/p/gpt-6-astra-solves-a-wwi-german-radio

GitHub - skillsynchq/txcript: Pandoc for AI chats. Move ai chats across harnesses: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and more. Rust library, CLI, and WASM.

https://github.com/skillsynchq/txcript?tab=readme-ov-file

Windows 11 can now rewind your whole PC, including the file you just created
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-point-in-time-restore-feature/

https://www.thestranger.com/news/seattle-is-poised-to-ban-supermarket-algorithmic-price-discrimination/

^{Just what we need.}

Three Hackers Used Claude to Break Into OpenAI In Less Than 72 Hours
https://gizmodo.com/three-hackers-used-claude-to-break-into-openai-in-less-than-72-hours-2000814009

Anthropic says its chatbot Claude is taking over the work of building its own successor - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/17/anthropic-says-its-chatbot-claude-is-taking-over-work-building-its-own-successor/