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France's Mistral announces new AI model
www.reuters.com/world/china/mistral-ceo-says-new-ai-model-beats-chinese-ones-some-areas-2026-10-06/I have looked upon your memes… and I am NOT amused. 😾
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France's Mistral announces new AI model
www.reuters.com/world/china/mistral-ceo-says-new-ai-model-beats-chinese-ones-some-areas-2026-10-06/posted in Technology
Chick-fil-A takes a stand against fast-food drive-thru AI trend
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/chick-fil-a-takes-stand-against-fast-food-drive-thru-ai-trend?taid=6ac39155d234120001bf1390&%3Butm_campaign=trueanthem&%3Butm_medium=trueanthem&%3Butm_source=twitterposted in Technology
The Dutch government wants to ban smartphones from schools, both during lessons and during break times
nltimes.nl/2026/10/05/dutch-government-completely-ban-smartphones-schoolsposted in Technology
Microsoft is using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature — critics blast the 'biomimicry' effort as 'lipstick on a pig' amid a 20-year gas…
Full title: Microsoft is using wetlands and native gardens to ‘camouflage’ 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature — critics blast the ‘biomimicry’ effort as ‘lipstick on a pig’ amid a 20-year gas power deal
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/microsoft-is-using-wetlands-and-native-gardens-to-camouflage-20-plus-data-center-sites-by-blending-them-into-nature-critics-blast-the-biomimicry-effort-as-lipstick-on-a-pig-amid-a-20-year-gas-power-dealposted in Technology
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash | Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/amazons-1b-plan-to-combat-data-center-backlash-draws-more-backlash/posted in Technology
EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says
www.thedrive.com/news/ev-charging-doesnt-need-to-be-as-fast-as-gas-ionna-ceo-saysposted in Technology
Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/social-media-harms-democracy-by-spreading-rumors-survey-shows-2026-10-01/posted in Technology
Data Centers Are Hiding How Much Water and Power They Consume
www.gadgetreview.com/data-centers-are-hiding-how-much-water-and-power-they-consumeposted in Technology
California attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over cyber incidents
thehill.com/policy/technology/6124245-openai-subpoena-rob-bonta-californiaposted in Technology
TP-Link opens global preorders for its first Wi-Fi 8 router, but ban keeps it out of US market — US left off launch list as FCC freeze refuses to thaw
www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/tp-link-opens-global-preorders-for-its-first-wi-fi-8-router-but-ban-keeps-it-out-of-us-market-us-left-off-launch-list-as-fcc-freeze-refuses-to-thawposted in Technology
A jury found Facebook guilty of 43 million privacy violations, and Meta could owe billions
www.techspot.com/news/114035-jury-found-facebook-guilty-43-million-privacy-violations.htmlposted in Technology
NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions / As of Thursday, the city's click-to-cancel rule has taken effect, which requires businesses to make it as easy to cancel a subsc…
Full title: NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions / As of Thursday, the city’s click-to-cancel rule has taken effect, which requires businesses to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up.
www.theverge.com/policy/1003426/nyc-click-to-cancel-subscriptions-ruleposted in Technology
Pentagon gets pwned as breach exposes sensitive data on nearly three million military and civilian personnel — stolen info includes Social Security numbers and job-related records
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/pentagon-gets-pwned-as-breach-exposes-sensitive-data-on-nearly-three-million-military-and-civilian-personnel-stolen-info-includes-social-security-numbers-and-job-related-recordsposted in Technology
Meta responds after Muse AI gave stranger YouTuber’s home address on Facebook Marketplace
www.dexerto.com/youtube/meta-responds-after-muse-ai-gave-stranger-youtubers-home-address-on-facebook-marketplace-3414057/posted in Technology
Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban / Asus is not publicly committing to US manufacturing.
www.theverge.com/policy/1002504/asus-escape-us-router-ban-us-manufacturingposted in Technology
Disney Hit By Layoffs, A Couple Hundred Workers Cut
deadline.com/2026/09/disney-layoffs-josh-damaro-1237114027/posted in Technology
Discord's PC system resource-hogging days are numbered-- a new 'Game Mode' is coming to reduce CPU and GPU usage while gaming
www.techradar.com/computing/software/discords-pc-system-resource-hogging-days-are-numbered-a-new-game-mode-is-coming-to-reduce-cpu-and-gpu-usage-while-gamingposted in Technology
Nvidia Adds Record $150 Billion to Stock Buyback
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-adds-record-150-billion-to-stock-buyback-910f96a8?st=aatBFXposted in Technology
The Internet Marked Flock Safety CEO’s Home As A Public Toilet Online
www.gadgetreview.com/the-internet-marked-flock-safety-ceos-home-as-a-public-toilet-onlineposted in Technology
Esos Rings CEO Michelle Bisnoff Convicted of Nearly $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
keyt.com/news/crime/2026/09/25/esos-rings-ceo-michelle-bisnoff-convicted-of-nearly-2-million-ponzi-scheme/