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UK and Germany to jointly develop military AI in 2027

Posted by jethronethro on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:05PM
from the euronews.com dept.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/uk-and-germany-to-jointly-develop-military-ai-in-2027

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Maine banned phones in schools to help teens focus and connect. It's working

Posted by jethronethro on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @01:46PM
from the apnews.com dept.

https://apnews.com/article/maine-cellphone-ban-positive-changes-83bb538cf45879ce6ab4639c6cc73b7b

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Meta fined $25B for 'lies' over user data privacy

Posted by jethronethro on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @02:14PM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqdr8zxrr3dxo

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Google's selfie video sign-in puts your face on its servers

Posted by jethronethro on Monday October 19, 2026 @08:41PM
from the proton.me dept.

https://proton.me/blog/google-selfie-video

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Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America'

Posted by jethronethro on Monday October 19, 2026 @01:50PM
from the apnews.com dept.

https://apnews.com/article/musk-spacex-anthropic-donation-ai-b3312da37a0e340be275295073055e00

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Re:AIVAcare on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @09:09PM (#50097892)

Is this a project that you want to share with HN? If so, please add Show HN: to the title. Otherwise, this is spam.

Re:Ask HN: How to Become a Data Broker? on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @06:28PM (#50096374)

Don't. Please, just don't.

Re: on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @05:55PM (#50095959)

Good for you!

What it felt like when I was interviewed by an AI assistant

Posted by jethronethro on Monday October 12, 2026 @08:00PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/13/dystopian-and-dehumanising-thats-what-it-felt-like-when-i-was-interviewed-by-an-ai-assistant

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Google must pause Finnish data center construction due to environmental concerns

Posted by jethronethro on Monday October 12, 2026 @03:02PM
from the posteo.de dept.

https://posteo.de/en/news/google-must-pause-data-center-construction-in-finland-due-to-environmental-concerns

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Hylki: A modern email client for the Linux desktop

Posted by jethronethro on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @08:31PM
from the hylki.app dept.

https://hylki.app/

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Who owns 'brain rot'?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme

Posted by jethronethro on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @02:35PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/06/brain-rot-tung-tung-tung-sahur-noxa-openai-video

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The AI boom is making the cheapest smartphones disappear

Posted by jethronethro on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @12:37AM
from the restofworld.org dept.

https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-data-center-memory-chip-shortage-cheap-smartphones-digital-divide/

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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company's culture is 'broken'

Posted by jethronethro on Saturday October 03, 2026 @06:18PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/03/openai-safety-leader-quits-warning-ai-companys-culture-is-broken

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Re:Chinese Cars Are Now Achieving 5-Star Safety Ratings on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:41PM (#49912693)

They have been for a while now ...

Tesla patents 'Electric Fan Car' with 4 ducted fans ahead of Roadster reveal

Posted by jethronethro on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:14PM
from the electrek.co dept.

https://electrek.co/2026/09/29/tesla-electric-fan-car-patent-model-s-roadster/

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Re:Tesla patents 'Electric Fan Car' with 4 ducted fans ahead of Roadst... on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:14PM (#49912410)

Not sure how this patent will hold up under challenge with so much prior art electric or otherwise.

Re:The US state replacing power plants with home batteries on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:34PM (#49899146)

Do any of the EVs sold in the US support Vehicle to Grid?

Nvidia launches platform to quarantine rogue AI agents in 'milliseconds'

Posted by jethronethro on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:01PM
from the euronews.com dept.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/nvidia-launches-platform-to-quarantine-rogue-ai-agents-in-milliseconds

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Re:SpaceX Pivots Away from Space on Sunday September 27, 2026 @08:41PM (#49872279)

Let's get Starship consistently into orbit before aiming at the Moon or Mars.

Re:Flock (YC 2017) Wants Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Take... on Sunday September 27, 2026 @01:56PM (#49869077)

Boo freaking hoo.

Pope: AI must serve humans not become tool of domination

Posted by jethronethro on Friday September 25, 2026 @03:18PM
from the euronews.com dept.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/ai-must-serve-humans-rather-than-become-an-instrument-of-domination-and-injustice-pope-war

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OpenAI attacked Australia's health system and doubled down. Time to act

Posted by jethronethro on Thursday September 24, 2026 @08:27PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/25/open-ai-attacked-australias-health-system-and-then-doubled-down-on-its-negligence-the-time-for-wait-and-see-is-over

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My relationship with AI: seductive, frustrating and always demanding vigilance

Posted by jethronethro on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @02:52PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/my-complicated-relationship-with-ai-chatgpt-factchecking

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Countries propose global oversight body to manage AI dangers

Posted by jethronethro on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @03:00PM
from the aljazeera.com dept.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/22/20-countries-propose-global-oversight-body-to-manage-ai-dangers

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Re:Base Browser: A hard fork of Firefox with no AI slop on Sunday September 20, 2026 @08:46PM (#49781728)

Or contribute to LibreWolf (https://librewolf.dev/librewolf/source).

OpenAI discloses new 'concerning' behavior

Posted by jethronethro on Thursday September 17, 2026 @03:31PM
from the dw.com dept.

https://www.dw.com/en/openai-discloses-new-concerning-behavior/a-79300180

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Unplug America

Posted by jethronethro on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @08:42PM
from the engageq.notion.site dept.

https://engageq.notion.site/unplug-full

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Re:OpenAI says CEO Altman will attend Trump's state dinner for Xi on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @06:17PM (#49733808)

Which ring, though?

Why a fast-growing German AI startup is moving its parent company from the US

Posted by jethronethro on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @02:45PM
from the euronews.com dept.

https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/16/why-this-fast-growing-german-ai-start-up-is-moving-its-parent-company-from-the-us

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