8 different states. One target. OpenAI.

https://www.reuters.com/world/eight-us-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-children-2026-10-14/

#openai #law #unitedstates #consumerprotection

Cool and interesting. Rice, rice, baby. The husks, anyway.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20261009-the-houses-made-from-rice-husks

#rice #building

Layers and layers of light refraction.

#sunset #photography

The Cockroach Janta Party keeps rolling.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/world/asia/india-cockroach-protests-delhi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HlE.qNz-.aZcINrGQhp6C&smid=url-share

#india #protests

Bold. But even if it all works out for him (I am not fan of Adobe), all that happens is a bunch of open source code written by Anthropic's Claude.

I imagine Adobe will have something to say. They, too, aren't strangers to ai technologies.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software-is-over-bold-ai-developer-takes-aim-at-adobe-with-open-source-clones/

#ai #Adobe #software

This 'Prime day', remember all the prices are their fault. And benefits them.

Ask yourself how much you need it. 😶‍🌫️

#PrimeDay

Tired of navigating the tribes and hate and love for AI, I decided to cut the baby in half.

Or, maybe we could discuss changing the bathwater.

Either way, I expect that there is something to upset everyone in here.

https://knowprose.com/2026/10/ai-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/

#AI #writing #BigTech #China #datacenters

I guess I've been living under a rock. I was checking on an image copyright license, and...

I'm still giggling.

https://www.wtfpl.net/about/

#copyright #WTFPL

TikTok pays Alabama.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/tiktok-alabama-child-safety-settlement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFE.YxfB.ePKMUDGj9Rz-&smid=url-share

#tiktok #socialmedia #alabama

We are the ghost in the machine. And we're not dead yet.

https://knowprose.com/2026/09/the-code-of-creation/

#ai #writing #Law #copyright #code #moralrights

New Jersey environmental officials have fined the operator of a sprawling data center in Vineland over $1 million for installing dozens of gas-powered generators without the required permits and ordered the company to get the permits within 45 days or cease operations...

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/22/nj-vineland-data-center-fined/

#newjersey #datacenters

The possibility of a warm blooded t-rex really demonstrates how many assumptions we made.

Pretty wild to ponder.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/trex-dinosaur-temperature-warm-blooded.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.6VWr.koN5oD5dBId7&smid=url-share

#dinosaurs

...The more AI automates human interactions, from emails and brainstorm sessions to therapy and customer service, the more valuable a tangible, face-to-face encounter becomes...

The irony.

https://sfstandard.com/2026/09/19/ai-party-boom/

#ai

RE: https://helvede.net/@jwcph/117298443839083120

You always better have a good reason for getting too creative with an UX.

That so many think they do is worth mocking.

Gifted link. Suddenly, what has been obvious is undeniable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/technology/microsoft-openai-publishing-industry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.VSZ1.348RyGcV-B-s&smid=url-share

#copyright #ai

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/117293440736035000

Interesting analysis/narrative that highlights how increasingly ubiquitous decisions by ai (llm) are propagating.

Coincides with something I have been gestating. Great thread. One focus.

Multiply that focus exponentially.

#ai

New kitteh discovered.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wild-cat-species-discovered-bolivia/

#Bolivia #cat

IDscan, used for age verification, hacked and leaked.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-data-breach-with-more-than-150-million-drivers-licenses-stolen/

#ageverification #cybersecurity #infosec #privacy

There is no good reason to oppose the new map. Or maybe there is? Go ahead and inform me if there is... I dare you.🙃

https://www.politico.eu/article/un-backs-effort-to-depict-africa-correctly-on-maps-despite-us-opposition/

#cartography #un #africa

Poetry. Laid off developers build an LLM made to do executive work. 😅

https://www.pcmag.com/news/laid-off-developers-create-ai-model-to-replace-ceos-and-other-executives

#ai