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2026-09-19 17:10:17

#Microsoft in court:::
“Our AI content strategy has started a ‘doom loop’ that will hurt the performance of our models and the entire web at the same time,. It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created for our #LLM business with respect to its ‘content supply chain.'” #copyright
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-executive-doom-loop

2026-09-18 19:39:00

Long #train trip in #Europe from north to south:- 6,203 km with an Interrail pass, taking 23 trains run by 10 railway companies. The journey was only possible thanks to the reopening of a railway line between Haparanda in Sweden and Tornio in Finland.https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/from-finland-to-portugal-by-train-in-just-125-hours

2026-09-18 08:53:28

Without access to your medical records, #databrokers infer how well you sleep, if you smoke, your body mass index, and if you have health insurance.
They can also guess your religion, ethnicity, political leanings, and even the exact ages of your children.
These inferences are then sold to pharmaceutical companies, healthcare firms, and insurers. #adtech #privacy
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/09/16/data-brokers-have-detailed-files-on-you-heres-whats-in-them-and-how-it-impacts-you

2026-09-15 08:11:44

The failure of the European right-to-repair legislation in its first year is no failure. It's the first iteration of a new front in a very old war to protect citizens from harm. Or, if you believe freedom usurps protection, to provide citizens with the information without which freedom of choice is meaningless. #EU #righttorepair
https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/14/europes-right-to-repair-rules-are-broken-not-beaten/5295763

2026-09-13 08:35:35

The justification for turning off algorithm-driven content makes sense. ... divisive content can be pushed into people’s feeds, drawing them further and further into rabbit holes. #algorithm #socialmedia
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/11/i-turned-off-my-instagram-algorithm-opt-out-social-media-reforms-australia

2026-09-12 08:38:26

Pony.ai and Verne have started fully driverless passenger rides in Zagreb, the first anywhere in #Europe, with nobody in the driver’s seat and Uber taking the bookings. #China #EV
https://thenextweb.com/news/europes-first-truly-driverless-robotaxi-is-running-in-croatia-on-chinese-software

2026-09-11 08:21:49

What is the future of #Wordpress ?
---- "Matt #Mullenweg is currently on leave from #automattic. Mark Davies, Automattic’s CFO, will lead the company as interim CEO. The Board has full confidence in Mark Davies' leadership and in the team's ability to execute against the company's priorities.
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/

2026-09-10 08:50:58

Better strategy than #ageverification:
-- Australian government released draft legislation outlining a Digital Duty of Care. It would allow Australians to switch off the algorithmic feed that social media platforms deliver automatically to users, instead allowing them to see content from friends and creators they choose to follow.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/09/the-push-to-stop-algorithms-controlling-social-media-feeds-has-begun

2026-09-09 11:03:00

Overall, the data that affects this particular ranking measures the quality of infrastructure and services the society provides to residents. Does it measure #happiness of people or actually something else can be debated, but it is called Happy City Index anyhow. #travel .https://klaava.com/happiest-cities-in-the-world-are-happy-to-provide-residents-and-travelers-services-they-need/

2026-09-08 08:04:24

European cities dominate the top 20 – only three cities out of 20 are non-European (two in Japan and one in Australia). #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/happiest-cities-in-the-world-are-happy-to-provide-residents-and-travelers-services-they-need/

2026-09-07 09:06:45

Carmakers have woken up to value of our private data::
- Carmakers also want access to your telemetry data, by which I mean things like routing habits, or how often apps are used. When you load up #CarPlay or #AndroidAuto, it's only app developers and Apple or Google that have any access to this.
https://www.pocket-lint.com/why-some-cars-dont-support-carplay-or-android-auto/

2026-09-06 08:24:53

Having encountered a number of occupied chargers during summer vacation period, this makes sense::
#EV charger maker Kempower argues that adding connectors raises charging station. utilisation far more than adding raw power delivered to a vehicle.
https://thenextweb.com/news/kempower-white-paper-more-plugs-less-power-charging-utilisation-afir-kilowatt-targets-europe

2026-09-05 08:16:23

Trying to prevent all ad tracking on iOS and stock Android - is it even possible?
---The disclosures highlight a growing national security concern: that location data collected ​by the advertising industry and sold by data brokers – companies that ‌collate and resell personal data – can ‌be used to track and target military personnel deployed to war zones. #tracking #databroker
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/military-disables-phone-ad-trackers

2026-09-03 13:00:00

Tinkerers rejoice:Every component of the #camera can be changed or upgraded, which makes it not “just a camera,” but a “flexible imaging platform.” ... “It is a fully modular, open, and programmable camera platform: full control over both firmware and software.”https://petapixel.com/2026/09/02/this-new-open-source-camera-has-swappable-sensors-and-lens-mounts/

2026-09-02 08:40:11

#Meta now estimates that less than one tenth of a percent of all glasses sold have been tampered with (the recording light has been disabled). The company didn’t provide specific figures, but 7 million glasses were sold in 2025.
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/01/2026/meta-disables-cameras-on-thousands-of-tampered-smart-glasses

2026-08-30 08:28:45

The investigation found that trackers embedded in (mostly) free #VPN apps for phones can collect information including advertising identifiers, device models, network types, mobile carrier details, and other device data. #cyber #tracking #privacy
https://cyberinsider.com/proton-finds-85-of-us-downloaded-vpn-apps-contain-trackers/

2026-08-29 08:35:35

Endless stream of court cases for #Meta around the world:::
Elsewhere in the world, in jurisdictions as far flung as Amsterdam and Nairobi, other claims have yet to be heard. Far bigger questions about the power of a single US technology company to shape politics and democracy everywhere on Earth are still to be answered. #bigtech
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/28/meta-facebook-us-lawsuit-settlement-world-impact

2026-08-28 16:34:23

In Austria along the Donau river

2026-08-27 08:34:31

#EU officials were hit with what a state-sponsored spearphishing attack on #Whatsapp. That means a government-backed campaign built around specific named people rather than a mass mailing. Attackers used social engineering, writing personalised messages designed to make a particular official click a link or open an attachment.
https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-officials-whatsapp-spearphishing-deepseek-chinese-hackers

2026-08-26 17:53:35

#Web pages written by #AI will soon be more common than pages written by fingers on keyboard. Machine Learning will have to find other sources of data.
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/08/20/how-much-of-the-internet-is-written-with-ai/