New Mexico judge postpones Facebook penalty ruling
A New Mexico judge postponed Facebook’s penalty decision on October 1. State attorneys reportedly would accept $35 billi…
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Waymo staff called police after viewing robotaxi cabin footage
A summer 2026 Waymo incident highlights how robotaxi recording, human review and data sharing raise distinct privacy que…
Google routes Gemini 4 Argon’s initial access through Fairwind
Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30. Initial external access runs through vetted Fairwind partners; wider ac…
ESA says Italy’s Eaglet II constellation is complete
The final eight Eaglet II satellites reached orbit on October 1, 2026, completing the 24-satellite constellation and bri…
IBM makes self-hosted IBM Bob generally available
IBM announced general availability on September 30, 2026. See where IBM Bob can run, which models fit each configuration…
Amazon reportedly discussed a financing plan for about $8B in Nvidia chips
Amazon reportedly discussed moving about $8 billion in Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips into a debt-funded SPV, then leasing…
OpenAI is reportedly deploying Jalapeño with AMD EPYC Turin hosts
OpenAI was reported to be deploying Jalapeño with AMD EPYC Turin hosts. Richard Ho cited platform maturity, partner expe…
d4r lists experimental DLSS 4.5 support for Radeon RX 9000
d4r lists experimental DLSS 4.5 support for Radeon RX 9000 under Linux, using ZLUDA and RDNA kernels; its own RDNA 4 run…
OpenAI confirms it parted ways with three employees after an internal investigation
OpenAI confirmed three departures after an internal finding on sensitive information. Separate reports alleged a disclos…
AI researchers challenge executives over policy and safety
Researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are challenging leadership over AI safety and policy, as OpenAI’s state-leve…
HCA nurses and Rayus schedulers report problems with separate Palantir workflows
HCA nurses describe Timpani scheduling problems; Rayus workers report separate errors in a Foundry-based workflow. Both…
ChatGPT for Mac flaw could expose chat data
A reported flaw in ChatGPT for macOS could have exposed chat logs and app data. OpenAI reportedly acknowledged and fixed…
