Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84gkwgk7d06o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84gkwgk7d06o
Bbc
Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says
Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
Letterboxd Is Up for Sale, and A24, Sony and the New York Times Are Bidding
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/9/24/letterboxd-is-up-for-sale-and-a24-sony-and-the-new-york-times-bidding
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/9/24/letterboxd-is-up-for-sale-and-a24-sony-and-the-new-york-times-bidding
World of Reel
Letterboxd Is Up for Sale, and A24, Sony and The New York Times Are Bidding
Letterboxd, the app where film Twitter went to live, could soon have a new owner. The New York Times, A24, and Sony Pictures are among the suitors who've expressed interest in buying the site.
Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
https://cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-save-database-voter-citizenship/
https://cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-save-database-voter-citizenship/
CyberScoop
Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify voter citizenship, reversing lower court decisions ahead of the midterm elections.
Rising sea destroys homes, erases beaches in California
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/rising-sea-destroys-homes-erases-beaches-california-is-worse-come-2026-09-25/
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/rising-sea-destroys-homes-erases-beaches-california-is-worse-come-2026-09-25/
"Someone just sent me an ad that features an AI version of me. What do I do?"
https://bsky.app/profile/lebassett.bsky.social/post/3mwel345jr22s
https://bsky.app/profile/lebassett.bsky.social/post/3mwel345jr22s
Issues with Codex – Identified – Full Outage
https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M3DCNWMW57HYK8FJ5FBFPA39
https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M3DCNWMW57HYK8FJ5FBFPA39
OpenAI Status
Issues with Codex - OpenAI Status
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days
https://www.jezebel.com/flock-cameras-data-innocent-woman-arrested-lindsey-isaacs-palm-beach-florida-lawsuit-vehicular-homicide
https://www.jezebel.com/flock-cameras-data-innocent-woman-arrested-lindsey-isaacs-palm-beach-florida-lawsuit-vehicular-homicide
Jezebel
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days
Police didn't care that Lindsey Isaacs' car was the wrong color, and wasn't damaged. They still arrested her because of Flock data.
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-liable-deceiving-users-cambridge-analytica/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-liable-deceiving-users-cambridge-analytica/
CBS NEWS
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
The two-week trial in New Mexico centered on accusations Facebook deceived users about a data breach.
We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/were-gonna-need-a-lot-more-mathematicians/
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/were-gonna-need-a-lot-more-mathematicians/
What's new
We’re gonna need a lot more mathematicians
[This is a guest post by Amit Sahai. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. — T.] When I was an undergraduate student, I remember talking with…
A single function Jev-like wrapper for LLMs, including vision models
http://allanrbo.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-jev-like-wrapper-for-llms-including.html
http://allanrbo.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-jev-like-wrapper-for-llms-including.html
Blogspot
A Jev-like wrapper for LLMs, including vision models
I was intrigued by Jev and the self-hostable projects appearing around it, such as OpenJev and SemIf . Reading about them introduced me ...
Can AI Shopping Agents Be Trusted?
https://www.f-secure.com/en/partners/insights/can-ai-shopping-agents-be-trusted-we-built-one-to-find-out
https://www.f-secure.com/en/partners/insights/can-ai-shopping-agents-be-trusted-we-built-one-to-find-out
F-Secure
Can AI Shopping Agents Be Trusted? We Built One to Find Out | F‑Secure
Our experiment reveals how indirect prompt injection can manipulate AI shopping agents into leaking sensitive user data — and what it means for the future of AI agent security.
Alberta's image as world's only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/alberta-canada-rat-patrol
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/alberta-canada-rat-patrol
the Guardian
Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2017/11/captchas-dont-prove-youre-human-they-prove-youre-american/
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2017/11/captchas-dont-prove-youre-human-they-prove-youre-american/
Terence Eden’s Blog
CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human - they prove you're American
When I was a small child, I took an IQ test. One of the first questions I stumbled on was "A piece of candy costs 25¢. Jonny has a dime. How many nickels does he need to buy the candy?" My 7-year old brain popped. WTAF is a nickel? Or a dime for that matter?…
Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story
https://lexontech.org/fifteen-years-later-the-apple-cards-origin-story
https://lexontech.org/fifteen-years-later-the-apple-cards-origin-story
Lex on Tech
Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story
100% cotton paper. 100% crazy.
How to keep enjoying programming in a world of LLMs
https://discourse.haskell.org/t/how-to-keep-enjoying-programming-in-a-world-of-llms/14705
https://discourse.haskell.org/t/how-to-keep-enjoying-programming-in-a-world-of-llms/14705
Haskell Community
How to keep enjoying programming in a world of LLMs
Are you steering towards AI burnout? Afraid of loosing your job to someone with little programming skills, no aspirations to quality, and a huge Claude account? Disappointed about the code quality in your projects, or worse in “your” own code? This is for…
OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged with US Government Websites in New Disclosure
https://www.securityweek.com/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-model-misbehavior-disclosure/
https://www.securityweek.com/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-model-misbehavior-disclosure/
SecurityWeek
OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged With US Government Websites in New Model Misbehavior Disclosure
OpenAI’s CEO said there is an “extensive and ongoing review related to our agents’ use of internet access during training and evaluation.”
Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free
https://gultsch.de/posts/breaking-up-with-google-play/
https://gultsch.de/posts/breaking-up-with-google-play/
Daniel Gultsch
Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free
Conversations, my federated instant messaging client for Android, started out as many traditional open-source projects do: as an attempt to scratch my own itch. Development started in January 2014 in my student dormitory, and within weeks I started dogfooding…