I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around
https://island-three.gruberbuilds.workers.dev/
https://island-three.gruberbuilds.workers.dev/
island-three.gruberbuilds.workers.dev
Island Three — O'Neill Cylinder
A physically based, WebGPU-accelerated simulation of an O'Neill cylinder space habitat.
AI doesn't need 'superintelligence' or evil intent to start a nuclear war
https://thebulletin.org/2026/10/ai-doesnt-need-superintelligence-or-evil-intent-to-start-a-nuclear-war/
https://thebulletin.org/2026/10/ai-doesnt-need-superintelligence-or-evil-intent-to-start-a-nuclear-war/
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
AI doesn’t need ‘superintelligence’ or evil intent to start a nuclear war
Even without runaway superintelligence or malicious intent, current AI systems risk triggering nuclear war by amplifying human cognitive blind spots, speeding up escalation spirals, and overwhelming decision-makers with a firehose of information during high…
The logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/magazine/gambling-prediction-markets-statistics.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/magazine/gambling-prediction-markets-statistics.html
Nytimes
How Everything Became Gambling
It’s not just DraftKings and Polymarket — the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley.
Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/horrible-totally-unacceptable-powerless-f1-drivers-frustrated-by-bahrain-f1-software-glitch/10861968/
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/horrible-totally-unacceptable-powerless-f1-drivers-frustrated-by-bahrain-f1-software-glitch/10861968/
motorsport.com
"Horrible, totally unacceptable" - Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch
Formula 1 drivers have weighed in on Bahrain GP's unprecedented software glitch that left them powerless on the formation lap
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies from Plague
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague-a93857
The Moscow Times
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday.
Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It
https://linuxiac.com/kagi-ends-orion-browser-development-for-linux-will-open-source-it/
https://linuxiac.com/kagi-ends-orion-browser-development-for-linux-will-open-source-it/
Linuxiac
Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It
Kagi ends development of Orion Browser for Linux and Windows, with plans to open-source both versions and hand them over to the community.
Anthropic reported diary entry to police, woman faces felony charge
https://www.techspot.com/news/114091-florida-woman-used-claude-diary-anthropic-reported-shoot.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/114091-florida-woman-used-claude-diary-anthropic-reported-shoot.html
TechSpot
Florida woman used Claude as a diary, then Anthropic reported an entry to police
According to the arrest report, Carli Michelle Heller, of Bonita Springs, Florida, wrote on September 26 that she would attack the Sheriff's office. She later said that...
Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/wave-of-affordable-electric-cars-is-boosting-consumers-choice-sales-of-sub-eur25-000-models-set-to-rise-sevenfold
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/wave-of-affordable-electric-cars-is-boosting-consumers-choice-sales-of-sub-eur25-000-models-set-to-rise-sevenfold
T&E
Wave of affordable electric cars is boosting consumers' choice: sales…
Electric car choice is expanding rapidly thanks to EU clean car targets, but weakening the 2030-35 targets would put affordable models and Europe’s…
Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data
https://www.cpr.dk/cpr-nyt/nyhedsarkiv/2026/okt/omfattende-uautoriseret-adgang-til-borgeres-cpr-oplysninger
https://www.cpr.dk/cpr-nyt/nyhedsarkiv/2026/okt/omfattende-uautoriseret-adgang-til-borgeres-cpr-oplysninger
www.cpr.dk
Omfattende uautoriseret adgang til borgeres CPR-oplysninger
Det Centrale Personregister (CPR) har konstateret en alvorlig sikkerhedshændelse. Ved at misbruge en dansk virksomheds lovlige adgang til at søge...
Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/press-release/
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/press-release/
NobelPrize.org
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
Europe's new robotics unicorn: Germany's RobCo hits $1B valuation
https://techfundingnews.com/europes-new-robotics-unicorn-germanys-robco-hits-1b-valuation/
https://techfundingnews.com/europes-new-robotics-unicorn-germanys-robco-hits-1b-valuation/
Tech Funding News
Europe’s new robotics unicorn: Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
Munich-based RobCo has surpassed a $1 billion valuation through an employee secondary share sale, doubling its valuation in just nine months
The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-the-era-of-ostriches/
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-the-era-of-ostriches/
Michael Catanzaro's Blog
The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?
Humans are bad at writing secure code, and GNOME developers are no exception. GNOME is primarily written using unsafe programming languages where simple mistakes in our code lead to devastating...
Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41564-pixel-11-doesnt-yet-meet-the-grapheneos-security-standards-and-may-be-skipped
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41564-pixel-11-doesnt-yet-meet-the-grapheneos-security-standards-and-may-be-skipped
GrapheneOS Discussion Forum
Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped - GrapheneOS Discussion Forum
Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the 'Neutron Bomb for Education' [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTfANuLBF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTfANuLBF4
YouTube
Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the ‘Neutron Bomb for Education’
Long before he became famous as the author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt was a social psychologist whose work revolutionized the field. In this episode of The Permanent Questions, taped in front of a live audience at last month’s Atlantic Festival…