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Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Facebook's Parent Company, Meta, Ordered to Pay a $25 Billion Fine
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Facebook-Mutter-Meta-zu-25-Milliarden-Dollar-Strafe-verurteilt-id31444308.html
TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account | TechCrunch: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/tiktok-permanently-bans-musk-documentary-advertising-account/
Key FactsNew Mexico court orders Meta to pay $25bn
47 min ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- The judge wrote that Meta’s misrepresentations about Facebook data were willful and spanned 2010 through 2021.
- Meta intends to appeal; chief lawyer CJ Mahoney said the ruling makes doing business in New Mexico nearly impossible.
- The jury found more than 40 million violations of state law; plaintiffs said roughly two million residents were affected.
- The penalty was reduced from a calculated $219bn to $25bn.
Today's result makes clear that no corporation is too powerful to be held accountable.— Raúl Torrez, New Mexico Attorney General, commenting on the ruling against Meta
Elon Musk promises to give every child in America a free SpaceX share next year: Musk explained the plan on his X platform. He didn't elaborate ...
techspot.com/news/114253-elon-musk-promises-give-every-child-america-free.html
Musk Brutally Mocked for Attempt to Scare Dems: “All bark no bite,” one user said.
thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-brutally-mocked-for-attempt-to-scare-dems
CBS News Correspondent Deletes and Apologizes for Post Lauding Heckler at El-Sayed Town Hall Amid Heavy Ba ...
mediaite.com/media/news/cbs-news-correspondent-deletes-and-apologizes-for-post-lauding-heckler-at-el-sayed-town-hall-amid-heavy-backlash-a-violation-of-cbs-news-standards/
Perplexity Makes It Easier To Run AI Workflows Entirely On Your Own Mac: A Mac with at least 36GB of RAM can now run Perplexity AI workflows locally.
engadget.com/2291754/perplexity-makes-it-easier-to-run-ai-workflows-entirely-on-your-mac/
Political World Stunned as It’s Revealed Billionaire Scored Pardon After Alina Habba Paid $50M: R ...
mediaite.com/media/news/political-world-stunned-by-report-that-billionaire-scored-pardon-after-paying-alina-habba-50-million-send-this-to-the-new-trump-fraud-tip-line/
Second-Hand-Plattform: Vinted mit mutmaßlich geplünderten Waren aus Frankreich überschwemmt
manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/handel/frankreich-nach-unruhen-tauchen-mutmasslich-gepluenderte-waren-bei-vinted-auf-a-76f4d0bf-0e7f-4fb3-8671-3ddf9192f88a
TikTok employees said they knew about child safety issues, but execs failed to act
theverge.com/tech/1014250/tiktok-employees-internal-child-safety-warnings
Tesla's Roadster takes off - | the internet is making fun of it: Tesla's new flying Roadster offers the internet a perfect setup like no other in a long ...
winfuture.de/news,162022.html
X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms: Platform points to Iran, Russia, and China but provides no public evidence for ...
theregister.com/security/2026/10/15/x-purges-13000-accounts-linked-to-suspected-meddling-ahead-of-us-midterms/5303234
Space X and Tesla exploring merger, CEO Elon Musk says: SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to consider a merger and Elon Musk thinks "it's a good ...
axios.com/2026/10/20/spacex-tesla-merger-talks
OpinionADL Criticized for ‘Deeply Unserious’ Statement Responding to Trump’s Use of ‘Shyl ...
mediaite.com/politics/adl-criticized-for-deeply-unserious-statement-responding-to-trumps-use-of-shylock-slur-that-omits-his-name/
unclosetedmedia.com Oct 14
Ahead of the Midterms, Meta Has Paid at Least 29 Anti-LGBTQ Accounts for Their Posts
unclosetedmedia.com/p/ahead-of-the-midterms-meta-has-paid
Elon Musk's Lego Order Is a Good Reminder About Screenshot Security: The SpaceX CEO's attempt to show off GrokBot's capabilities as an AI agent ends with him ...
pcmag.com/news/elon-musks-lego-order-is-a-good-reminder-about-screenshot-security
SpaceXSI bundles X Premium, Grok and Cursor into one subscription: The new X Subscription combines X's paid features with AI tools like Grok and Cursor ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/spacexsi-bundles-x-premium-grok-and-cursor-into-one-subscription/
X-rays reveal surprisingly long-lived spin waves in copper oxide: Today's computer technology, based on silicon chips, is slowly reaching its physical ...
phys.org/news/2026-10-rays-reveal-copper-oxide.html
"Hard but fair" on October 19: Topic and guests of Monday's edition: Moderator Louis Klamroth diskutiert am Montag mit diesen Gästen in der ARD-Talkshow ...
stern.de/kultur/-hart-aber-fair--am-19--oktober--thema-und-gaeste-der-ausgabe-am-montag-38417846.html
Critics Floored by Sean Hannity’s Grilling of Katie Zacharia on Fox News: ‘She’s Cooked’
mediaite.com/online/critics-floored-by-sean-hannitys-crazy-zacharia-takedown-on-fox-news-shes-cooked/
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Suspends Val Chmerkovskiy For TikTok Referencing Will Smith Oscar Moment; Dancer Responds, “Instinct Was To Defend My Wife”
deadline.com/2026/10/val-chmerkovskiy-dancing-with-the-stars-suspension-1237166428/
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“Robberies”: Sevilla furious after Real game! | Football: After the defeat at Real Madrid, FC Sevilla feels disadvantaged.
sportbild.bild.de/fussball/internationaler-fussball/raubueberfaelle-sevilla-tobt-nach-real-spiel-6ad5ba8e51e5094f7a5714f2
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm: Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/facebook-is-giving-users-more-control-over-their-algorithm/
The Times Tech Podcast: Facebook Whistleblower on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI and The Social Reckoning
podfollow.com/times-tech-podcast/episode/f9a93fa5cbadc1053bdf3d86190bdb4955253771/view
Maximum severity vulnerability threatens GitLab: Attackers can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition.
heise.de/news/24-Sicherheitsluecken-in-GitLab-geschlossen-11485669.html
US tech firm Nvidia buys stake in French health platform Doctolib: American chipmaker Nvidia has announced minority investments in four French technology ...
rfi.fr/en/france/20261015-us-tech-firm-nvidia-buys-stake-in-french-health-platform-doctolib
Palm-leaf manuscripts reveal traces of their preparation through X-rays and machine learning
phys.org/news/2026-10-palm-leaf-manuscripts-reveal-rays.html
'I'm not Jewish, I'm a Zionist': Viral trend surges on X as hundreds join in, 'Post' analysis finds
jpost.com/diaspora/article-911352
maangchi.com Oct 08
AARP’s Top Influencers Over 50: They’re funny, relatable, inspirational ... and they’re a major cultural force. AARP ranks today’s highest-impact older social ...
aarp.org/home-living/aarp-top-influencers-over-fifty/
TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat: Soon to be taboo for children under 13: Platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram are to be banned for children under 13 in ...
donaukurier.de/nachrichten/politik/tiktok-instagram-snapchat-fuer-kinder-unter-13-jahren-bald-tabu-22205177
Bored of Your Facebook Feed? You Can Now Tweak 'Your Algorithm' With Prompts: The new 'Your Algorithm' feature uses AI to understand your preferences and topics ...
uk.pcmag.com/social-media/167909/bored-of-your-facebook-feed-you-can-now-tweak-your-algorithm-with-prompts
Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’ Picked Up for Series By Hulu: The truth is out there on streaming.
screencrush.com/coogler-x-files-series/
The Best Jokes About Katie Zacharia: Can't wait for day two!
buzzfeed.com/mjs538/katie-zacharia-jokes
Remember Orkut? Its founder wants to bring it back: Orkut's founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content.
techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/remember-orkut-its-founder-wants-to-bring-it-back/
Newsom Trolls Katie Zacharia With ‘In Memoriam’ Post: Reaction has flooded in after the White House press secretary lasted only five days on the job.
thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom-trolls-katie-zacharia-with-in-memoriam-post
Elon Musk's Lego Order Is a Good Reminder About Screenshot Security: The SpaceX CEO's attempt to show off GrokBot's capabilities as an AI agent ends with him ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/167879/elon-musks-lego-order-is-a-good-reminder-about-screenshot-security
membership.occrp.org Oct 09
Montenegro Arrests then Expels Russian 'Rybar' Network Leader, Associates
occrp.org/en/news/montenegro-arrests-then-expels-russian-rybar-network-leader-associates
The Beautiful Blue Is My Favorite Thing About Vivo’s Foldable X Fold 6 - CNET: It's a solid example of an Android foldable, but I worry that Apple has ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/vivo-x-fold-6-blue-color-design-review/
FTTH: 20 percent of internet users don't want fiber optics: Fast fiber optic rollout is considered essential for digitalization and the economy of the future ...
pcgameshardware.de/Internet-Thema-34041/News/20-Prozent-wollen-kein-Glasfaser-Internet-1556272/
Marvel Studios Is Officially Debuting The Real Deadpool In 2027: Deadpool is officially confirmed to appear in a new Marvel Studios release in 2027 ...
screenrant.com/deadpool-x-men-97-season-3-comic-accurate-not-ryan-reynolds/
OpinionMicrosoft Left This Windows Bug Broken for 10 Years. I Fixed It in an Afternoon With Opus 5.5
pcmag.com/opinions/microsoft-left-this-windows-bug-broken-for-10-years-i-fixed-it-in-an-afternoon
X Factor star Ray Quinn says his baby son was ‘born sleeping’ in heartbreaking post
thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/40651718/x-factor-ray-quinn-son-stillborn-heartbreaking-post/
TikTok CEO sees major scientific breakthroughs from AI within three years: Chew cautioned that AI's growing capabilities would require stronger safeguards ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/12/tiktok-ceo-bytedance-ai-scientific-breakthroughs.html
'Barbarity for the Sake of Barbarity': Trump Pentagon Confirms Plan to Livestream Firing Squad Execution
commondreams.org/news/death-penalty-in-the-us
‘Not Ready for Primetime!’ Critics Destroy Trump’s New Press Secretary After 14 Minute Hit-and ...
mediaite.com/media/news/not-ready-for-primetime-critics-destroy-trumps-new-press-secretary-after-14-minute-hit-and-run-debut/
Pete Hegseth’s Execution Livestream Plan Sparks Avalanche of Bipartisan Fury: ‘Government-Back ...
mediaite.com/online/pete-hegseths-execution-livestream-plan-sparks-avalanche-of-bipartisan-fury-government-backed-snuff-film/
Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will become SpaceXSI as Trump pushes to use "Super Intelligence" over AI
techspot.com/news/114099-elon-musk-spacexai-become-spacexsi-following-trump-push.html
Key FactsMusk plans to rename SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI
Oct 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: qz.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: qz.com
- Elon Musk announced plans to rename SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI but provided no timeline or details about the process.
- Donald Trump's September 29 executive order directs federal agencies to officially use “super intelligence” and “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” and “AI.”
- The order tasks the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology with proposing legislative language for a federal definition within 60 days.
- Ahead of Monday's trading, SpaceX shares were up 0.3% premarket at $159.47, about 18% above their June IPO price of $135.
From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world's will be changed to use the much more accurate term 'super' as opposed to artificial. So it's super intelligence,— Trump said, according to Reuters
Gavin Newsom orders threat monitoring after Trump says ‘let them take out Los Angeles’
pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/06/gavin-newsom-orders-threat-monitoring-after-trump-says-let-them-take-out-los-angeles-2/
Hereford prison officer's Snapchat messages with Long Lartin inmate: A prison officer exchanged more than 5,000 illicit Snapchat messages during an intimate ...
herefordtimes.com/news/26620515.hereford-prison-officers-snapchat-messages-long-lartin-inmate/
Things Got Weird As Trump Called Natalie Harp On Stage: The president’s constant companion had a moment in the spotlight.
buzzfeed.com/edmazza/trump-natalie-harp-rally-stage
Rockstar HR Questioned Over Discord ‘Mole’ And Sudden Timing Of GTA 6 Dev Firings In Latest Labor Tribunal Hearing
kotaku.com/rockstar-hr-questioned-over-discord-mole-and-sudden-timing-of-gta-6-dev-firings-in-latest-labor-tribunal-hearing-2000743272
One terabyte of data consumed: How a smart coffee machine almost crippled a network
t3n.de/news/kaffeemaschine-ein-terabyte-daten-netzwerk-verbrauch-1767568/
Social networks: AfD parliamentary group wants to curtail platforms' right to control their own premises
stadt-bremerhaven.de/soziale-netzwerke-afd-fraktion-will-plattformen-das-eigene-hausrecht-beschneiden/
Trump's Big 'Promise' Lie Gets Instant Fact-Check: Receipts inside.
buzzfeed.com/edmazza/trump-promises-claim-8121179
33 Hilarious Tweets That Will Make You LOL: Believe it or not, there are still funny things on the internet.
buzzfeed.com/mjs538/funny-tweets-october-1
Longreads Oct 08
Inside the Subreddit Where Men Share Their Dinners—And Their Most Intimate Feelings
gq.com/story/boydinnerdiaries-subreddit-community
X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB: X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/x-expands-its-gametime-sports-hub-beyond-the-nfl-starting-with-mlb/
Jaguar unveils $130,000 electric vehicle two years after controversial rebrand: The launch comes as luxury rivals Ferrari and Bentley also push into EVs ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/07/jaguar-electric-vehicle-autos-type-01.html
CPU Survey 2026: AMD Ryzen Dominates Among PCGH Readers: For the fourth quarter of 2026, we launched a survey in the PCGHX forum. We are interested in which ...
pcgameshardware.de/Umfrage-Thema-136900/News/CPU-Prozessor-Gaming-Verbreitung-1555979/
Russian ‘Plague’ Scare Sends Social Media Into a Frenzy: ‘Another Wuhan’: A suspected plague outbreak in Russia sent the internet into overdrive ...
mediaite.com/online/russian-plague-scare-sends-social-media-into-a-frenzy-another-wuhan/
‘Traitor!’ Californian Leaders, Others Go Berserk After Trump Says ‘Let’ Iran R ...
mediaite.com/online/traitor-californian-leaders-others-go-berserk-after-trump-says-let-iran-take-out-la-san-diego/
Rapper Azaelia Banks announces move to Tel Aviv days before planned show: “If you would have told me years ago I'dd end up moving to Tel Aviv and liking it ...
jpost.com/israel-news/article-910836
Cosmo.ph Oct 06
The Son Of The Woman In National Museum Portrait Reacts To This Pinay's ~*Uncanny*~ Resemblance
cosmo.ph/entertainment/pinay-tiktoker-look-alike-national-museum-portrait-a4462-20240131
Openclaw: Two agents worry about user for six hours - | even though he's just sleeping
t3n.de/news/openclaw-agenten-sorgen-sich-um-schlafenden-user-1766686/
Wikimedia: Uninvited visit from OpenAI agents: That AI crawlers plow through the internet and grab everything that isn't nailed down should be clear to ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/wikimedia-ungebetener-besuch-von-openai-agenten/
Posting on X: Shivon Zilis and Elon Musk have split up: Of all places, Neuralink director Shivon Zilis announced the end of her relationship with Elon Musk on X ...
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Key FactsShivon Zilis reports abrupt relationship end with Elon Musk
Oct 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
- Zilis published the post Friday after Musk stopped following her on X.
- An accompanying screenshot purportedly indicates Musk would have invited her on September 24 if guests could bring partners.
- Zilis, Neuralink, and Musk initially provided no response to related inquiries.
- During the OpenAI trial, Zilis testified they were romantically involved, lived together while traveling, and spent family time in Austin.
from in love to let go in a week with no warning.— Shivon Zilis, in a post on X announcing the end of her relationship with Elon Musk