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Jury found Arm breached its Qualcomm contract — awarded $2 in damages. Both sides claiming victory. Real stakes (up to $1.5B in royalty relief) still with the judge. Underneath it all: a 2013 deal priced for 5-core chips now applied to 288-core ones. #Arm #Qualcomm #ChipLicensing

techtimes.co.uk

Arm-Qualcomm Verdict: Why a $2 Award Could Reshape Chip Licensing Globally

A Delaware jury found Arm breached its licensing agreement with Qualcomm and interfered with its Meta relationship, but awarded only $2 as major financial questions remain unresolved.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 18h

UK made AI “nudification” apps illegal to build/supply. A journalist still faked her own nude in 15 seconds, free app, no issue. Law hits suppliers; cost of access stays near zero, hosting stays overseas. Banning the builder ≠ banning the building. #AI #DeepfakeAbuse #TechPolicy

techtimes.co.uk

Banned but Still Accessible: How AI Nudifier Apps Are Outrunning the Law That Criminalised Them

A first-person investigation shows how quickly free AI nudification tools can create fake intimate images, while researchers and lawmakers warn that regulation is struggling to keep pace.

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Bicycle Comics @bicyclecomics.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Why did so many federal employees leave their jobs last year? Tomorrow, you can ask them! We're excited to host our first AMA session on Reddit with @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social , @chuckborges.bsky.social , and Rebecca Chisholm. Join us at 1PM EDT on www.reddit.com/r/fednews/

a color flyer. Text reads "200,000 feds left their jobs last year. On our Reddit AMA, you can ask some of them why. r/fednews Oct 15 1PM EDT" There is a color illustration of a smiling white woman with auburn hair. the names "Jennifer Troyer, PhD; Chuck Borges, Rebecca Chisholm, and Artie Moffa" appear in the text at the bottom.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Family offices racing into AI, allocation growing fastest among all investment themes. But VC concentration in AI sparks bubble concerns: capital oversupply + narrowing deployment opportunities = classic bubble dynamics. Can infrastructure absorb $100bn+/year? #VentureCapital #AIInvestment #Bubble

techtimes.co.uk

Wealthy Families Catch AI FOMO: 59% of Family Offices Rank AI First Despite Bubble Fears

AI was the leading 2026 investment theme for surveyed North American family offices, but 75% expect a bubble to burst within five years amid rising valuation concerns.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ok, I'm officially too deep again. Pretty neat but highly, ridiculously challenging for my noob level 😅 #CategoryTheory #SelfLearning #Help

ncatlab.org

Sketches of an Elephant in nLab

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Which? found firms still running ads after being flagged for deceptive pricing and false claims. Regulatory finding = one speed bump, not a permanent barrier. BUT there's a clear enforcement infrastructure gap: monitoring vs. one-time action. #ConsumerRights #AdvertisingStandards

techtimes.co.uk

Britain's Scam-Ad Law Passed in 2023, but Nine FCA-Flagged Firms Kept Advertising

Which? found nine firms on the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s warning list still advertising on Meta, Google or TikTok, highlighting gaps before new online safety duties begin.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#Grok #AI integrated with #Slack, reportedly exposed employee bank data. Supposed to summarize company chat; instead accessed private financials. If true, it paints a picture of 3rd-party AI integration risk: system gets access to full workplace corpus, not just what you intended. #DataBreach

techtimes.co.uk

CEO Says Grok Bot Agent Posted His Bank Balances to Company Slack, but a Community Note Disputes It

XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac says SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot posted his bank balances in Slack, but the claim remains unverified and a Community Note disputes the post’s authenticity.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Viral: #AIjob interviewer fails gibberish test. Research says these systems give stock responses 25% of time, ignores explicit instructions 28.7% of time. Meanwhile 82% of UK jobseekers didn't know they were being AI-screened. #Accessibility question: does this breach Equality Act 2010? #AIHiring

techtimes.co.uk

Britain's Job Seekers Are Trolling AI Interviewers, and the Joke Is on the Algorithm

A viral clip of an AI interviewer seemingly malfunctioning has renewed debate over whether automated hiring tools can understand candidates, follow instructions and provide accessible assessments.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Sifted through my bookmarks and thought I'd randomly share this one. "The Mental Health Patterns Library is a resource for those involved in developing and delivering digital mental health support. It’s designed to encourage learning and the sharing of best practice." #MentalHealth #UX #Usability

designpatternsformentalhealth.org

Design Patterns for Mental Health

The Mental Health Patterns Library is a public library that contains a set of principles, patterns and examples for the design and delivery of digital services and products that address mental health ...

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

44k NHS patients object to #Palantir data-sharing, but NHS England can refuse objections if it shows "compelling grounds." Real problem: platform barely used, Palantir engineers have year-round admin access, and trust is eroding. Decision falls to PM before Feb 2027. #NHSData

techtimes.co.uk

NHS Patients File 44,000+ Objections Over Palantir Data Platform Amid Growing Trust Concerns

More than 44,000 people have filed formal objections to NHS England sharing health data with Palantir, amid concerns over supplier access, platform use and the contract’s future.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Clavicular's viral clip is just the latest in aesthetic opinion repackaged as ‘science', e.g. Qoves charges $150-$330 to tell you what’s wrong with your face or 75% of ‘ideal’ AI faces are Caucasian. It's all reach, repetition & monetized authority. #looksmaxxing #MediaLiteracy

techtimes.co.uk

Clavicular Gives Fans a Live Lesson in Face Editing by Redesigning Kendall Jenner's Features

Looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular edited a photo of Kendall Jenner during a livestream, proposing facial changes while broader concerns remain about beauty standards, bias and paid facial analysis.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

UK parking apps hit drivers with 40% hidden fees at checkout—and no regulator claims responsibility for stopping it. Councils ditched pay-machines; drivers forced onto apps; apps charge "convenience" fees. Law says mandatory fees must show upfront. No one enforces it. #UKParking #CMA #Transparency

techtimes.co.uk

Parking Apps Charge Up to 40% More Than Displayed: No One's Stopping It

Mandatory service charges of up to 40% are added to some UK parking payments, while councils and app providers dispute responsibility for displaying the full cost upfront.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

59% of family offices rank AI their top 2026 theme. 75% expect a bubble within 5 years. Almost none plan to cut private AI stakes. Family offices choose to hold; index investors don’t (Nvidia = 5.2% of MSCI ACWI). Looks like expecting a bubble ≠ exiting. #AI #Investing #AIBubble

techtimes.co.uk

Wealthy Families Catch AI FOMO: 59% of Family Offices Rank AI First Despite Bubble Fears

AI was the leading 2026 investment theme for surveyed North American family offices, but 75% expect a bubble to burst within five years amid rising valuation concerns.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

No wonder #Claude was taking forever. Well, all of human information does indeed contain all of their folly. There goes my usage. #TokenMaxxing #AI

Claude chain of thought with note: "I had the wrong epoch milliseconds for the attribution date window (off by about a year) — redoing those queries with the correct values before trusting the "zero" result."

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#UK jobs aren't shrinking so much as sorting: AI postings +61%, new-grad software postings −27%. Morgan Stanley says UK AI adopters are hit hardest; the Bank of England sees little evidence of broad cuts. Cause or coincidence is still open. #AI #FutureOfWork #UKjobs

techtimes.co.uk

UK Logs Worst AI Job Losses in Morgan Stanley Survey, but Bank of England Sees Little Evidence of Cuts

Demand for AI skills is rising in Britain while entry-level opportunities decline, but the Bank of England says evidence remains limited that automation is causing broad job losses.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Random phrase of the day: "Avoidance blocks corrective learning." Ugh.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So what's the blast radius here? The original sentence was vacated, so the justice the AI video was supposed to have earned by moving the original presiding judge has instead ultimately led to its undoing. Evals of AI in law might need to ask "what happens when a judge believes it?" #AIvideo #AI

techtimes.co.uk

Judge Called AI Video of Dead Man 'Genuine' Before Sentencing His Killer

The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned Gabriel Paul Horcasitas’ manslaughter sentence after an AI-generated video portraying his victim forgiving him influenced the sentencing judge. His conviction r...

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Call me paranoid but I'm not quite comfortable with AI #agentic payments... though I'm sure they can handle #money better than me. 😅 #fintech #AI

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Stealing a comment from another video of theirs: "daaamn, Marisol! Your quinceañera is FIRE!" #Toxicity #SystemofaDown

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So... can ChatGPT actually "thumbs up" your side of the conversation now? XD #AI #ChatGPT #ThumbsUp

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Still my song of the year. "Completely unstable, surprisingly capable. A bit depressed but I'm so blessed. Mentally fragile, incredibly agile. Mentally struggling, toxin juggling. Neurodivergent, life emergent. Thoughts intrusive; vibe elusive. Brain cells dying. I'm still trying!"

youtube.com

I'm About to Lose It, but I'm Doing Fine

YouTube video by Frugit - Topic

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sure. The test, btw: www.othernessinstitute.com/the-othernes... #introvert #otrovert #OthernessTest

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"But researchers are now coming to recognise that some animals have evolved to be solitary precisely because it can be so beneficial to avoid the competition and stressful conditions of group living." Same. #introverts #animalBehavior

bbc.com

Why some animals thrive on being alone

Solitary lifestyles can have some big advantages in the animal world. Can humans learn anything from them?

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Still remember that Reddit thread that went in-depth how for countries near the equator, air conditioning = economic development. Definitely makes sense in broad strokes that if a country's labor freezes for 4 - 8 hours a day every day, and it's baked into the culture, it'll be hard to outperform.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I sometimes use Random.org for lottery numbers lol.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I am deeply ashamed to only know be using yt-dlp now. Ugh.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

While I was tracking developments daily (in a limited way), these trends have been very interesting to follow. Put them together, pointed my frameworks at them, and this report's findings was the result.

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G_Dino @gprdino.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"[N]ew hires who were seen as " #AInatives " are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas.. his firm now actively avoids seeking out #AI-literate #STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead." Revenge of the #humanities grads? lol

futurism.com

Bosses Horrified as "AI Native" College Graduates Hit the Workplace

"AI native" college graduates are hitting the workplace -- and, as experts warned, bosses are finding their performance disappointing.

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