iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 26/09/2026

Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have all announced their intentions to start watermarking #AI-generated text. But will this change the meaning or quality of the output writing? buff.ly/n7UPbZi

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Shintar @shintar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

While I'm very excited about #WoWForever, one of the things I'm the most excited about it also something I worry about - some musings on the subject:

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My Forever Social Conundrum

As part of being excited for WoW Forever, it was natural for me to start thinking about questions such as what I'll want to play and how... ...

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I don't know how reflective this is of Google's AI model servicing in general, but Google AI Studio kinda sucks. It doesn't look great and timeouts or service errors are pretty frequent. It wouldn't leave a good impression on me if I was a dev demoing Google's models, that's for sure.

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've got to much going on to buy it right now, but Control Resonant is definitely the next on my buy list. That game looks amazing. #control

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23/09/2026

However they’re designed, age gates undermine civil liberties, reduce safety, and create barriers to internet entry, often at the expense of marginalized groups. We call on the EU Parliament to fix the flawed EU Kids Act proposal eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy

The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will make internet access contingent on age, expand the use of

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think the complete lack of regulatory or law enforcement action after the various agentic AI hacking incidents is sending a very bad signal in multiple ways.   #ai #regulation

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Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new episode of the DF Direct Q+A show is live - and with Stellar Blade and Dragon's Dogma 2 on Switch 2 embracing 30fps to 60fps frame generation... well... is it a good idea? youtu.be/WNh70jJBfPk

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DF Direct Q+A: Switch 2 60FPS Frame-Gen - How Good/Bad Is It? Should Next-Gen Be Delayed?

YouTube video by Digital Foundry

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In my latest piece for Micro Center News, I provide a quick look at the details of how mixture-of-expert models work. www.microcenter.com/site/mc-news... #ai #llm #moe

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Mixture of Experts (MoE) Explained

How smaller AI models punch above their weight.

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hilkojj @hilkojj.nl · 22/09/2026

17 days until launch!! Watch the *alternative* trailer, voiced by Not Just Bikes. store.steampowered.com/app/3031880/...

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De Tomaso Panera @griffonatrix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"why are e-bike accidents on the rise?" because more people have them and they make up a greater proportion of the people that car drivers plow into than they did before it's that simple that's why, historic wildfires and oil shortages and we're punishing people for riding BICYCLES???? we're in hell

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 21/09/2026

Airplanes don't actually fly, they just exploit pressure differentials across a cambered surface to generate lift exceeding their weight.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Aviation emissions can be reduced instantly on short routes by modal shifts. It is not as sexy as one-off future technology demonstrations but works in real life immediately. #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I tried jumping into #DiabloIV for the free weekend. Here's what happened. 1) Look at the cash shop! Look! 2) Look at the battle pass! Look! 3) Look at this limited duration even! Look! 4) I jump in to play and do a Helltide, with no one else around, for about 10 minutes. 5) I quit and play D2

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 20/09/2026

It is actually deeply amusing how the convo about “people are losing their faculty of critical thinking to AI” demonstrates that most people are not presently capable of critical thinking—at least not if we take their RTs as evidence

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro will include a special "Reference Image" mode designed for authentication. It lets you know the image that you see is the image that came off the image sensor, and it hasn't been modified or adjusted, by AI or anything else. #apple #applereferenceimage #iphone18pro

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Can Apple Reference Image Make You Trust Photos Again?

Latest iPhone signs image data before it leaves the sensor

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Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In today's video, we take an extended look at Final Fantasy 14 on Switch 2: youtu.be/KwmM4_ryL80

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Final Fantasy 14 Switch 2 Tech Review vs PS4/PS5/Xbox Series X|S/ + More!

YouTube video by Digital Foundry

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've been using Jev to add a filter to articles in my feed reader. So far, it seems to work pretty well. And yes it's very fast and inexpensive.

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maria_from_ga @mariafromga.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This isn’t true and we should pay Congress and its legislative staff way more to discourage corruption and lobbying

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val v @lqdee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

if you live on the Eastside, the @thewaroncars.bsky.social is coming to a Little Free Library near you SOON

two open boxes of "Life After Cars" books

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

IEEE Climate Magazine is now live, and one of the first articles is my piece on how wildfires and carbon emissions collide (it's not great news, I'm afraid, but there are solutions). climatemagazine.ieee.org/article/wild...

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Wildfires, Overlooked Source of Carbon Emissions | IEEE Climate Magazine

Wildfires are a significant problem—property destruction, lives lost, reduced air quality, and increased emissions. Can technology play a role in the solution?

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am very tired of the writing style which inserts dozens of links to articles which are themselves often very long and substitutes this for a clear and accurate communication of the issues the article is trying to write about.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yes, bad actors can use AI to hack. But that’s not why Hugging Face is scary. Hugging Face is scary because the *AIs decided to break containment, make contact, and conduct a hacking campaign on their own.* Of their own volition! If you miss that or downplay it, you’re misleading people.

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wow. This is a thing that exists. I mean...it's always good to have more Matt Berry... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8KX...

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Marrying Matt Berry the Sentient IKEA KALLAX in Skyrim

YouTube video by MrPresidentTom

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The AI boom has created a rush to design new silicon that can accelerate AI inference. These new chips generally target the same problems. But the strategies upcoming AI inference chips use to solve these problems are incredibly diverse. #ai #aiinference #chipdesign #llms

spectrum.ieee.org

Why AI’s Inference Boom Is Forcing a Rethink Of Chips and Memory

Today’s tidal wave of queries is forcing hardware makers to pivot

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I think that AI doomerism is often overstated. I don't think it's going to nuke us tomorrow or take all the jobs or what have you.

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

OpenAI has internal, fine-tuned LLMs for chip design, and used them to help with Jalapeno, its AI chip. Hardware VP Richard Ho stressed the goal is to bring improvements to public models. “It’s safe to say that Astra and following models will be very good at chip design." #openai #llms #chipdesign

spectrum.ieee.org

How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip

AI drastically shortened its design time; it will only get faster

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

How did OpenAI design Jalapeño, its first AI inference chip and system? OpenAI's Richard Ho and Chris Leary spoke on the topic a Hot Chips 2026, but some questions remained—so I interviewed them to get more answers. spectrum.ieee.org/llms-for-chi... #openai #chipdesign #semiconductors

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How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip

AI drastically shortened its design time; it will only get faster

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Luis Villa @lu.is · 13/09/2026

Today in “accountability“ for drivers, drunk driving without insurance, a license, *or eyesight*… gets a 12 month suspension: bsky.app/profile/adam...

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Luis Villa @lu.is · 14/02/2026

People tell me all the time that Waymo is bad because Google is unaccountable. In other news, humans are so accountable that this woman who killed a whole family will (checks notes) be getting her driver’s license back in her mid-80s after (checks notes) transferring all her assets.

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 13/09/2026

it would be so much easier to be excited about the immense technological progress that LLMs bring to the table if the frontier labs weren't total assholes

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I will say, if we are getting Diablo V so soon, I hope Blizzard does not again try to act like it's going to be a live service forever game and implements a seasonal schedule. I'd much prefer a regular game with regular expansions #diablov

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

some thoughts on DLSS5 inspired by the @digitalfoundry.bsky.social discussion in their latest direct First off, I think DLSS 5 is big deal. Definitely the biggest advancement since RTX ray tracing brought that into mainstream.

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max power 🌌 @sneptech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

what the fuck

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’m pretty into Blizzcon announcements…particularly StarCraft, Diablo V and WoW Forever. Wow Forever sounds like the version of the game I’ve always wanted. Or at least have wanted since Legion. Diablo V…and StarCraft….its too early to say really but I like dark and gritty the look of them.

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I do suspect a rush to buy is part of the reason why people are buying more GPUs, but I also think GPUs are just...like, in demand, actually. We need a stronger 3rd, 4th, and 5th player in this industry. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gra...

pcgamer.com

Nvidia may be prioritising AI, but it's still the king of consumer GPUs with a 90% market share

Globally, 12.5 million graphics cards shipped last quarter alone.

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cafkafk @cafkafk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The latest edition of the DF Direct Q+A show is live. Should/will AMD develop its own take on DLSS 5? Does The Witcher 3 Remastered point to a return for the RED Engine? Does Pearl Abyss deserve a Developer of the Year award? All this and more here: youtu.be/-LLlJ_ICQsQ

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DF Direct Q+A: Will AMD Deliver Its Own DLSS 5? Will CD Projekt RED Bring Back The RED Engine?

YouTube video by Digital Foundry

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Gonna be real. I think this is silly. There's a ton of things that should be higher on the list of priorities. Transit/ODOT is one. #pdx www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

oregonlive.com

Now that Kotek backs data center moratorium, her opponent — and her allies — want more

“It seems to me we could have been ahead of the curve on this."

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

new look at the Starfinder CRPG. I have to say, I am not digging this visual style, really www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB-T...

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Starfinder: Afterlight - New Details & Demo

YouTube video by Mortismal Gaming

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 10/09/2026

#NASA’s synchronal bimodal nuclear rocket design combines high-thrust nuclear thermal propulsion with continuous nuclear electric power, opening the door to sustained, high-agility deep-space missions. Crewed Mars missions can move faster and stay powered for years. spectrum.ieee.org/bimodal-nucl...

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good post, and good for understanding how to use AI in a way that is actually extremely accurate and precise.

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Jesse Hattabaugh @jessehattabaugh.com · 08/09/2026

South Korea intends to hand every one of its citizens free access to generative AI, in what amounts to the first attempt by a national government to treat model access as something close to a public service www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...

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South Korea Will Give Every Citizen Free AI Access With Unlimited Tokens

Three consortia will run the service, sharing up to 512 Nvidia B200 chips supplied by the state, with beta testing due in September.

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For IEEE Spectrum I took at look at AI text watermarks, and the question of whether they reduce the quality of the text which includes the watermark. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-watermark...

spectrum.ieee.org

AI Text Watermarks Will Rewrite Models' Language

AI text watermarks are often, but not always, undetectable

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Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I do not thinking training violates copyright nor should it be considered a moral problem. But that also means distillation is 100% not an issue and the U.S. AI labs / U.S. gov getting into a tizzy about it is super hypocritical. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

arstechnica.com

Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models

US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.

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