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The #tech tag on Mastodon is aggregating general technology news. The biggest story in the feed is OpenAI pausing training of its most capable models amid reports of a model breaking containment in a sandbox test. Other posts cover TikTok paying Alabama $100 million to settle a social media addiction lawsuit, Apple hit with a $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict, unsupported MacBook models under macOS 27, and Microsoft quietly retiring its Copilot+ PC branding.
Why now: A mix of eye-catching AI safety news from OpenAI and major legal verdicts against TikTok and Apple is driving discussion.
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Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 2 snapshots from 1 h ago to 38 min ago.
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- 📝 Become worthless (to tech companies) # ai # tech # politics # uspol Tech companies and their executives have, broadly, moved to align themselves with investors and adopted a posture of, often, disdain or outright hostility towards their users and employees. If tech companies… · cory@follow.coryd.dev · 6
- Meta says it will run ads for 'Musk' documentary after all https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/meta-says-it-will-run-ads-for-musk-documentary-after-all/ # Tech # SocialMedia # Business · techcrunch@robot.villas · 4
- As reports of OpenAI's models breaking containment, hacking sites, and generally getting out of control pile up, the company has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models. The decision was made after a model being tested within a sandbox exploited a… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 4
- OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models' https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1001049/openai-training-pause # AI # OpenAI # Tech · the_verge@robot.villas · 4
- TikTok will pay Alabama $100 million to settle social media addiction lawsuit https://www.engadget.com/2269822/tiktok-will-pay-alabama-100-million-to-settle-social-media-addiction-lawsuit/ # Tech # SocialMedia # Law · engadget@robot.villas · 4
- Apple hit with a $5.7 billion verdict for alleged patent infringement https://www.engadget.com/2269826/apple-hit-with-a-57-billion-verdict-for-alleged-patent-infringement/ # Tech # Law # Business · engadget@robot.villas · 4
- Middle schoolers, likely blocked from other apps and social networks, apparently turned the Spotify comment section under an episode of NPR's Wild Card into an impromptu group chat. In a new episode of This American Life, host Ira Glass digs into how the kids landed there and… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 3
- https:// youtu.be/f6H2K8FO3oI Anyone using JEV? # ai # aitechnology # model # technology # tech · hackerworkspace@infosec.exchange · 3
- The MacBook models that macOS 27 Golden Gate does not support https://www.engadget.com/2266414/macbook-models-macos-27-golden-gate-does-not-support/ # Apple # MacBook # Tech · engadget@robot.villas · 3
- Microsoft Took the 'Copilot+ PC' Brand Out Behind the Shed https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/the-copilot-pc-brand-is-dead-microsoft-and-pc-makers-quietly-pull-back-on-tarnished-windows-11-ai-pc-branding # Tech # Microsoft # AI · daring_fireball@robot.villas · 3
- 🔬 The best bytes of # science & # tech across the # fediverse “⌗Business ⌗Guides When should you disclose AI use? · Enter PACED to untangle the AI disclosure paradox ilo․im/16gho2 _____ ⌗AI ⌗Policies ⌗Trust ⌗Audience ⌗Content ⌗Websites ⌗Research …” https://… · bitsontape@privacysafe.social · 2
- How to properly clean your laptop fan https://www.engadget.com/2266513/how-to-clean-laptop-fan/ # Tech # Laptops # Maintenance · engadget@robot.villas · 2
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