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• The Markup2026-10-15✓ Read

  Patients: All my best tips on how to opt out of data sharing

  Even when patients are told they can opt out, medical providers often don’t give patients instructions on how. For patients who are interested in opting out, here are my best tips on how to start.

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• The Markup2026-10-15✓ Read

  MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy

  My journey included a notary, a hospital that won’t honor its own policies and employees that gave me wrong information.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-15✓ Read

  OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

  The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

  The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Siri AI on the old HomePod mini? Apple clarifies following conflicting reports

  If you want Siri AI on your older smart speaker then the news isn't great. Better bust open your wallet.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  How the Apple HomeView might finally bring some video streaming apps to CarPlay

  Apple announced the HomeView smart display at its Welcome Home event on October 13, but hasn’t made itself particularly clear about support for video apps. First of all, the screen is square so it’s not optimised for video in the first place. Secondly there’s no App Store to download third-party apps. As I pointed out

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• Technology and the Internet2026-10-14Audio✓ Read

  California’s Prop 45 aims to speed construction projects. Opponents say data centers will benefit

  Supporters of the initiative on the November ballot say it will speed up environmental review for "essential" projects, but opponents believes potentially polluting ones will be covered too — including data centers.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Xbox Nano Controller sounds perfect for on-the-go Game Pass action, and great for people with smaller hands

  Xbox is expanding its gamepad options with a travel-friendly Nano controller that won't weigh you down.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Bought an iPhone for Apple’s smarter Siri? You may be able to claim a payout

  Claims are open in Apple’s Siri AI settlement, but you’ll need to meet the US eligibility rules and apply before December’s deadline

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  Netflix, Facing Slowing Growth, Cuts 6% of Its Work Force

  The streamer’s share price is down more than 40 percent over the last year as the company has struggled with stalling engagement.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  After using Apple HomeView I think it’s the smart display you’ve been waiting for – just don’t bring your Ring doorbell

  A cute, colourful smart display that's brilliant if you live in Apple's world

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy

  Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.

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• The Markup2026-10-14✓ Read

  World’s largest health appointment platform dumps its web trackers after Markup investigation

  Doctoralia said it was removing trackers that communicated with social media companies out of an abundance of caution The world’s largest health appointments platform, Doctoralia, removed web trackers sending personal information to tech companies following an investigation by The Markup and Brazil’s Agência Pública.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with American Researchers

  Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Glasses-free 3D gaming on this laptop was fun – but I don’t think I’d use it enough to justify the price premium

  There’s probably a reason Chillblast’s Arc Vision Pro 3D is in a class of one, even if the hardware ticks plenty of boxes

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• BetaNews2026-10-14✓ Read

  Meta launches new Your Algorithm options so you can control your Facebook algorithm

  Meta is introducing new controls to help Facebook users customize the algorithm used to deliver content to them. Powered by AI, the new Your Algorithm tools allow for natural language prompts and make it possible to fine-tune what appears in Feed and Reels on the social network. Fast Facts Meta says that the recommendations it makes on Facebook will immediately take into account the customizations that users put in place so changes will be noticeably straight away.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents

  As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  How lab grown diamonds are made and 5 reasons you should choose them over natural diamonds

  Lab-grown diamonds are chemically identical to mined stones, but cost far less and come with a clearer conscience, and here’s how they’re made and why they might be the smarter buy

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Apple’s smart display looking like the lovechild of my favourite Mac and an Apple Watch isn’t nearly enough for me to buy one

  HomeView has a lot going for it, but it feels like another unnecessary device in a world already awash with unnecessary devices

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• Stuff2026-10-13✓ Read

  Apple’s wall-mounted HomeView costs the same as the regular one, despite missing its bottom half

  There might be good reasons for Apple charging the same for the wall-mounted HomeView, but it’s certainly not obvious from the specs alone

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