https://topicalcomic.com/ A short comic about what the tech world is arguing about this week. https://topicalcomic.com/c/i-turned-off-my-algorithm-for-24-hours-is-this-how-social-me-647635/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/i-turned-off-my-algorithm-for-24-hours-is-this-how-social-me-647635/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:49:52 GMT Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news e… https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8e232a/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-8e232a/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:49:32 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-9b2c79/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/dramatic-insider-warnings-over-ai-fall-flat-with-some-in-sil-9b2c79/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:03:43 GMT A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors. https://topicalcomic.com/c/will-there-be-a-7g-efa612/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/will-there-be-a-7g-efa612/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:03:40 GMT Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01877 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674498 Points: 19 # Comments: 17 https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-a27fcd/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/clickfix-attacks-infecting-pcs-and-macs-are-going-viral-a27fcd/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:15 GMT Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal. https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-researcher-believes-more-than-10-chance-ai-could-k-773419/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-researcher-believes-more-than-10-chance-ai-could-k-773419/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:13 GMT Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' https://topicalcomic.com/c/white-house-pulls-tetris-style-build-the-wall-game-after-cop-5f2b86/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/white-house-pulls-tetris-style-build-the-wall-game-after-cop-5f2b86/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:12 GMT White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-development-to-slow-ea1db8/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-development-to-slow-ea1db8/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:12 GMT Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide. https://topicalcomic.com/c/more-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-ai-s-perils-but-musk-dism-dc320a/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/more-anthropic-researchers-warn-of-ai-s-perils-but-musk-dism-dc320a/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:05 GMT Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocaly… https://topicalcomic.com/c/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-juvenile-riders-who-had-ghost-be07cd/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-juvenile-riders-who-had-ghost-be07cd/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:04 GMT Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-12/juveniles-riding-in-waymo-arrested-after-police-find-ghost-gun Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49672549 Points: 7 #… https://topicalcomic.com/c/make-your-first-edit-to-openstreetmap-in-the-next-15-minutes-b9076e/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/make-your-first-edit-to-openstreetmap-in-the-next-15-minutes-b9076e/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:02:03 GMT Article URL: https://high5apps.github.io/josm-plugin-website-wizard/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674050 Points: 4 # Comments: 0 https://topicalcomic.com/c/google-picks-finland-for-its-largest-single-investment-in-eu-0879d3/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/google-picks-finland-for-its-largest-single-investment-in-eu-0879d3/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:50:26 GMT Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe https://topicalcomic.com/c/uk-needs-new-laws-for-ai-in-healthcare-says-watchdog-42d1ee/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/uk-needs-new-laws-for-ai-in-healthcare-says-watchdog-42d1ee/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:50:26 GMT UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog https://topicalcomic.com/c/can-europe-recharge-its-battery-industry-4ca399/ https://topicalcomic.com/c/can-europe-recharge-its-battery-industry-4ca399/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:50:25 GMT Can Europe recharge its battery industry? 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