people have joked the AI CEOs don’t want you to own a computer because they’ve made them so expensive. but it’s still wild to hear sam altman just come out and say it. it’s pretty obvious why: he wants people to be stuck using chatgpt instead of running a smaller, more targeted model locally.

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Brazil's newly re-elected president called out Big Tech in his victory speech: “We cannot have monstrous companies earning billions, paying no taxes, and trying to steer this country’s electoral outcome.” Tech Policy Press fellow Tatiana Dias examines what Lula's win means for tech regulation.

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NEW: Applebee's fixed a security lapse that exposed customers' personal data — names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. A security researcher found the company had hardcoded a key for an Applebee's internal members' database into its Android app. Bypass for ad-blockers: archive.is/2oZ5m

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Nearly 5 million Florida students had their SSNs leaked after a cyberattack on the state's financial aid website therecord.media/florida-warn...

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"Mamdani has spoken out against harmful government spyware in the past, but ten months into his term, New Yorkers are still waiting for him to truly rein in the surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/29/m...

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