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Friday October 16th, 2026

Character.ai went poof Dan Lyke / comment 0

Liability works. Google-Tied AI Startup Once Valued at a Billion Dollars Declares Bankruptcy

Character.AI, the teen-beloved chatbot startup that faced several lawsuits over the deaths of minor users, is bankrupt.

Thursday October 15th, 2026

Amazon, Google, Meta whining Dan Lyke / comment 0

The Register: US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B via @kim_harding@mastodon.scot who has the best "world's smallest violin" animation.

If you're in the Petaluma area I'm Dan Lyke / comment 0

If you're in the Petaluma area, I'm looking forward to Monday October 26, 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT at the Polly Klaas Center, where noted writer and urbanist Karl Elefante will be speaking.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/urbanchat/2446444

Yes. Jennie Breeden gets it... https Dan Lyke / comment 0

Yes. Jennie Breeden gets it... https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/17228

Went over to Berkeley to see The Work Dan Lyke / comment 0

Went over to Berkeley to see "The Work in Progress", with conversation between Heather Lofthouse and Robert Reich afterwards.

And it was, frankly, very dispiriting. I don't know if I can muster any more of those sorts of conversations. And I don't see a path forward in that way.


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