Daily Tech News 7 October 2026

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French AI company Mistral has unveiled - not released as yet, but announced - its latest open-weight AI model, Mistral Large 4. (CNBC)

At 1 trillion parameters it is aptly named.
Codename: Le Chonk. (Mistral)

I'm not even kidding.

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Cable lobby groups have announced plans to sue the FCC for (checks notes) not staying bought. (Ars Technica)

Are they supposed to say that part?
The Canadian Medical Association has published research claiming that permanent daylight saving time will cause earthquakes, tidal waves, irrevocable damage to the ozone layer, and orf. (Sci News)

But not nearly as much as they plan to do.
Number one: The larch. (Signore Galilei)

Oops. Gave that one away.
Anthropic's Claude plans are the best value if you use AI a lot - like for example you're developing an entire suite of fantasy emulators - but not so much that you need more than a single plan offers. (The Register)

Volume-based usage via their API costs up to 25 times as much, so don't do that.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: That time I got reincarnated as a goblin with the weakest class and cheat skills and my fiance wants to murder me, so what?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:00 AM (odBC9)

2
Mi-Sex - But You Don't Care

Lipps Inc. - Designer Music

moar chessboard

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:02 AM (odBC9)

3 Disclaimer: That time I got reincarnated as a goblin with the weakest class and cheat skills and my fiance wants to murder me, so what?

I'd watch it. If they could make "reincarnated as a vending machine" work, they can make anything work.

Posted by: mikeski at October 07, 2026 04:02 AM (VHUov)

4 >>>Anthropic's Claude plans

subscription plans

(not world domination plans)

(Or is it?)

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:05 AM (odBC9)

5 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 07, 2026 04:06 AM (Ia/+0)

6 "Le Chonk" isn't that what French people call their obese feline?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:06 AM (JrHfD)

7
Mi-Sex - But You Don't Care (1979 )
Antipodean Music

'Stralia! or thereabouts.

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:10 AM (odBC9)

8 Bakewell tart and coffee on the sideboard. Help yourself.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 07, 2026 04:10 AM (nxLtX)

9 What does "Open Weight" have to do with AI?

O.K. Forget I asked .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:10 AM (JrHfD)

10 Man finds two hour old baby in a phone box. 22 years later she finds him. "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/4wxxurz9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:15 AM (JrHfD)

11 Anti commercial for a Pa candidate
Totally MAGA, not for us

Posted by: Skip at October 07, 2026 04:22 AM (Ia/+0)

12 Old time Charles Wesley hymn, "And can it be..l

https://tinyurl.com/mwtvd6an

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:28 AM (JrHfD)

13 G'mornin all y'all

Posted by: Okjohn at October 07, 2026 04:30 AM (yhou+)

14 8 Bakewell tart and coffee on the sideboard. Help yourself.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 07, 2026 04:10 AM (nxLtX)

Thank you!
I saw slices of cherry crumb pie in a bakery the other day and I did not buy one. They had apricot or maybe peach, too.

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:36 AM (odBC9)

15 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 04:36 AM (sAmhv)

16 10 Man finds two hour old baby in a phone box. 22 years later she finds him. "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/4wxxurz9
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:15 A

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Thanks. A very touching story.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 07, 2026 04:41 AM (PKL0q)

17 Watching a Portuguese movie but have to get really to leave

Posted by: Skip at October 07, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)

18 “higher monthly TV bills for consumers.”

Ah. So. There will be no change at all then.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 04:44 AM (sAmhv)

19 I was reading that article and found out the bill for eliminating daylight savings time passed congress and is languishing in the senate.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 04:47 AM (sAmhv)

20 Saying 40 degrees here, only going to upper 60s

Posted by: Skip at October 07, 2026 04:48 AM (Ia/+0)

21 Heroic mom saves surfer. Nice story and video. Sunny Skyz site :

https://tinyurl.com/4a7c3j62

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 07, 2026 04:55 AM (JrHfD)

22 Long commute
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at October 07, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)

23 18 “higher monthly TV bills for consumers.”

Ah. So. There will be no change at all then.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 04:44 AM (sAmhv)

Cable lobby groups have announced plans to sue the FCC for (checks notes) not staying bought. (Ars Technica)

That whole article is pretty much convoluted. To me.

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 04:57 AM (odBC9)

24 Like, for example:

Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they will sue the agency to block its controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which limits the number of broadcast TV stations a single company may own.

-->

Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they [the cable lobby groups] will sue the agency [the FCC] to block its [the FCC's] controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which [rule] limits the number of broadcast TV stations a single company may own.

maybe

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 05:05 AM (odBC9)

25 I've been up working for 2 hours. It's so nice with the animals asleep.

Regarding AI, I do have AI create a bunch of python scripts. There's a certain order with a certain purpose. I standardized a lot of things.

I have to EXPRESSLY tell it each time that the scripts work and they are not to be modified. Otherwise, they've gotten creative and messed things up.

There was a thud. And here's Snowflake to go outside. Purring and looking up at me. So cute.

All of you have an amazing day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 07, 2026 05:08 AM (Sco7b)

26
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 07, 2026 05:13 AM (AMvSw)

27 G'morning Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 07, 2026 05:14 AM (O7YUW)

28 Here's a Variety story on the FCC/cable story (Aug 6, 2026):

FCC Eliminates TV Station Ownership Cap in Win for Nexstar and Other Big Broadcasters

The 2-1 vote fell along party lines, with dissenting commissioner Anna Gomez saying the move is 'unlawful on its face'

https://tinyurl.com/263tspxx

Posted by: m at October 07, 2026 05:17 AM (odBC9)

29 23 18 “higher monthly TV bills for consumers.”

Ah. So. There will be no change at all then.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 04:44 AM (sAmhv)

Cable lobby groups have announced plans to sue the FCC for (checks notes) not staying bought. (Ars Technica)

That whole article is pretty much convoluted. To me.
Posted by: m

Costs are never dropping until some kind of collapse happens. The media company's, cable-satellite-streaming-whatever, are not lowering there costs. Mainly because networks, especially sports networks, won't. NFL is driving it mostly, but they will increase the costs to show games until the ratings start dropping. It's happening in college football. Not quickly, but it's slowly happening. The cost of games are too high and that gets passed to the consumer.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 07, 2026 05:23 AM (sAmhv)

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