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  • From Blender's post:

    After an in-depth discussion with the team and several community contributors, we have decided to receive the funds as a singular donation instead of a Development Fund membership, similar to how other open source organizations have handled such contributions. Anthropic has been informed and supports this decision.

    To use your metaphor, it sounds like they took the money as one-time gift instead of ongoing rent payments.

    As far as generative AI:

    Most importantly, we need to urgently tackle the topic and clearly define how Blender is positioned in regards to generative AI technologies when it comes to the product, software development, documentation, and other activities. Discussions will happen in the public blender.org channels, based on drafts by the Blender team.

    Blender is a tool for artists and creators, it’s made by humans for humans. No generative AI functionality is currently available or planned to be integrated in Blender.

  • Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business

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  • Also: Does Palantir have a PR department to tell him how this stuff reflects on the company? Cuz it's baaad.

  • Verified by Spotify: New No AI badge— it appears for creators with steady listener activity, clean platform records, and real-world proof like live shows or merch drops

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  • And with Artist Profile Protection (currently in beta), artists now have greater control over what appears on their profile, which helps to ensure the music you see is coming from them.

    From the Artist Profile Protection link:

    Music has been landing on the wrong artist pages across streaming services, and the rise of easy-to-produce AI tracks has made the problem worse. That’s not the experience we want artists to have on Spotify, and that’s why we’ve made protecting artist identity a top priority for 2026. Today, we’re announcing a first-of-its-kind solution to a problem that’s affected streaming for years.

    How the hell is that something that is only in beta in 2026 and not a standard feature? It's currently optional, but they better automatically opt in verified "No AI" artists if the label is going to be worth anything. There should not be AI-generated songs from randos getting attached to a "No AI" artist.

  • Google Signs Pentagon AI Deal Despite Employee Backlash

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  • Google's bound to do more layoffs, and any employee backlash to anything is mostly going to help management make up the list.

  • Senate Republicans push bill to authorize $400M for White House ballroom

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  • Dr Douchebag to med bay

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  • And the last episode with the Trill looking like that.

  • Not a good sign

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  • There's a whole lot of Canada south of the tundra. We don't need to make the north "useful" at the expense of the rest of the country.

  • Trump Humiliates ICE Barbie With Bombshell Reversal

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  • They think Trump nominating someone she fired is going to embarrass her? Have they forgotten the stuff about her husband already? This is nothing compared to that.

  • Linux Mint Targets Christmas 2026 for Next Major Release

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  • It might have been nice to have Mint 23 out closer to the totally-for-real-this-time end of Windows 10 updates in October, but it takes as long as it takes, I suppose.

    The articles says Mint 23 will include "Cinnamon 6.7-unstable", and I hope that's just what it currently is, and not that it's expected to still be unstable in December.

  • Trump apparently thinks soda kills cancer cells because ‘it kills grass’

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  • It was Fanta, actually. "Fresh squeezed," apparently.

  • Questionable Shoulders

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  • Why are you even in a Star Trek community right now? The pressing issues are being discussed elsewhere and surely you wouldn't want to miss it.

  • What, like it's hard?

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  • And when the shields get bypassed, the crew is only as smart as the plot requires (see: Generations).

  • Iran war live: Trump agreed to suspend 'bombing and attack' of Iran for two weeks

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  • Ceasefire also includes Lebanon, Israeli news site reports

    Israel's Ynet is reporting that the ceasefire also includes Lebanon.

    Citing security sources, the website said the ceasefire includes both Israel and Hezbollah laying down their weapons. It did not provide further details.

    Israel is onboard with the ceasefire, too. Haven't they done a fair bit of firing during the Gaza ceasefire(s)?

  • Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident

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  • There has been speculation that he's going to retire after the Supreme Court's current term so Trump can appoint a replacement before midterms. One supposed sign is that Alito has a memoire coming out just after the Court's next term begins, and the justices usually do their book releases between terms so they can promote them without court getting in the way.

  • Pete Hegseth Is Vice Signaling

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  • The term virtue signaling refers to an annoying moral peacocking that has less to do with politics than with self-gratification. It’s the dinner guest who feels compelled to comment on the climate impact of every course. It’s the guy who annoys his colleagues during meetings with constant bits of civic guidance.

    But Donald Trump and his administration have embraced the Mirror Universe version of virtue signaling. They’ve pioneered the practice of “vice signaling,” or saying insulting or odious things both as attention-seeking behavior and as a way of showcasing their supposedly transgressive political views. They aim to demonstrate strength by being willing to appall other people, much as schoolyard bullies insult their classmates to gain the approval of other bullies. It’s the same peacocking, but with uglier feathers.

    I did not expect Star Trek's Mirror Universe to come up in an Atlantic article about politics.

  • TNG endorses AI

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  • I think a better example of generative AI is Geordi trying to prompt the holodeck into making a new Sherlock Holmes story in "Elementary, Dear Data". And he powered up Moriarty by messing up a prompt.

  • Markets plunge and U.S. oil hits $100 as Trump fails to reassure Wall Street

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  • There's more than one oil price:

    Oil prices also rose sharply, with U.S. crude topping $100 a barrel and global Brent crude at approximately $114 at around 4 p.m. ET.

    Brent crude went above $100 early, but US crude just got there.

  • Wait, Did the Democrats Just Win a Government Shutdown Fight?

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  • Whatever they may have gotten passed in the Senate, calling it a win before it's made it through the House is premature.

  • Supreme Court appears ready to make voting even harder

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