Between September 24–26, 2026, Mastodon users shared frame captures from vintage Computer Chronicles episodes spanning 1983–2002, covering topics from integrated software to healthcare computing and CD-ROMs. No narrative arc or news event connected the shares.
A collection of disconnected clips from The Computer Chronicles TV series spanning 1984–2000, covering notebook computers, space computing, portable computers, operating systems, Macintosh, and online privacy. No single story; unrelated archival clips curated by topic or era.
Approximate Frame #234 from The Computer Chronicles - Computer Graphics 1984-cmhtRHw Bv0
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A decades-old bug in Knuth's long division (TAOCP Vol II, Algorithm 4.3.1D) L: https:// kolja.rs/algorithm-d/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9286258 posted on 2026.08.13 at 10:11:27 (c=1, p=7)
Between September 7 and 9, 2026, multiple ransomware groups including Akira, Interlock, Safepay, Panzer, and Anubis posted new victims on their dark web blogs, claiming responsibility for attacks on companies spanning industrial engineering, auto wash, lending, and support services sectors. The posts were monitored and reported by cybersecurity researchers on Mastodon.
Perplexity and Nvidia released Portable Computer for Windows on September 14, 2026, enabling local AI agent capabilities for multistep tasks on GeForce RTX and RTX PRO GPUs with at least 24GB of VRAM. The tool runs agentic AI tasks locally without requiring cloud credits, marking a shift toward on-device AI processing.
Unrelated collection of stories from August 24–November 17, 2026: commemoration of Pluto's 2006 demotion, SEC investigation of an AI hedge fund, instant ramen history, security updates, Biden immigration's economic impact, RDP honeypot data, and AI adoption in labor markets. No coherent single story.
AI search company Perplexity is moving into local artificial intelligence deployment as of 2026-08-26, expanding beyond cloud-based services. The effort comes amid reports of potential partnership discussions with Nvidia.
The KDE project celebrated its 30th anniversary in September 2026, with developers proposing an AI-native desktop design for Plasma that would assemble itself around each user's personal model. The concept was presented at KDE Akademy during the anniversary discussions.