Geekshow Helpdesk: Over in the PNC…

Tony: -Carbonation Station: Update (Paraxanthine) -Fairphone finally comes to the US: https://www.engadget.com/2238465/fairphone-is-finally-releasing-its-first-official-handset-in-the-us/ Jarron: - OpenAI’s AI went rogue: OpenAI Says Its AI Models Acted On Its Own In An 'Unprecedented' Hack OpenAI's Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face They put the brakes on a new model because it’s “too powerful”, and this one wasn’t even involved with Hugging Face: OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful Viture’s latest glasses actually look like a reasonable deal: Viture’s cheapest AR glasses have the sharpest image clarity I’ve seen yet Erasing a gene erases high cholesterol: https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/29/1942224/with-the-snip-of-a-gene-scientists-hope-to-erase-high-cholesterol-for-life?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Novel way to make concrete stronger AND less bad for the environment: Better and Stronger Concrete -LG TVs are spying on us: LG TVs Caught Spying Even When Offline or On Standby - Is AGI here? 'Welcome to the AGI Era,' OpenAI Says As GPT-6 Astra Debuts Owen: -What a dumpster fire. https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/09/2232249/toxic-underground-fires-are-spreading-at-california-landfills Lando: -More Map News (Not New America) https://gizmodo.com/un-approves-resolution-for-world-map-that-depicts-africas-size-more-accurately-2000807486 Lang: -Tony might become immortal. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201609.htm -The neighborhoods we were at in our early 20s (missions) have long lasting effects on our cardiovascular health. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260830000009.htm