Let’s go for my web review for the week 2026-39.The TestTags: tech, culture, business, politicsYes, the preposterous statements from the tech moguls have a use. They allow them to gauge how obedient you are. This is thus a political function and a way to check their power. Maybe it’s time we collectively start to say the Emperor has no clothes?https://tante.cc/2026/09/24/the-test/I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.Tags: tech, data, law, privacyDon’t be like those companies! I wish there’d be more responsible handling of such requests.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead/Why I Love AITags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot, science, researchSince I’ve got my PhD in AI almost twenty years ago now, this piece strikes hard. This fellow kept doing research while I didn’t (the reasons to be told another time but it’s linked to this article). Clearly AI researchers who started around that time or before have a very different vision to what “AI” means as a field (although I’ve a few difference I’m fairly aligned with this article)… Clearly we’ve been robbed of the term by the industrial complex.https://www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i-love-ai/Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hypeTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot, hype, ethics, ecologyThe hype is very high right now indeed. This can lead only to misguided decisions. But really it’s mostly distraction from the massive ethical concerns this industry carries. It would require for policymakers to step up but I’m afraid it unfortunately won’t happen or they’ll come up with misguided attempts if they don’t first consult with field experts.https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1144867/dont-be-fooled-summer-ai-hype/No SloptoberTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilotInteresting initiative. I wish it’ll be popular and many people will follow it. Maybe it’ll cure some of them of their AI psychosis…https://no-sloptober.com/How to talk about “AI” without adding to the anthropomorphizationTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, linguisticsGoes maybe a tad too far in the opposite direction at times leading to clunky phrases. That said this effort of naming things properly is badly needed. I hope the media will seize it and report about those tools properly.https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/how-to-talk-about-ai-without-adding-to-the/America is getting its AI race with China wrongTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, trust, business, lawSo apparently the low adoption is due to the lack of trust in the systems and regulations could help? Who knew…https://restofworld.org/2026/america-china-ai-race-trust/ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collectorTags: tech, gpt, attention-economy, surveillanceIt was only a matter of time I guess. Another vehicle of the attention economy. They’re trying to monetise through advertisements.https://www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-knows-what-you-do-on-other-websites-via-ad-collector/Laya — 33ms Multilingual System 1 Decision Engine with Calibrated ProbabilitiesTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, decision-makingNow this look like a very interesting and useful model you can run locally. Definitely helps for classification tasks or assisting in decision making.https://laya.convaiinnovations.com/kev: tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5 you can train and run on your ownTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, decision-makingLooks like yet another interesting model to build decision assistance systems and classifiers.https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kevLinux programs look at things in /proc more than you’d expectTags: tech, linux, systemAnd most times as developers we don’t even realize it happens! It’s so conveniently hidden deep in most libraries or runtimes.https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/ProcGetsUsedByProgramsAbout alignment, struct layout and the cache…Tags: tech, c++, memory, caching, performanceNeed to mind the memory layout of your structs to get good performance. Often overlooked but that also includes the padding.https://meetingcpp.com/blog/items/About-alignment–struct-layout-and-the-cache—.htmlHow did AMD Ryzen get 50% faster in two years?Tags: tech, hardware, cpu, amd, performanceThere’s really something brewing at AMD. They’re on a roll performance wise.https://lemire.me/blog/2026/09/18/how-did-amd-ryzen-get-50-faster-in-two-years/How many strings can you create per second?Tags: tech, memory, performance, c++, rust, go, python, javascriptProbably more than you think in this setup. And even more in C++ with the STL having years of smart tricks behind it.https://lemire.me/blog/2026/09/25/how-many-strings-can-you-create-per-second/Why CAFEBABE?Tags: tech, java, funnySo many weird magic numbers to consider… Funny conversation around the one of Java class files.https://www.artima.com/insidejvm/whyCAFEBABE.htmlUnion vs sum typesTags: tech, type-systemsWondering about the differences between union types and sum types? This gives a good idea about what they are.https://viralinstruction.com/posts/uniontypes/The Engineering Manager’s Guide to Emotional ToleranceTags: tech, management, emotionsThis mostly fine advice. Managing requires acknowledging emotions otherwise you can’t lead effectively. Don’t get dragged too far into it though, you’re not a therapist.https://thrivinginengineering.substack.com/p/the-engineering-managers-guide-to-emotional-toleranceBye for now!