Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/googles-gemini-has-a-branding-problem-and-so-does-the-rest-of-ai/

@nikclayton a reply to a mastodon composer screenshot was "unhinged"? Why are you pointing me at your nonsense, maybe this is why gay or not the director has quit.

@evacide is it becoming popular again to hate on you know who?

The sage on the mountain greeted the visitor.

"I have been to the witch in the forest," the visitor said, "and the swordmaster in the city, and asked their advice."

"Concerning what?"

"How to live a good life. Now I ask you."

"Be kind. Be yourself. Keep learning."

"That's what they said, too."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

I have been on the Fediverse since 2017, and I am impressed by how it has evolved, with all the amazing projects around where everyone can find their safe place.
We will never agree on everything, but I really think we hold something that can't be taken back. The power to users.
Now that I work directly on ActivityPub projects, I really see how free we are.

@happyborg
I appreciate your feedback, thanks for the opportunity that you have given me to interact with you.

Katelyn Jetelina (“your local epidemiologist”) and Edward Nirenberg have a summary of what vaccines will be available this fall in the US:

https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/your-guide-to-fall-2026-vaccines

#COVID #COVID19

Rassemblement antifasciste !

Dimanche 30 août
14h
Stalingrad #Paris

Pour s'opposer à l'extradition de Gino, retrouvons nous pour un rassemblement unitaire contre la répression !

Contre la répression : solidarité
Liberté pour Gino, non aux extraditions, free all antifas

Appel encore ouvert à signature !
(écrire à comitebudapest /at/ riseup.net)
#antifa #FreeGino #FreeAllAntifas

Linux Antifa

@neil I am applauding "shiraz" but absolutely nothing else here.

GitHub Outage Tracker: Is GitHub Cooked?

https://isgithubcooked.com/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454728

#HackerNews #GitHub #Outage #GitHubTracker #TechNews #DeveloperCommunity #StatusUpdate

@informapirata @mrasd2k2 @informatica Mhh… non colgo il nesso tra le due cose sinceramente

@arstechnica

Ordinarily, the Pope saying that there is no religious rationale for vaccine exemptions should make Shoes-Too-Big Marco Rubio pause.

Sadly, his religion and its teachings are nothing compared to his ambition.

Inflazione Usa oltre le stime, guai per Warsh
https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2026/08/26/news/inflazione_usa_oltre_le_stime_guai_per_warsh-425549095/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Economia - La Repubblica @economia-la-repubblica-repubblica

I'm live on YouTube messing around. Feel free to join in the chaos. v

A tiny Bonfire feature that we’ve grown quite fond of 🌱

Instance admins can define their own set of default avatars, which are randomly assigned to people who haven’t uploaded a profile picture yet.

It sounds like a very small thing and technically, it is.

But after experimenting with it on the Jacobin community, we noticed how much these little details can contribute to giving an instance its own visual identity and fostering a sense of belonging to a shared digital place.

Not every feature that shapes a community needs to be big. Sometimes it’s just a bunch of tiny avatars 😊

Read more about our work with Jacobin in our case study: bonfirenetworks.org/case-stu...

These extreme weather events can’t be classified as ‘natural’ disasters any more.
Extreme weather has become more frequent and destructive due to decades of fossil fuel emissions and it’s time for governments to hold these oil and gas profiteers to account.
https://act.gp/4zEO2AL