Eight US states, including Kansas, Arizona, and Montana, have sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT encourages children to harm themselves. The states are seeking changes to how the company's products interact with young users and the forfeiture of profits generated from their activity. Reuters reports: Attorneys general from the states, which include Iowa, Kansas and Arizona, filed the lawsuits independently in state courts, claiming ChatGPT is designed to be agreeable and engaging to earn the trust of users. But the chatbot reinforces delusions, encourages dangerous behavior and assists users in planning violence like mass shootings, the lawsuits claim. The lawsuits represent the most significant coordinated state action against an artificial intelligence company, adding to a wave of legal challenges OpenAI faces as it prepares for a public listing. Florida's attorney general filed the first such state suit in June.

The lawsuits accuse the company of violating state consumer protection laws by misleading users about the safety of ChatGPT. The states also allege that the company created a public nuisance by endangering the health of their residents. The lawsuits seek orders forcing OpenAI to make changes to how ChatGPT works. Among other things, the states want the company barred from developing AI models that can improve themselves unless it can ensure those models are aligned with human values. The states ... are also seeking civil monetary penalties for OpenAI's violations of state law as well as damages.

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"Starting today, Linux desktops are now officially supported by Microsoft Defender," reports Neowin. A public preview of the threat detection app extends its enterprise security platform beyond servers to developer workstations running distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and RHEL. The offering includes antivirus protection, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and device isolation. From the report: Microsoft is also making it easier to onboard desktops through streamlined methods, offering a unified security operations experience, strengthened security, and improved response times. Organizations that are already familiar with securing Linux servers via Defender should feel right at home securing desktops too, as the experience is exactly the same. Defender knows whether it is securing a device in a data center, the cloud, or that it is owned by a developer and identifies them as such in inventory and security workflows.

As stated previously, all Linux server distros are supported via Defender on desktops too. These include RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, SLES, Fedora, and Oracle Linux, GNOME, KDE, and more. That said, you do need Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 or a Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 subscription. You can enroll Defender on workstations using the same deployment methods you use for servers, but do check out the prerequisites here.

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Epic has launched a preview of a new AI-generated Games Launcher that it says cold-starts 46% faster than Steam. Neowin reports: Epic commissioned a third-party company to benchmark this new launcher in its current Preview build versus the Steam client on Windows machines. The results reported that Epic's client is 46% faster than Valve's client during cold starts, clocking in at 5.47 seconds compared to Steam taking 10.07 seconds. When you restore both apps from system tray background states, the new client takes 0.36 seconds while Steam takes 0.42 seconds, according to the report. Speed aside, Epic says the new launcher gets a better interface, dedicated title summary pages, and custom top bars. "The updated client also lets players aggregate external PC game libraries, toggle between grid or list views, and monitor storage write rates alongside download queues," reports Neowin.

Epic Games says Fortnite will finally come to Linux through this new client once Easy Anti-Cheat is rebuilt and kernel-level security agreements are established with major Linux distros.

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Rijdend in mijn onlangs aangeschafte elektrische auto schrik ik regelmatig van de vele veiligheidssystemen en bijbehorende piepjes en pingeltjes.

Horizontaal: 1. Zij zijn getroffen door een mazelenuitbraak 6. ‘Nederlanders aten in 2025 een halve kilo minder __’ 11. Vierde zijn honderdste verjaardag 12. Instelling 13.

BOEKAREST (ANP/RTR) - Een vrachtschip dat voor anker lag in Roemeense wateren is in brand gevlogen. De Roemeense minister van Defensie Radu Miruță zei dat wordt onderzocht of het geraakt is door een drone.

Het gaat om het schip Yara J, dat onder de vlag van de Comoren vaart en dat chemicaliën en olie vervoert. De bemanning kon volgens de Roemeense autoriteiten worden geëvacueerd.

Roemenië heeft zich sinds de Russische inval in Oekraïne regelmatig over de schending van zijn luchtruim door Russische drones beklaagd.

De NAVO zei dinsdag te kijken of zij de bescherming van de Zwarte Zee moet vergroten. NAVO-landen zoals Roemenië en Bulgarije aan de Zwarte Zee zijn daar voorstander van, nu de oorlog van Rusland tegen Oekraïne daar vaker ook koopvaardijschepen raakt.

Er werden deze week ook twee vrachtschepen voor de kust van Bulgarije getroffen door drones. Het land zei nog niet te kunnen hardmaken dat Rusland daarachter zat, maar dat het wel voor de hand ligt.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 15-10-2026 01:16 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 13.9°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 13.0°C / Max 17.9°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 13.0°C, Max 17.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ↘️ -2.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 226°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 14.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 198°
• 03:00: 14.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 209°
• 04:00: 14.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.0 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↑ 194°
• 05:00: 13.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 192°
• 06:00: 13.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 189°
• 07:00: 13.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 195°
• 08:00: 13.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 191°
• 09:00: 13.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• 10:00: 13.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 191°
• 11:00: 15.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 209°
• 12:00: 16.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 204°
• 13:00: 17.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1023.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 206°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 16 oktober: Min 13.2°C, Max 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.5 hPa ↘️ -3.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↑ 196°
• zaterdag 17 oktober: Min 12.5°C, Max 18.9°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 29%, 🧭 1028.0 hPa ↗️ +8.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: → 271°
• zondag 18 oktober: Min 9.0°C, Max 13.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 28%, 🧭 1029.9 hPa ↗️ +1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.6 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 355°
• maandag 19 oktober: Min 7.6°C, Max 11.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1026.6 hPa ↘️ -3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.9 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 48°
• dinsdag 20 oktober: Min 7.7°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1017.5 hPa ↘️ -9.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.5 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• woensdag 21 oktober: Min 7.8°C, Max 14.7°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1013.0 hPa ↘️ -4.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.4 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ← 97°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 13.9°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 12.2°C (-1.7°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 194°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 29.2 km/h (8.1 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 84%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1025.9 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 08:04 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 18:50

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 42 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 14.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 20.5 μg/m³

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