2026-10-05: More Dumb News

October 5th, 2026 · 10 mins 41 secs

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DigitalOcean is sunsetting their Open Source Credits Program.
- https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/4499
OpenAI announced a new product called Dots.
- https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots
Amazon tries to convince everyone datacenters are a good thing.
- https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003929/amazon-ai-data-center-blog-warning
Cloudflare is running a contest to develop a better git platform.
- https://blog.cloudflare.com/next-git-platform-on-cloudflare
Microsoft released a Match-3 style game.
- https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/30/microsoft-jewel-game-pass-achievements-xbox
Officials aren't liking the EU's replacement for MS Teams.
- https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-microsoft-teams-alternative-bad-reviews-element-pro
Cloudflare tested their WAF and wrote a blog about it.
- https://blog.cloudflare.com/adaptive-ai-waf-testing
Superintelligence is causing a boom in .si domain purchases.
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/slovenias-si-domains-boom-trump-083338436.html
Amazon delivery drivers will soon wear smart glasses while working.
- https://thenextweb.com/news/amazon-smart-glasses-delivery-drivers-photos-no-opt-out
Asus can sell routers in the U.S. but no one knows why.
- https://www.theverge.com/policy/1002504/asus-escape-us-router-ban-us-manufacturing