Public Service Internet monthly newsletter (Oct 2026)

We live in incredible times with such possibilities that is clear. Although its easily dismissed reading how the prediction markets are arresting people, how smart TV’s have been hovering up all data and how little push back Apple has received for live rewind? To quote Buckminster Fuller “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.“ You are seeing aspects of this with the AI Doc now on Netflix, the open wallet a permanent member of the Linux foundation now and Germany investing 500000 euros in sovereignty via the Flatpak packaging system. Attitudes on AI from Gen-Z Ian thinks: Although focused on America Gen-Z, I found the attitudes of these young people thoughtful and well balanced. The conversation with Bernie Sanders was also a good conversation The stories from the tech industry Ian thinks: So many stories of tech industry people being let go, its awful to hear but a clear reminder of how…