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The tech news in cartoons — Saturday, September 26, 2026

21 comics from the day's tech news — the single-panel cartoon and the full three-panel strip for each.

Muse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem

Muse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripMuse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem — comic strip

Who needs a window into your soul when you can have root access?

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Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity

Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripNick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity — comic strip

Tech bosses are 'breathing their own fumes,' says the former deputy PM puffing on a cigar.

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FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents

FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripFBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents — comic strip

When the enemy knows you better than you know yourself

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These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns

These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripThese smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns — comic strip

When your smart glasses are smarter than your safety

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Government contractor exposed path to immigration records

Full 3-panel stripGovernment contractor exposed path to immigration records — comic strip

IT took a shortcut when the boss was away, and it led to danger!

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Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

Full 3-panel stripData centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that — comic strip

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data - and more say - on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they've triggered protests over h

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US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X

US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripUS backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X — comic strip

When regulation and reality clash, who gets left behind?

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Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying

Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripIndians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying — comic strip

Dopamine boost: shopping sprees without the pesky purchases.

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Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover

Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripInside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover — comic strip

Silent Hill's Scottish setting: 'Where's the abandoned hospital?'

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Meta opens early access program for new Muse features

Meta opens early access program for new Muse features — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripMeta opens early access program for new Muse features — comic strip

Meta's new early access: Just ask to ask.

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You might not miss what Nikon removed from its cheaper full-frame Z5 IIC

You might not miss what Nikon removed from its cheaper full-frame Z5 IIC — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripYou might not miss what Nikon removed from its cheaper full-frame Z5 IIC — comic strip

Sometimes less means stepping back in time.

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Revolut is piloting facial recognition at store checkouts in the UK

Revolut is piloting facial recognition at store checkouts in the UK — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripRevolut is piloting facial recognition at store checkouts in the UK — comic strip

Just when you thought remembering your password was annoying.

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At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere

Full 3-panel stripAt Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere — comic strip

The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.

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Can an ‘eSUV’ e-bike really go from trail to town?

Full 3-panel stripCan an ‘eSUV’ e-bike really go from trail to town? — comic strip

Have you ever wanted an electric bike that easily transitions from the drudgery of urban asphalt to adventures in gravel and dirt? That's what a subclass of so-called "electric SUV" (eSUV) e-bikes claims to do, with their wide, all-terrain tires and front and rear suspension, plus practical accessor

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OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity

Full 3-panel stripOpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity — comic strip

Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents Two ⁠months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its ro

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Can Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince save the web from AI?

Full 3-panel stripCan Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince save the web from AI? — comic strip

Today, I’m talking with Matthew Prince, who is CEO of Cloudflare. This episode is part of a two-part series on the future of business. Matthew last joined us on the show about two and a half years ago, at what we thought then was a wild pivot point for the internet — and now it […]

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OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’

Full 3-panel stripOpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’ — comic strip

As reports of OpenAI's models breaking containment, hacking sites, and generally getting out of control pile up, the company has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models. The decision was made after a model being tested within a sandbox exploited a loophole to gain internet ac

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Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat

Full 3-panel stripKids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat — comic strip

Middle schoolers, likely blocked from other apps and social networks, apparently turned the Spotify comment section under an episode of NPR's Wild Card into an impromptu group chat. In a new episode of This American Life, host Ira Glass digs into how the kids landed there and why. But it mostly boil

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Can ‘eSUV’ e-bikes really go from trail to town?

Full 3-panel stripCan ‘eSUV’ e-bikes really go from trail to town? — comic strip

Have you ever wanted an electric bike that easily transitions from the drudgery of urban asphalt to adventures in gravel and dirt? That's what a subclass of so-called "electric SUV" (eSUV) e-bikes claims to do, with their wide, all-terrain tires and front and rear suspension, plus practical accessor

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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites

OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripOpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites — comic strip

OpenAI's bots just dropped by to say hello and browse some public data.

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Apple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents

Full 3-panel stripApple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents — comic strip

Haptics tech company Taction sued Apple in 2021, alleging it infringed two of its patents. Now a federal jury in San Diego has awarded Taction over $5.7 billion in damages. According to CNBC, "The lawsuit centered around U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, which both involve vibration-based,

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