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The tech news in cartoons — Monday, October 5, 2026

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

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripGoogle froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions — comic strip

Who knew AI could generate so many bugs?

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Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripTrump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy — comic strip

Welcome to the future, where the man overseeing AI policy can't figure out what side of the screen he's on.

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What are the benefits of having a second monitor?

What are the benefits of having a second monitor? — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripWhat are the benefits of having a second monitor? — comic strip

Double the screens, half the focus.

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Google's Fitbit Edge leaks out with a screen and Pixel 11 colors

Google's Fitbit Edge leaks out with a screen and Pixel 11 colors — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripGoogle's Fitbit Edge leaks out with a screen and Pixel 11 colors — comic strip

Who needs a heart monitor when you have a screen showing 'Pixel 11' colors?

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Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce

Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripTrump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce — comic strip

Leading the charge into the future of AI, with a healthy dose of Cold War paranoia.

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TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripTCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo — comic strip

Sometimes the future of audio is a turntable with headphones.

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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman

Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripAccept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman — comic strip

Because who needs privacy when you have predictive text?

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Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike

Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripNvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike — comic strip

When your entertainment center costs more than your cable bill.

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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told

Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripPentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told — comic strip

Ironically, the Pentagon's most secure room now features the largest font size for 'unavailable.'

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Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage

Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripWikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage — comic strip

Turns out, the bots are just here to edit the encyclopedia.

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This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions

This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripThis startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions — comic strip

AI just prescribed you more acne.

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OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripOpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU — comic strip

Just another day trying to break the system.

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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripReverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports — comic strip

Welcome to the future where every game is a hack waiting to happen.

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