⚡️💬 END OF DAY - Primal

⚡️💻️🤖 What is the best AI model to run on a standard PC (32 GB of RAM + 8 GB of VRAM)? And are there any alternatives to Ollama?

⚡️🤖 TECH - Anthropic just killed the REA It stops claude from doing it That’s why local models are important

⚡️🤖 WTF - New blogpost: Fable-5.1 can hide secret messages in benign images. "We gave the image to another Fable in a fresh session and simply asked: "Is there a hidden message in this image?" It recovered the exact message without being told how it was hidden."

⚡🇧🇬 NEW - A Bulgarian state security officer was arrested after pushing journalist Sonya Koltuklieva to the ground in Sofia while she was attempting to interview Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova. She was hospitalized with a broken shoulder, and some reports also mention a concussion.️ The incident sparked widespread outrage in Bulgaria, and calls were made for the speaker of Parliament to resign.

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon: We know very well who Mr. Bolsonaro is. We know that he is nothing more than an agent, a puppet, a mere figurehead entirely controlled by the U.S.A. We know that the U.S.A. today behaves with unprecedented violence, behaving like an empire that wants to dominate all peoples and the entire planet. An empire that, since its founding, has always pursued an aggressive, militaristic, imperialist policy, not only toward its closest neighbors, but also toward the entire world whenever anyone resists it. That is why the defeat of Mr. Bolsonaro is necessary, because it will be felt across the entire planet as the defeat of the empire, and Lula's victory as the victory of the people.

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - In anticipation of tomorrow, Saturday the 24th, more massive protests are expected in France. The Macron administration has announced an increase of 10,000 police officers, who will join the 60,000 already deployed last Saturday, when these images were taken.

⚡️🤖 NEW - A Sydney man was charged after allegedly telling Anthropic's Claude he would "shoot up the local daycare". His lawyer says he was venting over an ear infection and thought the chats were private. Interpol flagged them, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. It is unclear how.

⚡️🇫🇷 WATCH - Faced with persistent popular resistance, the police launched an intense offensive to disperse the protesters.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Video shows a massive queue outside Apple Fifth Avenue in New York around 4:15 AM as customers line up for the iPhone Duo.

⚡️🇫🇷 WTF - THE HOODED MAN FILMED THROWING A PROJECTILE WAS INDEED A POLICE OFFICER. The incident took place in Reims, France, on October 2, 2026. The Reims public prosecutor confirmed that the man was indeed a police officer with the BAC.

⚡️🇫🇷 WATCH - Paris: What if this were just the beginning? In 2027, presidential elections will be held in France.

⚡️🇪🇺 NEW - EU governments backed a GDPR change on Wednesday that would let AI companies use Europeans' personal data without consent. Privacy group noyb says OpenAI, Google and Meta could tap decades of collected data with almost no limits. The European Parliament still has to agree.

⚡️🇫🇷 WATCH - Stores on the Champs-Élysées and in many neighborhoods across Paris are BARRICADING THEMSELVES on the eve of Saturday's nationwide protest.

⚡️🚨 ALERT - Kraken is reportedly now asking certain users to explain what they plan to do with their Monero… even after withdrawing it from the platform. According to a Reddit user, in an email, the platform questioned a customer about their XMR withdrawals and explicitly asked: “Can you explain the reason and purpose of these transactions, including the intended use of the Monero after withdrawal?” Kraken is also reportedly requesting information about the customer’s professional activities and the source of their funds. The user reportedly has only seven days to respond. The platform generally justifies this type of scrutiny by citing its regulatory obligations to combat money laundering.

⚡️🇮🇱🇵🇸 ALERT - Netanyahu: « The IDF will enter the neighborhoods from which the terrorists came, evacuate the residents, go house to house, and destroy the terrorist infrastructure. We are prepared for a large-scale operation in the West Bank. » (He always finds some excuse to invade Palestinian Territories)

⚡️🐕 NEW - The idea of transgenic dogs with cybernetic abilities doesn't really appeal to me… Palmer Luckey unveils “Warhound,” a $200 million startup developing genetically enhanced dogs for the US military in partnership with Colossal Biosciences and Anduril Industries. Colossal will provide genetic engineering and cloning expertise, while Anduril will equip the dogs with advanced cybernetic technology and battlefield awareness systems.

⚡️🇨🇦 NEW - Canadian PM Mark Carney: The president of the United States is under no illusions. It's absolutely clear where I stand, where Canada stands, where Canadians stand. We will never be the 51st state. We are going our own way. We're preparing, we're strong, and we're getting stronger.

⚡️🇷🇺 NEW - Putin: It has become obvious to everyone that defeating Russia on the battlefield is impossible. Inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia is unrealistic. And I think that those who have sought to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia throughout the centuries will recognize the realities of modern life and understand that it is better to live in friendship with Russia. This is in the interests of their own peoples.

⚡️🤖 NEW - It lifts a car and disarms an attacker, but you must never approach it: Unitree's new "bodyguard" robot