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<title>Tech ou Toc</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/</link><description>AI, tech and energy: what&#x27;s new, what&#x27;s true, and what it changes for you.</description><language>en</language><atom:link href='https://techoutoc.com/en/feed.xml' rel='self' type='application/rss+xml'/>
<item><title>Altermagnetism: a third type of magnetism finally proven?</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/altermagnetism-third-type-magnetism-proof</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/altermagnetism-third-type-magnetism-proof</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Tech</category><description>Altermagnetism: for 90 years, physics knew two types of magnetism. SLAC researchers confirm a third in a crystal, with one hope: more efficient chips.</description></item>
<item><title>ChatGPT at 20% of Google&#x27;s searches? What that number is worth</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/chatgpt-20-percent-google-searches</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/chatgpt-20-percent-google-searches</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>ChatGPT search: OpenAI says it handles the equivalent of 20% of Google&#x27;s searches. How that number is counted, what it hides and what it means for you.</description></item>
<item><title>Daily brief, November 4: Anthropic, data centers, ChatGPT</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-4-2026</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-4-2026</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Daily brief</category><description>Daily brief: Anthropic reveals its revenue ahead of its IPO, data centers on the US ballot, ChatGPT at 20% of Google: the essential news of the day.</description></item>
<item><title>Dopamine Detox: Real or Hype? What the Science Actually Says</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/dopamine-detox-science-myth</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/dopamine-detox-science-myth</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Tech</category><description>Dopamine detox is all over TikTok. Can you really drain or recharge your dopamine? What studies say about your brain, likes and endless scrolling.</description></item>
<item><title>Iron powder: storing summer sunshine for winter in coal plants</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/iron-powder-energy-storage-coal-plants</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/iron-powder-energy-storage-coal-plants</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Energy</category><description>Iron powder burns without CO₂ and could store green electricity for winter in old coal power plants. Here&#x27;s what&#x27;s actually proven, and what isn&#x27;t.</description></item>
<item><title>Anthropic and recursive self-improvement: how close is it?</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/anthropic-recursive-self-improvement-ai</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/anthropic-recursive-self-improvement-ai</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>Recursive self-improvement: in its IPO filing, Anthropic says it&#x27;s nearing a threshold where AI speeds up its own progress. What it means and what&#x27;s unclear.</description></item>
<item><title>Daily brief, November 3: Anthropic, hacked fridges, robots.txt</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-3-2026</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-3-2026</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Daily brief</category><description>Anthropic reveals its numbers before its IPO, supermarket fridges hacked across Europe, a new anti-AI rule for websites, and a giant data center.</description></item>
<item><title>Gravity battery: a 148 m tower stores power in concrete blocks</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/energy-vault-gravity-battery-concrete-tower</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/energy-vault-gravity-battery-concrete-tower</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Energy</category><description>Energy Vault&#x27;s gravity battery in China stores 100 MWh by lifting concrete blocks. How it works, what&#x27;s proven, and why lithium still has the edge.</description></item>
<item><title>Supermarket fridges hacked across Europe: how it happened</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/supermarket-fridges-hacked-europe-cyberattack</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/supermarket-fridges-hacked-europe-cyberattack</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Tech</category><description>Supermarket fridges hacked across Europe: on November 2, attackers made them heat up. What we know, why the flaw is so basic, and what it means for you.</description></item>
<item><title>Daily brief, November 2: Anthropic, robots.txt, NYT vs. Brave</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-2-2026</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/daily-brief-november-2-2026</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Daily brief</category><description>Anthropic reveals its financials ahead of its IPO, AI giants back a shared robots.txt rule, the NYT sues Brave, and Italy caps gas for power plants.</description></item>
<item><title>OpenAI pledges to cut 1,000 MW at its Georgia data center</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/openai-georgia-data-center-1000-mw-grid</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/openai-georgia-data-center-1000-mw-grid</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Energy</category><description>OpenAI data center in Georgia: the company pledges to cut up to 1,000 MW when the power grid is strained. What it changes, and what we don&#x27;t know yet.</description></item>
<item><title>PostgreSQL 19 delayed: AI is finding too many bugs at once</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/postgresql-19-delayed-ai-found-bugs</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/postgresql-19-delayed-ai-found-bugs</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Tech</category><description>PostgreSQL 19 will ship late because AI tools are uncovering bugs that are decades old. The numbers, the reasons, and what it means for software.</description></item>
<item><title>Opt out of AI training: the shared robots.txt rule explained</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/robots-txt-opt-out-ai-training</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/robots-txt-opt-out-ai-training</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>A shared robots.txt rule to opt out of AI training is backed by Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthropic. How it works, and what it doesn&#x27;t cover.</description></item>
<item><title>Meta Muse AI agent: why Amazon and banks are blocking it</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/meta-muse-ai-agents-blocked</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/meta-muse-ai-agents-blocked</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>Meta&#x27;s Muse AI agent is being blocked by Amazon, JPMorgan and others. Their reasons, what experts say and what it means for how you&#x27;ll shop online.</description></item>
<item><title>Mischief 1 AI video model: what “neuron-derived” really means</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/mischief-1-neuron-derived-ai-video</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/mischief-1-neuron-derived-ai-video</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>Mischief 1, TBC&#x27;s AI video model, is said to be “derived from living neurons.” What that really means, what&#x27;s proven and what still needs checking.</description></item>
<item><title>November 1: Anthropic junk rating, Meta beats Google, Intel</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/news-november-1-anthropic-meta-intel</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/news-november-1-anthropic-meta-intel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Daily brief</category><description>Anthropic and its expected &quot;junk&quot; credit rating, Meta pulling ahead of Google in ads, Intel crashing, a Google satellite writing a haiku: the essentials.</description></item>
<item><title>OpenAI lowers its funding round target: what it tells us</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/openai-funding-round-target-lowered</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/openai-funding-round-target-lowered</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI business</category><description>OpenAI funding round: the company reportedly now aims for just $20 billion instead of $30 billion. Why investors are hesitating, explained simply.</description></item>
<item><title>Subvocal silent speech glasses: type without talking, really?</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/subvocal-glasses-write-without-speaking</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/subvocal-glasses-write-without-speaking</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Tech</category><description>Subvocal silent speech glasses promise over 200 words per minute just by mouthing words silently. How they work, the price, the limits and what&#x27;s unproven.</description></item>
<item><title>Tin flow battery: new electrolyte unlocks its full capacity</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/tin-flow-battery-four-electrons</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/tin-flow-battery-four-electrons</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>Energy</category><description>Tin flow battery: Chinese researchers get tin working at 100% thanks to a tweaked electrolyte. Efficiency, limits, and why it matters for the power grid.</description></item>
<item><title>AI agents: behind some of them, humans are making the calls</title><link>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/ai-agents-humans-behind-the-scenes</link><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://techoutoc.com/en/articles/ai-agents-humans-behind-the-scenes</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>AI agents still rely on humans for calls, CAPTCHAs and bookings. What that says about their limits, and what it means for your personal data.</description></item>
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