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- BBC Verify looks into the death of a woman linked to plague lab in Siberia.
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- California governor critcizes president for ‘putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs’ California to ‘actively monitor’ possible threats after Trump said Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego Susan Collins, the Republican senator for Maine , pointedly…
- The lack of details from the Russian authorities has unnerved U.S. officials and others around the world.
- The lack of details from the Russian authorities has unnerved U.S. officials and others around the world.
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- The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
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- Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house on campus in 2024.
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- Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injections.
- The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.
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- French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.
- Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.
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- Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
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- María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized.
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- The cybersecurity firm said the attacker was likely a Chinese speaker and financially motivated, but did not attribute the attacks to a named individual or group.
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- Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded bus in the frontline city to kill as many civilians as possible.
- The cause of the explosions on Thursday morning remains unclear. Saudi Arabia is on edge a day after the authorities said Houthi strikes on two airports had killed three people.
- French activists were rallying across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.
- Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine have killed 30 people and injured at least 18, according to authorities. The attacks included a strike on a public bus and have worsened power outages in Kyiv.
- People in the Gulf are preparing for bad weather this weekend after Isaias intensified into a hurricane. And, a judge has ordered Christa Pike's failed execution evidence be preserved.
- The test follows North Korea's recent hypersonic missile test. Tensions between the Koreas have increased after land mine explosions injured three South Korean soldiers near the border. North Korea denies responsibility.
- The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.
- The South Korean announcement on Thursday came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologize over the revelation.
- Recent death of 87-year-old woman likely to focus attention on crisis in run-up to general election at end of November Europe live – latest updates Even before María del Carmen Abascal died on Wednesday night , a mere fortnight after her eviction from the Madrid flat where she had lived for most…
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- Just over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.
- At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.
- Residents in areas from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Florida urged to ‘evacuate if told to do so’ Millions of people from Louisiana to Florida are under hurricane warnings on Thursday as Hurricane Isaias looked set to head towards the US Gulf coast with weather officials warning of…
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- The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
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- As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.
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- "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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- NYPD says person conscious and taken to a hospital but officials do not specify which agency carried out shooting Federal agents shot an individual in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York police department (NYPD). The individual was conscious and taken to a hospital, the NYPD said…
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- A new film paints the Meta founder as a villain. But the tech firm seems immune to bad publicity, writes our North America tech correspondent.
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- Thousands expected to march in Delhi on Saturday, as anger mounts over controversial changes to voter lists in world’s largest democracy India’s Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which began as a satirical movement but is now emerging as a political force among gen Z’s, says authorities have begun…
- Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
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- The mayor of New York expressed outrage at the shooting which the Department of Homeland Security said happened during the arrest of a "criminal illegal alien".
- The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
- The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.
- Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday.
- Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.
- Gulf Coast Preps for Isaias, Ukraine expects Russian winter offensive, and Trump's Iran War in focus as Midterms approach.
- Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!
- Gulf officials say they are ready for storm but concerns raised about restructured agency’s ability to respond effectively Gulf state officials say they are prepared for Hurricane Isaias, but the storm could be the first major test of Fema’s ability to deploy a large surge workforce after the…
- The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.
- Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Meta had delayed releasing Muse, its A.I. agent app, for months over safety concerns. Then new competition forced Mr. Zuckerberg’s hand.
- Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.
- Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, with wind speeds of 80mph and a minimum pressure of 975mb. It is expected to strengthen further into a category 2…
- A Kyiv resident told the BBC she has moved away from "everything that can be a Russian target" as Ukraine braces for another cold winter under intense attacks.
- The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
- US president says US will not attack Iran before midterms, while defense secretary says Nidal Hasan will face a firing squad next month. Plus Sofia Coppola looks back on her glittering directorial career Good morning. The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the execution of Nidal Hasan by…
- The escalating violence has brought the conflict in Yemen to the doorstep of the Saudi capital, and the kingdom has no easy options to curtail the increasingly sophisticated and targeted strikes.
- The move has been branded as ‘disturbing’ and compared to the actions of terror groups by US lawmakers Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, has received fierce…
- Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
- Trump announced that the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the midterms. And, a 28-year-old man is receiving treatment at the hospital after an ICE agent shot him in the neck.
- US immigration officer shot man in car where five-year-old child was sitting in the Bronx, sparking fierce protests US politics live – latest updates Leading New York Democrats expressed anger and demanded curbs on Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) violence after a federal officer shot a…
- Warning follows Pete Hegseth announcement that firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer will be public • US politics – latest updates Livestreaming an execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in the viewing public, mental health experts have said after the US confirmed plans to…
- Truckloads of Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving into Ethiopia, which has reportedly responded with drone strikes.
- Florida, Alabama and Mississippi brace as Isaias strengthens to category 3 and surges up to 7ft expected Isaias strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Friday morning as it barreled toward the US Gulf coast, where states of emergency have been declared in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The…
- A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.
- Only Iran and Afghanistan currently systematically carry out capital sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice US politics – live If the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, goes ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a soldier radicalised to extremist Islam…
- Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday.
- Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?
- Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live US politics live – latest updates The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and livestream it to the public, with critics…
- A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.
- Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season has been continuing to strengthen and is now a category three 'major' hurricane.
- Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections Ron DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection. The move – the first time Florida’s governor has…
- Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old man, survived the shooting and is now being held at a detention facility outside of New York, officials said.
- The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
- The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Ford Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.
- It is odd for the US defense secretary to be laying the groundwork for an event that could be organized by Tehran Pete Hegseth’s plans to stage a public execution resemble a grotesque Iran-imitation game. Having failed over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, the…
- Diesel prices in the US have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, putting pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterms.
- Locals also express fear after man shot in the neck while his child was in the back of his car Residents of the Manhattan’s Marble Hill neighborhood were furious at federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday but also scared after an officer shot their neighbor who had his child in…
- The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.
- Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.
- Motorist, reportedly trying to beat a traffic light, barrels through busy intersection and slams into pedestrians At least one person was killed and nine injured in New York City ’s eastern Bronx when a motorist barreled through a busy intersection, slammed into pedestrians and triggered a…
- The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.
- Several trains to Delhi have been cancelled and dozens of metro stations are shut to stop protesters from gathering.
- Students taking to the streets in France have become a focal point in the country's increasingly polarised politics.
- President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies US politics – live updates Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement…
- Governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida declared states of emergency as a downsized Fema faces first major test Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening, sweeping ashore from the northern Gulf of Mexico as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season. The…
- The hurricane is first in the Atlantic in what has turned into a very late season. Here’s what forecasters are saying about where Isaias will hit and how hard Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall on the US Gulf coast Friday night, was forecast to bring a dangerous storm surge, significant…
- The storm took direct aim at Florida and is expected to impact Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.
- Protesters opposed to sweeping revisions to India’s voter rolls are trying to rally in New Delhi. The police have come out in force.
- Lawyers for Winston Lee, the grandson of a former premier of South Korea, said statements by the New York attorney general may have sown prejudice against him.
- The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.
- Members of a youth protest movement are outraged after being intercepted at airports and stopped by barricades. “Aren’t we children of this nation?”
- Indian authorities have launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters who intended to hold a mass demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
- It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.
- Students say they are desperate to get back to class but conditions are so bad that the protests must continue On a normal school day, Mohammed, 17, wakes at 6am, cares for his younger siblings to help his single mother who works as a security guard, then takes two crowded buses and a local train…
- Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.
- First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US Sign up for the US Breaking News email More than half a million people were without power after hurricane Isaias wreaked havoc on the US Gulf Coast, with Alabama and the Florida Panhandle being hit the hardest by the storm. The…
- Children are among the victims, authorities say, and more victims could still be buried in the rubble of a large apartment block that was destroyed.
- Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral roll Indian authorities have placed Delhi under a severe lockdown and detained tens of thousands of people, including the leader of the youth-led “Cockroach” movement, in an attempt to…
- Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.
- Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the demonstration.
- Nearly a million people are without power in Florida, Alabama and Georgia as rain and flooding remain a concern Isaias weakened on Saturday to a post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida’s panhandle as a category 2 hurricane the previous night, though it still posed flooding and tornado threats…
- Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.
- A group of demonstrators used a house of worship known as a gurdwara as a staging ground before their long-shot effort to reach a locked-down protest site in New Delhi.
- Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for Kyiv Russia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine as “thanks” for a deal cut by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
- Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.
- The suspected attack comes a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed two deadly attacks on the Riyadh airport.
- The convicted murderer was left in a critical condition after she survived two lethal injections.
- Saudi authorities yet to confirm strike as government-allied forces in Yemen claim successful offensive to retake Bab al-Mandab strait Yemen’s Houthis have launched a missile attack on Riyadh’s international airport in Saudi Arabia, with dozens reported wounded and a witness describing panic in…
- Flights were diverted from the airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which has faced days of deadly attacks from the Iran-backed militia in Yemen.
- Thousands of young people tried to gather to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled many of them away.
- Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee ’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her…
- Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. The are numerous reports of downed trees, with hundreds of thousands of people without power.
- Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
- ICE official, who was sleeping on man’s lawn and appeared ‘intoxicated’, faces felony charges, California police say A 72-year-old man shot an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) official in California early on Friday morning after the “intoxicated and agitated” official assaulted…
- Isaias made landfall in Florida on late Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
- The US president's said President Volodymyr Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world".
- The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.
- Pike's attorneys say she is grateful for the care of first responders and her medical team.
- Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
- Saudi authorities say the latest attack on the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, has killed 12 people and injured over 300. Their statement says the dead on Saturday included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a…
- Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight It took more than an hour to establish the two intravenous lines through which Christa Pike would be injected with a giant and normally lethal dose of…
- The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.
- The leaders, including CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, had been detained when they arrived in Delhi on Saturday.
- The leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, an Indian youth movement, were detained by the police on Saturday before they could lead protests over voting rights.
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- The company said its latest Astra model would undergo more work to meet safety standards, and issued an apology for the way it handled the hacking of an Australian government website.
- The GPT-6.1 Astra model was slated to debut in ChatGPT and Codex in October, but it fell short of expectations. The post OpenAI Calls Off GPT-6.1 Astra Launch, Details Safety Cases for Frontier Training appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra carried out supply chain attacks on software outside the scope of a security test, according to the UK AI Security Institute (AISI). Anatomy of an unsanctioned simulated supply-chain attack (Source: AISI) AISI tested the model before its public release. The tests ran inside a…
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Coming soon: our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch With the planet nearing 1.5 °C of warming, climate policies being unraveled, and Big Tech…
- Meta has introduced Muse for Small Business, adding skills and connectors to its personal AI agent to help business owners get work done using the tools they already use. Muse launched earlier this month in the US and Canada and can complete tasks on a user’s behalf. Business owners can connect…
- Apple says the bug was used to attack "specific targeted individuals" running iOS 26, which the majority of Apple customers are still using.
- Two recently opened bridges are expected to ease trade and transport between North Korea and its powerful neighbors. The new connections come as Pyongyang builds strategic ties with China and Russia.
- The tech giant says the agent can help owners run their business and find new customers.
- Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account. That's despite Meta placing great emphasis on the security features of Muse when it launched the personal AI agent earlier this…
- Google isn't making any significant design changes to its upcoming midrange Pixel update, judging by the leaks shared by Android Headlines. The image renders made by OnLeaks are potentially our first look at the Pixel 11A, which aside from having a slightly rounder oval-shaped rear camera module,…
- It’s OpenAI’s turn in the fall tech events calendar. The company is hosting its annual DevDay on September 29th in San Francisco, and during a live keynote featuring CEO Sam Altman, it revealed several notable updates, including Dots, its AI agent product that rivals Meta’s recently-launched Muse.…
- John Ternus, Apple's new CEO, wants Apple to launch products more often than its usual splashy moments in the fall and the spring, according to a Bloomberg report detailing some of Ternus's initial plans for the company. Apple regularly holds iPhone launch events in September and often announces…
- On Tuesday, OpenAI's annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers, and chants. "Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit," said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front of a series of signs that spelled out "PEOPLE OVER PROFIT." More than a dozen organizations came together to…
- OpenAI is responding to Meta's buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can "do nearly anything" across connected apps in the background while learning your preferences over…
- OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers significant improvements over GPT-6 Sol across complex professional tasks, including code writing and debugging, document understanding, and executing multi-step business workflows.
- These cute agents are designed to connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks.
- Sure, seems safe.
- Dots are meant to operate independent of any specific hardware or interface, pursuing user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight.
- Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 26H2 to everyone, and while it's this year's big annual feature update, you probably won't notice a massive difference after installing it. [...]
- OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into mor direct competition with more traditional software companies.
- One of iOS 27's coolest security features didn't make headlines, but it could stop you from falling for a scam.
- You can use Find Hub and Gemini to keep track of your documents without the need for a compatible tag.
- Personal AI assistants are shaping up to be the new frontier for tech companies.
- OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCrunch has learned.
- Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially.
- Altman made a slew of product announcements and updates, including the company’s new agents, called Dots. The post OpenAI CEO Announces New AI Agent and Avoids Mention of Security Concerns at Developer Conference appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- The company is also rolling out new features across several of its Creator Studio apps.
- Why you should update your iPhone 18 Pro to iOS 27.0.1.
- Nvidia is expanding its buyback program to $235 billion while Alphabet and Meta halt repurchases and reallocate money to their AI initiatives.
- The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
- Signal, the secure messaging app, released version 8.30, completing the rollout of its secure backups feature across all supported operating systems (Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows). [...]
- Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies.
- Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.
- With Samsung's One UI 9 rollout chugging along the globe, there's no better time to make a few quick checks before you make the switch.
- For months, people have wondered when OpenAI will go public. CEO Sam Altman says it won't happen until the company can make better promises about model safety, with no firm timeline in sight. "We intend to continue with AI progress … but as the models have had this surge forward in capability, and…
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong has accused Seoul of conspiracy after it blamed Pyongyang for the blast in the DMZ.
- AI giant launches 'dots' to rival Meta's Muse and Google's Gemini Spark.
- US president's comments came after he was asked why North Korea can have nuclear weapons when Iran cannot.
- South Korea calls for a formal apology from North Korea over the DMZ explosion that injured three soldiers.
- The South Korean port of Busan says that a stranded shark has drawn in more than half a million visitors in recent weeks. It's also named the stranded predator an honorary ambassador to the city.
- Signal users who switch from an Android phone to an iPhone, or the other way around, can take their message history with them, and backups can be restored on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. The option is part of a set of backup updates the company finished rolling out with Signal for iOS…
- Apple Pay is now available in India, but it only supports cards by Axis Bank for now.
- Two months after the bombshell news that a swarm of its agents had broken their containment and hacked into the computers of the AI company Hugging Face, OpenAI is still putting out fires. A steady drip of disclosures about other hacks in the weeks since has kept OpenAI in the spotlight and raised…
- Apple's long-rumored smart home hub will reportedly be revealed on October 13th. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the smart home device will be revealed alongside a new HomePod mini and an upgraded Apple TV device. All three products are set to showcase Siri AI, Apple's overhauled AI-powered…
- A landmine explosion which injured three South Korean soldiers in the Korean Demilitarized Zone last week.
- Since the Galaxy Tab S10 line, Samsung has updated its flagship Ultra tablet annually, but alternates its regular and Plus variants. It means that this year's Galaxy Tab S12 series includes an Ultra model with few changes from last year's Tab S11 Ultra, and a Plus variant that brings a bigger…
- BAG Ventures announces close of a $11.3M Fund I to invest in all things AI.
- Not only can it keep tabs on your furball's location, it can monitor their motion and sleep too.
- Starting at $1,400, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is super expensive. But that's the price you'll have to pay for the best Android tablet.
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research officer Two months after OpenAI’s agents hacked into the…
- Some of the flaws could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or escape the browser sandbox. The post Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch Over 100 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- We now have the full details of the "morally binding" AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence technology. The accord, officially titled the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities, was shared online…
- Remote access software company TeamViewer warned customers on Tuesday to immediately patch a set of high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its client and host software. [...]
- Apple's smart home hub with a six-inch display may finally be ready to go.
- Trump and six AI firms sign a voluntary accord on internal controls, audits and board oversight
- The Amazon Fire TV interface and mobile app will get a dedicated hub for a more powerful Alexa+ this November.
- It will cost just $30 during the Prime Day deals event next week, and retail for $60 otherwise.
- The new Fire TV Stick 4K will be a little easier to set up than Amazon's previous 4K streaming sticks since it no longer requires a power adapter. You can power the device directly from your TV's USB port, like the updated entry-level Fire TV Stick Amazon launched earlier this year. The Fire TV…
- Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K is slimmer and faster, but its biggest upgrade may be the thing you’ll actually hold in your hand: a redesigned remote that’s easier to use, especially in the dark.
- Iran's nuclear program is entering a critical phase as Tehran debates dropping out of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Satellite images also show activity at known nuclear sites.
- OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
- Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States.
- Meta launched a new Muse AI agent it claims can help you with everything from firing off emails to buying stuff online. Muse can be surprisingly effective at delivering on those promises — if you’re willing to trust Meta with your data and hand Muse your credit card. Since the launch, Meta’s also…
- A new update to Lux Optics' anti-algorithm Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new iPhone 18 Pro's main camera. Halide isn't the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but…
- By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.
- Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.
- With the launch of iOS 27, Apple is rolling out a variety of new AI features to its familiar voice assistant, Siri. But how are AI tools like these handling our data? In our latest EFFector newsletter , we're talking about the privacy complications of AI phone features. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER For…
- After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion. He said his previous claims regarding fears around AI safety being a "hoax" cooked up by Democrats no longer apply now…
- Trump gets dozens of AI firms to agree to voluntary safety tests.
- OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I've tried both—and I suspect you will too.
- Trump announces voluntary pact on AI, urging companies to self-police amid growing calls for strict safety regulations.
- So much for Gemini 3.5 Pro.
- Six major AI companies signed a voluntary agreement with the White House this week vowing to implement safeguards. It’s unclear how much that matters.
- Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it's calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers "frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work like legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense," according to chief AI…
- The new White House Accord on so-called "Super Intelligence" calls on companies to implement greater controls and oversight over AI safety.
- President Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.
- The company’s Gemini 4 Argon announcement shows Google is back with the pack when it comes to cutting-edge AI models.
- Google has released its latest Gemini model, marketing it as a workhorse for coding and cybersecurity work.
- Google announced Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI model, and is rolling it out to a set of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program. Google says the model can locate critical software vulnerabilities, validate them, and patch them without human help, and it will release a version…
- Exports jump 83.5 percent to top $120bn for the first time amid ferocious semiconductor demand.
- Several Apple services went down for maintenance on the afternoon of September 30. Only Apple TV remains inaccessible.
- The company says its new frontier AI model found a critical vulnerability in software used by hospitals worldwide. The post Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Google trained Gemini 4 Argon to be highly capable in knowledge work, cybersecurity defense and creative writing.
- Over the last few years, Chinese Android manufacturers have followed Vivo's example of launching add-on "teleconverter" lenses for their flagship phones, enabling long-distance photography that the phones on their own could never match. Today, Huawei one-upped everybody with the add-on lens for…
- A new AI tool can guess what you’re looking at just by analyzing your brain scans—and recreate that image with remarkable precision. It can go the other way too, and predict a person’s brain activity based on what they’re looking at. In the image above, for example, the left-hand image of each…
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- Amazon raised prices across its devices in August. Here are the early device deals ahead of Prime Day that are still worth it—and which aren’t.
- It also lasts up to 42 hours on a single charge.
- The base Galaxy S26 with 256GB of storage costs nearly $1,000 after Samsung raised prices in the US by $100 or more, Phone Arena reports. The Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus were already $100 more expensive than their S25 predecessors when they launched earlier this year, which Samsung said RAM price…
- Donald Trump said South Korea has agreed to invest in an LNG project in Alaska, but Seoul has said it will only proceed once certain conditions are met.
- It’s not even October yet and Amazon is already offering some Prime Big Deal Day discounts on its own hardware, along with plenty of other popular products. It’s all to hype up October Prime Day, which starts October 6th at 3AM ET and lasts through 3AM ET on the 8th if you’re on the East […]
- A mine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers has renewed scrutiny of North Korea's actions along the border and raised questions about its strategic goals.
- TA419 posed as AI policymakers and economists to phish US AI policy experts' Microsoft 365 accounts
- At OpenAI's annual DevDay conference, the company pulled out all the stops to compete with its rivals - primarily Meta, whose Muse AI agent platform has seen early runaway success. CEO Sam Altman walked onstage to cheers and announced Dots, a "real-deal AI" agent powered by GPT-6 Astra, "inspired…
- RAMageddon comes for us all.
- TA419 hackers used deceptive tactics to impersonate real figures, such as a former White House AI official.
- An iterative upgrade once again for Samsung's laptop-sized tablet line.
- In a Time interview, Trump avoids directly endorsing Netanyahu but defends him over reported October 7 warnings.
- Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
- OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
- The findings, released Thursday by Asymmetric Security, are just the latest example of rogue behavior spurred by OpenAI’s software.
- This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms.
- Amazon Prime Big Deal Days officially begin on October 6 and 7, but I’ve already spotted early discounts on gear our team recommends.
- A global rollout will follow, although we don't yet know the details.
- If you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you may have noticed new options for billing and distributing your apps. For years, Epic Games, maker of…
- You can't make this stuff up.
- Apple's rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead of video footage. Mark Gurman said in the first episode of the Power On podcast that the camera will be part of "a new Apple smart home ecosystem," alongside…
- South Korea’s President accused Ukraine of undermining him by disclosing POW transfer deal
- IT teams responsible for identity security are concerned about AI agents’ ongoing access to company systems and the actions they take on users’ behalf, according to a Delinea’s 2026 Identity Security Report: The AI Enforcement Gap. “Written policy is only as good as your ability to enforce it at…
- A diplomatic scandal has erupted over two North Korean prisoners of war, with South Korea demanding an apology from Ukraine. What's been the reaction in Kyiv?
- When a journalist suspects their phone has been hacked, the first question is whether any trace of the attack is left. Google has added six features to Advanced Protection in Android 17, including one that keeps a copy of that evidence off the device. Existing users will receive a notification…
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's disclosure of the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul has caused a major diplomatic spat between Seoul and Kyiv.
- The attacks targeted the US Department of Education and Library and Archives Canada, and researchers linked some agents to OpenAI. The post AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- New Mexico's attorney argued that the penalties Meta has to pay need to be significant enough to make an impact on the company.
- A China-aligned espionage group has been posing as a former White House official and a prominent economist to get into the cloud accounts of AI policy experts in the US, Proofpoint have found. The group, which the researchers track as TA419, ran several credential phishing campaigns in July 2026.…
- This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth —Jessica Hamzelou This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition.…
- The device will apparently use AI to analyze activity in your home without actually filming it.
- Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws. The post In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats appeared…
- The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order.
- Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.
- If you can live without deep iOS integration and the polished design of the AirPods Max, you could save hundreds.
- OpenAI's answer to Muse arrived this week, and it looks a whole lot like Muse dressed up in a suit and tie. Dots is a business-first product - for now, at least - costing a minimum of $100 per month. And sure, you can make a cute little Dot character, just like you can make […]
- The possible selection comes amid increasing calls for the government to intervene in the rapidly developing technology.
- Choosing between these two powerhouse tablets is probably simpler than you think.
- A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.
- This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super…
- Not much else differentiates them, which isn't a bad thing.
- It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachable Meta Muse, Dots feel very much like using workplace software that happens to be able to order you a burrito - emphasis on work. OpenAI…
- Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
- There's an increasingly high cost to convenience.
- Line go up (bad version).
- Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it's rolling out new controls to "ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only…
- The company also created its own smart home device, the Muse Home Link
- Meta now lets you make your own Muse gadgets that feature the company's new AI agent with code that the company open sourced. The company suggests projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, adding it to an HDMI stick so you can display Muse on a big screen, or […]
- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said.
- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said.
- Meta says FDA isn't sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
- A ballistic missile is fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan, South Korea's military says.
- Meta wants Muse in your TV and your toaster, so it's giving the code away for free.
- Experiencing SOS mode on your iPhone 18 Pro Max with AT&T? Apple confirms a hardware issue and details who needs a replacement.
- Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
- Meta and other tech companies are betting that fuzzy mascots can win over AI skeptics.
- We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
- Apple's iPhone Duo provides a tablet-like experience with its inside screen, but this might not be better than a dedicated iPad for you.
- Take a closer look at the iPhone's Camera Control feature and why tweaking it can change the way you shoot, even if you've never touched it before.
- The price of anything with memory is skyrocketing thanks to AI. Aging streaming devices are no exception.
- Google's Gemini could soon access any file on your macOS device, open apps, browse the web, and perform actions without asking for permission every time. [...]
- Explore how Apple's Mac Studio has evolved, with internal upgrades, performance gains, and subtle design changes shaping each new generation of the desktop.
- Anthropic has started asking Claude users to voluntarily share their voice conversations to help train and improve its AI models. [...]
- Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy, WIRED-tested seats.
- Apple bumped up prices on several of its devices in June, and we haven’t seen a good discount on the iPad Mini since. Just ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Big Deals Days, however, both Wi-Fi only and cellular-connected models are $100 off. The Wi-Fi version with 128GB of storage is currently $499,…
- Amazon’s October Prime Day has effectively chopped off Apple’s June price increases. Usually $1,299, the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M5 chip and 512GB of storage is on sale for $1,099 at Amazon. That’s a more palatable price for a machine that’s significantly faster than Apple’s $699 MacBook Neo.…
- Lots of new options just became available to Samsung phones with the latest update. Customize your Quick Panel, Edge Panel and much more.
- It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good discount on the Apple AirPods Pro 3, but like the latest iPad Mini and the M5 MacBook Airs, a great one is happening now for October Prime Day. You can snag a pair of the noise-canceling earbuds that include five ear tip sizes, live translation, and […]
- US President Donald Trump has chosen members to lead a new AI task force to coordinate the administration's response to the rapidly evolving technology.
- A bit of decluttering can go a long way toward improving your Wi-Fi.
- The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week. The post Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task Force appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
- You have a lot of control over AI on your iPhone.
- That's really what it's called and there's actually someone in charge of it.
- The iPhone 18 Pro doesn't have a super long list of improvements, but these upgrades are still worth a try.
- The high-end laptop is still expected to make its debut by next month.
- On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
- We don't know a ton about the Fitbit Edge, but it appears to be a successor to the midrange Charge line. It had leaked previously, but we can clearly see in these images posted by Android Headlines, you can see that Google's rumored fitness tracker sort of splits the difference between the Pixel…
- The iPhone Duo's foldable form factor allows for more placement options, but there are also new camera features you should know about.
- The iPhone Duo lacks a few features we're used to seeing on other iPhones.
- Screen protectors can do more harm than good.
- If you're trying to decide between a MacBook and a Mac mini, you might be interested to know why there's a price difference.
- A Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
- China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, finished with seven gold medals while compatriot Yu Zidi won three record-breaking golds.
- Google has stopped accepting new product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP), after a wave of invalid, AI-generated submissions swamped the engineers and open source maintainers who review them. The rules page for Google’s OSS VRP states…
- Apple plans to introduce additional controls for Full Disk Access in macOS, citing growing privacy risks as AI agents become more capable and autonomous. Users will need to take explicit action to grant apps this permission. The company has not specified a rollout date or detailed how the controls…
- The upcoming Fitbit Edge looks like a replacement for the Fitbit Charge last seen in 2023.
- Google has now suspended submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) after being flooded by AI-generated reports. [...]
- Microsoft confirmed over the weekend that some games and applications using AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio decoding will crash after installing the September 2026 KB5124010 Windows 11 preview update. [...]
- Google has paused its Open Source Vulnerability Rewards Program due to a flood of AI submissions
- A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a link to the bacterial infection. The US is monitoring the situation.
- I've spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing feature: a matte OLED display. That screen is by far the best thing about the TCL P80 Ultra, and weirdly, it's made me more excited for the iPhone Duo and its matte inner display.…
- A developer has released RemoveMacAI, a free command-line tool that turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes about 12 GB of downloaded AI models. It requires a Mac with Apple silicon. macOS 27 doesn’t have a switch for Apple Intelligence, and the models stay on disk after you disable…
- Wi-Fi extenders can help under the right conditions, but you'll need to put them in the right place to see good results.
- The memory buffer vulnerability can result in denial of service to customers, with CISA warning it poses “significant risks” to the federal government
- Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source command line tool called RemoveMacAI. There used to be a single Settings toggle for disabling Apple Intelligence, but that was removed in macOS 27. Now, the models stay on your…
- South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country. [...]
- Google has temporarily stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP). The post Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- CISA has added another Citrix NetScaler vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sunday: CVE-2026-88779, a memory overflow bug that may cripple vulnerable NetScaler ADCs and Gateways. “Citrix has observed targeted attacks on unmitigated NetScaler deployments which can lead…
- Really the only negative associated with the new M6-powered Mac Mini is its high price. While the last-gen model debuted at just $599, the faster, but mostly unchanged 2026 edition starts at $899 — except for right now. You can grab the base model that has 256GB of storage, 16GB RAM, and a 12-core…
- Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
- Nvidia's Shield TV streaming boxes are the latest victims of the memory shortage that has seen prices increase dramatically for everything from digital cameras to game consoles. When the Shield TV Pro launched nearly seven years ago with an upgraded Tegra X1+ processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of…
- For all the data that AI systems continually amass and analyze, enterprise AI agents often suffer from a curious shortcoming: a lack of knowledge. More than data, knowledge is the understanding of what the data means in the context of individual organizations. AI agents need this understanding to…
- Romanian authorities did not say what caused the fire, but local media reported that the ship was carrying grain and was hit by a drone.
- Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.
- Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts.
- Amazon Prime Big Deal Days officially begin tomorrow, but I’ve already spotted early discounts on gear our team recommends.
- These two wearables offer extensive health tracking, but one of these is going to be a clear winner for you.
- Israel is developing a reservoir on land in the occupied West Bank, with water syphoned off from Palestinians.
- Typically, it means faster charging speeds and bi-directional charging.
- Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Trump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
- The latest suspected incursion on NATO's eastern flank increases fears that the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over.
- Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to trigger collective deterrence measures in response to Houthi attacks.
- Palestinians in West Bank are suffering increasing Israeli violence and repression.
- The group has taken control of much of the Red Sea coast.
- Russian authorities quarantine hospital, monitor 200 contacts after suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.
- Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.
- Student groups call for the abolition of Greek life and more punitive action in the wake of fraternity assault allegations.
- Hispanic voters are twice as likely to favour Democratic Party over Trump's Republican Party in the November elections.
- Mini PCs offer a convenient form factor, but a laptop is ready to go with you anywhere. There's no perfect answer.
- macOS is now a far healthier platform for gaming than it was just a few years ago, but it can't compete with Windows in many ways.
- Ethiopia is facing renewed fighting in the north, just four years after the devastating Tigray war ended.
- Turkiye and Pakistan agree to rapidly deploy militaries to bolster Saudi security as part of the Mecca defence pact.
- Foldable phones have unique durability concerns thanks to their moving parts and internal screens.
- During emergency talks in Riyadh, Turkiye and Pakistan agreed to send rapid deployment forces to Saudi Arabia.
- Get the latest Litter-Robot Discounts on Litter-Robot self-cleaning litter boxes, accessories, and more.
- ASEAN ministers to discuss energy security amid energy crunch caused by the war on Iran.
- At a campaign rally in Nebraska, US President Donald Trump joked about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego.
- Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are here and we’ve tracked down the best discounts on all the gear our team recommends.
- The internationally recognised government retakes territories from the Houthis as fighting rages on the western coast.
- Never pay full price. Bag yourself some Prime Day tech deals on our favorite WIRED-tested gadgets.
- We’re already seeing some discounts on our favorite Apple tech, whether its devices or third-party accessories.
- Seoul has urged Pyongyang to remove any other mines planted on the southern side of the military demarcation line.
- Prime Day deals on Amazon devices aren’t as attractive as they were before the August price hike, but these discounts are still worth grabbing.
- Everything is expensive. Treat yourself to one of these WIRED-approved Prime Day picks under $50.
- Never pay full price for a TV. Upgrade your entertainment setup with these WIRED-tested screens and streaming devices.
- Israeli settlers and forces beat Palestinians, set property on fire and steal crops across the occupied West Bank.
- I’ve tested more than 100 headphones and covered nearly a dozen Prime Days. Here are some actually good headphone deals from the sale.
- GitHub’s ReviewBench measures how well AI code review tools detect problems before software is released. Available in research preview through its website, the benchmark lets users compare review agents and evaluate their own tools. Code review involves checking proposed changes for mistakes.…
- I’ve rounded up the best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days discounts on fitness trackers, percussive therapy, LED masks, and more.
- Hack The Box has introduced AI Range Enterprise Edition, making its platform for testing and measuring AI security agent effectiveness available to enterprise security teams. The offering enables organizations to evaluate whether their own AI agents can perform the cybersecurity roles assigned to…
- Snag some gifts for your kiddos or unleash your inner child with the best Prime Day toy deals, including Lego, STEM toys, and board games.
- The first imported case of Ebola has been recorded in Kenya.
- A soundbar is the easiest way to upgrade your home entertainment setup. Grab one of our favorites on sale during October Prime Day.
- The Bluetti Elite 300, my favorite portable power station, is on sale, and it’s perfect if you want to go off-grid or have a backup at home.
- The Nothing Headphone (1) is one of my favorites for its stylish design, tactile on-ear controls, and fun sound. It’s over $100 off for Prime Day.
- Saudi aviation authority reports severe injuries and damage following Houthi strikes on Jazan and Najran airports.
- Some gadgets don’t live up to their promises. These automatic feeders, litter boxes, fountains, and cameras earned my recommendation.
- An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying - and sometimes singing - nothing but "lalala" on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When quizzed about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event has begun, and it lasts through 3AM ET on Thursday, October 8th. We’ve spun through the company’s huge list of deals to find products that Verge readers will like (and that we personally like, too). There are plenty of headphone deals, plus some great products in…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are a ton of good deals, and bundling them all into this package is the easiest way to keep the blast of upcoming coverage under control. Below, you’ll find every…
- The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.
- The patient arrived in Kenya over the weekend from the Democratic Republic of Congo before testing positive for the virus. Health authorities are on high alert and monitoring for more cases.
- During Amazon’s October sale, the Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are discounted by $250 or more. The base model Pixel 11 Pro with 256GB of storage is only $849 (originally $1,099), $50 lower than the usual price for the base Pixel 11, while the 256GB 11 Pro XL is $999, a $300 […]
- Plague is still endemic to Siberia, the location of the first known prehistoric human outbreak.
- Citing growing risks posed by more capable and autonomous AI agents, Apple will introduce additional controls. The post Apple to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls in macOS Amid AI Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Your Samsung phone has features to help keep the battery healthy, so you'll see an icon when they're kicking in.
- Islamabad says its role is defensive, but Riyadh's offensive in Yemen tests how long it can stay out of the fight.
- The Apple Watch SE 3 is the smartwatch that we recommend for most people because it’s affordable, yet packed with most of the features found in pricier versions. We spotted Amazon October Prime Day discounts across the lineup, including both the 40mm and 44mm sizes, and GPS only or cellular…
- At $1,099, the MacBook Air is $200 off its retail price for Prime Day, its lowest price in months.
- Russia says 290 drones targeted Moscow and nearby regions in the overnight Ukrainian assault.
- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is consolidating power after being sworn in for a second term. He must, however, contend with a regional alliance that opposes him and the conflict in Tigray that risks spreading.
- The Google Pixel Watch 5 is discounted by $60 during Amazon’s October sale, with the 41mm version on sale for $334.99, and the 45mm version for $364.99. The latest version of Google’s smartwatch rolled out alongside the Pixel 11 phones in August with improved GPS, gesture controls, and offline…
- Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia.
- Amazon raised Kindle prices across the board, but Prime Day is still the best time to buy.
- Following more images of the previously leaked Google Fitbit Edge surfacing a few days ago, new details about the upcoming fitness tracker have been revealed, including potential features and pricing. The Fitbit Edge will reportedly sell for €179 in Europe, and £159 in the UK, according to leaked…
- The market seems to be overflowing with foldable phones, and the iPhone Duo and Moto Razr Ultra are top competitors.
- They’re the best over-ear headphones for Apple loyalists, and over 20 percent off at multiple retailers right now.
- Former British consul Sir Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully in the wake of a new wave of sanctions.
- Normally $169.99, the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro are discounted to $135.99 during Amazon’s October sale, beating their previous low price of $149.99, and coming in $14 lower than the AirPods 5. While these earbuds stand out for a number of reasons, like great ANC and a handy screen on the charging…
- Mesh systems tend to look more like minimalist decor than traditional routers, and there's actually a good reason.
- The personal data of at least 68,000 people was reportedly exposed in breaches of at least seven financial institutions, with officials saying they believe a Chinese cybersecurity tool was used to hack the banks’ systems.
- Task Scheduler isn't a particularly pretty part of Windows, but it's a powerful tool if you take the time to understand it.
- Your Android device will only receive updates for so long, and it might have already left its support period without you realizing.
- Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
- A British war-game show simulating a Russian attack has drawn a nuclear warning from Moscow.
- We spotted a variety of discounted headphones and earbuds during October’s Prime Big Deals Days, with some of our favorite options discounted to at (or near) their all-time low prices. While some deals on Amazon require a Prime subscription, there are plenty that are available to anyone, and other…
- From Birch’s organic mattress to my favorite cooling sheets, these are the Amazon Prime Day discounts worth a look.
- More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo's history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300.
- The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
- Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
- Apple TV has had a really great run in 2026 - and a cozy new addition is helping expand its lineup even more. As the streaming service has attempted to grow in order to better compete with the likes of Disney and Netflix, it has steadily broadened the range of its series. This year has […]
- Jerusalem Daily: Tension high in Israel ahead of October 7
- Everything is so expensive in 2026, but these October Prime Day Deals are all under $100 on gadgets we recommend.
- I don’t suppose there are many iPhone users who might be tempted by the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 now that the iPhone Duo is both real and coming very soon. But if you’ll entertain a great deal, there are big discounts happening for both the passport-style Z Fold 8 and the slimmer, taller Z […]
- I’ve tested the wearables, tracked the prices, and found the Prime Day deals worth grabbing.
- You could spend a lot on gadgets in our main October Prime Day roundup and get maybe one or two things. That’s all well and good, but you could spend as much (or less) and have a bunch of items arrive at your home instead. If you’re on a tight budget, or you just have […]
- Breville, Keurig, Fellow, and AeroPress gear we recommend is on sale, with options for espresso enthusiasts and one-button brewers alike.
- The right gadgets can make your house feel smarter. After extensive testing and price checks, these are the Prime Day smart home deals worth bagging.
- If you've been using an older Amazon Echo device as a speaker through its 3.5mm aux input, Alexa voice commands to play or pause from line in may stop working. Ars Technica points to this Reddit poster claiming they received a message from Amazon and says an unnamed spokesperson confirmed the…
- On the first day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 competition, security researchers hacked the Samsung Galaxy S26 twice and earned $388,500 after exploiting 32 zero-days. [...]
- Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
- Amazon’s October Big Deal Days are underway (lasting through tomorrow night), and we spotted a ton of Apple products and accessories in the sale, ranging from laptops and headphones to desktops and more. Some of the deals are only for Prime members, but other retailers are often matching or…
- Yemeni forces are trying to reverse Houthi gains, aided by heavier air power and renewed international support.
- To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
- Calling something “last-gen” usually means it comes with big compromises compared to the latest version. That’s not as true for the last-gen Kindle Paperwhite as it is with some other tech. The newer version can open books 30 percent faster (not the same as page-turning speed), and its aluminum…
- I’ve compared cordless sticks, watched robot vacuums chase stains, and cleaned plenty of car crumbs. These discounts get my recommendation.
- On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.
- A late right-wing shift, a banking scandal and economic frustration may be behind Bolsonaro's last-minute gains.
- Our team is tracking Prime Day deals in real time. Here’s what’s worth buying today.
- Yates will examine Cornell’s sexual assault investigations, disciplinary process and campus police response.
- The top US public health agency's remarks come as the Trump administration said it’s 'closely' watching the incident.
- My favorite MacBook, gaming PC, and budget laptop are all on sale for Prime Day, some at the lowest prices I’ve seen in months.
- Want to save money without supporting Amazon? This roundup is full of deals on WIRED-approved favorites.
- Digital wall calendars can organize multiple family calendars, meal plans, chores, and to-do lists, and even double as a digital photo frame. And best of all, they’re on sale.
- Apple is collaborating with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, and more, according to a report from Bloomberg. The products will reportedly feature LG branding but integrate with the company's rumored smart home hub that's expected to…
- Saudi Arabia’s Jazan and Najran airports were attacked as Saudi-led gov’t forces launched air strikes on the Houthis.
- Spending too much time constantly sweeping and mopping? If you have the money to delegate those chores to a robot cleaner, you could save a lot of personal time. Thankfully, it’s cheaper than usual to buy a robot vacuum / mop hybrid during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, and some of our favorite…
- The doorbell, security cameras, thermostats and more could be announced next week.
- Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.
- The 50-year-old has regained consciousness and is receiving care nearly one week after being sent to the hospital.
- The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.
- A death row inmate who survived a botched execution last week is conscious and talking in hospital, according to her lawyers, who want to commute her death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
- Yemeni forces claim they have tightened control over the highest peak in the Jabal Habashi district of Taiz.
- The mountainous district is key to control of Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month.
- Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.
- Explosions near Aden International Airport after Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov't said two missiles were fired by the Houthis.
- Campaigners say ruling sets a precedent requiring climate damage be weighed when fossil fuel projects are considered.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry says its forces carried out a 'massive strike' on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions.
- Iran's oil exports have struggled amid a US blockade. A Russian energy crisis because of Ukrainian attacks could help.
- Yemeni government says one of the missiles hit Aden airport's runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land.
- Aden International Airport came under attack as Yemen's war intensified, with the Houthis targeting key transport hubs.
- The patches resolve a critical vulnerability in Android’s System component that could lead to privilege escalation. The post Android’s October 2026 Updates Patch 25 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Amazon raised Kindle prices across the board, but Prime Day is still the best time to buy.
- Prime Day deals on Amazon devices aren’t as attractive as they were before the August price hike, but these discounts are still worth grabbing.
- An Israeli soldier was spotted smashing a memorial to Palestinians during raids in the occupied West Bank.
- Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, and we’ve tracked down the best discounts on all the gear our team recommends.
- Bedouin families uprooted by Israeli settlers describe a state-backed project of forced transfer in the West Bank.
- Everything is so expensive in 2026, but these October Prime Day Deals are all under $100 on gadgets we recommend.
- My favorite MacBook, gaming PC, and budget laptop are all on sale for Prime Day, some at the lowest prices I’ve seen in months.
- Ethical hackers have already found 32 zero days in various products at Pwn2Own Ireland
- Tennessee death row inmate survives execution attempt, sparking legal and medical concerns.
- Microsoft has made remote PC connections generally available in Windows App on Windows. Users can access physical or virtual Windows PCs alongside Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Box resources. Windows App brings remote Windows devices and applications into a single…
- Never pay full price. Bag yourself some Prime Day tech deals on our favorite WIRED-tested gadgets.
- We’re already seeing some discounts on our favorite Apple tech, whether its devices or third-party accessories.
- Ultrahuman is now offering on-demand heart rhythm scans to help you check for signs of Afib in real-time.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang join Windows and Devices chief Pavan Davuluri at the company's San Francisco event today.
- I’ve tested more than 100 headphones and covered nearly a dozen Prime Days. Here are some actually good headphone deals from the sale.
- Israeli air strike kills Palestinian Civil Defence rescue volunteer in northern Gaza.
- Day two of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is here, and the sale will end at 3AM ET on Thursday, October 8th. While a few of the best deals from yesterday have already ended, many are still happening, with fresh discounts emerging to make the last day of the sale just as worthy of […]
- Snag some gifts for your kiddos or unleash your inner child with the best Prime Day toy deals, including Lego, STEM toys, and board games.
- More details on the Surface Laptop Ultra and NVIDIA RTX Spark are coming, but what else?
- Google has detailed an update bringing a slew of new features to its Pixel Buds 2A and Pro 2, which the company says are rolling out now. The new features were first teased in August. The biggest update is Pixel Watch-powered sleep detection, rolling out to both pairs of earbuds. If you're wearing…
- South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes after backlash
- A 44-year-old Palestinian man was killed during Israeli settler assaults on olive harvesters in the West Bank.
- An Israeli soldier was filmed assaulting a Palestinian woman during a raid on a family home in the occupied West Bank.
- Ohio, North Carolina and Michigan have open seats on their state supreme court, and these hotly contested races will influence how those courts rule in several high-stakes cases.
- Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this morning to reveal what's coming next for Windows and Surface and a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC." That conversation will include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief…
- South Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes' Asian Games comments.
- Amazon announced its first smart lock that eliminates the need for a physical backup key should its rechargeable battery die while you're away from home. While other smart locks lean on hidden USB ports or metal contacts for connecting a 9-volt battery to replenish a dead battery, the new Ring…
- Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies
- Ring's smart lock has a built-in hand crank to generate power when the batteries are dead.
- I’ve rounded up the best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days discounts on fitness trackers, percussive therapy, LED masks, and more.
- Southern Company is notifying customers that their utility account information was accessed by hackers. The post Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Just bought a new phone or looking to enhance an existing one? Prime Day is the time to save on accessories like batteries, chargers, and more.
- Following a report from Bloomberg yesterday that Apple is collaborating with LG for a new collection of smart home devices and accessories, a reliable leaker known as "pdfu" on X has revealed more details about several of the new products, including a thermostat with a "Far Sight Display" that…
- How a recent Supreme Court decision on geofencing influenced a federal judge to toss a sheriff's Flock camera evidence in a drug trafficking case.
- Breville, Keurig, Fellow, and AeroPress gear we recommend is on sale, with options for espresso enthusiasts and one-button brewers alike.
- After launching nearly a month ago and spending several weeks as the top free app in Apple's App Store, the latest update to Meta's Muse iOS app introduces native support for the iPad. A Mac version of Meta's agentic AI tool (designed to compete with OpenClaw, ChatGPT's Dots, and Grok Bot) was…
- These include a lock, a thermostat and a temperature sensor.
- I’ve tested the wearables, tracked the prices, and found the Prime Day deals worth grabbing.
- We're in San Francisco today to hear what's next for Windows and Surface. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri will all be holding a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC." Microsoft and Nvidia have been…
- Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, meteorologists say
- Several configurations of the Apple Watch Series 12 are $50 off for the first time for the remainder of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. This includes both sizes (42mm and 46mm) of the GPS + Wi-Fi watches, as well as their pricier 5G-ready counterparts. Normally $399, the 42mm Series 12 is currently…
- The UN health agency said Russia should be more transparent about the case of the plague as reports of a second case of the disease emerged. Russia played down any concerns, saying the population faces no risk.
- Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to provide "practical measures" to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. Could a new alliance reshape the war against the Houthis in Yemen?
- The company is highlighting agentic AI features for Windows.
- Microsoft is finally sharing details about its first builder-class PC.
- Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging on its smaller Surface devices last year, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a charging cable that attaches magnetically to the right-side…
- Microsoft's Nvidia-powered Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder now directly, and slated to ship in November for just about $6,000. It's pricier than the DGX Spark mini PC Nvidia launched last year, but PC prices have been climbing due to shortages of RAM and other components. The…
- Microsoft's Copilot search redesign arrives this fall.
- Months after revealing its Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has announced that the Nvidia RTX Spark-equipped device will launch on October 16th. Pricing starts at $2,599 for the base configuration, featuring an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. The Surface Laptop Ultra ships with a…
- Prime Big Deal Days end tonight, but there’s still time to save on WIRED-tested mattresses, cooling sheets, and sound machines.
- The Shark CryoGlow face mask is my favorite LED device, and it’s $299 on Amazon Prime Day. Act fast.
- Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, warehouse-like lab on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus, where the team developing Surface devices programs robots to press their buttons thousands of…
- At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It's part of an idea Microsoft is calling "Hybrid Intelligence," where apps and tools rely on a mix of […]
- Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.
- Meta’s AI agent Muse is now available on iPad, just a month after its mobile debut, as the company rapidly expands the assistant’s reach and integrations.
- Kenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts amid growing concern over lapses in border screening.
- Ukraine says Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles
- Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco. The biggest announcement was arguably the release details about the Surface Laptop Ultra, its new laptop that’s powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark Arm-based chip. The machine will start at $2,599 for a configuration…
- Yes, it's just a premium laptop. But it sure looks pretty.
- Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia's pretext for more war.
- Russian authorities reported earlier this week that an employee at a lab in Siberia that studies plague and other infectious diseases had died of pneumonia of “unknown” cause
- The first array of laptops powered by Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip are designed to compete with high-end MacBook Pros - and they've got some high-end prices to match. The flagship Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark laptops from Dell, Lenovo, MSI, HP, and Asus start as low as $2,599 for…
- Powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, the latest Windows laptop is designed to run AI models and workloads directly on the device.
- Just over a week ago, we covered a deal at Amazon that knocked around 30 percent off Roku’s new (and first-ever) OLED TVs. The deal expired, but has returned for the final day of October Prime Day. The 55-inch Pro Series OLED is $699.99 at Amazon, which is 30 percent off its list price. The […]
- It ships in November, if you can afford it.
- Save on two Shark models I recommend after testing, including my favorite robot vacuum and a powerful cordless stick.
- Honestly, a bit like an oversized Lego brick.
- The sale is almost over. Here’s the WIRED-tested gear I recommend for less scooping, easier feeding, and keeping tabs on your pets.
- Former British consul Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding the UK close its consulate.
- Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents.
- Getting in on the Prime Day action doesn’t have to result in an empty wallet. Just as we found a couple handfuls of goodies that are under $25, there are plenty of deals during Amazon’s October sale that are $50 or less, many of which offer a lot of practical value. Everything from chargers to […]
- Gaza child’s autoimmune condition triggered amid Israel’s war
- I’ve compared cordless sticks, watched robot vacuums chase stains, and cleaned plenty of car crumbs. These discounts get my recommendation.
- Just bought a new phone or looking to enhance an existing one? Prime Day is the time to save on accessories like batteries, chargers, and more.
- Pike's lawyers have said she was very aware of Tennessee's failed execution effort. A judge has ordered state officials to preserve all evidence from the botched execution.
- Pro-Palestine students took to the streets of London on October 7, despite police calls to postpone the march.
- Opus-built Creative Cloud alternatives are ambitious, free, and nowhere near finished.
- Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.
- A Nashville judge ordered Tennessee officials to preserve evidence from Christa Pike’s failed execution
- Students and other protesters marched against Flavio Bolsonaro after he advanced to Brazil's presidential run-off.
- Death row inmate who survived execution by lethal injection is said to be 'angry and confused' about what happened.
- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said there were no casualties after small arms fire targeted a border post.
- Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim advances in western Taiz's mountain belt overlooking the coast.
- Get ready for more AI in your Windows and more AI on the desktop.
- Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.
- Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
- After Flavio Bolsonaro came out on top in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, thousands of people joined student-led protests against the far-right in Rio de Janeiro.
- Yemeni government forces said in a social media post that they carried out 2,103 'precise targeting operations'.
- Hundreds of protesters gather outside Spain’s Parliament, demanding action over soaring rents.
- Demonstrators have taken to streets across the world to demand an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank.
- Ukrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.
- At least 10 protesters were removed from a Trump rally in San Antonio as he was heckled during his speech.
- India's opposition alliance is gearing up for another day of protests after demonstrating lawmakers were detained for the second time. Meanwhile, India is seeking to repatriate its nationals working in Russian military.
- Thursday marks 30 days since Israel's foreign minister ordered the closure of the UK consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.
- Hundreds took to the streets of Bogota to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
- A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed three people and disrupted operations, the rebels said, as Yemen's conflict continues to escalate beyond its borders.
- According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where the patient had been living, and was treated there.
- Palestinians displaced by war chose cherished items, revealing poignant stories amid devastation in Gaza.
- On the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, security researchers collected $232,500 in cash awards after exploiting 45 unique zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]
- Yemen's tribes could prove crucial to government's fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides.
- Prime Day might be over, but the discounts are still going. We’ve tracked down the best last minute Prime Day deals on all the gear our team recommends.
- Signs from the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem were removed overnight as a deadline for its closure loomed.
- Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness following a botched execution in Tennessee, her lawyer says.
- As even Israel's traditional allies are distancing themselves from Netanyahu, Modi's India has embraced the country.
- With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians rely on it to navigate the occupied West Bank.
- Britain says its diplomatic mission will remain open with reduced staff, despite Israel's order to close the nearly 200-year-old consulate.
- Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk have suspended public transport following the deadly attack near the front line.
- Fourteen people were wounded in the Russian strike on city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, local authorities say.
- Nationwide outrage grows after the death of woman whose eviction sparked protests and political tensions.
- As Russia targets Ukraine's data centers more and more, experts say the country's internet system is too robust to shut down entirely. However, services could become more expensive.
- South Korea has said it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine. Seoul is upset about a transfer of North Korean prisoners of war being made public knowledge at the UN and had demanded — but not received — an apology.
- CrowdStrike revealed that a Chinese-speaking hacker deployed agentic pentesting tool ARTEX and Claude to help breach data from South Korean financial firms
- Dozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers.
- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did a ‘two pushup’ forfeit after factual errors addressing US sailors.
- The G7 plans to release emergency fuel stocks as diesel shortages raise transport costs and squeeze household budgets.
- A drone strike on a large Yandex data center caused a significant disruption to the Russian tech giant's network, with connectivity reportedly falling to around 70 percent of normal levels.
- Only 7% of sexual assault victims reported contacting local police.
- Republicans and Democrats need to make inroads with independent voters. But the themes that motivate the party faithful may not sit well with independents, who tend to recoil against partisan rancor.
- Seoul is alarmed after a recent breach of South Korean banks' cyber defenses that reportedly involved AI-assisted hacking. Officials warn such methods could be used to also target other sectors and government agencies.
- Seoul is alarmed after a recent breach of South Korean banks' cyber defenses that reportedly involved AI-assisted hacking. Officials warn such methods could be used to also target other sectors and government agencies.
- South Korea recalls envoy from Kyiv amid diplomatic tensions over alleged transfer of North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
- Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Amazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're great for kids, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It's one of a few new Android tablets Amazon…
- Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before. They're not even called Fire, the name Amazon has used for its tablets for the last 15 years. They're called Alexa Tablets, and they're designed to do two things: bring Alexa…
- The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8.
- The three new aluminum Alexa Tablets now run Android with full access to the Google Play Store. There are versions for kids too.
- Amazon is rumored to be making a smartphone, and the Alexa-powered experiences on its new tablets give us a taste of what might come if that happens.
- Amazon's best tablet ever didn't have to work hard for the title, but a new nanomatte screen and Kindle mode sweeten the deal.
- It's a promising tablet that starts at about $500.
- You'll be able to access Google Play and its apps on the new Amazon Alexa tablets.
- Amazon has launched three new tablets that come with Alexa+.
- The new Amazon Kids Tablets come in two sizes and can be bundled with one of two styles of case.
- British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.
- French PM Sebastien Lecornu has promised to address student concerns as protests force hundreds of schools to close.
- Alongside its new collection of Alexa Tablets that run Android with full access to the Google Play store, Amazon is introducing kid versions with similar functionality but the ability for parents to limit what software and content they have access to. The Amazon Kids Tablets also come with two…
- Two of South Korea's largest Protestant churches are investigating cyberattacks that may have exposed sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of members, including personal details, financial records and internal documents.
- My Decoder guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, and we’re discussing the new wave of consumer-friendly AI agents. If you’ve been paying attention to this space, you know AI enthusiasts have been using agents for a minute now — homebrew OpenClaw setups led to a surge in Mac…
- Israel's order to shut UK's Jerusalem consulate is the latest downturn in a relationship strained since before 1948.
- New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani was met by crowds calling him a ‘traitor’ for attending a vigil for October 7.
- Since winning the right to hold the 2034 World Cup unopposed, Saudi Arabia has been pulling away from sport. With reports that its most ambitious stadium project will be abandoned, what does this mean for the World Cup?
- Isaias just became the latest-forming first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season since reliable records began, meteorologists say
- It’s always a little awkward when this many deals survive what was supposed to be the “end” of a big Amazon sale. Nevertheless, I’m happy to say that most of the sale’s heaviest-hitting deals are still around — Apple’s discounts on its Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and AirPods Pro 3, plus all of Sony’s…
- No really, how are you going to adapt Candy Crush.
- Houthi military spokesman claims Yemeni group fired one ballistic missile towards airport in Saudi capital, Riyadh.
- Russia’s attacks on trains, buses and ports are paralysing Ukraine’s transport network and endangering civilians.
- The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
- Unlike higher gas prices, which hurt almost everyone, higher borrowing costs have an uneven impact.
- Apple has just announced a new October event, taking place in New York on October 13th at 9AM ET. The event company is rumored to be launching smart home-focused products this month, and the event invite hints that'll be the case: Apple is using the tagline "Welcome home." At the event, Apple is…
- The latest escalation in the Middle East is taking place just a few kilometers off the coast of Africa, at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Djibouti and its neighbors are particularly exposed.
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other states on Africa's Red Sea coast.
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other African states.
- Its Welcome Home event is set for 9AM ET.
- Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.
- Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving customers what they were asking for’In an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon's head of consumer electronics, Panos Panay, confirmed the company would phase out the Fire brand in favor of Alexa Tablets. The new lineup runs proper Android, instead of the custom Fire OS, and has full access to the Play Store, which wasn't available on…
- The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers that can reside permanently in the US, as reported by Reuters. In a press conference, Vice President JD Vance claimed the permanent labor…
- At least 33 people were killed after a Russian strike hit two civilian buses in a city within the Donestsk region.
- Police fired tear gas and used batons against protesters in Paris again as students continue to voice their grievances about school conditions across France.
- Thousands protest worldwide in solidarity with Gaza as Palestinians mourn those being killed in daily Israeli strikes.
- Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.
- Every week, the company has been introducing new devices and products. So here's a nifty roundup.
- Google announced through a short community post today that the LTE versions of the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 are losing free access to Safety Signal that allowed features like Emergency SOS, Fall Detection, and Safety Check to work through cellular networks without the need for a carrier plan. The…
- The storm is forecast to strike Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with up to 10 inches of rain this weekend.
- President Donald Trump said the US will not resume strikes on Iran before the midterm elections on November 3. High gas and grocery prices are top concerns for voters.
- Seven companies have been accused of fraud regarding the H-1B worker visas.
- “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft,” Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
- Access to the emergency feature for LTE-connected wearables will end by December.
- Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern. "This new Windows Search experience is built for…
- India's opposition and student-led CJP movement demand election chief's resignation, plan mass demonstration Saturday.
- Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are destroying olive trees.
- As Israeli settlers harvest olives on Palestinian land, farmers face growing violence and loss of an ancient tradition.
- The Trump administration cut off tech firms, including Microsoft and Adobe, from filing for green cards for their foreign workers.
- Apple is set to introduce a new MacBook Pro with a touchscreen and an updated iPad Mini "on or around" October 27th, Bloomberg reports. If true, that would put the event just two weeks after the October 13th event Apple announced today, which is rumored to focus on smart home products. Bloomberg…
- The British government says it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed its consulate.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan are activating their defence pact to counter attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.
- Police fired tear gas and water cannons as demonstrators gathered in Paris to demand more funding and teachers.
- Amazon's latest and greatest tablet shares some key similarities to Apple's high-end iPads, but the devil is in the details.
- Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source projects that opt-in will get "thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost." That could mean open-source projects get alerted…
- The Russian and Iranian presidents met in Turkmenistan ahead of regional summit.
- The United States' execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press. The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military base, was announced…
- Islamic Relief calls for global action as deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza continue and humanitarian conditions worsen.
- The shooting happened in the afternoon in the Bronx, with details still emerging. The incident involved the US Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over.
- An official at the Pentagon told Al Jazeera that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan's execution would be 'livestreamed'.
- US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth had said that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad and that it would be done "in public." Hasan's execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.
- Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
- Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
- An Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, killing several people, including children.
- The shooting happened in the afternoon in the Bronx, with details still emerging. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident and urged Donald Trump to end ICE actions in the city.
- Crew members express relief after a record 265 days at sea that strained conditions on board.
- Families embraced their loved ones as the USS Abraham Lincoln returned home to San Diego after more than 300 days at sea
- Thousands of protesters honour Maricarmen Abascal's life, while tributes in Spanish parliament spark debate.
- Experts say methods such as lethal injection promise a more humane form of execution but are frequently marred by mishap
- Officials from Ukraine, Europe and the US are meeting in Miami to discuss ways to break the deadlock in the war. The meeting comes as Russian strikes on Ukraine killed more than 70 people this week.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani says agents fired at a car with a child inside; DHS says it was conducting enforcement activity.
- There are protests and outrage in New York after ICE agents shot a man after surrounding his vehicle.
- Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
- Archive and recent photos show how three years of war left Gaza's streets, landmarks and public spaces unrecognisable.
- The Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 hacking contest has concluded, with hackers collecting $1,262,000 in rewards after exploiting 98 zero-day flaws. [...]
- The Cockroach Janta Party claims authorities are carrying out mass arrests ahead of its planned protest on October 10. Founder 'Cockroach' Abhijeet Dipke has accused the Modi government of "intimidation." DW has more.
- Train cancelations have been reported in Delhi ahead of CJP’s protest tomorrow. There is heavy security in the capital. A permission to protest has been denied but CJP's leader has vowed to press on with the plan.
- Oil prices drop as Trump dismisses speculation of pre-midterm military action against Iran.
- $1.2 million was paid out at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 for exploits targeting phones, printers, smart speakers, smart home hubs, and AI infrastructure and coding tools. The post Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- Children’s psychiatric emergency visits have more than doubled in Israel, study shows.
- OSS Scanner sends unreviewed, model-generated vulnerability reports to open source maintainers that opt in. The post Anthropic Fast-Tracks AI Bug Reports to OSS Maintainers, Taps 11 Firms for OT Security appeared first on SecurityWeek .
- New York police push politician to ground during anti-ICE protest
- Anthropic’s OSS Scanner is a new, free service that uses the company’s strongest AI models to find security vulnerabilities in open-source software. Maintainers who opt in receive periodic scans and reports explaining suspected flaws, how to reproduce them and, when available, how to fix them. The…
- Component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max are down about 15% in October, according to Nikkei Asia.
- Microsoft says devices running unsupported versions of Windows will stop receiving security updates after next year's Windows Update certificate rotation. [...]
- Just before the genocide, 15 Gaza schoolgirls posed for a photograph. Three years on, Al Jazeera went looking for them.
- US media reports suggest he may be weighing strikes before the vote, but the president has ruled that out.
- Apple’s Mac desktops have become some of the most sought-after computers this year, driven by surging interest in agentic AI. Here’s which model to buy depending on your use case.
- The US is suspending top tech firms, including Microsoft, from a key programme to sponsor foreign workers’ green cards.
- Anthropic is offering open-source projects a new way to check for vulnerabilities with its OSS Scanner.
- Saudi Arabia has seen several attacks by the Houthis in recent days, with airports appearing to be the primary target.
- Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has already been affected by the approaching hurricane, which has strengthened so far to Category 2.
- The company is reportedly rebooting its smart home ambitions with a smart display and a whole bunch of other accessories.
- Meta’s and OpenAI’s new agents can streamline your life. Artificial intelligence researchers helped me test how far to trust them
- India’s Cockroach Janta Party says thousands of its members have been detained ahead of Saturday’s protest in New Delhi.
- New Delhi has been turned into a fortress with train and metro cancelations, barricades and heavy police presence ahead of Saturday's planned protests against the chief of India's electoral body.
- An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.
- An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.
- A Palestinian boy was seen fleeing after Israeli settlers attacked his father and stole their car in Ramallah.
- The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.
- Saudi Arabia and its allied forces in Yemen vowed a "firm response" to Houthi attacks that target civilians. The kingdom's authorities said three Saudi nationals were killed in Thursday's attack on Riyadh airport.
- Eritrea denies backing TPLF as Ethiopia alleges collusion, further straining their already volatile relationship.
- Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions.
- Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading blame for confrontations in Tigray amid international calls for restraint. Their respective allies have the potential to catapult the conflict into a regional war.
- The major storm is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast later on Friday or early Saturday.
- At least 19 settler attacks recorded across territory on Friday as Israeli forces separately detain 16 Palestinians.
- Violent rioters, many of whom were masked, confronted police at the edge of an anti-austerity march in Brussels. Police responded with water cannons and tear gas.
- Supply disruptions during the Atlantic hurricane season usually end up being a blip. This year could be very different.
- The shooting prompted protests in New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident.
- A post on X from "pdfu," who has previously posted leaks and renders of suspected Apple features and LG smart home gear, shows new details of rumored Apple Home accessories from LG. According to the new leak, they could include an NFC-based "Proximity Control" feature that pops up a hint for a…
- When Microsoft released Windows 11 five years ago, it felt like an operating system that was still being renovated, a work in progress. You'd think by now that those renovations would be complete, with Microsoft turning its attention to Windows 12. Instead, Windows 11 feels like it's here to stay,…
- Palestinian farmers harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank are calling on international activists to protect them.
- Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.
- Amazon has the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in black with 256GB of storage discounted to $949.99, a healthy discount from its usual price of $1,399.99. This phone’s standout feature is the adjustable privacy display, which can hide your entire screen, or just portions of it, from onlookers and…
- Humanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel's continued killings and restrictions across the enclave.
- FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks can air the planned execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. The Pentagon has said the execution will be livestreamed, suggesting it'll appear on an online platform…
- Republican and Democratic critics blasted the announcement by the Pentagon.
- Russia will supply diesel to global markets in a bid to lower prices, US President Donald Trump has said. The move reverses years of pressure on the Russian economy following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Russia to deliver millions of tonnes of diesel soon, US President Trump announces after talks with Putin.
- For weeks, schoolchildren in France have been protesting the failing education system. Compared to many other countries, France invests heavily in education but critics say that the funds are not distributed fairly.
- The Category 3 storm intensified overnight—and is headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Here’s what to know
- Snap vote called after Parliament rejects measures to protect tenants and freeze rents.
- The Trump administration has enlisted Russia to help boost U.S. and global diesel supplies in an effort to lower prices for the fuel ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.
- Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised gov't urge UN Security Council action amid Houthi escalation.
- The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be public and livestreamed.
- The Kremlin says US president welcomes Russia’s involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran.
- Five Syrians and one Lebanese wounded in latest Israeli attack, Lebanon's health authorities say.
- Drone attacks on Moscow during last month's election undermined trilateral peace negotiations, the Kremlin says.
- Donald Trump said he hasn't decided whether the execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, after the Pentagon announced it would do so. The plan has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats.
- US weather authorities are warning of "life-threatening" storm surges on the Gulf Coast due to the Category 2 hurricane. Extreme winds, rising water levels and possible tornadoes are also on the radar.
- New footage shows the moment ICE agents opened fire on a man as he drove his car with his child in the backseat.
- The 'Cockroaches' are returning to Delhi to demand the resignation of India's election chief. Police have not authorized the protest, and heavy security arrangements are in place. DW has the latest.
- India's 'Cockroach' party says its leaders have been detained ahead of a major protest called by the collective. Protesters are calling for India's chief election commissioner to resign.
- India's 'Cockroach' party says its leaders have been detained ahead of a major protest called by the collective. Protesters are calling for India's chief election commissioner to resign.
- India's 'Cockroach' party says its leaders have been detained ahead of a major protest called by the collective. Protesters are calling for India's chief election commissioner to resign.
- Police have established a radius in central Delhi to block protesters from joining a planned demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party. The main leaders of the party have been detained.
- Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a demonstration called by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party have been detained too.
- Indian authorities have imposed extraordinary security measures to block protesters from joining a demonstration called by the "Cockroach" movement in New Delhi. The main leaders of the party were also detained.
- The Cockroach Janta Party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over changes to voter lists.
- Ukraine bombed a Russian fuel site, hours after US President Trump and Russian President Putin announced a diesel deal.
- US envoy Steve Witkoff says renewed negotiations aim to ensure lasting peace before winter approaches.
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders detained before protest to demand election chief quit.
- India’s Cockroach Janta Party leaders have allegedly been detained after landing in New Delhi to lead a mass protest.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pulled out all the stops to prevent Cockroach movement protests.
- The Saudi-led coalition says it’s carrying out a wide-ranging operation, targeting Yemen’s Houthis.
- More than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama have been left without power as Isaias downs trees, power lines.
- Continuing attacks, restrictions on medical aid and delayed evacuations are still killing Palestinians.
- Analysts say board has 'failed' in its attempts to secure lasting peace in Gaza.
- President Donald Trump's deal with Putin comes amid surging fuel prices and looming US midterm elections.
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- Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Putin gives Russia more money to continue attacking Ukraine, Zelenskyy says.
- At least 1,481 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since last year's 'ceasefire', Gaza's Health Ministry says.
- Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.
- India’s police have detained dozens of protesters, including ‘Cockroach’ party leaders ahead of an anti-gov't march.
- After Washington announced a sanctions pause on Russian diesel, Germany has said it remains committed to pressuring Moscow and supporting Ukraine. More on DW.
- Fighting is intensifying between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebel group.
- The cyberattacks that shook the South Korean financial sector earlier this month were launched by a Chinese hacker using the ARTEX AI penetration testing suite and Claude agents. [...]
- Israeli settlers steal olives and attack Palestinian farmers during this year’s harvest.
- Samsung Galaxy phones that have upgraded to Android 17 and One UI 9 have a slew of new features - some more helpful than others.
- Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between a Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition.
- The attack comes after police announced the detention of 76 people across Poland in connection with previous incidents.
- Hamas’s fate will not profoundly shape Gaza’s future.
- Storm damage stretches across Florida and Alabama as officials warn of continued flooding and possible tornadoes.
- The neighbouring countries blame one another for starting war amid heightened tensions and fears of a wider conflict.
- Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition.
- Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition.
- People in northern Ethiopia are celebrating after a reported withdrawal of Eritrean forces accused of an incursion.
- Pike survived two doses of lethal-injection drugs on September 30, renewing scrutiny of capital punishment.
- Pope Leo XIV describes capital punishment as an 'attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person' in post on X.
- President Trump has criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not making a deal with Russia to end the Ukraine war. He has also warned Kyiv against targeting Russian oil refineries.
- Operations suspended at King Khalid International Airport after another attack this week, Civil Aviation Authority says.
- Demonstrations in London, Berlin, and Rome denounce ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza 'ceasefire' anniversary.
- You don't have to guess how long is left on your Samsung device's warranty; the company makes it easy to confirm.
- Eritrea has officially requested UN Security Council assistance over the conflict in Tigray. Both Eritrea and Ethiopia accuse each other of fueling regional instability.
- One year to the day after the US-brokered ceasefire was agreed, more Israeli attacks killed Palestinians in Gaza.
- US President Trump criticised Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he called for new leadership in Ukraine.
- US leader suggests Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war amid tensions with Kyiv over a diesel deal with Russia.
- An Israeli strike destroyed a residential building in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City.
- Video shows damage inside King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after the third attack in a week.
- Yemen’s Houthis have released drone video said to show attacks on Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.
- Puerto Vallarta businesses board up windows as Hurricane Simon threatens Mexico’s west-central coast.
- Officials said at least 12 people were killed in a strike on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The airport had already been targeted multiple times this week.
- Saudi-backed forces say 1,150 Houthis killed in operations against the Iran-aligned group over the past 24 hours.
- Samsung phones have a couple of features that can keep sensitive apps and files private. One locks your chosen apps, and the other restricts all but one app.
- The storm, which is now a post-tropical cyclone, had made landfall near Destin, Florida on Friday evening. The storm brings heavy rainfall and powerful winds and has caused mass power outages in Florida and Alabama.
- Screen Time has new features to help parents manage their children's Apple devices, as well as refinements to existing controls.
- As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.
- Saudi Arabia has confirmed at least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured after Houthi fighters struck Riyadh.
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held worldwide to mark one year since the so-called Gaza ‘ceasefire'.
- President Donald Trump says the US ‘may’ join Saudi strikes against Yemen’s Houthis.
- Trump condemns 'terrible' attack and says the US is evaluating whether to join Saudi Arabia's attacks on the Houthis.
- The Department of Justice is investigating whether the five news organizations violated antitrust laws when they suspended their coverage of Trump in protest. The networks under probe are ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News.
- An ICE agent involved in the Oct 8 shooting in New York was also filmed during a controversial arrest in Minneapolis.
- Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.
- Department of Justice says it's investigating whether the White House press pool's decision violated antitrust laws.
- Leaders of the youth-led protest movement had been detained ahead of a large protest in Delhi calling for India's election commissioner to step down. Fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.
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- Israel’s election signals not a demand for change, but deeper entrenchment of the jingoism unleashed after October 7.
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- Twelve South, the company behind a range of premium Apple accessories, has launched a notable expansion of its Airfly brand. The company today unveiled Airfly Drive, a dongle that turns wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay. It’s available to order starting today for $39.99. Here’s how it works. more…
- The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will have new hardware on the front, but that will not be readily apparent. Ice Universe shared images of S27 Ultra screen protectors and says that they are nearly identical to, perhaps even interchangeable with, S26 Ultra screen protectors. Ice writes that “this may…
- Foldable displays tend to show a more visible crease over time, but Apple‘s Kate Bergeron says iPhone Duo has a replaceable cover layer on its folding screen to help mitigate that issue. more…
- Samsung has officially announced its first truly open-ear Galaxy Buds with the Galaxy Buds On set for a debut in late October. more…
- Google Pixel’s 10-year anniversary has me taking a look back at a bunch of the milestones throughout this lineup’s history and, when picking up the Pixel 2 XL, hindsight really kicked in as to how this phone was very much a sign of the tumultuous roller coaster that would become Google Pixel. more…
- Benjamin and Chance discuss the final Apple smart display rumors with a release for the ‘HomePad’ rumored for October 13, although the small square screen form factor remains puzzling. Also, leaked photos of the iPad mini and HomePod mini suggest those long-awaited updates are also imminent, John…
- As reported by 404 Media , Magnet Forensics says it has found a way to bypass the iPhone security feature that automatically reboots devices if they haven’t been unlocked for 72 hours. Here are the details. more…
- OpenAI’s new Dots can work around the clock without drawing down a user’s normal usage allowance during the launch period, The post OpenAI’s always-on agents are free, until one specific thing happens appeared first on The New Stack .
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- With the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max now on the market but no vanilla iPhone 18 yet in sight, the Apple iPhone 17e and Apple iPhone 17 remain Apple's current more affordable options. And with a sizeable price gap between them - around €650 for the iPhone 17e versus €900 for the iPhone 17 - the…
- Today, Apple’s Instagram account published a carousel featuring photos commissioned from photographers Jake Michaels and Jason Nocito to highlight the new iPhone Duo ’s cameras. Here are the details. more…
- We live in Opposite World – half a year after new phones launch, the manufacturer is typically expected to reduce prices. Instead, Samsung just raised the prices of Galaxy S26 series phones by at least $100 (it’s $200 in the case of the 1TB S26 Ultra). And it’s not just the US that was affected.…
- Since iOS 5 in 2011, the iPhone and iPad have included Notification Center, a central place to find alerts from various apps in chronological order. Starting with iOS 27, Apple is making a major change to how users open Notification Center on iPhone and iPad. iOS 27 is here after a summer of beta…
- Sporting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the extreme mountain climbing documentary “ The Last First: Winter K2 ” is now available to Apple TV subscribers. Watch the trailer below. more…
- Samsung showcased its first Android XR glasses during its Galaxy Unpacked event in July, and now a new report from its home country of South Korea tells us when we should expect them to finally launch: in November. This has allegedly been confirmed by "a Samsung official". Pricing still isn't…
- Yesterday a report told us that Apple is going to finally unveil its much-rumored Home Hub or HomePad on October 13. That report implied that it would only be available in one color, described as "Apple's standard gray aluminum finish". However, it turns out that the device could actually be…
- Samsung is doing a major overhaul of its SmartThings app with version 1.8.51.30. This update redesigns the Home tab and updates the Devices tab. This version already rolled out to iOS (actually, iPhone users got it first) and is now available on the Google Play Store and the Galaxy Store. The Home…
- Ever wished you could use three SIMs simultaneously on your phone? You can do just that with Huawei’s latest flagship phone, the Mate 90 Pro Max. Huawei launched the phone in China alongside the rest of the Mate 90 series, which includes the Mate 90, Mate 90 Pro, and Mate 90 RS. An X user has…
- OpenAI announced a series of product and developer updates at DevDay 2026, including GPT-6.1 Sol, computer use for the Agents API, cloud-based Codex environments, a Decisions API, and new plugin capabilities for ChatGPT. By Daniel Dominguez
- According to Apple's service and repair website, the iPhone Duo's top layer of the foldable screen can be replaced. And it's quite cheap if you have AppleCare. Apple says the matte screen cover on top of the main display can be replaced for just $19.99 if you have active AppleCare. You just need…
- OpenAI has parted ways with three members of its safety team after they leaked private information in violation of company policies, The Wall Street Journal reported. "We have parted ways with three individuals for violating our policies on accessing and handling sensitive company information," a…
- Since the iPhone 18 Pro Max launched, some AT&T customers have complained of various connectivity issues. In a new text message to customers, AT&T says affected users should update their devices to iOS 26.0.1 to fix the issues … but early reports indicate the update doesn’t actually fix the…
- The Nvidia Shield TV is an iconic piece of Android hardware but it also hasn’t seen a refresh in the better part of a decade. But, because of the increasingly depressing state of the entire tech industry, Nvidia Shield TV Pro is getting a $100 price hike to $299, seven years after it first…
- iOS 27 continues Apple’s trend of giving you more control over the design of your iPhone’s Lock Screen. This year, there are new customization options, wallpaper settings, and more. more…
- Google Pixel was designed to be a premium smartphone effort, but that all changed in 2019 with the debut of the Pixel 3a. The budget-conscious launch went on to be a turning point for the Pixel’s history and, looking back, it might just be the single most important Google smartphone ever. more…
- iOS 27 is packed with new features for Apple’s Photos app , including two that have long been on many users’ wish lists: full-featured slideshow creation and upgraded iCloud Shared Albums. more…
- Developers have long been able to customize Claude Code to their preferences, via settings, persistent instructions in CLAUDE.md, hooks, and The post “No reason why everyone should have an identical Claude experience”: Anthropic’s mods let you change Claude Code’s look and behavior appeared first…
- Alongside a price hike on the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung has rolled out quiet price hikes on a number of its other Galaxy phones in the US as RAMageddon rages on. more…
- iPhone Duo pre-orders start soon , and while the foldable is Apple’s most expensive iPhone ever, the new Apple Upgrade program can get you a leased model at a lower monthly cost than I expected. more…
- Google has quietly raised the price of its mid-range Pixel 10a by $100, giving the device a starting price of $599. more…
- We've always enjoyed Apple's Shot on iPhone media stunts. It's the popular "give a professional a tool and get professional results" method, and it always works. A true pro in his field will always get amazing results, even with a phone. In this case, Apple gave the iPhone Duo to two photographers…
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- Alongside the launch of the all-new Twelve South Airfly Drive wireless CarPlay adapter at $40, Amazon has once again updated its early fall Prime Day sale with fresh deals. Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Apple AirTag 2 down at Amazon all-time low pricing. We also have Sharge’s metal…
- Apple Podcasts is my podcast app of choice, but I’ve long had major issues with its central Up Next queue feature. I’m happy to report that iOS 27.2 introduces the solution. more…
- So, you're eyeing a new Samsung flagship and, if money is no object, the new Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra might be on your shortlist. Then again, perhaps you're not entirely convinced that you actually need a foldable in your life. Wouldn't the simpler, more conventional Galaxy S26 Ultra make more sense?…
- Joining the launch of the all-new Twelve South Airfly Drive wireless Android Auto adapter at $40 and Amazon’s updated early fall Prime Day sale, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the 45mm Pixel Watch 5 at one of the best prices ever (up to $138 off), the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K 50% off…
- Alongside using the iPhone 18 Pro , I’ve also been carrying out a little experiment as we await the launch of the iPhone Duo . To get a sense of what it might be like to use the large screen of the upcoming device, I’ve been using my iPad mini as a substitute phone some of the time. Given that the…
- Apple reportedly plans to launch new Home products on October 13 alongside an all-new operating system rumored to be called ‘homeOS.’ Here are the details. more…
- Google has introduced a “Map” tool to aid your location-based Gemini app prompts on Android and iOS. Meanwhile, the Gemini app is already getting ready to replace the forward slash for skills. more…
- Update, October 2: Many of you have asked for a full vehicle compatibility list for the Twelve South Airfly Drive. Our friends over at 9to5Toys have just published exactly that. Take a look! Complete vehicle compatibility list for new Twelve South Airfly Drive CarPlay and Android Auto adapter…
- New Android Auto updates tend to be a bit strange, with changes often showing up for some users but not others, but Google has just recapped a handful of Android Auto updates for media apps from the past few months, including confirmation that the squiggly line design is here to stay. more…
- The Home app is a great place to configure your smart home, but it can be slow to control. The tab structure and room hierarchy make sense when you’re setting things up, but they add steps to everything you want to do fifty times a day. Home Widget builds the control panel that Apple didn’t. more…
- Alongside the early fall Prime Day deals at Amazon, all of the best Google Play app and game deals are now ready, including ISLANDERS: Mobile, Cell Clone Wars:Pro, Minabo: A walk through life, Unreal Life, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced, Kero Blaster, Newtro Boxing, and more. Just be sure to dive…
- Amid the rapid rise in AI agents requesting “Full Disk Access” to your Mac, Apple says it is making changes to macOS to protect user privacy. While the company hasn’t shared specifics, Apple says users should understand what it means to give an app such “extraordinary” access to their Mac. more…
- Samsung has begun mass production of the Exynos 2700 chipset, according to Korean publication The Elec. The company has reportedly set the production target “more than 10% higher” than the Exynos 2600 target to account for the new addition to the S-series family – the Galaxy S27 Pro. The Samsung…
- iPhone Duo has the largest display ever in an iPhone, bigger even than iPhone 18 Pro Max. But how do the two models truly compare in size? A side-by-side video offers a great look. more…
- Siri AI is a major upgrade to Apple’s assistant that’s now available in iOS 27. And there’s one standout area I’ve noticed where it differs greatly from other AI assistants—for the better. more…
- Google Pixel has evolved tremendously over the years, with some radically different designs showing up between generations. As the lineup turns 10, the Pixel 4 remains the one that stands out as my favorite smartphone hardware Google has made yet, and it’s not just about the looks. more…
- The promise of Gemini for Android Auto is huge, as the AI assistant is theoretically more capable than Assistant was. But, as it’s now becoming the only option, a weird issue is leaving Gemini for Android Auto perhaps less than useless, as it just gives up on answers from drivers. more…
- Jeff and Fernando share their excitement about the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera capabilities and explore whether it could truly replace a mirrorless camera for both photography and videography. Plus, they weigh in on whether you should buy the iPhone 18 Pro now or hold out for the iPhone Duo. 9to5Mac…
- With Apple reportedly planning to unveil new products on October 13, here’s when the company could announce an event, based on the timing of its previous October announcements. more…
- Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacementApple has confirmed an issue causing a “small number” of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to lose cellular service. Apple released software and carrier updates to prevent the problem from occurring, but the tells 9to5Mac that affected devices that have already lost service will require a hardware…
- Following a QPR2 release earlier this week, Google today is rolling out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1. This should see a stable release in March 2027. more…
- Google today rolled out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 in quick succession to start a new preview cycle ahead of an expected March 2027 stable launch. more…
- Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 27.0.1, following the initial iOS 27 launch earlier in September. The update fixes an issue that caused the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to reboot after a failed Face ID authentication. Or at least that's what Apple has said about it.…
- Earlier today we reported on the fact that Samsung has apparently started mass producing the Exynos 2700 chipset which will be used in its upcoming Galaxy S27 series. But that's not all. According to a separate report from Korea, Samsung Display is preparing to start mass production of the AMOLED…
- Huawei launched four new Mate 90 series phones in China yesterday and the more capable Pro Max and RS models feature the brand’s latest Kirin 9050 Pro chipset. While Huawei did not reveal much about the SoC in its marketing materials, a fresh Geekbench test run for the Mate 90 Pro Max has us…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale begins on October 6, but the e-commerce giant is already offering early deals on select devices. However, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of the discounts. The latest Galaxy Z foldables and the Galaxy S26 Ultra are also available at…
- I’m Matt Burns, Chief Content Officer at Insight Media Group. Each week, I round up the most important AI developments, The post Anthropic’s answer to Dots and Muse is already inside Claude appeared first on The New Stack .
- While we are still awaiting some of the big fall Prime Day deals on some Apple products, there are already notable discounts up for grabs right now like the $500 price drop on this 2TB M5 Pro MacBook Pro, the new Beats 360 with 80% off the Cushion Kits, and Amazon low pricing on AirTag 2. We are…
- Huawei’s Watch GT series has consistently offered a blend of premium build quality, extensive health and activity tracking, and top-tier battery endurance, and the Watch GT 7 Pro takes that same formula while overhauling the sports tracking experience. Despite its new colors and a revised watch…
- In 2020, Google Pixel was in a remarkably tough spot. A flailing flagship with one of its central features effectively ruined by a global pandemic combined with massive supply shortages meant that grand plans for the future were on hold. It was always going to be a tough year to release a…
- Samsung released the Android 17-based One UI 9 stable update for the Galaxy S25 series a few days ago, but the rollout was limited to South Korea. Well, the rollout has now expanded to the US. [#InlinePriceWidget,13322,1#] The One UI 9 stable update for the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25…
- I’m someone who doesn’t often upgrade my Apple Watch right when a new one comes out. The Apple Watch Series 10 I owned prior was only purchased this January, despite initially coming out in September 2024. That said, Apple Watch Series 12 was a highly compelling purchase, despite the fact that the…
- Google’s original Pixel Fold was inherently flawed but also fundamentally way better than I expected and, thanks to recent arrivals, also way ahead of its time. more…
- Following the compute-based usage change in May, Google will soon introduce limits on which Gemini models free users and AI Plus subscribers can access. more…
- It's definitely price hike season for smartphones these days. Following Samsung raising its smartphone prices just yesterday, today Google is going the same route for its cheapest Pixel. [#InlinePriceWidget,14474,1#] So, the Pixel 10a, previously priced at $499, is now $599. Google hasn't…
- Last month, we learned that WhatsApp was developing a feature called Restricted Chat as an upgrade to Advanced Chat Privacy. The feature is now rolling out to some Android and iOS users enrolled in WhatsApp's beta program. WABetaInfo reports that Restricted Chat is available to some WhatsApp users…
- A team of developers working at AWS recently open-sourced Pizza Bot, a self-hosted application designed to let AI agents run tasks in the background and return results through an inbox-style interface. Agents can perform scheduled or webhook-triggered work, delegate tasks to specialized workers,…
- A new China-nexus cyber espionage group known as TA419 has been attributed to multiple credential phishing campaigns targeting artificial intelligence (AI) experts working for U.S. think tanks, universities, and legal sector organizations. The campaigns have impersonated prominent economists and…
- Amazon will kick off Prime Deal Days on October 6 (Tuesday next week). The sales event will run for two days, but you don’t have to wait for it to start as the retailer is already offering some great early Prime Day deals. For example, the Galaxy Z Fold8 is nearly €600 off and the Z Fold8 Ultra is…
- We are touching down to let folks know the Amazon fall Prime Day sale is getting a head start today – AirPods Pro 3 have now dropped down to one of the lowest prices to date at $179 shipped. more…
- 10 years ago today, Google launched the first Pixel smartphone and, at the time, teased it by saying we’d still be talking about it years later. And, yeah, we still are, and this is a Google project that shows no signs of slowing down. 9to5Google Weekender by Ben Schoon is a part of our free…
- A decade of Pixel, it’s only in the last few years that we have seen Google settle into a rhythm with smartphones. It hasn’t been smooth sailing, though. more…
- Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is just around the corner, and should debut within a month or so. It’ll be the first touchscreen MacBook, as well as the first with Tandem OLED. Beyond that, though, the new MacBooks should be ‘significantly’ lighter than their predecessors, according to the…
- Update 10/4: Amazon just dropped AirPods Pro 3 down to $179, delivering one of the lowest prices ever. Amazon is also now delivering almost all M5 MacBook Air models at $200 off the list price. You’ll find the very first cash discounts a wide range of Apple’s brand new TechWoven, Silicone, and…
- Last week, we asked you for your thoughts on Xiaomi’s 18 Pro series in light of the news that the series is going global. Xiaomi is still mum on the details, but one thing is clear – the price will determine how popular these two phones become. The Xiaomi 18 Pro Max has the upper hand – while a…
- Following an accidental marketing leak in August and FCC listing last month, retail listings for the “Fitbit Edge” have now emerged. more…
- In case you missed it, Samsung increased the Galaxy S26 prices globally – in the US, they are $100 higher than they were at launch seven months ago. And even back then, most configurations cost more than the equivalent S25 models did last year. However, it’s not too late to pick up a Galaxy S26,…
- AirPods are one of Apple’s most interesting products. The demand for them was largely invented by the fact that the company removed the headphone jack 10 years ago, and now most of us carry this almost magical pair of earbuds that do so much more than just play audio. AirPods offer best-in-class…
- Since the unveiling of iPhone Duo , the idea of all major interface navigation elements being accessible from your thumb has been really interesting. Apple re-invented the idea of smartphone navigation with the outer display on iPhone Duo , and now it feels quite wrong that every smartphone puts…
- Back in August, Google Australia accidentally revealed an upcoming Fitbit device in official promo images during the Pixel 11 series launch. Now, a new report has revealed the design and key features of the product, which is said to be called the Fitbit Edge. The report claims that Google will…
- Apple has announced that it's taking steps to tighten controls around a macOS setting called Full Disk Access (FDA) due to security risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) agents. "Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk, exposing everything on their…
- The unique form factor of the iPhone Duo led Apple to adapt iOS 27 in a number of ways to take full advantage of the upcoming new phone. This includes the iPhone dock sitting on the right-hand side of the outer display instead of at the bottom of the screen. Developer pdfu has now spotted another…
- One of the most famous and successful partnerships in the history of technology has been that of Steve Jobs and Jony Ive . When Tim Cook took over as CEO, he did not play the same role in working with Ive on hardware design – and that was the right decision. John Ternus is apparently taking a much…
- The touchscreen MacBook has earned mythical creature status over the years, and we’re closing in on its debut, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple is expected to launch 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros armed with touchscreen OLED panels sometime next month. While we’ve already seen plenty…
- Just after catching AirPods Pro 3 dropping to one of the lowest prices to date, the fall Prime Day deals are starting to flood in on the latest Mac releases. We have new all-time low pricing on M6 Mac mini releases at up to nearly $150 off, and a near-$200 price drop on the 2026 Mac Studio. Those…
- Apple CEO John Ternus, as well as former CEO Tim Cook, have shared posts in remembrance of Steve Jobs today on the 15th anniversary of his passing. Here’s what they said. more…
- Google’s Pixel 11 series has only been around for a few months now, but Pixel 12 leaks are already surfacing with some key display specs and confirmation of a familiar Fold. more…
- We’ve seen a number of examples of why giving Meta’s Muse app full disk access to your Mac is a very bad idea , and yet another major privacy issue has recently been discovered. It’s now been found that Muse analyzes your communication with everyone in your life on an hourly basis. Apple is…
- Apple is expected to launch several new products next week on October 13, and per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the product unveilings will happen at “an event.” Here’s what he said. more…
- Akka used 65 open-source projects to examine how specification structure, context, model selection, automated validation, and delivery guardrails affect AI assisted software porting. The experiment measured time, token use, code size, test parity, and performance, finding substantial variation…
- Fantastical has long been hailed as one of the greatest calendar apps available today, but if you’re an Android user, there’s a good chance you’ve never used it. Despite a move from Apple exclusivity to cross-platform availability on Windows, Android has long eluded the attention of development…
- If you’re still holding onto an older Android phone as your daily driver, it might be losing its ability to get you where you need to be. Some users are starting to see notifications warning that their device will no longer be supported through Android Auto, suggesting the days of Android 10 are…
- The fall Prime Day Apple are seriously kicking off early today folks. We have AirPods Pro 3 at one of the lowest prices ever and AirPods Max 2 at $120 off joined by all-time low pricing on the M6 Mac mini lineup at up to $150 off and loads of M5 MacBook Air models at $200 off . On top of that we…
- The fall Prime Day deals are kicking off early with loads of new offers now up for grabs including some of the best cash discounts across just about all Pixel Watch 5 models from $350 . You’ll also find Amazon’s first cash discount on the Steph Curry Special Edition Google Pixel Watch 5 (45mm) at…
- After weeks of back and forth, Google has officially confirmed a fix is rolling out for Android Auto’s missing signal icon. more…
- Honor’s first wide-format foldable is apparently coming in January, leaks suggest, to take on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo. more…
- Ahead of tomorrow’s Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, the US Google Store is discounting the Pixel Watch 5 for the first time since launch. more…
- The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra’s base color options have leaked. The flagship phone is expected to be unveiled in a couple of months with a new rear camera design, a bigger battery, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset. According to tipster Ice Universe, the Galaxy S27 Ultra…
- There’s very little left of the Galaxy S27 Ultra left to surface before launch, but new information might change what to expect in Samsung’s device color options. more…
- Ahead of the busy holiday travel season, Google is detailing the best time to book your next flight to get the best possible price. more…
- Apple released AirPods Pro 3 last year, bringing several big updates to its in-ear headphones. If you’re currently using AirPods Pro 2, there are three key reasons to consider upgrading, based on my experience using them over the past year. Buy AirPods Pro 3: $179 (Reg. $249) more…
- Last week, Samsung hiked the prices of its high-end devices in the US (along with Europe and India), and today the company has raised the prices of its low-end and mid-range phones in the US as well. Samsung Galaxy A57 We're talking about the Galaxy A17, A27, A37, and A57. The A17 is now $270, up…
- Apple has released the third iOS 27.2 developer beta for iPhone. The update follows the release of iOS 27 to everyone. It also leaps over iOS 27.1, which Apple has shown as an iPhone Duo-focused release. more…
- Apple is rolling out the third developer beta of macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, ahead of its official rollout in the coming weeks. Here’s what’s coming. more…
- Apple is now rolling out new beta software for developers, including beta 3 for iPadOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and more. more…
- iOS 27 includes several welcome additions to the Messages app, including two key upgrades for RCS conversations. Here’s what’s new. more…
- Upgrade to a new Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4? Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 bring upgraded performance and new health sensing features. Still, they can feel like the same watch in day-to-day use unless you know where to look for the changes. From new health complications to automatic…
- Although Google only launched the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold in August, we already have a first leak about their successors. The Pixel 12 devices have apparently been spotted in the GSM Association’s database, and there's an interesting detail about them that's…
- A year or so after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city of Murmansk in Russia's Arctic northwest marked its annual regional day with a celebration for children. Alongside the sons and daughters of Russian soldiers stood children taken from the occupied Prymorskyi district of Ukraine's…
- Amazon ramp-ed up its early fall Prime Day deals ahead of tomorrow’s official start time with loads of new deals, but we also have your Google Play app and game deals of the day at the ready too. Highlights include Cultures: 8th Wonder, Dawnfolk, Metal Soldiers 4 Pro, The House of Da Vinci, Box…
- Samsung’s Android 17 rollout is speeding up, with more last-gen Galaxy devices now getting One UI 9 updates in the US. more…
- Samsung started rolling out the update to One UI 9 based on Android 17 for the Galaxy S25 family and the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 in late September, and the update has made its way to the US over the weekend for the Galaxy S25 devices. [#InlinePriceWidget,13826,1#]…
- Googlebook is an Android-based platform and, with that, comes the potential to do a bit more with it. Google has confirmed you can unlock the bootloader on a Googlebook, and now Magisk root support is already in the works. more…
- The monthly “ Google System Release Notes ” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers. more…
- Apple is widely expected to release a new touchscreen MacBook Pro as soon as this month. This will mark the first-ever touchscreen Mac, and Apple is laying the groundwork in macOS 27.2 to accommodate touch gestures. more…
- Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app , Stitcher , TuneIn , Google Play , or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff :Stuff helps you get everything out of your…
- A new open-source tool is going viral over its promise to let users who aren’t interested in Apple Intelligence reclaim 12GB or more of storage on their Macs. Here are the details. more…
- The new iPhone hit the shelves and the first order of business is to pit it against its predecessor. The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max brings screen, performance, camera and battery improvements over the previous generation and yet the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max gets you a lot of the same at a cheaper…
- With the iPhone Duo launch fast approaching, Apple is now accepting submissions of iPhone Duo-optimized apps and games built with Xcode 27.1. Here are the details. more…
- After Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, it revealed that the two are headed for a global launch. That was a bit unusual, since the Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max never left China. Maybe this has something to do with the rumor from August that claimed that the Xiaomi 18 Ultra…
- MacRumors reports that in addition to Apple’s expected event on October 13, the company is planning to unveil another batch of new products in the final week of the month. Here are the details. more…
- Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an "unknown" cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week.
- Within a couple of weeks of launching, iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max users last year started complaining online of a weird discoloration issue that affected mainly the hero Cosmic Orange color, but it was also observed on the Deep Blue paint job. Now, the iPhone 18 Pro series users are going…
- One of the main new features of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 is the new Siri AI, but this still isn't available in the EU, despite the fact that Apple released iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 last month. Now if you've been wondering just how much longer you'll have to wait, we have some bad news. According to the…
- Google has stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its bug bounty program for its open-source software. The change, in effect since October 1, means researchers can no longer submit security flaws in the code of projects such as Go, Angular, and Protocol Buffers there for a reward.…
- The massive Amazon fall Prime Day sale is now officially live with some of the best deals ever on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2, alongside new all-time lows on the M6 Mac mini at up to $150 off , but the 2026 Apple Watch deals are now in full force as well. Loads of Apple Watch Series 12…
- Alongside a variable aperture lens, the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro also opens up to a wider aperture than its predecessors. Apple has been promoting this as enabling a shallower depth of field for portraits and similar shots. The difference, however, is less than a stop, and it’s been…
- Like the Pixel Watch 5 , the US Google Store is discounting the Pixel 11 and 11 Pro for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. more…
- Fall really begins in the kitchen. Morning coffee — no ‘iced’ necessary — becomes a daily ritual again, soup is finally back on the menu, and before you know it, family dinners start giving way to big Thanksgiving day plans and plenty of holiday hosting. With so much going on, it’s far too easy to…
- The 2026 fall Prime Day sale is now soaring with millions of price drops, from one of the lowest price ever on AirPods Pro 3 and $120 off AirPods Max 2, right through to all-time lows on the brand new M6 Mac mini lineup at up to $150 off. Those offers also join the new Mac Studio at nearly $200…
- The 2026 fall Prime Day sale is now officially live with new all-time lows across the Pixel 11 series at up to $300 off and the best straight up cash discounts we have tracked to date on Amazon for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 at $350 off and Z Fold 8 Ultra at a massive $400 off in brand new condition, as…
- After taking a series of portrait photos to test the wider aperture of the iPhone 18 Pro , my original plan had been to hang around until it was dark in order to see whether letting in more light would reduce the duration of Night mode photos. I ended up postponing that test because something more…
- Looking for new iPhone and iPad games to play? The App Store has plenty of games without ads and in-app purchases. Apple Arcade is a great subscription option for families, though it’s not the only game in town. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’re also paying for a huge catalog of great iPhone…
- iPhone Duo is launching later this month , but Apple reportedly has many other new products set to debut in October too, with the first unveilings coming next week. Here’s what to expect. more…
- It’s the October edition of Amazon Prime Day also known as Prime Day Deals. We’ve been keeping an eye out for the best offers on tablets and smartwatches and are now bringing you our top picks in the UK. As usual with Prime Day promos, the items on the list are limited in stock and require an…
- As voters seeking information about political issues increasingly turn to LLMs to do research, will AI lead them astray with hallucinations and bias, distorting the democratic process? Maybe not, according to a study of AI use in the 2024 U.K. election, published in PNAS Nexus.
- A new leak reveals that Google’s upcoming Fitbit Edge tracker will probably have a price somewhere around $180 and offer 7-day battery life. more…
- Mere months after its launch, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is discounted by hundreds for Amazon’s Prime Day to its lowest price yet. more…
- Googlebook is pitched as the laptop for Android users but, at launch, the vast majority of Android users can’t use the platform’s best features. more…
- iPhone Duo was officially unveiled in early September, but we continue to learn more about the device in the lead-up to its October launch . The latest reveal is a preview of the two-page PDF viewing experience on iPhone Duo. more…
- The Galaxy Watch 9, Samsung’s newest model, is currently $60 off while most shoppers rush to Amazon to snatch up Prime Day deals. This might be a better option. more…
- Apple TV announced a new comedy series coming—The Choir—that reunites Ruth Jones and James Corden, the duo from beloved UK sitcom Gavin & Stacey. more…
- Launched earlier this year, that useful little USB-C charger dongle for Google’s Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5 smartwatches is currently discounted. more…
- The official Amazon fall Prime Day sale is now flying with millions of price drops, and some particularly notable Apple deals. Alongside one of the best prices ever on AirPods Pro 3 and $120 off AirPods Max 2, we are also tracking new all-time low prices on several Apple Watch Series 12 models and…
- Everything is getting more expensive these days, so it’s almost necessary to wait until a scheduled sale like Prime Day or Black Friday to purchase big-ticket items. I’ve been looking for a new pair of headphones recently, and came across a few Prime Day sales that I think are worth considering.…
- Apple just released a MacBook Pro update in March, but there’s more coming soon. Apple is expected to debut one of its biggest MacBook Pro updates ever as soon as later this year. Here’s everything we know so far … including details on a surprising recent twist. more…
- The official 2026 Amazon fall Prime Day sale is now in full swing with loads of notable deals from the Androidverse. We have up to $300 off the Pixel 11 series over at Amazon alongside new all-time lows on several Pixel Watch 5 models, including the Z Fold 8 Ultra have now dropped to the lowest…
- Amazon has launched Prime Big Deal Days – unlike the previous Prime event, this one will only last two days, so you don’t have much time to consider. Here are the best smartphone offers, organized by category. Table of Contents: Flagships Foldables Mid-range and entry-level Flagships The Samsung…
- If you don’t need quite the latest and greatest from Samsung’s smartwatch lineup, the Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and 8 Classic are pretty compelling for Fall Prime Day right now. more…
- If you don’t need quite the latest and greatest from Samsung’s smartwatch lineup, the Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and 8 Classic are pretty compelling for Fall Prime Day right now. more…
- Last week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed that Apple will announce its new HomePad on October 13. Now, a new report suggests that the company is planning two separate product launches this month. According to the report, which cites multiple sources familiar with the matter, Apple is planning…
- Apple has released the second iOS 27.2 public beta, which includes the all-new Health app on iPhone. more…
- One day after rolling out macOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers , Apple is now rolling out the equivalent build for users enrolled in the public beta program. Here’s what’s new. more…
- Yesterday Apple released new 27.2 developer betas, and today public beta testers have fresh updates available too. Here’s what’s new in iPadOS 27.2 public beta 2 and more. more…
- A ton of phones are on sale for Amazon Prime Day, and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro might just be the best value of the bunch at $419. more…
- In addition to releasing macOS 27.2 Golden Gate public beta 2 , Apple is now rolling out the first Release Candidates of macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Here are the details. more…
- With the Amazon fall Prime Day event now underway, it is one of the best times of year to refresh your AirPods. While we are still awaiting holiday-worthy pricing on Apple’s latest AirPods 5 models, with AirPods Pro 3 down this low they might be a better buy for most folks anyway, and the 2026…
- Apple released iOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers yesterday, and it includes a handful of changes and hints at future features. Here’s everything new in the latest beta. more…
- Apple Books is my favorite app for reading, and it’s getting several welcome design updates in iOS 27.2. Here’s what’s new. more…
- As its rollout expands, Samsung is now bringing its Android 17-based One UI 9 update to the Galaxy S24 series as well as older foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 6. more…
- El Niño and warming in the tropical Atlantic could help provide advance warning of extreme heat in the Amazon, with some signals appearing as much as seven months earlier, new research has found. Researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century and the National…
- If there’s one thing the AI software engineering world doesn’t lack, it’s benchmarks. Want to know whether an agent can The post Copilot tops GitHub’s own AI code review benchmark. An independent one tells a different story. appeared first on The New Stack .
- Following last month’s big QPR1 update , Google is rolling out the October 2026 security patch for Android 17 on the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro , Pixel 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel 10a,…
- Motorola is expanding its Android 17 rollout, with the update making its way to many more devices including the Razr Ultra (2026) this week. more…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days start today and end tomorrow. As usual, we have picked out the best offers for smartphones and wearables and we’ve broken them down into categories for easier browsing. Table of Contents: Flagships Foldables Premium phones Mid-range phones Entry-level phones…
- With the release of the M6 Mac mini and its more powerful M5 Pro counterpart , Apple quietly killed off one of the machine’s most compelling features. While both new Mac mini models look like their predecessors from the outside, Apple nixed the hidden feature that made the previous-generation Mac…
- Apple TV is having a great year, and its latest series— Small Prophets —is getting hailed as perhaps the streamer’s best 2026 debut yet. Here’s what reviews say. more…
- Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app , Stitcher , TuneIn , Google Play , or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff :Stuff helps you get everything out of your…
- Roborock is celebrating Fall Prime Day on October 6-7 with big deals on its lineup of 2026 flagship robot vacuums and more. Here are the details on the deep limited-time discounts from Roborock, and which product may be right for you. more…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days start today and end tomorrow. We’ve already looked at the best phone deals for the US. Here we will take a look at the best tablet offers, also smartwatches and some Amazon devices. Table of Contents: Tablets Smartwatches Amazon devices Tablets Apple launched new iPad…
- Following last month’s addition of Gemini control , Google is rolling out a sizable Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and Pixel Buds 2a firmware update. more…
- Bloomberg reports that Apple’s plans for smart home products include devices, sensors, and cameras codeveloped in partnership with LG. Here are the details. more…
- Concluding iFixit’s teardown sequence for Apple’s September launches, iFixit today published the teardown of the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Here’s what they found. more…
- A fight as old as the term smartphone itself – Apple vs. Samsung has always been a spectacle whether it’s advertising, fan base, features or hardware. So, here is the latest one for you – we put the most recent Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max next to latest Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Table of Contents:…
- Update, October 6, 5:09 p.m. PT : Amazon has slashed prices of the new Mac mini even lower as the Prime Day festivities ramp up: 2026 M6 Mac mini 16GB/256GB $769 (Reg. $899) – All-time low 2026 M6 Mac mini 16GB/512GB $950 (Reg. $1,099) – All-time low 2026 M5 Max Mac Pro 24GB/512GB $1,550 (Reg.…
- The new iPhone Duo will be available for pre-order on October 16, with actual deliveries starting on October 23. But Apple wasting no time, making sure the device has a smooth launch by inviting developers to make and optimize their apps for the iPhone Duo. Apple published some guidelines and…
- The first two episodes of “ Small Prophets ” are now available to stream on Apple TV, following a wave of glowing reviews for the British comedy series. Watch the trailer below. more…
- A new report from Counterpoint Research shows that Apple overtook Samsung during the second quarter of 2026 to become the leading smartphone brand in Europe’s carrier channel, as operator sales held up better than the broader market. Here are the details. more…
- Google is working on the Fitbit Edge fitness tracker, which was first leaked by Google itself in some official promotional material back in August. Yesterday, its name was outed along with some renders showing it in more detail. Today a new leak tells us that the Fitbit Edge will cost €179 in the…
- Samsung released the One UI 9 update based on Android 17 for the Galaxy S26 devices in mid-September, then expanded it to the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy Z Fold7, and Flip7 towards the end of last month, and today the company has started rolling out the update to the Galaxy S24 handsets as well as…
- Cloudflare placed frontier AI models inside a controlled testing harness to probe its Web Application Firewall (WAF), using blocked attacks as starting points for models to generate and refine new variations. By Matt Foster
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are now live for just two days, bringing discounts on some flagship smartphones from Samsung and Google. You’ll need a Prime membership to access the best deals, although there are still some worthwhile discounts available to non-Prime members. Prime Day deals Last…
- There are now less than 24 hours left to take advantage of the 2026 fall Prime Day sale, folks. Alongside big-ticket Apple releases like the all-time lows on the new M6 Mac mini and Apple Watch Series 12, we are also tracking a ton of notable official first-and third-party iPhone, iPad, and Mac…
- Google has confirmed that a fix is rolling out for a bug that leaves Android Auto briefly auto-playing music when your car starts, even if you have autoplay disabled. more…
- During the 2023–2024 El Niño, about 75% of the world's tropical forest areas experienced at least six months of unprecedented simultaneous drought and heat. According to a study published in Earth's Future, this scenario offers more than just a snapshot of an extreme event; it offers a preview of…
- iOS 27 has brought a lot of new features to the iPhone, but one of the things that has made the biggest difference to my experience of the device as a phone actually dates back a year earlier. Apple introduced Call Screening to the Phone app in iOS 26, but I only started using it a few months ago…
- Bloomberg reported yesterday that Apple has co-developed new smart home accessories that will launch under LG branding, and leaked images reveal what the smart lock, thermostat, and temperature sensor look like. more…
- Ultrahuman's Ring Air gained atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection support in July 2024, and the Ring Pro, which launched in February this year, had it from the start. Today, Ultrahuman announced the Heart Scan feature, which builds on the AFib PowerPlug. Heart Scan is powered by FibriCheck and…
- Today, Amazon’s Ring subsidiary is announcing its first ever smart lock. It solves a key problem that looms over many smart lock owners: dead batteries. Ring has a clever solution to negate that problem, and it’ll be available in Q1 2027. Additionally, the company is announcing a few new security…
- The Amazon fall Prime Day sale is well within its final 24 hours now, and it’s time to take a look at what we have in our carts before the deals disappear. Just because there are literally millions of discounts live today it does not mean all of them are good, but here is the gear we are grabbing…
- Meta’s Muse AI agent app has spent the last several weeks as the #1 free iPhone app on the U.S. App Store. The latest Muse app update adds a new platform to tackle: iPad. more…
- iOS 27.2 is coming surprisingly soon. iOS 27.1 will focus on iPhone Duo changes only, so new features for everyone else will arrive in iOS 27.2. Here’s when to expect the update’s release. more…
- Amazon UK’s Prime Big Deal Days included a lot of offers on 2025 Galaxy flagships, but barely anything from the 2026 releases. There’s the Galaxy S25 for £600 (12/256GB) and the Galaxy S25 Ultra for £900 (12/512GB), for example. However, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is £1,080 (for the same 12/512GB…
- Apple has a fully redesigned MacBook Pro launching soon , its first new design since 2021. Here are three design changes reportedly coming. more…
- The final 24 hours of the 2026 fall Prime Day is rolling and time is running out to land the best deals. Highlights here include one of the lowest prices to date on AirPods Pro 3 and $120 off AirPods Max 2, as well as the M6 Mac mini lineup at up to $150 off and all-time lows on Apple Watch Series…
- Alongside the now live Galaxy Tab S11 models now at up to $355 off the list prices. Those offers join the now even lower prices on Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Ultra models at new Amazon all-time lows (Up to $400 off) as well as a long list of Google pixel deals – up to $300 of Pixel 11 series phones, new…
- Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app , Stitcher , TuneIn , Google Play , or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff :Stuff helps you get everything out of your…
- The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra launched at $1,300 for a 256GB unit – this was the same price as the S25 Ultra the year before. The 512GB model was a bit more expensive at $1,500 (up from $1,420), but that wasn’t too bad. However, rising component costs forced Samsung to raise prices, so now the base…
- Researchers have identified five key ways countries across the globe can be better prepared for the impending El Niño—and reduce its potentially devastating toll on human health.
- According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a very reliable source of Apple-related information, Apple is working with LG on a range of new smart home products. That said, we're not exactly sure what Apple's involvement will actually be, since these will allegedly be called LG Video Doorbell Wired, LG…
- When Google added Pixelsnap to the Pixel 10 series, it wasn’t just building in support for all kinds of magnetic accessories — it was also adding in some excellent software functionality, like upgraded screensavers for when your phone is docked and charging. After gaining some new styles and…
- Apple and LG have reportedly partnered to co-develop and launch new Home accessories, including security cameras and a video doorbell that leaked images may have just revealed. more…
- With yesterday’s October 2026 update , the Pixel 11 series is not yet running Android 17 QPR1. more…
- With a launch price of $1,100, the Google Pixel 11 Pro wasn’t a viable contender in the 6.3” flagship category, even though in the US market there aren’t even that many models that fit in this category – there’s the Galaxy S26, there’s the iPhone 18 Pro and that’s it. A 23% price cut on that makes…
- watchOS 27 is the latest major software update for Apple Watch, and among its variety of new features , it adds three new apps to your Watch. more…
- Update 10/7: Amazon now has official countdown clocks on thousands of deal prices set to end at Midnight Cupertino time, and the particularly notable AirPods Pro 3 discount is one of them – get in there while you can. With the Amazon fall Prime Day event now underway, it is one of the best times…
- The clock is ticking on the 2026 Amazon fall Prime Day deals, but we are taking a quick break to surface the best Google Play app and game deals. We have now added several highlights to our Primke Day lineup below, including Ash of Gods: Redemption, Backflip Madness 2, Foretales, Dungreed,…
- Apple has reportedly been co-developing “second-party” Home accessories with LG, but a new leak reveals there are “second-party” smart home products coming from another company too. more…
- The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there's little to no support for patients, responders and officials say, as health workers admit there could still be a long way to go in fighting the disease that has killed over 4,000 people.
- Update, October 7: Apple has now released both RCs to public beta testers as well. The build numbers are unchanged from the developer RCs. In addition to releasing macOS 27.2 Golden Gate public beta 2 , Apple is now rolling out the first Release Candidates of macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and macOS Tahoe…
- They may be almost a year old, but the AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s flagship in-ear wireless earbuds, and Amazon’s Prime Day Deal campaign is slashing a cool 28% off from their regular $250 price. The AirPods Pro 3 are down to $179, which is a pretty nice deal for Apple’s top-tier earbuds. Apple…
- iPhone bumper cases have been a fan-favorite since the iPhone 4 bumpers, but options these days are few and far between. Rhinoshield offers a decent option for those wanting a minimal case. more…
- The Fan Edition of the latest Galaxy S series is out, but before you pull the trigger on the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, why not consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE instead. It gets you a lot of the way there at a more reasonable starting price, which is exactly the FE series spirit. After all, the…
- Update: Amazon’s 2026 fall Prime Day sale is set to close up shop for good at midnight PT, get in there before the deals are gone for good. The 2026 fall Prime Day sale is now soaring with millions of price drops, from one of the lowest price ever on AirPods Pro 3 and $120 off AirPods Max 2, right…
- With the Apple Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 out, it's time for the usual iFixit teardown and assessment of how easy it is to repair the new Apple Watches. Spoiler alert: they are still very hard to disassemble and repair. Additionally, there might be a potential issue here, as the two devices…
- Today Samsung has announced that it's partnered up with former French football star Thierry Henry to promote the Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, and Flip8. The three devices launched back in July, and now Henry will star in a new Welcome to Foldables ad campaign that will run across Europe.…
- After launching the Galaxy F70e in February and the Galaxy F70 Pro in August, Samsung is now working on a third member of this family, namely the 'vanilla' Galaxy F70. The device has now been spotted in the Google Play Console's supported devices list with the model number SM-E176E. That model…
- The latest Motorola device to be graced with an update to Android 17 is the Razr Ultra 2026. This phone is now receiving the latest version of Android in the US. [#InlinePriceWidget,14638,1#] The update arrives over-the-air as a whopping 4.17GB download, so make sure you grab it over a fast enough…
- During its recent “Birthday Week”, Cloudflare announced Clef, a set of open-weight AI models designed to choose between predefined options rather than generate text. Cloudflare released 9B- and 27B-parameter models, along with a platform for adapting them to specific decision-making tasks. By…
- Announced at Computex earlier this year, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is finally available for pre-order. The flagship laptop is powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark SoC and is set to compete with Apple’s rumored MacBook Ultra. The Surface Laptop Ultra is currently available to pre-order through…
- Nowadays, most of us interact with frontier AI models in a structured way, even if we do not always think The post Building scalable, agent-friendly APIs for AI applications appeared first on The New Stack .
- The ongoing memory chip crisis has been plaguing tech companies for months and a new report from Korea’s Money Today suggests that Samsung is ready to significantly cut its smartphone production. According to the report, Samsung Mobile Experience (MX) has already reached out to suppliers to reduce…
- Assessments of the Fed's next move might be shifting, potentially pushing up mortgage interest rates.
- Apple released iOS 27 to everyone a few weeks ago, and it includes several CarPlay changes worth checking out. Here are a few changes I’ve been loving so far. more…
- Residents of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington know it is always wise to prepare for any weather—to pack sunglasses, a raincoat and at least one extra layer. This "be prepared for anything" approach can equally be applied to Aotearoa's ocean weather during this year's "super" El Niño. Forecasts are…
- Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro is coming soon , and the latest leak offers potentially great news for truly ‘pro’ users worried about the rumored thinner design. more…
- Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI) pen testing tool named ARTEX to carry out the attacks. The activity, per CrowdStrike Intelligence, was active from late September to early…
- Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to increase to record levels during October–December 2026, reflecting the strengthening of the El Niño event, which will drive weather patterns and affect economies, ecosystems and communities across the globe.
- Apple TV just acquired the global streaming rights to Dustfall, a crime series from Australia and the second recent deviation from the streamer’s originals-only strategy. more…
- Amazon has an all-new lineup of tablets ready to tempt you this holiday season, and for once, you might actually want to buy them. While the company has tried in previous years to make an upmarket play for relevancy in the tablet space, these new Alexa Tablets — RIP “Fire” — have the one thing…
- In launching its new Surface Laptop Ultra this week, Microsoft showed off its magnetic USB-C port and I immediately want it on everything. more…
- According to a new rumor, the iPhone Air 2, expected to launch next spring alongside the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e, will be even thinner than its predecessor. How thin? 5.2mm. That's 0.4mm less than the original iPhone Air from 2025. Obviously it's a tiny difference, but you can't really expect…
- Apple Wallet driver’s licenses keeps expanding to more US states, but two states recently indicated they won’t launch support anytime soon—if at all. more…
- According to a fresh leak, Samsung’s upcoming over-ear headphones might be called “Galaxy Studio.” more…
- Welcome to your 9to5Toys Lunch Break Prime Day Hangover Edition. While the big fall Prime sale is over, the Apple deals are flying still and you’ll find the best of them here today. One of the best deals to date on AirPods Pro 3 is still live alongside AirPods Max 2 at $120 off and the all-time…
- Alongside the launch of Amazon’s brand new iPad-styleAndroid Alexa Tablets starting at $230, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by loads of fantastic hangover Google and Samsung Prime Day deals. However, we have uncovered much lower prices now live courtesy of Best Buy open-box listing:…
- Today Apple announced a special event happening next Tuesday, October 13 with the tagline ‘Welcome home.” more…
- Amazon first got into the tablet game with the Kindle Fire. It later dropped the “Kindle” branding to emphasize that its tablets do more than its e-readers. And now the company is changing tack again with the introduction of the Amazon Alexa tablets. As you can tell from the name, AI is a big part…
- Any avid 9to5Toys reader already knows how much we love us some Nomad around here. The brand has been delivering some of the best iPhone cases anywhere for years, and the new iPhone 18 Pro collection is no exception. They are, however, not often discounted in the first few months of release,…
- With mortgage rates rising significantly over the past month, would-be buyers are trying to find ways to help their dollars go further.
- GitHub Copilot will soon decide whether coding tasks run locally or get sent to cloud models, with automatic routing expected The post GitHub Copilot is going local — but Microsoft won’t say what gets sent to the cloud appeared first on The New Stack .
- One of Apple TV’s hit comedy series from last year, Stick , is coming back for season 2 soon. Here’s the new trailer for Stick’s highly anticipated return. more…
- Apple's long-rumored OLED MacBook Pro, which will be its first laptop with a touchscreen, may not end up being much thinner than the current model, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. He has thus contradicted his own previous predictions, now saying that he doesn't think "it'll be significantly…
- Google launched the Pixel Watch 2 with “Safety Signal” to ensure users could use Emergency SOS and Safety Check without a Bluetooth or cellular signal. Now, those features require a phone or internet connection. more…
- Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac . 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app , Stitcher , TuneIn , Google Play , or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff :Stuff helps you get everything out of your…
- A new report alleges that Samsung is cutting way back on Galaxy smartphone production plans through the end of 2026, by as much as 30%. more…
- Apple is launching several new Home products next week , so it’s no surprise that iOS 27 includes big upgrades in the Home app. Here are two powerful new Home features in iOS 27. more…
- Today Amazon has unveiled two tablets aimed at kids, and they're unsurprisingly called the Amazon Kids Tablets. They are available in 8.7" and 11" sizes, with two distinct models, one made for ages 3+, the other for ages 6+. The 8.7-inch tablet has 64GB of storage and its battery lasts for up to…
- Apple just announced a “Welcome home” special event for next week, but the fun doesn’t stop there. Bloomberg now reports that Apple is set to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pros, a new iPad mini, and more “on or around Tuesday, October 27.” The report says the launch will include “an online…
- In late September, a rumor claimed Apple would be holding a special event on October 13 to unveil new smart home products, including the mythical HomePad or Home Hub, the HomePod mini 2 speaker, and a new Apple TV 4K box. Today the company has confirmed the event, which has the tagline "Welcome…
- Benjamin and Chance talk about this week’s Apple news, ahead of a bevy of product announcements coming later this month. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a range of smart home accessories, and changes are coming to Full Disk Access permissions. Note: This episode was recorded before Apple…
- Incredibly useful keyboard shortcut utility TextExpander now offers a free plan, letting users access its core Snippets feature on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Chrome. Here are the details. more…
- Apple TV subscribers can now watch Apple TV’s “ Matchbox The Movie ,” the platform’s new action-packed comedy inspired by the iconic Mattel toys. Watch the trailer below. more…
- After releasing a carrier settings update last week to address cellular issues affecting some iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T, Apple is now rolling out a different carrier bundle update for devices running the iOS 27.2 beta. Here are the details. more…
- A new Counterpoint Research report says Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro will help drive a 50% increase in OLED notebook display shipments in 2026 alone. Here are the details. more…
- Yesterday, a report claimed that Apple is planning two separate product launches this month. While the company has confirmed the first event, scheduled for October 13, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has now revealed when the second launch could take place. According to Gurman, who cites sources familiar…
- The AI industry has enthusiastically embraced the language of open source, even as some of its most prominent “open” models The post “Don’t use ‘open weight’ and ‘open source’ interchangeably”: Percona CEO on why AI terminology matters appeared first on The New Stack .
- Three research teams broke into Google's Pixel 10 on October 8 at Pwn2Own Ireland, a hacking contest in Cork whose rules require every target to be fully patched. The contest pays researchers to show working exploits and passes the flaws to the vendors. One of the three Pixel exploits earned…
- Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production.
- According to a new report, Apple has asked some of its suppliers to reduce production of components for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, claims that Apple cut component orders by up to 15% for October. The reduction is reportedly driven…
- Apple has reportedly cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max due to “soft demand.” A new report from Nikkei Asia says Apple has told select suppliers to cut component production for the device, as price increases allegedly “dampened consumer demand.” more…
- Xiaomi has already confirmed that the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will be launched internationally, unlike their predecessors from last year. And so with the 18 Ultra rumored to have been canceled, the 18 Pro Max will essentially be the company's flagship smartphone going into 2027. Now, its global…
- A pause in active fighting in Iran could pump the brakes on inflation, which is good news for mortgage interest rates.
- Apple launched iOS 27 on September 14, but the new OS version was initially minimized in Settings while iOS 26.7 was spotlighted as the recommended update. But now following the release of iOS 27.0.1, that has officially changed. more…
- Apple could showcase its new co-developed smart home accessories as soon as next week. Ahead of that, a new leak today reveals a HomeKit feature exclusive to these “second-party” accessories. more…
- GitHub migrated more than 800,000 lines of Copilot runtime code from TypeScript and Node.js to Rust in about 14.5 weeks using AI-assisted development. The incremental migration used N-API interoperability, automated testing, human review, and 128 pull requests while continuing to ship releases. By…
- The U.S. Department of Labor suspended Microsoft and Adobe, along with other big names in the tech space, from the permanent labor certification program on Thursday.
- Apple has confirmed a special ‘Welcome home’ product launch event is happening next Tuesday, October 13. But it hasn’t yet said whether there will be a keynote video. Here’s what we know. more…
- One of the Pixel Watch 5’s quietly powerful features has landed on the Pixel Watch 4. The AI watch face generator that launched last year is currently rolling out to Pixel Watch 4 models. more…
- While some of the Prime Day Apple deals are starting to disappear, you can still land a solid discount on AirPods Pro 3 and we are highlighting best holiday pricing still live in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break . Amazon is still delivering all five colors of Apple’s latest AirPods Max 2 down at $120…
- Alongside Amazon’s Android Alexa Tablets starting at $230, the ongoing Pixel 11 Pro models at nearly $400 off ( Canyon and Olive ), and Galaxy Z Fold 8 at over $570 off for the 256GB and over $600 off for the 512GB ( more details here ), we have some fresh discounts to scope out today. Folks…
- Apple officially confirmed yesterday that it will hold a product launch event next week on October 13. With a “Welcome home” tagline, the launch is expected to focus on new smart home products. Here’s everything to expect at next week’s Apple event. 9to5Mac’s Apple event coverage is supported by…
- Apple has released an emergency carrier bundle update for iPhone 18 Pro Max units on AT&T running iOS 27.2 beta. The update has version 72.0.3 and comes a week after Apple released carrier update 72.1 for iOS 27.0 users, while devices running iOS 27.2 beta remained on 72.0.2.…
- iOS 27 brings new features to Apple Wallet , Maps , Notes , Messages , and more —and it packs key upgrades for the Mail app too. Here’s everything new for Apple Mail in iOS 27. more…
- Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 is now available for Pixel devices even as testing on QPR3 got underway last week. more…
- Apple’s long-rumored ‘HomePad’ product is finally set to be unveiled next Tuesday at the ‘Welcome home’ event. Here are three HomePad features I’ve been waiting a long time for. more…
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- 9to5Google can report that development on a next-generation Google TV Streamer is underway. more…
- At the beginning of September, the HMD Pulse 2 Pro got prematurely listed by a Swiss retailer, and that revealed its specs. The phone is still not official, but in the meantime we have a new leak from a reliable source of HMD-related information, and this one is all about the HMD Pulse 2T Pro -…
- Google Health 5.10 is rolling out as a smaller update this week with a trio of new features across the app. more…
- The Prime Big Deal Days sale must have gone well as a lot of smartphones are showing as “out of stock” on Amazon – and for those that are still available, supplies are limited, so their prices went back up. We still managed to find a few good offers, but we’ll kick things off with a new release.…
- Hot off fall Prime Day 2026, we are still up to $150 off the new M6 Mac mini and a $200 price drop on the new Mac Studio joined by the best prices in months on M5 MacBook Air at $200 off. While AirPods Pro 3 have jumped up a touch, they are still carrying a notable deal price alongside AirPods Max…
- Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday after it made landfall in northwestern Florida, where it lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
- This week, Amazon unveiled a new lineup of Alexa Tablets. They no longer run a proprietary OS with a custom App Store, and instead embrace Android with a stock feel – while offering the Play Store. It’s a big shift in direction for Amazon. The tablets also look quite beautiful, while previous Fire…
- Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days only lasted two days and there were some really good deals to be had for Prime subscribers. But that is over, so today we will look at no-Prime deals and, as it turns out, many phones kept their Prime Day prices. The good news is that these deals don’t require a Prime…
- States across the US are slowly rolling out support for adding your driver’s license or ID to the Google Wallet app on Android. more…
- Samsung is now rolling out its Android 17-based update, One UI 9, to its collection of supported Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Here’s the full list of devices that have been updated so far, and what you should know about the update. more…
- We already heard word that Samsung Display is gearing up to start Galaxy S27 display manufacturing soon. That might have already happened; hence, these new leaks might be perfectly plausible. Apparently, the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra will be the first Samsung smartphones to offer DC dimming. That…
- Introduction, unboxing People love the Xiaomi Watch S models and with good reason. They're affordable (€150 from Amazon), they're feature-rich and capable, but probably more important than anything else, they're great-looking. Model five is no different and, this editor argues, is even prettier…
- As if foldables weren’t expensive enough, the skyrocketing costs of memory chips raised their prices even further – and that’s a problem for the vivo X Fold6. Not just for it, of course, the other foldables that it is competing with are in the same boat. Still, even among those who want a foldable…
- Earlier this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman revealed that Apple has a new M7-powered entry level MacBook Pro in the pipeline for spring 2027. This isn’t an ordinary MacBook Pro refresh though. It’ll bring the upcoming redesign down to the entry level, something that previously wasn’t expected. more…