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The best early October Prime Day deals happening now
Amazon's October Prime Day sale officially kicks off October 6, but the retailer has already cut prices on its own hardware and rival brands in a preview that doubles as an early run at Black Friday.
Oura Pulls IPO as AI Wearables Stumble on Privacy
Oura abruptly pulled its expected IPO this week despite strong product demand, capping a rough stretch for AI wearables battered by privacy backlash, 'pervert glasses' branding, and a string of high-p
Reflection's Nvidia-Backed Open AI Model Targets Rivals
Reflection, a Nvidia-backed startup, is preparing to release a powerful open-weight AI system designed to compete with both Chinese upstarts and U.S. AI giants.
India Experts Reject US AI Pact, Push Own Framework
Indian industry experts are urging the country to develop a domestic AI safety framework tailored to its languages and scale, rather than replicate the voluntary pact recently signed by US President D
The iPod's Rise, Collapse, and Quiet Comeback
Portable MP3 players emerged in 1998, peaked with Apple's iPod dominance, and collapsed alongside the rise of smartphones and streaming — but a niche resurgence is underway as anti-streaming sentiment
OpenAI Confirms Jalapeño Chip Co-Designed With Broadcom
OpenAI confirmed in June 2026 its Jalapeño inference chip, co-designed with Broadcom and partially designed using OpenAI's own internal AI models, according to a Q&A with VP of Hardware Richard Ho.
GitHub LLM 'Torture' Project Ignites Model Welfare Debate
A GitHub project running Saw-like "torture" simulations on locally hosted LLMs has prompted effective altruists and AI sentience advocates to demand its removal, intensifying a broader "model welfare"
BDx holds 2027 target as West Java halts 640MW data centre
BDx Data Centers insists its 640MW AI campus in West Java remains on track for an early 2027 launch, even after construction was ordered halted on Sept 30 over outstanding environmental and building a
China-Linked TA419 Phishes U.S. AI Policy Experts
A China-aligned espionage group called TA419 ran credential phishing campaigns against U.S. AI policy experts at think tanks and universities, using fake browser windows to steal Microsoft login sessi
Toshiba to Double HDD Capacity, Targets 30% Share
Toshiba plans to double its hard-disk drive production capacity for AI data centers by FY2027, targeting a 30% share of the storage capacity market, up from approximately 10% currently.
Google caps free Gemini at 3.5 Flash-Lite from Oct 9
Google will restrict free Gemini users to the 3.5 Flash-Lite model starting October 9, with Plus subscribers capped at 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash, following a May compute-based usage overhaul.
OpenAI safety lead quits, warns culture is 'broken'
OpenAI safety lead David Robinson resigned and published an Atlantic essay declaring the company's culture is 'broken' and AI firms aren't being careful enough, joining a wave of safety warnings from
Google Limits Gemini Free Models, Adds Deep Think to AI Pro
Google is tightening access in its Gemini app, restricting which models free and AI Plus users can use while adding Deep Think to the AI Pro tier.
Ex-OpenAI safety lead: SV lacks safety culture
David Robinson, formerly of OpenAI's safety and policy team, resigned and published an essay in The Atlantic arguing Silicon Valley lacks a safety-centric culture and that AI labs must study how other
Figure Melts F.02 Robots in Molten Steel
Figure decommissioned its F.02 humanoid robots by having them leap into a vat of molten steel at a foundry in Imatra, Finland, inspired by Terminator 2, after US and Mexican foundries refused to handl
Capcom Plans to Turn RE Engine Into AI-Generation Engine
At its Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026, Capcom programmer Satoshi Ishida outlined a plan to incrementally transform the RE Engine into an 'AI-generation game engine' aimed at making development of Res
Splice CEO: AI Emails Are Killing Real Conversations
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava argues that AI-generated emails and documents erode authentic workplace conversation, applying the same human-first skepticism to Splice's generative AI music strategy.
Cybersecurity 2026: Identity Becomes the New Perimeter
A sponsored cybersecurity report maps how ten segments from identity to cloud security are evolving in 2026, with executives at Keeper Security, Cribl, and CrowdStrike arguing threats now span systems
Google Cuts Free Gemini Access Post-Argon
Google is tightening free access to its Gemini models just days after launching Gemini Argon, with AI Plus and free-tier users set to lose access imminently.
Apple 'HomePad' May Debut at October Event
Apple is widely reported to be planning an October special event, with multiple outlets pointing to a new 'HomePad' smart home hub as the likely headline product.
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