<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/uber-eats-search-latency/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1789856971928.jpg"/><p>Uber has rebuilt major parts of the Uber Eats search pipeline, reporting a 50% reduction in end-to-end latency. Changes include Above-the-Fold measurement, reduced retrieval work, parallel hydration, advertising data redesign, infrastructure optimizations, and an agentic…
Anthropic has warned that the US government’s view of the company could hurt its ties with business customers and partners as well as its government work. The warning is in the AI firm’s IPO prospectus, which Reuters reported on Friday after seeing the document. The prospectus has not been made public, and TNW has not seen […] This story continues at The Next Web
US officials have reportedly highlighted gaps in NVIDIA's due diligence over smuggling. US officials have reportedly highlighted gaps in NVIDIA's due diligence over smuggling.
Jane Doe. Across social media, people are posting in solidarity with the young woman implicated in a sexual assault case that has horrified the country. The details of the case are chilling: In 2024, seven men, students and members of Cornell University’s Chi Pi fraternity, allegedly drugged and assaulted a 20-year-old woman. In the aftermath, reportedly two of the men were expelled; others had to…
We've officially entered the final three months of 2026. And, while it feels like we've collectively blinked and missed half of the year, we can console ourselves by watching one or more of the new movies and TV series that have debuted on the world's best streaming services . Just like our September 18 streaming round-up, this week's recommendations list is predominantly populated by new shows. T…
The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. Applications close tonight at midnight PT. Connect with the Boston startup ecosystem through November 1–7 by hosting your own Side Event. Bring your community, start an impactful conversation that’ll push the […]
Today is the very last day to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. On October 13–15, 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders will arrive at San Francisco’s Moscone West looking for companies, products, ideas, and people worth knowing. The question is: will they find your startup?
Welcome to Edition 9.13 of the Rocket Report! This week, SpaceX celebrated the first orbital launch of its new Starship rocket. I'm not sure many people, at least those outside of SpaceX, expected it to take 14 flights of Starship before it technically reached low-Earth orbit, but Monday morning's launch finally added that to SpaceX's list of accomplishments with its new super-heavy rocket. Starsh…
TL;DR: Live stream Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games for free on MeWatch (Singapore) / KBS , MBC , SBS (South Korea) / VTV (Vietnam). Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . This weekend's sport schedule is extremely busy. We've got NFL, international soccer , F1 , and so much more, but there's one event that stands out above the rest: Pakistan v…
The device will apparently use AI to analyze activity in your home without actually filming it. The device will apparently use AI to analyze activity in your home without actually filming it.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced that the company will just be called Skydance when it completes its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week. In a post on X , Ellison writes that "we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Paramount and Warner Bros. - and all our extraordinary brands - to remain in the spotlight."…
The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.
More than 3 million people prompt Meta’s Muse at least once a week, according to internal data reviewed by The Information. More than 1 million send the AI agent a prompt every day, Jyoti Mann reported. The weekly figure is part of a wider group. More than 4 million people use Muse in some way […] This story continues at The Next Web
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of discontent over the high cost of living and the state of the economy. Hiring dropped from a revised 133,000 in August , the Labor Department reported. The unemployment rate rose to a still-lo…
The race to crown the best camera phone of 2026 is heating up. Back in January, Samsung released the globally available Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra , before Oppo and Xiaomi dropped the Oppo Find X9 Ultra and Xiaomi 17 Ultra , respectively, both of which were made available in the UK but not the US (Australian buyers, meanwhile, got the Xiaomi, but not the Oppo). Google entered the race with the Googl…
We'll definitely hear about the NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, but what else? We'll definitely hear about the NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, but what else?
The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs.
Tencent has signed a five-year lease to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle. People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times about the deal. The chips, which are not available in China, sit in several Oracle data centres in South-East Asia. The deal, signed this year, is worth about $7bn, and Tencent […] This story continues at The Next Web
Tesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. As a result, the company's third-quarter delivery and production report, released today, represents a speed bump on Tesla's road to recovery. Tesla said that it produced a total of 464,391 vehicles between July and September of this…
AI agents repeatedly hit government sites, escalating to SQL injection after access failures US and Canadian authorities confirmed no compromise despite high-volume probing attempts Researchers warn autonomous bots increasingly bypass controls to retrieve restricted data AI agents simply won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Security researchers from nonprofit Transluce found bots making numerous attempt…
Home Assistant is renaming its cloud service to Home Assistant Link and removing the cloud from its logo. | Image: Nabu Casa The open-source smart home platform Home Assistant is kicking the cloud to the curb - in name at least. "We are renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link, because we hate clouds," founder Paulus Schoutsen told The Verge in an interview ahead of today's announcemen…
Although I count the original Game Boy as one of my first tech obsessions, I still consider Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance to be my favorite console of all time thanks to its more comfortable horizontal design (for my big hands) and its expansive catalog of excellent 32-bit and 16-bit games. Ayaneo isn’t the first company to attempt to modernize the GBA, but its Konkr Pocket Advance does it best. The…
Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) is Sony's new machine-based upscaling tech for the PS5 Analysts at Digital Foundry say it has "remarkable" potential QSSR enabled in Marvel's Wolverine has an "exceptional" quality boost, while Ghost of Yotei "saw less dramatic improvements" Sony has unveiled Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), its new AI upscaling technology built for the base PS5 , and…
The company says around 14 vehicles may be affected, and that it has resolved the issue on the assembly line.
Micron says the global memory shortage will get tighter over the next two years. The US chipmaker reported record results on Wednesday. Revenue for the quarter to 3 September rose nearly fivefold from a year earlier, to $54.23bn, the company said. Net income reached $37.7bn, up from $3.2bn a year earlier. Gross margin hit 86.8%, […] This story continues at The Next Web
Last month, a recall was initiated for select lots of a pasta product sold at Walmart stores nationwide. The recall stemmed from concerns that the product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious infection and even death. Now, the Walmart pasta recall has expanded. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On October 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Admin…
At 18, one of us—Juan Carlos—arrived at the Spanish indoor archery championship expecting to win. He was shooting better than he ever had. But he was an outsider in the Spanish archery community and was training with unorthodox methods at the time. He and his coach, who came from handball and gymnastics, had been the subject of much criticism. So he competed to prove a point. From the first arrow…
Every founder is subject to burnout , even the founders of a massive lifestyle, retail, and media brand . Joanna Gaines, co-founder of Magnolia , launched the brand alongside her husband, Chip, nearly 25 years ago. After gaining prominence for renovating houses on the HGTV show Fixer Upper , the two used their company to transform the city of Waco, Texas. They realized they needed to take a break.…
M365 EVP steps down from leading the change over relocation concerns Microsoft is seemingly pursuing a more AI-centric approach to software No direct replacement, but other execs tasked with "figuring out" the future Ryan Roslansky, Microsoft's EVP for LinkedIn and Microsoft 365, has announced plans to leave the company after 18 years, with company CEO Satya Nadella being drafted in to co-author a…
The European Commission plans to name Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in November, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Citing people familiar with the matter, it said regulators are finishing an investigation that will find both cloud services fall under the bloc’s Big Tech rules. The decision is still a […] This story continues at The Ne…
Yann LeCun does not worry “at all” about AI wiping out humanity, and he has “zero concerns” about the recent run of rogue AI incidents. The Turing Award winner said so in an interview with Emily Forlini for Fortune. He also called Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei “deluded” and, later in the interview, “crazy”. LeCun […] This story continues at The Next Web
It’s 4 pm on an unusually warm first day of October as a small crowd begins forming outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary, the south-west UK city’s central hospital. Outpatients arriving for appointments begin to take notice as the demonstration against US company Palantir’s involvement with the UK’s health service starts to take shape. Placards are raised: “No Palantir in our NHS”, “Ditch Palantir”…
The Ambiano Vertical Air Fryer is returning to Aldi stores very soon It's a dead ringer for the Ninja Double Stack, and costs just £49.99 Aldi's £34.99 coffee maker is back as well, and in stock now Aldi's Ninja Double Stack air fryer dupe is finally coming back, and you can be first to know when it arrives in your local store. The Ambiano Vertical Air fryer was originally scheduled to arrive in s…
OpenAI’s rogue agents reached pre-production servers, tried attacker techniques and probed the websites of the CDC, the SEC, the International Energy Agency and the Mayo Clinic. That is according to an investigation published on Thursday by Asymmetric Security, a digital forensics firm. Some of their tactics left records erased or out of reach. Public data […] This story continues at The Ne…
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. One that rewards competitors for getting younger . I recently turned 40, and I don’t need reminding t…
Tesla's new feature will let you drive away with the Supercharger still connected in case of emergencies. Tesla's new feature will let you drive away with the Supercharger still connected in case of emergencies.
Florida police have discovered unauthorized Flock cameras At the moment it's not clear who is operating the devices The owners have been given 30 days to come forward It's going from bad to worse for Flock and its license plate reader cameras: following Florida's decision to take the cameras out of use on highways across the state, police have found 14 unauthorized devices along St. Lucie County r…
When I led global customer success at HubSpot, the customer base grew from roughly 70,000 to more than 220,000 in just four years. Growth at that scale stress-tests every assumption you make about your customer. At that point, the data required to understand a single customer sat in product logs, billing systems, support queues, and the notes a customer service representative typed based on memory…