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TechRadar28d ago

This versatile Ninja coffee maker for pods and grounds is $30 off — and it's my top WFH pick for International Coffee Day

Working from home, for me at least, means the coffee machine is never far away. I drink plenty of the stuff — cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos and so on. I currently have an espresso to the left of me as I write this. And since today is International Coffee Day, I've picked out some of my favorite brewing essentials, starting with Ninja's Pod and Grounds Coffee Maker. • Best for: Anyone working fro…

Mashable28d ago

Here we go again: Samsung raises Galaxy S26 smartphone prices

It's a new fact of life in 2026: If a gadget has memory, it's going to get a price increase eventually. And on the first day of October, PhoneArena noticed that Samsung had raised prices by $100 or more on its latest-generation flagship smartphones in the U.S., the Galaxy S26 line . Samsung opened the new phone release season when it released the Galaxy S26 in March , and since then, we've documen…

Ars Technica28d ago

As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry

A year or two ago, a few Canadian launch companies were trying to develop small rockets, but if we're being frank, the industry was not particularly notable. Sure, something interesting might eventually happen, but no one outside of a few Canadian space geeks was paying much attention. But then the Trump Administration started threatening and instituting tariffs. There was talk of making Canada th…

TechRadar28d ago

Thousands of diesel generators complicate Texas's AI crackdown

The data center boom powering a lot of AI infrastructure has provoked pushback from a wide array of groups critical of how they are built and run. The backlash has been strong enough that even in Texas, which had become a hub of new data centers, Governor Greg Abbott felt the need to order an audit of those seeking connections to the state’s electricity grid and to tell the Texas Commission on Env…

Mashable28d ago

Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on October 1, 2026

Wondering what the Moon will look like tonight? Its shape and brightness change throughout the month, so there's always something slightly different to see on its surface. Here's the lunar phase for tonight, plus what you might be able to see. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, Oct. 1, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waning Gibbous phase, with 75% of its…

TechRadar28d ago

Is it a speaker or a luxury coffee maker? Meet the stealthy Loewe aura.matic

The Loewe aura.matic is a new minimalist luxury espresso machine It has twin bean hoppers and grinders, and offers 18 customizable drinks It will go on sale later this year for £5,000 (about $6,630 / AU$9,540) German company Loewe doesn't just make premium TVs and luxury speakers; it also has a line of high-end coffee makers, and its latest release — the Loewe aura. maticmatic — looks like nothing…

TechRadar28d ago

ESPN will now stream tons of sport in 4K HDR, coming first to iOS and Apple TV 4K

4K HDR available now in the ESPN app for iOS and tvOS Coming to more platforms before the Super Bowl Will also roll out to pay-TV providers ESPN and ESPN2 are getting 4K HDR streaming support in the US for events including Monday Night Football, NBA and NHL, plus selected live college football games, US Open tennis and big events such as the Super Bowl, the streamer has announced (via FlatpanelsHD…

TechmemeTrade28d ago

In a Q&A, Trump discusses Dario Amodei's views differing greatly from "what is portrayed in the media", meetings with AI leaders, "Super Intelligence", and more (Time)

Time : In a Q&A, Trump discusses Dario Amodei's views differing greatly from “what is portrayed in the media”, meetings with AI leaders, “Super Intelligence”, and more — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on Sept. 28.

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TechRadar28d ago

What is the best PC under $300 in October 2026? This 16-Core Xeon Mini PC with 16GB RAM from Newegg gets my vote

RAM-mageddon has caused prices of components to shot up in 2026 but there's one product that actually rather shockingly got better without a price increase. And that's the Rmatamini P99S , still on sale, 9 months after I wrote about it, for $229 at Newegg. When I looked at it in February , it had 8GB of RAM and it has since been upgraded to 16GB at no extra cost. Getting something extra for no pre…

The Next Web28d ago

Kanu AI raises $11.7m to turn how staff work into software they own

Kanu AI has come out of stealth with $11.7m in funding. The Seattle startup builds software that runs inside a customer’s own cloud. Accel, BMW i Ventures and a16z speedrun joined a round led by Trilogy Equity Partners, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. “Companies have spent decades buying software built around someone […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechCrunch28d ago

Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.

The Next Web28d ago

Restate raises $20m to keep AI agents running when software fails

Restate, a Berlin startup founded by the creators of Apache Flink, has raised a $20m Series A. It builds infrastructure that keeps AI agents and backend software running through failures. Singular led the round, with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Its total funding is now $27m. […] This story continues at The Next Web

Engadget28d ago

Newsom vetoes smart glasses privacy bill

The language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion. The language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion.

TechRadar28d ago

007 First Light's first free DLC 'brings over 700 fixes and improvements' alongside New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more playable content

007 First Light update 1.3.0 and the game's first free Extended Operations downloadable content (DLC) is now live The DLC adds New Game Plus, Photo Mode, a new mission, a difficulty level, and the long-awaited Valhalla Protocol A host of other gameplay improvements and bug fixes also arrive with the patch 007 First Light 's first major free downloadable content (DLC) has officially rolled out, del…

Engadget28d ago

Japanese court rules human voices are protected in landmark AI case

Humans vs AI: It's time to d-d-d-d-duel. Humans vs AI: It's time to d-d-d-d-duel.

The Next Web28d ago

Metaview raises $60m to put AI agents across the whole hiring process

Metaview, a London and San Francisco startup that builds AI agents for recruiting, has raised a $60m Series C led by Insight Partners. GV, Intrepid Growth Partners, Seedcamp, Vertex Ventures US, Plural and Garuda Ventures also took part, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The round comes a year after its previous one […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Mashable28d ago

How to watch Germany vs. Serbia online for free

TL;DR: Watch Germany vs. Serbia in the Nations League for free on GE TV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The UEFA Nations League has not started well for Germany. They were lucky to draw against the Netherlands, but then lost to Greece. Jürgen Klopp has got his work cut out. He'll be desperately hoping for a positive result at home to Serbia. If you'r…

The Next Web28d ago

‘When everyone’s responsible, no one is’: the AI champion problem

Find a champion. Protect 20% of their time. Wait for it to spread. One of the people in the room with me had run that play before, in the era of robotic process automation. Their leadership agreed to protect 20% of an AI champion’s time. A month later, the manager had taken it back. There […] This story continues at The Next Web

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The Verge28d ago

NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions

Image: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images | AFP via Getty Images New York City residents struggling to get out of recurring subscription fees can now submit complaints to the city government. As of Thursday, the city's click-to-cancel rule has taken effect, which requires businesses to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up. That means a gym that lets you join online, for ex…

The Next Web28d ago

Instagram’s Edits app gets an AI assistant that reads your Reels data

Instagram is putting a chatbot inside Edits, its video editing app for creators. The tool reads a creator’s Instagram data and suggests what to make next. It is rolling out to all Edits users in the US, Brett Westervelt, who leads the app, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday. “One thing we heard consistently: […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechRadar28d ago

‘The era of the agentic enterprise isn't coming, it's here’: Snowflake lays out what is business needs to be truly agentic

As businesses everywhere continue to get to grips with the reality of AI-powered workflows, Snowflake has revealed its view of what it will take for a company to become a truly agentic enterprise. Speaking at the company’s Snowflake World Tour London event, senior leaders laid out how a number of factors will all contribute to agentic success. The 'Agentic Enterprise' is here “There's no enterpris…

The Verge28d ago

OpenAI’s new agent is a shot at Meta — but can it compete with free?

A pop-up shop for "dots," a personal assistant agent at OpenAI DevDay 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) | Getty Images 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…

Fast Company28d ago

Melinda French Gates refused to invest in her daughter’s startup. Earlier this year, it faced cookie-stuffing allegations

Earlier this year, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni’s $185 million startup , Phia, faced allegations of “cookie stuffing,” following a Bloomberg investigation . However, there’s one person who wasn’t involved in the controversy: Gates’s mother, Melinda French Gates , who refused to invest in the business. Last year, French Gates told the audience at E.l.f. Beauty’s Power of Women’s Sports Summit tha…

The Next Web28d ago

Xbox is not for sale, CEO Asha Sharma tells The New York Times

Asha Sharma was asked whether her endgame at Xbox was divestiture, Zachary Small reported for The New York Times. The question came in a profile of Microsoft’s gaming chief published on Wednesday. “Xbox is not for sale,” Sharma said. “We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechRadar28d ago

Why AI hardware needs privacy built in from the start

Every new consumer technology category seems to go through a similar cycle. Companies race to expand what a product can do, packing devices with as many features, sensors, and capabilities as possible to stand out. Privacy questions often become more urgent only once those products are already in people’s hands and feedback starts rolling in from customers, industry observers, and the broader publ…

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TechRadar28d ago

The best laptop under $500 right now — Save $450 on HP OmniBook with an Intel Core 5 315 CPU and Wi-Fi 7

The HP OmniBook 3 is the fastest - and I think the best - laptop you can buy under $500 right now in the US. You can buy it direct from HP for as little as $449.99 , a saving of 50% (or $450) off its SRP of $900. But I believe that the $10 Wi-Fi 7 upgrade (and Bluetooth 6.0) is a no-brainer. OmniBook 3 Laptop: was $899.99 now $449.99 Processor: Intel Core 5 315 RAM: 8GB SSD: 256GB Connectivity: Wi…

The Next Web28d ago

Google DeepMind’s watermarked AI proteins still work in the lab

Google DeepMind has brought its SynthID watermarking technology to synthetic biology. The new tool, SynthID Bio, hides a signature in the amino acid sequence or predicted 3D structure of a protein. The lab announced it on Wednesday in a blog post and a paper in Nature. Google DeepMind says a test can find the signature […] This story continues at The Next Web

Mashable28d ago

The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Tech Sticker Collection is under $50 on Amazon — you save over $15

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Tech Sticker Collection is on sale for $49.98 at Amazon , saving you $20.01 from the regular list price of $69.99. Opens in a new window Credit: The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Tech Sticker Collection $49.98 at Amazon $69.99 Save $20.01 Get Deal If you're in the market for Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration merch, we're…

InfoQTrade28d ago

Qualcomm Unveils Linux Preview on Snapdragon X2 to Accelerate Upstream ARM Laptops

<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/snapdragon-x2-linux/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1790506107899.jpg"/><p>Qualcomm has released an early dev preview of Linux for its upcoming Snapdragon X2 Series laptop processors. The initiative focuses on integrating with the mainline Linux kernel ahead of commercial release to reduce software issues historically faced by ARM laptops. The previ…

The Next Web28d ago

MI5 says over 100 UK academics worked on projects funded by China’s spies

MI5 has told UK universities to review any work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). It says the institute funds research for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). More than 100 UK-linked academics have worked on its projects, according to MI5. MI5 published the warning on Wednesday as an Espionage Alert. It is […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechRadar28d ago

Lisa PS5 controller pre-orders live build-up — all the best info and early links to bookmark for the new limited edition DualSense

Another week, another limited-edition PS5 DualSense controller pre-order arrives from Sony; but this one's a little different. Marking a new collaboration between PlayStation and pop star Lisa, the Lisa Limited Edition PS5 controller is up for pre-order tomorrow, October 2. Lisa PS5 controller pre-orders (Image credit: Sony/PlayStation/Lisa/Future) 1. US pre-order quick links 2. UK pre-order quick…

Fast Company28d ago

Google is taking Elon Musk’s space data center idea seriously

Elon Musk has long proselytized about the potential of space-based data centers. But as of today, he’s no longer alone in touting the idea of sending the hardware that powers AI into orbit. Google is launching a test satellite as part of Project Suncatcher, its effort to eventually put data centers in space. The satellite will hitch a ride aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Musk’s SpaceX. Musk’s pronou…

SaaStrTrade28d ago

The 10 Most Important Learnings From a16z’s Latest State of Markets: Horizontal B2B Trades at 2.7x Revenue, New Startups Are Growing 500%+, and 55% of Unicorns Have Under 2 Years of Runway

a16z Growth just published its September State of Markets deck. It runs 90 slides, and most of it covers macro: chips, memory, power, defense, robotaxis, and what they call the rotation “from bits to atoms.” All of that matters, but it isn’t where most of us work. The B2B, venture, and startup sections are where the data gets useful for founders. Some of it confirms what you already feel in your p…

TechRadar28d ago

Nikon fights backlash to microscope video contest winner after AI claims

Critics claim a competition-winning video was made using AI They cite unusual movements in the cells shown in the footage Contest organizer Nikon says it is investigating Last month, a video depicting airway cells in motion in a child’s body wowed the world and took home first prize in Nikon’s annual Small World in Motion competition. Yet the footage might not have been all that it seemed, with Ni…

The Verge28d ago

Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle

Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge , about Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build a massive data center in Utah . The idea was to build the world’s biggest data center — a 40,000-acre AI campus with nine gigawatts of power, or more than double the average power usage of the entire state of Utah. The project is technically called Stratos, but it’s more prominen…

TechCrunch28d ago

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents

The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.

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TechRadar28d ago

The IKEA x Xbox gaming furniture collab is actually genius — take a look at the full range

Swedish homeware titan IKEA has joined forces with Xbox to create what might be the perfect gaming collection. The YXSTABY range is quirky and playful, but doesn't forget the practical considerations of gamer furniture. Many of the pieces are on castors so they can be wheeled into place when needed and tucked away when not, and plenty have hidden pockets, slings and compartments to stash your gami…

TechRadar28d ago

UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes

New Microsoft report shows cyber activity is increasing around the globe AI is reducing the timescale of attacks, but its also helping defenders detect intrusions The UK faces the most state-sponsored cyber activity in Europe As AI becomes more widely available and lowers the barrier of entry into cybercrime, hackers are launching a record number of campaigns against consumers and businesses alike…

The Next Web28d ago

Nvidia-backed GMI Cloud raises $668m as contracted revenue tops $600m

GMI Cloud, a Mountain View company that rents out Nvidia GPU servers, has raised $668m in new financing, the company said on Wednesday. That is $223m of Series B equity and a $445m credit facility. The Taiwanese bank CTBC led the credit facility. ARCHIV, a new San Francisco firm that invests in AI and robotics, […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechRadar28d ago

If an AI agent is attesting your controls, who’s attesting the agent?

I’ve watched engineers lose a week before an audit collecting screenshots no one will ever look at again. I’ve seen incident response plans that exist on paper but have never been tested, and vendor questionnaires completed once and filed away while the risk quietly changed underneath them. Security teams are under more pressure than ever to prove they can be trusted by customers and boards alike.…

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