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Mashable6d ago

I found over 15 earbuds deals worth shopping ahead of Black Friday: Nothing earbuds lead the way

Halloween is just around the corner this year, but frights have been going on all year thanks to raising tech prices . Shopping Black Friday earbuds deals is a good way to mitigate the worst of the price raises, and though we're not quite in the depths of the sale season, you can already find some savings. It does take some digging, so I used my knowledge as a deals expert and one of Mashable's he…

TechmemeTrade6d ago

Few VC firms are mentioned in Anthropic's S-1, except Spark, which invested ~$800M across six rounds and whose GP Yasmin Razavi is the sole VC on its board (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal : Few VC firms are mentioned in Anthropic's S-1, except Spark, which invested ~$800M across six rounds and whose GP Yasmin Razavi is the sole VC on its board — Venture capital firms are largely absent from Anthropic's IPO prospectus, with one exception: Spark Capital, an early investor whose general partner …

Mashable6d ago

Early Black Friday speaker deals are trickling in, but were still waiting for more notable price drops

Best early Black Friday speaker deals at a glance: Best speaker deal overall JBL Charge 6 $149.95 (save $50) Get Deal Best budget speaker deal Anker Soundcore Select 4 Go $22.99 (save $12) Get Deal If you haven't noticed, we're covering Black Friday deals earlier than ever. Of course, it's way too early for Amazon to call any of these official Black Friday discounts. But we're already tracking pot…

Mashable6d ago

Worried about iPhone Duo screen cracking? Watch a robot fold one until it breaks

Whether you've gotten your hands on an iPhone Duo or not, the main thing on most people's minds regarding Apple's new foldable device is just how much stress it can withstand before breaking. That's what our friends at CNET ( Note: Mashable and CNET are both owned by Ziff Davis ) are trying to find out from Monday until they know the answer. A YouTube livestream will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET,…

The Next Web6d ago

Bedrock Robotics raises $600M as its self-driving excavators win paid work

Bedrock Robotics has closed a $600M Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital. The round values the San Francisco startup at $4.1bn after the money, it said in a statement on Monday. It brings the company’s total funding to nearly $1bn. Bloomberg first reported the round. In February, Bedrock was valued at $1.75bn when […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechRadar6d ago

AI agents tricked by a rogue downloads file into running dangerous malware

Researchers showed AI agents can be hijacked through malicious AGENTS.md files placed in common download locations The attack abuses prompt-injection behavior, potentially triggering malware downloads or token theft Defenders are urged to treat Downloads folders as untrusted and inspect agent instruction files carefully An AI agent was tricked into going rogue with nothing more than a simple markd…

Engadget6d ago

How do apps on the HomeView work, and what does CarPlay have to do with it?

The HomeView won't have its own App Store, but there's another method for using compatible third-party apps on the display. The HomeView won't have its own App Store, but there's another method for using compatible third-party apps on the display.

The Verge6d ago

Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos

Instagram is announcing a big push into longform horizontal video, which the platform is calling "Features." Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has been against doing longform video on the platform "for a long time," he says in a six-and-a-half-minute video (here's the widescreen version ) with VP of product Tessa Lyons, saying that "one of my concerns has been, how do we make sure that we keep Instagram…

The Next Web6d ago

Apple’s new iPad mini gets OLED, an A20 Pro chip and water resistance

Apple unveiled the eighth-generation iPad mini on Monday, two days before its Pro and Tell event in Los Angeles. The tablet keeps the footprint of the 2024 model but stretches the screen to 8.5 inches, from 8.3, by cutting the bezels by 24%. It is 5.4mm thin and carries an IP67 rating for water and […] This story continues at The Next Web

Wired6d ago

The Anthropic IPO Is Also a Doomsday Primer

Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.

Mashable6d ago

Early Black Friday home improvement deals save big on power tools, smart lights, home security, and more.

Early Black Friday home improvement deals at a glance Best cordless power tool deal DeWalt 20V Max Drill and Impact Driver $129 (save $110) Get Deal Best robot lawn mower deal Segway Navimow i105N Robot Lawn Mower $669 (save $130) Get Deal Best smart lighting deal Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 (100 feet) $279.99 (save $50) Get Deal Best smart home deal GE Smart Shades Motorized Roller Shade (38…

The Verge6d ago

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. In a message to employees , Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman writes that this gives staff members "the opportunity to leave Microsoft with financial support and career planning resources" as the company looks to trim staff without another round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the sit…

TechCrunch6d ago

Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees, reports say

The buyout offers mark Microsoft's latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce.

ZDNet6d ago

iPhone Duo screens are already cracking: What buyers need to know

A handful of first-hand reports show similar damage, suggesting a bad batch of hinges. Here’s what to do if your Duo screen fails.

Mashable6d ago

CapCut is adding a ChatGPT plugin. See it in action.

CapCut is coming to ChatGPT . The ByteDance-owned video editor announced a ChatGPT plugin on Oct. 24 at CapCut World in Los Angeles, an event for creators and partners. The plugin isn’t available yet; CapCut says it will arrive in the coming months. According to CapCut, creators will be able to develop a video idea in ChatGPT and have CapCut put together a rough first cut. From there, they c…

TechmemeTrade6d ago

Nevis, which uses AI to automate paperwork for financial advisors, raised a $70M Series B led by EQT Ventures, a source says at a $500M valuation (Camila Grigera Naón/Fortune)

Camila Grigera Naón / Fortune : Nevis, which uses AI to automate paperwork for financial advisors, raised a $70M Series B led by EQT Ventures, a source says at a $500M valuation — Americans want more financial advisors, but every day there are fewer to go around. One New York-based startup wants to help ease the squeeze …

TechRadar6d ago

Pro Max, but no Pro? Oppo explains its unique Find X10 series naming strategy

What’s in a name? When it comes to smartphones, quite a lot, actually. And some brands' product naming conventions are more straightforward than others. The Oppo Find X10 series arrived last week, comprising two models: the Oppo Find X10 and Oppo Find X10 Pro Max . There’s no regular ‘Pro’ this year, and while there may yet be a Find X10 Ultra in 2027, Oppo’s decision to mix up its flagship naming…

TechmemeTrade6d ago

Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers at VP level and below across teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK; its headcount at the end of June was 223K (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Microsoft offers buyouts to ~60K workers at VP level and below across teams in the US, Canada, India, and the UK; its headcount at the end of June was 223K — Microsoft Corp. will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company's efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence era.

TechRadar6d ago

iPhone Duo durability concerns emerge as some users report cracked hinges

Some users report their iPhone Duos have already broken due to a possible design flaw with the hinge A teardown shows that the hinge does indeed seem to be the weak link, but they could only recreate this issue by misusing the phone It's unclear how widespread this issue is, or how many of these incidents occurred under normal use While there has been a lot of excitement around the iPhone Duo , it…

Engadget6d ago

How to set up your phone games to play on an Android Auto screen

Soccer practice just got more bearable. Soccer practice just got more bearable.

TechRadar6d ago

How to watch YAGA — free streams from anywhere in the world

YAGA is a brand new Canadian dark-folk horror series. The show has been adapted from a 2019 stage play, and is based of the Slavic folklore story of Baba Yaga. You can watch Yaga online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free. Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams stars in this new Canadian horror series. YAGA premiered on October 23 on Crave in Canada and AMC+ in the United States. The sh…

TechRadar6d ago

A report makes alarming privacy claims about Samsung smart TVs — but here's why I'm not worried

Samsung TVs can report dog barks and baby cries to Samsung TVs can detect mics in soundbars and other devices It's not as sinister as it's being painted online Privacy has always been a hot-button topic online, and since the furore over LG TVs' data collection people have been paying particular attention to televisions and associated accessories. So the latest news about Samsung TVs seems rather s…

The Verge6d ago

T-Mobile’s new plans include swappable subscription perks

T-Mobile is launching new "T-Mix" plans that bundle wireless service with subscriptions to services like Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, device promotions, and more, as reported earlier by Fierce Network . The Standard plan starts at $55 / month (with autopay) for one line and one "Pick," which you can change up to four times during the year without changing the cost o…

Mashable6d ago

Domino’s x Minecraft collab: How to claim free copies of Minecraft Dungeons II

TL;DR: Domino’s and Minecraft Dungeons II are launching a block-shaped pizza collab with free game giveaways. Do your weekend plans involve grinding through local co-op dungeons with a slice of pizza in hand? Domino’s and Minecraft just dropped the ultimate collab for you. Starting Oct. 26, Domino’s is teaming up with Minecraft Dungeons II for a limited-time nationwide partnershi…

TechmemeTrade6d ago

Bedrock Robotics, which makes driverless excavators and other autonomous construction machines, raised a $600M Series C at a $4.1B valuation (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg : Bedrock Robotics, which makes driverless excavators and other autonomous construction machines, raised a $600M Series C at a $4.1B valuation — Bedrock Robotics Inc., a startup making driverless excavators and other autonomous construction machines, hit a $4.1 billion valuation in its latest funding round.

TechRadar6d ago

Top economist warns AI is giving ‘zero financial payoff’ to many firms - and warns 'mainstream corporate America is pulling back' on AI spending

Analyst note warns non-tech firms aren't seeing much benefit from AI So-called "Mag 7" of tech giants is experiencing the biggest boost But non-tech companies need to see success before market can boom A top economist has warned that utilizing AI is only helping the world's biggest technology firms - with most of the other large organization's yet to see any significant benefits. Torsten Slok, the…

TechmemeTrade6d ago

Instagram is testing Features, a new long-form horizontal video format of up to 90 minutes aimed at podcasters, comedians, and other creators, in the US (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter : Instagram is testing Features, a new long-form horizontal video format of up to 90 minutes aimed at podcasters, comedians, and other creators, in the US — Select creators in the U.S. Monday and will be able to test out the new product, which could make the platform more of a destination for full video podcasts.

The Verge6d ago

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra update fixes reboot and display bugs

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra was blighted by some nuisance bugs at launch, but now the company has released some new firmware to resolve them. The October 22 release addresses three issues notable issues in particular: screen flickering, unexpected restarts, and lengthy reboot times, alongside unspecified "additional bug fixes and general performance improvements," according to Microsoft's ann…

TechRadar6d ago

Cloaked data removal service review

The internet knows more about us than we’d like it to. It also doesn’t forget, unlike most people, so whatever it knows stays there for a long time. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you aren’t comfortable with your personal data being online, you can scrub it with a data removal platform. The platform scans people-finder sites for your data, then sends automated deletion requests. Reque…

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Fast Company6d ago

What we learned from 250,000 public workers about AI adoption

As generative AI sweeps across industries, some workers using it are reporting increases in productivity . But inside government, where those benefits could translate into better public services, many employees are still unsure how the technology applies to their jobs, how to use it, or whether they are allowed to. That’s one takeaway from our research at InnovateUS , a nonprofit learning initiati…

Fast Company6d ago

Kevin O’Leary has one rule for giving money to family. It works at any income

It’s pretty hard to feel bad for billionaires , but according to a host of incredibly wealthy people there’s one aspect of being filthy rich that is no fun at all : deciding what to do when friends and family ask you for money . How do those who can afford almost anything choose how to respond when someone they love comes looking for cash? Is there a way to balance a desire to help with a need to…

Mashable6d ago

Amazon is dropping early Black Friday beauty tech deals way ahead of schedule

Best early Black Friday beauty tech deals at a glance: Best hair tool deal Shark FlexStyle, Air Multi-Styler & Drying System $249.99 (save $120) Get Deal Best red light therapy mask deal Wavytalk Red Light Therapy Mask $109.99 (save $69.01) Get Deal Best hair laser hair removal device deal Braun IPL Pro 5 (2 Heads, Pouch, Venus Razor) $349.94 (save $70) Get Deal Black Friday is still weeks away, b…

Engadget6d ago

Roku apps keep crashing before you hit Play? Here's why

There are a few things you can try to fix it. There are a few things you can try to fix it.

Fast Company6d ago

The Grace Hopper Celebration was more than a conference. Its cancellation should be a wake-up call

This week, thousands of women and nonbinary technologists were supposed to walk into the Grace Hopper Celebration in Anaheim, California. Instead, the doors are closed. The tech industry named some of its most powerful AI chips after Grace Hopper . This year, it could not sustain the conference that bears her name. AnitaB.org canceled this year’s celebration after individual registrations and spon…

The Next Web6d ago

Sweden’s Government Offices block ChatGPT and Claude on work computers

Sweden’s Government Offices, which runs the work of the prime minister and the ministries, has blocked staff from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude on their work computers. The block took effect today. Ekot, the news service of public broadcaster Sveriges Radio, first reported the plan on 23 October. Staff will no longer be able to […] This story continues at The Next Web

Fast Company6d ago

31 leaders on whether they still want to talk about AI

On the morning, noon, and nightly news. By the watercooler, virtual or in real life. In boardrooms and school board meetings. At the dinner table or gatherings with friends and family. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate discussions across work, home, school, and social life. We asked members of the Fast Company Impact Council whether they love talking about AI or would rather never hear…

TechRadar6d ago

Anthropic unveils plans for largest stock market listing in history — including investments 'that may seem irresponsibly large at first glance' despite losses of over $80 billion this year

Anthropic has revealed further details on plans to list on the stock market The company will be the first AI firm to go public and is likely to debut with a valuation exceeding SpaceX's record The company plans to make investments 'that may seem irresponsibly large at first glance' AI giant Anthropic has revealed more details on its plans to go public in what is likely to be the biggest stock mark…

Lenny's NewsletterTrade6d ago

🎙️ How I AI: Claude Duet honest review + Why Reddit built its own AI prototyping tool

Why Reddit built its own AI prototyping tool | Blair Metcalf Listen now on YouTube • Spotify • Apple Podcasts Brought to you by: Firecrawl —Give your AI agents web data and beyond Blair Metcalf is the principal UX engineer at Reddit and the creator of Reddit Proto, an internal platform that helps designers and product managers build production-like prototypes without touching GitHub. In this episo…

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InfoQTrade6d ago

Production AI and Engineering Team Design: InfoQ’s November Certification Cohorts

<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/online-cohorts-nov-certification/en/headerimage/InfoQ-Nov-Cohorts-v3-1793013188536.jpg"/><p>A preview of three November InfoQ online certification cohorts covering production AI systems, retrieval and agent design, engineering team flow, AI roles, and measurement, facilitated by Adi Polak, Lan Chu, and Olimpiu Pop.</p> <i>By Artenisa Chatziou</i>

The Next Web6d ago

Nevis raises $70M to expand its AI platform for wealth advisers

New York-based Nevis, which builds AI software for wealth management firms, has raised $70M in a Series B round led by EQT Ventures. The company announced the funding on Monday. Two new backers joined: Charles Schwab, one of the largest US brokers, and QuantumLight, the venture fund set up by Revolut founder Nik Storonsky. Existing investors […] This story continues at The Next Web

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