Tuesday, October 07, 2025

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Apple releases iOS 26.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.1 public beta 2

Imran Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has released public beta 2 of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1 to users enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program. The update follows the recent developer beta 2 and continues...Read more at Apple…

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Google’s Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can navigate the web like a human

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Google LLC has just announced a new version of its Gemini large language model that can navigate the web through a browser and interact with various websites, meaning it can perform tasks such as searching for information or buying things without human su…

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OpenAI’s trillion-dollar tab comes due by 2027

Marcus Schuler / implicator - OpenAI signed $1 trillion in compute deals with Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle—obligations stretching to 2029 that dwarf its current revenue. The company burns $5B annually while chipmakers now hold equity and expect payment. The tab comes due by 2027.

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Tesla reveals slightly cheaper ‘standard’ versions of the Model 3 and Model Y

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The long-awaited cheaper Model 3 and Model Y are finally here, but they start at $36,990 and $39,990, respectively -- just a few thousand dollars less than Tesla's current offerings.

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OpenAI's Sora 2 must stop allowing copyright infringement, Motion Picture Association says

cnbc - The Motion Picture Association called out OpenAI's new video generation model Sora 2 for content infringement.

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Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Emma Roth / theverge - Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which …

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Apple's 'Find My iPhone' Feature Helps Unearth Massive Smartphone Smuggling Ring

bgr - One victim of iPhone theft used Apple's Find My feature and ended up uncovering an enormous smuggling ring of smartphone thieves.

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Facebook Overhauls Reels With Smarter AI Recommendations and New Social Features

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Facebook is updating its Reels platform with a smarter AI-powered recommendation engine, new 'friend bubbles' for social sharing, and enhanced user controls.The post Facebook Overhauls Reels With Smarter AI Recommendations and New Social Features appeared…

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Apple is bringing back Slide Over for iPad, and I'm genuinely shocked

John Kanellakos / pocket-lint - Slide Over, a popular iPad multitasking mode, was given the axe in favor of Apple's rearchitected iPadOS 26 windowing experience - but now it's back.

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IBM and Anthropic Partner to Bring Claude AI to Enterprise Developers

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - IBM and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Claude AI into enterprise software, starting with a new IDE that boosts developer productivity by 45%.The post IBM and Anthropic Partner to Bring Claude AI to Enterprise Developers appe…

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California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill's text.

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Qualcomm acquires Arduino to supercharge the global maker movement

Cate Lawrence / tech - Qualcomm Technologies today announced its agreement to acquire Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino. Arduino is a leading open-source hardware and software company that provides ...

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ChatGPT Now Interacts With Multiple Apps Inside Conversations

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - ChatGPT users can now interact with a handful of third-party apps directly within their conversations, OpenAI has announced. The new Apps SDK allows developers to build tools that blend naturally into chats, and initial partners include Spotify, Canva, Zi…

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Musk Picks Morgan Stanley Vet As xAI CFO

PYMNTS / pymnts - Elon Musk has reportedly tapped ex-Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong to serve as xAI’s CFO. That’s according to a report late Monday (Oct. 6) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that this is the latest executive shake-up at the artificial intel…

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