iPhone Duo Cheat Sheet: Price, Specs, Features and More
Apple’s iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 with a 7.6-inch folding display. See its release date, specs, cameras, battery life, features, and more. The post iPhone Duo Cheat Sheet: Price, Specs, Features and More appeared first on TechRepublic.
FTC Probes OpenAI, Anthropic as AI Agent Safety Risks Draw Scrutiny
The FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over potential consumer harms, safety claims and risks tied to increasingly autonomous AI systems. The post FTC Probes OpenAI, Anthropic as AI Agent Safety Risks Draw Scrutiny appeared first on TechRepublic.
Californian accused of shipping $300M worth of Nvidia chips to China without Uncle Sam’s approval
A California business owner was arrested on Thursday after being charged with allegedly smuggling Nvidia hardware to China without the proper export licenses. Keeping the highest-end GPUs out of Chinese hands has been a priority for the US government. Greg Lui, 38,...
Google Wallet not working on your Pixel? 4 ways to fix tap-to-pay
Some Pixel users are having tap-to-pay problems, and there’s no fix from Google yet. But here a few things that helped others.
Amazon seeks to offload $8B of Nvidia chips to investors
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-seeks-offload-8-billion-nvidia-chips-investors-ft-reports-2026-10-02/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933958 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
Energy bills for U.S. households will go up an average of $6,500, with these states paying even more
Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank.The Energy...
AT&T issues urgent warning to some iPhone 18 Pro Max owners to update their software right away
Owners of the new iPhone 18 Pro Max who are using the phone on AT&T’s network, take note: The telecom giant has issued an urgent warning instructing users to update to the latest version of iOS 27. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? Two weeks ago,...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants
Blackstone's Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building next-gen AI. Register for your pass and get 50% off a second.
Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order
The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order.
Social media users are gaming the algorithm to protect Cornell’s Jane Doe
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...
The VMware Exit Is a Protection Upgrade
Leaving VMware forces a fresh look at every layer of the datacenter, and data protection belongs near the top of that list. Most teams plan to move the backup design across as it stands and rebuild it on the new hypervisor. The better plan uses the exit to raise...
Power approval set to delay Oracle’s Wisconsin AI datacenter
Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenter could miss its planned 2027 start date because the transmission infrastructure needed to power it is awaiting regulatory approval. Research company Aterio warns that Project Lighthouse, being developed by Vantage in Port Washington...
OpenAI’s wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena
California's attorney general has subpoenaed OpenAI as the state investigates what happens when the AI lab's models escape their testing environments and start meddling with systems on the open internet. Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office served OpenAI with an...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Clay’s Kareem Amin on the rise of the GTM engineer
Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.
In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws. The post In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished,...
The Legend of von Neumann [pdf]
Article URL: https://gwern.net/doc/math/1973-halmos.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933235 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
NVIDIA’s smuggling problem is getting worse
US officials have reportedly highlighted gaps in NVIDIA's due diligence over smuggling.
U.S. unemployment ticks up to 4.2% as Labor Department releases disappointing job numbers for September
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...
This Week in Security: ShinyHunters Won’t Dox the FBI, Pentagon Data Stolen, and OBS Vulnerable
404 Media reports that the ShinyHunters group who stole multiple terabytes of FBI employee data say they do not plan to release the data. Known for ransomware and extortion of innumerable companies and government agencies, ShinyHunters used a zero-day vulnerability in...
Less than 24 hours to apply for a Side Event at Founder Summit 2026
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....
Last 24 hours: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and reach 10,000+ tech leaders
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....
Don’t be fooled–LLMs don’t reason
Don't be fooled–LLMs don't reason Go to Source Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/02/1145639/dont-be-fooled-llms-dont-reason/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933459 Points: 20 # Comments: 12
Apple is reportedly building a smart home camera that won’t record video footage of you or anyone else
The device will apparently use AI to analyze activity in your home without actually filming it.
Tesla sustains its EV sales momentum despite US troubles
Tesla sustains its EV sales momentum despite US troubles Go to Source The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/memory-supplies-are-only-getting-tighter-micron-ceo-says/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49932499 Points: 10 # Comments: 2
Claude-Shaped Science
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/claude-shaped-science Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933386 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor
The dropper “carries a complete universal Mach-O inside itself, roughly 756 KB in the development build, and extracts it at runtime. The post macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek.
What to expect at Microsoft’s Windows, Surface and AI event on October 7
We'll definitely hear about the NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, but what else?
Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients’ data
The healthtech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
Rivian’s R2 just helped it set a new sales record
Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs.