• R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
• Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027
• Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches
• RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries
• An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
• Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever
• Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year
• Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign
• Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots
• A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyist
• Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes
• “Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
• PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
• TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits
• Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
• Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns
• Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift
• Jaguar Type 01 debuts; now, no one remembers the electric Ferrari
• Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech
• Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models
| • SpaceX agrees to acquire a low-band spectrum portfolio to help Starlink "become a major mobile carrier in the US"; AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon fall 6%+ after hours (Bloomberg)
• USV raised $900M, including a $500M early-stage fund, up from $275M in 2024, cuts its general partnership to four investors, and aims to lead more AI rounds (Bloomberg)
• Sources: Apple is planning an event on or around October 27 for its first touchscreen MacBook, an OLED iPad mini, a 14" MacBook Pro with M6, and an iMac with M6 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
• Anthropic launches OSS Scanner, which provides free, opt-in security audits for open-source projects by sending AI-generated reports without human review (Anthropic)
• Filing: the US FTC is probing Block over inadequate customer service for frozen or deactivated Square accounts amid staffing cuts, following 1,500+ complaints (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
• Anthropic debuts the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program to provide AI models, threat research, and on-site engineers, starting with CrowdStrike and others (Sam Sabin/Axios)
• Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave, and other AI stocks fell after a report that OpenAI's annualized revenue at September's end was $20B less than previously reported (CNBC)
• Sources: Apple promotes Carson Oliver to VP of the App Store and names Steve Smith as M&A chief, replacing Adrian Perica, who keeps iCloud, Fitness+, and News (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
• Sources: Firmus is set to postpone its IPO and is weighing a private funding round instead, after some investors suggested its pricing strategy is aggressive (Bloomberg)
• Anthropic updates its usage policy to ban "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward Claude; ending chats is "the primary enforcement mechanism" (Hayden Field/The Verge)
• Trump says the WH considers as "THE ENEMY" anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence, not "the highly accepted" and "more accurate" Super Intelligence (Donald J. Trump/@realDonaldTrump ...)
• Docs: OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue was nearing $50B at the end of September, well below the $70B reported by the media based on investor docs (Financial Times)
• AI hardware startup Natura unveils Interface, a $99 smart ring that connects to AI agents and apps, including Claude, ChatGPT, Muse, Grok Bot, and Instinct (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
• Arena, which develops the popular AI model leaderboard, raised $200M at a $3.1B valuation, up from $1.7B in January, and launches an Alignment Index (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
• GlobalFoundries signs a five-year, $2B deal to provide silicon interposer production capacity to TSMC, manufactured at GlobalFoundries' Malta, New York facility (Ian King/Bloomberg)
| • IDC: Worldwide PC shipments in Q3 fell 20 percent from last year
• Alexa Tablet vs iPad Pro: How Amazon is keeping up with Apple
• Anthropic bans 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' toward its AI models
• Child safety group calls ChatGPT for Teens an unacceptable risk
• Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest video game to get the movie treatment
• Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PS5 on January 26
• Google is doing away with Safety Signal on Pixel Watch
• The Atari 800XL hybrid gaming console is back after decades in obscurity
• US suspends permanent residency program for Microsoft, Adobe and other tech companies
• Razer's Basilisk V4 Pro gaming mouse features a new tilt wheel and up to 275 hours of battery life
• Everything Amazon has announced so far in October 2026
• American Airlines is bringing Starlink Wi-Fi to its entire mainline fleet in 2027
• Apple is set to show off new smart home devices at an October 13 event
• Careful out there: latest GTA 6 leak has major story spoilers
• Xbox's new division will focus on TV and movie adaptations of its biggest franchises
• The new Stylophone Mini packs in iconic sounds and comes in three nifty colors
• Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro vs Amazon Fire HD 10: What's changed, and is the upgrade worth it?
• Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro hands-on: Taking aim at the iPad Pro for less than half the price
• Amazon's Panos Panay teases more Alexa-branded devices and a new design language
• Amazon's new Alexa tablets include a 12-inch model with anti-glare screen
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