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Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late

Google may expand its "Call for Me" AI feature to automate personal phone calls, allowing Gemini to deliver quick messages to friends and family.

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The advent of large language models significantly lowers the barrier to building polished, personalized software tools, enabling creators to address minor annoyances without needing to justify the effort commercially.

Example.com just launched the biggest redesign in decades

Example.com, a domain reserved for documentation, now features a multi-language redesign with JavaScript-driven content and character-by-character transition animations, aiming to improve utility and reduce bandwidth.

5 Oct6 min read

Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips

Lola Vision Systems develops software and chips to streamline running AI models on devices, aiming to reduce the hundreds of hours typically required for manual setup and debugging.

5 Oct4 min read

Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

AI startups increasingly use multiple models, customizing them for specific workloads, which requires founders to balance cost, performance, and flexibility as technology evolves.

5 Oct5 min read

Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database

Hackers stole names, addresses, and social security numbers from the Danish government's Central Person Register, compromising records for eight million citizens and residents.

Android Auto might start requiring Android 11 or later soon, driver reports suggest

Android Auto may soon require devices to run Android 11 or later, according to user reports indicating notifications about impending unsupported status for older phones.

CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will retain his position following Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with the combined entity, Skydance, establishing a news editorial independence board.

Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’

Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI "agent fleet" operating on Tencent infrastructure, targeting Alibaba's Amap service by seeking directions to public places, which may be side-stepping API rules.

Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

Senator Adam Schiff discusses the challenges of regulating AI, contrasting it with social media, and expresses concerns about government corruption and the potential for presidential impeachment.

5 Oct43 min read

Google Maps now lets you turn your car into a McLaren F1

Google Maps now offers a McLaren F1 driving avatar, allowing users to change their navigation icon through the app's settings, a feature rolling out via a server-side update.

5 Oct1 min read

Fantastical’s long-awaited Android debut begins today on Googlebook

Fantastical, a popular calendar application, is now available on Googlebook, marking its initial debut on Google's Android-based operating system, with phone and tablet versions expected in 2027.

Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies from Plague

A laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Siberia, died from plague after accidentally breaking a test tube with live bacteria, leading to nearly 200 people being placed under medical observation.

Powerless F1 drivers frustrated by Bahrain F1 software glitch

A software glitch in the power unit controller's wet weather mode left numerous Formula 1 drivers powerless during the Bahrain Grand Prix formation lap, causing a 50-minute race delay.

A tribute to one of the best games on the Atari 2600

A developer rebuilt the Atari 2600 game River Raid in JavaScript, meticulously replicating its original 6502 instructions and 4,096-byte ROM to ensure identical gameplay.

5 Oct4 min read

The new Fitbit Edge leaks

Leaked images reveal Google's midrange Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker with a small screen, seven-day battery life, built-in GPS, and limited app support.

4 Oct4 min read

Google Pixel turns 10 years old today, and we’re still talking about it

Google Pixel smartphones mark their tenth anniversary, defying initial skepticism about the company's commitment to hardware by expanding into mid-range devices, custom Tensor chips, and a broader accessory ecosystem.

Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

Strata enables running the 125-billion-parameter Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next AI model on consumer-grade PCs with 12GB+ VRAM, achieving speeds up to 100 tokens per second.

We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything

The increasing use of AI and coding agents necessitates default hard budget caps on pay-by-usage services to prevent unexpected, high costs from runaway processes.

OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company's culture is 'broken'

An OpenAI safety leader resigned, citing a "broken" company culture and insufficient caution in developing AI, following other experts' warnings about the technology's potential dangers.

3 Oct3 min read