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An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Office

An OpenAI engineer allegedly used an AI chatbot to plan and execute the planting of a recording device in an executive conference room, leading to his arrest.

Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient

Science Corporation has implanted its vision-restoring PRIMA chip into a Stargardt disease patient, marking a step towards applying brain-computer interfaces to various medical conditions.

Show HN: Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models run on your machine

Pulse Local is a Mac budgeting application that runs its AI models and stores user financial data entirely on the user's machine, ensuring privacy by not sending questions or transactions to external servers.

13 Oct7 min read

Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home

Cerebras Systems CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants, running locally with cloud integration, will manage tasks, make purchases, and significantly improve daily life.

13 Oct5 min read

Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks

Industrial Next developed AI-driven robotic stations, powered by proprietary foundation models, that enable factory production lines to retool in minutes instead of weeks.

13 Oct5 min read

9to5Google

Here’s the full list of OnePlus devices getting Android 17, but it’s not OxygenOS

OnePlus will update 24 of its devices to Android 17, replacing its OxygenOS with Oppo's ColorOS, with the rollout beginning on October 29.

Spotify users on iOS 27 can now ask Siri to play music without having to say ‘on Spotify’

Spotify users on iOS 27 can now directly ask Siri to play music without specifying "on Spotify," streamlining hands-free listening globally for iPhone 15 Pro users and later.

Bumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal as online dating faces a reset

Bumble, the dating app known for its women-first approach, agreed to a $1.3 billion acquisition by Ithaca Holdings, taking the company private after years of declining users and revenue.

Apple’s HomePod Mini 2 is available to preorder

Apple's new HomePod Mini 2, featuring the S10 chip, Siri AI support, and enhanced connectivity for surround sound and Mac integration, is now available for preorder.

9to5Google

Oppo confirms list of devices getting its Android 17 update, rollout starts this month

Oppo's ColorOS 17, an Android 17 update, focuses on smooth performance and AI features, with a global rollout beginning this month for numerous devices.

DLSS 5 gets toned down for its Hogwarts Legacy debut next month

Nvidia has significantly toned down its DLSS 5 technology for its upcoming debut in Hogwarts Legacy, addressing previous concerns about altered character appearances and environmental changes.

Discovery Plus is getting more expensive

Discovery Plus is raising prices for both its ad-supported and ad-free streaming plans, with the cheapest option now costing $6.99 per month.

SpaceXSI bundles X Premium, Grok, and Cursor into one subscription

SpaceX Super Intelligence now bundles X Premium, Grok, and Cursor into a single "The X Subscription" offering, aiming to attract more users in the competitive paid AI market.

Apple refreshes its HomePod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag

Apple refreshed its HomePod mini with a new S10 chip, Siri AI integration, and a $149 price tag, enhancing acoustic performance and smart home control.

Leaving Tech

After 20 years as a developer, Ryan Bigg is leaving the tech industry due to a challenging job market, numerous rejections, and the industry's focus on unproven AI integration.

Janas: Run LLMs larger than RAM by streaming experts from SSD

Janas-LLM enables running large language models, including 80-billion parameter models, on laptops with limited RAM by streaming expert weights from an NVMe SSD.

12 Oct14 min read

Ars Technica

39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania

An unvaccinated 39-year-old woman in Pennsylvania became the state's sixth measles fatality, bringing the total cases to 1,136 across 41 counties amid a growing outbreak.

12 Oct2 min read

9to5Google

What’s new in Android’s October 2026 Google System Updates [U]

Android's October 2026 Google System Updates introduce new Wallet features like receipt scanning, Google Play Store AI summaries, and developer enhancements for WebView and Maps.

Intel D270 GPU AI Accelerator–Up to 480 GB LPDDR5X

Intel's new D270 GPU AI accelerator, designed for agentic AI workloads, features up to 480 GB LPDDR5X memory and 32 Xe3P cores for efficient, memory-bound inference in data centers.

12 Oct4 min read

The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office

Aaron Sorkin's film, The Social Reckoning, drastically underperformed at the box office with only $5.5 million grossed against a $30-42 million budget, making it a certified flop.

Who is vfmaddrnd231pd?

The `vfmaddrnd231pd` instruction, documented in Intel's Software Development Manual, appears to be a phantom, as it is not recognized by assemblers, compilers, or actual CPUs.

12 Oct2 min read

Ars Technica

Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model

Epic Games is reportedly shifting to an "AI first" development strategy for its collaboration with Disney, aiming for AI models to write all code and guide artwork for an upcoming shooter.

12 Oct3 min read

Ars Technica