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The iPhone Duo will say hello like no other iPhone
Cult of Mac - 10 Oct 2026 05:13
Your iPhone Duo could greet you by name when you first turn it on, if you buy it from an Apple Store in the US. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Anthropic AI Model Went Rogue, Submitted Fake Unsolved Murder Tip
Wall Street Journal - 10 Oct 2026 03:34Credential-Stealing GitHub Actions Workflows Planted in Tens of Thousands of Repositories
The Hacker News - 10 Oct 2026 00:44
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing credential-theft campaign that has compromised two high-profile open-source maintainer accounts to push a malicious workflow into over 340 repositories. "...
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns from her first mission to the International Space Station
ESA - 10 Oct 2026 11:01
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has arrived back in Europe, landing in Cologne, Germany, following her return to Earth with Crew-12 after 237 days, nearly eight months, aboard the International Space Station for her psilon m...
Stack Overflow survey finds devs hooked on AI, but not totally sold on its judgment
The Register - 10 Oct 2026 10:14Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case
BBC - 10 Oct 2026 10:06
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.
Microsoft leans on open weight model from Chinese AI lab to challenge Jev
The Register - 10 Oct 2026 09:10Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
TechCrunch - 10 Oct 2026 03:10
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
AI Surveillance Startup Flock To Cut Several Hundred Jobs Amid Backlash, Sources Say
Slashdot - 10 Oct 2026 03:00
Reuters reports: Flock plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras and license-plate readers faces mounting o...
AI Execs Game Out 'Political Revolt' after a Catastrophic AI Event
Slashdot - 10 Oct 2026 23:59
Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies "are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event," reports Axios, one that turns "an already wary ...
25 Years Ago, Tom Cruise Starred In A Sci-Fi Box Office Hit Critics Hated
BGR - 10 Oct 2026 23:47
In 2001, Tom Cruise starred in an unusual sci-fi mind-bender that was a hit at the box office and with moviegoers. But not so much with critics.
Blade Runner 2099 Trailer Teases the Aftermath of the Replicant Uprising
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2026 23:46
The upcoming Prime Video TV series dropped its first full-length trailer at New York Comic Con.
How to use the parental controls on iOS 27
Engadget - 10 Oct 2026 23:45
Screen Time has new features to help parents manage their children's Apple devices, as well as refinements to existing controls.
In a Violent Nature: Part 2 Will Stalk Theaters in February
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2026 23:30
Horror fans can step back into Johnny's shoes when the slasher sequel arrives next year.
How to reduce mobile data usage on your iPhone
Engadget - 10 Oct 2026 23:30
If your cellular plan has limited data, you'll want to take advantage of these easy tweaks to stretch those gigabytes.
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2026 23:21
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
3 Budget Android Phones That Work Without A Google Account
BGR - 10 Oct 2026 23:17
You don't need a special privacy phone to use Android without a Google account. These inexpensive models offer useful alternatives to Google's services.
Not Acura: An iSeeCars Study Says This Is The Longest-Lasting Luxury Car Brand In 2026
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2026 23:15
You might expect Honda-owned Acura to excel in terms of long-term reliability, but it cedes the top spot in iSeeCars' longevity study to another brand.
Scientists build a nuclear clock that could make atomic clocks obsolete
Science Daily - 10 Oct 2026 23:06
Scientists in Vienna have achieved a major breakthrough in timekeeping by creating the worlds first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, a technology that could eventually surpass even the most precise atomic clocks. Instead ...
My TCL TV had two spies inside it but I disabled them both
Pocket-lint - 10 Oct 2026 23:00Simple tweaks to improve your 4K TV's picture quality
Engadget - 10 Oct 2026 23:00
Even if your TV looks great as-is, some tweaks to its modes and sliders, as well as the room it's in, will make it look much better.
Nicolas Cage Didn't Sign Amazon's AI Waiver For 'Spider-Noir'. Series Cancelled.
Slashdot - 10 Oct 2026 22:59
"Nicolas Cage is speaking out against Amazon," reports Variety. Amazon developed the series Spider-Noir for Prime Video, but then allegedly asked Cage to sign an AI waiver: "Amazon is a very AI-friendly compa...