Technology
- iPhone 18 Pro Max can’t call or text on AT&T? Apple will replace it for free October 3, 2026Some iPhone 18 Pro Max phones on AT&T are stuck in SOS mode. Two updates can prevent it, but affected phones need replacing.Elyse Betters Picaro
- This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap October 2, 2026This authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link – and it’s catching people off-guard.Artie Beaty
- Google Wallet not working on your Pixel? 4 ways to fix tap-to-pay October 2, 2026Some Pixel users are having tap-to-pay problems, and there’s no fix from Google yet. But here a few things that helped others.Artie Beaty
- Who owns AI risk at work? Business and tech leaders can’t agree, PwC survey finds October 1, 2026PwC research highlights a growing need for someone to own AI. Is an AI chief the answer?Charlie Osborne
- openSUSE Leap adds a new security layer: Immutable mode September 30, 2026One of the more secure Linux distributions has added another feature to help further lock it down.Jack Wallen
- Your iPhone just got a hidden anti-scam upgrade in iOS 27: How to enable it September 30, 2026New with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam.Lance Whitney
- Pearson’s Workera deal targets a big workplace problem: No time to AI upskill September 30, 2026Pearson has agreed to acquire Workera to help businesses assess employees’ AI skills and target training where it’s needed most.Kayla Solino
- LLMjacking can run up your business’ AI bill fast – how to stop it September 29, 2026Google analysts warn that stolen AI credentials are being sold underground, and businesses are footing the bill.Charlie Osborne
- Is ChatGPT your new Google Workspace alternative? Meet Space, Pages, and slides September 29, 2026OpenAI now lets teams create documents, build presentations, and work with AI agents inside ChatGPTRadhika Rajkumar
- Get Kindle Unlimited free for 3 months with this early Prime Day deal September 29, 2026Amazon’s free Kindle Unlimited deal only comes around a couple times a year – and I highly recommend it.Alison DeNisco Rayome
- iOS 27.0.1 released: Apple fixes annoying iPhone 18 Pro restart and freezing issues September 28, 2026The first update to iOS 27 squashes a bug in which the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max would freeze or restart when you try to use Face ID.Lance Whitney
- Bose’s new wired earbuds aim for the same great sound and ANC – no charging needed September 28, 2026The new wired USB-C earbuds mix old-school elements with modern audio features.Jada Jones
- Your Bose headphones are getting a major Bluetooth upgrade – what to expect September 28, 2026Key Bluetooth technologies and upgrades to USB-C audio are coming to the company’s flagship over-ears.Jada Jones
- This one WatchOS 27 feature just solved my biggest issue with Apple Watch September 25, 2026Sometimes less is more, and the most helpful software update is the simplest.Nina Raemont
- Your LG TV is constantly collecting your data – here’s how to stop it September 25, 2026Factory resetting your LG TV is the only way to remove certain data logs from its hardware.Taylor Clemons
- Microsoft’s new Copilot app puts everything in one place – but the price is ‘evolving’ September 25, 2026Microsoft says Copilot has gotten ‘actually really good.’ The new app has AI agents and can write code. So how much is all this going to cost?Ed Bott
- Google Wallet got a lot of new tricks in 2026 – these 5 are my favorites September 24, 2026You can do a whole lot more than tap to pay with Google’s Wallet app.Artie Beaty
- Microsoft’s Surface Mouse is back, now with haptic feedback – and I need it September 24, 2026Due October 13, the $80 Surface mouse packs an impressive array of features. I want one.Lance Whitney
- AI agent kill switch urged by Okta-led alliance – how businesses could make it work September 24, 2026In response to the emerging threat of rogue and shadow AI agents, here’s how the newly formed Blueprint Alliance seeks to help businesses secure their systems against anomalous AI activity.David Berlind
- Is your Apple Watch 12 or Ultra 4 randomly restarting? Here’s the fix September 24, 2026Some owners, including me, have reported sudden shutdowns while adjusting Apple Watch settings.Lance Whitney
Technology
- A profile of Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, who is the company's first senior executive from Gen Z and has succeeded in building hype for Muse (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal) October 4, 2026Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, who is the company's first senior executive from Gen Z and has succeeded in building hype for Muse — Alexandr Wang drove Muse to the top of the charts, putting the company back in the AI race—even if he ruffled […]
- Q&A with OpenAI VP of Hardware Richard Ho on its Jalapeño inference chip co-designed with Broadcom, using internal OpenAI models to design the chip, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/More Than Moore) October 4, 2026Dr. Ian Cutress / More Than Moore: Q&A with OpenAI VP of Hardware Richard Ho on its Jalapeño inference chip co-designed with Broadcom, using internal OpenAI models to design the chip, and more — VP Hardware for Jalapeño … In June 2026, OpenAI confirmed what the industry had assumed for a year …
- As AI automates parts of pure mathematics research, a look at formalization challenges and why human imagination remains key to deciding which questions to ask (Stephen Wolfram/Stephen Wolfram Writings) October 4, 2026Stephen Wolfram / Stephen Wolfram Writings: As AI automates parts of pure mathematics research, a look at formalization challenges and why human imagination remains key to deciding which questions to ask — Headlines and History — The headlines keep coming: such and such an AI system has solved such and such a math problem.
- Google prepares to defend a £1.2B UK class action lawsuit over claims it levied "excessive" charges on Android apps downloaded from Google Play since 2015 (Financial Times) October 4, 2026Financial Times: Google prepares to defend a £1.2B UK class action lawsuit over claims it levied “excessive” charges on Android apps downloaded from Google Play since 2015 — British claim over Google Play Store is latest effort to challenge market power of Big Tech groups
- Toshiba plans to double HDD production capacity for AI data centers within FY2027 from its 2025 level, targeting a 30% share by storage capacity, up from ~10% (Keigo Yoshida/Nikkei Asia) October 4, 2026Keigo Yoshida / Nikkei Asia: Toshiba plans to double HDD production capacity for AI data centers within FY2027 from its 2025 level, targeting a 30% share by storage capacity, up from ~10% — MANILA — Japanese technology group Toshiba plans to double production capacity for hard-disk drives used in artificial intelligence …
- Google freezes product flaw submissions to its OSS Vulnerability Reward Program over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports, plans an update by Q1 2027 (Etiido Uko/Tom's Hardware) October 4, 2026Etiido Uko / Tom's Hardware: Google freezes product flaw submissions to its OSS Vulnerability Reward Program over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports, plans an update by Q1 2027 — Engineers and open-source maintainers reportedly overwhelmed by thousands of sloppy reports — Google has officially suspended product …
- Google says free Gemini users will be limited to the 3.5 Flash-Lite model from October 9, while Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash (Abner Li/9to5Google) October 4, 2026Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says free Gemini users will be limited to the 3.5 Flash-Lite model from October 9, while Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash — Following the compute-based usage change in May, Google will soon introduce limits on which Gemini models free users and AI Plus subscribers […]
- Sources: Walmart's Flipkart faces sagging employee morale as Indian startup rivals power ahead with IPOs; at least eight VPs and SVPs have quit in recent weeks (Moneycontrol) October 4, 2026Moneycontrol: Sources: Walmart's Flipkart faces sagging employee morale as Indian startup rivals power ahead with IPOs; at least eight VPs and SVPs have quit in recent weeks — For years, former and current employees of Flipkart pinned their hopes on the Walmart-owned e-commerce major's eventual listing …
- Valley National Bancorp agrees to acquire New Jersey-based Bluevine, which provides digital banking and payments services for 175K SMBs in the US, for $340M (Meir Orbach/CTech) October 4, 2026Meir Orbach / CTech: Valley National Bancorp agrees to acquire New Jersey-based Bluevine, which provides digital banking and payments services for 175K SMBs in the US, for $340M — The acquisition will give the bank a digital small business platform while accelerating its technology and AI strategy.
- Q&A with Brian Chesky on Airbnb's plans for agent-to-agent interactions, why chatbots fail at travel e-commerce, the need for an AI-native OS, and more (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) October 4, 2026Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Q&A with Brian Chesky on Airbnb's plans for agent-to-agent interactions, why chatbots fail at travel e-commerce, the need for an AI-native OS, and more — Airbnb rolled out its new AI-powered search this week as part of its fall update, a significant step for a company that has been slow and […]
- Sources: AI czar Jay Clayton to chair the WH's AI task force, called "Super Intelligence Force", to pen a report on AI's risks and opportunities within 120 days (Alex Leary/Wall Street Journal) October 4, 2026Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal: Sources: AI czar Jay Clayton to chair the WH's AI task force, called “Super Intelligence Force”, to pen a report on AI's risks and opportunities within 120 days — The White House group will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton who will serve as AI czar
- David Robinson, ex-OpenAI safety and policy: SV lacks a safety-centric culture; labs must study other fields' safety approaches; time for trial and error's over (David Robinson/The Atlantic) October 3, 2026David Robinson / The Atlantic: David Robinson, ex-OpenAI safety and policy: SV lacks a safety-centric culture; labs must study other fields' safety approaches; time for trial and error's over — What I'm about to tell you has, I realize, become something of a cliché: I resigned this week from OpenAI.
- Sources: ShinyHunters member Saif al-Din Khader, aka "Rey," was detained in Jordan and is cooperating to identify other hackers involved in the FBI breach (Reuters) October 3, 2026Reuters: Sources: ShinyHunters member Saif al-Din Khader, aka “Rey,” was detained in Jordan and is cooperating to identify other hackers involved in the FBI breach — A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee …
- YouTube says it is adjusting its Shorts recommendations to prioritize "original content" and reduce the reach of channels re-uploading others' content (Andrew Romero/9to5Google) October 3, 2026Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: YouTube says it is adjusting its Shorts recommendations to prioritize “original content” and reduce the reach of channels re-uploading others' content — YouTube says it wants to ‘focus on originality’ in a push to surface better Shorts recommendations for users.
- OpenAI's DevDay 2026 announcements to turn ChatGPT into a place to discover, launch, and use software could potentially disrupt the traditional app store model (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) October 3, 2026Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: OpenAI's DevDay 2026 announcements to turn ChatGPT into a place to discover, launch, and use software could potentially disrupt the traditional app store model — The focus of OpenAI's Dev Day on Tuesday may have been on its agentic assistants known as Dots, or its new AI models, but combined …