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Marvell raises AI revenue outlook, lifting chip stocks and market optimism

Marvell Technology raised its fiscal 2028 revenue outlook to $20 billion and projected fiscal 2031 revenue of $70 billion to $90 billion at its investor day, sending shares up more than 6% and boosting AI chip peers Nvidia and Broadcom, CNBC reported.

Products & Applications

Amazon Pulls Alexa Voice Control From the Line-In Port on Older Echo Speakers

Amazon has confirmed that Alexa can no longer play or pause audio routed through the 3.5mm aux input on older Echo speakers. The port still works, but voice control of it does not.

Products & Applications · Companies

MasterClass Builds AI Teaching Agents to Broaden Tutoring Access

MasterClass is developing multi-agent AI teaching tools for its MasterClass Executive program, aiming to reduce the cost and staffing limits of one-to-one tutoring. The company is using CoreWeave’s W&B Weave to monitor and improve production agents.

Products & Applications · Large Language Models

Google launches Nano Banana 2.1 with sharper visuals and better subject consistency

Google released Nano Banana 2.1, sharpening image realism and subject consistency as it rolls out across Gemini and Ads.

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Samsung cuts Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra prices for October Prime Day

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 drops to $1,549.99 and the Z Fold 8 Ultra to $1,699.99 during October Prime Day, the lowest prices either foldable has reached, as Apple's iPhone Duo nears launch.

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Engadget: Surge Protectors Need Periodic Replacement as Protection Degrades

Engadget says surge protectors can lose protection over time and should be checked and replaced when indicators fail.

AI Chips & Compute · World · Cybersecurity

US Leads Data Center Growth as Water Stress and Security Risks Rise

The US has built 127 data centers since 2023, ten times more than any other country, as a Comparitech study cited by TechRadar flags water stress in Chile and Belgium and growing security risks for data centers.

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Lavazza Tabli Pod-Free Coffee Maker Falls to $89 for Amazon Prime Day

Lavazza's pod-free Tabli brewer falls to $89 at Amazon for Prime Day from $129.99, with frother bundles also discounted.

Products & Applications · Companies

Amazon Prime Day Cuts Fire TV Stick Prices by Up to 67%, but Oura Ring 5 Sees No Discount

Amazon’s Prime Day sale cuts Fire TV Stick prices by up to 67% in the US and UK, according to TechRadar. The Oura Ring 5 has no discount, and TechRadar points to the RingConn Gen 2 Air and Oura Ring 4 as alternatives.

Companies · Cybersecurity

Asos Investigates Extortion Hack After Push Notifications Threaten Data Leak

UK retailer Asos says it is investigating unauthorized activity on third-party notification platforms after attackers sent shoppers a push alert claiming a Snowflake cloud compromise and threatening to leak data.

Products & Applications

Pixel Launcher Teardown Points to Location-Based App Suggestions

Android Authority's teardown of Android System Intelligence version C.8.playstore.pixel11.993387747 found settings text that appears to add location as a factor in Pixel Launcher app suggestions, replacing routines.

Companies · Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Hark releases Hark Pro AI personal assistant with privacy pitch

Hark has released Hark Pro, a free AI personal assistant with a paid tier that can operate a user's computer. The startup pitches privacy and plans an AI-native device in 2027.

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The Verge Roundup Highlights October Prime Day Deals Under $25

The Verge lists October Prime Day deals at or near $25, from earbuds and chargers to smart plugs, games and accessories.

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Apple Announces Japan-Only Apple Watch Activity Challenge for Oct. 10

Apple will hold a Japan-only Apple Watch Activity Challenge on Oct. 10, requiring a 30-minute workout for an award.

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Googlebooks First Impressions: Strong Phone Integration, Rough Edges

First Googlebooks impressions: slick Android phone integration, but app casting, Continue On, and Glowbar feel underbaked.

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Amazon Fall Prime Day Cuts AirPods Pro 3 to $179, AirPods Max 2 to $429

Amazon fall Prime Day cuts AirPods Pro 3 to $179 and AirPods Max 2 to $429, with Pro 3 near its lowest Amazon price.

Products & Applications · Companies

XGIMI Aura 3 Max and Pro Get US Pricing Ahead of October 20 Kickstarter

XGIMI has opened US reservations for the Aura 3 Max and Aura 3 Pro before an October 20 Kickstarter launch. Early backer prices start at $2,399 and $2,199, with a refundable $50 deposit cutting $200 more; shipping is expected in December.

Products & Applications · Companies

Netflix to Launch The Conjuring: Unspoken Game on Oct. 13

Netflix has announced The Conjuring: Unspoken, a horror game set in The Conjuring universe, will launch exclusively on its service on October 13 with a phone as controller.

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Apple Ships iOS 27.2 Beta 3 With New Music Logo, Books Redesign and Hints of Touchscreen Mac Support

Apple released iOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers with a redesigned Apple Music logo, changes to the Apple Books reading interface and code hinting at new Messages controls and touchscreen Mac support, according to 9to5Mac.

Companies · Large Language Models · Cybersecurity

Mistral AI Releases Mistral Large 4 'Le Chonk' as Public Preview, Weights Due End of October

Mistral AI opened a public preview of Mistral Large 4, a 1.05-trillion-parameter multimodal mixture-of-experts model with 49 billion active parameters per token and a 1-million-token context window. The API is live; weights are promised by the end of October.

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Anker's 100W Universal Travel Adapter Falls to $63.99 for October Prime Day

Anker's Nano 100W universal travel adapter, which carries four USB ports and plugs for US, UK and EU outlets, is discounted to $63.99 from $79.99 at Amazon during October Prime Day, according to The Verge.

Companies · Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Microsoft to End Office 2021 Support on October 13

Microsoft will end support for Office 2021 on October 13, cutting off technical help, software updates, bug fixes and security patches, according to a ZDNet report. Users have five options.

Companies · Large Language Models

Mistral Unveils 'Le Chonk' AI Model It Says Rivals Best Open Models From China

Mistral has previewed Mistral Large 4, a 1-trillion-parameter open-weight model it calls the strongest developed outside China, trained on 4,000 Nvidia chips in Europe.

AI Chips & Compute · Products & Applications · Companies

Vast Pitches Tiered Storage to Ease AI Agent Memory Pressure

Vast CTO Alon Horev said long-running AI agents are straining GPU memory with KV caches, and tiered storage can offload sessions to avoid repeated inference computation.