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Dell's XPS Googlebook Starts at $999, $200 Below Google's Disclosed Price
Dell's XPS Googlebook starts at $999, $200 below Google's disclosed price. It is on sale now, shipping as soon as Oct. 21.
Dell's XPS Googlebook starts at $999, $200 below Google's disclosed price. It is on sale now, shipping as soon as Oct. 21.
The Verge surveys reverse-engineered ports that move classic games to browsers and new hardware, amid legal and AI concerns.
Dell and CoreWeave say AI reliability now requires data-center-wide coordination of compute, power and cooling.
RobCo raised $40 million from investors including Sequoia and Lightspeed, valuing the German robotics maker above $1 billion as it expands in the U.S.
Garmin, Galaxy and Apple watch owners reported being unable to sync workouts to Strava on October 5, 2026, with the cause still unclear. Separately, Samsung said its new SmartTag 3 tracker will work with iPhones and other Android phones.
Infor Velocity Week will examine industry-specific agentic AI and automation in enterprise workflows on Oct. 7.
Apple Music appears to be rolling out a redesigned logo with bolder, lowercase lettering after it was spotted in an iOS beta and other Apple channels, according to 9to5Mac.
Instagram is internally exploring a read-only mode that would let Plus subscribers browse without liking, commenting, messaging, following or viewing stories, according to leaked screenshots. The company says the feature is not being tested externally.
Meta engineers found several security flaws in its Muse AI agent before launch, including at least one that could let a normal user reach sensitive internal databases, according to 404 Media.
Nolla Health launched a Utah pilot for AI-generated acne prescriptions, using facial scans with phased physician oversight.
Etched is reviewing early funding offers that value the AI chip startup at $40 billion to $50 billion, months after raising $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch sources.
TechRadar reports an open Microsoft database with 17 trillion rows and 25,000 user accounts was hacked by a bored teenager who was well-paid, while Charlotte, Pima County and Guildford County try to stop data centers from taking over.
AI labs report breakthroughs on long-standing math problems; The Verge reports mathematicians pushing back.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch nerve cells on and off in intact brains.
Russian jet-powered drone strikes have disrupted mobile and Internet services for thousands in Ukraine, prompting officials to seek more air defense as attacks on Kyiv data centers intensify.
Reflection AI has unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model it says matches leading Chinese open models on advanced reasoning at lower compute cost. The claim is not independently verified, and Reflection plans to release weights and technical details this month.
Samsung is rumored to keep the Galaxy S27 Ultra's 60W charging rating but rework its charging curve, holding roughly 55W to 56W longer so the phone could charge 2% to 3% faster than the S26 Ultra despite a larger battery.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU and let API customers opt in globally under the EU AI Act.
TikTok launched an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout, letting users buy directly from brands inside its app.
NPR marks 30 years since Arthur Read, the aardvark from Marc Brown's books, debuted on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 can gain new complications, automatic Shazam and readiness data through setup changes.
iOS 27 brings two RCS 2.7 upgrades to Apple’s Messages app: inline replies and full Tapback support, improving reactions and threaded replies between iPhone and Android users.
U.S. technology shares rose Monday, with the Nasdaq setting a record and Nvidia pacing a record close, as Microsoft rallied on an analyst upgrade. SpaceX jumped nearly 8%, returning Elon Musk to trillionaire status, while Intel fell after Musk confirmed talks with TSMC about the Terafab AI manufacturing project.
Engadget explains that a battery symbol next to a USB port typically marks a USB Power Delivery port, which charges faster, can power laptops up to 240W and can also send power out to phones and earbuds. The icon itself is not standardized, so manuals remain the safest reference.