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Audible Rolls Out Three AI Story Features in Limited U.S. and U.K. Beta
Audible is beta-testing Character Guide, Interactive Story and Visual Explorer for U.S. and U.K. listeners.
Audible is beta-testing Character Guide, Interactive Story and Visual Explorer for U.S. and U.K. listeners.
A Princeton researcher used a $20 AI subscription and Georgia public records to identify ballots tied to individual voters, prompting an emergency state elections board meeting before early voting, The Guardian reports.
Google confirms an RCS delivery bug affecting some Messages users and says a fix is rolling out over the coming weeks.
OpenAI's Dots agent platform is being rolled out first to high-tier accounts, including a $100 monthly Pro plan, as workplace software that can also handle personal tasks, according to The Verge.
European Commission officials have criticized Element Pro, the EU's self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Teams, questioning its usefulness and usability in internal messages reported by Politico.
NVIDIA announced a 64GB DGX Spark desktop for local AI agents, fine-tuning and inference, available Oct. 23, 2026.
Apple is adding new macOS Full Disk Access controls that require explicit user action, citing growing privacy and security risks from AI agents.
Linde's space and electronics investor day drew positive reviews, as the S&P 500 headed for a positive Friday but a weekly loss.
Twelve South released Airfly Drive, a $39.99 dongle that turns factory wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay, works with cars back to 2014, and switches between two paired phones with one button.
The LUX-ZEPLIN detector in South Dakota has recorded an event that could be a first hint of dark matter, but Ars Technica reports the signal is far below the threshold for discovery and may be a statistical fluke.
According to Ars Technica, about 1,000 New York City households joined a free program from startup Every Electric that delivers batteries for window air conditioners, letting them keep cooling during peak demand periods while earning Con Edison demand response payments.
A new scam involving ChatGPT uses sponsored Google links to direct users to a custom GPT that displays a fake availability notice and can lead them to install malware.
TechRadar reports Meta told the IRS its AI data centers were experimental, cutting its tax bill by $6 billion; Meta and IRS responses were not included.
Google is testing a Chrome Canary flag that requires biometric authentication before autofilling saved passwords on Android, though availability appears limited.
Android Authority says a teardown of Google Calendar for Android shows code for setting separate default event lengths on each calendar, replacing the current account-wide option. Google has not announced the change.
A Talkdesk and NewtonX benchmark of 252 customer experience, IT and operations leaders finds that 98% use AI in customer experience, but only 15% pair agentic AI with the orchestration needed to resolve customer issues end to end.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, joins the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, while Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra challenges the iPad Pro on size and battery.
Arlo Ultra 4K HDR two-camera SmartHub bundle drops to $220.99 on Amazon, a record low and $129 off.
Circuit Breaker Labs, a 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 finalist, uses simulated users to red-team AI models for dangerous psychological interactions, aiming to make AI safer across ages, languages and cultures.
Salt Labs bypassed Manus’s email prompt-injection defenses by hiding a JSFuck-encoded JavaScript payload in a message, achieving code execution in the AI agent’s runtime before Manus flagged the activity. The flaw has been patched.
Hinomi cuts the H2 Pro to $599 and the H2 Classic with headrest to $469. TechRadar favors the H2 Pro.
YouTube is updating its Shorts recommendation algorithms to prioritize original content and cut the reach of videos re-uploaded from other creators, targeting clipper accounts that repost clips without adding anything new.
Apple reportedly plans to unveil its HomePad smart home hub on October 13, running a new operating system rumored to be called homeOS and built around Siri AI, according to Bloomberg and Mark Gurman.
Insta360 launches Spatial Capture, a free beta feature turning 360 video into navigable 3D scenes for X6, X5 and X4 Air.