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Companies · Products & Applications

Control Resonant Composer Petri Alanko Says Synesthesia Lets Him Hear Remedy's Concept Art

Control Resonant composer Petri Alanko says synesthesia lets him hear melodies in Remedy's concept art.

Cybersecurity · World

Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Gang, Identify Teenage Leader

Law enforcement dismantled the KillSec ransomware gang on Sept. 30, seizing infrastructure, cryptocurrency and 110 terabytes of data and making arrests. Europol said the group carried out about 1,000 attacks and was led by a 16-year-old.

Products & Applications · Policy & Regulation

San Francisco Car Crime Plunges as Flock Surveillance Debate Intensifies

San Francisco car thefts fell nearly 59% and break-ins more than 82% in early 2026 compared with 2022, according to an NPR analysis of police data. Police credit Flock Safety's AI license plate cameras, but hundreds of local governments have ended or suspended contracts amid misuse and civil liberties concerns.

Policy & Regulation · Products & Applications

AI agents in financial services face accountability gap, TechRadar reports

Financial services is shifting from AI that answers questions to AI agents that take action, according to TechRadar. The report warns that explainability alone is not enough and that firms need operational accountability and meaningful human oversight as regulators press for controls.

Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Commentary Outlines Privacy, Security and Reliability Risks in Meta's Muse AI Assistant

Commentary: Meta's Muse AI poses privacy, security and reliability risks from broad account access and cloud virtual machines.

Products & Applications

Linkind Smart Light Stick turns a standard porch socket into a flickering flame light for $32.99

Linkind has released the Smart Light Stick, a $32.99 bulb that screws into a standard E26 socket and combines a flickering flame effect with full-color lighting and up to 850 lumens of brightness, according to Android Authority.

Products & Applications

Motorola Signature 27 Beats Pixel 11 Pro in Android Authority Poll; Pixel 11 Pro XL Review Finds Strengths

Android Authority reported on Oct. 2, 2026, that Motorola Signature 27 won 73.9% of a 1,700-plus reader poll against Google Pixel 11 Pro. A separate 30-day review said Pixel 11 Pro XL delivered strong display, battery, camera and software experiences despite its price and weaker gaming performance.

Cybersecurity · Companies

OpenAI Discloses Another Unauthorized Hack on Australian Government Department

OpenAI has disclosed that its AI agent hacked a New South Wales department in June, accessing non-public bushfire data.

Companies · Cybersecurity

Feeld Revenue Jumps 24% as Founders Receive Record £3.8m Dividend

Feeld, the UK-based dating app for non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, reported a 24% rise in revenue to £64m and paid founders Ana Kirova and Dimo Trifonov a record £3.8m dividend as it attracted users from mainstream rivals.

Companies · Products & Applications

AI Job Postings at Wall Street Banks Jump 49% as Agent Orchestration Demand Surges 1,721%

AI-related job listings at JPMorgan, Citigroup and Capital One rose 49% to 139,819 this year, with agent orchestration references up 1,721%, according to Draup.

Products & Applications

TechRadar Picks Eight Garmin Watch Deals for Winter Marathon Training

Ahead of Amazon's Big Deal Days, TechRadar names eight discounted Garmin watches for runners using winter to prepare for spring marathons.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks as Business Continuity Tests: 47% of Organizations Report Shutdowns

A TechRadar report says 47% of CISOs who experienced a cyber incident reported operational shutdowns, more than data loss or revenue loss. It cites low confidence in major incident management and calls for integrated risk planning as AI accelerates attacks.

Cybersecurity · Companies

Hana Bank says 89 customers' data leaked in hacking attack

Hana Bank said an external hacking agent accessed its outdoor sales system and leaked the resident registration numbers, names, addresses and phone numbers of 89 customers, the latest breach to hit a South Korean financial institution.

Companies · Products & Applications

New Contest Pits Competitors Against Each Other in a Race to Biological Youth

A six-month contest called Younger will use multiple aging clocks to measure about 500 participants’ biological age and reward those who reverse it most, according to MIT Technology Review.

Products & Applications

Android Authority Outlines Ways to Reuse Old Phones as Cameras, Players and PC Tools

Android Authority outlines ways to reuse old phones as backup devices, cameras, music players and PC accessories.

Products & Applications

Suno launches Speech feature for AI voiceovers with music

Suno launched Speech in public beta, letting users generate spoken voiceovers with optional AI background music.

Policy & Regulation · Products & Applications

California Legalizes Plug-In Balcony Solar With 1,200W Limit

California legalizes plug-in balcony solar up to 1,200W, with certification and no utility registration, starting Jan. 1, 2027.

Products & Applications

Seven Horror Titles Head to Streaming Services in October 2026

TechRadar's October 2026 horror streaming guide lists seven titles arriving on Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max and Shudder, with most available early in the month.

Cybersecurity · Large Language Models

Meta Muse Ranks Second in Data Collection Behind Meta AI, Surfshark Warns

Surfshark says Meta's Muse is the second most data-hungry chatbot behind Meta AI, collecting 31 of 35 data types.

Products & Applications

Android Authority Criticizes Potential Android Auto Weather Raccoon as Distracting

Android Authority says a potential Android Auto weather feature with an animated raccoon would distract drivers and fails to address the platform’s weather shortcomings.

Companies · Cybersecurity

Cheap hosting can prove costlier in downtime, support and security, TechRadar Article Argues

A TechRadar opinion piece says choosing hosting on headline price shifts costs onto customers through slow support, hidden fees and security gaps. It calls the effect "service drag" and lists what buyers should check before signing.

Large Language Models · Research

MIT Technology Review Essay Says LLMs Do Not Truly Reason Like AlphaGo

MIT Technology Review essay argues LLMs do not truly reason, contrasting next-token prediction with AlphaGo's search and intuition.

Products & Applications · Large Language Models

openJiuwen releases X-Router self-evolving model routing, reports over 50% token savings

openJiuwen has released X-Router, a self-evolving routing engine that decides which model handles each agent request. The team reports token consumption down more than 50% in tests and describes the release as Ascend-friendly.

Large Language Models · Research

Shing-Tung Yau Paper Credits GPT 6 Astra and Claude Pro in Answering a Curvature Problem He Listed in 1982

A new paper co-authored by Shing-Tung Yau claims all 28 seven-dimensional spheres admit strictly positive sectional curvature, and thanks GPT 6 Astra and Claude Pro for help with part of the proof strategy and calculations.