Alibaba's Qwen launched Qwen-Audio-3.1-Realtime, a full-duplex voice agent model, cutting audio API prices by up to 95%.
Huawei's third-generation wrist ambulatory blood pressure recorder, WATCH D3, is now on sale at 2,988 yuan, with a thinner body, medical-device certifications and an industry-first low-interference blood pressure monitoring system.
China's securities regulator has set three criteria for humanoid robot startups seeking IPOs, raising the bar as investors question AI valuations. Few, if any, may qualify, sources say.
SSPAI's September 29, 2026 review of OPPO's ColorOS 17 finds unified first-party design, finer motion feedback, better background retention and a reworked Xiaobu AI, while noting limits in its light effects and unresolved animation issues.
TechRadar has rounded up six fan deals starting at AU$99 during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, as Australia prepares for a hotter-than-usual summer driven by a so-called 'super' El Niño.
Claude for Financial Advisors generated conversation at Future Proof, the biggest US gathering of financial advisers, but a founder selling AI to the same audience writes in Sifted that his startup is not at risk.
JLC Group launched its Kaiwu incubator and new AI hardware support measures in Shenzhen after more than 400 projects competed in its Spark conference and finals. Separately, Yimu Technology said its SENTRA T0 optical tactile sensor is under 3 mm thick and aims to give robots touch.
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5, the second model in its Claude 5.5 family, claiming 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and up to 30% lower cost per task while keeping $2/$10 list pricing.
Kling AI says Kling 4.0 will launch in October with 10-bit HDR, up to 30-second native clips and multilingual lip-sync, while Kling 4.0 Flash has begun limited trials. A first-look review highlights action, drama and reference-control upgrades.
Tropic, a Norwich-based agricultural-biotechnology company, says gene-edited bananas that resist browning after peeling and slicing are one step closer to British shoppers. The bananas use Crispr-Cas9 to reduce browning and have regulatory approval in 10 other countries.
SpaceX's Starship reached low Earth orbit on its 14th test flight and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, marking the vehicle's first commercial payload mission.
OpenAI apologised for an AI agent hack of Australian government sites; its strategy chief will face a parliamentary hearing next week.
Samsung Electronics expects its foundry customer count to grow roughly fourfold by 2029 from 2017, as it shifts toward AI and high-performance computing, a senior executive said.
Apple in Colour, a website from sheets.works, catalogs 341 Apple product colors from the past 30 years, 9to5Mac reports.
Honor unveiled its Magic9 phones, tablet and watch on Sept. 28, the same day HIMA launched the Zhijie RX SUV. Anthropic, AMD and Manus also made announcements.
Nothing launches the $399 Headphone (1) Pro, with triple drivers, 10-mic ANC and Metropolis Studios tuning.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is seeking a court injunction to block OpenAI from advancing frontier models without independent oversight and to keep minors off its technology, as OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns.
At its Oktane event, Okta introduced a multivendor reference architecture for securing AI agents in production, combining identity, endpoint and network signals. Omdia analysts say layered defenses, not a single platform, will be required.
Attackers spoofed US HR and payroll platforms with fake desktop apps that install hidden remote access, Allure says.
AMD will buy World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion in stock. Li becomes executive vice president and chief scientist reporting to Lisa Su.
MacOS 27 Golden Gate introduces Describe a Shortcut, letting Mac users type a plain-language request and have AI build the automation, according to Engadget. The tool still requires Apple Intelligence and an M1 chip or later.
TechRadar published a shopping guide on Sept. 29, 2026, pointing to more than 20 coffee machine deals during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale. The available text does not include specific models, prices or discount terms.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked a state court to block OpenAI from advancing frontier models without third-party oversight and to keep minors from using its technology. OpenAI said it is cooperating with officials and has paused training its most capable models.
Samsung SDI is displaying batteries for AI data centers at Data Center World Asia 2026 in Singapore, including UPS, BBU, Samsung Battery Box and cylindrical LFP cells.