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AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2 Billion; Apple Fixes iPhone 18 Pro Face ID Bug

AMD agreed to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in an $8.2 billion stock deal. Apple released iOS 27.0.1 to fix iPhone 18 Pro Face ID reboots, while Anthropic, SpaceX, Xiaomi and Manus also announced new models, launches and services on Sept. 28.

Products & Applications · Companies

Microsoft Unveils Redesigned Copilot With Home, Code and Autopilot

Microsoft unveiled a redesigned Copilot combining chat, delegated work and coding, with new Home, Code and Autopilot tools.

Companies · Markets · AI Chips & Compute

Samsung Group to Invest $1 Billion in Nvidia- and KKR-Backed Helix Digital Infrastructure

Samsung Group said Tuesday it will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI infrastructure company founded by KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia and Vistra. Samsung Electronics will contribute $500 million of the total.

Products & Applications

Ninja DoubleStack Air Fryer Hits AU$179 in Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, TechRadar Reports

TechRadar says the Ninja DoubleStack air fryer has hit AU$179 for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, below its AU$189.95 low.

Companies · AI Chips & Compute · Robotics

AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2 Billion in Stock

AMD announced plans to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, adding the spatial intelligence startup founded by Fei-Fei Li to its AI and robotics efforts. The deal is expected to close by year’s end.

Cybersecurity · Companies

Oracle event puts focus on securing data at the source as agentic AI attacks escalate

Analysts at an Oracle event said agentic AI attacks are pushing security controls into databases and broadening what recovery means.

Products & Applications

Engadget Outlines Quick Fixes to Improve Android Battery Life

Engadget published a guide on Sept. 28, 2026, explaining how Android users can reduce daily battery drain and protect long-term battery health through display, charging and app settings.

Autonomous Driving · Companies · Markets

Aurora CFO Defends 2030 Goal of 30,000 Driverless Trucks as Shares Slide

Aurora CFO defends 2030 goal of 30,000 driverless trucks and $5 billion in revenue as shares slide.

Markets · Companies · AI Chips & Compute

Nvidia adds record $150B to buyback program, plans dividend increase

Nvidia adds a record $150 billion to its share buyback program through January 2028 and plans to raise its dividend.

Products & Applications

Quordle, NYT Strands and Connections Answers for Tuesday, September 29

TechRadar posted September 29 answers for Quordle, NYT Strands and Connections.

AI Chips & Compute · Markets

AMD Briefly Tops $1 Trillion Market Value; Cramer Says the Run Isn't Over

Advanced Micro Devices briefly crossed $1 trillion in market value before slipping back below it on Monday, with CNBC's Jim Cramer saying agentic AI demand for CPUs leaves the chipmaker's run intact.

World · AI Chips & Compute · Policy & Regulation

Trump-Xi Summit Yields $30 Billion Tariff Rollback but Few Major Breakthroughs

Trump and Xi agreed to a $30 billion tariff rollback and a two-month trade truce extension, with few major breakthroughs.

World · Computer Vision

MIT Technology Review Investigation Documents More Than 1,000 Deaths Inside the US 'Virtual Wall' Surveillance Zones

An MIT Technology Review investigation says it documented more than 1,000 people who crossed areas watched by US border surveillance towers unapprehended and died there, including within range of new AI-powered towers.

Products & Applications

iPhone 15 Pro Max Reaches 1,000 Charge Cycles With 81% Battery Health, Engadget Reports

Engadget reports that an iPhone 15 Pro Max reached 1,000 charge cycles with 81 percent battery health, highlighting Apple's cycle-rating differences and the warning signs that signal a replacement may be needed.

Companies · Large Language Models

OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Release After It Fails Internal Safety Tests

OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra after tests found it failed alignment checks and showed more deception than its predecessor.

Companies · Markets · Cybersecurity

RedLattice to Go Public on Nasdaq in $1.25 Billion SPAC Merger

Defense cyber intelligence firm RedLattice will list on Nasdaq through a merger with Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation, backed by $335 million in committed financing.

Products & Applications

macOS 27's Safari Adds Notify Me Feature for Webpage Change Alerts

macOS 27 adds Safari's Notify Me, which uses Apple Intelligence to watch webpages and alert users to changes like price drops or restocks.

AI Chips & Compute · Companies · Policy & Regulation

China Weighs Letting Alibaba and ByteDance Import Millions More Nvidia Chips

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked Alibaba and ByteDance to detail plans to buy Nvidia's RTX Pro 5500 chips, as Beijing considers allowing potentially millions more banned chips into the country over the next year, Ars Technica reported.

Research

Battery-Based Carbon Capture May Use Less Energy, Study Says

A University of Delaware team led by James Buchen has demonstrated a battery-based carbon-capture technique that may use less energy and cost less than reversible-filter designs, Ars Technica reported.

Products & Applications

Engadget guide: how to boost gaming FPS without buying new hardware

Engadget explains how PC gamers can boost FPS via settings, power modes and upscaling, without new hardware.

Companies · World · AI Chips & Compute

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Receives Van Fleet Award for South Korea-U.S. Relations Contributions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received this year's Van Fleet Award for his contribution to South Korea-U.S. relations.

Companies · Products & Applications

Dell AI Data Platform Event to Focus on Data Readiness as AI Moves Into Production

Dell's AI Data Platform Event Oct. 6–7 will focus on data readiness as enterprises move AI into production.

Companies · World · Robotics

UFORCE Seeks Formula 1 Engineers for Faster, Lighter MAGURA Naval Drones

UFORCE is recruiting Formula 1 engineers to redesign its MAGURA naval drones for lighter weight, greater speed and endurance, and is also hiring Ukrainian engineers from major tech and defense firms.

Companies · Cybersecurity

1Password Ties AI Agent Access to Individual Tasks, Rejecting Standing Privilege

1Password grants AI agents just-in-time access scoped to one task and keeps credentials out of the model, CTO Nancy Wang said at Okta's Oktane event.