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Epic Says New Vibe-Coded Launcher Is Faster, More Responsive in Steam Challenge
Epic released a Preview build of its game launcher, saying AI-assisted “vibe coding” made it faster and more responsive.
Epic released a Preview build of its game launcher, saying AI-assisted “vibe coding” made it faster and more responsive.
WhatsApp has officially launched guest calling, allowing people without an account to join one-on-one and group calls after host approval. It also plans Google Calendar and Outlook integrations.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 paired with Android without iPhone, but project needs rooted phone and stays limited.
McKinsey will test a 10-minute AI client simulation with some entry-level candidates this fall, The Verge reported, citing The Wall Street Journal. Human interviewers, not the AI, will assess candidates.
Super Micro says AI factory speed, not GPU count, is the key metric as data pipelines and storage shape deployment.
iBuyPower introduced a $3,999 AMD-based compact AI workstation with 128GB RAM, a 55 TOPS NPU and dual 10Gb Ethernet, due in Q4 2026.
The Verge says Apple's $299 HomeView may succeed as an always-on communal home interface, despite overlap with iPhone and iPad.
Munich-based CedarDB announced limited availability of CedarDB Cloud at TechCrunch Disrupt, pitching one database for both transaction processing and analytics as agentic AI raises new demands.
TechRadar names Eric S. Raymond's line 'the end of software secrecy is almost upon us' its quote of the day.
Oracle, AI cloud stocks fall as viral chart sparks CoreWeave debt concerns.
Microsoft principal architect Samir Rajadnya says the company is exploring composable memory that can be pooled across Azure and assigned to AI workloads on demand, as memory shortages leave GPUs idle and raise pressure on data-center design.
U.S. consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in five months in September, lifting fears of more aggressive Fed rate hikes. Stocks fell as chipmakers led declines, Bank of America trading missed estimates, and Anthropic held a pre-IPO investor day.
Google's first October update for Google Home improves Gemini for Home with more natural conversations, better voice command handling and consistent weather responses, while redesigning app controls and fixing camera issues, Android Authority reports.
Colossal Biosciences unveiled GenoMorph, an AI platform to identify gene-editing targets for de-extinction, starting with the dodo.
Epic Games is previewing an AI-generated game launcher that a benchmark it commissioned found cold-starts 46% faster than Steam on Windows.
Dell is pitching 18th-generation PowerEdge servers as agentic AI lifts demand for CPUs and general-purpose compute, saying AMD-powered systems can replace 13 older servers with one and improve rack density.
Control Resonant composer Petri Alanko says his soundtrack hides Easter eggs and nods that fans may not uncover for years.
TechRadar's US news editor Jacob Krol says a hands-on test of Apple's HomeView let him do more at home without picking up his iPhone, according to the outlet's own account.
Apple detailed how iPad Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max supported 'From Earth to Sky,' a Turkish fashion show.
TechRadar's review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 calls it a durable, capable business laptop with an excellent keyboard, strong productivity performance, and Intel and AMD options, while noting its lack of Ethernet and limits on heavy graphics work.
9to5Mac's Oct. 14, 2026 daily podcast episode lists Apple Home Collection and iOS 27.2 beta 4 as topics, alongside listening links and sponsor information.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company has not ended contracts with any police departments over abuse of its license plate reader systems, while also saying its gunshot-detection microphones listen only for gunshots, despite broader capabilities listed on Flock's website.
Modal Labs raised $750M at a $15.75B valuation, more than triple its May mark, as annualized revenue topped $1B.
U.S. prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with planting a recording device at OpenAI, booked a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia before his arrest. He remains detained.