At MIT, a TechCrunch AI reporter shook hands with a $50,000 humanoid robot named Gabe, then attended Sherry Turkle’s “Artificial Intimacy” book launch. Researchers say anthropomorphism can support human flourishing but also create risks when chatbots are trusted over people.
TechRadar's review of Minecraft Dungeons 2 praises its art style and seamless co-op but criticizes aggressive level scaling, shallow repetitive combat, an underused open world and boring dialogue.
IKEA has launched new STRÅLA festive lights, including a 150cm LED Christmas tree and a dimmable matchstick floor lamp. Both can gain smart controls with IKEA's Matter-compatible smart plugs and a compatible hub.
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following Microsoft. TechCrunch reports the move comes amid local moratoriums over AI infrastructure and as personal AI startups seek consumer access.
A new leak claims LG's rumored Apple Home accessories will use NFC so an iPhone held nearby shows device controls in the Dynamic Island, ahead of Apple's October 13 event.
Orkut founder Orkut Büyükkökten is asking users to add their names in support of bringing back the social network, more than a decade after Google shut it down, with a renewed focus on friendship and human connection.
Apple's Oct. 13 'Welcome home' event is expected to feature a HomePad smart display, Apple TV 4K, and HomePod mini 2.
Tesla has renamed its European Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system to Tesla Assisted Driving after German regulators called the original branding misleading, as the company seeks wider approval across Europe.
Intel has become the first hardware maker to release a public Windows 11 driver shaped by Microsoft's Driver Quality Initiative, starting with Wi-Fi driver version 24.50.0. Arc graphics drivers are expected to follow.
Some users report shadows and visible LEDs around the screen edges of Amazon’s new base-model Kindles, especially in dark mode, while Amazon has not issued an on-the-record response.
Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute rated ChatGPT for Teens at "unacceptable risk" after more than 4,000 test prompts, saying parental crisis alerts often failed and the bot implied it had feelings. OpenAI disputes the methodology, saying much of the testing preceded full activation of parental controls.
Amazon is still offering several Apple holiday deals, including AirPods Max 2 at $429, M6 Mac mini all-time lows, and $200 off M5 MacBook Air models, according to 9to5Mac.
Andreessen Horowitz partner Olivia Moore released a report on the top 100 consumer AI apps and told TechCrunch that ChatGPT remains far ahead, Suno and ElevenLabs are showing staying power, and categories including dating, retail and health have no top-100 entrants. She says the sector must find revenue beyond subscriptions and API charges.
Cramer defended Apple after an iPhone 18 order-cut report, set a $90 Starbucks buy level and added three defensive names.
A new report warns open-weight AI models like Mistral can be abliterated in days, stripping safety guardrails and generating harmful content.
The Verge's Vergecast examines new AI-focused hardware from Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, asking whether putting AI assistants and agents at the center of computing is the right approach.
OpenAI told investors its revenue was $18 billion lower than previously stated, pressuring AI stocks. Google launched an autonomous Gemini assistant, and funding continued for AI drug discovery and quantum computing. Microsoft and other companies were barred from a federal green-card program.
A Keurig data spike and a Lavazza permission request are renewing scrutiny of smart appliance privacy and security.
Ai2’s AI Infrastructure team has replaced a priority-based scheduler for its Nvidia GPU clusters with GPU time budgets, hierarchical fair-share allocation and a time-slicing contract, aiming to make allocation more transparent and improve how often high-value workloads receive resources.
据 TechRadar 报道，Prime Day 结束后，亚马逊美国站上的多款三星 Galaxy Watch 仍保持折扣价，其中 Galaxy Watch 8 Classic LTE 售价 449.99 美元，较原价低 100 美元。
Edinburgh-based Danu Robotics has raised $5 million in late-seed funding and is bringing its H.E.R.O. recycling robot to market, aiming to sort waste faster and cheaper using AI.
New York Fed study: U.S. SMBs using AI are more optimistic on hiring and revenue, but only 31% report higher sales.
TechRadar reported on Oct. 9, 2026 that Spotifast offers a speedier Spotify experience for Windows, macOS, and Linux users.
South Korean police add 15 to team probing recent hacks on Hana, KB Kookmin and Shinhan banks, Yonhap reports.