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TechRadar Publishes October 9 Weekend Guide Headlined With Seven New Movies and TV Shows

TechRadar's Oct. 9 weekend guide promises seven new movies and TV shows; available text profiles author Tom.

Products & Applications · Companies

Anker announces SOLIX S5000 portable power station, lighter and more compact than 5kWh rivals

Anker has announced the SOLIX S5000, a 5,024Wh portable power station that is lighter and more compact than rivals in the 5kWh class, with early-adopter benefits worth $699.

World · Cybersecurity

Surfshark Backs Disinfo2026 After EU, Canada and Lithuania Withdraw Over Political Pressure

Surfshark says it is proud to have sponsored Disinfo2026 after the EU diplomatic service, Canada and Lithuania pulled out under political pressure. The VPN provider presented research on fake accounts and AI-generated content at the Vilnius conference.

Products & Applications · Companies

Leak Points to 'Proximity Control,' a Dynamic Island HomeKit Feature Exclusive to Apple's LG-Built Accessories

A leak says Apple's LG co-developed smart home devices will support 'Proximity Control,' a Dynamic Island feature showing thermostat, camera and doorbell controls when an iPhone is nearby.

Products & Applications · Companies · Markets

AI agents push into shopping and daily tasks as Muse, Instinct and Revolut escalate competition

Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots and startup Instinct are expanding AI agents from chatbots into shopping and life-admin tasks, while Revolut plans agentic shopping. Investors are weighing the impact on retail and fintech stocks.

Cybersecurity · Companies · Products & Applications

SailPoint Navigate: Enterprises Race to Secure AI Agent Identities at Machine Speed

At SailPoint's Navigate event in Austin, executives and experts said AI agents are forcing identity security to machine-speed remediation, with just-in-time access, human ownership and enforcement outside the agent.

Policy & Regulation · World · Products & Applications

AI Sovereignty Debates Could Curb Students’ Access to AI Tools, Studocu COO Warns

A TechRadar article by Studocu’s COO warns that AI sovereignty debates and regulation could cut students off from the AI study tools they rely on.

Products & Applications

The Verge Testing Finds Googlebooks’ Hardware Shines While Googlebook OS Struggles

Google’s first Googlebook laptops have strong hardware, but a week of testing by The Verge found the new Android-based operating system and app support falling short of the promised experience.

Companies · Cybersecurity · Policy & Regulation

Flock cuts 18% of staff as license-plate reader backlash grows

Flock is cutting about 270 jobs, or 18% of its workforce, through a voluntary separation program as the surveillance company faces growing privacy and civil liberties backlash.

Products & Applications

Blizzard Rules Out Summoning Stones in World of Warcraft: Forever, Citing World Scale and Class Identity

Blizzard says World of Warcraft: Forever will not include Summoning Stones, arguing quick teleports would shrink the world and undercut two of its four design pillars.

Products & Applications

Apple Makes iOS 27.0.1 the Default Update for Users on iOS 26

Apple has changed the recommended Software Update for iPhones still on iOS 26 to iOS 27.0.1, according to 9to5Mac, after initially keeping iOS 26.7 as the default option.

Cybersecurity · Policy & Regulation

Paris Court Rejects Canal+ Fines Against Cloudflare Over 1.1.1.1 Piracy Blocking

Paris court rejects Canal+ fines against Cloudflare over 1.1.1.1 piracy blocking, leaving its DNS resolver untouched.

World · Policy & Regulation · AI Chips & Compute

East Fishkill, Once Home to IBM, Adopts Three-Year Data Center Moratorium After AI Campus Backlash

East Fishkill, New York, once home to a major IBM chipmaking campus, has imposed a three-year moratorium on large data centers after residents opposed a proposed 1-gigawatt AI facility by Treetop Companies. The developer has appealed the ban.

Products & Applications

Playdate’s Season 3 Adds Eight Games and Bolsters Its Standing as a Gaming Bargain

The Verge reports that Panic’s Playdate remains a strong gaming value as Season 3 adds eight games for $39, supported by a growing and varied library.

Products & Applications · Companies

Caloroga Media Launches Linnet, an AI-Assisted Podcast Studio in the Browser

Caloroga Media launched Linnet, a browser-based podcast production studio with an AI assistant that handles scripting, editing and publishing under one subscription. An invitation-only beta gives testers 30 days of the Creator plan free; public pricing is undisclosed.

Cybersecurity · Products & Applications

Microsoft Teams to add third-party deepfake detection and impersonation warnings

Microsoft will add third-party deepfake detection and impersonation warnings to Teams in November 2026, TechRadar reports.

Markets · Companies · Large Language Models

U.S. Stocks Rise as SpaceX, OpenAI Revenue Reports and Options Hedging Shape Tech Trading

U.S. stocks rose Friday, helped by calm oil and bond markets, as investors weighed SpaceX's Starlink mobile expansion, conflicting OpenAI revenue reports and a surge in options hedging against a tech pullback.

Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

PS5SX2 v2.00 Brings PS2 Emulation Up to 120 FPS to Jailbroken PS5 Consoles

Android Authority reports that PS5SX2 v2.00 adds frame generation up to 120 FPS, 8x PS5 Pro resolution scaling, HD texture packs, and some online multiplayer, but only on jailbroken PS5s running firmware v13.60 or lower.

Research

Webb Telescope Identifies Galaxy Behind Farthest Fast Radio Burst

Webb telescope traces the farthest fast radio burst to a small early galaxy, pointing to a supernova origin.

Companies · Products & Applications

Raspberry Pi Raises Prices Again as Memory Costs Rise; $259.99 CanaKit Kit Adds 8GB Pi 5 and Accessories

Raspberry Pi has raised prices again because of rising memory costs. TechRadar reports the 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 costs $199.95 on Amazon, while the $259.99 CanaKit Starter Kit Pro adds a case, cooling, power, cables and a 128GB microSD card.

Large Language Models · Markets

ByteDance 'Poisoning Intern' Tian Keyu Raises $30 Million for World-Model Lab at $200 Million Valuation

Tian Keyu, the Peking University PhD student ByteDance dismissed in 2024 for tampering with colleagues' training code, has raised $30 million from 5Y Capital and IDG for a stealth world-model lab valued at $200 million, according to Leiphone.

Products & Applications

Breadstick Linux Offers Improved Linux App Support on Googlebooks

Breadstick Linux, a third-party Play Store app, runs Debian in a container and adds desktop mode, easier setup and recommended apps for Linux on Googlebooks. It has now been tuned for Google-powered laptops and supports Intel-based models.

AI Chips & Compute · Policy & Regulation · Markets

Kalshi Traders See 75% Odds of More Than 5,100 U.S. Data Centers Before 2027

Kalshi traders now see a 75% chance that more than 5,100 U.S. data centers will be planned or operating before 2027.

Products & Applications · Companies

Apple to Focus on Smart Home at Oct. 13 'Welcome home' Event

Apple's Oct. 13 'Welcome home' event is expected to bring a smart display, new Apple TV, HomePod mini and HomeKit gear.