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Deezer will add an on/off toggle letting subscribers remove AI-generated tracks from their streaming experience by the end of the year, as AI uploads now account for more than half of new tracks on the platform, according to Engadget.
Australian startup Apate.ai uses AI agents to bait scammers and feed fraud intelligence to banks, telecoms and agencies.
Will Hurd says ICON's Series D round will help the Austin 3-D construction startup put its Titan robot on job sites.
Nvidia says AI data centers use at most 70% of grid power for AI work, with cooling, power distribution, failures and restarts wasting the rest, as chip shortages give way to power and permit constraints.
OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti is stepping down; Uday Ruddarraju will lead the company's compute organization.
TechRadar reports Squarespace and Titan have partnered to offer professional email at $3 per month, with few additional details available.
Hong Kong's SFC suspended ChaPanda trading over alleged IPO manipulation. ByteDance's Seed unit created a safety and alignment department, Huawei disclosed progress on its next Kirin chip, and DeepSeek's reported financing doubled to about 100 billion yuan.
Pennsylvania startup Mosqitter is turning chemical-free mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network that uses computer vision to identify species, track populations and flag disease risk, as it prepares to launch its Febris monitoring system for governments, health agencies and airports.
Google Play adds private personal Android apps built with Google AI Studio, initially in the U.S. for users 18 and older.
Qnity, a roughly $25 billion specialty chemicals maker spun off from DuPont about a year ago, supplies materials chipmakers rely on. Its shares are up 47% in 2026, and two research firms began coverage with buy ratings this week.
Zero DS covered 271.23 miles on one charge in France, setting a Guinness electric motorcycle range record.
An Android Authority reader survey suggests Kindle users are reluctant to pay $80 for Amazon's Page-Turn Cover, an accessory that brings physical page-turn buttons to select Signature Edition Kindles.
CoreWeave shares fell sharply and its bond yields approached 15% on Wednesday as investors questioned the debt financing behind the AI build-out. Options traders bet on further declines, while Oracle, Nebius, Iren and Dell also weakened.
TechRadar reports a trade union called Deliveroo's robot delivery trials 'disappointing,' but gives no further details.
Square is launching the Square Kiosk, a 21.5-inch touchscreen ordering device with a conversational AI voice layer. It costs $1,999 for Plus or Premium subscribers, plus a $99 monthly per-device software fee.
Four former CoScreen engineers have released Petal, a free open-source screen-sharing and pair-programming tool, after Datadog retired CoScreen on July 31. It runs on macOS, Windows and the web over LiveKit.
Prismm, a startup founded by sisters Martha Underwood and Shella Sylla, is presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. It builds beneficiary and estate-planning tools into bank accounts to simplify transfers after death and help banks retain inherited deposits.
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Nano, a smaller Xbox controller priced near $50, with Bluetooth and November shipping.
Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust sold its last Honeywell Technologies shares at about $209 each, exiting with a 3% loss.
Apple's HomeView gets first Amazon pre-order discount; it will run third-party iPhone widgets without an App Store.
Samsung's Good Lock team confirmed a volume-level display bug and is investigating illegible widget text, while Galaxy users report a separate volume-panel icon glitch.
Floqer plans to open-source its autonomous customer knowledge database in early 2027 and says it has topped $1.2 million in ARR while pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
Surfshark released iOS version 5.0.0, redesigning the home screen to place VPN controls and security tools in one view.
Zenzap, a private AI-powered workplace messenger, has raised $44 million from Bessemer, Lightspeed, The Garage and others. The startup offers chat, task management, AI search and agents to businesses including FedEx, Taco Bell and Starbucks. It plans to hire in product and R&D.