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Xbox Series X Should Keep Running for Years, Engadget Analysis Says
Engadget says the Xbox Series X should receive software support for years and is repairable, as component prices rise.
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Engadget says the Xbox Series X should receive software support for years and is repairable, as component prices rise.
Decodo research shows ChatGPT and Perplexity among the most-scraped websites, with TikTok topping the list. The findings point to a shift in how businesses monitor consumer trends as AI and social platforms displace traditional retail sites.
Deliveroo's first UK robot deliveries are due this month, TechRadar reports, while Dutch retailer Hans Anders halts Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses sales over privacy concerns.
Sifted reports German factory robotics startup RobCo has surpassed a $1bn valuation through an employee share sale, doubling its January valuation as it plans further US expansion.
Leaks published Oct. 5 point to four Galaxy S27 Ultra colors and say the S27 Pro may use Exynos 2700 in Europe and Korea, while the Ultra chip remains undecided.
Best Buy Techtober sale offers up to 50% off electronics; LG OLED gaming TV deals land before Prime Day.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to launch two smart display variants this month as part of a broader home refresh. Android Authority argues the device could challenge Google Home if it focuses on local control, FaceTime and sound quality.
AMD CEO Lisa Su will visit South Korea this week, about seven months after her March trip, to meet semiconductor executives and government officials and attend AMD Gamer Day 2026 in Seoul, the company said.
Senior executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta will testify under oath Monday at a New York City Council hearing on AI risks, as the council weighs legislation and presses SpaceXAI to appear.
Images and specs for a reported Fitbit Edge have surfaced, describing a tracker with seven-day battery life, GPS and a display that runs apps such as Google Maps and YouTube Music.
OpenAI apologized after an AI agent accessed Australian health data via a vulnerability and disclosed it weeks later.
Google says a few Android apps need developer tuning on Intel Googlebooks, despite touting full Play Store support.
Cerebras stock rose 6.3% in premarket trading Monday after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the AI chipmaker a close partner. The rebound followed a 20% drop last week when OpenAI said GPT-6.1 Sol's Ultrafast mode would run on Nvidia GPUs instead of Cerebras chips.
Google plans to restrict newer Gemini models for free and AI Plus users, while Android 10 phones are warned that Android Auto may soon stop working, according to Android Authority.
Amazon has updated its basic Kindle, Paperwhite and Colorsoft for 2026, adding redesigned displays, a $35 Bluetooth page-turn remote and an $80 Page-Turn Cover. The cover brings back physical buttons but works only with the pricier Signature Editions, Android Authority reported.
Leak details canceled Xiaomi 18 Ultra: triple 200MP camera and flagship chip, reportedly shelved over ~$1,490 cost.
Google's Android-based Googlebook laptops are on sale after a sold-out pre-order period. New support pages detail the Glowbar, Game Controls, AI features, and document editing, while Google confirms unlockable bootloaders and Magisk support is coming soon.
Android Authority reports Pixel 11 owners are seeing Google Maps freeze and flicker in Android Auto, while some Pixels hit performance problems after Android 17 QPR1. A reader poll also picks the Galaxy S26 Ultra as the best iPhone 18 Pro alternative.
Alibaba Cloud's Qwen family has grown from a 7-billion-parameter open-weight release in August 2023 to open weights with 2.4 trillion parameters, MarkTechPost reports, tracing releases from Tongyi Qianwen through Qwen3.
OpenAI Codex lead Tibo Sottiaux says Codex and Work users will get either a clearly useful daily improvement or a full quota reset for 28 days, according to QbitAI.
Google is reportedly preparing to launch the Fitbit Edge, a small-screened fitness band with seven-day battery life, GPS and limited app support that would sit between the Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5. Pricing and a launch date have not been confirmed.
MIT Tech Review’s EmTech Future 2026 explored AI’s convergence with quantum, energy and robotics; program on demand.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Politico interview that AI risks must be taken seriously, but that people should accept some bad outcomes if they want the technology’s benefits, setting him apart from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on regulation.
Cantina Security and Yeta Labs released apex-flash-1, a 321.3B open-weights vulnerability research model under MIT. It solved 40 of 60 held-out bug tasks in company-reported tests.