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Anthropic will put $100 million into the Claude Frontier Academy, a training program that aims to certify 10,000 engineers from its partner network by the end of 2027, starting with staff from Accenture, Morgan Stanley and Novo Nordisk.
Google is rolling out a fix for Android Auto’s missing cellular signal bars, Android Authority reports, but the update is not yet widely available.
Meta has opened its Muse AI agent to third-party hardware with an open source Muse Gadgets project and is giving away 5,000 Muse Home Link dongles to connect the agent to smart home devices.
NetApp is putting AI agents to work on storage operations within boundaries set by human policies, executives said at NetApp INSIGHT, where governance and accountability took center stage.
Apple could announce an October special event as early as Oct. 5 if it plans to unveil new smart home and HomePod products on Oct. 13, according to 9to5Mac, which says October event timing has varied widely.
CrowdStrike and CoreWeave pair security data with AI infrastructure for machine-speed defense, citing a 27-second attacker breakout.
Apple says a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T have lost cellular service, and units already affected require hardware replacement. Software and carrier updates released this week are meant to prevent new cases.
IBM Research and CoreWeave are co-designing identity and workload controls for AI agent workloads, IBM's Brian Belgodere said.
OpenAI, SoftBank, Blackstone, QTS and seven unions have formed the American Infrastructure Alliance to fight local opposition and moratorium calls against new AI data centers in the U.S.
Google has added a Map tool to Gemini on Android and iOS for location-based prompts, and a beta version of the Google app replaces the forward slash with @ for skills and connectors.
巴西企业软件公司 TOTVS 推出名为 LYNN 的 AI 基础层，并筹备向客户提供基础设施即服务，戴尔科技正与其评估联合推向市场的方案。
AT&T customers with iPhone 18 Pro Max are reporting dropped calls, texts, data and 911 access. AT&T has told users to install iOS 27.0.1, but some say the fix is not universal.
Amazon reportedly plans an $8 billion AI-chip sale-leaseback through a special purpose vehicle, the Financial Times reported.
Google confirms an RCS delivery bug affecting some Messages users and says a fix is rolling out over the coming weeks.
NVIDIA announced a 64GB DGX Spark desktop for local AI agents, fine-tuning and inference, available Oct. 23, 2026.
Apple is adding new macOS Full Disk Access controls that require explicit user action, citing growing privacy and security risks from AI agents.
Linde's space and electronics investor day drew positive reviews, as the S&P 500 headed for a positive Friday but a weekly loss.
TechRadar reports Meta told the IRS its AI data centers were experimental, cutting its tax bill by $6 billion; Meta and IRS responses were not included.
Android Authority says a teardown of Google Calendar for Android shows code for setting separate default event lengths on each calendar, replacing the current account-wide option. Google has not announced the change.
A Talkdesk and NewtonX benchmark of 252 customer experience, IT and operations leaders finds that 98% use AI in customer experience, but only 15% pair agentic AI with the orchestration needed to resolve customer issues end to end.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, joins the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, while Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra challenges the iPad Pro on size and battery.
Circuit Breaker Labs, a 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 finalist, uses simulated users to red-team AI models for dangerous psychological interactions, aiming to make AI safer across ages, languages and cultures.
YouTube is updating its Shorts recommendation algorithms to prioritize original content and cut the reach of videos re-uploaded from other creators, targeting clipper accounts that repost clips without adding anything new.
Apple reportedly plans to unveil its HomePad smart home hub on October 13, running a new operating system rumored to be called homeOS and built around Siri AI, according to Bloomberg and Mark Gurman.