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Satlyt Inc., founded in 2024 by former SpaceX Starlink product manager Rama Afullo, has raised $8 million led by Non Sibi Ventures for AI software that processes satellite data in orbit.
TechRadar reported that at Intel Connection 2026 in China, Gunnir showed a compact dual-GPU workstation with two Intel Arc Pro B70 cards and 64GB of ECC memory, while Maxsun demonstrated an MCIO-based Mini-ITX system that relocates the graphics card from the motherboard. Neither company announced pricing or launch dates.
Anthropic reportedly targets pre-Thanksgiving IPO at over $2 trillion valuation despite losses and AI-risk warnings.
Hyundai unveils All-New Tucson in New York, plans 100-plus new or refreshed models by 2030, 58 in North America.
OpenAI has dismissed three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material with an outside AI safety group, the company confirmed. The firings follow earlier safety departures and a string of incidents involving OpenAI models.
Apple reportedly developing a smart home camera that records no video, using AI for text descriptions, per Mark Gurman.
WiCi is preparing the WiCi One, a wireless external GPU with an RTX 5060 Ti that connects over Wi-Fi 7 but also contains a processor, storage and cooling. Early signups cost $1,999, and Wi-Fi 7 throughput remains the central question.
Cloudflare has released Clef and Clef-flash, open-weight decision models for structured tasks, images, video and 64K contexts, claiming benchmark gains over TypeSafe's Jev.
9to5Mac Daily covers iPhone Duo production reports, an iFixit AirPods 5 teardown, and DoorDash ordering via Apple Messages.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the Duo, opens preorders Oct. 16 and launches Oct. 23. Jim Cramer calls it a major catalyst, while Morgan Stanley cuts its Apple price target; Apple also begins a 'Shot on iPhone Duo' camera campaign.
9to5Mac podcast says Apple's 'HomePad' may launch Oct. 13, with leaked photos pointing to imminent iPad mini and HomePod mini updates.
NetApp CMO Gabie Boko says AI is drawing chief data officers and other new buyers to data infrastructure, as the company promotes its Intelligent Data Infrastructure strategy and its newly announced NetApp Novus architecture for AI factories.
IBM has introduced a self-hosted deployment option for its Bob agentic software development platform, enabling enterprises to run AI-assisted application development and modernization in on-premises, private-cloud, sovereign-cloud and air-gapped environments.
T-Mobile is reportedly preparing three new T-Mix plans called Standard, More and Loaded. Standard may start at $65 for one line, while the carrier has not confirmed the plans or a rumored pick-your-perk system.
Micron says RAM and storage shortages will worsen through 2028, with most 2027 capacity already sold, while forecasting record revenue and an 86.25% gross margin.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds On, its first clip-on earbuds, in South Korea for 299,000 won, with a global rollout to follow.
Armadin, Kevin Mandia's AI agent security startup, raised $255.5M at a valuation above $2.5B.
Casio is reportedly preparing the CRW-002, a second digital watch ring based on its A168 series, with a possible November release and a reported price of $135.
California’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, expanding an inquiry into cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents involving its AI models, including a July hack of Hugging Face.
Cognition and CoreWeave executives said always-on AI agents such as Devin require infrastructure that continuously links inference, feedback and training, as CoreWeave announced Forge to support that loop.
Google Play Fest runs Oct. 13-19, 2026, combining deals and rewards for the first time, with sweepstakes prizes and extra points on purchases, according to Android Authority.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT virtual try-on and a Favorites library, both using its new ChatGPT Images 2.5 model.
Google launched a prototype orbital compute satellite aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Thursday, carrying a Tensor Processing Unit into space for the first time. The mission is designed to test whether Google's AI chips can operate in orbit as the company pursues Project Suncatcher.
Google launches Guided Vision in Gemini Live for Android, giving blind and low-vision users spoken camera descriptions.