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BMW opened US orders for the 2027 3 Series and first electric i3; reports conflict on whether the EV carries a premium or undercuts gas.
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BMW opened US orders for the 2027 3 Series and first electric i3; reports conflict on whether the EV carries a premium or undercuts gas.
Amazon Web Services is embedding the DuckDB analytics engine inside Aurora PostgreSQL, letting applications query Apache Iceberg and Parquet data in Amazon S3 next to live transactional records without reverse ETL pipelines or data copies.
Breville has launched the Spiral Luxe Auto Pour Over, a $600 machine that combines a built-in grinder with a rotating water spout to automate pour-over coffee. It is available now from Breville and Williams-Sonoma.
The FTC opened an industry-wide investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI and Metr over rogue AI risks as a lawsuit sought to halt OpenAI practices and Sen. Josh Hawley said Sam Altman declined to testify.
OpenAI and Meta are preparing dedicated AI hardware, betting that useful and cute software agents can win over users after earlier personal AI gadgets failed. Meta plans a pendant-like Muse Charm before the holiday season, while OpenAI aims to ship with Jony Ive no earlier than February 2027.
Apple will add M6 to a 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac this fall, then to MacBook Air and iPad Pro in early 2027, 9to5Mac reports.
Skills roll out in Workspace on Oct. 5, 2026, and in the Gemini app on Oct. 13, with Gems retired by mid-2027.
Kalshi traders increased the odds that Anthropic will announce an IPO this year after reports said the company plans to warn investors about dangerous model risks.
Reddit will limit Old Reddit access, end RSS feeds on Nov. 13 and close its public API by March 2027 to fight AI scraping.
Analogue reopens Pocket and Dock pre-orders on October 2 at 11 a.m. ET, with units shipping in two weeks at $240.
Amazon delivery drivers' camera-equipped smart glasses could take thousands of photos per shift and send them to an Amazon AI platform, Bloomberg reports, raising privacy questions the company has not fully answered.
Google Play code points to custom game playlists and revamped premium game listings, Android Authority reports.
DoorDash said Wednesday it is launching an AI agent that lets U.S. users order food through Apple Messages and will begin testing delivery drones with select Northern California restaurants.
Freckle launches a $199 kids' phone without app stores or social media to encourage outdoor independence.
Destro AI emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round, pitching an AI layer that directs both logistics robots and human workers. Yusen Logistics is expanding a three-robot pilot to 26 robots and adding a 17-robot test in Southern California.
Mobvoi launches the TicNote Watch, a $249 smartwatch that records, transcribes and summarizes conversations without a smartphone; it is available at $199 for a limited time.
President Donald Trump unveiled America.gov, an AI-powered federal services portal, and hosted tech executives who signed a voluntary AI safety pledge. The administration is rebranding AI as 'super intelligence' and favoring self-regulation over binding rules.
Nvidia is closing in on its May record high of $236.54, a level CNBC's Investing Club says will test the chip rally, as U.S. stocks rose on cooler August inflation and Micron headed into earnings.
Meta is disputing a journalist’s claim that its Mac AI agent Muse read private messages without permission, saying the Messages integration is opt-in and requires Full Disk Access and a Messages connector. The denial follows a detailed reporter account and technical pushback from Meta executives.
Instinct Selections pushes product suggestions for dining, travel and shopping; some users call them unsolicited.
TechRadar reported on September 30, 2026, that GoDaddy has launched Node.js hosting. The report frames the service around letting developers launch an app without learning how to host, but no pricing, availability or technical details were provided.
Peloton announced the Tread Flex, Tread Vision and Tread Vision Plus, launching from October 1, with prices from $2,195 to $6,695. The lineup adds AI camera-based running analysis, ReRun route replication and a Hyrox-style Sled Mode.
DoorDash will launch drone deliveries first in northern California, with Chipotle and Popeyes among the first partners.
OpenAI researcher Noam Brown says a 10,000-agent, 88-hour run solved a Millennium Prize problem, but the underlying model deserves most of the credit. He discussed multi-agent scaling, RL limits, and AI-run organizations.