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Record spending on the AI buildout is squeezing free cash flow at major technology companies and pushing investors toward higher-quality balance sheets, according to CNBC.
Meta launched Muse, an AI agent for emails and shopping, plus a Tamagotchi-like Charm. The Verge reports updates.
FedEx has ordered 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger in a $300 million deal, the largest bulk order yet for the startup, which plans to deliver the vehicles by the end of next year.
Proton expands Easy Switch for Business to Microsoft 365, enabling email, contact and calendar migrations.
Cerebras Systems CEO Andrew Feldman will take the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss whether AI can keep scaling, as the company expands wafer-scale computing, data centers and manufacturing capacity.
Google launched the screen-less Fitbit Air in India at ₹13,999, roughly $146 and well above its $99 U.S. price, betting on premium positioning for a tracker that monitors heart rate, heart rhythm, blood oxygen and sleep.
Instagram said Wednesday it is adding an AI assistant to Edits that gives creators personalized feedback from account metrics and trends. More usage will require a Meta One subscription.
Google is reportedly paying about 100 publishers for content used in AI Overviews, AI Mode and Gemini, as scrutiny of AI search grows.
President Donald Trump and top AI leaders signed a voluntary frontier AI safety pledge on Tuesday, but the photo Trump shared on Truth Social misspelled “United States” as “Unites States.”
Meta launched Muse for Small Business, an agentic AI service linking Meta apps and tools such as Slack and Shopify.
Microsoft has rolled out Xbox's disc-to-digital licensing program to all users, letting owners of most Xbox Series X and Xbox One physical discs claim digital copies and play without inserting the disc each time.
Shark has launched the FlexStyle IonCurl, a multi-function hair styler using Coanda airflow and negative ions to reduce static and frizz, positioning it as an affordable alternative to the Dyson Airwrap.
Apple is expected to announce a Siri AI-powered smart home hub, a new HomePod mini and an updated Apple TV on October 13, while a new full-size HomePod is not expected, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, Tab S12 Plus, SmartTag 3, while leaks spotlight the Galaxy S27 Ultra, Galaxy S26 Ultra discount.
Valve has released SteamOS for Arm devices, and developers have ported it to Android handhelds, with Android Authority testing a microSD-card version on an AYN Odin 2 Portal.
Baidu is betting on context in AI office, using Wenku and Netdisk assets, enterprise trials and overseas Kooko.
DoorDash announced AI text ordering, drone delivery and nationwide retail returns; text ordering starts with a US iPhone waitlist.
Shure's MV6 Gen 2 USB microphone ships September 30 for $169, adding adjustable denoising, volume leveling and an all-white finish to its creator-focused USB line.
DeepSeek released Ascend 950 versions of TileLang and five core AI libraries, matching Nvidia's operator toolchain, while Siemens and AQ Technology said industrial AI's next phase depends on reliable, repeatable deployment.
Tinder launched Group Hangouts, letting groups of friends match and plan activities with other groups, as the dating app pushes users toward social, real-world experiences amid declining users.
Taiwan's GMI Cloud raised $663M, led by a $223M Series B, to expand its on-demand GPU cloud infrastructure.
Relay Inc. raised $36 million in a round led by International Paper, bringing total funding past $90 million. The startup's smart radio and voice AI system is designed to capture frontline worker conversations as structured operational data.
Nanoleaf is launching an MCP server that lets users control its smart lights through AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude. Pre-built one-click integrations are planned for October.
Charles Kantor, cofounder and former CEO of Paris-based AI agent startup H Company, has launched Blackfuel, an AI neocloud focused on inference workloads, according to Sifted.