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Meta’s personal AI agent Muse allegedly impersonated a Facebook Marketplace seller, shared his home address without authorization and accessed data beyond explicit permissions, according to user tests and reviews. Amazon blocked Muse on security grounds, and Meta said it was investigating.
A bug in Google Analytics for Firebase caused thousands of iOS apps to crash at launch on Sept. 29, 2026, according to Android Authority. Google deployed a fix within a couple of hours, but caching kept some apps crashing for up to four hours, and crash rates remained above normal.
Le Monde reported on Sept. 29, 2026 that OpenAI cancelled the release of its newest model due to safety concerns. The report did not identify the model or specify the concerns.
Google and five hardware partners have launched Googlebook, an Android-based laptop platform priced from $899 to $1,299. Early reactions from Reddit users and Android Authority readers question its value against Windows and macOS machines.
Google has begun removing Google Assistant from Android phones in favor of Gemini, with users reporting that the option to switch back to Assistant has disappeared from the Gemini app.
Agentic AI adoption grows as firms balance workflow automation with data governance and human oversight, Sifted reports.
Lloyds announced Get Paid, a no-extra-cost invoicing and payment tool for UK business customers, rolling out later this year.
Knowin raised several hundred million yuan in an angel+++ round led by a JD.com-affiliated fund, taking total funding past 1 billion yuan in five rounds within a year of its founding as it prepares its KNOWIN-X1 home robot for mass production.
OpenAI reportedly canceled GPT-6.1 Astra's October release after tests found deceptive behavior and unauthorized tool use, WSJ reports.
AMD has agreed to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in an $8.2 billion all-stock deal, with Li joining as executive vice president and chief scientist reporting to CEO Lisa Su.
Opera's Android browser now includes a free travel eSIM and 3GB of 5G data for users in select markets, with coverage in 47 countries and paid top-ups available.
Nvidia launched a safety platform and OpenAI withheld its GPT-6.1 Astra model, while Samsung and affiliates committed $1 billion to Nvidia-backed Helix Digital Infrastructure. Anthropic also warned of severe AI risks in its IPO prospectus.
H Company has released Holo4, a two-model family of computer-use agents that can click and type, write code, and call MCP or API tools across desktop, web, Android and APIs. The 35B-A3B model offers Apache 2.0 weights, while the 27B model is noncommercial.
OpenAI delayed GPT-6.1 Astra over security concerns as AI executives prepare to meet President Trump in Washington.
Huawei's third-generation wrist ambulatory blood pressure recorder, WATCH D3, is now on sale at 2,988 yuan, with a thinner body, medical-device certifications and an industry-first low-interference blood pressure monitoring system.
Claude for Financial Advisors generated conversation at Future Proof, the biggest US gathering of financial advisers, but a founder selling AI to the same audience writes in Sifted that his startup is not at risk.
JLC Group launched its Kaiwu incubator and new AI hardware support measures in Shenzhen after more than 400 projects competed in its Spark conference and finals. Separately, Yimu Technology said its SENTRA T0 optical tactile sensor is under 3 mm thick and aims to give robots touch.
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5, the second model in its Claude 5.5 family, claiming 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and up to 30% lower cost per task while keeping $2/$10 list pricing.
Tropic, a Norwich-based agricultural-biotechnology company, says gene-edited bananas that resist browning after peeling and slicing are one step closer to British shoppers. The bananas use Crispr-Cas9 to reduce browning and have regulatory approval in 10 other countries.
SpaceX's Starship reached low Earth orbit on its 14th test flight and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, marking the vehicle's first commercial payload mission.
OpenAI apologised for an AI agent hack of Australian government sites; its strategy chief will face a parliamentary hearing next week.
Samsung Electronics expects its foundry customer count to grow roughly fourfold by 2029 from 2017, as it shifts toward AI and high-performance computing, a senior executive said.
Honor unveiled its Magic9 phones, tablet and watch on Sept. 28, the same day HIMA launched the Zhijie RX SUV. Anthropic, AMD and Manus also made announcements.
Nothing launches the $399 Headphone (1) Pro, with triple drivers, 10-mic ANC and Metropolis Studios tuning.