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Products & Applications · Companies · Computer Vision

Insta360 Launches Free Spatial Capture 3D Scanning in Beta for 360 Cameras

Insta360 launches Spatial Capture, a free beta feature turning 360 video into navigable 3D scenes for X6, X5 and X4 Air.

Products & Applications

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Gets Up to $200 Off at Best Buy and Amazon

Apple Watch Ultra 3 is discounted by up to $200 at Best Buy and Amazon, with the Alpine Loop model at $599.99.

Products & Applications

Apple Adds Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 and Seven More Accessories to Stores

Apple this week added eight third-party accessories to its stores, including the Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 and Aqara Climate Sensor W100, expanding Apple Home-compatible smart home options.

Products & Applications · Policy & Regulation

OpenAI's Dots arrives as a $100-a-month business assistant

OpenAI launched Dots, a $100-a-month business assistant, as The Vergecast discussed AI trust and a White House compact.

Products & Applications

iPad mini Used as Stand-In to Preview iPhone Duo Experience

A 9to5Mac writer used an iPad mini as a substitute phone to approximate the upcoming iPhone Duo’s large-screen experience.

Companies · Products & Applications

Google Raises Pixel 10a Price by $100, Making Mid-Range Phone a Harder Sell

Google quietly raised the Pixel 10a’s U.S. price by $100 to $599, with higher listings also appearing in Canada and the UK, according to Android Authority.

Products & Applications · Companies

Nacon unveils Revolution 5 Unlimited, a licensed PS5 controller with built-in control screen

Nacon's Revolution 5 Unlimited is an officially licensed PS5 controller with a built-in control screen. It is available for preorder at $229.99 and is expected to ship later this year.

Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Meta and OpenAI's Pet-Like AI Agents Draw Scrutiny Over Data Access

Meta and OpenAI are marketing cute, pet-like AI agents, but users have reported unintended address sharing and message access. Both companies say safeguards exist.

Products & Applications

Laytr launches privacy-focused app for saving any web content, not just articles

Laytr lets users save articles, videos, PDFs and other web content as private device-only archives without an account.

Products & Applications

iOS 27.2 Splits Apple Podcasts' Up Next Queue Into Two Sections

iOS 27.2 breaks Apple Podcasts' Up Next queue into New Episodes and Continue Playing, a change 9to5Mac says fixes years of complaints about losing track of episodes.

Products & Applications · Companies

AirPods Max alternatives and early Prime Day deals offer lower-cost options

Lower-cost AirPods Max alternatives and early fall Prime Day deals on M5 MacBooks, AirTag 2 and accessories are highlighted.

Products & Applications · World

Hungary vs Georgia and Belgium vs Turkey: Free Streams and Kick-Off Times for Nations League 2026/27

Hungary vs Georgia and Belgium vs Turkey on October 2 offer free streams in several markets and Tubi in the U.S.

Companies · Products & Applications · AI Chips & Compute

Nvidia Raises Shield TV Pro to $299 and Discontinues Standard Shield TV

Nvidia has raised the Shield TV Pro price to $299 from $199 and discontinued the lower-tier Shield TV, citing higher memory and component costs across the industry. The company's move shows how AI-driven supply-chain pressure is affecting even older consumer devices.

Products & Applications

TechRadar Review Calls Gears of War: E-Day a Return to Old-School Shooting, With a Mid-Campaign Lull

A TechRadar review published four days before Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6, 2026 praises its combat and graphical fidelity while faulting a drawn-out campaign that sags in the middle.

Products & Applications · Companies

Nocs Provisions Debuts Portal AFN7, a Screen-Free Compact Camera Built for Hikers

Nocs Provisions has launched the Portal AFN7, a 140g weather-sealed compact camera that mounts onto its binoculars and monoculars, priced at $179.95 and shipping internationally.

Products & Applications

Gemini Stops Answering Questions on Android Auto, Users Report

Android Auto users say Gemini thinks for several seconds and then gives up on questions and searches, and common troubleshooting steps reportedly do not help.

Products & Applications

Fashion's 'Silly Little Hats' Move From Runways to the High Street

Hats that put character ahead of practicality are appearing across Milan's runways and on high-street shelves, from Loro Piana's brimmed looks to bicorne hats in Zara's John Galliano collaboration.

Products & Applications · Companies

American Airlines to Let Customers Mix Cash and Miles for Tickets

American Airlines will let AAdvantage members combine miles and cash for tickets, following United and Delta.

Products & Applications

Texas school district approves $11.19M Apple lease, replacing Chromebooks with iPads and MacBook Neo

The Beaumont Independent School District in Texas has approved an $11.19 million four-year lease to replace its Chromebooks with iPads and MacBook Neo devices for teachers and students. The district cited reliability, cost, and performance.

Large Language Models · Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon, Cybersecurity-Focused Frontier Model, in September AI Roundup

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier model for cybersecurity, plus Gemini 3.8 Flash and other AI updates in September.

Companies · Products & Applications · Markets

Lilly and Novo Bet on Amylin Drugs to Extend Obesity Treatment Beyond GLP-1s

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are developing amylin-targeting obesity drugs, with Lilly reporting stronger Phase 2 weight loss for eloralintide plus tirzepatide.

Products & Applications · Companies

Google Home App Errors Get a Fix as Pixel Wallet Tap-to-Pay Issues Persist

Google has acknowledged Google Home app errors and says a fix is rolling out, while some Pixel users report unresolved Google Wallet tap-to-pay failures.

Products & Applications

9to5Mac Daily for Oct. 2, 2026 Covers MacBook Pro Rumors and iPhone Duo Display

9to5Mac Daily's Oct. 2, 2026 episode covers MacBook Pro rumors and an iPhone Duo display, with listening and subscription details.

Products & Applications

Datalab Releases OmniExtractBench, an Open Benchmark for Structured Document Extraction

Datalab launched OmniExtractBench, an open benchmark for PDF-to-JSON extraction, with 620 documents and an explainable scorer.