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TechRadar published a headphone deals guide for Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale on October 1, 2026, written by senior staff writer Max, whose reviewing background spans What Hi-Fi?, Pocket-lint and the editorship of two hi-fi magazines.
SpaceXAI’s AI-powered Wikipedia rival Grokipedia has released a v0.3 update with a new logo and a refreshed homepage, live edits page and article tables, according to The Verge.
AtlasBase says its DNA storage platform could hold up to 50 PB per capsule and 5 EB per cartridge. Early access is open.
NYT's Oct. 1 word puzzles are live. TechRadar has answers for Connections #1208, Strands #942 and Quordle #1711.
Opera has added a built-in eSIM to its Android browser, offering travelers 3GB of free mobile data for three days in supported destinations, with the connection covering the whole phone.
Fujifilm's Instax Pal 2, a palm-size digital camera with a dial, lever and downloadable color filters, is up for pre-order at $170 and can send images to a phone over USB-C or Bluetooth.
Grindr agreed to buy PurposeMed, parent of telehealth provider Freddie, for $250 million in cash and stock.
Google pushed its third Google Home update of September on Sept. 30, 2026, improving Gemini for Home's ability to hear commands over background noise, speeding up replies, and fixing lighting, camera and device setup issues.
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth of Astra's rates, citing near-Astra coding and computer-use benchmarks.
Oracle's Ashish Ray told theCUBE trusted recovery, validated backups and immutable data anchor its ransomware defense.
Plex is rolling out Discussions, Lists, Reviews, Reactions and Follows to its Android TV app, following a similar release on Apple TV in mid-September. The company says most reactions and watchlist additions already happen on television screens.
GMKtec launches EVO-X5 Pro at $6,399 with AMD Gorgon Halo chip, 192GB memory, and offline 320B-parameter LLM support.
Google is reportedly testing payments to about 100 publishers based on their content's contribution to AI search results.
NetApp CEO says data is the top challenge for production AI and outlines Novus, an architecture for scale and governance.
Nihon Falcom’s Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, a remake of the 2006 JRPG, arrived September 17, 2026, for PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC. TechRadar praised its performance, visuals, soundtrack, and deep combat while noting melodramatic characters and uneven dialogue pacing.
Two Samsung smart glasses models, SM-O200J and SM-O200P, have appeared in FCC listings, suggesting a launch later this year.
9to5Mac updated its iPhone 18 Pro accessory guide on Sept. 30, 2026, adding staff picks and early fall Amazon Prime Day discounts on chargers, cases, mounts, wallets and power banks.
Meta's AI assistant Muse passed 5 million US downloads within about three weeks of launch, according to Sensor Tower, while Meta shares closed September up 27 percent, their best month since 2022.
Neko Health raised $700M for body scans and entered the U.S. market, as investors bet on preventative-health startups.
A Bloomberg report discussed on 9to5Mac Daily puts Apple's HomePad smart home hub at an Oct. 13 launch with an iMac G4-inspired design. Apple also announced when iPhone Duo pre-orders begin, and the episode examined how John Ternus wants to reshape Apple.
Bambu Lab's Halloween Sale runs from September 28 to October 16 with themed bundles, filament offers, Maker's Supply discounts and CyberBrick deals. TechRadar picks the A1 mini, P1S and H2D AMS Combo for beginners, mid-range users and professionals.
Fujifilm has taken over Google Photos' U.S. Print Store, now co-branded as Fujifilm for Google Photos Print Store, adding print formats, frames, décor, gifts and pickup options while Google Photos remains the access point.
OpenAI unveiled a Decisions API at Dev Day that mirrors TypeSafe's Jev, a fast, cheap classifier now being tested as a low-cost way to monitor and secure AI agents.
Apollo introduced Builder Studio, an Intelligence Layer and Messaging OS at ApolloNEXT 2026, aiming to consolidate sales and marketing workflows and reduce tool sprawl for revenue teams.