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Counterpoint Research forecasts sub-$200 smartphone devices could fall 40% by 2030, a loss of about 230 million units, as AI data center demand drives up RAM, processor and chipset costs.
Apple has started enabling Apple Pay in India with Axis Bank as its initial banking partner, according to TechCrunch, opening the service in one of the few major markets where it was still unavailable.
OpenAI unveiled Dot, an always-on autonomous agent, and a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay 2026. Bank of America warned Meta's Muse shows third-party AI agents could bypass Apple's ecosystem and threaten services revenue. AMD agreed to buy World Labs for $8.2 billion.
TechRadar reports Samsung's Galaxy A57 has fallen to AU$519 during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, below its previous AU$597 low.
OpenAI used DevDay 2026 to launch Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol, cloud Codex and new API and subscription offerings, while CEO Sam Altman said an IPO would wait for stronger safety claims.
The U.S. government’s America.gov chatbot, built with Google and SpaceXAI, responds to Minecraft questions with a rewritten Minecraft ‘End Poem,’ TechCrunch AI reports.
AI labs are selling legal tools to law firms as courts fine lawyers over fabricated citations. Attorneys still must verify every filing.
TechRadar published an October Prime Day vacuum cleaner deals article recommended by a floorcare expert on Sept. 29, 2026. The item carries a bio for APAC Managing Editor Sharmishta, covering her ecommerce, photography and appliance review work.
Engadget says routers without firmware updates keep working but may stay vulnerable; old routers can be reused as repeaters.
OpenAI introduced reusable cloud environments for its Codex coding agent at DevDay, letting developers save project setups, run tasks on isolated VMs, and share approved configurations with teams.
TechRadar published hints and solutions for three daily word puzzles dated September 30, 2026: Quordle No. 1710, NYT Strands No. 941 and NYT Connections No. 1207, with a James Bond red herring tripping up Connections players.
Samsung's One UI 9, based on Android 17, is rolling out to more Galaxy phones and beta testers. Engadget reports users should check eligibility, free storage, charge, and back up before updating.
OpenAI launched Dots, always-on ChatGPT agents with cloud computers, as identity security vendors push to govern AI agents.
BMW said its 2027 i3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 and offer an estimated 468 miles of EPA range.
Translation earbuds convert speech through recognition, machine translation and speech synthesis. Offline support and language coverage vary, and speed and accuracy can fall short of marketing claims.
Rainbow Six Tactics game director Martial Potron says each of the 15 Operators has unique gadgets, playstyles and progression, while fan favorites Ash and Sledge were impossible to leave out. The turn-based spin-off arrives in 2027.
Russia’s USC unveiled underwater robots for oil, gas and maritime repair, claiming faster response and routine inspections.
OpenAI launched Dots, an always-on AI agent, on Tuesday. The domain dot.com, owned by Elon Musk's xAI, now redirects to the Grok app download page, prompting speculation online that the rival company bought it as a jab.
Equals Money PLC is letting customer AI tools read data through its MCP server while blocking payment instructions, with only nonsensitive writes allowed. The payments company says agent identity, logging and kill switches are central to controlling the risk.
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Sol, a model it says matches the performance of the unreleased Astra in coding and intelligence tasks at about half the token price, while also unveiling always-on AI agents called Dots.
Grokipedia, SpaceXAI's AI-powered online encyclopedia, is showing new updates after a months-long pause, with some pages recently fact-checked and others still months out of date.
EliseAI said Tuesday it raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation to expand AI automation for housing and healthcare.
Liquid AI has launched d1, a hosted decision model that answers typed questions with calibrated probabilities instead of text, targeting classification, routing, scoring and moderation work that teams currently send to general-purpose LLMs.
Netflix has added Codenames Party to Netflix Games, introducing a Party Mode for QR-code mobile play.