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Apple TV announced “Heart,” an eight-episode true-crime podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff that premieres Oct. 19 and examines two men linked by a donated heart and their deaths.
The Apple Upgrade program, now U.S.-only, offers leasing for iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches with Klarna financing, according to TechRadar. The report says it benefits consumers and Apple but increases pressure on carriers such as Verizon and AT&T.
Apple is expected to launch a 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro later this month, with 9to5Mac reporting a dual 16-core Neural Engine, a 12-core CPU and GPU, and a 2nm process as the chip's main changes.
Meta launched Muse Wonder and Wonder Full, frontier AI models for personal and professional agents.
theCUBE will air Smarsh EDGE 2026 coverage on Oct. 15, focusing on AI compliance, communications oversight and governance gaps in financial services.
Apple adds iCloud+ benefits: HomeKit video upgrades, 10 custom emails, Apple TV and Arcade in 100+ countries, and higher AI limits.
Deepgram aims to run voice AI natively on air-gapped laptops while expanding model infrastructure, an executive said.
Amazon's About You page, introduced in May, shows the details Amazon uses to personalize shopping. Engadget explains how to find, edit, remove or add information, and what those changes do not do.
Engadget: alkaline batteries fit low-drain gear; lithium-ion packs power rechargeable devices.
9to5Mac reviews an aluminum MagSafe wallet with a one-click ejector for up to three cards, RFID shielding, and no Find My support.
References to a Marq Gen 3 have appeared on Garmin's Spanish-language support pages for Spain, Chile and Argentina, suggesting the company is preparing a successor to the 2022 Marq Gen 2.
Apple has announced 'Remnants,' the first immersive horror film for Vision Pro, will premiere Friday, Oct. 16, in the Apple TV app exclusively on Vision Pro. Ti West wrote and directed.
Emily Oster says AI headlines can make parenting anxious. She advises exploring tools and focusing on a stable home.
TechRadar reports Amazon deals on a 32GB HP OmniBook 16 AI laptop at $1,300 and a Sihoo B100 ergonomic chair at $160, with caveats on seller pricing and untested models.
Meta launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its first frontier AI models, with paid access through Muse subscriptions and API pricing as it challenges OpenAI and Anthropic.
Beats has teased a Pikachu-themed Pill speaker in a social media post, confirming a long-rumored Pokémon collaboration. No release date or pricing was announced.
TP-Link's tri-band Archer BE670 Wi-Fi 7 router with a 10Gbps port is selling on Amazon for $249.99, $50 below list, per TechRadar. It has not been independently tested by the outlet.
The U.S. Air Force will buy atmospheric data from WindBorne Systems' fleet of autonomous weather balloons under a contract worth up to $49 million, the largest the Redwood City startup has held. The Air Force has ordered $1.7 million worth so far and pays only for the data it requests.
Agent37 launched sandboxes for AI agents at under 10% of most providers' cost, with average customer spending of $0.37 per sandbox per month, according to its Hacker News post.
Newegg is selling V-Color's Manta XSky 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 memory kit for $460 with discount code GTWF84, $68 below its $527.99 list price, according to TechRadar. The kit uses an AMD EXPO profile and carries a 30-day low price badge.
Akuity has added Fleet Management to Kargo Enterprise, allowing teams to ship one change across hundreds of Kubernetes clusters as a single release, with wave-based rollouts, health checks and fleet-wide rollback. The capability is in private beta.
Phasis Inc. has developed a World API and reality layers to orient AI agents before they plan or act, co-founder and CEO Brandon Farley said in a SiliconANGLE interview, describing an /orient endpoint that returns evidence-backed domain frames.
Google Maps users say incident reports are not clearing as expected, staying active for hours or days after they are filed, with the glitch appearing in specific areas including Chicago, according to Android Authority.
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 16 on Oct 12, 2026, its annual flagship with the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Ultimate chip, a world-first 185Hz display, a 200MP LUMO camera system and a 9,000mAh battery. It goes on sale Oct 13 from 5,199 yuan after a national subsidy.