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Zach Yadegari, Cal AI's teen co-founder, raised $10M for Persona, an AI assistant with a $179 wearable band.
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Zach Yadegari, Cal AI's teen co-founder, raised $10M for Persona, an AI assistant with a $179 wearable band.
Atari is reissuing the 800XL, an 8-bit home computer first released 43 years ago, through a collaboration with Plaion. Preorders are open at $219.99, with shipping expected in April 2027.
Shengshu Technology has released a preview of its flagship Vidu Q4 video model, which QbitAI tested at as little as 0.09 yuan per second in 720p. The build adds 4K output, up to 15 reference images and three reference audio clips for character consistency.
Le Creuset launches Halloween cookware in the US and UK, with pumpkin and bat designs on cast-iron and stoneware pieces.
Google has released Google AI Edge Foresight, a free experimental Mac app that transcribes meetings entirely offline using an on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model. It competes with Granola and other AI note-takers.
Mark Gurman says Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro will be much lighter but not significantly thinner, a balance that could preserve ports, battery life and thermal headroom for professional users.
Rein Security raised a $25 million Series A to protect enterprises from risks posed by autonomous AI agents. Darwinium launched two capabilities to detect fraud and suspicious behavior by AI agents, SiliconANGLE reported.
Amazon announced the Alexa Tablet 8, 11 and 12 Pro, replacing its budget Fire tablets with Android devices that include Google Play and Alexa+. Prices run from $230 to $550, with shipments starting Oct. 14.
A developer has published gbos-vm, an open-source toolchain that boots Googlebook OS in a GPU-accelerated virtual machine on Apple Silicon Macs, though it remains an experimental preview.
Butterfly Effect, parent of Chinese AI lab Manus, said it raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since Chinese authorities ordered it to unwind a $2 billion acquisition by Meta. Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the round, with Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund participating.
Zhengxing Innovation unveiled a Physical AI solution for human-robot collaboration in open retail settings at APRCE 2026, pairing H1 humanoid and C1 wheel-arm robots with an M1 management platform and planning commercial service in 2027.
TechRadar picks the 16GB Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, at £664 in Argos' Big Red Sale, as its top work-from-home laptop deal.
Google Cloud launched Gemini agent, an autonomous AI assistant that works across apps and devices.
Google Maps has launched its first fan-favorite dining list, using reviews, ratings and directions to spotlight popular restaurants and food trends in 10 cities, while adding Gemini-powered discovery and ordering through Toast, Square and Uber Eats.
A new rumor claims Apple's expected OLED iPad mini will still use a 60Hz display without ProMotion, though the report has not been corroborated and comes from a source with a mixed track record.
Apple's iOS 27 update adds Siri AI, a persistent Now Playing MiniPlayer with a scrubber, new wallpapers and reliability fixes to CarPlay, while video app support awaits automaker backing.
A review in The Verge says CBS's Cupertino, from The Good Wife's creators, turns real tech controversies into a legal procedural that works on network TV.
Dyson launches Total Restore, a £99.99 door-to-door clean and repair service for vacuums and wet cleaners in Britain.
The Traffic Management 12123 Alipay mini program launched electronic driver's license, rental vehicle violation handling and inspection booking on Sept. 28, expanding online traffic services, Leiphone reported.
TechRadar has described Sigma's 50-120mm F2.8 as an APS-C classic in the making and a tempting full-frame alternative, in an article published on 8 October 2026 that carried the site's Cameras Editor byline.
TechRadar recommends Anycubic's Photon P1 Max for large resin prints, citing an 18.3L build volume and a $849.99 Amazon price.
Lenovo opened blind preorders for the YOGA Pro 15 RTX Spark on Oct. 8. The laptop is among the first local-agent AI PCs powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark N1X superchip and targets AI creators, developers and researchers.
A Shaoshupai review says Apple's folding iPhone Duo moves controls to a right-side strip, cuts effective content width, keeps multitasking basic and puts the charging port on the left half.
A TechRadar article says global employee engagement has dropped to 20%, its lowest level since 2020, and argues that companies must adopt broadcast-style visual storytelling to hold employee attention and execute strategy.