New York’s updated, unsealed lawsuit alleges TikTok gave thousands of users, including children and teens, nonworking “placebo” versions of safety tools such as Algo Refresh. TikTok says it regularly tests features and provided a statement to The Verge.
A Hacker News post published Oct. 8, 2026, describes a 10-year education sponsorship that began with an offer to pay an 11-year-old Tanzanian girl's school fees; she has since graduated from university and been accepted into a Swahili master's program.
TechRadar reports Europe is making digital sovereignty a strategic priority and using open source to reduce reliance on non-EU technology. A June 2026 EU package includes Chips Act 2.0, CADA and an Open Source Strategy, while security and supply-chain participation remain central.
IPVanish rolled out a next-gen antivirus for Windows and macOS and split its plans into three tiers as it moves beyond VPN into wider digital security.
TechRadar reports OpenAI has quietly added an Intelligent UI to ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6, that turns ordinary prompts into mixed text, visual and interactive answers. The feature is available in the standard Chat tab to all users, including those on the free tier.
Crunchyroll Manga expands to the UK and Australia, offering 250+ titles to Ultimate subscribers and as an add-on for Fan and Mega Fan plans.
A former CIA official pleaded guilty to using a fake Special Access Program to steal $193.6 million, funding gold bars, luxury watches, cars and real estate. The FBI recovered assets; sentencing is set for Jan. 28, 2027.
The Verge reported Oct. 8 that most October Prime Day deals remain, including Apple Macs and AirPods, Sony headphones and Google devices. Some need Prime, and many are at Best Buy, Walmart, Target or manufacturers.
Google unveiled a universal Gemini agent for enterprise work, assignable from one interface across Workspace and Slack.
Spotify launched technology.spotify.com on Thursday, offering its internal developer and enterprise tools to outside companies, according to TechCrunch. The move formalizes a business that already includes Backstage, Confidence, Portal and Xirp.
Waymo closed a $5 billion loan from PIMCO, Blackstone and others, its first debt financing, to fund robotaxi expansion.
Oppo sets October 21 global launch for Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max; leaks point to higher prices.
TechRadar: 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 RAM is $474.99 at Newegg with code FTTF8289, saving $163.
Kyndryl survey: only 10% of IT chiefs use agentic AI for modernization; former IBM strategist Andy Thurai says AI's economics for legacy IT fixes don't hold up.
TechRadar reviews Maya Mobile and eRoaming, comparing day-based and country, regional and global travel eSIM plans.
Rockstar previews GTA VI radio stations and confirms first in-game podcasts ahead of November 19 launch.
Meta and OpenAI have launched consumer AI agents, Muse and Dots, as always-on assistants that can book reservations, triage email and take on workplace tasks. The Verge reports the race raises questions about trust, privacy and Meta's lack of a frontier model.
Stylophone has reissued its Mini synthesizer for $30 in three colors, including pink, with stylus and built-in speaker.
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.
Google says hackers hijacked three country-code domains to issue fake HTTPS certificates for sites, then revoked them.
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.