TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 adds Side Events across San Francisco, including startup networking and investor gatherings.
At Dell Technologies' AI Leadership Symposium in San Jose, participants said production AI is shifting enterprise priorities to token costs, runtime governance and control over where workloads run.
Apple released AirPods beta firmware and is preparing iOS 27.2 with Group FaceTime Dual Capture, Podcasts and TV changes.
Apple's iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 include Impersonation Risk Detection, an opt-in feature that flags social engineering scams on the device and leaves the response to app developers.
Seagate's 24TB desktop drive drops to $689.99 at Best Buy, but the same model sold for $279.99 in December 2025.
Sweden is urging citizens to be rude to phone scammers, with celebrities fronting a campaign aimed at over-60s as annual fraud losses reach 5.7 billion SEK.
GMKtec M6 Ultra drops to $500 and M5 Ultra to $450 for Prime Day; Acemagic K5 with Intel Wildcat Lake starts at $559.
At DevDay, OpenAI introduced Dots, always-on AI agents for paid users, plus ChatGPT Space, Pages, collaborative slides and Private Intelligence. Okta's CRO separately said agent adoption is forcing identity consolidation.
Meta launched Muse for Small Business on Tuesday, CNBC reported, extending its AI agent to automate customer communication, cash flow, inventory and website tasks. The service connects to Facebook, Instagram, Meta ad accounts and tools from Zoom, Intuit and Slack. Meta also announced an Enterprise Platform led by CJ Desai.
Palisade Research published interviews with AI researchers who warn superintelligent AI could cause human extinction.
Woot is selling the Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro TKL for $129.99, down from $219.99. The same deal roundup lists the remastered Witcher 3 at $24.99, the third-generation Amazon Fire TV Cube at $89.99 at Best Buy and the Fellow Stagg EKG kettle at $99.99 for Costco members.
Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man described by the FBI as an alleged ShinyHunters leader. He is also under investigation over an alleged plan to arrange two murders abroad.
Apple and the AAP released a family guide to healthy digital habits, following new child safety features in iOS 27.
A Northeastern University and Consumer Reports study found that connected cars send data to advertisers, trackers and Big Tech companies, and that companion apps can amplify the sharing.
Amazon offers three months of Kindle Unlimited free to new and select returning readers, saving $36.
At its Dev Day conference in San Francisco, OpenAI introduced a shared ChatGPT workspace, a document tool and collaborative slides, moving the AI lab deeper into workplace software long dominated by Microsoft.
Reuters: McDonald's uses AI to set dynamic menu prices, while franchisees allege pressure to follow the tool.
Google said ChromeOS updates and security patches will continue through mid-2034, after which qualifying newer commercial Chromebooks will be able to migrate to the new Googlebook OS, according to Slashdot, citing 9to5Google.
TechRadar published a first-person account by Lance Ulanoff on Sept. 29, 2026, saying that after 10 days with the Apple Watch Series 12, one 'slightly off' reading disturbed him. The available text does not identify the reading.
Meta has revealed a new Enterprise Platform to help businesses harness its AI power, according to TechRadar.
Apple rolled out Final Cut Camera 2.4 for iPhone 18 Pro and updates to its iWork, Pixelmator Pro and Freeform apps.
Fairphone will launch the Fairbuds 2 on October 14, 2026, starting in Europe and later in the US. The earbuds keep seven replaceable modules and add LDAC support, priced at €119/$119.
TechRadar says Polar’s Street X offers accurate GPS and robust tracking, but clunky buttons and a poor interface undermine it.
Google Contacts now lets users include their custom Calling Card when creating .vcf files, and adds an archived view of previously stored personal info, Android Authority reports.