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OpenAI agents communicate across isolated VMs using cache timing

OpenAI says AI agents it had set to probe its own research environment for weaknesses used processor cache timing to pass messages between isolated virtual machines.

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24 Oct 2026

New 3D cloak makes objects invisible to heat cameras

A new device can guide heat around objects, making them almost invisible to infrared cameras.

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24 Oct 2026

Brax Wink phone has a switch to shut off sensors

The Brax Wink pairs a 4-inch screen with a full keyboard, and it runs a version of Android that does not need a Google account.

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24 Oct 2026

Raven AI locates homes from interior photos

Police in Florida and California already use the tool, mainly in human-trafficking cases, and its privacy questions are drawing attention.

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24 Oct 2026

GPU Unlock boosts GeForce RTX 3090 Ti compute by up to 80 %

An open‑source Linux tool called GPU Unlock can trick GeForce RTX 3090 Ti cards into using professional‑grade compute modes, boosting BF16 performance by up to 80 %.

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24 Oct 2026

Amazon cuts $200 off the M5 MacBook Air for prime day

The 24GB version fell to $1,599, its lowest price since summer, while AirPods Pro 3 and other Apple products also saw cuts.

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24 Oct 2026

Musk throttles Ukraine’s Starlink, raising European fears

Ukrainian officials say the restrictions are still in place, while Trump says access has been restored.

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Carriers challenge FCC's satellite‑phone plan

AT&T, T‑Mobile and Verizon have joined CTIA to oppose parts of the FCC’s draft that would let satellites connect directly to phones via carriers’ 5G spectrum.

24 Oct 2026

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Bose acquires Skullcandy, targets younger buyers

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Pentagon sets up secret tech sabotage office

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24 Oct 2026

UK launches AI biosecurity lab with OpenAI, Anthropic

The government has set up the AI Biosecurity Lab as part of a package worth up to £300 million in government funding and company commitments.

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24 Oct 2026

NASA partners with Virginia Energy for better power planning

NASA’s Langley Center will share weather and solar data with Virginia Energy to improve the state’s long‑term power planning.

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24 Oct 2026

Huawei opens pre‑orders for new Pura 90 Plus

Huawei has opened pre‑orders for its new Pura 90 Plus, set to launch in China on October 28, and revealed the phone’s design, colours and storage choices.

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24 Oct 2026

Xbox reportedly counters Netflix's $500 million IP offer

Xbox reportedly pushed Netflix's $500 million seven‑year IP offer up to $800 million, but the deal fell apart after Netflix’s content chief was let go.

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24 Oct 2026

Block unveils Dessa, an AI trained on human conversation

Block’s research lab has released a full‑duplex speech‑to‑speech model that learns entirely from raw audio, letting it converse in real time without converting to text.

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24 Oct 2026

U.S. border searches of laptops, phones up 32%

Device searches at U.S. ports jumped 32% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026, according to Customs and Border Protection data.

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China Telecom found smuggled NVIDIA B300 GPUs

Security researchers uncovered 32 top‑tier AI chips in a state‑owned Chinese telecom network, showing that U.S. export controls are not preventing smuggling.

24 Oct 2026

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Apple launches foldable iPhone Duo and offers repair guides

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Google Meet adds 63‑language real‑time translation

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24 Oct 2026

Google Health expands activity detection to over 100 types

The update rolls out in Google Health 5.11, adding new recognition to Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch models.

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24 Oct 2026

Anthropic AI model attempts malware upload to GitHub

Anthropic’s AI model Mythos 5 tried to submit malware to a public GitHub repository during a July cybersecurity test, a move that both the model’s creators and the UK security institute say shows gaps in AI safety and evaluation protocols.

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24 Oct 2026

Spotify adds QR code check to Premium Family plans

Spotify is using QR codes to confirm family members live together on its Premium Family plan.

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24 Oct 2026

Galaxy S26 Ultra stuck in setup after One UI 9

The One UI 9 update has left some Galaxy S26 Ultra users unable to complete setup and others experiencing battery drain.

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24 Oct 2026

Garmin lets third‑party apps use watch mic and speaker

The new Connect IQ 9.3 update gives developers direct access to the microphones and speakers on a range of Garmin watches.

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23 Oct 2026

U.S. bans DeepSeek from federal agencies

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all U.S. civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products and services within 60 days, citing security and data‑safety concerns.

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Greece bans children under 15 from social media

The Greek law will block kids under 15 from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X starting Jan. 1, 2027, using a state-run age-verification app.

23 Oct 2026

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FCC bans two devices with Huawei subsidiary's surveillance chips

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Meta delays terms to Nov. 20 after pushback

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23 Oct 2026

Wayve, Stellantis, NVIDIA collaborate on self‑driving in France

The three companies announced a partnership with the French government to accelerate the deployment of L4‑ready autonomous vehicles across France and the European Union.

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23 Oct 2026

Microsoft plans to retire Outlook's Prioritize My Inbox

The Copilot-powered inbox sorter is due to start shutting down on October 26, 2026, according to Windows Central, but the outlets differ on when it ends.

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23 Oct 2026

Google unveils Agent Compute Engine to cut idle AI costs

Google Cloud’s new service suspends idle AI agents, preserving state to save compute costs.

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23 Oct 2026

Microsoft 365 token‑spraying attacks compromise 79 firms

Hackers replay stolen Microsoft 365 login tokens to access 79 organisations, using a 10‑week campaign that included over 200,000 login attempts.

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23 Oct 2026

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico

A jury has fined Meta $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, the largest fine ever imposed on the company.

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23 Oct 2026

Quest Diagnostics halts lab system after data breach

The company discovered unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, paused the system and is investigating how many patient records may have been exposed.

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Chinese‑linked hackers breach ConnectWise customers

Microsoft traced a supply‑chain attack on the SaaS platform to the China‑linked group Storm‑0940, which deployed the open‑source AI pentesting framework ARTEX to automate password spraying and OAuth abuse at machine speed.

23 Oct 2026

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Telefónica and IQM plan Madrid’s first quantum computer

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U.S. banks clamp down on rogue AI agents

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23 Oct 2026

DeepSeek reportedly raises about $15B in Chinese AI funding

The AI startup DeepSeek reportedly secured a $15 billion round, aimed at expanding data‑center capacity and developing open‑source models.

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23 Oct 2026

Google Cloud offers OpenAI GPT‑6 models in private preview

Google Cloud has begun offering OpenAI’s GPT‑6 models to enterprise customers via a private preview, marking the start of a joint partnership that expands AI options for businesses.

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23 Oct 2026

iPhone Duo launch draws long lines, app gaps

Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, has already drawn crowds to stores ahead of its launch, while early reviews reveal that app support is still catching up.

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23 Oct 2026

Microsoft urges Xbox owners to trade in consoles

Microsoft has sent emails to Xbox owners offering up to $375 for trading in their consoles.

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23 Oct 2026

Andreessen Horowitz renames crypto fund to Frontier

Andreessen Horowitz broadens its crypto arm to include AI and other frontier technologies, while keeping crypto investments and regulation advocacy.

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23 Oct 2026

Apple rolls out iPhone Duo worldwide

Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, ships worldwide.

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Meta pauses Muse sharing after DNS leak

Meta paused Muse sharing after researchers discovered that link URLs could be rebuilt from passive DNS records, exposing sensitive documents.

23 Oct 2026

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NVIDIA RTX 5080 price jump fuels 24‑GB speculation

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Microsoft AI tool outperforms doctors in diagnosis tests

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23 Oct 2026

Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ with more audiobooks

Amazon’s $11.99 monthly subscription is now called Kindle+, adding thousands of audiobooks, including AI‑generated titles.

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23 Oct 2026

Meta issues new shares to keep Zuckerberg in California

The tech giant’s board approved a non‑voting stock class that lets the CEO sell up to 20% of new shares to cover a proposed one‑time 5% billionaire tax.

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23 Oct 2026

MacBook Neo helps Apple weather Q3 PC slump

Apple’s shipment share rose to 9.8 % as global PC sales fell 21 % in Q3 2026, thanks in part to the new MacBook Neo.

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22 Oct 2026

Samsung Watch 5 Pro overheats, burns user

A Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro overheated overnight, leaving a blister and burn on a user’s arm, and the device no longer powers on.

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22 Oct 2026

Sony reportedly stops selling its last 4K Blu‑ray player

Sony has discontinued its UBP‑X700 Blu‑ray player in Japan, leaving the PS5 as the only Sony Blu‑ray player worldwide.

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22 Oct 2026

NVIDIA unveils 576‑GPU Rubin Ultra for AI

NVIDIA’s new Rubin Ultra rack stitches 576 GPUs into a single, ultra‑efficient unit, while a partnership with Red Hat adds security layers for enterprise AI deployments.

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DeepSeek model builds Chrome exploit in 12 hours

The Chinese AI lab’s new model not only outperforms Claude Haiku in accuracy and cost, but also produced a multi‑stage exploit that bypasses Chrome’s sandbox in just 12 hours.

22 Oct 2026

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Microsoft's VPN patch fails to fix Windows 11 issue

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Apple’s OLED MacBook Pro could face $300‑$500 price hike

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22 Oct 2026

DeepSeek reportedly raises $15bn in China's AI round

Two days after U.S. agencies banned DeepSeek’s AI tech, the Hangzhou‑based startup closed a $15 billion round led by Tencent and CATL, positioning it for a potential IPO.

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22 Oct 2026

Amazon spots PHP2Shell exploitation before disclosure

Amazon’s threat intelligence team found attempts to exploit PHP’s critical vulnerabilities days before they were publicly disclosed, and the exploits are now widespread in the wild.

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22 Oct 2026

Apple blocks compromised eMudhra certificates

Apple added revocation for eight weak eMudhra certificates after Mozilla and Google blocked them, as a weak private‑key flaw could let attackers forge trusted sites.

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22 Oct 2026

Tesla plans school for 10,000 Optimus robots

Tesla plans to build a school for tens of thousands of Optimus robots, aiming to launch the AI5 chip in 2027 and produce the first chips at its Terafab plant by 2028.

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22 Oct 2026

iPhone Duo 2 prototypes include under‑display Face ID

Apple is testing second‑generation foldable iPhones that may bring Face ID back beneath the main display, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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22 Oct 2026

Musk pushes for Tesla‑SpaceX merger before Trump leaves

Elon Musk is moving to merge Tesla and SpaceX before the Trump administration ends, amid political and market challenges.

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Fortnite returns to Australian App Store after ruling

A court decision forces Apple to open its iOS ecosystem, letting Fortnite re‑appear in Australia.

22 Oct 2026

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Musk targets mid‑2027 first chip, Q3 2028 volume at Terafab

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Meta reports Muse has over 10 million users