Google reportedly searching for 15 Pixel “Superfans” to test unreleased phones

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Selected testers will have to sign an NDA and use a disguised case.

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Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Zoë Schiffer / wired - Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

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United Airlines Flight Sustains Impact From Possible Space Object

Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a United Airlines plane that was flying over Utah when something smashed into its windshield.

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X will soon let you buy inactive usernames

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - X (Twitter) will soon launch a marketplace in which you can buy inactive usernames. In the appropriately named X Handle Marketplace, X Premium Plus and Premium Business users will be able to browse and request ownership of inactive usernames. Some will be…

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EA will shut down The Sims Mobile in January

Kris Holt / engadget - The Sims Mobile is going away as EA will shut it down on January 20, nearly eight years after its debut in March 2018. An update that went live on Monday is the final one and the company is delisting the game on October 21. Since the game requires online …

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Spotify now lets people follow venues to find out about concerts

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Spotify just introduced a feature that lets users follow their favorite concert venues. This will provide people with updates and details about upcoming concerts.Once a venue is selected as a favorite, it gets saved in a user's library. Browsing each venu…

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Oura launches redesigned app and ‘Cumulative Stress’ feature

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company also shared that it's pursuing FDA clearance for blood pressure features that give users a likelihood assessment of hypertension.

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Alibaba Cloud claims to reduce Nvidia GPU use by 82%

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Non-drill brain monitoring startup CoMind pulls in $102.5M to make brain tracking as simple as a pulse check

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Every year, around three million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Yet only 5% undergo intracranial pressure tests,…

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China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify - Financial Times

google - China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify Financial Times

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X is changing how it handles links to try and keep you in the app

Terrence O’Brien / theverge - X is testing a change to the way it handles links on iOS so that the buttons to like, reply, and repost will always be visible. Normally, when you click a link on X the page opens up and completely covers the original post. Apparently, this leads to fewer…

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Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap could get a surprise upgrade

appleinsider - The Apple Vision Pro may be getting an updated Developer Strap, after an update to Apple's Developer site states orders will open soon.Apple Vision Pro Developer StrapThe Developer Strap for the Apple Vision Pro was a $300 accessory to allow users to conn…

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Apple Foldable iPhone Release May Be Delayed Until 2027

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - A new report claims Apple’s first foldable iPhone may be delayed to 2027 as challenges with hinge design and specifications hamper a 2026 launch.The post Apple Foldable iPhone Release May Be Delayed Until 2027 first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content Rollout for Adult ChatGPT Users, Face Backlash

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Sam Altman’s post on relaxing mental health-focused restrictions and allowing verified adults on ChatGPT to generate erotica content has raised concerns amid lawsuit on its role in a teen’s suicide.The post OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Announce Erotica Content R…

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OpenAI Blocks Users From Making AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The company says it’s adding new “guardrails” to protect historical figures from AI misuse.

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Nintendo seems bullish about Switch 2 sales, as it targets another record-breaking goal

Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - 20 million sales by March 2026? No bother

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The MacRumors Show: Apple's Three New M5 Products Announced

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - On this episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through Apple's all-new M5 chip and the three updated devices it announced containing it this week. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videosApple this week announced the M5 chip, featur…

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Apple pays $750 million for US Formula 1 streaming coverage

Jonathan M. Gitlin / arstechnica - Some races will be free as F1 TV moves from standalone streaming to Apple TV.

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Apple Preps OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro for the First Time: Report

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Apple is reportedly working on its first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro, with a release window targeting late 2026 or early 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new laptops, code-named K114 and K116, are said to feature a thinner, lighter frame, …

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