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DayOne Data Centers Files for Nasdaq IPO amid Market Uncertainty

2026-10-05T22:47:54Z

Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers on Monday filed for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stock Market, a signal of optimism about the IPO market. A string of companies have postponed plans to go public in recent weeks due to choppy market conditions. DayOne, which

Senator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic’s Amodei of ‘alarmist’ AI talk

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:43:35 +0000

Republican senator Bernie Moreno has accused Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei of taking an “alarmist approach” to AI. He did so in a letter sent on Monday,

October Prime Day home office deals live — I found the best savings on Apple Mac minis, FlexiSpot chairs, Logitech gear and more

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:39:40 +0000

Texas city wants $2.3M for public records on police Flock use

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:37:56 +0000

A Fort Worth suburb has told a privacy group it would cost $2.3M to release records on how its police use Flock number plate cameras, a figure reached by estimating 14 years of labour a

Meta, TikTok and X challenge Ofcom over online safety data, Reuters reports

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:31:06 +0000

Meta, TikTok and X are challenging Ofcom in court over its data demands under the UK’s Online Safety Act, Reuters reported on Monday. The challenge is one of the first

How to add and customize your CarPlay widgets

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

CarPlay's widgets let you check info quickly, which is a great option for apps that aren't otherwise supported.

MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:26:35 +0000

TikTok adds an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:23:11 +0000

TikTok is adding an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app. The two features let users buy directly from brands without leaving TikTok, the company s

Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:18:32 +0000

Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1.64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the y

The best Prime Day deals under $50: Our favorite budget deals on earbuds, beauty tech, and more

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Shop the best Prime Day deals under $50 at Amazon, including Amazon devices, budget earbuds, and more.

Liberal San Francisco is keeping its Flock cameras

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:11:54 +0000

The progressive paradise is keeping its Flock cameras — and the pull of Silicon Valley may have something to do with it.

Pinterest hires Amazon’s advertising finance chief as CFO

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:05:42 +0000

Pinterest has made James Dibbo its chief financial officer from 26 October, hired out of Amazon where he was finance chief for global entertainment, advertising and corpo

This Owala water bottle matches the burgundy iPhone and is under $20 for Prime Day

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:05:37 +0000

The day ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, the 24 ounce Owala FreeSip Twist is on sale at Amazon.

‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0000

Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils Beam, its first open-weight model

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:01:57 +0000

Reflection AI, the Nvidia-backed startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, has unveiled Beam, its first open-weight model. Beam is built for codin

4 Waze alternatives that give me Android Auto navigation without the privacy baggage

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:17 GMT

Offline navigation finally works better than Waze, and these apps prove it

Your Windows Recycle Bin has a size limit, and every drive gets a different one

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:14 GMT

Automatic drive capping can affect file recovery in Windows.

Overhaul your gaming rig for under $500: LGs 27-inch UltraGear OLED monitor is $400 off for Prime Day

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Snag the 27-inch LG UltraGear OLED Gaming Monitor (27GS93QE) on sale for $499.99, down from $899.99, at Amazon as of Oct. 5. That's a $400 discount and one of its best prices to date.

Replace long Slack messages with quick screen recordings while Glooin Pro is just $49.99

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Get Glooin Pro for life for $49.99 with 100GB of storage, 25-minute screen recordings, instant sharing, clickable CTAs, and automatic transcripts.

Are extended warranties on TVs and laptops ever really worth it?

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

TV and laptop repairs can get expensive in a hurry, so getting a warranty sounds smart. But is it really?

I love Lego, and these 27 Star Wars, Botanicals, Technic and more deals caught my eye

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Nvidia Is Rethinking Its Revenue-Sharing Deals with Cloud Firms

2026-10-05T21:56:05Z

Nvidia is reconsidering the structure of an initiative it announced earlier this summer, the AI Compute Partnership, to provide credit support to AI cloud providers that rent out Nvidia chips, in exchange for a cut of those rental revenues, <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/article

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:54:01 +0000

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

Aligning AI With Human Goals Might Be Impossible, Says AI Prof. Stuart Russell

2026-10-05T21:53:51Z

Last week, OpenAI <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-will-ship-gpt-6-1-astra-due-safety-concerns">scrapped</a> the model it had slated to release as GPT-6.1 Astra due to test results showing that it was deceptive and otherwise misaligned. <p&g

OpenAI is in talks with Abu Dhabi’s MGX and BlackRock for a $30B round

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:52:45 +0000

OpenAI is in talks with UAE funds including MGX, which may put in as much as $10B together, and with BlackRock, to anchor a $30B round at a $1.4T valuation it is presentin

At NYC’s AI hearing, ex-lab insiders warn humanity may lose control of AI

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:51:31 +0000

Three former AI lab researchers told the New York City Council on Monday that humanity may lose control of the systems the industry is building. The council’s AI hea

Meta’s Muse reportedly keeps files on everyone you love

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:35:45 +0000

A new report details how Meta's Muse AI assistant is keeping track of everyone you have a relationship with.

The 8 best 65-inch TVs to buy in 2026, from budget sets to stunning OLEDs

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:34:31 +0000

We organized the best 4K big screens for QLED, OLED, mini LED, RGB, and art TVs. Shop top TVs for sports, gamers, and budget shoppers.

I use Obsidian as the front end for my home lab, and it took one plugin

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:30:17 GMT

It started with too many browser tabs.

Reflection AI Announces First Open Source Model, Beam

2026-10-05T21:22:36Z

Reflection AI, a 2-year old Nvidia-backed startup, announced its first open-weight model, adding to a collection of U.S. competitors aiming to catch up to the performance of similarly free models from China. In its announcement Monday, Reflection said it is still evaluati

Super Mario Bros. Wonder now runs natively on PC without emulation, and Nintendo probably isn't happy about it

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:21:30 GMT

This is the first Switch game to be natively ported to PC.

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OpenAI starts watermarking ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:12:29 +0000

OpenAI will add an invisible watermark to text from ChatGPT and Codex in the EU over the coming weeks. The change covers eligible users on all plans, but only in th

Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion total rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by a bored teenager — but he's been well-paid for his actions

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:10:00 +0000

The best Prime Day outdoor deals: Anker power stations, Igloo coolers, and LifeStraws are our top picks

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:07:40 +0000

October Prime Day outdoor deals include portable power stations from Jackery, Igloo coolers, the LifeStraw and more.

Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:05:00 +0000

Your router is probably using your ISP's slow DNS, and you can fix it in minutes

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:18 GMT

Your ISP's DNS might be slowing down your browsing

Android Auto can finally play YouTube, but I tried it and there’s a catch

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:15 GMT

Still, play videos safely

The 15-inch MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for Prime Day — act fast to shop this rare Apple deal

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Get the best Apple deal at Amazon. Save $200 on the Apple MacBook Air 15-inch at Amazon.

The Urevo Spacewalk E1L walking pad is now under $130 at Best Buy

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

October Prime Day 2026: Live updates on Apple, Kindle, Lego, and Samsung deals

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:59:48 +0000

Get live updates on Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026. We found low prices on AirPods, Kindles, Bose headphones, and Samsung TVs.

OpenAI Expands Visual Ads in ChatGPT and Moves to Help Advertisers Measure Their Impact

2026-10-05T20:56:11Z

OpenAI said Monday that it will test a new visual ad format that uses images to show how products and services could fit into people’s lives. The ads will first appear while users generate images in ChatGPT, labeled and kept separate from the image being created. Testing begins later this m

The 5 best handheld gaming consoles, tested and compared: Switch 2, Steam Deck, MSI Claw 8

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:51:05 +0000

We put the top handheld gaming consoles to the test. See how the crowd-favorite Switch 2 compares to the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, ROG Xbox Ally X, and more.

Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:47:48 +0000

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:36:48 +0000

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.

Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:31:12 +0000

32GB DDR5 kits cost more than a flagship CPU, but waiting for RAM prices to drop is a trap

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:30:18 GMT

You're not waiting, you're gambling on RAM prices coming down.

US counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught - with an interesting catch

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0000

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:24:09 +0000

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.