Apple's smart home hub could arrive next month
Apple's smart home hub with a six-inch display may finally be ready to go.
TeamViewer urges users to patch severe flaws “as soon as possible”
Remote access software company TeamViewer warned customers on Tuesday to immediately patch a set of high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its client and host software. [...]
The state of agentic AI in chip design tools in 2026
Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens all offer agentic AI for chip design, largely built on Nvidia's stack, with varying claims of autonomy.
Apple makes the AirPods 5 slightly less hostile to repair
Replaceable earbud batteries lift iFixit score from zero to a dizzying two out of ten
The Download: OpenAI’s chief research officer explains its hacking response
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research officer Two months after OpenAI’s agents hacked into the compu...
The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3's special feature is being a pet activity monitor
Not only can it keep tabs on your furball's location, it can monitor their motion and sleep too.
Airbnb is adding a personalized map and other discovery tools
The rental service is getting more social and more AI.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra review: The apex Android tablet
Starting at $1,400, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is super expensive. But that's the price you'll have to pay for the best Android tablet.
Airbnb adds AI search, more social features
Airbnb is also launching new services such as meal delivery and laundry in select locations.
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for
BAG Ventures announces close of a $11.3M Fund I to invest in all things AI.
The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980
On this day in 1980, version 1.0 of the Ethernet specification was published by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Intel, and Xerox.
The Best Gifts for Book Lovers (2026): E-Readers, Handy Accessories, Book Sets
Any one of these gift ideas will make your favorite bookworm very happy, from e-readers and accessories to handy reading essentials.
Developer trains a small AI on a single RTX 3080 Ti gaming GPU to 'play' Pokémon Red
A developer trained a JEPA world model, based on LeWorldModel research co-authored by Yann LeCun, on an RTX 3080 Ti to play Pokémon Red.
Drunk Van Halen fan called Microsoft support and demanded to speak to Gates
A broken Java applet had one FrontPage user ready for an Eruption
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for website authentication.
Bitget hacked via zero-day in third-party security products
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget revealed today that attackers who stole $387.5 million last week breached its systems after exploiting a zero-day flaw in third-party security products. [...]
Apple’s ‘HomePad’ will reportedly launch on October 13th
Apple's long-rumored smart home hub will reportedly be revealed on October 13th. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the smart home device will be revealed alongside a new HomePod mini and an upgraded Apple TV device. All three products are set to showcase Siri AI, Apple's overhauled AI-powered ...
Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy
NuvaCore says it is developing its new WarpCore CPU IP without first choosing the ISA it will implement. This unusual development strategy is meant to offer the company maximum technology and business flexibility.
The Best Gaming Routers (2026): Tested By a Family of Gamers
Gaming online can seriously strain your internet connection, but the best gaming routers could give you the edge.
‘This is how AI should be used’ — OpenAI head of hardware breaks down the AI-assisted design of its Jalapeño ASIC
OpenAI says AI-assisted Jalapeño chip design "established a new baseline" for the industry, and there is already a lot of interest from others to learn how the company pulled it off.