Startups
When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitness for an undisclosed amount of money in March.
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems
Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon launches Bee Frontier AI wearable and Bee Eclipse phone attachment
Amazon today introduced two new Bee personal AI devices: the Bee Frontier wearable and the Bee Eclipse phone attachment. Both are meant to listen to your conversations and turn them into summaries, to-dos, reminders, and insights in the Bee app.
Software
Microsoft boasts that Windows 11 now runs much faster and more responsively
Microsoft appears to be taking considerable strides forward with Windows 11’s performance.
General Tech
Porn showing choking or incest to be banned from early November, government says
The move follows a review into pornography regulation in 2025 by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin
Startups
US Navy could see first VTOL X-BAT UAV ‘by end of this month’ as external funding reaches $200 million — Shield AI’s fighter-sized drone can fly 2000 nautical miles, reach 50,000 feet
Shield AI’s X-BAT has secured substantial Navy backing, with prototype completion expected in October 2026 and initial vertical flight tests coming up later.
Gaming
Steam can now show game achievements in separate ‘sets’
Valve is introducing a major new feature for Steam achievements called “achievement sets” that lets developers list different groups of achievements for a base game and DLCs. “In games that support sets, you still unlock achievements by playing the game as usual,” Valve says.
General Tech
Living with a stink? Technology might help
Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.
Software
Withings wants new users to pay $100 a year to sync with Apple Health
The smart health company is gating third-party app syncing to its own subscription plan for new users.
Mobile
A major decomp tool is shutting down after a tidal wave of AI: “The community aspect of decompilation has been broken”
The human element of decomps is being left in the dust.
Mobile
After a month with VS Code’s new agents window, I stopped caring about Cursor
VS Code now has it all.
Mobile
Uncovering Android Auto’s secret menu fixed my biggest pet-peeves without breaking anything
I unlocked Android Auto’s developer settings menu, and I’m never going back
Gaming
NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 16 (game #1223)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
Gaming
NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 16 (game #957)
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, including the spangram.
Gaming
Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 16 (game #1726)
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
General Tech
Investigation Finds Hundreds of ‘Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions’ at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident
A CNN report detailed widespread safety and mechanical issues, as well as hundreds of injuries, at over a dozen Six Flags parks since 2021.
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic makes Code Review generally available, with $50,000 in credits attached
Anthropic has moved Code Review, its automated pull-request reviewer for Claude Code, out of research preview for Team and Enterprise customers, with up to $50,000 in free credits for eligible enterprises.
Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but now ChatGPT’s Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open.
General Tech
World Timekeepers Decide to Kill the Leap Second
Doing away with the leap second might prevent time-related computer anomalies in the future.
Gaming
New proposed bill would make video games something you own, not rent
The “Power to the Players Act” bill would direct the FTC to write rules ensuring that buying a video game translates into ownership and not a revocable license. Games that depend on online servers would also have to offer an offline mode before those servers are switched off. Rep. Ritchie...
Gaming
Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch
Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from storefronts following a disastrous launch where users complained about issues like bugs and upscaling that appears to have been done by AI.
Mobile
Boost Mobile teams up with Mike Tyson for its new ad campaign
Boost Mobile today announced a partnership with Mike Tyson, who will front its new US campaign called “What’s Your Plan?”.
Hardware
Memtest86+ adds Arm support, new memory tests, and USB reports
Memtest86+ 9.0 brings the popular open-source memory testing utility to ARM64 devices, including Snapdragon X laptops and Raspberry Pi boards. The update also introduces new RowHammer and memory bus stress tests.
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