Hardware
Elon Musk’s Terafab will reportedly receive its first EUV tool from ASML in mid-2027
Elon Musk may prefer FEL light sources for in-house chip production, but Terafab will start with proven tech from ASML.
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Apple HomeView Includes Temperature and Humidity Sensors
Apple’s new HomeView includes temperature and humidity sensing, allowing the smart home hub to monitor indoor conditions and supply readings to the new thermostats developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
Software
Yikes: Google let a fake Chrome app on the Play Store, and it got over 100,000 downloads
Sideloading is risky, but apparently so is the Play Store.
Gaming
Nintendo Switch Online Additions Include Perfectly Timed GBA Classics
Nintendo released three classic games for Switch Online’s Expansion Pack October update, right before highly anticipated releases.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly hiding recording device in executive meeting room
The “sophisticated recording device” was discovered by OpenAI on or around September 30 in one of its San Francisco offices. The company determined that it had been planted a few days earlier. Its security team tried to export the microSD card’s data but couldn’t examine it because it was encrypted.
Mobile
Google is selling Pixel and Samsung phones inside the Play Store
Google really wants you to buy hardware from the Play Store.
Hardware
HP’s OfficeJet Pro 8125 all-in-one printer is now an easy $100 home office upgrade
There’s a lot to like about HP’s office inkjet all-in-one printer, now $100 with automatic document feeder, duplex printing, and 3-month Instant Ink trial
Startups
Uvi raises $7.5M to give AI agents the company context they lack
Uvi, a startup that feeds company knowledge to AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $7.5 million in seed funding. CT Innovations and Cardumen led the funding round, with Mana VC, 91 Ventures, and Gaingles VC also participating.
Mobile
HomePod Mini vs. HomePod Mini 2 Buyer’s Guide: All Differences Compared
Apple yesterday announced the HomePod mini 2, introducing the compact smart speaker’s first major hardware update in six years.
Cybersecurity
curl Patches HTTP/2 Upload Flaw After PoC Demonstrates Client-Side Code Execution
A flaw in how curl handles HTTP/2 uploads lets a malicious server receiving an upload corrupt the client’s memory, and the researcher who reported it turned that into code execution on the uploading machine. The curl project fixed it on October 14 in curl 8.23.0.
Cybersecurity
Qualcomm wins architecture breach verdict against Arm but gets just $2
A federal jury sides with Arm on select issues, rules in favor of Qualcomm in other cases. The legal battle set to continue.
Mobile
Samsung Health’s sleep coaching now requires just three days of data
Galaxy Watch owners can now get Sleep Coaching faster.
Gaming
Rockstar are “confident” that GTA 7 won’t take another eight years, despite similar promises of greater efficiency seemingly having come with Red Dead Redemption 2
Future Rockstar games won’t take as long to make as GTA 6 has, the studio leadership currently behind the series have asserted, saying they’re “confident” work that’s gone into this latest game will allow them to build “more sideways than upwards” going forwards.
General Tech
New add-on for Octopus heat pumps gives you air conditioning for just £500
Octopus has a kitchen-bin-sized add-on for heat pumps that brings air conditioning to your home — and you can sign up to try it now.
General Tech
Lack of promised profit could tank the global economy if the AI bubble pops, IMF warns
The International Monetary Fund is worried that our interdependent world could cause isolated incidents to have widespread effects.
Software
Valve officially discontinues the Index VR headset, drops prices on remaining stock
Valve has officially discontinued the Index virtual reality headset it launched back in 2019 as it shifts focus to the new Steam Frame.
General Tech
Standing desk deals for October 2026: Top sales on sit-stand workstations from Vari, Uplift, FlexiSpot, and more
The right setup changes how your whole working day feels — so I’ve selected the top sit-stand desk deals for the office and home office.
Hardware
Apple Tried Hard to Sell Me on the HomeView as a Seamless Smart Home Experience and Succeeded
I’m not easily impressed when it comes to smart home hubs, here’s why the HomeView is different.
Startups
Exclusive: Stella & Dot Founder Raises $5M For Her Next Act, AI Marketing Startup Marklo
In this Crunchbase News exclusive, we spoke to Marklo AI founder Jessica Herrin about her solution to the marketing problems she encountered when building earlier startups, and how a group of investors, led by Forerunner, are backing that early experience with a $5 million seed funding round.
Startups
Forgepoint raises $9.8M to help manufacturers quote faster
American manufacturers can often make a part faster than they can get a quote back to the customer asking for it. That mismatch is the result of decades of automation reaching the shop floor, but rarely the office around it.
General Tech
Evos raises $9M to bring autonomous operators to industrial businesses
Evolutionary Operating System, Inc. (Evos), the company building autonomous operators for the physical economy, came out of stealth, announcing $9M in pre-seed funding. Uncork Capital and Field Ventures co-led the round.
General Tech
How Greta Gerwig Got ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for Her ‘Narnia’ Trailer
The trailer for ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ is the first time Led Zeppelin has ever licensed the song.
Mobile
I stopped paying for Otter after setting up local Whisper dictation, and it understands my accent better
Handy replaced my $10-a-month transcription app, and it actually understands how I talk.
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