General Tech
Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet
FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids’ excessive screen time.
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Mobile
Fitbit Edge vs Fitbit Air: The differences beyond a screen
Google’s latest wearable seems like a Fitbit Air with a screen, but the two actually have less in common than you might think.
General Tech
Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are showing signs of life
The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic ‘SneakPeek’ Flaw Is a Silent Zero-Click Threat
A bug in Claude Code Desktop’s preview pane can allow adversaries to quietly steal credentials from developers, including SSH private keys, AWS credentials, and Claude 0Auth tokens.
General Tech
NASA explains how it’s making batteries for the Moon’s extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion just isn’t cut out for the cosmos.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages
We’ve all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you’ll start seeing fewer of them. Microsoft says it helped dismantle a marketplace for scammers sending phishing messages like those around the world.
Gaming
GTA 6 Leaks, Epic’s AI Woes, No Man’s Sky Mobile and the Best AAA of the Year...
This week on Point It Out! We discuss the unfolding news around the GTA 6 Cyberleek leaks, a gaming favorite going to mobile and the sneaky favorite for AAA game of the year.Plus, Polygon Editor-At-Large Giovanni Colantonio holds Simone and Patches hostage with a powerpoint they’ll never…
Software
GitHub availability report: September 2026
In September, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Mobile
Google’s Play Store is now selling Pixel and Samsung devices in some regions
Google is starting to sell hardware on its Play Store. In some regions, the company has quietly added a new “Shop devices” tab in the Play Store’s account switcher. The interesting bit is that Google is listing not only Pixel devices, but Samsung’s too.
General Tech
Ron Perlman Thinks It Would Be ‘So Epic’ to Finish Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ Trilogy
So do we, Ron. So do we.
Mobile
I installed Debian on my Kindle, and it’s now a pocketable terminal for my home server
A real Linux box that still reads books.
Startups
TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine
German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects from cancer treatments.
Artificial Intelligence
The charged OpenAI engineer had a one-way ticket out of the US, a filing shows
Abdulrahman Alfozan, the OpenAI engineer charged over a hidden recording device, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for three days after his arrest, according to a court filing. He has entered no reported plea and is presumed innocent.
General Tech
The Super El Niño Just Shattered 2 Pacific Hurricane Records—and the Season Is Far From Over
With Hurricane Simon, the 2026 Pacific hurricane season just broke records for activity and intensity.
Mobile
ElevationLab pulls AirTag Silencer after backlash over stalking concerns
Following intense criticism over the obvious fact that its AirTag Silencer could facilitate stalking and other forms of misuse of Apple’s AirTag, ElevationLab has now pulled the accessory. Here are the details. more…
Hardware
ESA calls Anbernic-style handhelds “superfakes” and wants the US to treat them as piracy hubs
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) recently submitted its latest recommendations to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding piracy.
Software
Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff’s office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation
Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.
General Tech
Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers
Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power plant.
Hardware
Fujifilm’s New Square 3 Instax Camera Comes With Analog Filters
The instant camera will let you alter the color and tone of photos with no digital assistance.
Software
Software development and rules stability: Prototype racing in 2030
With the end of IMSA’s 2026 season, we have thoughts about the future of the sport.
Mobile
YouTube Music rolling out AI labels in the Now Playing screen
In response to more AI-generated content appearing on streaming services, YouTube Music is adding a new AI label directly to the player. more…
Hardware
FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group’s operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Turns the Tables on Apple in Legal Fight Over Trade Secrets
The two tech giants are headed to court this week after Apple originally sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets through its former employees.
Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he would cut off customers who build unsafe AI
Jensen Huang told Bloomberg in London he would halt chip supply to a customer building unsafe AI, while saying the current level of concern is not warranted. His prescription is to accelerate containment and monitoring technology, which Nvidia is building a team to sell.
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