A DepthFirst employee reportedly accessed a phone’s camera and photo roll through a TikTok flaw
A reported TikTok flaw let a DepthFirst employee access a phone’s camera and photo roll in a test; the company says it w…
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OpenAI reports mixed oversight results for GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI reports lower chain-of-thought and full-context monitorability for GPT-6 Astra, but higher action-only results. H…
Honda planned a motorcycle safety-scoring demo with Uber Eats Japan
Honda announced a September 2026 Japan demonstration of its smartphone app, which scores motorcycle acceleration, brakin…
PlayStation Announces Two New Pulse Headsets for PS5
PlayStation announced Pulse and Pulse Edge on September 16, 2026. The PS5 headsets share wireless features but have sepa…
Reported figures put Microsoft’s OpenAI-related revenue at $24.1 billion
Reported fiscal 2026 figures put Microsoft’s OpenAI arrangements at $24.1 billion, with $6 billion owed and about one-qu…
FutureBit’s HashFly simulates Bitcoin mining with a fruit-fly connectome
FutureBit’s HashFly simulates Bitcoin mining with a fruit-fly connectome. Its toy target and browser results are separat…
Four subscribers sue AI firms over alleged slowdown
Four subscribers filed an antitrust lawsuit on September 18, 2026, alleging four AI companies coordinated to slow develo…
Earth’s solid surface became less flattened as the geoid flattened more
A 2026 GNSS study found less flattening in the solid Earth but more in the geoid, using 1997–2015 vertical-motion data f…
How OpenAI used AI in Jalapeño chip design
OpenAI says its models helped with selected Jalapeño design tasks. See where AI fit, how Broadcom contributed, and why e…
What iPhone 18 Pro AppleCare+ Repairs Cost in the US
Apple lists US iPhone 18 Pro AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss at $14.99 monthly or $149.99 yearly, with separate fees for…
Microsoft announced action against the RedVDS cybercrime marketplace
Microsoft announced action against RedVDS on January 14, 2026. The server marketplace supplied infrastructure for phishi…
A Reddit user reports an RTX 5080 failure during an unofficial DLSS 5 test
A Reddit user reported an MSI RTX 5080 failure during unofficial DLSS 5 use in modded GTA V. The timing alone does not i…
