Lora Aroyo urges AI benchmarks to account for local culture
At AI Festa on October 6, 2026, Google DeepMind's Lora Aroyo urged culturally grounded AI tests. Global MMLU spans 42 la…
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NASA and SpaceX target Crew-12's return for Oct. 7 and 8
NASA and SpaceX targeted Crew-12's ISS undocking for Oct. 7, 2026, and a California splashdown for Oct. 8. See the sched…
Moonshot and DeepSeek reportedly eye 2027 IPOs
Reports dated Oct. 6 describe Moonshot AI’s possible Hong Kong IPO and DeepSeek’s prospective Shanghai listing, alongsid…
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants risk assessments
Ofcom is examining whether Meta’s pre-launch assessments for Instagram Instants covered illegal content and risks to chi…
Lisa Su says AMD plans a substantial chip-supply increase for 2027
Lisa Su says AMD plans a substantial 2027 chip-supply increase after demand exceeded its higher 2026 supply, as AI deman…
WhatsApp reportedly requires OS updates for some logins
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out an OS update check for some Android and iPhone logins. See its general support requir…
Niobium points to a possible planet around white dwarf HS 0209+0832
Niobium-rich material around HS 0209+0832 and a repeating TESS brightness signal support a candidate second-generation p…
A study identifies four approaches to Steam regional pricing
A study of 7,375 Steam game prices identifies four publisher approaches and reports 2023 averages for Brazil and India a…
MediaTek’s October 2026 Bulletin Lists 31 Chipset Flaws
MediaTek’s October 2026 bulletin lists 31 chipset vulnerabilities, including two critical modem flaws, and details its s…
Reported Apple One price rises affect Family and Premium in Spain
Apple One Family and Premium were reported to rise by €2 a month in Spain; Individual was unchanged. See the reported mo…
Minecraft Dungeons II reviews report Switch 2 slowdowns and an Xbox bug
Separate Switch 2 and Xbox Series S reviews report different bugs in Minecraft Dungeons II; Mojang confirms local, onlin…
Judge reportedly lets creators’ YouTube-scraping claim against ByteDance proceed
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley reportedly denied ByteDance’s bid to dismiss a DMCA claim over alleged YouTube video scrap…
