Apple plans Siri AI beta for Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later)
Apple's planned Siri AI beta covers Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later). The US is on its initial English list; setup…
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Google Meet rolls out Gemini routines and post-quantum encryption
Google Meet’s Gemini routines can draft Gmail follow-ups or add Tasks, while a separate post-quantum rollout began for w…
Sony announces ¥55,000 price for Japan-only Midnight Black PS5
Sony set Japan’s ¥55,000 tax-included price for PS5 Midnight Black. The separate drive costs ¥11,980; release was schedu…
Qwen Image models: Which one fits your workflow?
Compare Qwen Image models by task, access, sampling, and license, including how Qwen-Image-2.1 and Turbo differ and what…
Musk says Starship Flight 15 will try to catch its upper stage
Elon Musk said SpaceX would try to catch Starship’s upper stage on Flight 15. His Oct. 10 estimate was four to six weeks…
JAXA schedules MMX launch for October 20, 2026
JAXA has scheduled MMX to launch at 04:41:03 JST on October 20, 2026, with a reserve period through November 7 and a Pho…
IMDEA Networks study finds chatbot data sharing in web and Android tests
Tests in Spain in May 2026 found conversation-data disclosures in 6 of 9 web clients and 3 of 8 Android clients, plus tr…
Amazon says the U.S. Army hosted an Amazon Leo demo
Amazon says the U.S. Army hosted an Amazon Leo demo. The reported peak topped 400 Mbps; further mobile and tactical-netw…
ESWIN Computing began trading in Hong Kong on October 9
ESWIN Computing began Hong Kong trading on October 9, 2026. Its IPO raised HK$2,385.7 million net; the prospectus detail…
JP Morgan’s reported estimate puts iPhone 18 Pro demand slightly above iPhone 17 Pro
Reported October supplier-order cuts and JP Morgan’s separate estimate use different measures; the iPhone 18 Pro demand…
ESA reports successful tests of two LUPEX spectrometer models
ESA reports two EMS-L development models assembled and tested. The instrument is designed to study the lunar exosphere o…
Meta settlement sets different payment routes for Alaska and Wyoming
The Meta settlement gives Alaska a 50/50 split and sends Wyoming’s installments to its General Fund, with a separate rou…
