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Boston Dynamics names Rohit Prasad, who helped build Amazon’s Alexa, as CEO
Boston Dynamics has named Rohit Prasad chief executive from 7 October, the robot maker said in a statement on Tuesday. The company said he will speed up its Physical AI strategy. …
Google’s Pixel Buds update will put them to sleep along with you
Google has detailed an update bringing a slew of new features to its Pixel Buds 2A and Pro 2, which the company says are rolling out now. The new features were first teased in Aug…
Stuut raises $52.5M Series B to run order-to-cash with AI
Businesses worldwide have $16 trillion locked up in unpaid receivables. Stuut, the AI platform that runs order-to-cash for the world’s enterprises, is going after it. In a world w…
Microsoft Windows and Surface event 2026: Live updates as Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang take the stage
More details on the Surface Laptop Ultra and NVIDIA RTX Spark are coming, but what else?
Google's experimental Playground platform uses AI to create games for you
Google launches an AI-powered game creation platform called Playground.
Xreal's Aura Android XR smartglasses will cost you at least $1,279
Xreal's Aura smartglasses are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip.
Google now lets you make games with AI
Google today announced Playground, a new browser-based platform for making custom games from AI prompts. Playground will be available today in the US for users who are 18 and olde…
At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses
Two weeks ago, journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area got to try two hot new wearables that weigh only around 100 grams: the just-revealed Meta VR Glasses, and the long-awaited…
AI could upend food delivery
DoorDash, the leading food delivery app, processed 970 million orders in its second quarter this year and generated $4.5 billion in revenue. A 10-person startup called Bites is a …
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla’s driver-assistance software
Germany will push for fast EU-wide approval of Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system, transport minister Steffen Bilger said on Tuesday. Elon Musk thanked him in German on X a…
The Sixth Voice of the CISO Data Shows Cyber Risk Has Moved Inside the Workflow
The 2026 findings are not just a year-over-year shift. They mark the latest point in a five-year arc where resilience, AI governance, human risk, and board scrutiny are converging…
FBI Warns FortiBleed Remains Active After Amassing 86,644 Fortinet Device Credentials
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service (USSS) on Tuesday warned that the FortiBleed credential harvesting campaign remains an active threat aimed at int…
Atlassian Data Center Flaw Draws Exploitation Attempts Within Two Hours of Public Details
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed critical security flaw impacting Atlassian Data Center products that could allow access to sensitive files under certain cond…
Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026
Spotify will offer audiobooks in more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, up from 22 today, the company said at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. The global rollout will reac…
What Is Agentic Pentesting? What It Proves, and Where It Stops.
If you’re evaluating an agentic pentesting solution right now, you’ve probably heard the same pitch more than once: point it at a target, and it discovers, validates, and exploits…
SonicWall warns of max severity SSRF flaw in SMA1000 gateways
SonicWall has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in SMA1000 series appliances. [...]
The best October Prime Day deals from Apple, Sony, Google, and more
Day two of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is here, and the sale will end at 3AM ET on Thursday, October 8th. While a few of the best deals from yesterday have already ended, m…
Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars
Users of some Samsung devices in the US and Canada can now lock, unlock, and start select GM vehicles using a digital key stored in their Samsung Wallet. Support will start on sel…
If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency
"We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US."
How to watch the Microsoft Windows and Surface event
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang join Windows and Devices chief Pavan Davuluri at the company's San Francisco event today.
Ultrahuman now offers on-demand heart rhythm scans
Ultrahuman is now offering on-demand heart rhythm scans to help you check for signs of Afib in real-time.
Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj uses AI avatar to address voters from jail
Erion Veliaj, the mayor of Albania’s capital, Tirana, has spoken to voters through an AI copy of himself, promising free school meals. The video was posted on his official Instagr…
Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots
A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a ma…
Advantest confirms personal information stolen in ransomware attack
Advantest Corporation is notifying affected individuals that a ransomware attack earlier this year exposed their personally identifiable data. [...]