Prism
Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat
The devices are designed to integrate with Apple's rumored smart home hub, which is expected to be unveiled during an event on October 13th.
AI
ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on youth safety, has declared OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens an 'unacceptable risk,' arguing the feature's teen protections 'fall short of what the company promised.' The teen-focused experience, introduced in August, was designed to help students learn while adding guardrails for younger users.
Crypto
Conduit sues Tether over allegedly freezing $2.8M without explanation
Cross-border payments platform Conduit Technology has sued stablecoin issuer Tether, alleging that Tether froze $2.76 million in USDt without explanation.
AI
Quoting Jake Boggan
Mathematician Jake Boggan broke his silence on 7 October 2026 with a deeply personal reaction to a claimed proof of Barnette's Conjecture, posted publicly as 'problem 180' on the OpenAI/math platform.
Startup
Sebastian Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel is hurting up-and-coming talent, comics say
Sebastian Maniscalco is facing backlash from fellow comedians who say his new SiriusXM channel is harming up-and-coming talent.
Prism
Spanner Omni Reaches GA, Replacing Google's Atomic Clocks and File System with Software
The release marks a notable departure from Google's tightly integrated cloud stack, since running Spanner outside Google's own infrastructure meant replacing the two components it depended on most: Colossus, the distributed file system, and TrueTime, the clock service built on atomic clocks and GPS.
Crypto
Bitcoin dips below $84,000 as oil jumps on Iranian tanker attacks
Bitcoin dipped below $84,000 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday as escalating Iranian tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices, Treasury yields and the U.S.
Crypto
Bitcoin.de trading remains halted as German regulator rejects MiCA application
Trading on German crypto platform bitcoin.de will remain suspended after the country's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) rejected an application for authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
Crypto
Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious
Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, stirred up a firestorm on social media after welcoming rapper DJ Khaled to 'team USDC' in a post on X on Monday.
AI
Cloudflare Uses an AI Harness to Probe and Harden Its WAF
Across 45 scenarios, the system produced 1,107 mutation attempts and yielded 49 findings after human triage.