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7:02

Oura sues Ultrahuman (again) to block its latest...

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2026/10/26

It claims Ultrahuman's Ring Pro violates two separate patents, including a brand new one.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:19

The UK is investing in an AI Biosecurity Lab, Capcom...

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2026/10/26

-The AI Biosecurity Lab will bring in experts in biosecurity and life sciences who will work with frontier AI to detect biological threats and accelerate the development of vaccines and medical treatments. -According to Capcom's statement, the data breach included millions of account emails, but also the birth date, gender, country or region and nicknames of 43 accounts, as well as unauthorized changes to 196 account passwords. -The owners of Elvis Presley's music just sued Anthropic for $41

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6:34

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase'...

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2026/10/23

He expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:59

Unauthorized AI agents are reportedly already...

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2026/10/23

-The problem is compounded when these agents start to buy things or shift money around. The potential for scams and fraud is off the charts. -Oura sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court over its latest product, the Ring Pro, saying it violates two of its patents involving design and internal components. -After introducing Claude integration in July, 1Password just launched a platform for other major AI companies including Muse from Meta, OpenAI's Dots and SpaceXAI Grok Bot. Learn more

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8:32

How to spot a white label gadget, and why that's...

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2026/10/22

Forewarned is forearmed, after all.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:05

Government websites in the EU and Canada were taken...

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2026/10/22

-Reuters reported that governments in the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Finland took down at least some websites as a preventive measure. -CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is already working on monetizing the agent, and that he expects Muse to eventually generate more revenue per user than Facebook and Instagram. -Anthropic is billing Duet as a proactive agent. Each day, it will generate a short briefing with a list of action items from your connected apps. Learn more about your ad

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7:48

Amazon Prime comes with an Alexa upgrade you should...

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2026/10/21

Amazon's devices have learned some new tricks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:21

SpaceX plans to catch Starship's upper stage for the...

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2026/10/21

-The company intends to catch the Ship using the "chopstick" arms of its launch tower, which it had also used in the past to capture the vehicle's Super Heavy booster.-OpenAI's agents misbehaved by switching off the systems meant to monitor them for misbehavior, or in AI parlance, misalignment. -Researchers at security firm Claroc discovered that the links for users' shared Muse chats can be found and accessed via a passive DNS search because all the URLs for sharing had the same domain name and

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8:31

The reason your Amazon Alexa devices are always...

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2026/10/20

It's not as nefarious as it sounds.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:51

Meta tweaked its new terms of service after backlash...

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2026/10/20

-As flagged by Nieman Lab, the new language stated that Meta would have the right to use web scrapers and other automated tools "to access, index, cache, analyze, collect, retrieve, or crawl the domains, web pages, or URLs (and any content available through them)" associated with business accounts on the platform.-DHS characterized the risks of DeepSeek use as potentially resulting in the "transfer of sensitive data" of US government employees and vendors to the Chinese government. -Super Mario

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6:53

LinkedIn is adding new tools to help people with...

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2026/10/19

The company says more of its users are holding down multiple roles.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:25

Google Gemini 4 agents just beat Minecraft with no...

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2026/10/19

-Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft's final "Ender Dragon" foe with no human intervention by working individually while sharing tips, threats and mistakes.-When asked if OpenAI will actually build a humanoid robot, CEO Sam Altman said, "we will." -The layer in MapQuest will show you where Flock cameras are. It also displays the locations of cameras from the likes of Motorola Solutions, Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo, Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia and Verkada. Learn

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11:47

Bee unveils two AI note-taking devices

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2026/10/16

The Eclipse and Frontier are cheap and colorful, but you'll need a Pro subscription to make the most of them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:21

The FTC subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic following...

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2026/10/16

-The subpoenas are looking for documents regarding security incidents and safeguards, as well as some of the companies' marketing materials and content about their privacy policies. -Meta's 800-billion parameter model was optimized for Apple Silicon, but you'll need a staggering 1TB of RAM to run it locally. -The attack is unique in that it can infect devices just by showing an ad, with no need for the victim to click on a link or file. The researchers said that AdFection is the first

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6:45

OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording...

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2026/10/15

Of course, it asked AI what to do about it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:49

Mexico's president signed a decree ordering tech...

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2026/10/15

-Mexico isn't the first country to introduce digital child protection measures, but it's unique in issuing the new rules via a presidential decree rather than new legislation.-The lithium-ion batteries that power most electronics here on Earth are based on liquid electrolytes which can freeze at low temperatures, damaging the battery. -The machine, built in 1976 and originally sold for $666.60 to a certain Fred Hatfield, is one of only 74 verified Apple I models left and one of the very few still

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8:53

Apple unveils HomeView

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2026/10/14

Two versions will be available in November for $299.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:09

OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording...

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2026/10/14

-The suspect allegedly left a DIY recording device inside of an executive conference room he wasn't authorized to enter or use.-In its blog post, Character said it filed for Chapter 11 protection to facilitate the sale of the company and its assets, listing liabilities of between $50 million and $100 million. -White dwarfs are more common than pulsars, and Jamie Williams, the lead author of the study, said finding a second-generation planet around one "was completely unexpected." Learn more about

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6:37

Meta bans TikTok ads from its platforms in...

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2026/10/13

It called the move 'a normal business practice.'Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:15

Epic reportedly delayed its Disney video game so it...

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2026/10/13

-"No more hand-written code," the internal message stated, as well as ordering all art for the project to be "generated with full AI workflows."-According to Meta, the models are particularly adept at navigating legal, financial and health-related tasks, and are able to deliver "frontier coding performance." -Xandr allegedly didn't obtain "explicit consent" to use sensitive user data of those on Grindr for advertising purposes, instead only assuming that the dating app already secured user

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