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Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says the company’s Muse Wonder model has reached the AI frontier and will be sold as a closed product to businesses. He rejected calls for an industry-wide slowdown, arguing that AI can be developed responsibly with conventional safeguards.
Google has launched the $179 Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker with a 1.34-inch OLED display, built-in GPS and Fitbit’s first user-replaceable battery. It combines features from the screenless Fitbit Air and Charge 6 with hardware found in the Pixel Watch lineup.
Ukrainian drone strikes hit three Yandex data centres in Russia within several days, disrupting digital services. Pro-Kremlin bloggers warned the damage could expose weaknesses in Russia’s centralized digital economy.
Hackers remotely tampered with refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, prompting Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to order a cybersecurity investigation. Similar incidents were reported in five other European countries.
A study of more than 700 software firms found that AI coding agents increased code production, while tracked software output did not rise significantly. Longer reviews and more requested changes absorbed much of the coding time saved.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire Decart, whose software helps developers optimize AI workloads for specific processors. A deal could value the startup at up to $7 billion, though another buyer could still emerge.
Worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1 per cent year over year to 62.7 million units in the third quarter of 2026, the steepest third-quarter decline recorded by IDC. Early inventory buying ahead of expected memory price increases disrupted normal seasonal demand, while high prices are weighing on the market.
Nearly all of the 94 U.S. nuclear reactors have been offered AI tools this year, and most have taken them up. Current systems help staff search records and prepare paperwork, while remaining under human oversight and outside plant operations.
Starting Feb. 10, 2027, Let's Encrypt will issue certificates valid for 64 days by default. The organization plans a staging rollout in October 2026 and a further reduction to 45 days in 2028.
U.S. PlayStation 5 sales fell 25 per cent through August, while Xbox retail sales were down 33 per cent year to date, according to Circana advisor Mat Piscatella. He says higher prices and growing price sensitivity are adding pressure to the market.
New Constructs says Anthropic’s potential IPO is the “most ridiculous IPO of 2026” and values the company at $150 billion, far below a possible $2 trillion market capitalization. Its assessment cites losses, competition and risks described in the company’s prospectus.
Gasoline-only vehicles accounted for 49 per cent of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, the first time their share has fallen below half. Battery-electric sales rose, while conventional hybrids remained the larger category.
The film opened with $5.5 million, as questions about its focus, timing and reception have been raised. Its $30-million budget is expected to limit potential losses compared with the costly flop Digger.
New York Comic-Con featured a full trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a first look at Godzilla Minus Zero and announcements spanning Star Wars, Star Trek and Marvel. The event also included a LEGO Ideas challenge and a disruption during a Helluva Boss panel.
A packet preserved from the 2001 implementation of RFC 1149, which sent TCP/IP over carrier pigeon, is up for auction at Christie’s. The listed current bid is US$2,600.
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