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Nvidia hits its first record since May, within $300B of $6T

Nvidia hit a record for the first time since May, leaving it under $300B short of becoming the first company worth $6T, on a rally driven by AI agent demand and a record $150B buyback increase. ASML, Europes most valuable listed company, needs the same $300B to reach its first trillion. Nvidia hit a record [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 3 Oct 2026 1:02 am

Quantum sensing could become the next foundation of navigation

GPS has become so embedded in modern life that its infrastructure is almost invisible. A driver opens a map, an aircraft follows its navigation system, or an autonomous machine calculates its position, and the underlying infrastructure disappears from view. Nir Sharon, Chief Quantum Technology Scientist at Quantum X Labs and an associate professor of applied [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 11:42 pm

Robot software startup FieldAI is set to raise $700M at a $10B valuation

FieldAI is raising $700M at a $10B valuation, five times its mark from just over a year ago, for software designed to run robots it does not build. Europes biggest robotics rounds this year funded machine makers, and the nearest European answer to FieldAI was reported at about a third of its valuation. FieldAI is [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 11:08 pm

Pope Leo comes out against AI-generated art and calls for an alliance with artists

Pope Leo XIV told artists at the Vatican on Friday that there is an ontological difference between art and what a machine generates from millions of images made by others. European law has required synthetic content to carry machine-readable marks since 2 August, but artistic and satirical work gets the lightest disclosure obligations of all. [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 10:05 pm

From captives to hybrids: GCCs enter a new phase of growth in the AI era

Industry experts say the shift could sharpen Indias strategic edge but also requires leadership with experience across multiple technology cycles to sustain value beyond headcount growth.

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 9:12 pm

Alibaba in early talks with Spain

Alibaba has held preliminary talks with Spanish solar producer Solaria about supplying power for a data centre at Puertollano, south of Madrid. Spain is drafting rules that would require data centre operators to be established in the EU and keep all data inside European borders. Alibaba has held talks with a Spanish solar producer that [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 8:48 pm

Nearly all tested cat foods contained traces of heavy metals and other contaminants, study finds

Lead was detected in 99 per cent of the 100 cat foods tested. Cadmium was found in 96 per cent and arsenic in 94 per cent of samples. Researchers stressed that detecting a contaminant does not establish that a particular food will harm a cat. Nearly all of the cat foods tested in a new investigation contained detectable traces of heavy metals or other contaminants, including lead, arsenic, cadmium, pesticides and plastic chemicals. The analysis, by US nonprofit Clean Label Project, reported by CNN, tested 100 top-selling cat foods from 62 brands for more than 122 contaminants. According to the investigation, lead was detected in 99 per cent of samples, cadmium in 96 per cent and arsenic in 94 per cent. The findings covered wet, dry and air- or freeze-dried foods, as well as products marketed as natural or premium. But the results need some context. The investigation measured the presence of contaminants; it did not establish that the levels detected would cause illness in cats. Clean Label Project itself says its testing does not determine whether a specific product will cause harm to an animal. The organisation says its category studies use products bought at retail rather than samples supplied by manufacturers, with testing carried out by Ellipse Analytics, an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory. Heavy metals found across different types of food Molly Hamilton, executive director of Clean Label Project and an author of the report, said cats could be particularly relevant to concerns about repeated exposure because many eat the same food every day. Most cats eat the same foods nearly every day, with little variation, Hamilton said. The contaminants are an ongoing exposure that may accumulate in cats bodies, she added, noting that chronic kidney disease is one of the common causes of death in older cats and that the kidneys play an important role in filtering heavy metals. The investigation found differences according to the type of food and protein used. Dry cat food contained roughly three times as much lead as wet or air-dried products, according to the analysis. Fish and seafood-based foods were more strongly associated with mercury and cadmium than products using other proteins. Mercury levels were about 18 times higher and cadmium levels about 2.5 times higher in fish- or seafood-based foods than in foods using other proteins. Wet seafood products had the highest mercury levels, with the analysis finding nearly 28 times as much mercury as in wet foods made with other meats, particularly poultry. That does not mean all fish-based cat food was high in mercury, Hamilton stressed. As the main protein, chicken was better when it came to mercury and cadmium, but we saw higher rates of lead and herbicides in chicken, she said. Its a whack-a-mole situation which contaminant do you want to whack? Clean Label Project said about 85 per cent of poultry-based foods met its own purity standard, compared with 25.7 per cent of fish and seafood products. Heavy metals occur naturally in soil, water and air, although industrial, agricultural and mining activity can increase contamination. They can consequently enter food through ingredients and environmental exposure. The presence of a detectable amount, however, does not by itself establish a health risk. The Pet Food Institute, which represents US pet food manufacturers, made that point in response to Clean Label Project's earlier dog-food investigation. It said modern laboratory methods can identify trace amounts of naturally occurring substances at levels that may be far below those associated with harm. Glyphosate and plastic chemicals add to concerns The investigation also looked beyond heavy metals. Glyphosate, a widely used agricultural herbicide, was detected in 37 per cent of the products tested, according to Clean Label Project. The organisation said foods containing more plant ingredients among the first 10 listed ingredients tended to have higher detected levels. Hamilton said cat foods with two plant ingredients among their first 10 ingredients had roughly 40 per cent more glyphosate than comparable foods with one, while products with five plant ingredients had nearly four times as much. The health debate around glyphosate remains contested. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as probably carcinogenic to humans in 2015, while the US Environmental Protection Agency has reached a different assessment. The investigation also detected di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, a plasticiser used in PVC and some food-contact applications, in about half of the products tested. Ryan Babadi, science director at Toxic Free Future, a nonprofit consumer product safety organisation, called the finding concerning and suggested that contamination could occur during food processing through contact with PVC tubing or other equipment. It was detected in about half of the products tested, with the highest levels in canned and pouch products, Babadi said. It is encouraging to see those harmful bisphenols, including BPA, were found less frequently, suggesting pet food can be produced and packaged without these endocrine-disrupting chemicals, he added. The Pet Food Institute said manufacturers use food-safety and quality-assurance systems that include ingredient specifications, supplier verification, testing, traceability and preventive controls. Cat owners should feel confident that the food they feed their pets is safe and produced according to rigorous regulatory and quality standards, said Elise Fennig, president and chief executive of the Pet Food Institute, as per the report. The organisation has also argued that contaminant studies need to provide sufficient scientific and regulatory context, including information on sampling, analytical methods and established safety thresholds. There are also limitations to the new investigation itself. Each product was tested from a single batch, meaning the results cannot show how contamination might vary between different batches of the same food. The research also compares contamination across categories rather than establishing a safe or unsafe level for an individual cat. Hamilton acknowledged that distinction. Every product in this study was purchased at retail, and no brand had any role in selecting products, conducting testing or analyzing the results. No brand saw the results before publication, she reportedly said. The organisation's own consumer guidance also notes that laboratory results need to be interpreted in the context of detection limits, testing methods and serving sizes. For cat owners , that means the study does not provide a simple list of foods that are safe or unsafe. Instead, it raises questions about how frequently pet-food manufacturers test for contaminants and how much information consumers receive about those tests. Hamilton said owners concerned about a particular product should ask the manufacturer whether it carries out contaminant testing and how often. The best way to know whats in your cats food is to contact the manufacturer and determine if they test the food and how frequently they test, she said, as per reports. The findings therefore offer a reason for greater scrutiny of pet-food testing and supply chains, but they are not evidence that nearly all commercial cat food is dangerous. For now, the clearest finding is narrower: contaminants that are not normally highlighted on the front of the packet were detectable in a large proportion of the products tested, and the investigation has renewed questions about how those levels should be measured, regulated and communicated to pet owners.

easterneye 2 Oct 2026 8:23 pm

The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive thanks to AI

Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.

Ars Technica 2 Oct 2026 8:22 pm

Anthropic tells IPO investors US government actions could hit its business

Anthropic has warned that the US governments view of the company could hurt its ties with business customers and partners as well as its government work. The warning is in the AI firms IPO prospectus, which Reuters reportedon Friday after seeing the document. The prospectus has not been made public, and TNW has not seen [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 7:49 pm

Nvidia Hits First Record Since May As Value Nears $6 Trillion

Shares of the world's most valuable public company gained 2.9% on Friday, extending a nearly 25% rally from a late July low when fears surrounding the outlook for artificial intelligence pressured the stock.

NDTV 2 Oct 2026 7:47 pm

NVIDIA's smuggling problem is getting worse

US officials have reportedly highlighted gaps in NVIDIA's due diligence over smuggling.

Engadget 2 Oct 2026 7:32 pm

Tesla sustains its EV sales momentum despite US troubles

The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.

TechCrunch 2 Oct 2026 7:09 pm

Tencent leases 100,000 AI chips from Oracle in a $7bn deal, FT reports

Tencent has signed a five-year lease to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle. People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times about the deal. The chips, which are not available in China, sit in several Oracle data centres in South-East Asia. The deal, signed this year, is worth about $7bn, and Tencent [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 6:39 pm

Micron sees the memory shortage tightening into 2028 after a record quarter

Micron says the global memory shortage will get tighter over the next two years. The US chipmaker reported record results on Wednesday. Revenue for the quarter to 3 September rose nearly fivefold from a year earlier, to $54.23bn, the company said. Net income reached $37.7bn, up from $3.2bn a year earlier. Gross margin hit 86.8%, [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 6:13 pm

Amazon Plans to Spin Off $8 Billion Worth of Nvidia Chips

Set Trending Topics as a preferred source on Google. Amazon is looking to spin off around $8 billion in advanced Nvidia chips to external investors. Thats []

startupuniversal 2 Oct 2026 5:09 pm

Amazon plant Ausgliederung von Nvidia-Chips im Wert von 8 Mrd. Dollar

Trending Topics auf Google als bevorzugte Nachrichtenquelle festlegen. Amazon strebt die Ausgliederung von rund 8 Milliarden Dollar an fortschrittlichen Nvidia-Chips an externe Investoren an. Das berichtet []

startupuniversal 2 Oct 2026 5:06 pm

Shriram Properties turns to robots as labour shortage bites

The company has a pipeline of 41 projects with an aggregate development potential of around 34 million sq ft (msf), including 16 msf of ongoing projects

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 4:51 pm

Gemini 4 Argon matches GPT-6 Astra and hallucinates far less in early tests

Googles Gemini 4 Argon is level with OpenAIs GPT-6 Astra in early independent tests. It scored 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the same as GPT-6 Astra and one point ahead of GPT-6.1 Sol, Artificial Analysis said. Anthropics Claude Opus 5.5 still leads the index, with 58. The score is 23 points above Gemini [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 4:31 pm

Zoho launches business version of messaging app Arattai

Zoho has also launched the Arattai Business Platform to integrate business software and automation systems with Arattai

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 4:29 pm

OpenAI says Trump

The AI industrys new pact with Donald Trump is only a start, according to one of the firms that signed it. Ashley Gold reported the comments for Semafor. Companies are going to have to make it more specific, on how theyre going to operationalize it, said Chris Lehane, OpenAIs chief global affairs officer. TNW is [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 4:25 pm

Amazon pledges $1bn over five years to US data centre communities

Amazon will spend more than $1bn over the next five years in US communities that host its data centres. Matt Garman, chief executive of Amazon Web Services, announced the programme, called Built Together, in a post on Friday, along with new commitments on power, water and transparency. The money will go to three areas: education [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 4:10 pm

America isn

On 22 July 2026, the Texas grid set an all-time record. Demand reached about 91 gigawatts on a punishing summer evening andthe system met it, roughly half from natural gas and a third from solar. Nothing broke. Yet much of the discussion around artificial intelligence and electricity suggests a looming shortage.American data centersusedabout 176 terawatt-hours [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 3:56 pm

Discord opens its ad business to smaller brands, Ars Technica reports

Discord is opening its advertising business to companies of any size, as Scharon Harding reported for Ars Technica. The chat app has launched Discord Ads Manager, a tool for planning, buying and tracking ad campaigns in one place, itsaidon Tuesday. Select advertisers can use it now. Full self-serve access is due in early 2027. Until [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 3:32 pm

Meta Launches Forum: New App Turns Facebook Groups Into A Reddit-Like Platform

Meta is testing Forum, a standalone app for Facebook Groups featuring AI-powered Ask, topic-based discovery and community tools. The experimental platform aims to make group discussions, recommendations and useful information easier to find.

NDTV 2 Oct 2026 3:20 pm

Caverion to build

Caverion Finland has agreed to design and build a substation for Nebiuss new data centre in Mntsl, southern Finland, in a deal valued at about 15 million. The company announced the contract on Friday and expects to finish the work by autumn 2027. The substation will link the data centre to the high-voltage grid and [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 3:14 pm

The difference between a liar and a bullshitter

Back in 1986, a Princeton philosopher named Harry Frankfurt published a short essay with a title you dont expect to see in an academic journal, On Bullshit. It stayed largely inside academic circles for the better part of twenty years. Then in 2005 Princeton University Press decided to reprint it as a tiny hardcover, 67 [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 2:43 pm

New Mexico wants Meta to pay $40 billion in penalties for Cambridge Analytica scandal

New Mexico's attorney argued that the penalties Meta has to pay need to be significant enough to make an impact on the company.

Engadget 2 Oct 2026 2:17 pm

AI broke the economics of software. Vayu wants to be the first to tell a CFO which customers are losing them money

Here is a problem the software industry did not have three years ago. A customer signs a contract for an AI product. They use it heavily, which is what every vendor wants. Every one of those uses costs the vendor money: tokens, compute, third-party model calls. The invoice goes out at the agreed price. The [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 2:12 pm

French state-owned Bull doubles supercomputer output at Angers factory

Bull, the French state-owned supercomputer maker, has doubled production at its factory in Angers, western France, after an 80 million rebuild. The plant now assembles 12 racks a month, up from six, executives toldReuters, which first reported the expansion on Thursday. Output could rise to 24 racks next year if demand continues to grow. Bull [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 2 Oct 2026 2:07 pm

ShepHertz unveils three AI models; eyes enterprise market

The company launched Tatva for on-device commands at Drone Expo 2026, while Sanjaya for fleet and telemetry intelligence, and Drashta for machine vision, as part of its AgentAnywhere sovereign AI platform

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 10:50 am

TCIL pays govt 43.86 crore dividend for FY26

TCIL CMD Syed Tausif Abbas presented the dividend cheque to Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, with telecom secretary Amit Agrawal present

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 10:49 am

Gen Z is driving popularity for southern content: Krishnan Kutty, Head - Entertainment Business, South Cluster, JioStar

Youth audiences are crucial for entering homes; their openness to new stories is highly significant

The Hindu Businessline 2 Oct 2026 9:03 am

Meta appeals ruling that it can

Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has appealed a Lagos High Court judgment that ordered it to stop unlawfully processing the personal data []

startupuniversal 1 Oct 2026 11:43 pm

Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42bn for its chips, Reuters reports

Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42bn to help pay for its AI infrastructure, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Anthropics IPO prospectus. The loan could cover about a third of the $125.2bn Anthropic has committed to a five-year lease of tensor processing units (TPUs), the AI chips Google designs with Broadcom. Echo Wang, [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 9:12 pm

Accentures managed services momentum offers positive signals for Indian IT

Accenture reported revenues of $18.7 billion for the quarter, marking a 6% increase in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 8:57 pm

Kanu AI raises $11.7m to turn how staff work into software they own

Kanu AI has come out of stealth with $11.7m in funding. The Seattle startup builds software that runs inside a customers own cloud. Accel, BMW i Ventures and a16z speedrun joined a round led by Trilogy Equity Partners, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Companies have spent decades buying software built around someone [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 8:42 pm

Restate raises $20m to keep AI agents running when software fails

Restate, a Berlin startup founded by the creators of Apache Flink, has raised a $20m Series A. It builds infrastructure that keeps AI agents and backend software running through failures. Singular led the round, with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Its total funding is now $27m. [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 8:36 pm

Metaview raises $60m to put AI agents across the whole hiring process

Metaview, a London and San Francisco startup that builds AI agents for recruiting, has raised a $60m Series C led by Insight Partners. GV, Intrepid Growth Partners, Seedcamp, Vertex Ventures US, Plural and Garuda Ventures also took part, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The round comes a year after its previous one [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 8:25 pm

When everyones responsible, no one is: the AI champion problem

Find a champion. Protect 20% of their time. Wait for it to spread. One of the people in the room with me had run that play before, in the era of robotic process automation. Their leadership agreed to protect 20% of an AI champions time. A month later, the manager had taken it back. There [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 8:20 pm

Xbox is not for sale, CEO Asha Sharma tells The New York Times

Asha Sharma was asked whether her endgame at Xbox was divestiture, Zachary Small reported for The New York Times. The question came in a profile of Microsofts gaming chief published on Wednesday. Xbox is not for sale, Sharma said. We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 8:04 pm

MI5 says over 100 UK academics worked on projects funded by China

MI5 has told UK universities to review any work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). It says the institute funds research for Chinas Ministry of State Security (MSS). More than 100 UK-linked academics have worked on its projects, according to MI5. MI5 published the warning on Wednesday as an Espionage Alert. It is [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 7:42 pm

Nvidia-backed GMI Cloud raises $668m as contracted revenue tops $600m

GMI Cloud, a Mountain View company that rents out Nvidia GPU servers, has raised $668m in new financing, the company said on Wednesday. That is $223m of Series B equity and a $445m credit facility. The Taiwanese bank CTBC led the credit facility. ARCHIV, a new San Francisco firm that invests in AI and robotics, [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 7:21 pm

AI pact: India needs its own AI safety framework, experts say

Experts feel that India should not simply replicate a framework developed for a different AI ecosystem

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 6:53 pm

Redington to distribute OPSWATs cybersecurity solutions across GCC, Africa markets

The partnership will combine OPSWATs cybersecurity portfolio with Redingtons sales, technical, warehousing, logistics and financing capabilities across regulated sectors

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 6:12 pm

Truevis Technologies, Neusoft Medical Systems set up medical imaging spare-parts hub in Chennai

The new facility will complement the Visakhapatnam centre, supporting hospitals and diagnostic centres with demand-driven access to critical imaging components

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 6:05 pm

Anthropic says China

GLM-5.3, an open-weight model from the Chinese lab Zhipu AI, can build working cyber exploits on its own almost as well as Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic said on Tuesday. Its safeguards can be bypassed with simple techniques in up to 100% of tests. Anthropics Frontier Red Team published the findings in a research post. Zhipu [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 5:49 pm

Use.ai puts 10+ AI models in one app and reaches 1 million monthly users

Every new AI model creates another reason to switch. For users who have already built up months or years of conversations, preferences, files and personal context inside one platform, moving to a better model can also mean starting again. Use.ai was built around the idea that people should be able to switch between the intelligence [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 5:30 pm

Maximor rebrands as Hyphenate after 86x revenue growth

Maximor, the autonomous finance company, has rebranded as Hyphenate. The new name reflects the companys expansion across the office of the CFO and follows 86x revenue growth over the past 12 months. Finance software spent the last decade breaking the office of the CFO into point solutions. There was one for close, another for billing, [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 5:30 pm

Vegetable seller caught printing fake notes in Gujarat after watching Instagram reel, police seize more than 200 notes

A Rajkot vegetable vendor has been arrested after police allegedly found counterfeit Rs 100 and Rs 500 notes along with equipment used to produce them at his home. Investigators said Kishan Solanki learned the process after seeing an Instagram reel and later communicating with a trainer on Telegram. Police allege he circulated around 40 fake Rs 100 notes through small purchases.

The Economic Times 1 Oct 2026 5:26 pm

Trump tells Axios that Jay Clayton would make a good AI czar

President Donald Trump has said that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would make a good AI czar, Axios reported on Tuesday. Trump has said he wants to name a czar within three or four days. Maria Curi of Axios asked Trump who he wanted for the role. He said he had someone in mind. [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 5:10 pm

SpintronicsAI, CSIR-CEERI sign MoU to advance indigenous GaN semiconductor technology

The partnership will explore technology, infrastructure and fabrication requirements while transferring advanced GaN know-how from research into manufacturing

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 5:08 pm

Reliance Jio strengthen telecom leadership in Keralam

Jio also registered growth in its overall subscriber base (CMS) in Keralam, increasing from 112.47 lakh subscribers in July to 112.88 lakh in August

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 5:07 pm

OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn

OpenAI is in early talks to raise at least $30bn at a valuation of around $1.4tn, before the new money. Bloomberg and The Information reported the talks on Tuesday. The round would give the ChatGPT maker fresh capital after it pushed back its stock market listing. Rebecca Torrence, Edward Ludlow and Shirin Ghaffary reported for [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 4:53 pm

Zuckerberg drafted Trump

Mark Zuckerberg came up with the AI safety accord that President Donald Trump signed on Tuesday, Semafor and Politico reported. He also circulated the draft. Microsoft and Amazon did not sign it. Satya Nadella and Jeff Bezos both attended the White House lunch where the CEOs agreed it. Ashley Gold first reported the story for [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 4:38 pm

Monk hosts Net 30, an applied AI summit on the future of finance

On October 21, 150 CFOs, operators, founders and researchers will gather at The Times Center in New York. They will discuss how AI is reshaping cash, capital and the finance function. In a Gartner survey of 183 CFOs, 84% of finance organizations had deployed AI or planned to. Yet only 7% reported a high impact. [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 3:51 pm

Suspected Chinese hackers posed as US AI insiders, Proofpoint says

A group of hackers believed to have been acting on behalf of China pretended to be well-known American AI experts to obtain the email accounts of people who specialize in AI policy. According to Reuters, the security firm Proofpoint released the findings on Thursday. Proofpoint has identified the group as TA419 and has said that [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 3:50 pm

PLD Space and CNES to study a second launch pad in French Guiana

Today, the company announced that PLD Space had entered into an agreement with CNES, the French space agency, and that both parties were considering building a second launch pad for PLDs rockets at the spaceport in French Guiana. They will examine whether the new pad can be accommodated at the ELM-Diamant site of the Guiana [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 3:29 pm

Walmart Global Tech ties up with IIM Kozhikode to launch incubation programme

Deep Leap will engage with 1,500 startups from across the country from which 50 startups will be selected for a 12-month incubation and acceleration cohort

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 3:18 pm

WhatsApp rolls out parental controls for teens

WhatsApp confirmed that even with the parental controls in place, teens chats would stay private and protected by end-to-end encryption

The Hindu 1 Oct 2026 1:43 pm

Anthropic's IPO pitch embraces AI's promise and peril

Nearly a third of the IPO prospectus covers risk factors, more than twice the space given to describing what Anthropic actually does

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 12:03 pm

SundaramFinancepartners with GMT Engineers to finance advanced metal forming machinery

Collaboration designed to support small and medium-sized manufacturers, job shops, and industrial enterprises

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 11:35 am

Google launches new AI model to anchor Gemini 4 after months of delays

The new model Argon is comparable to OpenAI's Astra and Anthropic's Opus on coding and cyber benchmarks, the company said

The Hindu Businessline 1 Oct 2026 9:38 am

Musk, Luckey and Gingrich get 120 days to map America

Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will co-direct Project Meridian. The Pentagon study will identify the technology the US military needs to fight future wars. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commissioned it on Wednesday, the Department of War said. The findings are due by 28 January 2027, 120 days after the announcement, according to [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 2:06 am

SpaceXAI weighs one Grok and X plan, from free to $100, Bloomberg reports

SpaceXAI is weighing a plan to fold Grok and X into a single subscription with four price tiers, from free to $100 a month. The plan comes from a company document viewed by Bloomberg, whose Edward Ludlow reported it on Wednesday. SpaceXAI is the artificial intelligence unit of Elon Musks SpaceX. It makes the Grok [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 12:30 am

Boeing beats Northrop to build the US Navy

Boeing will build the US Navys next carrier-based fighter, the F/A-XX, after beating Northrop Grumman for the contract. The Pentagon announced the award on Tuesday. The development contract is worth 0bn to produce test aircraft, Reuters reported. CNBC and Axios put it at more than 0bn. The programme could grow to hundreds of billions of [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 12:21 am

Reddit is killing RSS feeds on 13 November, blaming AI scraping

Reddit will stop supporting RSS feeds on 13 November, blaming AI scraping. RSS is now widely used for large-scale scraping and automated abuse, the company said in a post to moderators on Wednesday. RSS lets people follow a sites new posts in a feed reader. Moderators who use it for alerts can move to a [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 1 Oct 2026 12:08 am

Meta denies its Muse AI agent read a journalist

Meta has denied that its Muse AI agent read a journalists private messages without his permission. Muse can only read Messages on a Mac if the user turns on two separate settings. Metas communications chief Andy Stone said so in a post on X on Wednesday. It cant read your Messages unless you do this, [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 11:58 pm

Nissan wants hybrids to lead by 2030. In Britain a hybrid took an electric car

Nissan has told Automotive News it wants hybrids and extended-range models to be its primary powertrain in North and Latin America by 2030. In Britain the same strategy is already built: a 170M hybrid Kicks is going into the Sunderland slot promised to an electric Qashqai that Nissan stopped developing in early 2025. Nissan wants [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 11:52 pm

Amazon customers can

Amazons delivery drivers will soon wear smart glasses that take pictures almost constantly on foot, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee reported on Wednesday. A single shift could produce several thousand images of whatever the driver sees, including private property. Customers will have no way to opt out, see the images or ask for them to [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 11:34 pm

OpenAI says Moonshot-linked users tried to extract its AI reasoning

OpenAI says people linked to Moonshot AI, the Chinese developer of Kimi, were behind a coordinated campaign to extract the hidden reasoning of its models. The company set out its findings in a blog post on Wednesday. The activity began on 1 July at low volume. It spiked on 24 and 25 July, with 16,000 [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 11:23 pm

CScale exits stealth with $145m to stop laser failures stalling AI

CScale, a Palo Alto startup building optical interconnect for AI data centres, has come out of stealth with $145m in Series C funding. The round takes its total funding to $188m, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Atreides Management led the round, with Valor Equity Partners and Premji Invest as co-leads. Sutter Hill [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 11:08 pm

Nearly 50,000 appeals pending before Indias social media Grievance Appellate Committee, reveals SFLC.in

GAC is yet to resolve 49,978 appeals out of the total 63,353 appeals as of September 2026 compared to 174 pending appeals in November 2025

The Hindu Businessline 30 Sep 2026 9:58 pm

Five technology providers dominate infrastructure supporting nonconsensual AI

For the first time, researchers have identified and named key players facilitating the growing problem of AI-generated explicit sexual imagery online. The study

Phys.org 30 Sep 2026 9:30 pm

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Series Debuts: Dimensity 9500, Ultra-Thin Design, And 7 Years Of Updates

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra , targeting the premium mobile productivity and creative segments. Both high-end Android tablets run on the flagship 3nm MediaTek Dimensity 9500 processor, delivering an impressive 61% boost in neural processing, 19% faster CPU performance, and 17% enhanced graphics rendering. To maintain sustained peak throughput under demanding multitasking workloads, Samsung engineered an enlarged, redesigned 3D vapor chamber cooling system. Departing from earlier generations, Samsung omitted the traditional 11-inch entry tier, focusing entirely on large-format screens. The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra becomes the thinnest tablet in Samsungs history, measuring a mere 5.1 mm in thickness around its massive 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus delivers an agile 12.6-inch panel with reduced display bezels. Both panels boast a smooth 120Hz refresh rate , 1,600 nits peak brightness, specialized anti-reflective surface coatings, and Vision Booster algorithm technology for enhanced outdoor readability. Memory configurations for the Tab S12 Plus provide 12GB RAM with 256GB or 512GB of storage. The flagship Tab S12 Ultra expands options up to 16GB RAM and 1TB of internal storage, with both devices supporting up to 2TB external microSD expansion. Battery endurance relies on a large 11,600mAh cell in the Ultra delivering up to 23 hours of continuous runtime, while the Plus houses a 10,600mAh capacity rated for 21 hours. Both tablets support 45W wired charging via USB-C, achieving a complete full replenishment in approximately 95 minutes. On the software front, the series debuts with Android 17 under One UI 9 , supported by an industry-leading commitment to seven years of major OS and security upgrades. Onboard Galaxy AI tools are paired with six months of complimentary Google AI Pro access and pre-installed Adobe Photoshop featuring dedicated S Pen hardware optimization and Adobe Firefly generative tools. The complete hardware package includes an inbox S Pen stylus, quad-speaker 4-channel spatial audio, IP68 water resistance , under-display fingerprint biometrics, versatile 5G dual-SIM support, and modern Wi-Fi 7 on the Ultra alongside Wi-Fi 6E on the Plus. Technical Specifications & Pricing The Galaxy Tab S12 series will be available starting October 7 in the U.S. offered in two colors, Gray and Silver. Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at $1,399.99 and Galaxy Tab S12+ starts at $1,199.99 . Customers who purchase the Galaxy Tab S12 series directly from Samsung using their Samsung Galaxy Card will earn 5% cash rewards. For a limited time, with the purchase of a Galaxy Tab S12 series device, customers can get 30% off the Pro Keyboard or Book Cover Keyboard Slim. Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra Display 12.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2800 x 1752), 120Hz, HDR10+, 1,600 nits peak, Vision Booster 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2960 x 1848), 120Hz, HDR10+, 1,600 nits peak, Vision Booster Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) Thermal Cooling Redesigned 3D Vapor Chamber Redesigned 3D Vapor Chamber RAM & Storage 12GB RAM 256GB / 512GB (microSD up to 2TB) 12GB / 16GB RAM 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (microSD up to 2TB) Rear Cameras 13 MP (Main) 13 MP (Main) + 8 MP (Ultrawide) Front Camera 12 MP (Ultrawide, landscape) 12 MP (Ultrawide, landscape) Battery & Charging 10,600 mAh 45W wired charging via USB-C 11,600 mAh 45W wired charging via USB-C Audio Quad speakers with 4-channel Spatial Audio Quad speakers with 4-channel Spatial Audio Connectivity Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 6.0, 5G (Optional in US), USB-C Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, USB-C (Wi-Fi only in US) Durability & Stylus IP68 certified, S Pen included in the box IP68 certified, S Pen included in the box Dimensions & Weight 289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm 553 g (Wi-Fi) / 555 g (5G) 326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm 692 g Software Support Android 17 / One UI 9 (7 years OS & security updates) Android 17 / One UI 9 (7 years OS & security updates) Official US Pricing (MSRP) Wi-Fi Base: $1,199.99 5G Model: $1,349.99 Wi-Fi Base: $1,399.99 Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Series Debuts: Dimensity 9500, Ultra-Thin Design, And 7 Years Of Updates , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .

Ubergizmo 30 Sep 2026 9:10 pm

ElevenLabs opens Brussels office and plans to triple its Belgian team

ElevenLabs has launched in Belgiumand opened an office in Brussels, the voice AI company said on Wednesday. The office is in the European District, close to the main EU buildings. ElevenLabs has named Falke Van Onacker to lead its Belgian business and plans to triple its local team this year. Most new staff will work [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 8:21 pm

Stock trading, investment scams drive 60% of cybercrime losses in Telangana

455 crore recovered in two years as cyber fraud networks expand globally

The Hindu Businessline 30 Sep 2026 8:18 pm

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S12+ Launched With MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12+ launched with Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays, measuring 14.6 inches and 12.6 inches, respectively. They run Android 17 with One UI 9. They feature the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset and support Galaxy AI features. The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is 5.1mm thin. They offer IP68-rated water and dust resistance.

NDTV 30 Sep 2026 7:23 pm

70% of enterprises will abandon Agentic AI built by vendor FDE by 2028: Gartner

The outcome is shaped by decisions made before contracting, during delivery, and at transition, when software engineering leaders still control scope, incentives, governance and ownership

The Hindu Businessline 30 Sep 2026 7:19 pm

Jim Lanzone on Yahoo

Yahoo already holds what AI agents ask people for first, their email and their calendar, CEO Jim Lanzone told TNW. He said Yahoo will launch more personalised, agentic products in the months ahead. Lanzone spoke to TNW in an exclusive interview at HumanX in Amsterdam on 23 September, for the first episode of the relaunched [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 7:02 pm

Keralam launches citizen-centric initiatives to strengthen digital governance

The government is committed to making digital governance a reality by ensuring that public services become more transparent, convenient and accessible

The Hindu Businessline 30 Sep 2026 6:58 pm

IONNA launches driver council as its US fast-charging network doubles

IONNA, the electric vehicle charging network established by eight car manufacturers, now operates over 180 charging sites in the United States, which is more than twice the number it had at the beginning of 2026. The company, based in Durham, North Carolina, is launching a council of well-known electric-vehicle reviewers to feed driver complaints back [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 6:30 pm

Carrier filtering is blocking legitimate SMS. The operators getting through are doing three things differently

A business registers its number, writes a plain appointment reminder and sends it. The text never arrives. Nothing bounces back. Somewhere between the sender and the phone, a filter simply drops it. US carriers filter business text messaging for three main reasons: spam volume, complaint rates and messages that do not match the business that [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 6:22 pm

Complaint accuses EU of hiding data centres

Lighthouse Reports, a Dutch non-profit newsroom, lodged a complaint this week, saying the European Commission keeps the public from seeing how much power and water each data center uses. They classified it under the Aarhus Convention, a binding treaty that grants people the right to access environmental information and to participate in environmental decision-making; the [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 6:16 pm

Apple Pay lands in India: How to set up and use it on your iPhone

The Hindu Businessline 30 Sep 2026 6:10 pm

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra review: The apex Android tablet

Starting at $1,400, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is super expensive. But that's the price you'll have to pay for the best Android tablet.

Engadget 30 Sep 2026 5:30 pm

The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3's special feature is being a pet activity monitor

Not only can it keep tabs on your furball's location, it can monitor their motion and sleep too.

Engadget 30 Sep 2026 5:30 pm

Samsung Wallet Adds Fingerprint UPI Payments: Pay Up to 10,000 Without Entering Your PIN

Samsung Galaxy users could find everyday UPI transactions quicker and more convenient with a new biometric payment option in Samsung Wallet. The feature allows eligible users to authorize certain UPI payments using their fingerprint instead of manually entering a four- or six-digit UPI PIN each time...

Kalam Times 30 Sep 2026 5:14 pm

AI, or SI, pardon me will give you better healthcare than Elon Musk gets, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk has told reporters at the White House that AI and humanoid robots will most likely make everyone better off. He spoke on Tuesday outside the West Wing, beside President Donald Trump, after the presidents lunch with tech leaders. He began by praising the positive benefits of AI, or SI, pardon me, correcting himself [] This story continues at The Next Web

TNW 30 Sep 2026 4:56 pm