Liverpool Crown Court ordered former NCA officer Paul Chowles to repay £1,810,678.93 after stealing 50 of 97 Bitcoin recovered from Silk Road 2.0 administrator Thomas White.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
The Register
DoorDash Air drone delivery will initially launch in northern California with Chipotle and Popeyes, targeting restaurant orders that are small and light enough for drones and delivering from restaurant to door in under five minutes on average.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
Engadget
OpenAI added Baseten to its marketplace for access to open models and, at launch, offered a list of 32 partners as a way to steer customers’ next software purchases away from AWS-style distribution control.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Register
A photo President Trump shared of the “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities” pledge misspelled “United States” as “Unites States.”
Sep 30, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Observers say trading-volume patterns on Polymarket’s unregulated international exchange and Kalshi’s ether perpetuals contract raise concerns about inflated volumes or possible wash trading, which both firms deny.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
CNBC
Cerebras Systems raised $5.5 billion in its May IPO and signed a multiyear OpenAI agreement to deploy 750 megawatts of its wafer-scale systems from 2026 through 2028.
Sep 30, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Instagram’s standalone Edits app will add an AI “creative assistant” that uses data from a creator’s Instagram account to suggest how to change posts based on metrics like likes, views, retention, and shares.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
The Verge
Trump ordered the federal government to replace “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” while leaving the legal definition of artificial intelligence unchanged for now.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Exhibit bookings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 close Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT, with the expo running October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
Sep 30, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Firefox 157 adds a new “Nova” theme described by Mozilla as its biggest visual refresh in years, with a reworked appearance such as more-rounded tabs and a slightly violet-purple tint.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Register
Lightship’s AE.1 EV travel trailer starts at $157,500 and can run about a week off the grid with A/C and power use limited, shrinking from a 10-foot-tall Camp Mode to a Road Mode under 7 feet for more aerodynamic travel.
Sep 30, 2026 ·
CNET
Tinder launched “Group Hangouts,” letting friend groups of up to 15 discover each other, match over shared activities, and connect in a shared chat when at least one person from each group likes the other.
Sep 30, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Charter Space raised a $5 million seed round to expand its nationally licensed space insurance brokerage and said it is already servicing 50+ companies across the U.S. space and defense industrial base.
Sep 30, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K sells for $60, or $30 during Prime Big Deal Days, and Amazon claims it’s 20–40% faster than a similarly priced 4K stick from another leading brand (apps launch 35% faster; content starts nearly 20% faster).
Sep 30, 2026 ·Engadget
Amazon is cutting its Fire TV streaming device lineup from five options to four, removing Fire TV Stick 4K Select and Plus in favor of Fire TV Stick 4K and keeping Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Cube.
Sep 30, 2026 ·Engadget
DoorDash is rolling out text message ordering in the US beta that lets customers send instructions like “order my usual protein bowl to the office,” after which it searches nearby spots, suggests a cart, and handles checkout in the text thread while learning and remembering preferences.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Verge
Wing’s FAA-authorized 7000W-B delivery drone can carry up to 2.7 pounds within a roughly 6-mile radius, reaching 60 mph, and the article’s author says each single-potato delivery cost 82 cents total with no minimum order, delivery fee, or sales tax collected.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Verge
Sonos Ace Ultra add bidirectional “headphone linking” that lets you move audio between Sonos speakers and the headphones (via Wi‑Fi), but the feature is in early access and Wi‑Fi audio with headphone linking is lossy during that period.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Verge
By 2028, 70% of enterprises are expected to abandon vendor-assisted agentic AI systems due to rising costs and difficulty modifying the technology without outside help.
Sep 30, 2026 ·The Register
Apple’s long-rumored Home Hub smart home display is expected to launch on October 13, featuring a display, camera, and microphone and arriving as a 6-inch square unit with both countertop and wall-mounted versions.
Sep 30, 2026 ·Engadget
