Daily digest · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Meta’s AI calling beta surfaced as leaks showed human handoffs made in a call-center setup, before it was temporarily suspended. Other stories ranged from anti-enshittification and satellite-defense squadron plans to new hardware and practical tech guidance on GPUs, iPhones, Google Home, and home audio.
1 · CNET
Meta’s Muse AI outbound-calling beta for business reservations and appointments routed tasks to “Muse human agent calls” in a call-center setting without disclosing the human handoff in advance, and Reuters reports Meta temporarily suspended the feature after a vice president said it “was a miss.”
2 · CNET
The Norwegian Consumer Council’s “anti-enshittification” campaign launches a second video where a character called the Enshittificator teams up with Death to parody how companies degrade products and digital services over time through paywalls, reduced quality, and planned obsolescence.
3 · The Register
The UK Royal Air Force launched No. III Space Effects Squadron to protect critical UK satellites by using “advanced technology” such as electronic warfare to “disrupt, degrade and deny hostile actions,” rather than anti-satellite missile systems.
4 · Engadget
WiCi One is a wireless external GPU that uses Wi‑Fi 7 to deliver high-end graphics performance without Thunderbolt or OCuLink cables, starting at $1,999 for a base model with an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB.
5 · The Register
A 2022 Samsung Galaxy A33 that had been shelved for about a year wouldn’t charge due to a “moisture in its USB‑C port” warning, then after being left in a warm spot it charged and immediately demanded an April 2025 OS update plus six more that required repeated manual approvals and reboots to finish installs.
6 · The Verge
Amflow’s TL Carbon e-bike (with a removable 800Wh battery and 125Nm Avinox M2 motor) completed an Amsterdam-to-Texel bikepacking trip with 22% charge remaining after 82.3km, but it still makes city-and-trail compromises that make it feel more at home on trails than in town.
7 · Engadget
Used GPUs with more VRAM have been fetching about 40–60% of their original value in 2026, with even some older models (like the GeForce RTX 3090) retaining strong demand for AI and gaming uses.
8 · Engadget
iPhone and iPad can’t use standard wired USB printer drivers because iOS and iPadOS don’t provide native driver support, so plugging in via USB OTG typically won’t let the phone communicate with the printer.
9 · Engadget
Factory resetting a Google Home Mini requires pressing and holding the reset button for about 5 seconds and then holding for another 10 seconds until a confirmation chime plays (for the 1st-gen model).
10 · Engadget
Speakers sound less direct and less detailed when they’re mounted or placed well above seated ear height for front left/right and the center channel, so the best results come from a straight, level path from the speakers to your ears while sitting down.
