Daily digest · Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Meta rolled out an AI-powered “Your Algorithm” on Facebook, while Science Corporation implanted a vision-restoring PRIMA chip in a Stargardt disease patient. TechCrunch also focused on AI assistants and retoolable factory robots, alongside product guidance and business notes on banking and overseas Chinese growth.
1 · CNBC
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan said Singapore’s “boring” stability—highlighting AAA-rated debt, a stable political environment, and its position at the heart of Asia—makes it a haven for investors amid global volatility.
2 · Engadget
When buying a cheap Android phone ($300 or less), the article sets minimum specs: at least a 5.6-inch (ideally ~6.1-inch) AMOLED display with HD resolution and at least 1,000 nits peak brightness, plus at least 6GB RAM (8GB for heavy mobile gaming), and at least 128GB storage (256GB for peace of mind).
3 · CNET
Apple has a new iPhone Duo preorder configurator live on apple.com that lets you save color, storage, mobile carrier, and payment method ahead of preorders opening at 5 a.m. PT Friday.
4 · TechCrunch
Meta launched an AI-powered “Your Algorithm” feature on Facebook that lets users describe feed and Reels preferences in natural language and see recommendation changes in real time.
5 · Engadget
Mini DisplayPort isn’t obsolete because the underlying DisplayPort standard is still widely used, but the connector itself has largely been replaced by Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C in newer devices.
6 · TechCrunch
Science Corporation implanted its vision-restoring PRIMA chip in its first Stargardt disease patient in May, and the patient saw a letter at the first rehabilitation session and could read a word at the second.
7 · TechCrunch
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said AI is “not very far away” from becoming a home appliance, with personal AI assistants that run locally and also send some work to the cloud plus a “security perimeter” around them.
8 · CNBC
Goldman Sachs says equity investors want Chinese companies’ overseas expansion to be “profitable,” with concerns that expansion could trigger “involution” (price competition that cuts margins) and geopolitics or market access restrictions that weigh on stock performance.
9 · Engadget
Apple’s new Apple TV 4K (fourth gen) costs $299—$100 more than the cheapest prior model—and adds an A19 chip (up to 50% faster CPU, twice as fast graphics), built-in mics for hands-free Siri, and AV1 decoding hardware (plus Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6).
10 · TechCrunch
Industrial Next says its AI-driven robotic stations can be retooled in minutes instead of weeks and that they combine vision, task context, and motion using proprietary foundation models.
