BMW’s revamped i3 boasts up to 468 miles of range
BMW’s revamped 2027 i3 50 xDrive is rated for up to 468 miles of range on EPA testing, with a starting price of $61,500 plus a $1,350 destination fee.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
The Verge
BMW’s revamped 2027 i3 50 xDrive is rated for up to 468 miles of range on EPA testing, with a starting price of $61,500 plus a $1,350 destination fee.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Translation earbuds turn a spoken conversation into translated speech by running speech recognition, machine translation (often using NLP and sometimes LLMs), and then text-to-speech synthesis that’s played back to the listener via Bluetooth or through the earbuds’ offline processing.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
Engadget
Training for OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, was stopped over safety concerns, amid ongoing protests and legal/regulatory actions against the company.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
EliseAI raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from its Series E round last August.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man on September 15 in connection with ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for attacks on Ticketmaster, Rockstar Games, and the FBI’s website and employee data.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Grokipedia, SpaceXAI’s AI-powered online encyclopedia, is showing recent page updates again after a months-long pause, including fact-checks added within the last few days on pages like Barack Obama’s and within the last hour on Elon Musk’s.
Sep 29, 2026 ·The Verge
Select Best Buy locations now have a Meta Lab where you can walk in and try Meta’s latest AI glasses and related Meta Quest VR hardware before buying.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
CNET
Leaked renders for Google’s Pixel 11A suggest a new purple color option and the same flat, no-camera-bump design as the $499 Pixel 10A, alongside other colors like black, silver, and green.
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
OpenAI says its GPT models can be susceptible to “self-replicating prompt injection,” an AI-style worm attack where injected instructions replicate themselves on output channels.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
The Register
Tesla secured $30B in new credit lines—$20B from Citibank in a three-year delayed-draw term loan facility, $8B from Wells Fargo in a five-year revolving credit facility, and $2B in a 364-day revolving credit facility.
Sep 29, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The USMNT plays Chile at Energizer Park in St. Louis on Tuesday, Sept. 29, with kickoff at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT).
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
AMD will acquire World Labs by the end of the year for $8.2 billion, pending regulatory approval.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
McAfee’s all-in-one security plans bundle antivirus, VPN, and AI scam detection, with the Basic plan priced at $29.99 for the first year on one device (Essential adds $10 for up to five devices).
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
Netflix added Codenames Party to Netflix Games with a Party Mode that drops teams and has each player give one clue for a unique set of eight words from a shared set of 16.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Engadget
Goldman Sachs’ board has reportedly discussed replacing CEO David Solomon, 64, with president John Waldron, 57, as early as next year, but the succession faces a “big problem” because Solomon may be unwilling to give up the CEO seat and Waldron may not want to wait indefinitely.
Sep 29, 2026 ·
CNBC
Kalshi traders give a 60% chance the U.S. added more than 90,000 jobs in September, versus the Dow Jones economist consensus forecast of 84,000.
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNBC
A fake “Claim $500 Voucher” ad for Apple’s iPhone Duo can deliver the DarkSword exploit as soon as the scam page loads, potentially stealing passwords, messages, call history, contacts, voicemail, email, photos, app info, Apple Notes, and iPhone crypto-wallet data from iPhones running iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2.
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
Public Citizen says Trump’s “The Final Battle” ad, marked “Paid for by the US government,” appears to violate federal laws by using taxpayer funds for propaganda and by restricting political activity by federal employees, and it urged the FCC and FTC to order broadcasters to stop airing it.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G7 32-inch gaming monitor is discounted from $1,100 to $750, with an additional $50 coupon bringing the price down to $700.
Sep 29, 2026 ·CNET
Final Cut Camera has been updated to use the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture and newly surfaced Pro camera settings, including an app redesign for settings access and remote aperture control via Final Cut Pro on iPad or Mac.
Sep 29, 2026 ·Engadget
