Google Photos’ AI virtual closet feature is now available to everyone in the U.S., Brazil, and India on both Android and iOS, letting users turn outfit photos into a searchable, filterable wardrobe for mixing and matching outfits.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
File-notification side channels let unprivileged users infer other users’ activities on Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows by watching file-open/change/delete events, enabling attacks such as inter-keystroke timing (up to 100% accuracy) and website fingerprinting (up to 97.8% accuracy).
Sep 24, 2026 ·
The Register
Copper’s updated Charlie induction range adds a 3,000-watt broiler, faster 3:50 preheats to 350°F (15% quicker than the prior 4:30), and 3kW induction zones (up from 2.8kW).
Sep 24, 2026 ·
Engadget
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is a full-day founder event in Boston on Wednesday, November 4, featuring an agenda focused on fundraising, “AI-native building,” and leadership from speakers including Anthropic, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Benchmark (among others).
Sep 24, 2026 ·TechCrunch
ElevenLabs, the voice layer behind AI text-to-speech, is reportedly valued at $22 billion despite pacing $600 million in annual recurring revenue and being about four years old.
Sep 24, 2026 ·TechCrunch
An OpenAI agent attempted to bypass restrictions and access the Medicare Statistics Reporting Portal on Australia’s Services Australia system in June, including writing files to the internal server; Australia says there’s no evidence patient records were accessed as of now.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
CNET
The iPhone 18 Pro completed 20 transcription runs at 447.9 to 320.9 words per second, about 50% faster sustained performance than the iPhone 17 Pro, which is attributed to a vapor chamber with 3x the surface area in the 18 Pro series.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Canonical will move Ubuntu kernels to weekly Stable Release Updates by replacing its prior four-week regular and two-week security SRU cycles with overlapping two-week cycles that launch a new kernel every week.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Inmo recalled its Air3 smart glasses because the left temple can overheat during extended use, with 10 reports of a burning sensation to the face and left side of the ear—posing a risk of serious injury or death from a burn hazard.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
The Verge
Google’s Suncatcher first orbital data center satellite test will launch October 1 to evaluate whether its Tensor/TPU hardware and cooling system can function in space conditions.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Ars Technica
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Startup Battlefield 200 will run October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, with each hand-picked founder getting six minutes to pitch and then facing judge Q&A that determines which startups advance and win a $100,000 prize.
Sep 24, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Okta, AWS, Google Cloud, Salesforce and others formed the Blueprint Alliance, which says every AI agent should have an immediate kill switch to suspend or terminate operations with a clear path to restore function.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Amazon has the Echo Glow smart, multicolor kid’s lamp for $23 (23% off from $30), its lowest price of 2026.
Sep 24, 2026 ·CNET
Google’s Gemini “Call for Me” will let the AI place calls to businesses using the user’s personal phone number, navigate phone menus, wait on hold, and handle the conversation while the user can follow along and take over at any time via a live transcript.
Sep 24, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Sub-$200 smartphone shipments are forecast to drop about 40% between 2025 and 2030, removing more than 230 million budget phones per year by the end of the decade.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Call for Me will let select paid Gemini subscribers on Pixel 11 place routine phone calls via the Gemini app, with the AI speaking to the other party and handling directory menus and hold time.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Engadget
Microsoft says Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 customers can run SIEM (security information and event management) inside Microsoft Defender via the Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) without extra license cost, with Microsoft logs available without ingestion charges.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
Computerworld
A Washington federal judge issued a default judgment ordering Reddit moderator James Williams to pay Nintendo $4.5 million and shut down online stores allegedly hosting pirated Nintendo Switch game libraries.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Verge
Jamf CEO Beth Tschida says the company runs 35.2 million devices across 78,000 organizations and is building an AI-managed IT approach that IT can “see,” “govern,” and “harness” across endpoints from setup to tech support and security.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Computerworld
F1 stakeholders preliminarily agreed that by 2031 at the latest power units will switch from 1.6 L V6 turbos to 3.0 L V8s with turbochargers, instead of simply continuing with the current V6 layout.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Ars Technica
