MariaDB supports vector search for similarity-based retrieval in AI apps, but its chairman says Claude Code and other LLM tooling often don’t recommend MariaDB unless it’s actively documented and used by developers.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
The Register
China’s Commerce Ministry confirmed that its senior trade negotiators held the first U.S.-China talks on artificial intelligence, with both sides also discussing plans to reduce tariffs and extend trade arrangements from Kuala Lumpur last October.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
CNBC
Experts argue Salesforce’s Dreamforce AI demo may violate SAP’s April API Policy if replicated in production, because the policy restricts API use by (semi-)autonomous or generative AI systems that plan, select, or execute sequences of API calls unless done through SAP-endorsed architectures.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Nikon’s Z5 IIC is a cheaper Z5 II variant that removes the electronic viewfinder while keeping 24MP full-frame hardware, in-body stabilization (7.5 stops), and internal RAW video features.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
Engadget
Google DeepMind leader Koray Kavukcuoglu said Gemini 4 is in refinement and Google is aiming to launch it “much earlier” than the end of the year with early post-training outputs.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
The Verge
A firewall rule change during the early 2010s potentially made a classified government datacenter reachable via a commercial datacenter VPN used by thousands of users, while only dozens should have had access.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Netflix’s A Different World drops all 10 episodes on Thursday, and the Season 1 review says it’s “any good” and worth adding to your watchlist.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
CNET
RIPE NCC is proposing a “governance correction” to align its “Executive Board” label with the reality that executive management is done by the CEO, not the seven elected board members.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Xiaomi’s 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (18 Pro) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (18 Pro Max) and add a rear OLED second screen on the 18 Pro Max for face-down notifications and rear-camera selfies/vlogging.
Sep 24, 2026 ·CNET
India’s outsourced software/IT services industry grew 9.5% to $239.3 billion in 2025/26, up from 2024/25.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
Worldwide AI spending is forecast to rise 49.5% in 2026 to $2.7 trillion, then grow 36.2% in 2027, with Gartner saying there has been no diversion of IT budgets away from other areas to fund AI.
Sep 24, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Black employees allege Tesla’s Fremont factory subjected them to years of racist harassment, including swastikas, Confederate flags and other white-supremacist symbols, and use of the N-word, alongside unequal pay and fewer advancement opportunities than other employees.
Sep 24, 2026 ·CNET
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra was the only model to fully complete DrivingBench’s Toyota Corolla course on attempt 2, steering 134.7 meters in 5 minutes, 22 seconds (while GPT-5.6 Sol, Grok 4.6, and Claude Fable 5.1 failed to finish).
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
More than 90% of Discord users won’t be asked to confirm their age; most will be auto-assigned an age group or can use Discord without confirmation unless they access age-restricted content, spaces, or settings.
Sep 24, 2026 ·CNET
Meta’s Muse “Charm” is a Tamagotchi-like keychain device that lets users start interacting by tapping its corner fingerprint sensor, with Muse’s real-time voice and animated avatar displayed on the screen.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Engadget
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government portal holding Medicare spending and aggregate health statistics in June, and accessed both public and non-public files without the government believing other systems were compromised or personal information accessed.
Sep 24, 2026 ·The Register
ShinyHunters claims it stole sensitive personal data on “all” FBI employees and applicants, potentially creating national security and counterintelligence risks.
Sep 24, 2026 ·CNET
Meta unveiled $1,299 Meta VR Glasses, a mixed-reality tethered device that uses four cameras for hand tracking and integrated pancake lenses with eye tracking instead of a controller-only experience.
Sep 24, 2026 ·Engadget
The U.S. and China extended their trade truce, keeping tariffs lower and extending it from its November expiry to Jan. 10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Sep 23, 2026 ·CNBC
A Microsoft patent filed in June proposes generative AI that could rewrite on-the-fly Xbox game content per player session—adding new quests, lore, monsters, and NPCs based on exploration and even measuring facial expressions and reactions to tune the experience.
Sep 23, 2026 ·CNET
