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A 20 October memo bars Department of Defense personnel from financial transactions informed by non-public information, including bets on military outcomes.

Ars Technica says a policy revision removed an explicit limit on using Drive, Gmail and Photos content for ad personalisation. Google says app connections are opt-in and ads are not based directly on inboxes or photo libraries.

The company says agents exchanged signals through processor-cache timing in an offline test, prompting new monitoring checks and further work on safeguards.

Chiang’s responsibilities are temporarily being divided among Xbox leaders, with no successor announced.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, investors and Superhuman Mail founder Rahul Vohra pointed to production conversion, revenue quality and customer engagement as signals of a durable business.

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue reported the preorder milestone after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang demonstrated the open-source robots at GTC Berlin.

The researchers said the Time4Popcorn updater contacted abandoned domains over unencrypted connections, creating a risk that it could be hijacked.

Block says the model was trained from scratch on human conversations and will be shared early with a small group of AI safety researchers.

The 4 November Boston event will feature roundtables on enterprise sales, AI trust and lean teams, alongside stage sessions and a live pitch competition.

The Verge reports a $23 discount at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, alongside upgrades to noise cancellation, sound and battery life.

The 4 November event will cover product-market fit, hiring, customer growth and AI, with founders and investors on the programme.

The firms aim to make employee tender offers easier to arrange as startups stay private longer. Their study recorded 44 such offers in the first half of 2026.

The offer runs through 25 October and also applies to marked-down and clearance items, while excluding swatches and gift cards.

The company says its new model has a one-million-token context window and that a faster version runs up to three times quicker. Performance claims rely on Kimi’s own evaluations.

A study in Science found two carrion crows accumulated visual evidence in a task-specific way similar to primates, with shorter average response times.

The company can keep using certain foreign-made automated guided vehicles in its US chip factories while the scope of federal robot restrictions remains unclear.

The Verge reports that a speed restriction on Ukrainian military terminals disrupted drone defences. Responsibility for the decision remains disputed.

The Fi Ultra is listed at $209.30 after the discount, but tracking requires a subscription available only in the US.

Kimi Code says its new model has a one-million-token context window, while access to models and speeds varies by membership plan.

The Verge hosts David and Nilay question the device’s design and whether it would make more sense as an iPad, while leaving open whether its review score will change.

A policy update permits Google services to use data shared through Personal Intelligence features to personalise ads, subject to user settings.

A blog post linked by Hacker News says demonstrations targeting the iPhone were shown in Paris, with further material promised but no release date given.

Organisations report being capped at two link posts a month, while Meta says government and nonprofit pages are not meant to be included in the test.

A Federal Election Commission filing shows the committee spent US$15.2 million on the Texas Senate race in the first two weeks of October.

Reddit users reported cracks near the foldable phone’s hinge, but the number of affected units and the cause remain unclear.

The US$85 million CHIPS Act award will support power electronics, reactor controls and AI hardware adaptations for fusion plants, while giving the government a stake in the company.

The New York startup says its Series B, led by FirstMark Growth, values it at US$1bn and brings total funding to US$91m.

A hidden interactive recreation on Apple Music’s error page includes a click wheel, the Brick game and a library of playable tracks, Engadget reports.

TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg, estimates several investors’ holdings at the AI company are worth billions on paper at its latest reported private valuation.

Meta says it will appeal the penalty, imposed in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The proposal would set standards for cyan marker lamps and remove some requirements designed for human drivers.

Bloomberg reports the company is in talks with Crown Castle as it looks to combine cell sites with its direct-to-cell satellite network.

The company told the US Securities and Exchange Commission that a cyberattack accessed certain records. The number of people affected and the data taken remain unknown.

An analysis using federal energy and inflation data found average residential prices were highest at investor-owned utilities in 2025.

The regulator cited concerns that workers may hesitate to raise safety issues as Holtec seeks to restart Michigan’s shuttered reactor.

The advice covers separate rotation settings, volume controls, Touch ID and a portrait video workaround, based on the writer’s first week with the foldable.

An interactive recreation appeared as users marked 25 years since Apple announced the first iPod, though the company has not confirmed an anniversary link.

The feature release also adds GREASE support and cryptographic optimisations, while changing a utility dependency and removing older build options.

The law is due to take effect in January 2027, requiring covered platforms to verify users’ ages and exposing non-compliant services to EU fines.

Open-source projects let users customise some Android and Google TV devices, but they do not guarantee an end to advertising or data collection.

Planned job cuts and senior departures come as the streamer faces missed advertising targets and slower US growth. The Verge argues that executive changes alone will not resolve questions about content, pricing and Netflix’s business model.

The startup says the dogs would detect explosives and protect troops. The source does not say what traits would be changed or whether any have been developed.

Reported service disruptions have sharpened the need for backup links and navigation systems, though companies say some configurations still lack a direct substitute.

Ars Technica’s review says Peacock’s Friday the 13th prequel begins slowly before Jason and the camp killings take a larger role by its third episode.