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Apple Reportedly Boosts iPhone Duo Orders by 44%
Strong pre-orders have reportedly prompted Apple to order millions more iPhone Duo units from suppliers, according to DigiTimes. Supply chain sources said Foxconn and component manufacturers had received instructions reflecting a roughly 44% increase from 9.7 million to 14 million devices. The revised target reportedly follows strong pre-orders for Apple's first foldable iPhone and covers a full 12-month period, rather than the remainder of 2026. Apple last week described demand as "nothing short of…
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Livres
Thélyson Orélien a utilisé l’IA pour écrire son roman C’était ça ou mourir, annonce son éditeur
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Ce mercredi 21 octobre, les éditions du Boréal ont annoncé, dans un communiqué publié sur leur site, mettre fin à leur collaboration avec Thélyson Orélien. « Au cours des dernières semaines, nous avons assuré l’auteur de notre collaboration afin de constituer un dossier documentant son processus de création pour démontrer son innocence. Toutefois, ces démarches n’ont pas permis de trancher la question…
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Tech News
Adieu Dragon Age et Mass Effect : EA ferme le studio BioWare
Mais rassurez-vous, FC continuera à sortir tous les ans EA (Electronic Arts) engage une restructuration interne visant à se recentrer sur ses plus grandes licences, et explorer de nouveaux marchés. Dans ce contexte, l’éditeur annonce la fermeture du studio BioWare, créateur de Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age. Le projet Mass Effect 5 est abandonné. On verse une larme dans les Royaumes Oubliés. Le studio BioWare, auteur de franchises…
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Tech News
La manette PS5 Gran Turismo est là : voici où la précommander
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Les amateurs de simulation automobile et les collectionneurs de manettes PlayStation vont pouvoir ajouter une nouvelle pièce à leur collection. Sony a dévoilé le 14 octobre, sur le PlayStation Blog, une DualSense en édition limitée inspirée de Gran Turismo, avec un design qui reprend les codes visuels du sport automobile. Les précommandes ouvriront le jeudi 22 octobre à 10 h, chez PlayStation…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple Ordered to Open iPhone to Rival App Stores in Australia
Australia's Federal Court today ordered Apple to allow competing app stores, direct app downloads, and alternative payment services for Australian users from March 1, 2027. The orders follow the court's August 2025 finding that Apple misused its market power by restricting app distribution and payment options. They cover users whose Apple Account region is Australia, with Apple Developer Program members worldwide able to participate. Apple must let users find, download, install, and update apps…
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Apple Suppliers Face Hurdles Cutting Circuit Board Emissions
Apple's efforts to cut supply chain emissions face persistent challenges among printed circuit board manufacturers, where demand for more advanced components is increasing energy consumption, according to DigiTimes. The report says requirements from Apple and Google are prompting suppliers to publish sustainability reports, buy more renewable electricity, and work with their own suppliers to cut emissions. Simultaneously, growing demand for more complex boards used in AI and high-performance computing is increasing the electricity and…
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Smartphones
Things Updated for iPhone Duo With Adaptive Layout
Cultured Code has updated its task management app Things with support for the iPhone Duo, introducing an adaptive layout, a sidebar, and multi-window support ahead of the device's launch on Friday. The app's interface adjusts to the iPhone Duo's different configurations, including when it is closed, fully open, or partially folded like a book. The layout also supports both portrait and landscape orientations. Opening the device reveals a sidebar for switching between lists, which…
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IA
Simplicity and Siri AI Are HomeView's Killer Features, Apple Says
Apple designed Siri AI on the HomeView to complete household tasks with natural voice commands and minimal follow-up questions, executives told The Verge, emphasizing simplicity as a key feature of the new home hub. In an new interview, Kaiann Drance, Apple's vice president of product marketing for home, linked the timing of HomeView's introduction to Siri AI's personal context capabilities and Apple's approach to privacy. "With the magic of Siri AI, it comes together…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple must open iPhone to alternative app stores in Australia after Epic Games ruling
An Australian federal judge has ordered Apple to make sweeping changes to its App Store rules following a years-long antitrust battle with Epic Games. Apple has confirmed that it plans to appeal. Here are the details. Apple must allow iPhone users with Australian Apple Accounts to install apps from third-party app stores and websites starting March 1, 2027, a federal judge ordered today in a 235-page decision. Apple has until February 15 to request…
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Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
Tesla said Wednesday it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year, even as federal regulators investigate whether the vehicle meets vehicle safety standards. The gold-hued, autonomous two-seater lacks a steering wheel and other traditional controls. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Lars Moravy, vice president of engineering at Tesla, said the Cybercabs produced today are all destined for the company’s own robotaxi fleet. As that fleet grows, the…
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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco (22 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits Cisco. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une élévation de privilèges et un déni de service à distance. Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Bulletin…
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Apps & Logiciels
YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
YouTube creators, on their own videos, will have the dislike button moved behind the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users. YouTube creators, on their own videos, will have the dislike button moved behind the three-dot menu, but that’s not the case for regular users. On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X…
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Tech News
Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?
Tesla has set a Q2 2027 target to let owners opt their cars into its robotaxi network—a major promise, but one that comes with a history of missed deadlines and steep regulatory hurdles. Tesla has set a Q2 2027 target to let owners opt their cars into its robotaxi network—a major promise, but one that comes with a history of missed deadlines and steep regulatory hurdles. For years, Elon Musk has been making big…
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Smartphones
Giant iPhone Duo installations spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue ahead of Friday launch
While the iPhone Duo doesn’t launch until Friday, preparations are already underway at Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York for the big day. Here are the details. As spotted by @LChenlz on X, Apple has begun setting up several large, rectangular structures around the store’s iconic glass cube entrance. The installations are still concealed beneath black cloth and white protective wrapping, but their shapes strongly suggest they could be giant iPhone Duo…
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IA
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Private equity giant Blackstone is putting itself at the center of the AI boom, firm veteran Jas Khaira discussed last week on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. It is writing checks via various strategies, ranging from offering massive loans to data centers to investing in frontier AI models and applications. Earlier this year, the firm launched Blackstone N1 (BXN1), a San Francisco-based central hub for its AI initiatives. The group is led by Khaira, who…
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Tech News
Apple & DOJ antitrust suit reaches impasse over document collection
The DOJ's antitrust case has run long, and now the DOJ fears some new evidence may have emerged in the previous year that will prove once and for all Apple is in the wrong. But document collection has ended. DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple hits another wall Apple is being sued by the United States Department of Justice on antitrust grounds, though every charge has been rendered moot in the two years since the…
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IA
Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
Meta is making a big push into AI, and it’s creating a new kind of stock that could help pay for it. On Wednesday, as the company reported its third-quarter earnings, Semafor reported the company might issue non-voting stock, meaning shares that don’t give their owners a vote on company decisions, to help fund its push into artificial intelligence. During Meta’s earnings call, the company confirmed that reporting. Meta’s chief financial officer, Susan Li,…
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Apps & Logiciels
INMO GO3 smart glasses pack a display and Gemini integration with clever camera privacy
There are two problems with smart glasses today. Most don’t deliver that futuristic display we all want to have, and the camera has become a serious point of friction. INMO GO3 solve both problems while also supporting Google’s Gemini and more. The promise of INMO GO3 is to deliver an AI-forward pair of smart glasses that help you stay connected and get things done, but without using your phone quite as much. It delivers…
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Smartphones
9to5Mac Daily: October 21, 2026 – New iPhone Duo features, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to…
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Tech News
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase' with Muse
He expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps. It's only been a few weeks since Meta introduced Muse, but the company's personal agent is already becoming central to Meta's plan to start making money off its massive investment in AI. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is already working on monetizing the agent, and that he expects Muse to eventually generate more revenue per user than Facebook…
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IT & Science & Technology
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
New research out of Texas shows how data centers are driving up pollution. New research out of Texas shows how data centers are driving up pollution. A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the physical infrastructure behind generative AI. New and proposed data centers are demanding a tremendous amount of electricity. How developers and…
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Tech News
Bose buys audio rival Skullcandy
Bose sees the company as a way to reach a wider audience. Bose has acquired Skullcandy and is adopting the headphone and speaker company as a separate brand under its consumer audio business. Bose didn't share how much it paid for the company in a press release announcing the acquisition, but a collaborative relationship between the two audio rivals has existed for several years. Skullcandy has released multiple audio products with "Sound by Bose,"…
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FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr today warned broadcasters about airing “fake polls,” amplifying one of the many complaints that President Trump has regularly made about the news media. Carr’s post on X said, “Many journalists and broadcasters have been amplifying or airing these Polls without regard to basic journalistic ethics and without informing the public that those Polls lack a scientific, accurate, or even real basis… Broadcasters are advised to avoid engaging in…
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Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Airbnb is taking steps to limit the chores that hosts can require of guests prior to checkout, addressing a long-standing grievance among customers who often pay cleaning fees and are told they must do a list of tasks themselves. In a new policy update, Airbnb prohibits hosts from mandating that guests strip beds, wash and put away dishes, start laundry, or remove trash from the property. This new guideline will apply to reservations made…
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