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OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI on Tuesday acquired a four-year-old AI biotech software startup called Orchestra Bio, the company announced on its website. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the startup had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025 from backers like Andreessen Horowitz, Atria, and 8VC. Orchestra creates AI agents that help biotech companies manage the minutiae of drug-discovery operations, from tracking finances to resolving scheduling issues with clinical trials. OpenAI says it’s adding…
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Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 for Pixel rolling out with 21 fixes
The Android 17 QPR3 preview ahead of the March 2027 launch continues today with Beta 2 for Google Pixel devices. Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 [Gallery] You can report issues via the Android Beta Feedback app on Pixel devices. Access it from the application drawer or Quick Settings to file bugs in Google’s issue tracker. There’s also the Android Beta community on Reddit. Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 system images…
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Apps & Logiciels
Final Payday: Aces High playtest on Meta Quest and Steam comes with a free mask this week
Payday’s first full-VR game is on the cusp of release, but you don’t have to wait! Join the playtest now and get exclusive rewards when the full game releases on November 5. It’s almost hard to believe we’re getting such a big-name VR release like Payday: Aces High this late in 2026, but the release is almost upon us, and the second public play test has already begun! The free playtest runs from October…
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JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
Since launching in 2015, JustWatch has helped people navigate the growing number of streaming services by providing a guide on where to find movies they want to stream. Now JustWatch has its own streaming service and wants people to subscribe. Launched today, JustWatch TV offers some movies available for free with ads that aren’t free on any other streaming service, including Green Room (2015), Locke (2013), and Sing Sing (2023). Other free movies include…
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Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
Hoping to quell criticism, Meta has dropped the word “train” from its “streamlined” commercial terms of service that kick in on October 30. Last week, Meta faced backlash after legal experts warned that the tech giant’s sweeping new commercial terms of service seemed to give Meta permission to endlessly scrape websites linked on business pages. Talking to Nieman Lab, experts suggested that Meta could possibly use the policy to avoid millions in licensing fees…
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Apple’s ‘Designers of Tomorrow’ highlights creative projects from emerging designers
Apple, in collaboration with Design Miami, is highlighting four creative projects from emerging designers in this year’s ‘Designers of Tomorrow’ exhibition, which opens today at Hôtel de Maisons in Paris. Here are the details. Apple today published an interesting press release highlighting the work of five designers, who “integrated Apple products into their creative processes” to develop their projects. Now in its second year, Apple’s “Designers of Tomorrow” initiative is organized in partnership with…
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Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars
Google kicked off 2026 with the addition of Personal Intelligence to Gemini, allowing its AI to pull in more of your data to formulate answers. It started as a paid feature but eventually came to all Gemini users. However, this feature wasn't available in the car until now. Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence to Android Auto and Google Built-in, and it is still, thankfully, an optional feature. As Google points out, a generative…
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Personal Intelligence hits the road: Google brings Gemini's tailored assistance to Android Auto
What you need to know Google announced that it's bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence to vehicles. The feature mirrors the experience in AI Mode or on your phone, as the AI can connect to your Workspace apps, Gmail, Photos, Search, and more for tailored help that matters to you. Gemini can pick up old conversations with you through Personal Intelligence, and it can look for restaurants to eat and bring directions straight to your car's…
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Google upgrading Gemini for Android Auto with Personal Intelligence
Google is beginning to roll out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto and Android Automotive (cars with Google built-in). Like in the Gemini app or AI Mode, Personal Intelligence taps into your Google Workspace (including Gmail and Calendar), Photos, Maps, Search, and YouTube to personalize responses. Your prompts and commands don’t have to include specifics as Personal Intelligence can pull those details from emails, photos, or a “place you saved in Google Maps.”…
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Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
Google is making the Gemini AI assistant that’s already in millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs a lot more personal — a move that could push consumers even deeper into the company’s ecosystem of products. The company said Tuesday it’s upgrading Gemini in vehicles with a personal intelligence feature that can draw on information from Gmail, Google Calendar, YouTube, Maps, Google Search history, and other connected Google services to understand your preferences, activities, and…
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John Ternus talks his involvement with design teams at Apple
Last week TIME shared select quotes from a new interview with Apple CEO John Ternus, but today the full video has been published, including a discussion on Ternus’s involvement with Apple’s design teams. Ever since John Ternus officially became CEO last month, reporting has indicated that he’s spending lots of his time hands-on with Apple’s design teams. In a recent interview with TIME, Ternus discusses his new role, the transition, and his current priorities.…
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iOS 27 adds scam-prevention feature to iPhone, here’s how to enable it
iOS 27 introduces a new security feature called ‘Impersonation Risk Detection’ that helps protect you against scams, but it’s off by default. Here’s what the feature does, and how to enable it. Every day around the world, people get tricked into sharing sensitive information like bank details or other financial info with bad actors. This commonly happens via text messages, emails, or phone calls to iPhone or Android devices. And while iOS has built-in…
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9to5Mac Daily: October 20, 2026 – Apple announces ‘Pro and tell’ experience
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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Steam Deck 2 : la nouvelle puce de la console de Valve fait une apparition remarquée en benchmark
Le potentiel APU qui propulsera le Steam Deck 2 a été testé via l’outil OpenBenchmarking, donnant un aperçu de ses caractéristiques et performances. Un nouvel APU AMD a été repéré dans la base de données de la plateforme OpenBenchmarking. Connue sous le nom de code Gainsborough, cette puce est fortement pressentie pour équiper le Steam Deck 2. Si les caractéristiques techniques, et encore plus les performances, peuvent évoluer d’ici à la production de la…
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YouTube starts hiding the dislike button on normal videos
After removing dislike counts years ago, new UI tests at YouTube are making it harder to even using the dislike button at all. In 2021, YouTube removed the dislike count as a way to “de-weaponize” the button – effort that had been ongoing for years – with YouTube even acknowledging that it was a decision that users might disagree with. Now, following similar changes to Shorts, YouTube appears to be testing further hiding the…
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Le FSR 4.1 arrive sur Xbox Series X/S et Xbox Ally, AMD promet un boost de performances colossal sur les consoles
AMD annonce la compatibilité du FSR 4.1 pour les consoles de salon et portables Xbox de cette génération. Cette technologie devrait permettre aux machines d’offrir des performances en jeu bien supérieures. Alors que Sony vient d’annoncer le QSSR sur la PS5 de base, après avoir déjà déployé le PSSR sur la PS5 Pro, Microsoft réplique. L’entreprise va aussi proposer une technologie de mise à l’échelle de l’image afin de booster les performances de ses…
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Google Home Speaker is downloading huge amounts of data, and users need it to stop
What you need to know Google Home Speaker users have noticed that the device has consumed an enormous amount of data in the background. The device was reportedly spotted consuming several terabytes of data in a single month without much use. Google is reportedly aware of the problem and has started rolling out a fix. Users on social media are waking up to a startling truth: their Google Home Speaker has been incredibly active…
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Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens : sécurité et résilience
Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens Chaque matin, une suite de décisions silencieuses précède nos propres décisions : quel contenu apparaît en premier, quel itinéraire nous est suggéré, quel produit nous semble pertinent. Ces arbitrages reposent sur des systèmes automatisés qui ne sont presque jamais visibles. Cette invisibilité n'est pas accessoire : elle est la condition même de leur efficacité, car un système que l'on questionne à chaque usage perdrait l'avantage de…
Lire l’article completChrome can now share your clipboard data with Google servers (for your own good)
TL;DR Google Chrome is getting three new Enhanced Safe Browsing Protection features. It can share the webpages you visit with Safe Browsing servers to protect you from a broader range of scams. It can also share your clipboard content with Google’s servers to protect against social engineering scams like ClickFix. Google introduced Enhanced Protection in Chrome over half a decade ago. Since then, the company has added several new tools to identify increasingly sophisticated…
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Chrome will now show a warning before you visit ‘suspicious’ sites
The new two-stage browser warning makes it easier to distinguish between shifty and dangerous URLs. The new two-stage browser warning makes it easier to distinguish between shifty and dangerous URLs. Google is launching a new browser safety feature for Chrome that aims to keep you better informed about how malicious a website might be before you open it. The suspicious site warnings build on a similar two-stage system introduced for Chrome file downloads in…
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Google says Chrome’s Safe Browsing Enhanced Protection mode makes users 10x safer
Chrome today announced the latest features for Safe Browsing Enhanced Protection. Google says this mode makes users ten times safer from phishing, social engineering, notification abuse, and other scams compared to Standard Protection. Chrome is adding suspicious site warnings in the address bar “when a page exhibits deceptive patterns commonly associated with known malicious sites.” There are two tiers: Suspicious sites (above) will trigger a shield icon in the Omnibox, with a dialog box…
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Actualité : AMD FSR 4.1 : la technologie d’upscaling désormais dispo sur les Radeon RX 6000, et bientôt sur Xbox Series
© AMD - Le FSR 4.1 arrive sur les cartes Radeon RX 6000 C'est avec quelques mois d'avance qu'AMD honore sa promesse formulée l'été dernier avec l'arrivée de la technologie d'upscaling FSR 4.1 sur ses anciennes cartes graphiques Radeon RX 6000. Les pilotes 26.10.1, mis en ligne dans la foulée de l'annonce du patron des rouges Jack Hyunh, sont d'ores et déjà disponibles au téléchargement pour les GPU d'architecture RDNA 2 – on le…
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Quelles performances pour la Nvidia RTX 6060 par rapport à la PS6 ?
On commence à avoir des nouvelles de la RTX 6060. Elle n’est pas près de sortir, et ce lancement tardif ne signifie pas qu’elle aura droit à des performances plus impressionnantes que ce qu’on pouvait anticiper. Le marché des composants électroniques est presque à l’arrêt à cause de la pénurie de puces mémoire. Les cartes graphiques embarquant de grandes quantités de VRAM, elles ne sont pas épargnées par ce phénomène et on attend désespérément…
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Don't put your phone in the TSA bin — do this instead
After years of traveling with a small arsenal of tech — usually a phone, iPad, laptop and a portable gaming console — I like to think I'm pretty efficient when it comes to taking them out of my bag at TSA checkpoints. But it's still a pain to hastily repack them while also putting on my shoes, grabbing my belt and just trying not to hold up the line of people behind me in…
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