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Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn’t back two companies that compete head-on. But speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt earlier this week, the partners of Benchmark readily acknowledged that the AI boom is straining that rule. It’s been on the verge of snapping for some time. The towering AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic share dozens of the same investors at this point. Then, at the end of September, Factory,…
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Avec Muse Spark Open, Meta ouvre les poids et se rapproche d’Apple
Poids ouverts pour le poids lourd Avec Muse Spark Open, Meta revient à ses premières amours, c’est à dire les modèles IA à poids ouverts. Et pour faire tourner ce poids lourd en local, l’entreprise s’est trouvé un partenaire inattendu : Apple. Avec son ancienne famille de modèles Llama, Meta pensait avoir trouvé la botte secrète face aux LLM propriétaires d’OpenAI, d’Anthropic ou de Google : des modèles à poids ouverts, autrement dit qu’il…
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Votre cerveau se lave pendant que vous dormez, et le MIT a trouvé comment renforcer ce nettoyage avec un simple « bruit rose »
Et si quelques millisecondes de bruit pouvaient faire travailler plus efficacement le cerveau endormi ? Une expérience menée au MIT montre qu’un bruit rose, délivré au rythme des ondes lentes du sommeil, amplifie les mouvements du liquide céphalorachidien impliqué dans le nettoyage du cerveau. [EN VIDÉO] Institute of Human Anatomy utilise des cadavres humains comme instruments pour l'enseignement de l'anatomie et pour la formation aux dispositifs médicaux et l'essai de prototypes. La diffusion de…
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Relive Tesla's ridiculous(ly fun) Roadster stunt show
Tesla's Roadster launch event was pretty exciting to say the least, with loads of car stunts that we enjoyed watching. The Roadster first appeared during the event at the bottom of C-shaped ramp. It drove up — twice — and stopped at the top of the ramp perpendicular to the ground, hanging upside-down. After the second time, the car jumped off the ramp, rolled over, and safely hovered to the ground, thanks to its…
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Tesla's redesigned Roadster has a cold-gas thruster option, but you'll need $250,000 just to reserve it
The automaker has unveiled the vehicle with some crazy stunts. Tesla has unveiled the next-generation Roadster, nine years after the company showed off its concept prototype and after years and years of launch delay. Elon Musk and the Tesla team introduced the vehicle during an event at the SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas with a stunt. It drove up a C-shaped ramp and stopped in the middle of the part perpendicular to the…
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The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second
The next-gen Roadster has been in development for nearly a decade. But perhaps it was worth the wait. The next-gen Roadster has been in development for nearly a decade. But perhaps it was worth the wait. Elon Musk promised a flying car. And the Tesla Roadster did exactly that. Tesla demonstrated its next-generation Roadster at an event in Waco, Texas, where the electric supercar drove upside down, briefly flew, and accelerated to 60mph in…
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IT & Science & Technology
Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style
Tesla just revealed its redesigned second-generation Roadster with SpaceX thrusters, a vehicle CEO Elon Musk has called “the best of the last of the human-driven cars.” Musk showed off the car at an event outside Waco, Texas, with a demonstration that saw the car use a mixture of high-powered fans and thrusters to drive up an inverted ramp, spin around, and ease itself to a landing on the pavement below. The car also used…
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Gemini 4 Argon is now rolling out to Google’s Antigravity for AI Pro subscribers
Google is now rolling out support for Gemini 4 Argon to Antigravity, its AI coding tool. Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s latest flagship AI model, announced at the end of September and having widely rolled out to users earlier this week. Now, it’s also available within Antigravity. Antigravity is an agentic development platform, as Google describes it, which leverages AI and agents to assist in coding and building apps. Google announced that Argon would…
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Apps & Logiciels
‘Tenzing’ premieres on Apple TV, starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe
The newest Apple Original Films feature, “Tenzing,” is now available to Apple TV subscribers. Watch the trailer below. A few days ago, Apple Original Films held a limited theatrical premiere of “Tenzing,” its latest adventure film starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston (The Life of Chuck), and Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate). Interestingly, “Tenzing” is the second mountain-climbing release set against an icy backdrop to debut in recent days, following the October 2 premiere of…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple lists unreleased iPad mini accessory ahead of rumored launch
While Apple is rumored to be gearing up to introduce an OLED iPad mini later this month, an oversight on the company’s French site might have just confirmed the product’s existence. Here are the details. As spotted by MacRumors, Apple’s French regulatory website currently lists a Smart Folio for iPad mini with the model number A3632, which doesn’t correspond to any existing products. The regulatory document is dated September 8, 2026, although it’s unclear…
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Oops, Apple's Website Just Hinted at iPad Mini 8
Apple has an unreleased iPad mini Smart Folio listed on its French regulatory website, hinting that a new iPad mini is coming. The case's A3632 model number doesn't match current or past iPad mini cases. Apple appears to have added the case to its website recently, and it's listed alongside iPhone 18 Pro accessories added in September. The listing doesn't include any iPad mini specs, but it does suggest design changes to the device…
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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE (16 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de SUSE. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une élévation de privilèges, un déni de service à distance et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données. Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs…
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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu (16 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une élévation de privilèges et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données. Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf.…
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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM (16 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits IBM. 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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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Office (16 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Office Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans Microsoft Office. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et un contournement de la politique de sécurité. Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Bulletin…
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Cybersécurité
Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat (16 octobre 2026)
Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat Une gestion de version détaillée se trouve à la fin de ce document. De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat. 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…
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When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school. Founder of the AI-fueled calorie tracking app Cal AI, Yadegari is only 19 but his company has rocketed to viral fame over the past two years. At TechCrunch Disrupt on Thursday, Yadegari shared details of that surprising rise to prominence. Cal AI, which was founded in 2024, exploded onto the internet thanks largely to Yadegari’s strategy…
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems
For three days this week in San Francisco, 20 eager startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The top 20 were chosen to represent the best of the Startup Battlefield 200, and they competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. With that intense pitching now complete, we have a winner. These startups were handpicked to compete in Startup Battlefield, and all of them presented a…
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Steam can now show game achievements in separate ‘sets’
Developers with games on Steam can split achievements from a base game and its DLC into sets with their own progress bars. Developers with games on Steam can split achievements from a base game and its DLC into sets with their own progress bars. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Valve is introducing a major new feature for Steam achievements called “achievement sets”…
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Withings wants new users to pay $100 a year to sync with Apple Health
The smart health company is gating third-party app syncing to its own subscription plan for new users. Withings has found itself in hot water with its customers after adopting an expensive policy change this week. According to a post on the company's support forum, Withings appears to be gating the ability for users to sync their data with Apple Health to its own subscription service. Current users don't seem to be impacted, but accounts…
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ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now
With the ChatGPT extension installed, it can pull information from your open tabs or bring the AI bot into the sidebar. With the ChatGPT extension installed, it can pull information from your open tabs or bring the AI bot into the sidebar. OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but now ChatGPT’s Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open. With the extension installed,…
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Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch
Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete Edition is being removed after users discovered bugs and upscaling that appears to have been done by AI. Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete Edition is being removed after users discovered bugs and upscaling that appears to have been done by AI. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete…
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KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
Marking the 30th anniversary of software developer KDE on October 14, the company released Plasma 6.8, debuted a movie, and retired Plasma's native X11 session support. The announcement from KDE dubs the new Plasma 6.8 as the "30th Anniversary Edition" and describes the update as preparing Plasma for the future. Legacy X11 applications will still function via the XWayland compatibility layer, and KDE applications will also continue supporting X11 under other desktop environments. After…
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IT & Science & Technology
OLED MacBook Pro Won't Get M7 Chips Until Late 2027
Apple is "pretty much done" with M6 chips, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated today on his podcast. Apple debuted the M6 chip in the Mac mini and has plans for an M6 iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, but the company is not planning to make M6 Pro, M6 Max, or M6 Ultra chips. Apple will instead go from the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra to the M7 lineup. The upcoming OLED MacBook…
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