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Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
But OneDrive storage is being cut to a shared 2TB pool across all family members. But OneDrive storage is being cut to a shared 2TB pool across all family members. Microsoft bundled its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions last year, but it only allowed the primary account holder to access the AI benefits. Now, Microsoft is about to let Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers share Copilot and AI…
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Dépassée par son succès, Anthropic suspend son offre Claude for Startups
PR stunt Anthropic promettait d’offrir jusqu’à 1 000 dollars de crédits API et un an d’abonnement gratuit aux startups qui s’inscrivaient sur sa plateforme, après simple validation d’un formulaire. Trois jours plus tard, l’entreprise fait marche arrière, se disant victime de son succès. Trop beau pour être vrai ? Le 6 octobre dernier, Anthropic a annoncé l’extension de son programme Claude Startups, avec une promesse particulièrement séduisante : les entrepreneurs éligibles se voyaient offrir…
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Ecosia lâche Mistral et se tourne vers les modèles chinois
Mistral se prend un vent Ecosia en a soupé de Mistral. Le moteur de recherche allemand a en effet décidé de se passer des services de l’entreprise IA française, dont les modèles ont déçu. Ecosia veut maintenant favoriser les modèles à poids ouverts, y compris chinois. Christian Kroll, le fondateur et directeur général d’Ecosia, n’a pas sa langue dans la poche. « Nous sommes déçus par la qualité de Mistral », déclare-t-il à Politico.…
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IT & Science & Technology
OLED MacBook Pro to help boost premium display shipments, per report
A new Counterpoint Research report says Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro will help drive a 50% increase in OLED notebook display shipments in 2026 alone. Here are the details. In a report released today, Counterpoint Research projects that advanced notebook display shipments will grow 11% in 2026 compared to 2025, with OLED notebook display shipments expected to rise 50% for the period. The report notes that the 11% growth in advanced notebook display shipments will…
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Smartphones
Apple rolls out AT&T carrier update for iPhone 18 Pro Max on iOS 27.2 beta
After releasing a carrier settings update last week to address cellular issues affecting some iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T, Apple is now rolling out a different carrier bundle update for devices running the iOS 27.2 beta. Here are the details. Last Friday, Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T were experiencing an issue that could cause their devices to lose cellular service and…
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Apps & Logiciels
‘Matchbox The Movie’ starring John Cena premieres on Apple TV
Apple TV subscribers can now watch Apple TV’s “Matchbox The Movie,” the platform’s new action-packed comedy inspired by the iconic Mattel toys. Watch the trailer below. If you’ve watched anything on Apple TV for the past few weeks, you certainly saw the trailer (or at least the first few seconds of it) for “Matchbox The Movie.” Starring John Cena (Heads of State), Jessica Biel (The Illusionist), Arturo Castro (Mike & Nick & Nick &…
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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Available only for MIT Technology Review subscribers. Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter James O'Donnell as he interviews King about his work, being named one of MIT Technology Review's…
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IT & Science & Technology
Apple reportedly plans touchscreen MacBook and iPad Mini launch for this month
The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over. 2026 is turning into a big year for Apple hardware news. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the company's first touchscreen laptop is expected to debut "on or around" October 27. So, not a 100-percent solid date for a product announcement, but still a more concrete time frame than we've ever had about Apple's long-awaited touchscreen laptop debut. Rumors about a…
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Researchers uncover new DarkSword spyware variant affecting unpatched iPhones
iVerify released a report today detailing P7 DarkSword, a new variant of the malware associated with the DarkSword iPhone exploit chain uncovered earlier this year. Here are the details. Earlier this year, Google and iVerify revealed two sophisticated iPhone hacking tools known as Coruna and DarkSword, both of which chained multiple iOS vulnerabilities to compromise devices running outdated system versions. In DarkSword’s case, once an iPhone was compromised, attackers could deploy additional malware with…
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Apple's October 13 Launch: What's Coming
Apple is planning to introduce new products on Tuesday, October 13, Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced today. It won't be a traditional Apple event, but Apple has invited some members of the media to New York City to get some hands-on time with whatever's introduced. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Those of us not invited to the New York Experience are likely to be introduced to the new devices…
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President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize. Dell Technologies’ Michael Dell and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella also received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration, according to The New Republic. Alphabet and Microsoft,…
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US plans livestream of execution by firing squad
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan will be ‘public,’ Pete Hegseth said in an interview. The planned execution of Nidal Hasan will be ‘public,’ Pete Hegseth said in an interview. The United States’ execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press. The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military…
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Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects
The new OSS Scanner service offers vulnerability reports from Anthropic’s “strongest models,” including Mythos. The new OSS Scanner service offers vulnerability reports from Anthropic’s “strongest models,” including Mythos. Anthropic’s offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source projects that opt-in will get “thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost.” That could mean open-source projects get alerted about possible security…
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Anthropic Says Users Can't Be Needlessly Cruel to Claude
Anthropic today updated its usage policy (via The Verge) to bar users from subjecting Claude to "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior." Anthropic says the abuse rule is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users "repeatedly act cruelly" toward the AI models with "no discernible purpose." The rule does not apply to ordinary user frustration, pushback, dark creative themes, or model testing and research. Claude models are already able to end…
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IDC: Worldwide PC shipments in Q3 fell 20 percent from last year
The International Data Corporation reported that global PC shipments during the third quarter of 2026 numbered 62.7 million. That figure marks a 9.1 percent decrease from the Q2 2026 total and a staggering year-over-year drop of 20.1 percent from Q3 2025. The organization credited "supply issues" and "elevated prices" as some of the reasons for the sinking interest. In other words, RAMaggedon marches on apace. IDC reported its first decline for PC shipments in…
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Alexa Tablet vs iPad Pro: How Amazon is keeping up with Apple
Amazon's latest and greatest tablet shares some key similarities to Apple's high-end iPads, but the devil is in the details. Amazon's new Alexa Tablets, square-one reimaginings of the company's affordable tablet lineup, owe a lot to the iPad. And how could they not? Apple's family of tablets has become synonymous with the form factor globally, so why wouldn't Amazon take inspiration from their slim, all-aluminum designs and high-quality screens? Nowhere is that inspiration more…
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Smartphones
You can now use TextExpander for free across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and more
Incredibly useful keyboard shortcut utility TextExpander now offers a free plan, letting users access its core Snippets feature on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Chrome. Here are the details. I’ve written in the past about how TextExpander is one of the first apps I install as soon as I get a new Mac. Over the years, I’ve built up a library of roughly 200 Snippets (TextExpander’s name for text abbreviations that automatically expand…
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IT & Science & Technology
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their satellites are and where they’re going, a top executive at SpaceX and its AI subsidiary said this week. Michael Nicolls, SpaceX’s vice president for Starlink and president of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, used a presentation Tuesday at the International Astronautical Congress in Turkey as a clarion call for improved data-sharing among…
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Apple home event imminent, OLED MacBook Pro details, Full Disk Access changes
Benjamin and Chance talk about this week’s Apple news, ahead of a bevy of product announcements coming later this month. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a range of smart home accessories, and changes are coming to Full Disk Access permissions. Note: This episode was recorded before Apple officially announced its ‘Welcome home’ event. And in Happy Hour Plus, our family members get new phones. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by Roborock: Fall Prime…
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SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
SpaceX snapped up low-band spectrum in a bid to take on T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. SpaceX snapped up low-band spectrum in a bid to take on T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. SpaceX has acquired a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses — a move the company says “will pave the way” for its Starlink Mobile service to become a “major” US carrier. When the Federal Communications Commission signs off on the deal, SpaceX says it will…
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Anthropic bans 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' toward its AI models
The company is also tightening its election policy ahead of the midterms. Anthropic's annual usage policy update includes one eyebrow-raising change: a ban on "sustained and needless" cruelty toward its AI models. This comes in the shadow of a viral "AI torture chamber" project. 2026 sure is shaping up to be a wild one. "We've added a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models," Anthropic's update reads. It describes…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple, Prosser, and Ramacciotti trade blame over delays in trade secret lawsuit
In a joint status report made public earlier today, Apple said it is still waiting on additional documents from Jon Prosser and wants to depose Michael Ramacciotti again, while both defendants pushed back on the company’s handling of the case. Here are the details. According to a joint status report to Judge James Donato, Apple, leaker Jon Prosser, and Michael Ramacciotti are increasingly at odds over who is responsible for delays in the trade…
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AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
It’s already possible to get AMD’s framerate-enhancing FSR 4 boost on handhelds as old as the Steam Deck — but in June, AMD reserved the right to disappoint handheld gamers by not officially bringing FSR 4 to older handhelds. But AMD consumer chip boss Jack Huynh now says he will bring the tech to some handhelds by the end of the year. Which handhelds? It’s still not clear if it will come to existing…
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Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website
With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents unveiled during the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to be the chief executive of Theranos before everything came crashing down. (Every day, I am grateful to the American legal system for making the discovery process public.) i built a website where you can sit at elizabeth holmes’ deskopen her…
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