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Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
Flow Engineering, a startup that offers AI tools for hardware design, has raised a $50 million Series B round at a $750 million valuation from some big-name investors, the company announced on Wednesday. The round was co-led by Antonio Gracias of Valar Equity Partners (best known for its investments in Elon Musk’s companies, particularly SpaceX) and Gavin Baker of Atreides Management (a hedge fund that has also backed Musk’s companies and others like AI…
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A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
Most implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps work in isolation. To help them coordinate with each other, a team of Georgia Tech researchers built a networking system that sends signals through body tissue instead of antennas and radio waves. Implants that communicate today mostly rely on radio protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy or near-field communication (NFC). Both are a poor fit for in-body data transfer, says Alex Abramson, a Georgia Tech engineer and co-author…
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Gemini for Home is now better at hearing you in noisy rooms
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Polishing the Google Home app is a clear priority for Google, and that’s evident in the sheer number of updates the company pushes out for the app. To round off September, Google Home is getting yet another update — the third update this month. After rolling out better combined media and smart home commands, followed by another round of fixes that improved…
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Neon sticks it to A24 by announcing a Creative Commons SCP Foundation movie
The studio says the movie will be in theaters next year. The studio says the movie will be in theaters next year. A24 pissed off one of the internet’s largest horror communities when it announced it was working on an SCP Foundation film, but apparently hadn’t bothered to contact the SCP Wiki team, nor did it commit to releasing it under a Creative Commons license as required. Seeing an easy PR win, Neon is…
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Apps & Logiciels
Blender, the 3D modeling app, is launching for Android next year; iPad app still on pause
One of the biggest headaches facing Google’s push to make Android more of a desktop platform is the professional sector of apps and programs, but one big name is making the effort, as Blender is working to bring its app to Android. Blender is an industry-recognized suite of tools used for 3D modeling. It’s effectively the go-to option, and for good reason. Shown off at the Blender Conference 2026, Blender is making the effort…
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Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite in an attempt to obtain email backups and authentication credentials of vulnerable organzations, Microsoft has warned. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-73570, lets attackers remotely issue operating system commands without authentication. Zimbra maintainer Synacor issued a patch on July 20, but didn’t disclose the vulnerability for more than three weeks after that. The security-focused Shadowserver Foundation said last week that its scans found…
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Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
Gemini 4 Argon is launching first in a limited capacity so Google can make sure it’s not misaligned. Gemini 4 Argon is launching first in a limited capacity so Google can make sure it’s not misaligned. Google today revealed its next AI frontier model, which it’s calling Gemini 4 Argon. The new model delivers “frontier performance in complex workflows across real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work like legal and finance, and cybersecurity defense,” according…
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Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition
Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of the AI coding startup Factory, said in a post on X on Wednesday that he fired VC Chris Degnan from his role as a board advisor. Grinberg alleges that Degnan shared confidential information with Factory’s biggest competitor, Cognition. Two hours after Grinberg’s post, Degnan announced on both X and LinkedIn that he had joined Cognition as its chief revenue officer. He also subsequently refuted Grinberg’s allegations, saying in…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple Music expands to four new countries
Apple today expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the service to a total of 172 countries and regions. Here are the details. As spotted by Aaron Perris on X, Apple today updated its Availability of Apple Media Services support page, adding Apple Music availability to Albania, Brunei, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan. Apple has launched Apple Music in:AlbaniaBruneiBurkina FasoPakistan pic.twitter.com/xUpju3JYxh Perhaps not coincidentally, three out of the four new countries were also in…
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Here’s how much Google is testing paying web publishers for AI Overview usage
A new report details how Google is testing paying web publishers for content used in its AI Overviews, including how much they’re making and how much that varies. Google’s AI Overviews have drastically reshaped the web, and it’s hard to argue that it hasn’t harmed publishers across the web. Traffic is down almost universally, though Google insists AI isn’t to blame. Still, Google’s AI Overviews and other AI responses rely on publishers around the…
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Google annonce Gemini 4 Argon et affirme battre GPT-6 et Opus 5.5
Face à GPT-6 Astra, lancé le 3 septembre, et à Claude Opus 5.5, sorti le 22 septembre, Google faisait pâle figure avec son Gemini 3.1 Pro. Ce mercredi 30 septembre à 22h, la firme a levé le voile sur son nouveau modèle haut de gamme. Google saute le Gemini 3.5 Pro et passe directement à Gemini 4 Argon. Le modèle n’a pas de date de sortie, mais Google le donne premier sur 12 des…
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Apps & Logiciels
Is Neko Health’s body scan worth it? Spotify billionaire’s startup has come to America
Last day to demo your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt ticket savings of up to $200 + 50% off a second ends Sept 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. REGISTER HERE. Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raised $700 million to build a business around scanning your body, but it’s not the only company centering its roadmap around a new kind of preventative healthcare. Midjourney is building…
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Google annonce Gemini 4 Argon et revendique des meilleurs résultats qu’OpenAI et Anthropic
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ Surprise : Google revient dans la course aux meilleurs modèles IA. Au lendemain du sommet IA à la Maison-Blanche et de la conférence OpenAI DevDay, le géant du web a annoncé Gemini 4 Argon, présenté comme « son prochain modèle de frontière ». En tête des modèles pendant de longs mois avec Gemini 3 Pro, Google a vu OpenAI et Anthropic lui…
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Google announces Gemini 4 Argon AI model, but you can't use it yet
Google promised Gemini 3.5 Pro in June, but it spent the summer trotting out smaller Flash models. Now, Google is ready to take on the frontier again with Gemini 4 Argon. The company claims this new AI offers industry-leading performance in coding, knowledge work, and cybersecurity, but you aren't allowed to use it yet. While most of us will have to wait to test Gemini 4, Google says engineers inside the company are already…
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Smartphones
Our top iPhone 18 Pro accessories to upgrade your setup [Update #2]
Update 9/30: This post has now been updated with some additional accessories we have in our carts, and with the early fall Amazon Prime Day deals now flying, there are loads of tech accessories now seeing price drops right here and in our master roundup right here. We are taking look at some of the iPhone 18 Pro accessories we are picking up for ourselves. If you ask me Apple’s AirTag 2 and a…
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Samsung’s smart glasses just took their next step toward launch
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Samsung has long been working on smart glasses that can go toe-to-toe with Meta’s offerings. We got a taste of what to expect earlier this year, during the company’s summer Unpacked event. Similar to how Meta partnered with Ray-Ban, Samsung is teaming up with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster for the design. While there’s still more to learn about these smart glasses,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Report: Meta’s Muse crosses 5 million downloads amid massive advertising push
Meta’s streak at the top of the App Store continues in the US and Canada, as its AI assistant Muse is now past 5 million downloads, according to Sensor Tower. Here are the details. Three weeks ago, Meta launched Muse in the US. Soon after, it overtook ChatGPT as the top free app in the US App Store Today, according to a projection by Sensor Tower Senior Insights Analyst Kara Lee, Muse crossed 5…
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Google announces Gemini 4 Argon as its new frontier model
Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.” It follows the cancellation of Gemini 3.5 Pro and focus on 3.8 Flash. With this new model (which has a new naming scheme), Google wants to offer “frontier-level capabilities” across coding, knowledge work, cybersecurity defense, and creative writing. Gemini 4 Argon’s output token limit is 1M tokens (up from 64K) to allow for longer and…
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Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
Soon, Reddit won’t let people use Old.Reddit.com unless they have used the site while logged in within the previous six months. In July, Reddit started requiring that users be logged in to access Old Reddit. This new requirement is an effort to reduce Reddit’s biggest source of scraping and automated traffic, the company says. Today, the social media platform announced additional upcoming restrictions on Old Reddit. A Reddit post from an employee, known as…
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Jusqu’à 500 € de réduction sur la TV Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 : elle devient bien plus accessible
La TV The Frame Pro 2026 fait l’objet d’une belle réduction sur le site de Samsung, avec des réductions allant jusqu’à 509 € sur les références de 55 à 75 pouces. Si vous voulez vous offrir un téléviseur The Frame Pro, Samsung propose en ce moment une baisse de prix sur plusieurs versions de son modèle de 2026. Vous avez le choix entre les diagonales de 55, 65 et de 75 pouces, avec une…
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Apps & Logiciels
This camera company is taking over Google Photos’ Print Store
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. In addition to being your media storage gallery, Google Photos also acts as a gateway to the tech giant’s Print Store. It lets you order things like photo prints, photo books, and canvas prints directly from the app and the web, making it a convenient platform to turn your digital memories into physical ones. Functionality-wise, nothing is changing here. But there’s still…
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9to5Mac Daily: September 30, 2026 – How John Ternus wants to reshape Apple
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 Stuff:Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and into a simple, elegant system—closing open loops and reducing mental stress. A simple to-do list for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with powerful tools…
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Apple Invites update leans on iOS 27's new features
An update for Apple Invites is making it better for users to create invitations and to relive their events in high resolution, with the iPhone app tapping into some of the features of iOS 27. The introduction of a new operating system version usually is accompanied by updates to Apple's apps to best take advantage of any new features it includes. With iOS 27 now out on iPhones, Apple Invites has undergone the same…
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Cybersécurité
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
The U.S. government is reportedly alerting millions of current and former U.S. military service members and staff that their personal information was stolen during a months-long breach of the Pentagon’s personnel records, the latest in a spate of thefts involving federal workers’ data in recent months. A data breach notification from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) shared on Reddit says that several unauthorized users exploited a security vulnerability in an unspecified file-sharing system…
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