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Apple Signs Hiring and Licensing Deal With AI Podcast Startup Huxe
Apple has reached an agreement to recruit employees from Huxe and license the AI audio startup's technology, according to a new European Commission .
Apple October 13 event: Time, date and how to follow the announcements
Apple’s next major product announcements are expected on Tuesday, October 13, when the company hosts a special “Welcome home” experience focused on smart home technology. Invitations sent to journalists confirm an in-person Apple experience in New
Apple could hold a second October event just two weeks after ‘Welcome home’
Apple may be preparing a second product presentation before October is over, with new reporting pointing to another launch on or around Tuesday, October 27. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning an online video
Another Android flagship is embracing the wide-format trend, but with a twist
Who said smartphones need to be tall to stand out?
Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
OneDrive storage limits are changing, though
'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.
Google is rolling out a redesigned search bar in the Google app
It's also labeling buttons for Search Live and Nano Banana.
The best PS3 emulator for Android is now on the Play Store
You'll need a beefy Android device, though. You have been warned.
Users say ‘Gemini as the Google Assistant is a disaster’
Google forced Gemini on Assistant users, and they're not happy about it.
Nvidia-backed AI data centre firm scraps mega stock market listing
Firmus said it had made the decision due to "recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions"
OLED MacBook Pro to help boost premium display shipments, per report
Counterpoint Research says Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro will help drive a 50% increase in OLED notebook display shipments in 2026 alone.
Apple rolls out AT&T carrier update for iPhone 18 Pro Max on iOS 27.2 beta
Apple is rolling out a different carrier bundle update for devices running the iOS 27.2 beta. Here are the details.
‘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.
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.
Avatar: Seven Havens Premieres This Week — Here's When You Can Watch New Episodes
Avatar: Seven Havens premieres this week, introducing us to the first new Avatar in over 10 years. Original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko returned for the 2D series, which follows a new Avatar, Pavi, over 200 years after The Legend of Korra. That’s around 300 years after the events of The Last Airbender. Seven Havens will be streaming exclusively on Paramount+, now under the Skydance banner. The full series is slated for 26 half-hour episodes, just like the good ol’ days. However, those episodes will be split into two “Books,” the Avatar version of seasons. Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 Premieres This WeekThe first three episodes of Book 1 will premiere on October 9. Subsequent episodes will be released in batches every Friday, so all 13 episodes of the Seven Havens will be streaming by the end of October. Here’s how that all looks in list form: Avatar: Seven Havens Episode Release ScheduleChapter 1: “On the Horizon” - October 9Chapter 2: “Into the Storm” - October 9Chapter 3: “The Order” - October 9 Chapter 4: The Faceless” - October 16Chapter 5: “The One Left Behind” - October 16Chapter 6: “The Night of the Inflicted” - October 16Chapter 7: “What Lies Beneath” - October 23Chapter 8: “The Envoys, Part 1” - October 23Chapter 9: “The Envoys, Part 2” - October 23Chapter 10: “Ghosts and Spirits” - October 30Chapter 11: “Battle of the Ruins” - October 30Chapter 12: “The Dome” - October 30Chapter 13: “The Root Chakra” - October 30As mentioned, the series will be streaming exclusively on Paramount+. Previous Avatar shows have eventually been released on DVD and Blu-ray, but that seems less likely for Seven Havens in the current Paramount era. Episode titles were originally reported by Polygon, alongside promotional art for each batch: As for what to expect from the show, Seven Havens follows the usual Avatar tradition by picking up with, well, a new Avatar. The star of the new animated series is a young earthbender named Pavi. Korra picked up less than a century after The Last Airbender, entering an era of industrialization in an otherwise recognizable version of the Four Nations. Seven Havens, in contrast, jumps over 200 years into the future. Early trailers show an entirely distinct post-apocalyptic world that generally despises the notion of the Avatar. Given the amount of time that’s passed, it’s possible something happened to the Avatar Cycle to cause a delay in its continuation after Korra’s passing. Otherwise, Korra may have hit a Kyoshi-level lifespan.Either way, it seems like some real crazy stuff went down after Korra and Asami walked into the sunset. Paramount, which has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros., has been rebuilding the Avatar franchise over the past couple of years. Most recently, Paramount dropped Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, a new animated movie featuring the original Gaang all grown up. That was notoriously leaked online in protest of Paramount’s refusal to give it a theatrical release, but we were fans of the movie nonetheless. Otherwise, while Seven Havens has already been greenlit for 26 episodes, there’s no word on when we’ll actually see Book 2. We’ll likely hear more about the series’ future as well as other projects like the Avatar fighting game at NYCC this weekend. ICYMI: Reebok just announced a new line of sneakers inspired by the original ATLA series.
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 via press releases that'll come out on launch day.
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.
Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects
Free open-source security scans from Claude Mythos.
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....
Samsung’s first over-ear headphones in more than a decade might finally have a name
Samsung's AirPods Max rival could be called Galaxy Studio.
SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
SpaceX is getting serious about Starlink Mobile.
Apple could swiftly follow its smart home event with new iPads and MacBooks
October's heating up for Apple hardware launches, with new iPads now in the running.
Tim Cook calls iPhone Duo ‘amazing’ ahead of October 23 release
Tim Cook has given the iPhone Duo a rare personal endorsement just weeks before launch, calling Apple’s first foldable iPhone “amazing” in a new interview. Speaking to The Independent, Cook was discussing Apple’s current product cycle