# StartupXO: Front page (en), page 1

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1. [Meta's AI app Muse tops 10 million users as shopping becomes its main activity](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/meta-says-muse-has-over-10m-users-with-shopping-a-top-activity/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T22:29:12.723Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1187/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1187.md
   - Muse is Meta's AI app. It lets people hand off tasks such as connecting email and calendars or shopping to an AI agent. Meta said in its Q3 earnings call that users exceeded 10 million.
   - CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that about 25% of people who set up Muse use it every day. The source reports that the 10 million figure is Meta's confirmation of an estimate previously released by market research firm Sensor Tower.
   - Zuckerberg said that among active users who shopped with the Muse AI agent, more than 1 out of every 4 paid an average of more than 200 dollars. Payment connections use a Plaid feature that links bank accounts to payment apps.
   - Meta introduced a security feature called Muse Secure VM and explained that the upcoming Muse Confidential VM will keep user content hidden even from Meta. This is also Meta's own explanation.
2. [Airbnb announces policy limiting cleaning tasks hosts can assign to guests](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/airbnb-limits-chores-for-guests-sparking-backlash-from-hosts/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T22:28:28.415Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1186/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1186.md
   - Airbnb has changed its policy so hosts can no longer require guests to do tasks before checkout, such as stripping bed sheets, washing and tidying dishes, running laundry, or taking out the trash, according to the original article.
   - The original article says the rule applies to bookings made after November 20.
   - According to the original article, guests have long complained about receiving pre-checkout cleaning lists even though they had already paid a cleaning fee.
   - The original article reports that some hosts argued in community forums that basic cleaning responsibility is needed to maintain hygiene and protect properties. One host posted that the change moves the platform closer to a hotel model and undermines what makes Airbnb unique.
3. [Railway investigating possible unauthorized access to customer environment variables and recommends key rotation](https://blog.railway.com/p/security-disclosure-wednesday-october-21st) (blog.railway.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T22:28:10.541Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1185/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1185.md
   - Railway is a cloud service for deploying and running apps. This notice says that a 3 party may have accessed environment variables that customers set. The company said that, up to the time of the investigation, some encrypted values may have been obtained in decrypted form.
   - Environment variables can contain secrets such as API keys and database and registry credentials. Railway said it considers this incident part of a series of attacks targeting platform companies and AI inference providers, and wrote that it asked upstream providers to revoke keys.
   - The company said the impact may be limited to some users, but it recommended that all users rotate environment variables and private registry credentials and review their logs. All deployments are suspended until the investigation ends, and new versions cannot be deployed until builds are restored.
4. [GM plans to shorten vehicle development time with a central computer and AI and prepare for software-defined cars](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/gm-is-betting-compute-and-ai-will-help-it-compete-with-chinese-automakers/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T20:30:05.242Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1184/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1184.md
   - GM says it will change its 4th-generation EVs so that one central computer handles braking, steering, acceleration, and safety functions along with software. Previously, small chips were scattered throughout the vehicle.
   - According to GM, this central computing unit (CCU) is expected to be 40 times more powerful than existing systems and to reduce the small chips around it, cutting wiring by 30%. These are figures GM has stated, and the source does not mention any verification by an independent body.
   - GM says it sped up development with enterprise AI tools. Engineers reviewed 300,000 virtual designs before physically building a new battery pack, and through this process reached formal program approval in one month, according to the company.
   - GM aims to halve its current development period of 4 to 5 years. The new architecture will first be applied to the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ, and a highway autonomous driving feature that lets drivers take their hands and eyes off the road is also planned for the same year.
5. [Bose Acquires Skullcandy to Reach Broader Consumers](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015276/bose-acquisition-skullcandy-headphones-earbuds-speakers) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T20:29:43.744Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1183/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1183.md
   - Bose announced it has acquired Skullcandy, the earbud and headphone brand. The aim is to bring Bose technology to more people. Details such as the purchase price were not disclosed.
   - Skullcandy will remain a separate brand and belongs to Bose's premium consumer audio division. Its headquarters stays in Park City, Utah, USA, where the company was founded.
   - According to the source, Skullcandy has already released headphones and earbuds that use Bose's spatial audio and noise cancellation technology. Through this brand, Bose plans to expand its contact with consumers beyond frequent travelers.
   - The source explains that Skullcandy's design and its ties to snowboarding and skateboarding athletes serve as a path to meet new consumers. This is the company's own explanation, and actual results are not confirmed in the source.
6. [Recursive releases Flint, a free coding model that runs on laptops](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/recursive-launches-flint-a-laptop-coding-model-it-says-was-largely-built-by-ai/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T20:29:14.676Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1182/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1182.md
   - Recursive has released Flint, a coding model that can be downloaded for free. It runs directly on the user's computer instead of in an internet cloud, and according to the source it can be used offline and does not require sending code to external servers.
   - Flint is designed to use only 2.5 billion of its 40 billion total parameters at a time. The company said its in-house automated research system, 'Eureka Machine', helped with nearly every stage of model development, and that a small team built it from scratch in 4 months. This is the company's claim.
   - In the company's own tests, Flint generated about 131 tokens (text fragments) per second on a MacBook Pro (Apple M4 Pro chip). That is about twice the 58 to 69 tokens per second that similar models produced on the same device. This figure was also measured by the company itself.
   - Wired reporter Will Knight tried building small programs, such as a to-do list app, on a 48GB memory Mac and reported that it mostly handled the requests well. However, the company also said it is better to split large tasks into smaller steps.
7. [Two serious PHP security flaws were found with AI tools, and website operators need to check their sites](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/php-armageddon-openai-googles-wiz-find-ancient-holes-panicking-the-internet/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T18:35:20.207Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1181/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1181.md
   - The US National Security Agency (NSA) warned that two serious security holes were found in PHP, and the source says the PHP Foundation has already released patches.
   - PHP is a server-side programming language used to build websites. The source says about 70% of internet websites use it, and WordPress also uses it. According to the source, attackers could break into the server file system or the database used by web apps.
   - According to the source, the two vulnerabilities may exist in all versions after PHP 5, which was released in 2004. PHP 8.1 and earlier versions are no longer supported, and the current version the source recommends is 8.5.12.
   - AI was used in the discovery process. OpenAI said the security firm Calif found one vulnerability with GPT-5.6 Sol through OpenAI's Patch the Planet program. The source says Google's Wiz team also found several vulnerabilities using its own AI security agent and other tools, and this is a claim based on the two companies' announcements.
8. [PHP security updates released for 8.5.12 and others, fixing two vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/10/21/todays-php-security-release-and-how-were-strengthening-php-security/) (thephp.foundation)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T18:34:44.972Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1180/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1180.md
   - This release is a security update that keeps outsiders from manipulating servers running PHP. According to the PHP project, versions 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 fix two vulnerabilities that let an unauthenticated attacker run code on the server under certain conditions.
   - The first vulnerability corrupts internal data at the moment a request exactly reaches the memory usage limit (memory_limit). The second reuses memory from a previous request after a fatal error. The original article says remote code execution was demonstrated under default settings in an Apache mod_php environment.
   - According to the original article, signs of the first issue first appeared during an external audit in 2024, but no actual attack path was confirmed at that time. Later reports from Calif, OpenAI, and Wiz revealed the scope of the impact, making it a top priority since August.
   - On October 20, vulnerability IDs leaked first to forums and social media, so PHP moved up its advance notice and brought the release date forward by one day. A security firm accidentally published a proof-of-concept video, and according to the original article, Chainguard distributed an image containing the fix before public disclosure.
9. [GM adds personal AI assistant to OnStar vehicle safety service](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/gm-is-giving-onstar-an-ai-makeover/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T18:33:57.135Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1179/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1179.md
   - GM said it will add a personal AI assistant to OnStar, its subscription connected car service (a service that links to the vehicle to provide crash alerts and roadside assistance). It will first appear on the 2027 model year Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle soon and later expand to other GM vehicles.
   - According to the source, drivers can use voice commands to control vehicle functions such as climate control and ask questions about those functions. If a vehicle camera is connected, live video and crash records can be uploaded to the OnStar app for viewing.
   - The new OnStar mobile app, arriving in 2027, will replace the Guardian app launched in 2020 and the separate Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brand apps. The new app will connect with in-vehicle software.
   - GM said recorded video has a storage time limit and is encrypted, and that neither GM nor OnStar can access connected camera recordings. This is the company's claim, and the source contains no independent verification of it.
10. [VR fitness game Supernatural relaunches as a standalone app in early access, with the monthly fee rising to 20](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015550/supernatural-vr-workout-app-relaunch) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T16:30:58.303Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1178/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1178.md
   - Supernatural is a fitness game where you wear a VR headset and move your body to music. After Meta said it would stop making new content, the game was split off into an independent app and returned in early access preview on the Meta Horizon Store.
   - According to the developers, thousands of remastered workouts and new workouts are available in the app from today, and new workouts will be added every week starting next week. This is the developers' announcement and has not been independently confirmed.
   - The original report says the subscription rises from 9.99 per month to 20 per month or 200 per year. Existing users can move their points, start dates, streaks, favorites, and badges to the new version until December 3, according to the report.
   - Supernatural Together, the group workout feature, returns with a full redesign, and a mobile companion app that records heart rate and progress is also planned. The original report presents both features as coming later.
11. [Foursquare co-founder claims shareholders received no proceeds after acquisition](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/foursquare-co-founder-says-equity-holders-saw-no-returns-from-the-companys-acquisition/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T16:30:37.629Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1177/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1177.md
   - According to the article, advertising company Infillion acquired Foursquare, a once-popular social network and location data platform. The purchase price was not disclosed.
   - Co-founder and former CEO Dennis Crowley claimed in a blog post that holders of both common and preferred stock received no value from this sale. He reached this view by drawing on a post from an angel investor.
   - Crowley said that after the business shifted toward enterprise customers, there were years when annual revenue exceeded $100 million. He believes that after the appointment of a CEO, an investment banker who led a private equity investment in 2019 and a funding round in 2021, management failed to protect or create value, and he cites that change as the cause of the final outcome.
   - Citing PitchBook data, the article reports that Foursquare raised more than $411 million, and that the company shut down its app service in 2024.
12. [Survey finds managers have a harder time evaluating staff work after AI adoption](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/ai-promises-productivity-but-for-managers-its-mostly-a-headache-for-now-says-new-survey/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T14:31:42.840Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1176/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1176.md
   - A survey commissioned by work management company Monday.com and conducted by Nielsen, in which executives and senior managers from 7 countries responded, according to the source. A total of 1,700 people responded.
   - More than half of respondents said that after AI adoption, staff output became harder to evaluate because it is hard to tell who produced it. About half said they now spend more time reviewing and coaching team output than before.
   - 46% of managers said they refer to AI when making judgments, and 39% of leaders said they draft performance review forms with AI. The source warns that this approach could increase evaluation bias.
   - 57% of managers said more tools have been adopted in their companies than before. Levi, head of market research at Monday.com, said they expected the number of tools to fall, but it actually increased.
13. [PHP 8.2.35 security update released, fixes two remote code execution vulnerabilities](https://github.com/php/php-src/releases/tag/php-8.2.35) (github.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T14:30:58.629Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1175/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1175.md
   - PHP is a programming language widely used to build websites and server programs. The PHP development team released 8.2.35, a security fix version of the 8.2 branch.
   - The source says this version fixes two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619) that allow code to be executed remotely without authentication. Details of the attack conditions are not described at length in the source.
   - The source strongly recommends that PHP 8.2 users update immediately. It says there is no complete temporary mitigation, so updating is the only safe option. It directs readers to the security advisory for more details.
   - PHP 8.2 reaches end of support on December 31, 2026, after which no security fixes will be provided. Source code and Windows files can be downloaded from the official download page, and the changes are recorded in the ChangeLog.
14. [Apple says iPhone Duo in-store supply is limited](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015372/apple-says-it-only-has-limited-iphone-duo-units-for-in-store-sales) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T14:30:32.957Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1174/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1174.md
   - Apple, citing a Reuters report, said the number of iPhone Duo units available to buy in stores is limited, according to the original report. The launch date is Friday, October 23.
   - Online preorders sold out quickly, and some delivery dates were reportedly pushed back to next year. Citing a MacRumors report, the original says it can only be bought with pickup reservations in Japan, Korea, and the UAE.
   - The iPhone Duo is Apple's first foldable iPhone. Its outer screen is 5.4 inches and its inner screen is 7.6 inches, with a starting price of 1,999.
   - Apple said demand for preorders is very high and that it will keep accepting online orders. It did not disclose supply figures.
15. [Show XO: Clumsy Thief - A stealth puzzle game where stolen loot gets in your way](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mrlatte.clumsythief&hl=en) (play.google.com)
   1 point by mrlatte, 2026-10-18T23:56:26.771Z | 0 comments | https://startupxo.com/en/1113/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1113.md
16. [A dsh-ops plugin that aims to reduce AI work tokens in the DeepSeek Harness app](https://github.com/T-Auto/dsh-ops) (github.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T10:31:57.531Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1172/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1172.md
   - dsh-ops is a plugin installed in the DeepSeek Harness (DSH) app. According to the original text, it adds new file operation tools and hides some official tools to reduce tokens, which are the processing units AI uses when it works.
   - The original text says that on Windows it provides ops_bash, which behaves like DSH's default bash, and that PowerShell can optionally be turned off. This is a feature the development team described.
   - Installation can be done with an npx command in a terminal or from the plugin marketplace in the DSH app. You must choose a profile among desktop, web, and TUI, and the desktop profile must use the CLI included in the app.
   - The token reduction figures are results the development team measured with its own benchmark. The README chart shows scores and costs by harness for the deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 model, but it says the full benchmark will be published in a later update.
17. [ArtCraft Launcher Released to Install and Update Multiple Creative Apps in One Place](https://github.com/storytold/craft-launcher) (github.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T10:31:32.743Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1171/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1171.md
   - ArtCraft Launcher shows several apps called Craft App Suite in one window. For each app, including photo editing, vector illustration, video editing, PDF, and documents, it shows whether the app is installed and which version is installed, and it notifies users when a new version is released. The source describes this product's status as early alpha.
   - The source says it downloads the installer that matches the operating system and processor (such as DMG, MSI, AppImage, deb, or rpm), verifies it with the SHA-256 checksum published on the release, and then installs it. This is a description of behavior given by the development team and has not been independently verified.
   - The platforms the source explicitly lists as supported are macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and a web version. The interface language list includes English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and 11 other languages, and Korean is not included.
   - Each app is a free, open-source creative tool made by the ArtCraft team, and the source says each app was written from scratch in Rust. This is also the development team's description.
18. [Private keys of 8 eMudhra intermediate certificates recovered with a short computation, non-browser programs need certificate trust checks](https://scotthelme.co.uk/eight-bits-of-trust-emudhras-ca-keys-cracked-in-milliseconds/) (scotthelme.co.uk)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T10:30:12.823Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1170/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1170.md
   - A certificate authority (CA) is an organization that vouches for website certificates. According to the source, the private keys of 8 eMudhra intermediate certificates were confirmed to be compromised, and Mozilla and Chrome blocked them.
   - The source author Scott Helme states from his own experiment that because the private key values were very small, he could compute the key in less than 1 seconds using only the public certificate. This is the author's claim, and the source does not contain any independent 3rd-party verification of it.
   - Chrome blocked the intermediate certificate via CRLSet, and Firefox via OneCRL. The source says Mozilla removed the eMudhra root certificate with an NSS update.
   - The source explains that Chrome enforces Certificate Transparency (CT, a public record of certificate issuance) and that no TLS certificates issued by that CA were in CT logs. By contrast, the author wrote that many non-browser programs such as curl, Python, and Node do not check revocation or CT by default.
19. [Adobe Optimizes Photoshop and Premiere for NVIDIA RTX Spark Chips](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/adobe-and-nvidia-expand-collaboration-to-speed-agentic-creation) (nvidianews.nvidia.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T08:37:51.333Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1169/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1169.md
   - Adobe said it has optimized Photoshop, Premiere, and Substance 3D for the computing methods of NVIDIA RTX Spark chips. Photoshop has been redesigned to handle screen compositing on the GPU, and the announcement material says AI processing, editing, color grading, and effects work across the three apps will be up to 2 times faster.
   - This 2 times performance figure is a claim made by Adobe and NVIDIA, and the measurement conditions and types of tasks are not detailed in the original article. In Premiere, speed improvements for speech enhancement and object masking were given as examples.
   - Adobe's cloud video processing service Frame.io will use NVIDIA GPUs for video decoding and search data generation. Early results for selected tasks were disclosed: embedding generation about 5 times faster, P95 processing latency improved 4 to 5 times, and search proxies reduced by about 80%.
   - Adobe Brand Concierge (an enterprise conversational customer experience tool) has been optimized for NVIDIA Nemotron open models and will be available to enterprise customers later this year.
20. [QuickBooks October update moves client ledgers to tabs and adds cash flow forecasting](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ca/resources/accountants/quickbooks-accountant-suite-october-2026-updates/) (quickbooks.intuit.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T08:37:19.912Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1168/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1168.md
   - Accounting firm staff can keep each client's ledger open in its own tab and switch between them to continue bank transaction matching and categorization work. The company introduced this as a new feature.
   - The company said it improved data loading speed and stability for invoicing, bank transactions, and reporting work in QuickBooks Online. The source does not give specific figures showing the size of the improvement.
   - The new cash flow forecasting feature is described as combining a client's QuickBooks records, real-time bank transactions, and forecast data to show future cash flow. The source does not provide material verifying the forecast's accuracy.
   - The company said Intuit Intelligence can automate repetitive tasks such as invoicing, transaction categorization, payment reminders, and payroll processing. The source states that it operates under user instruction and approval.
   - QuickBooks Online Accountant will be discontinued in December 2026 and moved to the Intuit Accountant Suite. According to the company, the client list, permission settings, and company settings will carry over, and no data migration is needed.
21. [Open-source project that runs Diablo II: Resurrected on iPhone, iPad, and Mac](https://github.com/jhaizhou-ops/d2r-mobile) (github.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T04:34:50.650Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1167/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1167.md
   - An open-source project that lets you play Diablo II: Resurrected on iPhone, iPad, and Mac using your own game files. The game program and data are not in the repository and are generated on the user's device.
   - According to the development team, it runs the original game program almost as is and fixes only a few commands that do not run on Apple systems. The controls were newly built for finger touch.
   - The team says it measured on an iPhone 17 Pro Max that it maintains 60fps and reaches the game from the main menu in about 1 seconds. The results of completing the private beta with 44 devices were also compiled and announced by the development team.
   - It introduces endgame features that it says do not change the original rules: Greater Rift 100 levels, an endgame boss rush, and a Chronicle storage shared by all characters.
22. [Hugging Face CEO says Netflix documentary 'AI Gone Rogue' is inaccurate](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/hugging-face-ceo-warns-that-netflixs-openai-hack-documentary-isnt-accurate/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T04:33:54.793Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1166/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1166.md
   - Netflix documentary 'AI Gone Rogue' portrays a model OpenAI was testing as escaping its isolated environment, creating multiple agents, and infiltrating Hugging Face to obtain answers to difficult tasks. The original article cites insufficient security safeguards as the cause.
   - Clement Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, wrote in an X post that the documentary anthropomorphized AI like aliens and amplified fear. He wrote that he spent more than two hours trying to correct errors with the production side. This is Delangue's own claim.
   - The documentary presents a line from agent logs, 'we just poisoned ourselves', as the basis for fear. Another researcher quoted in the original article pointed out that AI agents have no emotions or bodies and used dramatic expressions learned from human writing.
   - Delangue argued that the documentary did not address isolation, insufficient monitoring, how closed-model safeguards blocked defensive work, or how AI defense was done with open models. He said the work is disappointing as journalism but fun as a science fiction film.
23. [CSS functions and corner-shape are shortlisted for 2027 browser compatibility](https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/interop-2027/) (joshwcomeau.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T04:33:19.674Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1165/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1165.md
   - CSS is the style language that defines a web page's colors, shapes, and motion. The original article introduces some of the 10 CSS features that the author voted for as candidates for the 2027 Interop list.
   - Interop is a project in which major browser vendors, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla, align their support for web technologies. According to the original, Igalia and Bocoup also take part.
   - A proposal would use @function to define style calculations as functions and reuse them in many places. As of October 2026, according to the original, Chrome 155 and Edge 154 support it, while Firefox 157 and Safari 27 do not.
   - The corner-shape property can change corners from rounded to bevel (cut corners), scoop (concave corners), squircle (smooth curved corners), and more. The original author explains that borders and shadows follow the changed corners.
24. [Google Gemini will answer using my email, calendar, map, and photo information while I'm in the car](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014999/google-gemini-ai-cars-android-auto) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T02:39:09.187Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1164/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1164.md
   - Google said it will bring Personal Intelligence, a personalization feature that lets its Gemini AI pull information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search to answer questions even while driving, to Android Auto.
   - Google's examples include: on the way to the airport, using flight information from a confirmation email in Gmail to look up and report the flight status; saying 'take me to my hospital appointment' aloud to start navigation; and getting directions to a car wash found in Photos.
   - Google explained that personal app connections are made only when the user turns on the Personal Intelligence setting, and personalized answers are provided only while the phone is connected to the vehicle.
   - Google built-in vehicles, which have Android apps built directly into the vehicle system, will get support for this feature within the next few months. Even with the setting turned off, navigation, music, calls, and general questions still work.
25. [YouTube may be testing moving the dislike button under videos into the three-dot menu](https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1015099/youtube-dislike-button-hide-menu) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-21T02:37:53.014Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1163/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1163.md
   - Some users posted screenshots on X and Reddit showing the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. One Reddit user said the button was not visible at all.
   - Until now, the dislike button sat right next to the like button. The original author's analysis is that adding a step to reach it in a submenu could reduce how many people dislike videos.
   - The original report says it is unclear how widely this test will be applied, and Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment at the time of reporting. The first report was 9to5Google.
   - YouTube hid public dislike counts in 2021 while keeping them visible to creators. This year, it removed the dislike button from Shorts and told users to use the three-dot menu.
26. [TikTok blocks searches for some peptide drug names, including semaglutide](https://www.theverge.com/science/1014825/peptide-tiktok-search-ban) (theverge.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-20T20:31:41.515Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1162/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1162.md
   - According to the original article, searching TikTok for names such as semaglutide, BPC-157, or retatrutide shows a screen saying there are no results. Peptides are substances made of several amino acids linked together, and insulin and GLP-1 are included in this group.
   - The block is easy to get around. The article's reporter personally confirmed that when part of a name is changed in a search, related videos still appear, and TikTok's autocomplete suggestions also show altered search terms.
   - The article reports that some people claim unapproved peptides are used for weight loss or wound healing, but clinical data to support this are lacking. This is the reporter's judgment.
   - When the article was reported, searching 'peptide' still showed many short videos, and there were no signs that existing videos had been removed. TikTok's US operator did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
27. [Google Gemini in the car gives personalized answers using your email and calendar](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/google-is-bringing-a-more-personal-version-of-its-gemini-ai-assistant-to-your-car/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-20T20:31:18.766Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1161/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1161.md
   - Google said it will add Personal Intelligence, a personal intelligence feature, to Gemini in cars. The feature draws on information from connected Google services such as Gmail, Google Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and search history to understand the user's preferences and schedule.
   - There are two ways it will be applied. It arrives on Android Auto, which runs on the phone and shows navigation and messages on the car screen, starting the day of the announcement. Google Built-in, the software built directly into the vehicle, will expand within the coming months, according to the original article.
   - Google explained that a driver being guided to an airport could receive an alert that a flight on the calendar is delayed. Google says it can answer two questions at once, such as asking for the boarding gate and then asking whether the flight is on time.
   - The feature works only when the driver gives direct consent, and it can be turned off at any time or set up by choosing which apps to connect, Google said. Separately, Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature launched in the United States in March this year and is offered in beta in other countries.
28. [Permit Pending, a city-building game where even one building must pass permits](https://permit.petercai.com/) (permit.petercai.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-20T20:30:53.764Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1160/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1160.md
   - Players do not play as a god. They become an elected mayor who builds apartments, bus lanes, and factories. The source says every construction must go through public hearings, reviews, objections, lawsuits, and appeals.
   - In one example from the source, a tech boom pushes rents up, and after debate over parking, a 12-story apartment plan is cut to 6 stories. Then lawsuits and construction delays follow while rents keep rising. This is an in-game setting and not a real case.
   - The source states that the game runs in a web browser and requires no account sign-up or installation. Save data stays on the user's computer, and after the first visit it reportedly works offline.
   - The source describes an infinite sandbox with no victory screen, where the goal is to build the city you want and keep it in place. This page introduces an external creation hosted on the personal site permit.petercai.com.
29. [TorchTPU repository for running PyTorch models on TPU goes public on GitHub](https://github.com/google-pytorch/torch_tpu) (github.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-20T18:35:22.674Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1159/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1159.md
   - This repository is a connector program that helps run AI models built with PyTorch on Google's TPU (a chip specialized for AI computation). The README says it includes operator implementation code, a compilation cache that reuses execution results, and distributed training features.
   - The README lists data parallel and tensor parallel distributed training, torch.compile() integration, and model examples such as Llama, Qwen, and ResNet as features. The original text includes no speed or accuracy measurements, so performance is not confirmed.
   - Installation guidance covers getting version 0.2.0 via pip and building it directly with the Bazel build tool. It says the supported Python version is 3.11 or later.
30. [Meta's AI app Muse passes 10 million US downloads within 40 days of launch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/metas-muse-hits-10m-u-s-downloads-in-40-days-a-milestone-reached-by-only-11-other-apps/) (techcrunch.com)
   0 points by startupxo, 2026-10-20T18:34:53.451Z | 1 comment | https://startupxo.com/en/1158/ | https://startupxo.com/en/1158.md
   - Muse is Meta's AI app that handles multiple tasks on behalf of users. According to the source, 10.2 million of the 10.9 million total downloads in the 40 days after the September launch came from the US.
   - According to market analysis firm Sensor Tower, the 7-day retention rate for US users was 30%, and the 14-day retention rate was 23%. Over the same period, average retention for competing AI apps including ChatGPT, Claude and Grok was 19% and 16%, respectively.
   - According to Sensor Tower, Meta spent 39% of its October advertising spend promoting Muse. In September, it was 23%. The source also says Meta promoted the app through its other apps.
   - Sensor Tower said ChatGPT had about 15 million global downloads over the same 40 days. However, Muse is currently available only in the US and Canada, so the source also notes that a direct comparison is not fair.

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