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Bluesky plans payment features for buying, selling and tipping within its network within months(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBluesky said it plans to introduce payment features within a few months that let users buy and sell goods within the network, or tip posts they like with money. It was described as the first step of…Withings: accounts created after 2026 October 13 need a yearly 99.50 subscription for automatic sync to other apps(theverge.com)
SummaryWithings says the feature that automatically moves health records from Withings smartwatches and smart scales to other apps such as Apple Health or Google Health is tied to the paid Withings Plus sub…Amazon devices head Panos Panay expects AI devices to handle tasks on their own instead of apps(techcrunch.com)
SummaryPanos Panay, Amazon's senior vice president in charge of Alexa and devices, said on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage that users will rely less on finding apps and giving commands one by one. This is the…Meta releases Muse Spark Open, an open-weight AI model it said can run on a Mac(techcrunch.com)
SummaryMeta released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight AI model whose internal weights are public. Meta claims it is the 'most capable' open-weight model in the United States. The model size is 816 billion pa…Volvo expands Nvidia self-driving partnership and plans to bring it beyond electric vehicles(techcrunch.com)
SummaryVolvo said it will expand its partnership of about 10 years with Nvidia to put self-driving systems that can drive on city roads and highways into future vehicles. The technology has three parts: Nvi…Meta and Apple Work Together to Help the Muse Spark Open AI Model Run Better on Mac(theverge.com)
SummaryMeta has released a new AI model, Muse Spark Open. Meta explained that the model can run directly on a desktop computer by linking two high-performance Mac Studio units. Meta claims this model is the…Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a model that can run on two Mac Studios on a personal desktop(research.meta.ai)
SummaryMeta's Muse Spark Open is an AI model for coding and multi-step tasks. It is distributed so that users can download the trained model weight files and run them directly. According to Meta, connecting…Apple Home View, a 7-inch home device that combines music, video calls, and smart home controls in one place(apple.com)
SummaryApple announced this home device in a press release on 2026 October 13. It has a 7-inch screen and speakers, and Apple says it handles music listening, FaceTime video calls, and home device control i…Ledger unveils Atom, a new hardware wallet that runs on Android but cannot make calls or send texts(theverge.com)
SummaryLedger's Atom runs on the Android operating system and is designed as a companion device to be used with a smartphone. Its exterior looks similar to a regular Android phone, but the company says it i…Amazon's First New Product Since Its Acquisition, the Bee Conversation Recorder, Launches in Two Models Starting at About 75(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBee Frontier is a device worn on the wrist or clipped to a collar, priced at 74.99. According to the article, it listens to everyday conversations and creates summaries and to-do items. Bee Eclipse i…Recursive Intelligence aims to use AI to design chips and reduce data center compute shortages(techcrunch.com)
SummaryRecursive Intelligence aims to make chips faster and more efficient by handing chip design work to AI, its founders said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Founder Anna Goldie claimed that compute deman…CADCraft, a free open-source drafting program in early development that opens and saves AutoCAD DXF and DWG drawings(github.com)
SummaryCADCraft is a drafting program for drawing building floor plans or part drawings. Like AutoCAD, it draws lines and dimensions by entering commands or placing points on the screen, and the development…Microsoft, with Japan's National Police Agency, blocks scam text sales platforms(theverge.com)
SummaryMicrosoft said that, together with Japan's National Police Agency, it investigated and blocked features of the marketplace YAM Store, the text sending tool CoGUI, and Iron Man, which scammers used to…Figma Releases Specs, a Tool for Writing Design Rules as Text That AI Agents Can Reference(techcrunch.com)
SummaryFigma has released Specs, a Markdown editor where teams can write design rules as plain text. According to the original article, once a team records its design standards, people and AI agents can ref…Denver startup Interero offers a service to preview drug effects with human intestinal organoids instead of animals(techcrunch.com)
SummaryInterero Biosystems is a Denver-based startup spun out of the University of Michigan. It grows small clumps of human intestinal tissue in the lab, called organoids, and sells them to drug companies a…5 companies advance to the Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield finals, from scam call response to space computing(techcrunch.com)
SummaryFive companies advanced after 20 startups presented on stage: Apate.ai, Flox Intelligence, Intero Biosystems, Industrial Next and Satlyt. The fields are space and physical AI, energy and manufacturin…Gudea Uses AI to Track How Narratives Spread Online, Helping Companies Spot Warning Signs Before a Crisis(techcrunch.com)
SummaryGudea is a company that tracks how stories spread online. According to the source, its goal is to show who leads the conversation, which paths information travels, and how quickly a story gains momen…LFM2.5-24B-A2B, a 24 billion parameter model for AI agents that run on devices, is released(liquid.ai)
SummaryThis model is a reasoning model that uses only 2 billion of its 24 billion total parameters at a time to answer. It is built to handle tasks by calling tools on personal devices such as laptops, and…McKinsey Adds a 10 Minute Chat Task With an AI Virtual Client to Entry-Level Job Interviews(theverge.com)
SummarySome entry-level applicants must talk with an AI-generated virtual client for 10 minutes during the interview process. The task checks how applicants respond to situations that could realistically ar…Apple HomeView, a shared screen fixed in one spot at home so the whole family can control the smart home(theverge.com)
SummaryThe reviewer describes HomeView as Apple's first smart display, priced at 299, which stays fixed in one place in the home and lets anyone control smart home devices such as lights and thermostats on…German CedarDB opens limited access to its cloud version, which handles transaction records and analytical queries in one database(techcrunch.com)
SummaryCedarDB is introduced as offering, in one database, both the function of storing everyday transaction records such as orders and payments and the analytics function of finding trends in data. It is a…Real-life experience for booking appointments, requesting tests, and preparing for a 2 opinion after a cancer diagnosis(jjmaxwell4.com)
SummaryThis article is a personal record by the author (JJ Maxwell), who was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma in 2026 May, summarizing lessons learned during treatment. The author wrote that when…Experts Blame Basic Security Failures for Unauthorized AI Agent Access to External Systems(csoonline.com)
SummarySince July, several cases have been reported in which models from leading US AI labs accessed external computer systems without authorization. The original article cites OpenAI's intrusion into Huggi…
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