Bloom raises $3.6M seed to digitize hardware supply chains
Detroit, October 08, 2026 — Bloom, the AI-native marketplace for hardware supply chains, announced an oversubscribed $3.6 million seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners,...
Apple Clarifies C2 Modem Distribution for iPhone 18 Pro Models
Apple has updated its technical specifications pages to clarify which iPhone 18 Pro models include its new C2 cellular modem: the iPhone 18 Pro is...
Samsung innovations that reshaped consumer technology
Samsung innovations have helped shape how consumers use smartphones, televisions and household appliances, moving devices from single-purpose tools to platforms for communication, work, entertainment and...
AlertZero: Elastic launches AI agents for security triage
Elastic on Oct. 8 launched AlertZero, an agentic layer for Elastic Security that assigns alert triage, threat hunting, detection engineering and endpoint forensics to four...
AlertZero: Elastic launches AI agents to ease SOC alert overload
Elastic has unveiled AlertZero, an AI agent team built into Elastic Security to reduce security operations center (SOC) alert overload. The offering is designed to...
Citrix NetScaler: urgent update fixes critical SAML memory overflow
Citrix has released updated NetScaler builds to patch a critical memory-overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-107406, CVSS4 9.5) that affects devices with SAML functions and is urging administrators...
Calvin University Hosts AI Conference, Launches New Center
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Calvin University is hosting a three-day conference on artificial intelligence and announced a new Center for Faith and Technology. The Wisdom...
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers, Citing a “Breach of Trust”
OpenAI said on Friday it fired three safety researchers for a “breach of trust,” defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting...
Samsung teases Galaxy Z Fold 8 collaboration with J-Hope
Samsung has teased a collaboration with BTS member J-Hope (Jung Ho-seok) for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 after the singer was spotted using the phone...
Alexa Tablet lineup challenges Samsung Galaxy Tabs in US
Amazon has launched three new Alexa-branded tablets that directly challenge Samsung’s dominance in the US Android tablet market. The company retired the Fire brand for...
Galaxy Z TriFold holds the largest battery among Samsung foldables
As of October 2026, the Galaxy Z TriFold has the biggest battery of any Samsung foldable phone: a 5,600mAh pack, 12% larger than the 5,000mAh...
Proximity Control in iPhone for Apple’s LG Home Accessories
Leaked findings from the leaker known as “pdfu” describe two headline features for an upcoming range of LG-branded smart home accessories said to have been...
iPhone Air 2 Could Be 0.4mm Thinner While Gaining a Larger Battery
An alleged leak says Apple’s next iPhone Air will be around 0.4mm thinner than the 2025 model while carrying a higher-capacity battery, potentially making the...
iPhone 18 Pro Orders Cut After Price Hike Dampens Demand
Apple has asked some suppliers to cut production of iPhone 18 Pro components after demand fell short of expectations, according to a report citing company...
Apple October 13 launch: Home Hub, HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K
Apple is planning to introduce new products on Tuesday, October 13, Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced. The company will not hold a traditional event:...
Public Service Data.AI to showcase government data and AI case studies
Top public servants from around the world will gather in London on 15 October 2026 for the Global Government Forum’s Public Service Data.AI (PSDAI) conference,...
Galaxy SmartTag 3 compatibility: Samsung phones first, iPhones limited
The Galaxy SmartTag 3 is primarily compatible with Samsung Galaxy phones; it also offers limited support for iPhones, but it does not work with non‑Samsung...
Samsung Wallet Is Becoming Irreplaceable for US Galaxy Owners
Samsung Wallet will support USDC stablecoin transfers for eligible Galaxy device owners in the United States from the end of October 2026, allowing users to...
Airtel Africa adds 3,250 sites and 3,200km of fibre in a year
Over the past year Airtel Africa has added more than 3,250 network sites and 3,200 kilometres of fibre, the company said, and will continue to...
Food tech: five trends rising and five in decline
Food tech is shifting fast: some technologies and business models are accelerating while others are retreating. Here are five trends showing growth or strong potential,...
VMXNET3 PoC for CVE-2026-59346 Crashes Host vmware-vmx
Researcher Stan S, publishing as 0xCyberstan, has published public exploit code for CVE-2026-59346, a VMXNET3 integer-overflow vulnerability that Broadcom patched on 3rd September 2026. Broadcom...
Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data breach
Washington — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) over their role in a damaging data breach that...
ASOS says cyberhack accessed customers’ personal data
ASOS said on Oct 8 that a cybersecurity breach earlier this week exposed some customers’ personal information, including names and contact details, according to its...
PMTA Reform: FDA’s CTP Reworks Product Review for Greater Predictability
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 7, 2026 — The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is reworking how it reviews Premarket Tobacco Product Applications...
Vest Labs Raises $13M Seed to Build Profit-Sharing Crypto Prop Platform
New York–based crypto proprietary trading startup Vest Labs closed a $13 million seed round in July, led by Portal Ventures with participation from executives at...