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Samsung launched its Galaxy Tab S12 series, comprising the 12‑plus and 12‑Ultra models, on October 7 in United States. Both tablets feature vapor‑chamber cooling, IP68 dust‑and‑water resistance, and ship with One UI 9 based on Android 17, promising seven years of OS and security updates. The devices are powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 chipset, an upgrade over the previous generation, and retain the S Pen with keyboard accessories. Notably, Samsung pre‑installed Adobe Photoshop with S Pen optimization and offers four months of free [...]

Apple is slated to unveil three new home devices on October 13, according to Bloomberg. The lineup includes a refreshed HomePod mini available in black, white, blue, pink and green, an updated Apple TV 4K that retains its current chassis but adds an A20 Pro chip and 8 GB of RAM to power the new Siri AI, and a brand‑new HomeHub – a screen‑equipped smart hub that will detect nearby iPhones and display personalized information for multiple users. The HomeHub is positioned [...]

U.S. President Donald Trump urged technology firms that build large AI data centres to share financial gains with host communities, proposing bonuses for teachers and dividends for residents. The call followed a White House meeting with roughly 40 tech executives, during which the companies signed a voluntary accord on the development of “Super Intelligence” (SI), the administration’s new term for advanced AI. Trump emphasized partnerships between firms and local towns, suggesting direct payments to nearby citizens and [...]

The National Science Foundation has granted $600,000 over three years to a joint effort by Stony Brook University and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to build Quantum Intelligent Sensor Networks (QISNs). Co‑led by Assistant Professors Hyeongrak “Chuck” Choi and Bo‑Han Wu, the project will shift quantum metrology from single‑sensor optimization to distributed, entangled sensor nodes. Researchers will combine continuous‑variable squeezed light, integrated photonics, and CMOS‑integrated diamond spin color centers, using quantum Fisher information to map sensitivity limits [...]

Arasan Chip Systems will showcase the industry's first MIPI SWI3S™ Manager and Peripheral IP at the MIPI Member Meet in Taipei on October 21, 2026. The demonstration follows the company's earlier engagement with early adopters of its SWI3S™ Controller and PHY IP, which will be offered on foundry nodes of 22 nm and smaller. Arasan will provide a free upgrade to the forthcoming MIPI SWI3S™ v1.1 specification for both existing and future licensees once the standard is officially released. The total SWI3S™ solution—comprising [...]

Two former Google executives, Bonita Stewart and Jackson Georges Jr., have closed an $11.3 million fund, BAG Ventures, to back early‑stage AI startups that can demonstrate immediate enterprise value. The firm, which already invested in ten companies such as SXD, BizTrip and Nomadic, focuses on AI infrastructure, edge AI, security, governance and vertical SaaS, with check sizes of $100‑$500 k and plans to deploy the remaining capital over the next two years. BAG Ventures leverages a network of more than 150 limited partners—including [...]

John Dorfman recommends five undervalued international stocks as U.S. equities trade at high multiples and the Fed hikes rates. Volkswagen (VWAGY) fell from $30 to just above $8, now trading at 0.11 times revenue and a P/E of seven after job cuts and pressure from Chinese EV makers and U.S. trade barriers. Chubb (CB) generates 9% revenue growth and 12% profit growth, with 60% of sales in America, and trades around 12‑times earnings. Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, a [...]

CEOs of the world’s leading artificial‑intelligence firms gathered for a White House lunch with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, joining House Speaker Mike Johnson, Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Attendees included Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, AMD’s Lisa Su, Palantir’s Alex Karp and others. The meeting followed separate one‑on‑one talks between Trump and Amodei and a recent UN Security Council appearance by Altman and Amodei [...]