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OpenAI and its co‑defendants filed a motion to strike two new expert declarations and dismiss other evidence Apple recently added to its trade‑secret lawsuit. Apple’s reply brief introduced five new expert statements and 126 pages of exhibits, claiming they support claims that former employees accessed confidential hardware data. The defendants argue the material was introduced after their opposition, denying them a fair chance to respond, and request the court exclude the new declarations and related evidence. [...]

Google Messages introduces a refreshed gesture system and a new floating long‑press menu that replaces the top toolbar. The menu now appears beside the selected bubble, offering Reply, Forward, Copy, Star, Delete, Select more, and Info, with image‑specific options like Save and Remix. Copying text is improved: a second tap lets users select a snippet instead of the whole message. Swiping left reveals timestamps and RCS encryption status; a right swipe on a bubble replies. The changes [...]

Leaked artwork from Apple’s code shows the next iPad mini with its front camera positioned on the long edge, aligning it with other iPads for better video calls. The current model’s Center Stage camera sits on the short edge, causing off‑center framing in landscape mode. The images reveal a narrow groove along the top of the display glass, hinting at a vibration‑based speaker that could eliminate speaker holes and enhance water resistance. The code also references an [...]

Tesla’s shares trade at software‑company multiples despite the bulk of Q2 revenue still coming from vehicle sales—$20 billion of its $28.24 billion total. The market’s valuation hinges on whether the firm can transform into an AI, autonomy and robotics platform through three unproven bets: the Robotaxi service, the humanoid Optimus robot, and in‑house AI silicon dubbed Cortex 2. In Q2, active Full‑Self‑Driving subscriptions rose 56 % YoY to 1.48 million, Robotaxi logged over 380,000 unsupervised miles across seven cities, and energy storage [...]

NASA and SpaceX are aiming for an 11:10 a.m. EDT launch on Thursday, Oct. 1, for the Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station, NASA announced in its latest update. The four‑person crew—NASA commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov—will ride a SpaceX Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. If the launch proceeds as planned, the spacecraft will dock with the Harmony module’s forward port about nine hours later, around [...]

Overlord Labs announced the close of a $4.35 million Series Seed extension, bringing its total financing to $10 million including prior seed and non‑dilutive capital. The round was led by Band of Angels and included Foothill Ventures, Unlock Pacific Ventures, NuFund Venture Group, Sand Hill Angels and Castle Fund, alongside returning angel investors. The funding supports the company’s shift from tape‑out to product validation for its GENESIS™ Battery Intelligence IC, which integrates proprietary Silicon × Algorithm Architecture to deliver adaptive power‑management [...]

Meta dominated its Connect conference with a parade of smart‑glasses prototypes, signaling the company’s full commitment to wearable AI. Attendees, staff and influencers all wore the devices, and most demos required them. Among the highlights were unreleased audio‑only glasses that replace cameras with six microphones, addressing recent privacy criticism. The lightweight frames let users stream music, take calls and interact with Meta’s upcoming Muse personal agent, which can execute tasks and answer questions via voice. A second [...]

Google is reviving its Android Dev Summit for October 28‑29, 2026, with a two‑day program at its Mountain View campus and a satellite “Extended” event in London. The conference will feature a keynote from Android leadership and four tracks covering AI experiences, Android XR, app foundations, and tools and performance. For the first time, the agenda references the upcoming Android 18, highlighting “powerful new graphics features” in Jetpack Compose, including mesh gradients, progressive blurs, and performance‑optimized rendering. [...]