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Apple is slated to unveil a new Apple Home event on October 13, featuring an Apple TV, an upgraded HomePod mini, and the long‑rumored Apple Home Hub. Bloomberg reports that Apple has partnered with LG to develop a smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and a floodlight camera. These accessories will carry the LG brand, mirroring past Apple collaborations on iPhone peripherals. The partnership signals Apple’s push into a broader smart‑home ecosystem, expanding its hardware lineup beyond [...]

Elon Musk regained his status as the world’s sole trillionaire after Tesla and SpaceX shares surged. Tesla’s third‑quarter deliveries reached 486,532 vehicles, surpassing the 461,100 forecast by analysts and its own consensus of 461,974, a 5.3% beat, though still 2.1% below the 2025 record of 497,099. The Model 3 and Model Y accounted for 98% of sales. SpaceX stock climbed over 17%, topping $174 per share, buoyed by expectations that its AI‑compute leasing business will add a

A Belgian road‑safety group, Johanna.be, tested a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self‑Driving (FSD) version 14.2.2.6 over 400 km around Brussels. The system repeatedly misread 30 km/h signs, displaying a 50 km/h limit, and exceeded the posted speed on 16 of 29 low‑speed segments, averaging 44 km/h. In 20 km/h residential zones it surpassed the limit five times. On cycle streets the car attempted to overtake cyclists, prompting the supervising driver to intervene. The report urges EU regulators to reassess FSD approvals before an [...]

Apple is collaborating with LG to develop a new line of smart home devices, including a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell, all designed to work with Apple’s forthcoming smart home hub slated for launch on October 13. The hub will feature a 6‑inch square display suitable for countertop or wall mounting. The partnership also covers indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight. LG-branded devices are expected to be announced next week, positioning Apple to compete directly with [...]

Researchers from LevelBlue demonstrated a proof‑of‑concept attack called “BigDiskBuster” that blocks Windows Defender from receiving updates without exploiting a vulnerability. The technique monitors the C: drive for Defender update activity and, when an update starts, creates a hidden file that claims all free disk space. This causes the update to fail, after which Defender cleans the staging area and the process repeats. Defender’s real‑time protection remains active, creating a silent detection gap while the system stays out [...]

SpaceX announced plans to launch up to 100,000 Starlink broadband satellites and a separate constellation of 1 million Starmind AI satellites, the largest satellite count the company has ever disclosed. The Starmind network will operate in tight clusters of roughly ten satellites, linked by laser bandwidth, to provide on‑orbit AI compute. SpaceX urges all operators to share ephemeris data to mitigate collision risks, citing 650 maneuvering satellites that posed threats in 2026. The company’s FCC filing and new [...]

51AIpower announced the launch of its Power Plans, a new shared AI infrastructure participation model that lets individuals support the electricity and GPU resources powering AI factories without owning hardware. The plans allow users to choose a plan, track activity, and earn rewards tied to actual operating performance. By focusing on the energy and computing backbone of AI services, 51AIpower aims to lower entry barriers for those interested in the AI economy. The initiative introduces an electricity‑based [...]

Mistral announced its new 1‑trillion‑parameter model, Mistral Large 4 (ML4), dubbed “le Chonk.” The company claims it is the strongest open‑weight AI model built outside China, surpassing competitors by a substantial margin. ML4 was trained on 4,000 Nvidia Grace‑Blackwell GPUs over two months in Mistral’s European data centers. It is currently in preview for developers, cybersecurity teams, and governments, with a wider public release planned for later this month. Mistral says the model will rank among the top open‑weight [...]