What if your social media handle was also your identity on the open web? 👀 Bluesky has applied for the “.bsky” domain extension — potentially turning handles like @name.bsky.social into a cleaner name.bsky. The bigger vision?

🚨 CMF is breaking away from Nothing — and India is at the center of the plan. Nothing is spinning off CMF into an independent, India-headquartered brand with majority Indian ownership. The bigger shift?

👓 Apple is entering the AI glasses race — and the timing is getting interesting. Global AI-glasses shipments surged 263% YoY in H1 2026, with display-less devices making up 96% of the market.

Activision says the global video-game cheat economy could be generating around $8.5 BILLION a year. 💰 And it’s not just aimbots and wallhacks. The underground ecosystem includes cheat subscriptions, stolen accounts, boosting services, spoofers and even specialized cheating hardware.

🔐 Your iPhone 18 Pro is doing more behind the scenes than you might think. Apple has added supplemental image data to Face ID authentication, working alongside depth and infrared sensing to maintain performance with parts of the Face ID system now hidden under the display.

🚨 Meta’s AI assistant Muse has hit a security roadblock. A newly discovered zero-day dubbed “not-a-mused” could let attackers hijack Muse and potentially access data from connected apps like email, WhatsApp and calendars—if they already have local access to a compromised Mac. The bigger concern?

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra appears to have a privacy advantage over Huawei and Xiaomi, with its Privacy Display reportedly blocking visibility from four directions—not just the sides. But there’s a trade-off: stronger privacy can mean reduced brightness, clarity and viewing comfort.

Apple is reportedly still developing an “AutoLock” security feature that could detect when an iPhone is suddenly grabbed and automatically lock it. The system may use the iPhone’s gyroscope, accelerometer, network connection and even a paired Apple Watch to identify a possible theft.

🚨 Apple’s iPhone 20 Pro could be getting a major display makeover! A new leak claims the 2027 Pro could feature a 6.41-inch display, while the Pro Max may stretch to 6.96 inches — with a “borderless quad-curved” design wrapping the screen around all four edges. 📱

Apple just turned its tiny Mac mini into an even bigger performance machine. The new M6 Mac mini keeps the same compact 5×5-inch design but brings Apple’s first 2nm Mac chip, delivering up to 48% higher multi-core performance and 71% faster GPU performance than the M4.

🚨 Google is entering the premium laptop game — with a new name. Meet Googlebook, a new laptop category from Google that blends the Android ecosystem, ChromeOS foundations and Gemini AI. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo are already on board, with prices starting at $899. The big idea?

AI could soon have a global emergency hotline. The U.S. and China are discussing a system to warn each other about dangerous AI incidents with potential national-security consequences.

🚨 SoftBank is doubling down on OpenAI — and the financing story is getting bigger. The Japanese tech giant has launched an $11B bond sale, with roughly $10B earmarked for its next OpenAI investment scheduled for October 1.

AI Data Centers vs. Crypto Mining: They May Look Similar, But Their Missions Are Very Different ⚡🖥️ Both consume massive amounts of electricity and rely on high-performance computing. But here’s the key difference:

🎮 Windows 11 just got a console-style gaming upgrade. Microsoft’s new Xbox Mode transforms your PC into a controller-friendly, full-screen gaming hub—bringing Xbox, Steam, Epic and other game libraries into one place. Press Win + F11 and you’re in. 👀 #Windows11 #Xbox #PCGaming

Apple’s #iPhone18Pro looks impressive from the outside—but iFixit just revealed some fascinating details underneath. The teardown exposes the new variable-aperture camera, powered by six tiny blades controlled by electromagnets.

🚨 GTA 6 just got another quiet update! Rockstar has refreshed the #GTA6 store listings on PS5 and Xbox, changing the pre-order deadline to November 19, 2026, at 11:59:59 PM, updating trademark details and adding a new digital licensing notice.

🎮🤖 Japan’s game industry is going all-in on AI. Nearly 86% of surveyed Japanese game developers now use generative AI—up sharply from 51% in 2025. 63% say they use AI daily, mainly for debugging, testing and improving productivity. Faster development. Lower costs. Shorter cycles.

🚨 OpenAI’s AI infrastructure bill just got MUCH bigger. A July presentation reportedly puts its projected compute + infrastructure spending at $856B through 2030—up from the roughly $600B figure shared with investors in February. But here’s the twist:

🚀 Samsung’s One UI 9 is here — and it’s more than a visual refresh. Built on Android 17, the update brings AI-powered My FanCam for automatic subject tracking, smarter Now Brief cards, contextual Now Nudge suggestions, improved live translation, Privacy Alerts and expanded Scam Detection.

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro looks familiar on the outside—but the teardown tells a very different story underneath. 👀 Apple has moved the Face ID infrared camera under the display, helping shrink the Dynamic Island without making the screen look unusual.

Security researchers at Hacktron AI used Anthropic’s Claude to exploit vulnerabilities that led to an OpenAI employee’s ChatGPT account and a path into internal GitHub resources. The twist? This wasn’t a criminal attack.

OpenAI is offering up to $500,000 in base salary for a machine-learning engineering role tied to its robotics push—plus equity. The twist? The highest-paid role isn’t building the robot itself. It’s focused on the data and training infrastructure needed to make AI-powered robots smarter.

Anthropic has quietly set up a biology research lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, taking its AI ambitions from the digital world into real-world experiments. The company is exploring how Claude could help scientists conduct biological research and control lab robots to execute experiments.

Rockstar is reportedly targeting 30 FPS at launch on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S, while a 60 FPS Performance Mode remains undecided. Even the PS5 Pro may not guarantee 60 FPS. Rockstar is still keeping the final performance details under wraps.

The rumored Honor 700 Pro could feature a built-in 1.72-inch rear display, paired with a massive 200MP main camera. The idea? Use the flagship camera for selfies and vlogging while using the rear screen as a live viewfinder. 👀

Anthropic says Claude now “leads” 26% of its AI R&D work — up from below 1% in February 2026. More than 90% of its measured R&D now involves AI collaboration or leadership. Claude isn’t fully autonomous yet. #AI #Anthropic #Claude

📱 Apple has raised the U.S. out-of-warranty battery replacement fee for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max to $129, up from $119 on previous Pro models. The upside? Bigger batteries and significantly improved battery life. 🔋 #iPhone18Pro #Apple #iPhone18 #TechNews

The UN and Google have launched a new Data Commons system that lets people—and AI agents—query global statistics using natural language and MCP. Why it matters: AI models still struggle with reliable statistics. A UNICEF test of 133K+ questions across six models found just 21.2% average accuracy.

Advanced AI Society has joined the Linux Foundation and launched an open verification ecosystem built around Proof-of-Control, a proposed standard designed to make AI-agent authority and runtime actions independently verifiable and auditable. #AI #AIAgents #LinuxFoundation #Cybersecurity