Amazon’s October Prime Day dates are official — but I’d shop these 15 early deals before the sale starts
Amazon’s October Prime Day dates are official — but I’d shop these 15 early deals before the sale starts

Amazon has confirmed the dates for its October Prime Day, and the retailer has released early deals – shop my top 15 picks on TVs, appliances, smart home gadgets, and more.

Nitter and XCancel are dead (again) after X’s latest legal actions

The privacy-friendly services for viewing X posts without an account have gone dark again after X’s escalated legal action.

Voicemod launches Key Pocket, bringing voice changing to phones and consoles
Voicemod launches Key Pocket, bringing voice changing to phones and consoles

Voicemod has launched Key Pocket, a MagSafe device that brings real-time voice changing and soundboards to phones, consoles and social apps without a PC, on sale in the United States with Europe to follow. Article 50 of the AI Act has required provider…

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks

OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump’s team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.

Tourism Is Growing In Mexico’s Baja Peninsula And The Fight To Protect It Has Already Begun

From Loreto and San Ignacio Lagoon to Todos Santos, communities across the Baja California Peninsula are experimenting with different answers for growing tourism sustainably.

Temporal raises $550m at $12.55bn to keep AI agents from failing
Temporal raises $550m at $12.55bn to keep AI agents from failing

Temporal has raised $550m in a Series E round that values it at $12.55bn. That is more than double its valuation seven months ago. The company announced the round on 14 September. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round. Wellington Management, Growth…

Obscura VPN’s new ‘Circle of Trust’ rewards users for supporting independent privacy apps
Obscura VPN’s new ‘Circle of Trust’ rewards users for supporting independent privacy apps

Obscura VPN has launched its ‘Circle of Trust’ initiative, partnering with independent tech companies to offer users special perks, starting with the encrypted image platform Ente Photos.

Kia’s new PV7 EV van shows up in the US [Image]
Kia’s new PV7 EV van shows up in the US [Image]

Shortly after Kia officially unveiled the PV7, the new electric van was spotted testing in the US.

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Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud
Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud

The recording industry’s global trade body has launched a new commitment asking music distributors to stop fraudulent tracks before they reach streaming services. IFPI announced the Streaming Integrity Initiative in London on 14 September. Twenty-seven…

OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.
OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.

OpenAI’s top political strategist Chris Lehane calls the industry’s turn to state-level AI lawmaking reverse federalism, while super PACs backed by OpenAI’s president and a16z spend heavily for a national framework that would override state rules. The …