Technology

The Decoder reports that Drew Rowny and Shannon Ma, Patreon's former heads of product and engineering, are joining Yam to build tools for creators and their communities.

Google says Flash TTS can create custom voices from text prompts across more than 100 languages and dialects, while Flash-Lite targets high-volume dubbing, audio creation and voice agents.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the June incident reached public and non-public files, while OpenAI said it found no evidence that patient records were accessed.

At Made On YouTube, the company detailed Studio feedback, dynamic thumbnails and video-cut testing, alongside a Gemini-powered assistant for Shorts and YouTube Create.

Sensor Tower estimates cited by Bloomberg put early downloads above 902,000, while Amazon's block shows the limits facing an agent built to shop and act for users.

The 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop start at $1,149.99 and $1,199, respectively, and arrive Oct. 13 alongside a $79.99 haptic Surface Mouse.

The Series B brings the startup’s total funding to $140 million as it sells coordinated AI agents for HR, IT and finance workflows.

The Verge reports Meta was targeting the December 2026 holidays for shipping, but Mark Zuckerberg said only a few units had been built and the finishing material still needed to be finalized.

U.S. viewers will be able to describe and save multiple homepage feeds, while the main recommendation feed remains in place.

Meta announced Meta VR Glasses—a glasses-like VR/MR device weighing ~100g (5x lighter than Quest 3) with micro-OLED displays, eye/hand/voice controls, and an external compute puck. Priced at ~$1,299, launching spring 2027. Features integrated Muse AI assistant with VR avatar.

The standalone premium plans rose by $2.50, while the ad-supported Disney+/Hulu bundle remains $12.99 and now costs just 50 cents more than either service alone.

Anthropic says roughly 950 Claude agents searched DNA data for 21 hours, with humans handling the initial prompt and lab work. The company says the system’s function remains unknown.

OpenAI says users can create documents, decks, sites and spreadsheets by talking in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile.

The Verge reports that Debian support is planned for the end of 2026, citing Qualcomm executive Kedar Kondap at Snapdragon Summit.

ABC News reports that the two firms’ leaders warned about humans losing control of AI systems and the systems getting into the wrong hands.

Engadget reports a $2,000 price tag. The Verge says the new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed.

SpaceX confirmed Starship Flight 14 scheduled for September 28 (pending regulatory approval). The mission aims for first sustained orbital trajectory with Super Heavy splashdown in Gulf of Mexico and Starship Pacific splashdown, plus deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites—Starship's first operational payload.

Verified members can confirm shared experience, while verified company Pages gain tools to remove false employee associations.

Apple’s new feature lets people use one phone number across two iPhones, 9to5Mac reports. The outlet says AT&T pointed to existing eSIM activation and transfer options instead.

TechCrunch reports that the tool shows listeners how Spotify understands their tastes and lets them use everyday language to reshape recommendations.