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.

A September 22 market recap, citing Bloomberg, says Sensor Tower's Abe Yousef put Muse downloads above 902,000 in its first six days. The recap puts Meta's September 21 share gain at about 11%.

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.

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

Techmeme, citing The Hollywood Reporter, says both ad-free tiers will rise by $2.50 a month, marking Disney's fourth price hike in four years.

OpenAI says users can create documents, decks, sites and spreadsheets—or tackle complex browser tasks—by speaking in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile.

The company says roughly 950 Claude agents searched DNA data for 21 hours before scientists tested a previously uncharacterized system. Its function is still unknown.

OpenAI says users can talk to ChatGPT Voice to create docs, decks, sites and spreadsheets 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.

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.

AP reports that the heads of major AI firms appealed to the UN Security Council for controls on the technology they are developing.

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

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.

Anthropic's Claude agents autonomously analyzed ~200k reverse transcriptases over ~21 hours, identifying a previously unknown ART (array-associated reverse transcriptases) enzyme system in bacteriophages, pending lab verification.

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.