BOOX opened pre-orders for the Picco on September 28, 2026. The tiny e-reader is described as about the size of a credit card or playing card, weighs about 58 grams, and starts at roughly $100, with shipping expected in late October or November.
Sarah Guo asked people to stop sending AI-generated decks, calling them a sign of little thought. Christian Keil wrote that roughly half the decks he gets now are Claude-generated with default settings. Katie Roof reposted Keil’s complaint on X.
CISA added Citrix NetScaler flaws CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 to its KEV catalog after reports of active global exploitation, while Citrix urged affected customers to update unmitigated deployments as soon as possible.
Tech in Asia reports that in Singapore’s home loan market, a half-point rate difference on a S$600,000 loan over 25 years can cost borrowers S$50,000. The outlet says Cashew offers digital comparisons, calculators, an agent toolkit and human advisor support.
Tech in Asia posted a “6 Questions in 60 Seconds” clip featuring Neil Falconer, Head of Innovation Banking at HSBC Singapore, on what AI founders should focus on beyond the technology to scale.
PCMag describes Nikon’s $1,400 Z5IIC as a full-frame camera built for screen-first creators, but reports that losing the eye-level viewfinder can make composing shots harder in bright sunlight.
The SaaS News reports that Triaxis Capital and Crescera Capital led the round, which is intended to expand AMentoria’s university entrance exam-preparation platform.
Talos announced a $45 million Series B extension that valued the company at about $1.5 billion. The company said it plans to use the funding to speed product development and scale infrastructure for institutional digital-asset trading.
Tech in Asia reported that Alibaba’s profit fell 76% while capex rose 75%, and said the stock dropped after earnings as investors may be missing its broader chips, cloud, AI and apps push.
Techmeme highlighted a Wall Street Journal look at OpenAI-backed Red Queen Bio, described as an AI biosecurity startup with $36 million raised to design antibody drugs against pathogens, including AI-enabled bioweapons.
PCMag says its top-rated productivity tools span five categories: assistive, automation, communication, office and management software. The roundup was posted on X on Sep. 28, 2026, at 6:00 AM.
Truecaller launched Scam Checker, a web and Android tool that lets users paste suspicious numbers, links, or messages to check for fraud without an app or sign-in. TechCrunch reports it is initially available in India, with expansion planned in other regions.
TheSaaSNews reports the funding is intended to expand Alive App’s AI-powered experience-tech platform.
SynthBee completed a $100 million growth-capital financing led by Crosspoint Capital Partners. The company plans to use the funds to expand its platform, enter new markets and invest in talent.
NeowinFeed posted on X that Linus Torvalds noted less than a third of the patch is drivers, while a quarter is selftests, led by an arm64 KVM ITS table test, in a story it identified as Linux 7.3-rc5.
Digit reports that Bill Gates wants governments and law enforcement agencies involved in deciding how AI systems should be monitored and controlled, alongside mandatory safeguards as AI grows more powerful.
Unusual Whales posted that OpenAI said another agent gained access to the internet, citing YF.
BleepingComputer reported that Citrix confirmed CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 are being exploited against NetScaler devices, while CISA added both to its KEV catalog and said each can independently enable remote code execution.
PCMag published a Discord notification explainer that presents four ways to cut down alerts, including muting servers, limiting notification types and reapplying settings when joining new chats.
Qambria, a Zurich-based quantum infrastructure startup, raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Syntropy through its Frontier Investment Track to help commercialize control engine software for quantum and high-performance computing use cases.
