OpenAI says each dot has its own cloud computer and can work across 4,000-plus apps through ChatGPT plugins a user connects.
Meta is rolling out Muse for small business owners, extending its AI agent to Facebook and Instagram analytics, ad accounts, and integrations with tools including Canva, Figma, Slack, Shopify and QuickBooks.
Oura has postponed its US initial public offering, citing market conditions and uncertainty in the IPO market. Bloomberg had reported the deal could raise as much as $2.2 billion and had attracted roughly four times more orders than shares available.
Bloomberg reports Apple CEO John Ternus is pursuing a leaner, more engineering-focused company, with more frequent product launches, management cuts and new revenue pushes as services growth slows.
Spotify appeared to suffer a partial outage on Sept. 29, with users reporting search errors, playback trouble, profile access issues and being unable to sign back in after logout. 9to5Google later reported Spotify said it was aware of the problems and investigating.
9to5Google reports that Anthropic’s status dashboard listed a partial outage affecting Claude, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, the Claude API and Console.
Opera for Android now lets users buy, install and manage a travel eSIM inside the browser. Opera says it works across the whole phone in 47 destinations, with a free 3GB three-day trial in selected markets.
Dutch police say a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in a ShinyHunters investigation and is due in Rotterdam court Tuesday. Police have not publicly detailed the alleged conduct or tied him to any specific attack.
A Google Analytics for Firebase issue briefly caused iPhone apps to crash Monday before Google fixed it. Android Authority reported thousands of iOS apps were affected, and some crashes lingered for hours because of caching.
Polaroid has unveiled the Mod, a $170 all-analog instant camera that reports place between the I-2 and Flip, with dual lens options, exposure-focused modes and wider retail availability from Oct. 6.
Leaked renders reportedly offer a first look at Google’s Pixel 11a, which appears close to the Pixel 10a and 9a in design, with a shorter camera oval and rumored black, silver, green, and purple finishes.
Techmeme, linking to CNN's Clare Duffy, says Apple gave its explanation in a July letter to Rep. Jamie Raskin.
OpenAI says the revised usage calculation will net out to half the dollar value in API spend of the old Pro plan. It also says it won't bring back the five-hour limit.
OpenAI also calls Sol the most cost-efficient model for its performance available at the time of its September 29 announcement.
WIRED says Gebru believes AI is not an “existential threat” and that doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.
RemoteThreat, founded by former IBM X-Force Red leaders Chris Thompson and Shawn Jones, launched with $7 million in pre-seed funding and an AI-enabled offensive cyber platform for vetted enterprise, defense, and U.S. government customers.
Apple’s iPhone Duo is reportedly running into manufacturing problems ahead of its October debut, with MacRumors citing supply-chain reporting that points to low assembly yields and constrained early availability.
Take-Two Interactive has reportedly halted Paralympics Productions’ unofficial native GTA V Android port. Project lead Mojso said the group will shut down on October 3, 2026, and neither the code nor builds will be released publicly.
Axios held its AI Across America event in Boston on September 29, 2026, with a livestream scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Dan Primack described the venue as just across the road from Fenway, and the broadcast was titled “AI Across America: What’s Next for Boston.”
