Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is planning an Oct. 13 push into smart-home hardware, including a hub device, refreshed HomePod mini colors and a new Apple TV with Siri AI support.
Engadget says the new stick is faster and will retail for $60. The Verge reports that Amazon is also launching a redesigned Fire TV remote with a new shape and clickier controls.
Samsung launched two new flagship tablets, the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, and there is no base Tab S12 in this lineup.
DoorDash has unveiled an AI ordering agent that works inside Apple Messages, letting US waitlist users place food orders by text and check out with saved payment methods.
Samsung has announced the Galaxy SmartTag 3, a third-generation Bluetooth tracker with a smaller design and improved battery life.
Meta is adding an AI creative assistant to Instagram’s Edits app that uses a creator’s account metrics to suggest video ideas, hooks, captions, audio and scripts, with free use capped by a daily prompt limit and extra access tied to Meta One.
The New York Times reports Meta sought billions in research tax credits for A.I. data center expansion, classifying multibillion-dollar facilities as “pilot models” while warning in filings that the savings could be overturned by the IRS.
The release post describes TaskSmith as a specialized orchestrator, rather than a general coding agent with a long prompt.
OpenAI delayed the release of GPT-6.1 Astra over security concerns voiced by its researchers.
Google is reportedly running a pilot that pays roughly 100 publishers based on how much their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode in Search and Gemini.
TechCrunch reports Tinder is rolling out Group Hangouts, a feature that lets groups of friends discover other groups around shared activities and connect in a shared chat to make plans together.
Google launched Fitbit Air in India on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Android Authority reports that Korean blogger and tipster yeux1122 says Samsung plans price increases for the Galaxy S27 range across various storage capacities and models.
Nuvacore has introduced WarpCore, a planned clean-sheet CPU architecture for data centers and AI built around a “Core First” design that delays ISA selection to pursue performance, efficiency and scalability.
Amazon says Alexa+ upgrades for Fire TV devices will begin rolling out in the US in November, adding a dedicated hub, stronger reasoning, and new mobile app features later this year for text, voice, article-sharing, and photo-based discovery.
SiliconANGLE reports Taiwan-based neocloud GMI Cloud closed a $223 million Series B led by ARCHIV and secured a $440 million credit facility from ChinaTrust Commercial Bank for AI infrastructure expansion.
A Google Threat Intelligence Group report says monthly vulnerability disclosures roughly doubled from January to August 2026, while AI-found flaws skewed more toward remote code execution and medium-risk issues.
Relay raised $36 million in new funding, bringing total capital raised to more than $90 million.
The New Stack says switching AI providers can mean a costly rebuild. Citing Eclipse executive director Mike Milinkovich, it says the new foundation aims to help organizations avoid vendor lock-in.
Mark Gurman said on Sept. 30, 2026 that he is launching the Power On Podcast on Thursday.
