Apple Pay rolled out in India for Axis Bank credit cards (Visa/Mastercard) on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, accepted at millions of merchants, after years of UPI-market regulatory hurdles. No UPI or RuPay support at launch; Mac support coming.
Quentin Gallouédec wrote that 1 million trainings a week is the next goal and framed post-training as a step toward a less centralized AI ecosystem. Hugging Face later reposted the post.
A post quotes an independent alignment researcher saying attendance raises their assessment of someone’s qualifications, though other signals can substitute.
A user asked why a man had “500k of funding from lightcone infrastructure,” linking to a photo.
In an Oct. 1 X post, Engadget recommended tweaking a few default router settings and said the changes can help block common attacks, lock down access and strengthen home network security.
An Ultra 2 upgrader says their Ultra 4 had 15% battery left around 8 AM on day three.
Axios says Joann Muller hosts discussions with NVTAuthority CEO Monica Backmon, SafeRoadsNow president Cathy Chase and Nuro’s Dave Ferguson.
9to5toys shared the Best Buy offer, with the advertised savings measured against list prices.
Techmeme links to a Reuters report saying a16z and Accel led the round for the AI cybersecurity agent startup.
A 9to5Toys roundup says Eve's fall Prime Day offers include Matter- and HomeKit-compatible smart-home gear starting at $30, with some Amazon discounts shown as sale prices and others as on-page coupons.
Bloomberg reports that Zhao served a four-month sentence in 2024 after pleading guilty to failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering measures at Binance.
Techmeme links to a Wired interview in which CEO Andrew Boyd says Paragon Solutions lacks visibility into customer targeting data.
Techmeme, citing The New York Times, says the rotating fund is also designed to test AI tools.
Techmeme, citing Bloomberg, says rising memory component costs have driven an average $200 per-unit cost hike for Huawei.
A partial Tech in Asia article says heavy AI token use can become a vanity metric, citing a Hong Kong developer who hits two Claude Max limits daily and a McKinsey survey on early-stage adoption.
9to5Toys said the Best Buy open-box discount was measured against list prices.
Techmeme, linking to Tom's Hardware, says Micron's US lawsuit accuses the Chinese memory maker of systematically poaching key engineers.
Tech in Asia reports that used-car supply fell 24% in January–May 2026, while new-car sales rose 10.5% in the first half.
PCMag says it tested the latest Ultra-level Mac Studios to compare performance and weigh whether an upgrade suits your workflow.
You do not need to rotate a strong, unique password on a schedule, but you should change it immediately if an account is exposed in a data breach. Some workplaces, banks, and services may still require periodic resets anyway.
