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.
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.
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.
9to5Toys describes the new Airfly Drive as a wireless adapter for CarPlay and Android Auto.
Techmeme shares a Colossus profile of Vélez as Nubank enters the US.
9to5toys shared the Best Buy offer, with the advertised savings 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.
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.
PCMag reports that the trade-in program offers a way to get a discount on Maingear PCs.
PCMag says Apple's AI models take up a lot of space and explains how to turn off Apple Intelligence on a Mac.
