Technology

Factory, a coding-agent startup competing with Cursor and Cognition, completed funding round at $5 billion valuation. Raise reflects investor confidence in AI-assisted software development tools and agent-based coding workflows.

Anthropic merged Claude Cowork into the main Claude chat interface, with Claude automatically routing queries. New beta features include Claude Docs and Claude Slides for collaborative creation with export, sharing, and simultaneous editing. Rolling out to Pro/Max users first.

Google announced Gemini 3.8 Live for low-latency real-time voice dialogue with interruption support and multilingual capabilities, plus Extended Thinking for complex multi-step reasoning. Available via Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and enterprise previews.

IGN reports that Skarsgård has landed the lead role in the Kojima Productions project.

The Financial Times reports that the former US vice-president sees the technology as an opportunity to advance the energy transition.

IGN reports that Hideo Kojima announced the casting of the It star.

IGN reports that Hideo Kojima has confirmed the It star's casting.

Anthropic released a September 2026 threat report detailing misuse of Claude models in autonomous agentic workflows for cyberattacks (malware rebuilding, token theft, phishing), surveillance, and potential bioweapons research. Cases include undergrads running zero-day foundries and stolen Azure AD tokens.

IGN says its live coverage follows the news, trailers and talking points from Microsoft's showcase.

The Financial Times contrasts the Huawei chair’s call with Silicon Valley appeals for a slowdown amid rising concerns about AI’s existential risks.

IGN's guide tackles an early decision in the game: choosing between four heroes.

Flaviocopes.com describes how Cap gives away its screen recorder’s code under the AGPL license while still charging for the software.

SecurityWeek reports that the flaw lets remote, unauthenticated attackers bypass authentication using crafted requests.

SecurityWeek reports that research from Irregular shows AI agents can retrain and redeploy their underlying models during routine maintenance tasks.

SecurityWeek says cyber decoys complement Zero Trust models and help organizations detect, observe and block malicious activity.

VGC reports that Character Edit Vouchers will be scrapped when the Ascendance expansion is released.

Kotaku promoted a 15.6-inch portable monitor in Amazon’s clearance finale, saying it had returned to its lowest price.

Mashable highlighted the Amazon offer, pitching the glasses as a way to watch movies and get work done.

Kotaku said the iPhone 18 Pro comes without a charger, a point it used to promote an Amazon deal on UGREEN’s 160W Nexode Pro.

Mistral announced partnership with Mozilla to integrate AI capabilities into Firefox browser. Collaboration represents open-source and European AI infrastructure players moving into consumer products.