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Seagate Technology's 2026 Data Infrastructure Readiness Report, based on a survey of 2,712 enterprise IT decision-makers across seven countries, found that 99% expect AI to increase storage needs over the next three years, with nearly a third anticipating growth exceeding 50%. Yet only 38% of organizations feel their infrastructure can actually keep pace with that demand.
Reviewers testing the new Galaxy S26 FE describe it as a competent mid-tier handset with respectable performance and build quality, but say its price undercuts the value proposition that made earlier 'Fan Edition' phones popular. The consensus points to Samsung positioning the device closer to its flagship pricing than to the budget-friendly tier fans expected.
GrassLobster is a new tool that connects an external AI agent to Grasshopper, turning a plain-language design brief into a working parametric workflow. Users describe a form or structure, answer clarifying questions about dimensions and rules, and the agent constructs a connected geometry model that updates live as parameters change.
A CodeYam founder shares a personal framework for gathering qualitative user feedback during the pre-product-market-fit stage, drawing on lessons from Rob Fitzpatrick's 'The Mom Test' and the Design Sprint methodology developed at GV. The approach, refined over a decade at startups including Kamcord, focuses on quickly validating or rejecting product hypotheses through structured user conversations rather than lengthy internal design exercises.
Apple's iOS 27 update brings a major Apple Intelligence overhaul, including a much-improved Siri, but some newer iPhones now need up to 14GB of free storage for full AI functionality, compared to 8GB previously. This higher requirement applies specifically to iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max, Air, Duo, and 18 Pro models, while other iPhones still only need 8GB.
Amazon is selling the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 for $229, down $40 from its $269 list price, marking the handheld's lowest price yet. The clamshell Android device uses a Snapdragon 865 chip with active cooling and a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, enabling emulation up to GameCube, Dreamcast and PS2 as well as lighter Switch and Android titles.
A Guardian investigation found ICE documented 18 miscarriages among detained women in the first nine months of Trump's second term, but stopped keeping records after October 2025, leaving an unknown number of subsequent losses uncounted. One detainee, an asylum seeker named Anabell, described being denied prenatal care and a doctor's visit for weeks despite bleeding, before finally being taken to an emergency room shackled to a bed, where she learned she had lost her pregnancy.
Work has restarted on BeanShell, the lightweight scripting engine for Java, aiming for a full 3.0 release following an extended period of inactivity. The updated version is planned to modernize the codebase and add long-requested features, including support for lambda expressions.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. border agents may search travelers' electronic devices without any individualized suspicion, rejecting arguments for a warrant requirement. The decision came in United States v. Alisigwe, a case in which prosecutors used evidence from two warrantless cellphone searches conducted at the border. The Knight First Amendment Institute and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press had filed a brief urging the court to require warrants, citing First and Fourth Amendment concerns.
TechCrunch is closing exhibit table registration for its Disrupt 2026 conference tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT, after which startups can no longer secure a spot in the Expo Hall. The event runs October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco and is expected to draw more than 10,000 founders, investors and tech leaders. A $12,500 exhibit package includes a table for all three days, 10 team passes, lead-generation tools, VC access, press-list access and sponsor branding.
A Show HN project puts four AI models in a head-to-head Pong match, running each in its own lane where the ball's speed depends entirely on that model's response time. The setup contrasts Jev, a typed-decision model, against chat-based models like GPT-5.6 and Claude Haiku, using Pong specifically because it exposes how chat models struggle with fast, continuous decision-making.
A CESA survey unveiled at Tokyo Game Show 2026 found that 85.8% of Japanese game developers now use generative AI tools in their workflows, up from 51% the previous year. Of those, 63% use AI daily while 22.8% use it occasionally, mainly for debugging, error correction, and automated testing rather than direct code generation.