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A troubleshooting guide outlines fixes for frequent Apple Wallet and Apple Pay issues, such as cards being declined due to expiration or reissue, outdated iOS software, and regional restrictions. The recommended fixes include removing and re-adding cards, updating iOS through Settings, and verifying that the device's region matches supported Apple Pay markets.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Phil Schiller is leaving his role leading the App Store, becoming an Apple Fellow on unspecified projects. While Schiller cited wanting more time for family and philanthropy, Gurman says he also grew wary of plans by CEO John Ternus and services chief Eddy Cue to boost App Store margins and recurring revenue.
OpenAI has started giving $20 Plus subscribers access to Astra, its newest and most capable model, though the rollout is uneven and initially appears in ChatGPT Work before showing up in regular Chat. Pro, Enterprise and Business Premium users already have Astra in Work, Codex, and the API, and OpenAI says the model is included in existing subscription tiers with no separate purchase required. Free-tier availability has not been announced, leaving those users on GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-5 for now.
A developer working on remote attestation for confidential VMs describes a technique for signing TLS handshake data using a private key generated and held inside a Trusted Platform Module, rather than storing it as a plain file on disk. The approach targets mutual TLS client authentication, where a stolen private key normally lets an attacker impersonate the machine anywhere that certificate is trusted.
As payments begin from Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement over pirated training data, some authors say publishers and literary agents are wrongly claiming their share of the $3,000-per-book payouts. Writers including April Henry report publishers claiming full payments or rights to books whose rights had reverted to the author years earlier. Watchdog Victoria Strauss says the pattern likely stems from sloppy recordkeeping rather than deliberate wrongdoing, and some publishers have already asked Anthropic to correct the errors.
TiVo will discontinue its free one-button SkipMode feature on November 2, 2026, replacing it with a paid add-on called Premium Auto Commercial Skip. Customers will get a 30-day free trial starting in November before being charged an as-yet-undisclosed monthly fee to keep automatic or one-tap ad-skipping. Manual options like the 30-second skip and fast-forward will remain free.
Honda's Prologue EV is essentially a rebadged Chevrolet Blazer EV, built on the same GM underpinnings but sold with a key difference: it retains Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, which GM stripped from its own EVs in favor of a Google-built Android Automotive OS. This near-identical pairing of vehicles, one with phone mirroring and one without, has effectively created an unplanned real-world test of how much consumers value that feature.
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming their journalism was used without permission to train AI models and is often reproduced verbatim in chatbot responses. Microsoft was named as a defendant because its Copilot tool relies on OpenAI's technology, and the outlets are seeking destruction of any copied works, datasets, and models built from them.
A Hacker News discussion thread asks the community how developers discover, organize, and validate reusable 'skills' files used with AI coding tools. The original poster notes they expect model capabilities to eventually absorb the need for such external skills, but wants a better interim system for managing and improving them.
OpenAI announced it has met its self-set target of building an automated research intern, a system capable of handling well-defined research tasks that would normally take a human researcher several days. The company says it is now working toward a more advanced automated AI researcher by March 2028, a timeline CEO Sam Altman first outlined in October 2025.
D2, previously funded as an open-core project by a for-profit company that developed a closed-source IDE and proprietary layout algorithm, is transitioning to independent non-profit status under Hack Club's fiscal sponsorship as the parent company shuts down. Creator Alex will continue maintaining D2 but with reduced time commitment, and is seeking new maintainers who could be paid through donation-funded contracts.
Business owners who assign registered-agent duties to a friend, relative or themselves risk missing critical legal and government deadlines. States like Florida and California impose penalties of $250 to $400 for late reports or outdated company information, and repeated violations can result in a business being forcibly dissolved. A compliance firm founder explains the recurring damage caused by informal or unqualified registered agent choices.