Apple introduced a new line of smart home devices called the Apple Home Collection, including a $349.95 UWB-enabled smart deadbolt, a $249.95 wired video doorbell, a thermostat, a temperature sensor, and several security cameras including a $399.95 floodlight camera. The products are built to integrate with HomeView, Apple's new smart home hub, and were developed in partnership with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, with availability starting in December.
A technical blog post lists concrete cases where GCC and Clang do not conform to the ISO C standard by default, including treatment of the asm keyword as a reserved extension and GCC's hardcoded FLT_ROUNDS macro that ignores runtime rounding-mode changes via fesetround. The author also flags unfinished coverage of the standard's five floating-point pragmas as an area of ongoing non-conformance.
A developer who originally built a stock analysis repository on MySQL's InnoDB storage engine rewrote it to run on an OLAP lakehouse stack built around Apache Iceberg. The author explains that the switch was driven by a single optimization available in the OLAP approach, but required learning the internals of lakehouse architecture to actually exploit it. The piece breaks down InnoDB's core mechanics—row storage layout, indexing tradeoffs, and MVCC via undo logs—as the baseline being replaced.
Apple announced Apple Home Collection, a line of smart cameras, thermostats, a video doorbell and a smart deadbolt lock made in partnership with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. The devices, priced from about $40 to $400, set up via iPhone and are managed entirely through the Apple Home app without separate accounts. Apple says availability starts in December, with some products arriving in early 2027.
A hacker claims they breached Denmark's Central Register of Persons by exploiting a Pays ApS account secured only with the password '123456'. The Danish government confirmed 8.8 million records were extracted, discovering the breach 12 days later via an unusual invoice, and Pays ApS's managing director Sophie Laursen confirmed the access point. The hacker says they do not intend to sell or leak the data.
At New York Comic Con, sound designer Natsuko Inoue and colleague Hisafumi Takeuchi described how they created Godzilla and King Ghidorah's screams for the film Godzilla Minus Zero by blasting speakers from atop an outdoor dam, startling nearby picnickers, walkers and at least one barking dog. The team also used analog foley techniques, such as flapping a rubber fisherman's suit, to generate Ghidorah's wing sounds.
India's National Payments Corporation has delayed its planned October 15 introduction of a 0.4% fee on UPI merchant transactions above ₹2,000, citing the festive shopping season. NPCI did not announce a new date for the rollout. The fee, first announced last month, had drawn opposition from retailers and petrol station operators, some of whom threatened to stop accepting UPI payments.
Apple has released an updated Apple TV 4K, its first refresh in four years. The new model adds Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and a faster processor, along with a feature that lets users ask Siri to help locate a misplaced Siri Remote.
Apple has announced a new Apple TV 4K featuring Siri AI, a conversational version of Siri built on its next-generation Apple Intelligence, along with built-in far-field microphones for hands-free voice control. The device offers faster performance and, when paired with HomePod mini 2 or HomePod (2nd generation) speakers, supports a more immersive surround sound home theater setup. Pre-orders open today, with availability starting November 13.
The Xteink X4 Pro, a pocket-sized e-reader with a 4.26-inch, 800x480 E Ink touchscreen, is now available on Amazon for $84.15, a $25 discount and its lowest price yet. The device includes physical page-turn buttons, a touch-sensitive home button, an adjustable front light, and magnets for attaching to compatible phones, running Xteink's CrossPoint Reader software.
Bumble has agreed to a deal that will take the dating app company private, sending its shares sharply higher. The move follows a turbulent stretch for the company, including a CEO change and efforts to use AI to improve matchmaking, as user interest in dating apps has waned industry-wide.
Apple announced a refreshed $299 Apple TV 4K featuring an A19 chip, three far-field microphones for remote-free Siri commands, and an updated remote with a built-in speaker to help locate it. The device also supports four-speaker surround sound when paired with HomePod mini 2 or HomePod 2, and integrates Apple's updated Siri for content discovery and recommendations. Pre-orders begin today, with availability starting November 13.
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