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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fixes for frequent Apple Wallet and Apple Pay issues, such as cards being declined due to expiration or reissue, outdated iOS software, and regional restrictions.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.
A reviewer tested Kuycon's P20, a 28-inch 4500x3000 display with a 3:2 aspect ratio designed to echo the look of Apple's Studio Display while offering more vertical screen space, similar to Microsoft's Surface Studio. The unit shipped with issues, including a flickering first panel likely damaged in transit and a replacement that arrived without a stand, delaying full testing by months before the reviewer settled on it as a daily setup.
Slate, the young EV startup backed by roughly $1.4 billion in funding including from Jeff Bezos' family office, is building its truck exclusively for the US market at launch. The company will sell direct-to-consumer, manufacture in a converted Indiana plant, rely on RepairPal for servicing, and give every truck NACS access to Tesla Superchargers—all within US borders. Slate has not said whether tariffs influenced this decision or when it might expand to Canada or other countries.
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.
A developer released Mador, an open-source JavaScript library that lets existing DOM elements respond to state changes without adopting a full framework. It uses a Proxy-based state tuple with read and write functions to bind elements to specific state properties, updating only when those dependencies change. The tool is distributed as a native ES module via npm or CDN and is roughly 855 bytes when minified.
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.
Anubis, a proof-of-work challenge system designed to block aggressive AI scrapers, has finally shipped a WebAssembly-based version after roughly a year of development. The tool works similarly to Hashcash, forcing browsers to solve a computational puzzle before accessing a website, which is negligible for individual users but costly at scraper scale. Site administrators use it as a stopgap measure while better methods for detecting headless browsers are developed.
At IFA Berlin 2026, companies like Anker (Eufy Omni E35) and Ecovacs (Deebot X12S Omnicyclone) showcased robot vacuums specifically certified to remove dust mites and allergens, with third-party testing backing their claims. Overall, the show felt quieter than previous years, with fewer wild concept reveals and more focus on refining existing product lines like the Saros Rover and Dreame Cyber X.
Developer 'fulltimefeline' has released Sol, a native macOS music player and jukebox app, as free and open-source software with no subscriptions, trials, or in-app purchases. The app plays local files directly from user folders across drives and network shares, supports a wide range of audio formats including FLAC, DSD, and ALAC, and offers gapless playback, crossfade, and bit-perfect output. It's available via GitHub Releases, a notarized build, or Homebrew.