Garmin's CIRQA fitness tracker is experiencing Bluetooth heart rate broadcasting failures following the August 20 firmware 2.50 update, according to user reports on a Gadgets and Wearables forum thread. Affected users say Bluetooth connections cycle between connected and disconnected on Garmin Edge devices, while broadcasting fails outright on apps like Zwift, TrainerRoad, Rouvy and Strava, plus Bluetooth-enabled gym equipment. ANT+ connections remain unaffected, and a Garmin representative confirmed the issue has been escalated internally with no fix timeline given yet.
Ahead of a September 9 unveiling, reports suggest Apple Watch Ultra 4 will feature substantially upgraded health sensors, with Digitimes claiming the number of sensor components could double, alongside a new blood pressure-related feature reportedly under FDA review. Analyst Mark Gurman also points to fitness-tracking upgrades and a new, faster S-class chip replacing the S10 used since 2024, though reports conflict on whether the watch will get a major design overhaul.
A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic after the AI firm refused to lift restrictions on using its technology for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Judge Rita Lin vacated orders that barred federal agencies from using Anthropic's products and blocked defense contractors from doing any business with the company, calling the government's national security justification baseless.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told BBC News that Project Helix, previously described as a codename for Microsoft's next console, will actually be a 'family' of devices rather than a single machine. She declined to confirm whether any of these devices would be discless, though Microsoft recently launched a program letting users digitize physical games.
OpenAI has enabled ChatGPT and Codex users to connect multiple Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts accounts within the same plugin, rather than being limited to one account per service. Users can add extra accounts through the Plugins sidebar by clicking the gear icon on an already-connected app and completing Google's authorization flow.
A new Linux distribution called stillOS has debuted with a strong focus on simplifying onboarding for people who have never used Linux before. It uses atomic updates so the operating system and apps update automatically in the background without risking system stability, and it lets users customize their desktop without needing any technical Linux knowledge.
Jernej Barbič, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, has received a 2025 technical achievement Academy Award for creating Ziva VFX, software that simulates realistic muscle, fat and skin for digital humans and creatures. The technology, launched in 2016 through his startup Ziva Dynamics and later acquired by Unity Technologies in 2021, has appeared in more than 60 films including Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Defense acted unlawfully when it blacklisted AI company Anthropic from government contracting opportunities. The ruling finds the Pentagon's action lacked proper legal justification, reversing the restriction placed on the firm.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that startups can no longer rely solely on a single venture capital raise as their financing plan, citing a sharp drop in global VC fundraising and slower exits that have left many funds unable to return money to their own investors. The piece recommends founders build a three-part capital stack combining equity, debt-based instruments and profitability to reduce dependence on favorable market timing.
An Entrepreneur contributor discovered that AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude were describing his agency using an old homepage message he had already replaced, because directory sites had copied the outdated text and AI engines treated those copies as authoritative. He argues that businesses now effectively have two narratives: the one they actively publish, and the one AI systems generate from scattered, often stale, third-party sources.
An early-stage investor and Entrepreneur contributor describes walking away from investments that appear promising on the surface but carry hidden structural risks. He cites examples like a hydration test product with an unworkable cost structure, alongside deals involving founders he can't fully trust or markets dominated by entrenched competitors. The piece frames these quiet rejections as some of his most valuable investment decisions, even though they generate no visible outcomes.
A contributor writing for Entrepreneur argues that professional success depends less on raw performance than on having a trusted group of advisors—mentors, coaches, sponsors and peers—who help navigate transitions and decisions. The author describes building a 'personal board of directors' of six advisors over two decades to guide promotions, leadership moves and entrepreneurship.
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