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SpaceX is reportedly negotiating with Apollo Capital Management and several banks to arrange financing for a $40 billion purchase of Nvidia GPUs, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The financing would largely rely on investment-grade debt markets, with the GPUs likely serving as collateral, just months after SpaceX raised $25 billion in bonds following its June IPO.
Amazon has discounted the newly released Moto G Stylus (2026) by $100, bringing its price to $399.99 as part of its Prime Day sale. The phone features a 6.7-inch 120Hz display, a built-in stylus, and a 5,000mAh battery.
Amazon's October Prime Day sale features numerous deals priced at $50 or less, including practical items like chargers and coffee makers. These discounts are available until 3 AM ET on October 8th, 2026, giving shoppers limited time to purchase at reduced prices.
Amazon is selling the UGREEN Nexode Pro 160W charger for $85 as part of a Prime Day promotion, marking its lowest price to date. The charger offers 160W total output across four ports, allowing multiple devices to be charged simultaneously.
Gregory Price and a team at Meta have built CRAM, a new Linux memory-compression technique that keeps compressed data directly in RAM instead of routing it through the swap layer like existing tools zswap and ZRAM. CRAM uses a private NUMA node to let Linux manage compressed memory with its normal memory semantics, including migration and ballooning, and includes a mechanism called the 'Chicken Bit' to pause CRAM during allocation management. Early benchmarks cited show read performance gains of up to 452 times over ZRAM.
Timed with the release of Ted Lasso season 4's finale, Apple has published a free sample from 'The Richmond Way,' the in-universe book written by journalist character Trent Crimm. The excerpt is available as both an audiobook narrated by Crimm and a text version through Apple Books, running about 15 minutes for the audio edition.
A former police officer argues that Flock Safety's automated license plate recognition cameras have replaced guesswork with instant, precise identification of stolen vehicles. The Atlanta startup, founded in 2017, installs solar-powered roadside cameras that photograph passing cars, log identifying details, and check plates against the FBI's national database in real time, alerting officers to matches.
Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day 2026 includes discounts on Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 networking gear, including the TP-Link Archer AXE75 standalone router, now $89.99 instead of $119.99. TP-Link's Deco XE75 mesh system, which covers up to 7,200 square feet across three nodes, is also discounted as part of the sale.
A pattern of disengagement among top employees often appears months before they formally resign, with reduced participation in meetings and less initiative. Leaders are encouraged to monitor these subtle behavioral shifts regularly, rather than relying solely on annual surveys or exit interviews. Tracking such signals can help organizations address potential departures proactively.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva called on governments worldwide to accelerate efforts to reduce debt, tackle inequality and regulate artificial intelligence, speaking ahead of next week's IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok. She said economies are under pressure from heavy borrowing, AI-driven investment surges, and disruptions from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, warning that 'tough political choices' can no longer be postponed.
U.S. fire departments are exploring artificial intelligence applications as the ranks of volunteer firefighters, long a backbone of local emergency response, continue to shrink. The decline in volunteers has left many departments searching for ways to maintain coverage and response capacity with fewer people.
The October 7, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily covered the release of iOS 27.2 beta 3 and discussed a reported partnership between Apple and LG focused on smart home technology. The podcast episode, as usual, summarized the day's top Apple-related news stories in audio format.