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Leaker pdfu shared assets detailing three LG smart home devices co-developed for Apple's ecosystem: a deadbolt lock with a rotating keypad and auto-unlock, a circular-display thermostat, and a standalone temperature sensor. The lock reportedly includes a lit touchpad, adjustable lock sounds, and an audio alarm for unlatched doors, while the thermostat shows humidity readouts and a 'Far Sight Display' mode.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, expecting over 10,000 founders, investors, and operators. The event will include a series of interactive roundtables on topics like physical AI data challenges, the future of enterprise SaaS, and AI's role in IPO readiness, led by speakers including Radha Basu of iMerit, Rajeev Singh of Smartsheet, and Eléonore Crespo of Pigment.
French AI company Mistral has launched a preview of Mistral Large 4, a 1 trillion-parameter open-weight model nicknamed Le Chonk, with a final version due by month's end. The model is freely usable and customizable, and Mistral says it was trained from scratch with particular optimization for coding, cyberdefense, manufacturing, finance and electrical engineering tasks.
A formal verification project has completed a machine-checked proof in the Lean theorem prover establishing the optimal side length for packing 11 unit squares into a square container, with the exact value defined as the root of a polynomial equation. The verification run, tied to a specific pinned commit, accepted all 7,920 local Lean modules with zero admissions, using native numerical certificates for computationally expensive exact checks alongside standard Lean proofs for geometry and proof assembly.
OpenAI has published 722 mathematical research papers produced by its internal AI system, covering topics like number theory and algebraic geometry. The collection includes results related to three of the five Millennium Prize Problems, including the Riemann hypothesis, but the underlying proprietary model remains inaccessible. Researchers are now examining these proofs, though questions about their correctness and transparency persist.
Amazon is selling the 256GB Nothing Phone 3 for $549, down from its $799 retail price, a 31% discount. The unlocked model includes 12GB RAM, a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, a triple 50MP camera system with OIS, and a 5,150mAh silicon-carbon battery with fast and wireless charging.
A viral cartoon depicting Dolly Parton and Tim Curry was created by AI and falsely signed by cartoonist Brendan Loper, leading to confusion and concern. Nieman Lab identified that ChatGPT has been generating images with signatures of well-known cartoonists, raising issues of impersonation and potential copyright violations. Loper expressed feeling his personal identity was being misused without consent.
WIRED has published a running roundup of Prime Day fitness tech discounts, including the Google Pixel Watch 5, Apple Watch SE 3, CMF Watch 3 Pro, Peloton Bike+, HigherDose Red Light Therapy Hat and Apple AirPods Max 2. The list is updated daily as prices change and expired deals are removed, with the Pixel Watch 5 currently $65 off in both 41mm and 45mm sizes.
During the Windows and Surface event, Microsoft unveiled an upgraded version of its Copilot AI system that can access local files and perform actions within Windows. The new features, part of the company's 'Hybrid Intelligence' approach, will be rolled out over the next few months. Additionally, a revamped Windows search experience was demonstrated, allowing users to execute quick actions directly from the search bar starting this fall.
Ring has introduced its first smart door lock, which includes a built-in hand crank to recharge the device when its battery runs low. The lock features a fingerprint scanner, a backlit touchscreen keypad, and can be controlled via the Ring app or Alexa voice commands. It fits onto standard single-cylinder deadbolts without extra wiring, connects via Amazon Sidewalk for remote access, and is priced at $249.
Android Authority released its weekly Wallpaper Wednesday roundup for October 7, featuring six reader-submitted images and three from its own team. The free, watermark-free wallpapers are available in both JPG and PNG formats, optimized for phones, tablets and PCs, with full-resolution downloads offered via a linked Google Drive folder.
Ring announced its debut smart lock, which includes a built-in supercapacitor-based crank below the keypad that can be manually spun to generate about 20 seconds of power when the battery dies. CEO Jamie Siminoff demonstrated the device, showing it works even with the battery fully removed, eliminating the need for a physical key or external charger as a backup.