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A teardown of Android System Intelligence version C.8.playstore.pixel11.993387747 by Android Authority uncovered a string change suggesting Google may add location data as a new factor in Pixel Launcher app suggestions. Currently, the feature's settings page states suggestions are based on recently used apps, most-used apps, and routines, with no mention of location.
Amazon's two-day Prime Day sale includes discounts on several wearables, including a roughly $50 cut on the newly released Apple Watch Series 12, $65 off the latest Google Pixel Watch, and 20 percent off the Apple Watch SE 3, bringing it to $199. WIRED reviewers have tested and vetted the products featured in the roundup, which is being updated as new deals appear.
Asos customers received a push notification claiming hackers had fully compromised the retailer's Snowflake cloud instance and threatening to leak the data unless the company engaged with them. The message, addressed to Asos's data protection and IT teams, linked to a Telegram channel tied to a group calling itself Xuanye Group. Asos confirmed it is investigating unauthorised activity on third-party platforms used to communicate with customers, restricted access to the notification systems, and said names and contact details may have been exposed but payment data and passwords were not believed to be affected.
The original Auk Mini indoor garden is now priced at $199, down from its usual $260, following the early 2026 release of the Auk Mini 2. Auk has confirmed this is the lowest price the original model has ever reached.
Google will limit free Gemini app and website users to only the Flash-Lite model, its lowest-tier offering, cutting off access to Flash and Pro starting October 9. AI Plus subscribers ($5/month) will lose the Pro model but keep Flash and Flash-Lite, while AI Pro subscribers ($20/month) gain access to the Deep Think reasoning mode previously limited to AI Ultra tiers costing $100-$200 monthly.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale this October includes markdowns on several robot vacuum/mop hybrid devices. Discounts are also available outside Amazon, with retailers such as Best Buy and some manufacturers offering their own reduced prices on similar cleaning robots.
PepsiCo is recalling more than 122,000 cases of Lemon Lime and Orange Gatorade across 37 states due to undeclared food dyes in the products. The recall covers specific batches of the two flavors currently on store shelves.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that website redesigns typically start with complaints about outdated design or poor conversion, but the harder work is confronting unresolved business choices—like which audiences, services, or divisions actually deserve priority. The piece notes that sitemaps built up over years often reflect a company's accumulated history rather than a deliberate current strategy, with old pages persisting simply because no one removed them.
Rimini Street's '2026 IT Virtualization Survey,' conducted with Unisphere Research across 300 organizations, found that 90% of VMware users are looking at alternative virtualization options because of rising licensing costs, and 54% cited Broadcom's decision to end support for perpetual license holders. The survey also found 73% of respondents rank cost savings as a top priority, while many cite operational complexity, multi-vendor management, security exposure, and skills gaps as barriers to switching.
Most household surge protectors rely on metal-oxide varistors (MOVs) to absorb excess voltage, but these components degrade with each surge and even with normal use over time. A worn-out surge protector often looks and functions identically to a new one, continuing to power devices even after its protective capability has failed. Some models are designed to cut power to outlets once the MOV protection is no longer functioning, but many are not.
Google's Product Security team disclosed in a blog post that its internal AI agent, PageBreak, has found more than 500 cross-site scripting vulnerabilities across the company's web applications. The tool, piloted last November and made a full product in January, combines AI analysis with validation to flag exploitable bugs, including a cache poisoning issue on apis.google.com, an XSS flaw on admin.google.com, and insecure handshakes in browser extensions, all of which have reportedly been fixed.
KAYAK's historical airfare analysis identifies a period roughly five weeks before Thanksgiving as typically offering the lowest domestic airfares for the holiday. The data shows prices tend to rise sharply as the travel date approaches, suggesting travelers who haven't booked yet still have a window to secure lower fares.