US District Judge Amit Mehta threw out separate antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media against Google, both alleging that AI Overviews and related features harmed their website traffic. Mehta found that Google had no formal agreement with either company to send them search traffic, so antitrust law did not apply to the dispute. The same judge previously ruled against Google in the DOJ's broader search antitrust case, though penalties there were lighter than prosecutors sought.
Audible has launched Character Guide, a new AI-powered feature that identifies who is speaking in real time and offers spoiler-free character and narrator details, starting with its Bram Stoker's Dracula adaptation and also available on 1984. The company says two more AI features, Interactive Story and Visual Explorer, are coming soon, with Interactive Story letting listeners converse with characters like Dracula's Renfield, and Visual Explorer surfacing maps or images tied to key story moments.
New research from Vadim Gladyshev's team at Harvard, published in Nature, and a related Cell paper from Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte's group at Altos Labs proposes that aging is driven significantly by cells losing their specialized identity, not solely by accumulated molecular damage. The papers describe a three-tier regulatory system—fast, intermediate, and slow layers—that normally locks in a cell's epigenetic identity, and suggest that breakdown of the slow layer leads to a 'mesenchymal drift' marked by fibrous scarring and inflammation.
A contributor to Entrepreneur argues that many founders misread networking's value, treating events, panels and coffee meetings as a substitute for building a strong product or service. The piece contends that genuine business relationships form as a byproduct of good work, reliable customer experience and follow-through, not from accumulating contacts.
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said demand will outstrip supply for DRAM and NAND through 2027 and 2028, even tighter than in 2026, with most of next year's capacity already sold. Despite planned shipment growth in the low-to-mid 20% range, the company says it has no visibility into when supply and demand will balance, while forecasting record fiscal-quarter revenue of $61.5 billion and an 86.25% gross margin.
A Goldman Sachs survey found that more than one in three Americans earning over $300,000 a year describe themselves as living paycheck to paycheck. The survey also found that high earners are struggling to save and are delaying major financial milestones such as buying homes or retiring.
OpenAI engineers reportedly built and shipped new AI agent products, internally called 'Dots,' within weeks after observing competitors' similar tools such as Instinct and Muse. WIRED staff discussed the launch during a Developer Day event, noting the agents are designed with cute, friendly interfaces that proactively suggest actions based on user data rather than requiring users to type open-ended prompts.
According to The Mobile Report, T-Mobile is preparing three new T-Mix plan tiers: Standard, More, and Loaded. T-Mix Standard would reportedly start at $65 for one line with 50GB of premium data, while More and Loaded closely resemble the existing Experience More and Experience Beyond plans, priced from $85 and $105 respectively. The report also mentions a possible Essentials Saver 3.0 tier and variants for students, military, first responders, and seniors, though none of this is officially confirmed.
Soldiers conducting a routine search in South Korea discovered a metal object they initially suspected was a landmine, which experts later identified as an antique firearm estimated to be around 600 years old. Researchers say the find could push back the known timeline of firearm use in Korea by roughly a century, though the exact dating remains disputed among specialists.
On the 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast, hosts Chance Miller and Benjamin Mayo discuss rumors that Apple's smart display, dubbed 'HomePad,' could launch on October 13 with a small square screen. They also cover leaked photos suggesting imminent iPad mini and HomePod mini updates, reports that Apple executive John Ternus wants to make the company more nimble, and the new Apple Watch Readiness feature.
A generated image attributed to the FLUX 3 model depicts a fictional 'Festival du Soleil' scene, combining a large parabolic concrete dome, silhouetted swimmers in dark water, and a distant coastal town at dusk, with elegant cream-colored French text overlaid. The output is described through structured annotation data specifying bounding boxes and descriptions for each visual element.
OpenAI has globally launched two new ChatGPT shopping features: a virtual try-on tool that lets users upload a selfie or photo to see how clothing or accessories would look on them, and a Favorites option that saves discovered products to a Library for later reference. Both features run on the newly released ChatGPT Images 2.5 model, which OpenAI says improves lighting, texture and editing accuracy in generated images.
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