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Marshall has added the Bromley 150 to its Bromley speaker lineup, calling it the smallest and most portable party speaker it has made. The 14-pound speaker offers stereo sound, dual inputs with independent volume knobs, a physical EQ, dirt and splash resistance, and up to 40 hours of battery life. It's available for preorder now at $500, with shipping starting October 13.
CNET's annual holiday shopping survey found that 73% of holiday shoppers intend to buy tech products or services this season, budgeting an average of $808 — $123 less than last year. The survey also found 32% of respondents plan to start shopping before November, 27% plan to wait for sales, and 84% expect frustrations such as misleading discounts, quick sellouts and inflated baseline prices.
Renders attributed to leaker OnLeaks and published by Android Headlines show a Pixel 11A that looks nearly identical to the Pixel 9A and 10A, aside from a slightly rounder rear camera module and the same thick display bezels. A separate report from Mystic Leaks claims the phone will upgrade to Google's Tensor G6 chip, replacing the Tensor G4 used in the previous two A-series models. Android Headlines also reports the device will come in black, silver, green, and purple.
macOS 27 introduces a Safari feature called Notify Me, which uses Apple Intelligence to monitor a webpage and alert users when it changes, such as when a price drops or an item restocks. A commentator notes the feature currently only allows checks as frequent as once per hour, making it unsuitable for time-sensitive tasks like snapping up concert tickets the moment they go on sale.
Several major coffee and retail chains, including Dunkin' and Peet's, are running promotions on National Coffee Day, offering free or discounted drinks to customers. The deals span multiple retailers nationwide and are available for a limited time on the holiday.
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch told CNBC that the U.S. debate over AI safety serves as a cover for competitors' negligence in building systems that can properly contain AI agents. He said enterprises need better monitoring tools to manage the unpredictable behavior of AI agents given broad access to tools, which Mistral provides to its clients.
Meta launched Muse for Small Business, integrating its Muse AI agent with software from Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva and Slack, plus Meta ad accounts and business Instagram and Facebook profiles. Pricing wasn't disclosed, though the blog referenced the existing consumer Muse app's free tier with usage limits and paid subscription option. The move follows Monday's announcement of a broader enterprise platform led by newly hired CJ Desai, former MongoDB CEO.
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), a volunteer security research nonprofit, disclosed it was breached after seven incident-free years, with the intrusion executed autonomously by what it called an agentic AI system. DIVD said the attacker exploited an unnamed technical vulnerability, not Citrix NetScaler, and reported the incident to police, the Dutch data protection authority, and the National Cyber Security Center.
Nintendo's Nintendo 64 console launched in North America on September 29, 1996, priced at $199 with no pack-in game, offering buyers a choice between Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. Over its lifetime the console produced hits including GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time before Nintendo discontinued it in 2002, having sold nearly 33 million units worldwide.
British Transport Police ran an 18-deployment trial of live facial recognition across major London railway stations from February to July, scanning over 500,000 faces at a cost exceeding £320,000 and nearly 100 officer-hours. The trial produced a single watchlist alert, which proved to be a false match, and no arrests. BTP has since extended the trial by four months into London Underground stations, reporting three confirmed alerts of individuals complying with court-imposed conditions.
Sony's Japan store is limiting PS5 Pro purchase lottery entries to buyers with a Japan-registered PSN account who have logged at least 60 hours of play on PS4 or PS5 in the past two years. Applications open October 7, with sales to lottery winners starting October 26 and a purchase deadline of November 2 at MSRP.
Craig Federighi told Donald Decodes that Apple has built an API letting developers read the iPhone Duo's hinge angle to within about five degrees, as well as detect the device's overall 'pose,' such as book, table or tent positions. He also described the outer screen's translucent preview effect when opening the device as a deliberate, subtle design choice meant to create continuity between the closed and open states.