Lawyers suing Meta over alleged harm to teens' mental health say a newly unsealed document shows the Instagram Teen Accounts team, internally called Project Nido, ordered baseball caps reading 'a/c priv' in 2024. The plaintiffs cite this as evidence that Meta has broadly and improperly invoked attorney-client privilege to shield internal research on teen harm from disclosure. A federal judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, has already ruled some of Meta's privilege claims 'entirely inappropriate' in a prior order.
Renders published by WinFuture show Nothing's upcoming Headphone 1 Pro, revealing a design similar to the existing Headphone 1 but with transparent elements, available in black and white. The leak follows an earlier report detailing possible specs including a triple-driver setup, LDAC support, spatial audio with head tracking, 10 microphones, and 60 hours of battery life. Nothing has not officially confirmed the product or a release date.
The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF), which had implemented a feature banning visitors using a 'Claude-code' user agent, became the target of a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack. The site's operator says the attack began shortly after a Twitter user was banned under this policy, spread false claims about the incident, and stirred online backlash. Unlike prior bot-based DDoS attempts against the site, this attack flooded the network connection directly, forcing host Linode to null-route the server's traffic.
Just days after pre-orders opened on September 21, Google's US online store has run out of stock for its Acer, Dell XPS, and Lenovo Googlebook models, according to reports from Reddit users who checked the store multiple times. The laptops, which start at $899, remain available to pre-order at Best Buy ahead of an October 4 release date.
A user posted an 'Ask HN' thread soliciting recommendations for research paper abstracts that readers found memorable or well-written. The poster explained they want inspiration for writing a compelling introduction to their own paper rather than a generic one.
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2, its first audio chip with micro-power Wi-Fi 6E built directly into the silicon, allowing earbuds to connect to home networks without a separate Wi-Fi chip. The company says the chip is 30 percent smaller, uses up to 40 percent less power, and doubles AI processing versus its predecessor. Qualcomm has named HP, Bose, and Cleer as partners, including camera-equipped earbuds with Cleer.
Android Authority found code in Digital Wellbeing beta version 1.48.975819457 that builds out a flag-guessing trivia game, complete with a three-heart life system and a high-score tracker. The outlet also noted a smaller change letting users select apps for screen-time reminders more easily, alongside earlier signs that features like walk detection may be removed in a broader app overhaul.
CVS has agreed to a $20.5 million settlement over claims it shared customers' health and browsing data from cvs.com, cvshealth.com and its mobile app with advertiser Criteo and other third parties, without admitting wrongdoing. Anyone who used those platforms before July 27, 2026 can file a claim by Nov. 16, 2026, with undocumented claims eligible for up to $5 and documented ones up to $10, subject to reduction based on total claims filed.
Instinct, an invite-only AI assistant that operates through iMessage and WhatsApp and connects to users' email and calendar, is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, which would value the company at $10 billion, according to The Information. The startup, which has already raised $350 million since its February private beta launch, is gaining traction in the Bay Area as a more accessible alternative to complex AI agents. Meanwhile, Meta's own assistant Muse has become Apple's most-downloaded free app despite reports of a serious security flaw that could have let attackers control users' Macs.
F-Droid, the open source Android app repository, has released its first major client update in a decade. Version 2.0 was rewritten in Kotlin Compose with a cleaner interface, expanded app categories, and description-based search across its thousands of listed apps.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that workplace culture directly shapes customer experience, citing employee engagement as a key driver of business growth. The piece recommends practical steps like flexible break times and dedicated quiet zones to boost staff morale, which in turn is said to improve customer interactions.
A report examines how business leaders are increasingly using AI tools to draft communications, memos and messages more quickly and polish their delivery. It warns that heavy reliance on these tools can leave executives unable to explain or defend the substance of what they've put out under their own name.
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