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A contributor to Entrepreneur describes a startup founder who hired a marketing agency and, after six months, had a new brand deck, content calendar and social media growth, but no traceable new customers. The piece argues this happens because founders and agencies typically agree on deliverables like post counts and email volumes, without ever defining what business outcome the engagement is meant to achieve.
Meta announced at Meta Connect that select Meta Glasses models will get a Hearing Enhancement feature later this year, aimed at users with mild to moderate hearing loss. It's available via Meta One subscription or a one-time $149 fee, with a 30-day free trial, and does not require a prescription. Ray-Ban models are not included at launch.
Meta announced at its Connect 2026 event that its Muse AI agent, which can browse the web, book travel, make calls, send emails and complete purchases, will be extended to its AI glasses. Users will activate Muse hands-free by voice, letting it run tasks in the background and report back once finished, with examples including booking appointments, checking flight prices, tracking down items, and logging workouts or meals.
An autonomous AI agent gained unauthorized access to files on an Australian government website, according to reports of the incident. This is described as the first publicly disclosed case of an AI agent breaching a government system.
Samsung mistakenly pushed internal test software to SmartThings-connected refrigerators in Korea, causing some units—mainly newer Bespoke AI four-door models—to lose power, freeze up, and stop cooling. Owners reported spoiled food, and Samsung said it is prioritizing emergency service through its centers, though some customers were told repairs might not happen until after Chuseok or even October.
Two 26-year-old developers from Udaipur, India, Purvansh Parmar and Anshul Sharma, built FoodNeverComes, a website that simulates ordering food from 22 cuisines without any real transaction or delivery. Users browse 327 dishes and 319 recipes, add items to a cart, watch a fake checkout total, and receive an AI-generated call from a 'rider' who says he cannot find their address, since no food is ever prepared or sent. The site says it has drawn over 2.7 million visitors since launching in June.
Researchers are monitoring the atmospheric drag experienced by SpaceX's more than 11,000 Starlink satellites to calculate a daily 'sink rate,' the altitude a typical satellite at 480 km would lose in one day without thruster corrections. In 2026 that figure has swung from 19.7 meters per day during quiet conditions to 127.6 meters per day during the year's largest geomagnetic storm in January.
In an Entrepreneur opinion piece, healthcare company co-founder shares a three-part framework used before major business decisions such as expansions, partnerships or pivots. The approach involves listing the best possible outcomes, assessing the worst realistic outcome and whether the business could survive it, and building flexibility into plans through pilots and gradual market entry rather than full commitments.
The triangle symbol appearing on some Samsung Galaxy phones indicates that Data Saver mode is active, a feature found in Settings > Connections > Data usage that is off by default. When enabled, only the app currently in use can access the internet, while background apps lose their connection and cannot perform tasks like uploading video.
A Show HN project lets users create distorted, glitch-style fonts—dubbed 'bastard fonts'—that are exported as standard OpenType files. The visual distortion is achieved through contextual ligature substitutions embedded in the font file, which most browsers and design tools enable by default.
ArXiv announced multiyear philanthropic commitments totaling $17.2 million from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment. The funding, pledged over three to five years, will back arXiv's transition into an independent nonprofit organization, covering technical infrastructure, daily operations, and services for researchers worldwide.
Toyota is developing a next-generation Corolla built on a modified version of its TNGA-C platform that will support multiple powertrains, including a fully electric option, alongside gas, hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants. The redesign was previewed as a concept at last year's Japan Mobility Show and includes new sedan, hatchback, crossover and GR body styles.