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Netflix announced that Ray Gunn, an animated sci-fi detective film directed by Brad Bird, will premiere in December. The film features the voices of Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson.
Sony has released the INZONE M10S II, a 27-inch OLED gaming monitor with QHD resolution and a 540 Hz refresh rate, which climbs to 720 Hz at HD resolution. The panel supports Adaptive-Sync, HDR, and wide-gamut color, and connects via one DisplayPort 2.1 and two HDMI 2.1 ports, alongside USB 3.2 pass-through.
A Workera report released Sept. 23 found 67.8% of surveyed employees now use AI tools beyond ChatGPT several days a week, up from about 40% a year earlier. Yet the same survey found 56.4% of employees say they have no time set aside for upskilling, and many lack materials or ways to measure their skills. The survey polled 1,000 salaried US employees at companies with 5,000+ staff in July 2026, compared against a March 2025 baseline.
LinkedIn announced new verification tools letting members confirm their workplace or university through vouches from two or more connected colleagues who've known them for at least a year. Company page admins can now also remove profiles falsely claiming affiliation with their organization from search results. LinkedIn says over 115 million of its roughly one billion members have already added some form of verification to their profiles.
San Francisco startup PitPro Automation has installed its first commercial tire-changing robot system at a Kal Tire location in Calgary, Alberta. The system uses two robotic units to locate and remove lug nuts, pull wheels, and mount new or rotated tires, completing a full four-tire swap in under 15 minutes, according to the company.
LinkedIn introduced tools letting members vouch for colleagues' or classmates' work history, distinct from endorsements, and gave companies new controls over who can associate with their brand on the platform. The company said its existing verification tools have already confirmed 115 million users and over 700,000 companies.
Spotify has launched its 'Taste Profile' feature to Premium subscribers aged 18 and up in the United States, after debuting it in beta in New Zealand earlier this year. The tool lets users see how Spotify's AI interprets their listening habits and adjust it using natural-language requests to change what gets recommended in feeds like Discover Weekly, Made for You, and Wrapped.
WaveDigger is a web tool that locates Wi-Fi access points by their BSSID and cell towers by LTE or 5G network parameters, plotting results on an interactive deck.gl map. Built with Next.js and TypeScript, it includes input validation, search history, and a hosted version at wavedigger.networksurvey.app. The project relies on protocol work from the apple-corelocation-experiments team, which reverse-engineered Apple's WLOC location API.
Security researchers found a zero-day vulnerability in Meta's newly released Muse AI assistant for macOS that lets any locally installed app or terminal command access the token authenticating a user's Muse account, along with a long list of undocumented settings. Amazon has begun blocking Muse on its site, and the flaw undermines macOS permission protections that Apple built to prevent unauthorized apps from reaching sensitive resources like the microphone, camera, and file system.
Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature, which shifts a phone number between two iPhones automatically, requires carrier support. AT&T told CNET its focus remains on other innovations and pointed to existing eSIM transfer tools instead of committing to Handoff. T-Mobile currently supports the feature for $5 monthly, Verizon plans to add it by year-end, and Telekom Germany and EE are involved internationally.
Stanford University used AI to digitally replace Billy Ramirez, a Hispanic student, with a nonexistent Black woman in a photo used on 'Welcome Home' dining hall banners across campus. The same edited image also altered two other students' appearances to look thinner and more conventionally attractive. Stanford confirmed AI was used and said the edits violated its policy prohibiting AI alteration of images depicting Stanford people.
In his UN General Assembly address, President Trump defended his approach to Iran, saying he must decide between reaching a deal with Tehran or moving to eliminate the Islamic Republic's government. He also highlighted a newly signed agreement with Denmark and Greenland's leaders expanding US military access to the island, and reiterated he would not restrict AI development, which he called 'super intelligence.' Iran's military called Trump's remarks a sign of 'strategic desperation.'