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According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing to unveil a new AI-powered home hub device—nicknamed 'HomePad'—as soon as next month. The gadget will run a custom operating system blending elements of iOS, tvOS and watchOS, built around Siri, and will come in tabletop or wall-mounted versions with a square touchscreen.
A new explainer addresses whether food truck operators are required to use a commissary kitchen, noting that rules vary by state and county. It says states like California mandate listing a commissary for permitting, Washington enforces strict requirements, while some states like Ohio allow fully self-contained trucks to skip the requirement. The guide advises operators to check directly with their local health department rather than assume rules from other states apply.
Amazon has discounted the Dreame L40s Ultra AE robot vacuum and mop to $569.49 from its usual $729.99, a 22% price cut. The device offers roughly 19,000Pa suction, dual rotating mop pads, edge-cleaning, and a self-emptying, self-washing, hot-air-drying dock. It also uses AI-driven obstacle avoidance with RGB vision and 3D sensing, and requires an active Amazon Prime membership to unlock the discount.
In a blog post tied to Oxide's OxCon meetup and a nostalgic Sun-themed t-shirt, Oxide CTO Bryan Cantrill argued Sun Microsystems ultimately lost interest in the basic mechanics of running a business. He recounts a 2005 episode where a fast-growing startup running OpenSolaris tried to buy Sun hardware but couldn't get Sun's sales team to respond properly, unlike its smooth experience buying from Dell.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that traditional workplace mental health tools—EAPs, wellness days, counseling—are necessary but not enough as AI, heavier workloads and constant change strain employees. The writer proposes 'Human Capacity Development,' a broader approach focused on building employees' resilience, adaptability and skills rather than just addressing distress after it appears.
AX Gaming, an Inno3D subsidiary, has unveiled a seasonal limited-edition GeForce RTX 5070 12G graphics card decorated with anime artwork, maple leaf motifs, and ARGB lighting. The standout addition is a scent-emitting component the company calls 'e-sports aromatherapy,' claiming users can detect an autumn-like fragrance even when the card is powered off.
Petivity, a Purina-owned brand, has released a $150 smart pet feeder built specifically for cats that uses facial recognition and onboard cameras to identify which cat is eating and log portion sizes, frequency and timing. The system can distinguish up to five cats in one household, letting owners spot if one animal is stealing another's food, though it only dispenses dry kibble rather than wet food. Data on feeding patterns is delivered through a companion app, with the AI trained on tens of thousands of real feeding sessions and cat images.
A comparison of major apps found that video streaming services like YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video consume the most mobile data, with usage climbing sharply at higher resolutions—YouTube alone can burn through over 15GB per hour at 4K. Video calling apps such as Zoom use less per hour overall, though group calls increase consumption because separate audio and video streams are downloaded for each participant.
Microsoft announced it is retiring its Microsoft 365 companion apps—Calendar, People, and Files—effective December 16, 2026, after which they will stop functioning and lose support. The company is telling IT administrators to uninstall the apps from managed devices before that date. The move comes roughly a year after Microsoft began automatically pushing these taskbar-integrated apps to Windows 11 enterprise devices running Microsoft 365 desktop clients.
Prime Video has launched Neagley, a spinoff of its hit series Reacher, centering on Maria Sten's character Frances Neagley as she investigates the suspicious death of her childhood friend Tommy. The eight-episode series follows Neagley into a cult-run commune where a psychoactive drug tied to a pharmaceutical company appears connected to the death, with Alan Ritchson's Reacher making a brief cameo appearance.
A hands-on test of the 256GB M5 Ultra Mac Studio found it capable of running large local AI models, including Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, fast enough to power personal assistant apps like Open Minis and Hermes Agent without cloud costs. The reviewer compared it against the prior M3 Ultra Mac Studio and a gaming PC with an RTX 5090, noting the Mac's smaller size, lower noise, and unified memory architecture as key advantages despite the 5090 retaining a memory-bandwidth edge.
Robotics company REK released video of what it calls the first human-versus-robot mixed martial arts match, pitting a six-foot-tall humanoid robot against TikTok personality Frankie LaPenna in a padded octagon. In the 44-second clip, the robot repeatedly strikes LaPenna and ultimately throws him with a kick, appearing to end the fight decisively in the machine's favor.