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A reader survey conducted by Android Authority found that camera quality and clean software topped the list of priorities for people buying new phones, ahead of performance and reliability. Ecosystem lock-in and customization options, features brands frequently tout, ranked far lower among respondents' concerns.
Newly unsealed documents in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal internal remarks from Microsoft's Brent Hecht, who predicted the public would eventually see large language model training as unprecedented theft of labor. The filing also cites OpenAI's Greg Brockman acknowledging that ChatGPT can reproduce and complete sentences from NYT articles verbatim.
AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes pushed back on reports that Malaysia's government was exploring contingency plans with Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air to absorb AirAsia's domestic routes amid financial worries. He insisted the airline is financially sound and does not require a government bailout, attributing recent strain to a 58% jump in fuel costs. Fernandes clarified that the airline's fundraising effort is a $1 billion refinancing and debt restructuring plan, not the larger $3 billion figure some reports suggested.
OpenJev is a browser-based experiment that runs a local AI model entirely on a user's own GPU, with no backend or waitlist required. It lets users compare how quickly a model can read probability scores for a set of allowed options versus generating the same distribution token by token, using models like MiniCPM5 2B or the lighter Qwen3 0.6B for smaller devices.
Anthropic and OpenAI are pursuing smaller data center deals in the 20-30 megawatt range, according to sources familiar with the discussions, even as both companies have already signed massive multi-hundred-megawatt and gigawatt infrastructure agreements. Anthropic has explored such deals in the UK and Nordics, while OpenAI has looked at similar opportunities in the Nordics, with talks also reportedly underway for smaller U.S. deployments. OpenAI confirmed it is building a 'diversified compute portfolio' but declined to discuss specific commercial talks; Anthropic did not comment.
Waymo's in-cabin monitoring system flagged a terms-of-service violation involving a weapon during an early-morning ride in San Francisco's Richmond District, prompting the company to pull the vehicle over and call emergency services. Police conducted a high-risk stop and found a homemade 'ghost gun' styled like an assault rifle, along with suspected marijuana and mace, leading to the arrest of two unnamed minors on firearm possession charges.
A tech reviewer who had been happily using Visible switched to Spectrum Mobile after being offered two unlimited lines plus 1Gbps home internet for $100 a month total. After roughly four months of activation errors, a broken eSIM setup, and unhelpful live chat support, he canceled the service and returned to Visible.
Napster, once known as a pioneering music-sharing service shut down after copyright lawsuits, has been relaunched as an AI company under new owner Infinite Reality. It has struck a partnership with Gems Education in Dubai to develop AI agents and digital personas aimed at classrooms, with former Landvault CEO Samuel Huber now leading Napster's Middle East and Africa operations.
BleepingComputer and Material Security are hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, examining real, publicly documented breaches of Google Workspace environments. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting LLC will dissect incidents involving social engineering and malicious OAuth apps to identify which defenses failed and which security controls actually matter.
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Rick Scott have asked the FTC to investigate whether Amazon's Alexa and Walmart's Sparky shopping chatbots adequately surface information about domestically made products. The request cites a Columbia University Center for Law and the Economy study finding both assistants initially struggled or declined to confirm US-origin claims, though they could answer questions about foreign-made goods and eventually provided US-made results after prompts were reworded.
HUAWEI has introduced the MatePad Air, a slimmer and more affordable alternative to its MatePad Pro Max lineup, priced from €849 for the configuration with an 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, PaperMatte display and M-Pencil Pro support. Like other HUAWEI devices, the tablet remains unavailable for official purchase in the United States and continues to lack Google Mobile Services due to the ongoing US trade restrictions.
Google has removed the Pixel Tablet from its official store, with links now redirecting to the general landing page, even though the device will keep getting software support through 2028. The move effectively ends new sales of Google's only current tablet without an announced successor.