Apple is reportedly inviting media to an all-day product event in Los Angeles on October 28, where it will unveil its first touchscreen MacBooks alongside a refreshed iPad mini and M6-powered MacBook, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The touchscreen models, expected in 14- and 16-inch sizes with OLED displays and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, will reportedly be lighter and redesigned, while a separate 14-inch MacBook will keep a familiar design with a base M6 chip.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-15
Xreal released the One Pro+, an updated version of its One Pro AR glasses, featuring peak brightness of 1,200 nits versus 700 nits on the original, plus AI HDR upscaling and a 2D-to-3D conversion algorithm now running at 60Hz instead of 30Hz. The glasses also get a redesigned nose pad for comfort, but retain the same X1 spatial computing chip, 57-degree field of view, and $600 price as the original One Pro, and still lack a camera.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-15
SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron shares fell sharply this week, with SK Hynix down 26%, Samsung 22% and Micron 11% over five days. The drop followed China's CXMT unveiling a new server memory architecture, plus a South Korean newspaper opinion piece urging Seoul to prepare for a potential slowdown in AI-driven memory demand and a possible oversupply by 2029.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-15
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has begun sending media invites for an event in Los Angeles on October 28, moved from a previously reported date a day earlier. Expected announcements include the first touchscreen, OLED MacBook Pro models in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, an OLED iPad mini, and updated iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro models running Apple's M6 chip.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-15
A developer has released c64-hw-sim, a program that models the Commodore 64's ASSY 250407 motherboard at the level of individual chip pins and the board's netlist. Users can simulate faults such as lifting a chip leg or shorting it to ground or power, then observe the resulting effect on screen output, keyboard behavior, and board signals. The simulator derives these outcomes from circuit behavior rather than pre-programmed fault scenarios, and runs at 31-48% of real C64 speed depending on the host processor.
github.com
· 2026-10-15
Anthropic reportedly briefed prospective investors in San Francisco that its revenue rose 45% to $16.8bn in the three months ending September, up from $11.6bn in the prior quarter and $4.7bn at the start of the year. The AI company, maker of Claude, is said to have posted a profit for a second consecutive quarter as it prepares for a stock market listing expected before year-end.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-15
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Ricursive Intelligence founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini described their startup's approach to using AI systems that design computer chips, learn from each design iteration, and improve future designs. The pair, who previously built Google's AlphaChip system that produced unconventional layouts like a 'donut-shaped' circuit arrangement, said their goal is to automate and speed up chip design to make chips more efficient.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-15
Apple told 9to5Mac that the new Siri AI features will be exclusive to the HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later), not the original HomePod mini. This came after a CNET report mistakenly claimed the S5-powered original HomePod mini would gain Siri AI compatibility via iOS 27.2 later this year; CNET has since corrected that story.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-14
Apple has released the HomePod mini 2, six years after the original HomePod mini launched. The new speaker introduces Siri AI capabilities—including natural conversation, broader world knowledge and personal context from apps like Messages and email—powered by a new S10 chip, along with a light-up 'Sound Glow' visual feature. The original HomePod mini, which uses an older S5 chip and four microphones versus three in the new model, will not receive Siri AI support.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-14
A leaker named pdfu spotted changes to Apple's HomePod 2 product page, including a glow effect matching the HomePod mini 2's Siri AI visuals and alt text describing a 'multi-colored Siri AI glow on top.' The HomePod mini 2 itself ships with Siri AI support enabled by its S10 chip, while the original HomePod mini lacks this capability.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-14
Apple confirmed its updated Siri Remote, which adds Find My support and a built-in speaker, is compatible with every Apple TV released since the Apple TV HD, not just the new fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. The remote sells standalone for $59 and ships November 13th alongside the new Apple TV 4K.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-14
A Reddit user posted photos showing Japanese retail prices for Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics cards running 5.66% to 41.1% higher than equivalent Amazon US listings, with the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB showing the steepest markup. The comparison, converted at current exchange rates, found RTX 5080 cards averaging a 12.71% premium over US pre-tax prices, with the gap narrowing to under 4% when an 8.5% US sales tax is factored in. Notably, the RTX 5090 was absent from the Japanese listings entirely.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-14
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