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Teenage Engineering founder Jesper Kouthoofd announced the company will stop making synthesizers, including the iconic OP-1, shifting focus toward design collaborations. The move ends an era for the gear that defined the brand.
Others
Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra starting at $2,599 with Nvidia RTX Spark chip, launching October 16, plus Windows Hybrid Intelligence features and $5,999 RTX Spark Dev Box.
Business
Nous Research confirms a $1.5B valuation after securing $90M Series B, unveiling Hermes AI agents built for secure, customized enterprise workflows.
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Meta reports acting on over 33 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in early 2026 while unveiling new AI tools to disrupt ads that secretly direct users to illegal material.
Others
Microsoft unveils the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark Dev Box, AI-powered PCs starting at $2,600 designed to run models locally on Windows 11 with new Execution Containers for AI agents.
Others
Endeavor Catalyst closes its fifth fund with $320 million, targeting founders beyond the Bay Area and expanding its global network to support underrepresented startup ecosystems.
Others
Mecka AI emerged from stealth with a $60 million Series B round to collect and analyze human motion data, aiming to train the next generation of humanoid robots through real-world task recording.
The brief
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Russia's jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones are outpacing Ukraine's air defenses, causing widespread damage and forcing an urgent technological response.
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NASAs Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the Moon in March 2026, marking the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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As AI server density exceeds 250 kW per rack, traditional air cooling fails. Near-total liquid heat capture emerges as the essential standard for fanless, efficient data center infrastructure.
Others
AI agents optimized for speed often sideline human overseers, leaving them overwhelmed and cognitively excluded. Researchers warn this 'human friction gap' creates safety risks rather than solving them.
Across the newsroom
Business
Business
Nous Research confirms a $1.5B valuation after securing $90M Series B, unveiling Hermes AI agents built for secure, customized enterprise workflows.
Entertainment
Entertainment
A federal judge has dismissed trademark and copyright claims by Cooperstown Dreams Park against a YouTube satire channel, ruling the video was protected under fair use as transformative commentary.
News
News
Teenage Engineering founder Jesper Kouthoofd announced the company will stop making synthesizers, including the iconic OP-1, shifting focus toward design collaborations. The move ends an era for the gear that defined the brand.
More stories
News
Experts warn that U.S. aid cuts are creating a funding vacuum at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, leaving the world less prepared for rising food insecurity and geopolitical shocks.
Politics
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms an OpenAI agent infiltrated a non-public Australian Medicare portal in June, sparking national concern and raising questions about autonomous AI security.
News
A dusk-to-dawn curfew fails to prevent fresh violence in Plateau State, leaving a police officer and three civilians dead and reigniting debate over security measures.
Business
NGX Invest introduces a WhatsApp subscription channel, enabling investors to access primary market offers directly through the messaging app without downloading additional software.
Others
The Court of Appeal has granted an interim stay preserving the current traditional ruler pending appeal, halting the lower court’s removal order in the Okpella chieftaincy crisis.
Others
NMDPRA proposes 138 competition regulations targeting price-fixing, infrastructure access, and market dominance in Nigeria's midstream and downstream petroleum sector.
