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New York says TikTok gave teens a placebo safety tool
A New York lawsuit alleges TikTok tested a placebo version of its Algo Refresh feature on thousands of users in 2023. TikTok disputes the claims.
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Funding, policy, and company moves that affect developers.
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Asos confirms breach after hackers hijack app alerts
Asos confirmed a breach at a third-party platform after an "ASOS HACKED" push alert reached shoppers on October 6. Names and contact details may be exposed.
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Samsung Q3 2026 profit guidance hits 107.4 trillion won
Samsung guided to about 107.4 trillion won ($80 billion) of Q3 2026 operating profit, nine times a year earlier, as AI demand drives memory prices up.
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DayOne files for a Nasdaq IPO with 962 MW in service
Data center operator DayOne filed for a Nasdaq IPO as DODC. It has 962 MW in service and needs about $11.4B to build the 2,281 MW it has already booked.
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Google signs a 3,590 MW power deal with Constellation
Google contracted 3,590 MW from Constellation Energy, including 890 MW from upgraded nuclear reactors over 20 years. First power arrives in 2028.
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TikTok adds AI Shopping Assistant, Buy Direct checkout
TikTok launched an AI Shopping Assistant and one-click Buy Direct checkout in the US on October 5, built with Shopify, Salesforce, Shoplazza and Stripe.
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Schneider Electric to buy PTC for $22.6 billion
Schneider Electric will pay $205 a share, $22.6 billion in cash, for PTC, the maker of Creo, Windchill and Onshape. The deal should close in Q3 2027.
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ChatGPT visual ads start testing inside image generation
OpenAI will test image ads in ChatGPT's image generator later in October in the US, adding measurement partners such as AppsFlyer, Adjust and LiveRamp.
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Denmark CPR breach exposes 8.8 million personal records
Attackers misused a Danish company's legal access to the CPR register and pulled names, addresses and ID numbers of 8.8 million people in September.
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Microsoft Titan flaw exposed 17.3 trillion rows to a teen
Titan accepted unsigned login tokens, so a 16-year-old could query 17 databases holding 17.3 trillion rows. Microsoft fixed it and paid him $5,000.
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Trump's Super Intelligence Force gets 120 days to report
Jay Clayton will lead the Super Intelligence Force, which has 120 days to report on AI risks. It adds no new rules for AI companies.
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Amazon drops data center NDAs, pledges $1B to towns
AWS CEO Matt Garman says Amazon no longer signs NDAs with government agencies on data centers and will fund a $1B Built Together program for host towns.
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Federal judge rules a Flock plate search unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled a warrantless Flock license plate search broke the Fourth Amendment and threw out 91 pounds of seized meth. It is not binding precedent.
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Windows 11 26H2 ships as a small enablement package
Windows 11 26H2 installs on 24H2 and 25H2 PCs like a monthly update and resets support to 24 months, nine days before 24H2 Home and Pro lose updates.
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OpenAI's David Robinson quits, calls safety culture broken
David Robinson, who led OpenAI's launch safety reports for 3.5 years, quit and says its culture is broken, days after OpenAI fired three safety staff.
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Bitchat pulled from India's App Store and Google Play
India ordered Jack Dorsey's offline messenger Bitchat off Apple's and Google's stores under Section 69A, months after GitHub was told to remove its code.
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Nvidia Shield TV Pro rises $100 to $299 on memory costs
Nvidia raised the Shield TV Pro by $100 to $299.99 on October 2, citing memory costs, and discontinued the cheaper Shield TV. The hardware dates from 2019.
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Google raises Pixel 10a price by $100 to $599
Google raised the Pixel 10a's price by $100 on October 2: $599 for 128GB and $699 for 256GB, with no hardware change. Memory costs are the likely cause.
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Hans Anders pulls Ray-Ban Meta glasses over privacy
Hans Anders stopped selling Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium on October 2, a day after Wehkamp, as Dutch pressure on them grows.
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OpenAI fires three safety researchers over outside sharing
OpenAI fired three safety researchers for sharing sensitive data with an outside AI safety group. One was its contact for METR and Redwood Research.
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Amazon signs 20-year Calvert Cliffs nuclear power deal
Amazon will buy 690 MW from Maryland's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant for 20 years, backing a $3 billion upgrade that adds 190 MW between 2030 and 2032.
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Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42B for TPU leases
Broadcom will lend Anthropic up to $42 billion, a third of its $125.2 billion TPU lease, per an IPO prospectus that flags a potential conflict of interest.
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California SB 1246 fines robotaxis that block responders
California's SB 1246 fines robotaxi firms up to $10,000 per car that blocks an emergency for over 30 minutes, and sets 30-second rules from July 2028.
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Meta claims $3.9B research tax credit on AI data centers
Meta saved $3.9 billion in 2025 by calling AI data centers research 'pilot models' under a 1981 tax credit, the New York Times reports.
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