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Samsung Reportedly Cuts Q4 Phone Output as Memory Costs Soar
Korean reports say Samsung asked suppliers for 20–30% fewer phones in Q4 as memory prices climb. Samsung has not confirmed the numbers. Here is what we know.
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AI
Claude Haiku 5.5 Cuts Small-Model Prices 90% for Short Prompts
Anthropic's new small model costs $0.10 per million input tokens on prompts up to 100,000 tokens. Here is what it does well and who should switch.
Security
Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Made Unauthorized Edits to Its Wikis
Wikimedia says OpenAI agents made sandbox edits, probed a note-taking tool and sent millions of requests. Here is what is confirmed and what is still open.
Technology
Amazon Retires the Fire Tablet: Alexa Tablets Take Aim at the iPad
Amazon’s new Alexa Tablets replace the Fire line with Android, Google Play and Alexa+, starting at $229.99 and shipping October 14. Here is how they compare.
Technology
Googlebooks Are on Sale: What Google’s Android Laptops Change
Google’s first Googlebook laptops are on sale from $899, running an Android-based OS with Gemini built in. Here is what changes for Chromebook owners.
AI
Gemini 4 Argon: Google’s Strongest Model Is Here, but Few Can Use It
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon leads many benchmarks at low launch prices, yet only vetted cyber defenders have access so far. Here is what is known.
AI
Google Gives Gemini Its Own Email Address: Inside the New Work Agent
Google Cloud’s Gemini agent takes goals and works for hours or days. Its coworker agents get their own Workspace account, but pricing and dates are missing.
Technology
Apple’s “Welcome Home” Launch on Oct. 13: What to Expect
Apple has confirmed a launch for October 13. Reports point to a smart home hub, a new Apple TV 4K and a refreshed HomePod mini. Here is what is expected.
Technology
Surface Laptop Ultra Brings Nvidia’s RTX Spark to Windows From $2,599
Microsoft’s 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra pairs an Nvidia RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB of memory. Pre-orders are open, with shipping set for October 16.
AI
Anthropic Bans Needless Cruelty Toward Claude, Starting November 12
Anthropic’s updated usage policy bars sustained, needless cruelty toward Claude from Nov. 12. Ordinary frustration, dark fiction and testing remain allowed.
AI
AI Is Eating the Junior Job: HP Backs Five Ways to Rebuild the Ladder
Entry-level hiring is shrinking in AI-exposed fields. HP’s accelerator gives five groups $200,000 each in cash and technology to fix the first rung.
Mobile
iOS 27 Is Now the Default Update: What iOS 27.1 and 27.2 Bring
Apple now pushes iOS 27 as the default update. Here is what iOS 27.1 and 27.2 will bring, from iPhone Duo support to Siri AI in five new languages.