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AI agents are ready to shop. Some retailers are wary.
Whether they work or not, AI agents could make human shopping more annoying.
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Whether they work or not, AI agents could make human shopping more annoying.
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Citrini takes a stab at drug development.
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The breach was discovered on October 19th. That’s a lot of exposed Capcom ID email addresses, but thankfully the hackers didn’t leak much else: 196 passwords were changed (but no existing passwords were leaked), and 43 cases involved date of birth, gender, country, and nicknames being revealed. [Link: Notice and Apology Regarding Customer InformationAffected Through Unauthorized Access | Press Release | CAPCOM | https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e261022.html | CAPCOM]
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Megapixels matter, but not that much
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That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who said Apple is working on next-gen Duo protoypes that have the Face ID sensor located beneath the display on the outer screen. Being demoted to Touch ID has been a step back for the iPhone Duo, but in our review we said it’s “mostly painless” once you get used to it. [Link: Power On Podcast: iPhone Duo Review + Pre-Order Issues | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-10-21/power-on-podcast-iphone-duo-review-pre-order-issues?srnd=phx-poweronpodcast | Bloomberg]
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‘We know that words alone will not earn that trust back.’
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The New York Times reports that data centers are “painting gray concrete and gray steel with more gray,” leading to an unexpected boom for paint manufacturers. Gravel producers and wiring companies are also enjoying an uptick, “creating a long tail of unlikely winners.” [Link: Gray Paint Has Never Had It as Good as in the A.I. Boom | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/technology/ai-data-centers-paint.html | The New York Times]
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CEO Matthew Prince says the company saw thousands of attempts to exploit the PHP vulnerability across the Cloudflare network in the 10 hours before the issue was publicly announced. That jumped to “hundreds of thousands” of attacks in the 2 hours after the disclosure, and “millions” by last night. Yikes. [Link: Matthew Prince 🌥 (@eastdakota) on X | https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2113079352682570051 | X (formerly Twitter)]
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The court-ordered change takes effect from March 1st 2027, following similar rulings in the EU, Japan, and Brazil. Apple will have to let Fortnite back in the App Store too — one of the last holdouts after a global return — and allow developers to offer alternative payment methods. Apple told Reuters it plans to appeal. [Link: Aust court orders Fortnite back into app store | https://au.news.yahoo.com/aust-court-orders-fortnite-back-083941972.html | Yahoo News Australia]
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Some Android users are reporting receiving a Google Play system update dated “1 January 2027,” which really seems to be getting ahead of itself. Sadly, all my Android phones are still stuck on September 2026, which now feels entirely old fashioned. [Link: Google sends Android phones into 2027 with an update date mix-up | https://www.androidpolice.com/google-sends-android-phones-into-2027-update-date-mix-up/ | Android Police]
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YouTuber Tim Pan put the new Apple foldable through a total of 11,500 folds, a thousand of which were in freezing conditions. Like Joanna Stern, he found the hinge holds up well, but like any other foldable, the crease gets a lot more visible (and a bit more even after only 500), matte display or not. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Screen-Shot-2026-10-22-at-09.09.47-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
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The dislike button is staying put, for the most part.