Can't Guess at Booking Anymore: United Launches New Tool to Check if Your Flight Has Starlink Wi-Fi
United has rolled out a tracking tool that lets you enter your flight number and date to check whether Starlink satellite internet is onboard. So far, 635 aircraft have been equipped, covering about half of daily flights.
Bee's First New Products Since Joining Amazon: Magnetic Recorder Eclipse and Wristband Frontier Launch Together
A year after Amazon acquired AI recording startup Bee, the company is rolling out its first batch of new hardware: the magnetic recorder Eclipse and the wristband-style Frontier, both launching alongside a monthly subscription and Alexa+ integration.
Adobe Overhauls Photoshop and Premiere's Core Architecture, Doubling Speed with NVIDIA RTX Spark Optimization
Adobe says Photoshop, Premiere, and Substance 3D have been re-architected to run AI tasks and editing workflows up to twice as fast on computers equipped with NVIDIA RTX Spark.
Apple Intelligence Finally Clears China's Approval—Apple Will Rely on Alibaba's Qwen to Power It
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has approved Alibaba's Qwen and Wanxiang models for use in Apple Intelligence. Apple actually got the green light back in July but has yet to roll it out—now the approval documents have surfaced alongside network access licenses for the iPhone Duo, just days before the new lineup's unveiling.
CMF Launches Its First Speakers, Speaker S and M Come in Milk Carton Shape and Can Pair With Each Other
CMF is making its first foray into the portable speaker market with the Speaker S priced at $59 and Speaker M at $109. Both feature a design reminiscent of milk cartons, with swappable knobs and panels, plus support for pairing two units of the same model for playback.
iPhone Duo Pre-Launch Head Start: Apple's Get Ready Tool Lets You Skip the Pre-Order Queue
iPhone Duo opens for pre-order on October 16 and officially launches on October 23. Apple's new Get Ready tool lets users pick their model and payment method in advance, saving the frantic scramble when the rush begins.
Qualcomm Beats Arm in Court but Only Wins $2 — Both Sides Claim Victory
A Delaware jury found Arm breached its licensing agreement and interfered with Qualcomm's business dealings, but awarded damages of just $2. Both companies issued statements declaring the outcome a win for their side.
Apple's Smart Home Display Finally Has a Name: HomeView, Priced at a Surprisingly Restrained $299
After years of rumors and a working name of "HomePad," Apple's smart home display has officially been named HomeView. Unveiled Tuesday at the "Welcome Home" event in New York, both the tabletop and wall-mounted versions are priced at $299, shipping November 13.
Apple Unveils HomeView Smart Display: No Buttons, Recognizes Family Members by Face and Voice
Apple has launched HomeView, a 7-inch smart display powered by Siri AI, available in both tabletop and wall-mount versions for $299. Launching November 13, it uses facial and voice recognition to switch between personalized displays.
New Moves After the Rebrand: X Bundles Grok, Cursor and Premium Into One Subscription
The company formerly known as SpaceXAI, now renamed SpaceXSI in line with the "super intelligence" terminology, has announced X Subscription—a single monthly plan covering Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor, and X Premium, with pricing up to $200.
Beats Pill Rumors Confirmed: Pikachu Collab Speaker Officially Teased, Release Date Still Unknown
Beats dropped a silhouette teaser on social media, confirming that a Pokémon Pikachu collab Pill speaker is on the way—echoing rumors from August when Pikachu showed up on Apple's campus. Still no word yet on release date or pricing.
What Happens to Your Accounts After You're Gone? Google and Apple's Digital Legacy Rules Are Worlds Apart
Google's Inactive Account Manager and Apple's Legacy Contact both let family members access account content, but the triggering conditions, waiting periods, and scope of accessible data are completely different. Without advance setup, accounts are simply left to the system's default handling.
Smart #2 Debuts at Paris Motor Show: After a String of SUVs, the Brand Remembers Who It Used to Be
Smart unveiled its ultra-compact electric car, the #2, at the Paris Motor Show, offering roughly 290 km of range on a single charge and starting under £20,000 — though the tiny car likely won't be making its way to the US market.
Fitbit Air, Edge Join Health Guardian, Blood Pressure and Insulin Monitoring Acts Like a "Check Engine Light"
Google is bringing Health Guardian to Fitbit Air and the new Edge, offering blood pressure and insulin resistance trend summaries. The update also improves automatic exercise recognition accuracy and introduces a $70 metal mesh band.
Microsoft President Brad Smith: Even Supermarket Milk Is More Regulated Than AI
Microsoft President Brad Smith told ITV that current AI regulation doesn't even match the standards applied to washing machines or a carton of milk, arguing that the US regulatory vacuum gives the UK a chance to take the lead in setting AI rules.
PS5 Price Hiked Three Times in Six Years: The $399 Console From 2020 Now Costs $599 in 2026
The PlayStation 5 hasn't gotten cheaper since its 2020 launch—it's gone up in price again and again. Sony has confirmed that rising memory costs are the main culprit, a complete reversal of the usual pattern where consoles get cheaper as a generation winds down.
Can You Put a Screen Protector on a Foldable Phone? Go Wild on the Outer Screen, But Never Touch the Inner Screen Yourself
The outer screen of a foldable phone can safely take a screen protector, but the inner screen already comes with a factory-applied TPU protective film—peeling it off yourself risks damaging the display. Both Samsung and Apple recommend taking any issues to an authorized repair center instead of DIY fixes.
One Button Photo Spills the Beans: Google Confirms Fitbit Edge Launching October 12
Google posted a close-up shot of a side button along with the caption "10.12.26" on social media, effectively confirming the long-leaked Fitbit Edge name and release date. The new device is positioned to sit between the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch 5.
Parking a 6,000-Pound Trailer with an iPad: We Spent a Night in the Pebble Flow Electric RV
Engadget's reporter spent a full night living in it, breaking down everything from the auto-hitch feature and electrochromic glass to the 45kWh battery—to find out whether this $159,000 electric trailer really lives up to the futuristic image it projected at CES.
Anthropic Launches Free Vulnerability Scanning Service, Open-Source Projects Can Get Claude as a Free Security Guard
Anthropic's new service OSS Scanner lets open-source projects get free AI-powered security scans, but the reports are entirely model-generated with no human review—raising questions about the trade-off between speed and accuracy.
Netflix Drops Trailer for "The Altruists": Anthony Boyle Plays Sam Bankman-Fried in 8-Episode Dramatization of the FTX Collapse
Netflix has released the trailer for its new series "The Altruists," recreating the relationship between FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, along with the company's downfall. It premieres November 19.
Meta Blocks All TikTok Ads — "Standard Business Practice" on the Surface, Child Safety Battle Underneath
Citing "refusing to promote a competitor is normal business behavior," Meta has announced a ban on ads from TikTok parent company ByteDance across seven countries — timed right after Meta itself paid $1.8 billion to settle a child safety lawsuit.
Anthropic Bans "Prolonged, Gratuitous Abuse" of AI Models in New Policy, Tightens Election Rules Too
Anthropic's annual usage policy update adds a clause banning users from subjecting Claude and other models to "prolonged and gratuitous" abuse, while also tightening election-related rules—reigniting debate over whether AI should be treated as a sentient subject.
Amazon's New Alexa Tablets Are Here—12-Inch Pro Uses Corning Etching Tech for a "Paper-Like" Screen
Amazon has launched three Alexa+ tablets in 12-inch, 11-inch, and 8-inch sizes, with the flagship 12 Pro spotlighting its Nanomatte etched display co-developed with Corning. Available in the US, Canada, and Mexico starting October 14, prices start at $230.