SoftBank's Masayoshi Son plans $50 billion for AI and data centers in Malaysia, Anwar says
Malaysia's PM says a top investor, reportedly SoftBank's Son, picked Malaysia for $50B in AI and data centers. SoftBank hasn't confirmed.
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Unpatched Tailscale SSH flaws can turn one hacked device into root on other servers, a researcher says
The Tailworm report says Tailscale SSH forwarding lets one compromised device gain root on servers it can reach. No patch yet; here's what to change.
Apple's first touchscreen Mac is reportedly coming Wednesday: an OLED MacBook Pro
Gurman says Apple will unveil 14- and 16-inch OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros on Oct. 28, with M5 Pro/Max chips and prices up to $500 higher.
Instagram launches an Apple TV app for Reels, longer videos and live shows
Instagram's TV app is now on Apple TV (tvOS 26 or later), joining Fire TV, Google TV and Samsung. It's US-only, with no comments or DMs.
The UK is funding a £100 million AI Biosecurity Lab, with up to £200 million in credits from OpenAI and Anthropic
The UK's new AI Biosecurity Lab will use frontier AI to spot biological threats and speed up vaccines. OpenAI and Anthropic add model credits.
OpenAI is winning coding customers from Anthropic with steep discounts, including Replit, a report says
OpenAI gave Replit 30%+ off a $100M-a-year deal, and Rippling's coding work flipped from Anthropic to OpenAI, The Information reports.
Starlink is back to full speed in Ukraine, and Musk now says SpaceX restricted it
Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield are back to full speed. Musk now says SpaceX limited commercial Starlink over "offensive drone strikes."
Best magnetic power banks for iPhone in 2026: Anker MagGo 2 Pro vs Ugreen MagFlow
Anker MagGo Power Bank 2 Pro, Ugreen MagFlow Pro, MagFlow Air and Anker Nano 45W compared: which charges your iPhone fastest, and what to buy.
Best budget noise-cancelling earbuds in 2026: the 5 worth buying under $100
Soundcore Liberty 4 NC, CMF Buds 2 Plus, EarFun Air Pro 4, CMF Buds 2a and Sony WF-C710N compared, with verified prices, battery life and codecs.
Instacart is exploring a sale and has talked to DoorDash, reports say, while Uber walked away
Instacart hired a bank and held early talks with DoorDash, The Information reports. Bloomberg says Uber walked away. Shares rose 9.2%.
iPhone Duo owners report screens cracking at the hinge, and the foldable fails a YouTube durability test
Some iPhone Duo owners report inner screens cracking along the hinge, and JerryRigEverything says dust and a bend test broke his.
Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, asking a court to bar ChatGPT for minors and vet new models
Ken Paxton's suit says OpenAI misled Texans about ChatGPT's safety and wants a court-approved evaluator to clear new AI models in Texas.
Forced to name a candidate, Grok picked Republicans 92% of the time and GPT picked Democrats 97%, a study finds
A Convovo study asked Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol via API to pick one candidate in nearly 500 midterm races. They leaned opposite ways.
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