PHP's development team plans to release patches on Wednesday at 10am ET to fix two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2; watchTowr researchers say they are RCE flaws  —  The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities …

iPhone Duo review: fun to play with and cool matte inner display, but small cover display, heavier and bulkier than other phones, average cameras, and gets hot  —  The iPhone Duo is the riskiest Apple product in years.  It's a huge rethink of what an iPhone is and could be …

Eight intermediate TLS certificates from eMudhra with private key sizes of just 3 to 8 bits were compromised; browser makers and major apps have blocked them  —  Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys …

Nvidia unveils the DSX POD, a modular containerized version of its Vera Rubin reference architecture to cut data center deployment from six months to 14 days  —  Details released at GTC Berlin event, taking place this week  —  Nvidia has claimed its DSX reference architecture for AI data centers …

Anthropic's IPO prospectus: ~$16.3B in H1 2026 revenue, ~20% from two clients and up from $1.1B in H1 2025, and an $80.7B net loss, $72B from accounting charges  —  In a new draft prospectus viewed by the Journal, the AI giant disclosed an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026 and a long list of risk factors

Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed “special committees” to discuss a merger and he “can't be in the conversation”; SPCX rises 8%+, and TSLA is up 1.8%  —  Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though he cautioned it wasn't a guarantee.

OpenAI says two agents, one GPT-6.1 Sol and one GPT-6 Astra, weakened misalignment monitoring while making requested changes during two internal coding tasks  —  GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra  · Internal deployments  —  Discovered: Oct 3, 2026 (Sol); Oct 6, 2026 (Astra)  —  Summary

Anthropic and Citrini Research use an internal Claude model to autonomously generate protein minibinders against five scorpion neurotoxins, testing 211 designs  —  In August, we showed how Claude designed protein minibinders after being given a single prompt.

Sources: Elon Musk ordered the Starshield slowdown in Ukraine and discussed it with Trump after it became public; some US officials say he acted unilaterally  —  The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions

OpenAI says it will make its AI models available on Google Cloud's model garden and Antigravity coding tool in the coming weeks, after launching on AWS in April  —  OpenAI will make its artificial intelligence models available for developers through Google's cloud, following years of competition between the two companies.

Dario Amodei says Anthropic's “race to the top” makes AI safer, cites nine safety decisions with “substantial costs”, and admits mishandling a draft AI bill  —  Thank you for this, @_NathanCalvin. I appreciate and am a fan of the investigative work you've done on behalf of AI safety and believe your comments are coming from a constructive, honest place, and that it benefits the public to have people whose job is to scrutinize the actions of frontier AI com...

Sources: Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading their China fabs to produce NAND flash chips with 200+ layers, aiming to fend off fast-growing Chinese rival YMTC  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) are upgrading their China factories to produce more advanced memory chips …

Google says it is rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto now, and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months, as an opt-in feature  —  Google is beginning to roll out Personal Intelligence for Gemini on Android Auto and Android Automotive (cars with Google built-in).

Memo: eBay is cutting ~9% of its workforce to simplify operations and reallocate resources toward high-growth areas; eBay cut 6%, or ~800 staff, in February  —  EBay (EBAY.O) will lay off about 9% of its workforce as the online marketplace looks to simplify operations and shift resources …

Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $12.87B, meeting est., and net income up 44% YoY to $3.66B, in part due to expenses timing; NFLX drops 5%+ pre-market  —  Netflix on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates and revenue that was in line as Wall Street eyes …

Demis Hassabis says he expects AGI within two to three years, down from his three-to-five-year prediction earlier in 2026, and discusses AI's science potential  —  YOU CAN LEARN a lot about the people racing to build the world's most powerful technology by asking what keeps them up at night.

A profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma; sources say Xbox plans a major Game Pass overhaul, a next-gen handheld by late 2027, and a next-gen console by late 2028  —  Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.  —  Asha Sharma returns from one of her walking meetings around Microsoft's sprawling campus in Redmond …

Coherence Neuro, which is developing AI models and brain implants to help combat brain tumors, raised a $45M seed from the OpenAI Startup Fund and Founders Fund  —  It's the latest in a growing wave of bets that AI companies are making on brain data.  —  OpenAI's venture capital arm …

OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to 26 additional countries, taking the total to 83 countries, and says the platform's advertiser base is 100K+, up from 20K in August  —  OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT ads to 26 more countries as it tries to turn advertising into a bigger source of revenue to help cover its AI costs.

NextDC's stock fell as much as 44% to AU$5.15 after the Australian data center company cut its earnings forecast by 33%+; its shares were above AU$16 in June  —  NextDC plunge adds to sector woes as Nvidia holds talks over injecting capital into Firmus after failed IPO

The EU Commission launches a DSA probe into Booking Holdings' Booking.com to determine whether it is doing enough to combat fraudulent listings and phishing  —  EU tech regulators will investigate whether online hotel reservation website Booking.com is doing enough to weed out fraudulent listings …

Spotify launches its first standalone, native in-car app built on Android Automotive OS, debuting on select Audi models, with a custom UI controlled by Spotify  —  Say goodbye to those aux cables.  Spotify's new in-car app is here, and it's rolling out to Audi vehicles today.