PHP releases security fixes for two critical unauthenticated RCE vulnerabilities, urging all PHP users to update; all web-serving deployments are affected  —  PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two critical vulnerabilities that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution.

iPhone Duo review: a fun device with a cool matte inner display, but the cover display is too small, it is heavy and bulky, the cameras are OK, and it 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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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.

Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed “special committees” to discuss a merger and he “can't be in the conversation”; SPCX jumps 8%+ and TSLA rises 2%  —  Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though he cautioned it wasn't a guarantee.

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

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.

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...

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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

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).

China criticizes the US DHS's DeepSeek ban, vowing “resolute countermeasures” while rejecting allegations from the FBI and AI labs of illicit distillation  —  The response came after Homeland Security ordered the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.

Stockholm-based legal AI startup Legora raised a $550M Series E at an $8.8B post-money valuation, up from $5.55B after raising a $550M Series D in March  —  Legal tech firm Legora has raised $550m (£410m) in Series E funding as it expands its footprint in the US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

OpenEvidence says nearly two-thirds of ~1M US physicians use its AI search engine; a source says it is on track to generate $400M-$500M in 2026 ad revenue  —  Founder of OpenEvidence chatbot says two-thirds of US physicians use the ad-powered tool, prompting a debate about patient care

Claude flagged 493 security issues across 25 open-source projects, covering 5M+ lines of C, C++, Java, PHP, and Python code; one went unnoticed for 21 years  —  Over the past year, we've published lots of data that shows that frontier AI models are more than capable of discovering and exploiting security vulnerabilities.

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.