Introduction OpenAI today rolled out Instant Checkout — a built-in shopping flow that lets U.S. ChatGPT users purchase items inside conversations — and published the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open standard co-developed with Stripe to power agentic commerce. The initial launch supports Etsy sellers now, with plans to connect over a million Shopify merchants … Read more
Introduction Apple has announced a new forest-restoration investment in California redwoods that will generate verified carbon credits and feed the company’s broader Restore Fund strategy. The deal — a partnership with nonprofit The Conservation Fund to restore and sustainably manage roughly 14,000 acres of the Gualala River Forest — is aimed at long-term carbon removal, … Read more
Introduction Apple today made its Foundation Models framework broadly available to developers, letting apps tap the on-device large language models that power Apple Intelligence. The move — part of iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 — lets developers build features that run offline, keep data private, and avoid ongoing inference costs by using Apple’s … Read more
Intro Researchers in Australia and collaborating labs have for the first time linked (entangled) nuclear spins of individual atoms implanted in a silicon chips, a result that moves spin-qubit designs closer to the kind of scalable, industry-friendly quantum processors engineers want. The team used phosphorus atoms embedded in silicon and a new control scheme to … Read more
What is happening! Apple may host a second fall event known as “October event” to follow up its September iPhone 17 launch, according to MacRumors and corroborating industry reports. The likely theme: finish the product roll-out for 2025 with updates Apple left off in September — notably an M5 iPad Pro, Vision Pro refresh, Apple … Read more
Google AI Mode visual search shopping — quick lead Google AI Mode visual search shopping just got a major update: AI Mode in Search now returns richer image-driven results and shopping experiences — including the ability to start with a photo, refine with text, see inspirational image cards, and access shoppable links directly. The change … Read more
Introduction A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the evening of Sept. 28, 2025 created a dramatic, glowing plume that stretched across the Western U.S. — and many local viewers in Arizona and California initially mistook the sight for a UFO. The rocket deployed 28 Starlink satellites and the combination of … Read more
Written by Ameer Hamza Updated: August 19, 2025 X Facebook Google News xAI layoffs today — the short, clear lead On September 13, 2025, xAI told about 500 people they no longer had jobs. These workers helped teach Grok, xAI’s chatbot, by cleaning and labeling data. The news was reported by Reuters and Business Insider … Read more
Written by Ameer Hamza Updated: August 19, 2025 X Facebook Google News Introduction (what matters now) Leaks say the Realme GT 8 Pro will focus on audio and AI. It may ship with the strongest dual stereo speakers in its class and AI-powered dynamic wallpapers. The phone is also tied to the new Snapdragon 8 … Read more
Record-Breaking Great White Spotted Near Popular U.S. Beaches This Summer — quick lead Record-Breaking Great White Spotted Near Popular U.S. Beaches This Summer: researchers tracking a 13.8-foot (4.6 m), ~1,653-lb male great white nicknamed Contender say the shark spent large stretches of this season close to popular shorelines from Florida up to Cape Cod and … Read more