Technology news summaries — Page 6
Essential facts and source links for recent technology stories.
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Nadella names user trust as Microsoft's biggest AI challenge
Microsoft unveiled Autopilot, a redesigned Copilot package combining chat, coding and AI-agent tools. CEO Satya Nadella says earning users’ trust—especially over credentials and control during autonomous tasks—is the biggest issue for Microsoft's AI efforts. -
Meta’s five-day rally contrasts with modest 2027 estimate gains
Meta shares surged 14% in five days, while its forward P/E stood at 22 times, below its 23.1 long-term average. Yahoo Finance data show 2027 earnings estimates rose only slightly in the past week and remain below levels from 90 days ago. -
Pinaxis executive says factory automation depends on four aligned pillars
At Chicago’s IMTS, Pinaxis executive Sven Diedrich said manufacturers should align people, processes, data and systems before adopting automation; disconnected departments, weak data or unsuitable processes can leave even costly technology delivering mediocre results. -
Insignia's 85-inch F50 and QF TVs are listed at $600 and $660
A Best Buy-sponsored roundup compares Insignia TVs priced from about $90 to $660. It recommends the 85-inch F50 at $600 for a large screen on a budget; the $660 85-inch QF adds QLED and Dolby Vision, while the 65-inch Mini-LED F70 costs $410. -
Rumman Chowdhury says public resistance gives her hope about AI
Former U.S. AI science envoy Rumman Chowdhury says research has not shown the extreme capabilities behind AI-extinction warnings, which she argues distract from everyday risks such as job loss and misinformation. She says public pushback gives her hope. -
Microsoft folds chat, agents and coding into a unified Copilot app
Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned Copilot app for business users that brings its AI chatbot, agents and coding tools together. It will have Home, Code and Autopilot tabs; Home combines Copilot Chat and Cowork with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. -
Granahan fund spotlights Forgent’s 91% Q2 gain and nearly $2B backlog
Granahan’s Focused Growth Strategy said Forgent Power Solutions rose 91% in Q2 2026, adding 304 basis points to its portfolio. It cited quadrupled March-quarter bookings, a nearly $2 billion backlog (up 157% year over year) and higher fiscal 2026 revenue guidance. -
Munster sees Meta’s Muse focus as sign of an AI-first rebuild
Analyst Gene Munster says Mark Zuckerberg’s remark that Muse will be Meta’s centerpiece signals a willingness to rebuild the company as an AI-first business. Muse has exceeded 3.4 million downloads since Sept. 8, while Meta shares rose over 40% in the past month. -
AI Turns Personal-Data Removal Into an Ongoing Task
AI can link public and commercial records with online disclosures, creating profiles that may outlive a deleted listing. Across most of the U.S., removal requests go company by company, while California residents can send one request to more than 600 registered brokers. -
Stockholm’s Pionen data centre runs inside a former Cold War bunker
Bahnhof’s Pionen data centre operates about 30 metres beneath Stockholm in a former civil-defence bunker. Renovated and opened in 2008, it combines server areas with rock tunnels, plants under artificial light and an artificial waterfall. -
A Motley Fool writer favors Nvidia’s robotics play over Tesla’s through 2030
Motley Fool contributor Micah Zimmerman favors Nvidia over Tesla for robotics through 2030, arguing Nvidia aims to sell chips, software and simulation tools to many robot makers, while Tesla’s Optimus program could compete for resources with its car, energy and autonomy work. -
Crisis Core: Reunion earns 7/10 on Switch 2 despite repetitive missions
The Nintendo Switch 2 release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion earns 7/10 in this review, which praises its brisk, emotional story about Zack and distinctive slot-based combat but faults more than 100 repetitive optional missions. -
ARC Raiders sets October PvE test as Marathon delays season three
ARC Raiders will test an October option to turn off PvP, letting players fight ARCs alongside other teams; Bungie delayed Marathon’s third season by three months to add a permanent standalone PvE mode. Both games face flagging playerbases. -
Google prepares first Suncatcher satellite for an orbital TPU test
Google plans to launch a prototype satellite next week aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare. Carrying Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), it will test how the AI chips withstand launch forces, radiation and temperature extremes in low Earth orbit. -
EA Sports FC 27’s first update fixes bugs and tunes gameplay
EA Sports FC 27’s Title Update 1.0.1 went live on all platforms Sept. 23, fixing bugs in The Grounds, Ultimate Team and platform systems and tuning selected modes. Changes include skill-move and Hot Join fixes, plus movement-speed and stamina adjustments. -
Innodata’s Q2 2026 revenue reaches $92.1 million, over twice BigBear.ai’s
In Q2 2026, Innodata reported $92.1 million in revenue, up 58% year over year, compared with BigBear.ai’s $36.7 million, up 13%. The article attributes BigBear.ai’s gain to its Ask Sage acquisition; Innodata had reported $52.2 million in Q3 2024. -
Control Resonant PC test reaches 140 fps at 4K with DLSS 4.5
Tom’s Guide’s reviewer says Control Resonant ran at a stable 140 fps in 4K on an RTX 5070 PC with High settings, Ultra ray tracing, DLSS 4.5 frame generation and Ray Reconstruction; a colleague’s PS5 Pro test reached about 40 fps in Balanced mode. -
Google patches high-severity Pixel modem flaw CISA lists as exploited
Google patched high-severity Pixel modem flaw CVE-2026-58704, which lets attackers bypass permissions and escalate privileges without user interaction. It requires proximity to a device; Google says there are indications it may be exploited in limited, targeted attacks. -
Evercore ISI upgrades Ciena, lifts target to $550 on AI networking prospects
Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani upgraded Ciena to Outperform from In Line on Sept. 21 and raised his price target to $550 from $375, citing its optical-networking prospects as AI data-center expansion drives demand for faster, higher-bandwidth links. -
Meta’s Reality Labs losses top $85 billion as annual growth slows
Meta’s Reality Labs has accumulated more than $85 billion in operating losses since the end of 2020, but first-half 2026 losses were $8.6 billion, slightly below a year earlier. CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects 2026 losses to be similar to 2025’s $19.2 billion and likely to peak. -
Bambu P2S leads Popular Mechanics’ home 3D printer picks
Popular Mechanics tested seven home 3D printers, naming Bambu’s P2S the best overall at $749 and Snapmaker’s U1 the best multicolor model at $849. The roundup prioritizes ease of use for newcomers while offering machines for different printing needs. -
Pixel 11 Pro XL simplifies astrophotography, but OM-3 Astro captures sharper stars
Tom’s Guide found the OM SYSTEM OM-3 Astro captured sharper stars and a deeper, higher-contrast sky than the Pixel 11 Pro XL, which produced brighter images and clearer foregrounds. The reviewer favored the camera for still-image detail, while the phone simplified shooting. -
Insider Monkey favors ASML over Applied Materials on risk-adjusted value
Insider Monkey favors ASML over Applied Materials as the better risk-adjusted stock, despite forward earnings multiples of about 31 versus 27, citing EUV tools’ hard-to-replace role; it flags ASML’s customer concentration and China export-control exposure. -
Locus launches checkout tool to match delivery promises with logistics capacity
Locus launched Delivery Promise Management, linking checkout to real-time logistics data so retailers can offer feasible delivery options. In a test of one retailer’s historical orders, the company says 98.5% of orders had feasible windows and orders lacking a slot fell 58%. -
AI drafts simpler work messages when prompts use language associated with women, study finds
A study of 854 prompts found that four AI models generally produced simpler, less formal emails and cover letters when prompts used language patterns associated with women; the effect was weaker for resignation letters. Gendered names in prompts had virtually no impact. -
Insider Monkey favors Microsoft's AI-cloud case over Amazon's
Insider Monkey favors Microsoft over Amazon for a risk-adjusted AI-cloud investment case at similar forward earnings multiples, citing Microsoft's $182.9 billion in full-year operating cash flow and Amazon's trailing $7.6 billion free-cash-flow outflow amid AI spending. -
Sennheiser’s Momentum TW5 earbuds bring user-replaceable batteries
Sennheiser’s Momentum TW5 earbuds cost $300 in the US and let users replace batteries in the buds and case with a supplied tool. Sennheiser says playback runs up to 12 hours per charge and up to six hours with noise cancelling on, down from seven on the TW4. -
Costco perks surface in a Verizon user's comparison of T-Mobile's 55+ plan
A Verizon customer weighing T-Mobile's 55+ plan said it costs $45 a month and that a speed reduction after 50GB would likely matter little given their low data use. In a Reddit discussion, a Costco member said switching brought phone discounts and a gift card worth over $300.
