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ORICO Enters Laptops With Obook15 as Preorder Discount Nears Deadline

Storage accessory maker ORICO is preparing to sell its first full laptop, the Obook15, with a preorder discount in the US and Philippines.

AIReported by 2 outlets

Anthropic Commits 5% of Shares to Public Benefit Fund Ahead of Listing

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund as it prepares for a major stock market listing.

Gaming

Remote Reaper Hits Steam 1.0 With Jamming and Vehicle Damage Models

Ukrainian-developed FPV drone simulator Remote Reaper has left Early Access with a full 1.0 release that adds jamming, vehicle weak spots and deeper customization.

AI

Arm's AGI CPU Claims Rack-Level Lead Over AMD in Agentic AI Test

An Arm-cooperated assessment by Signal65 models nearly double the rack-level performance of its AGI CPU versus AMD's EPYC 9755 on agentic AI workloads.

Policy

MEP Speaks Out After Nude Deepfakes Target Female Lawmakers

Austrian MEP Lena Schilling describes finding AI-altered nude images of herself, as a report finds one in six female MEPs targeted.

Gadgets

Dreame's Self-Heating Travel Espresso Machine Aims to Solve the Hot Water Problem

TechRadar's reviewer says Dreame's new Ecceluxe Go portable espresso machine heats itself, removing the need for a kettle or stove on the road.

Gadgets

Zotac's Compact RTX 5080 Desktop Arrives Without Storage, Memory or OS

Zotac has released a small desktop built around Nvidia's RTX 5080, priced from about $2,640 in Japan, with buyers supplying their own memory, storage and operating system.

Software

England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Open ODI Tri-Series in Pakistan From October 18

A two-week one-day international tri-series between England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka begins October 18 in Lahore and Rawalpindi, with streaming options outlined by TechRadar.

Security

Rental Cars Used by Norwegian Army Recorded Soldiers, Reports Say

Dashcams in Chinese-made rental cars used by Norway's military reportedly filmed soldiers during an Oslo exercise, raising security questions.

AI

Air Force Turns to Balloon Network for Weather Data Under Possible $49M Deal

WindBorne Systems has secured a potential $49 million Air Force agreement to buy atmospheric measurements from its fleet of autonomous weather balloons.

Gadgets

Developer Finds Way to Play Lossless Dolby TrueHD on Apple TV 4K

A developer has devised a workaround that brings lossless Dolby TrueHD and Atmos soundtracks to the third-gen Apple TV 4K, with limits.

Gadgets

Sennheiser stands out in TechRadar's 2026 earbud picks ahead of holiday sales

TechRadar has published a roundup of the earbuds it rated four stars or higher in 2026 testing, with Sennheiser models at both ends of the price range.

Gadgets

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Hails Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra as a Labor of Love

Nvidia's CEO praised the Surface Laptop Ultra at a London developer event, calling it the first Microsoft device built on an Nvidia chip after a four-year effort.

PolicyReported by 2 outlets

TikTok Removes Account Promoting Musk Documentary Ahead of Release

TikTok has permanently suspended the advertising account for Alex Gibney's Musk documentary, days before its wider release.

Policy

UK Weighs Extending BBC Licence Fee to Streaming Services

The UK government is reportedly considering charging the BBC licence fee to streaming platforms, with any decision expected before Christmas.

Policy

NHS Trusts Turn Away Palantir's Patient Data Platform in Favor of Older Systems

Several English NHS trusts are rejecting Palantir's £330m federated data platform, saying existing systems perform as well or better, according to freedom of information responses.

AI

AI Website Builders Are Taking Over Routine Web Development Work

Survey data cited by TechRadar suggests many small business owners now build sites with AI, as freelance web development listings decline.

Gadgets

Reviving a 13-year-old iMac with two upgrades: was the effort worth it?

According to TechRadar, a writer revived a 2013 27-inch iMac with two DIY upgrades instead of buying new, and asks whether the effort paid off.

Gadgets

Retro Gadgets Are Having a Moment, and the Comeback Has Some Edges

A TechRadar roundup points to a wave of clunky, analogue-style gadgets, from cassette-era designs to flip phones, drawing interest as modern devices grow ever flashier.

Security

Hackers Overheat French Supermarket Freezers, Leaving Food Waste

A remote cyber-attack reportedly pushed supermarket cold storage across France to dangerous temperatures, raising questions about who was behind it and why.

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