Technology News (Page 9)
Mobile, hardware, software, security, and startups; a summary of the most important news from the tech world.
9to5Mac Daily: October 29, 2026 – New MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
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Google confirms: Fix is in the works for Pixel Watch extreme battery drain issue
TL;DR Pixel Watch owners have been complaining about their battery life suddenly taking a nose dive. Multiple generations of watches have been impacted, making this look like a software issue, rather than hardware failure. Google now confirms that it’s identified the problem, and is developing a fix. Smartwatches are great, but battery life continues to be a problem. Sure, they can do a lot, but what good is all…
The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube
Curry Barker, the director behind the hit horror film Obsession , just published a new horror short on YouTube. The short, titled "Mama Bear," is nearly five minutes long. The video is pretty unnerving, and fair warning that it gets a little graphic, but it's a fun one to watch if you're looking for something scary ahead of Halloween on Saturday. Barker wrote, directed, and edited "Mama Bear," according to the…
Andy Jassy says Prime Video is on track to earn ‘tens of billions of dollars’
The success of blockbuster hits like Project Hail Mary and Verity is only part of the story, Amazon's CEO says.
Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make
During Intel's latest earnings call , CEO Lip-Bu Tan said that demand for its budget-focused Wildcat Lake chips "is outstripping supply." According to CFO David Zinsner, the chips are now sold out. Zinsner said Intel has "seen significant growth in Wildcat Lake. It's coming exactly at the right time because it's cost-optimized and we're seeing a lot of focus in that regard." As shortages of RAM and other components…
Sony is working on a film adaptation of viral indie horror game Mouthwashing
The adaptation will be directed by Karyn Kusama, and scripted by the writers of The Invitation.
Report: Apple expected to ship up to 1.5 million OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros in 2027
A new report from TrendForce explores Apple’s impact on the OLED notebook market following the launch of its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, and the company’s own shipment prospects for 2027. Here are the details. more…
Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto
Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday.
Meta is testing 'Threads Friends' for sharing posts with smaller groups
Twitter Circle, anyone?
Intel confirms Nova Lake will use advanced 18A-P node, more details at CES — company says it's taking Panther Lake capacity offline to build more Granite Rapids data center CPUs
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake desktop processors will be the first client product to use Intel's enhanced 18A-P node, CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed in the company's Q3 2026 earnings call. The chief executive also said that the company intends to share more about Nova Lake at CES in January. The company's chief financial officer shared that Intel intends to take Panther Lake capacity offline to build more Granite Rapids data…
Touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED, new iPad mini, and more
Benjamin and Chance break down all the announcements from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ event, featuring the new OLED MacBook Pro with touchscreen, M6 iMac, and the updated iPad Mini. And in Happy Hour Plus , how well has Apple handled this flurry of fall product announcements? Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join . Sponsored by Framer : The only free design tool that brings your ideas to the web. Visit framer.com/happyhour for…
Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project.
Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
In the future, you won’t be able to use Reddit without logging in. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman confirmed the impending change in a letter (PDF) to shareholders today about Q3 performance. He said that Reddit is shifting “to a logged-in-only experience," adding: Moving to primarily logged-in will ensure our users have the best Reddit experience possible, and can find the content and communities most relevant to them. It…
Amazon reported booming cloud revenue but otherwise missed expectations
The biggest ouch of the report was its negative free cash flow of $2.4 billion.
Fan fiction website AO3 is down, and it could take weeks to recover
The site's data is reportedly intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.
GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
As part of the settlement, GM must get drivers’ express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data.
Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 brings back app lock and fixes dozens of bugs
TL;DR Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 is out now for Pixel 6a and newer devices in Google’s Pixel Beta program. Like Beta 2 last week, this one is loaded with dozens of bugfixes. It’s only been a little over a week since Google gave us our last peek at the next big upgrade for Android — after the next one, that is. QPR2 should be going stable near the end of the year, and then we’ve got QPR3 to look forward to in 2027. We…
Reddit will soon require an account for most content
Earlier today Reddit announced that it’s rolling out social media-style ‘For You’ feeds, but that wasn’t the only big news today. Reddit also now says that it’s going to start requiring a logged-in account for accessing most of its content. more…
Fan fiction site Archive of Our Own could be offline for up to 4 weeks
Archive of Our Own, the popular online home of fan fiction readers and writers, has bad news for its community.
Google fixes an annoying Photos bug that hid edited images from other apps
Hey, that's not what Magic Eraser is supposed to do!
Apple cuts App Store commission in Taiwan following regulatory discussions
Apple today announced that it is lowering its standard App Store commission in Taiwan, following discussions with the country’s Fair Trade Commission. Here are the details. more…
Windows 11 gets right-click menu improvements as PC revenue slides
Microsoft is beginning the rollout of a Windows 11 preview update that finally addresses a persistent power user complaint with the operating system: the right-click menu that obliterated years of muscle memory on command locations, and hid others behind an additional click. The timing for the release is notable, as the announcement comes alongside Microsoft's quarterly financial report that saw a continued decline…
Patrick Stewart has died at age 86
Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men , has died at age 86. A message posted to Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday "following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." Born in 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, Stewart began his acting career in theater . He eventually landed the role of Captain…
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
The Pentagon inspector general's office declined a request from US senators to investigate restrictions recently imposed on the Ukraine military's use of SpaceX's satellite network. Ukraine, which uses SpaceX's Starlink service and the military version known as Starshield, said earlier this month that military drones lost satellite connectivity when traveling above 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour). The…