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Prime Big Deal Days are here: Amazon’s 48-hour October sale

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days return on 6–7 October 2026 with 48 hours of Prime-exclusive deals across more than 35 categories, starting at 12:01 a.m. PDT on 6 October.

AI data centres on public lands: Wilderness Society calls for a pause

The Wilderness Society has called for a moratorium on AI data centres on U.S. public lands, citing water, energy, wildlife, and access concerns. It is an advocacy position, not enacted law.

Foxconn’s Q3 jump: AI server demand shows up in the numbers

Foxconn’s July–September revenue rose 47% to NT$3.03 trillion (about $95.4 billion), beating estimates as AI server demand stayed strong, Reuters reported via Moneycontrol.

Reactor’s Series A: NVentures and Sapphire join the real-time world-model bet

Reactor says NVIDIA’s NVentures and Sapphire Ventures joined its Lightspeed-led Series A to scale real-time world-model infrastructure. Secondary outlets report about $74 million in total funding.

iPhone Duo apps: Apple opens submissions before 23 October launch

Apple has opened App Store submissions for iPhone Duo–optimised apps ahead of the 23 October 2026 customer launch. Developers should rebuild with Xcode 27.1; Duo screenshots become required from April 2027.

Google Docs goes native Markdown: edit .md without converting

Google says Docs can now open, edit, and collaborate on .md files without converting them, while Drive shows rendered previews. The gradual rollout began on 5 October 2026.

South Korea’s bank hacks: possible AI use raises the stakes

South Korea’s president ordered a full response after customer data was exposed at seven financial firms, saying some cases showed possible AI use. Police have formed a 28-member investigation team.

Nvidia’s Record Run: The AI Chipmaker Edges Towards a $6 Trillion Valuation

Nvidia shares closed at a record $238.90 on 5 October, briefly lifting its market value to about $5.78 trillion, according to Seoul Economic Daily. Here is what is driving the rally and what the numbers do and do not mean.

Microsoft’s Sovereign AI Pitch: Not One Model, but the Right Model for Each Job

A Microsoft white paper on "sovereign AI" with Nvidia technologies argues that governments should decide how much control they need workload by workload. It is useful, but it is vendor guidance, not independent policy.

Fewer Secrets, More Promises: Amazon’s Answer to the Data Center Backlash

Amazon says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies on data center projects and will add more than $1 billion for local communities. Here's what it promised, what critics say it leaves out, and what we still don't know.

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