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Daily Geek Drop: who works Wednesday's overnight shift
Wednesday's Geek Drop clocks the overnight shift: OpenAI Dots, work AI homes, Robinhood agents, a voluntary safety pact, and Coinbase clearing rails.
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Apple emergency patch: CoreGraphics CVE-2026-86950
Apple shipped iOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, and matching Mac updates for CVE-2026-86950, a CoreGraphics bug already used in targeted attacks.
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Daily Geek Drop: Tuesday's spill map across AI and apps
Tuesday's Geek Drop maps the spills: Muse privacy cascade, Astra shelved, Bitget's $388M path, Googlebook price walk-backs, and Toy Story 5's 20M views.
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Googlebook prices corrected: Dell $999, Lenovo $1,099
Google's early Googlebook list had Lenovo at $1,299 and Dell near $1,200. OEM and Best Buy listings now put them at $1,099 and $999 before October 4.
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Daily Geek Drop: who gets past Monday's tech gates
Monday's Geek Drop maps the gates: $2.4B Bitcoin ETF inflows, Face ID reboot week, Ray-Ban price gates, NVIDIA OpenShell, Netflix's Oct leave clock.
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iPhone 18 Pro Face ID reboot: Apple fix due this week
Apple confirmed a software fix for iPhone 18 Pro freezes after failed Face ID. The week-of-Sept-28 window is open, so wait on swaps and watch for iOS 27.0.1.
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Daily Geek Drop: when tiny tech moves get expensive
Sunday's Geeknewz drop ties Apple's $5.7B Taptic verdict, watch charge math, Lightning agent pay, and the Oct 1 Senate AI clock: small moves, big invoices.
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Apple owes $5.7B in record Taptic Engine patent verdict
A San Diego jury ordered Apple to pay Taction more than $5.7B over Taptic Engine patents in iPhones and Watches. Apple says it will appeal.
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Daily Geek Drop: who gets to write tech's rulebook
Saturday's Geeknewz drop links OpenAI's capable-model pause, Apple's Oct 1 EU fee ladder, shielded Bitcoin, and phone-free hearables: who sets the rules?
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Apple EU app fees on Oct 1: 5% CTC vs 26% IAP math
Apple's unified EU terms hit October 1: 5% Core Technology Commission replaces the install fee. We run the rate table and sample math for developers.
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Kiteworks urges weekend server shutdown over zero-day threat
Kiteworks tells customers to take servers down this weekend after law-enforcement intel on a possible zero-day. Here's who should act and what to watch.
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Google Suncatcher: first orbital TPU test launches Oct 1
Google will fly four Trillium TPUs on a Planet Labs satellite Oct 1 to test AI chips in orbit, with 1 kW power and 15-minute Gemini bursts.