Elon Musk
SpaceXAI considers overhaul of Grok/X pricing
A unified subscription with four tiers — from a free limited plan to a $100/month "Ultra," plus a new $8/month lite plan with Grok, a checkmark, and fewer ads.
Moneyweb (via Bloomberg) · Oct 1
Today in Tech
Fresh · verified this morningElon Musk
Musk teases Nvidia AI milestone at SpaceX
Musk says SpaceX is "cautiously optimistic" it can run Nvidia's VR72 AI system near 250kW average power — up to 25% above typical industry figures.
Stocktwits · Oct 2
Nvidia
64GB DGX Spark at $4,999
A cheaper 64GB version of Nvidia's desktop AI supercomputer — half the memory of the original — shipping in the U.S. October 23 through six OEM partners.
NeoTeo · Oct 2
Nvidia
Amazon's $8B Nvidia chip financing plan
Amazon is exploring moving ~$8B of Grace Blackwell chips into an investor-funded vehicle and leasing them back — AI hardware as financeable infrastructure.
Tower Post (via Reuters/FT) · Oct 3
Security
KB Kookmin Bank hit in AI-powered breach
South Korea's KB Kookmin and Shinhan banks breached within 48 hours by hackers reportedly using AI tools — 25,000+ Shinhan customers' loan records exposed.
Nation Press · Oct 2
Flock cameras
Sanders bill would ban federal Flock use
Covers all license-plate readers, lets Americans sue over violations — while Flock, under pressure, cut default data retention from 30 days to 7.
TechCrunch · Oct 2
AI & Chips
Musk · Nvidia · Apple siliconNvidia
RTX Spark arrives at $2,899 with 128GB RAM
Nvidia's first self-branded Windows PC processor — co-developed with MediaTek — lands in October laptops and mini desktops.
Tech Insider · Oct 2
Apple
iPhone 17 Pro Max boosts AI prefill 44%
A developer split a 27B-parameter model across an iPhone 17 Pro Max and an M4 Pro MacBook over USB-C — prefill speeds up 44%.
Wisevoter · Oct 3
Hacker News
Kolibri: Germany's sovereign AI model
Top of Hacker News this morning (151 points) — Aleph Alpha's open-weight sovereign model launch. Browse HN →
Hacker News · today
Apple & Microsoft
Hardware · OS · AI PCsApple
12 new things from Apple this October
Foldable iPhone Duo launches October 23 (pre-orders Oct 16), iOS 27.1/27.2 ship, and a 512GB-RAM Mac Studio config arrives late month.
MacRumors · Sep 28
Microsoft
Microsoft releases 301,000 Copilot agent traces
Metadata from 301K real GitHub Copilot coding-agent sessions published for researchers — no code or prompts exposed.
Runtime Wire · Oct 1
Microsoft
Teams & Copilot URL changes: IT admin checklist
Teams web moves to teams.cloud.microsoft, Copilot to copilot.cloud.microsoft — update firewall allowlists or users lose access.
Gadget Hacks · Oct 1
PCs
Surface Laptop 13 Gen 2 ships Oct 13
80 TOPS NPU for Copilot+ features, $300 pricier, lower-res screen. Ships in the U.S. October 13.
Tech Times · Sep 29
PCs
Googlebook: a whole new laptop category
Premium Android/ChromeOS hybrids from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo with Gemini baked in — U.S. stores October 4.
Techaeris · Sep 21
Microsoft
Azure ships streaming transcription model
Developers can now build a complete real-time voice AI agent entirely inside Microsoft's stack.
Tech Times · Oct 2
Data Centers
Power · builds · locationsPower grid
Regulators halt emergency power auction over consumer costs
FERC froze PJM's emergency auction until Feb 2027 — rushing 6.8 GW of data-center capacity could stick households with billions across 13 states.
WSNext · Oct 2
Nuclear
Oracle's nuclear deal for $15B AI campus
Oracle wants 125–250 MW from Wisconsin's Point Beach nuclear plant for its "Lighthouse Campus" with OpenAI — says it could save utility customers $300M.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Oct 1
Builds
Enerflex wins 450 MW data-center power contract
Behind-the-meter natural gas generation for a North American data-center developer, deliveries from 2027.
GlobeNewswire · Oct 1
Security
Hacks · exploits · surveillanceExploit
Attackers hit the vulnerability hunters
Two Zammad helpdesk zero-days (CVSS 9.4) chained to root the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure itself — researchers' emails stolen.
The Register · Oct 1
Crypto
$3.8M NEAR exploit — funds fully recovered
A smart-contract bug drained $3.8M; the team issued a 48-hour ultimatum and got every cent back.
CoinDesk · Oct 1
Flock cameras
"Ban Flock Act" targets license-plate readers
Would bar federal use and cut funding to governments that use them — after officers misused cameras to stalk partners.
Washington Examiner · Oct 2
Flock cameras
11 mystery cameras watched Florida drivers
No known owner. Surfaced as DeSantis ordered Flock cameras off state highways and an officer was arrested for 382 unauthorized database lookups.
Fast Company · Oct 2
Policy
Court: Utah's VPN law demands "technical impossibility"
701 points on Hacker News — the EFF-backed ruling against Utah's VPN law. Worth your weekend read.
Hacker News · this week
Hacker News
C++ Insights — see code through a compiler's eyes
Andreas Fertig's teaching tool is trending on HN today. Handy if you touch C++ at all.
Hacker News · today
Enterprise IT
Exchange · Azure · SCCM · deploymentHeads up, Exchange admins: Extended Security Updates for Exchange 2016/2019 end permanently October 31 — there is no Period 3. Patch now or migrate.
Exchange
Exchange Server SE SU10 V2 released
Fixes nine CVEs including CVE-2026-96940. Known issues: published calendars (.ics HTTP 500s), Korean WordBreaker deadlocks — install the SU, then run Health Checker.
Icewolf Blog · Oct 3
Exchange
On-prem Exchange: install the V2 security updates
Microsoft reissued September's updates as V2 to close an internally-found elevation-of-privilege flaw. Patch now.
Neowin · Oct 2
Azure
September Scan Cab re-released (MC1486397)
If you downloaded the September Scan Cab before 6:30 PM PDT Oct 2, re-download — new metadata covers the just-released Exchange updates.
Tophhie Cloud Blog · Oct 2
SCCM
Deploy Windows 11 26H2 via SCCM
26H2 released Sep 29. For 24H2/25H2 machines it's a tiny ~174KB enablement package, not a full reinstall.
Prajwal Desai · Oct 1
Intune
Windows 11 26H2 with Intune: readiness guide
Warning: devices on 26H1 run a different Windows core and can't take 26H2 at all — and naive build-number checks break reporting.
Endpoint Weekly · Sep 30
Windows Server
Microsoft deprecating major WDS features
PXE network boot and WIM/multicast imaging retire in the next Windows Server release — plan the move to modern deployment tools.
Neowin · Sep 25
Script Library
PSADT · SCCM · PowerShellIT pro scripts, curated
A working library of deployment and troubleshooting scripts — PSADT packages, SCCM helpers, reset and diagnostic scripts. Every script ships with plain-English instructions: what it does, how to run it, how to test it.
- Coming first: PSADT application templates and SCCM deployment helpers
- All scripts are download-with-instructions — a web page can't run code on your machine, and shouldn't
- No passwords or secrets ever stored with scripts
How to use them
- Read first: every script lists what it touches before you run it
- Test: lab or pilot group before wide deployment
- In-network vs out: marked per script where it matters
- Telemetry: strictly opt-in, phase two — your data stays yours
Where to Buy
Latest hardware · real retailersOut now / shipping soon
- Nvidia DGX Spark 64GB — $4,999. Ships in the U.S. October 23 through six OEM partners.
- Googlebook laptops — at Best Buy now (Dell XPS Googlebook $999; free Pixel Buds 2a with pre-order).
- RTX Spark systems — from Lenovo and Acer this October.
- AMD EPYC 9006 "Venice" — 31 SKUs priced ($700–$14,904); buy through ASUS, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro as platforms launch.
- Surface Laptop 13 Gen 2 — ships October 13 in the U.S.
- iPhone Duo (foldable) — pre-orders October 16, launches October 23.
Buying smart
- Server pricing you see quoted is usually 1Ku (per-1,000-unit) — not the shelf price.
- AI desktops: compare total memory first — it's the bottleneck, not the GPU name.
- More buying guides land here as hardware drops. No affiliate links yet — when they appear, they'll be labeled.
Toolbox
Antivirus · troubleshooting · daily driversDownload only from the vendor's official site — never from a "free download" aggregator. Nothing here is a paid placement, ever.
Security & antivirus
- Bitdefender Antivirus Free — best hands-off protection; quiet, light, top lab scores. bitdefender.com
- Avast Free Antivirus — best free overall in 2026 testing (perfect AV-TEST score on the free build). avast.com
- Malwarebytes Free — the second-opinion scanner; best at cleaning an already-infected PC. Run it alongside your main antivirus. malwarebytes.com
- AVG AntiVirus Free — solid everyday free protection, clean interface. avg.com
- Microsoft Defender — already built into Windows and switched on. If you install nothing else, make sure this is on.
Troubleshooting & repair
- More recommendations landing soon.