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Meta tweaked its new terms of service after backlash against scraping, DHS banned DeepSeek in federal civilian agencies, and we a mystery hidden in Super Mario 64 may have been solved
October 20, 2026
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Meta tweaked its new terms of service after a backlash against scraping. Homeland Security banned DeepSeek and federal civilian agencies. And we may finally know what's written on that mysterious plaque in Super Mario 64
It's Tuesday, October 20th, and here's a quick look at some of the news happening in the sphere of tech this morning from Engadget.
- Meta tweaked its new terms of service after backlash against scraping, DHS banned DeepSeek in federal civilian agencies, and we a mystery hidden in Super Mario 64 may have been solved
- LinkedIn is adding new tools to help people with their side hustles
- Google Gemini 4 agents just beat Minecraft with no human intervention, OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, and MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
- Bee unveils two AI note-taking devices
- The FTC subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic following safety failures, Meta built a huge open-weight AI model for Macs, but you'll need a terabyte of RAM to run it, and CitizenLab detailed new spyware triggered by online advertising
- OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording device' hidden in its offices
- Mexico's president signed a decree ordering tech platforms to protect minors, NASA explained its battery tech, and the Apple I 'Hatfield' computer sold at auction
- Apple unveils HomeView
- OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording device' hidden in its offices, Character.AI just filed for bankruptcy, and former foe Disney may buy it for parts, and Scientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star
- Meta bans TikTok ads from its platforms in tit-for-tat row
- Epic reportedly delayed its Disney video game so it can be made using more AI, Meta says it's caught up to the frontier with its latest Wonder AI models, and Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary for misusing Grindr user data
- Amazon is releasing kids' versions of its new Alexa Tablets
- Meta banned TikTok ads in tit-for-tat row, Anthropic now offers a free vulnerability-finding service, and the Webb telescope detected the galaxy origin of the farthest fast radio burst
- Google's AI detection website is now available
- GPT-6 is coming to all tiers of ChatGPT, the FCC proposed a new mid-band spectrum auction, and OpenAI just posted hundreds more results on major math problems
- Don't throw away your old digital camera — do this instead
- Asos was hit by an extortion hack that may have compromised customer data, Ultrahuman now offers on-demand heart rhythm scans, and Google's experimental Playground platform uses AI to create games for you
- Don't let the adorable AI agents fool you
- Wikimedia linked OpenAI agents to an outage and unauthorized activity, OpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU, and Google is removing free access to Gemini Flash and Pro
- Florida county finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras with unidentified owners
- Trump announced an AI czar ', ICE is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors, and Capcom plans to use AI to speed up the game development process
- 3 Affordable alternatives to Sonos speakers
- Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models
- FDA approved artificial heart valve for kids that grows as they do, OpenAI fired 3 employees who allegedly shared info with an external AI safety group, and Audible rolled out an AI-generated interactions feature
- Amazon unveils a thinner and faster Fire TV Stick 4K
- Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will advise the government on the future of warfare, Reddit imposing new restrictions on Old Reddit, and Neon will make a truly open-source SCP movie
- Why Wi-Fi extenders simply aren't worth buying in 2026
- McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers, there's now an official US government AI chatbot, and OpenAI rolled out Dots, its new personal agents
- Robot dogs on farms do a lot more than just guarding
- Anthropic lost $8 billion last year and said its AI could destroy humanity, OpenAI canceled GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior, and Meta is starting an enterprise business to justify its massive AI spending
- It took MapQuest until 2026 to add public transit directions
- The US government plans to use AI to help redact documents, Bill Gates says it's irresponsible for AI to not have safeguards, and OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites
- Meta's Muse AI agent is coming to its AI glasses
- Google is sending a tiny AI data center to space, Revolut is piloting facial recognition at store checkouts in the UK, and Google added creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents
- Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models
- An OpenAI agent hacked into an Australian government website, Meta to stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses, and ShinyHunters hackers say they have up to 3TB of sensitive info about FBI employees
- Peloton has made a foldable (treadmill)
- Anthropic & OpenAI announce more powerful and cheaper AI models, XPENG's humanoid robot walked off the assembly line ready to work, and Apple linked landmarks on its Maps app to Hidden Histories podcast episodes
- Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?
- Polymarket is lobbying European nations not to be treated as a gambling website, the EU will force data centers to disclose their energy and water use, and Apple’s home hub device is almost ready
- Candy Crush developers are planning a strike
- Amazon barred Meta's Muse AI from shopping on its site, Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous cross country flight and Gavin Newsom wants to implement a kill switch for frontier AI models
- Best Wireless Headphones for 2026
- The biggest issues with delivery robots are exactly what you'd think
- A Microsoft executive called OpenAI's web scraping the 'largest theft of labor in human history', Anthropic says Claude 'leads' 26 percent of its AI R&D work, and the FAA says laser strikes on aircraft fell again
- Meta is reportedly gearing up to launch new smart glasses without a camera
- OpenAI revealed more instances of concerning AI model behaviors, Meta's rules for AI deepfakes are 'consistently and fundamentally inadequate', and a Japanese company developed a humanoid robot 'ambulance'.
- What's the biggest IMAX theater in the world?
- Meta is gearing up to launch new smart glasses without a camera, the DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran, and Nitter and XCancel shut down after threats of legal action
- What's the difference between AppleCare+ and AppleCare One?
- Music distributors agreed to new anti-fraud measures, X Corp and SpaceXAI dismissed their lawsuit against Apple, and Apple TV cleaned up at the Emmys
- Universal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform
- OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident, Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year, Tesla's 2nd-gen Roadster is finally getting a debut nearly a decade later
- The iPhone Duo just might live up to the hype
- Anthropic caught scientists using Claude to further bio weapon research, CA has new laws on the use of social media and AI chatbots by kids, and UMG is collaborating with ElevenLabs
- Instacart now has its own AI assistant
- NASA and IBM made an AI model for exploring the Moon, Trump Mobile's T1 Phone now costs $250 more, and Microsoft struck a deal with a national teachers union to not use school data to train AI
- How Long Should A Laptop Battery Last On A Single Charge?
- US accused Chinese AI companies of industrial-scale campaigns, Suno trained its latest models with help from Warner and BMG, and what's going on with OpenAI and the Navier-Stokes controversy?
- The Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful hip surgery
- Samsung and TSMC hope AMSL's new machines will help address the chip shortage, a new Elizabeth Holmes doc is coming, and Retroid teased a dual-screen handheld
- Google's new AI weather model uses live satellite data for higher-resolution forecasts
- OpenAI's agents shared exploits through a message board, the FDA approved Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, and Meta introduced Muse Code
- Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs
- OpenAI and Anthropic models went on a hacking spree when tested by the UK's AI research institute, Apple claims more trade secret theft, and Texas’ governor ordered an audit of new data centers
- EU announces new rules on AI transparency
- Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing capabilities, OpenAI fires back at Apple after its trade secret lawsuit, and Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show
- Snap will show off its AR Specs at a September 16th event
- Ramaggedon affecting MacBook Air supply, a Judge refused xAI's request to stop a MN law banning 'nudify' apps, and cyberattacks targeted water facilities in seven states
- Surprise! The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars
- No surprise that the global oil crisis is leading to more EV sales, the FCC's robot ban also includes vacuums, and OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
- ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous authors' styles
- OpenAI says the rogue agent that hacked Hugging Face also breached other services, Google shut down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project, and xAI is challenging a new Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps
- A new look for the Apple Watch may still be at least a year away
- Hugging Face is seemingly plagued with AI models generating adult deepfakes, ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous authors' styles, and Amazon wants to deploy 5,105 satellites for its direct-to-mobile service
- Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI
- NVIDIA launched the 'Open Secure AI Alliance' initiative, the EU said TikTok hasn’t done enough to ensure minors' safety, and Meta walked back limits for its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature
- Google adds selfie video as a log-in option
- Google expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant, Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is light on AI, and Universal secured the rights for film adaptations of 10 Atari games
- Apple may unveil a new device subscription service
- OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the moon this August, and the US outlined its $5 billion Genesis Mission to boost science with AI
- Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright
- OpenAI admits its models hacked Hugging Face on their own, France will ban social media for children under 15, and Substack is adding an AI detection feature
- How does the Apple Watch water lock feature actually work?
- A UL 3700 compliant plug-in solar microinverter is now available in the US, a Judge approved Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement, and NVIDIA data center hardware is being cooled with water 'hotter than a hot tub'
- Apple quietly hid a big change coming for CarPlay with iOS 27
- France doubled down on restricting access to Polymarket, a Chinese solar company said its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5%, and OpenAI will notify parents if their teen has been kicked off of ChatGPT
- Samsung introduces new foldable display technology
- Netflix says it's already used AI in 'roughly 300' titles this year, a White House teleprompter operator won big betting on presidential speeches, and MLB banned the use of dugout iPads for AI-powered in-game strategy calls
- Google bought all of a major solar farm's output to offset its dirty data center emissions
- Apple is reportedly shopping for AI chip companies, you can now grant Claude access to your 1Password credentials, and the Oversight Board said leading AI models may be restricting free expression
- New York enacts first US ban on data center construction
- OpenAI's first device will reportedly be a 'humanlike' rechargeable speaker, Former Meta employees sued the company over its alleged use of biased AI systems during layoffs, and three publishers challenged Google over AI copyright infringement
- Waze rolls out new AI features
- NY state became the first to enact a ban on data center construction, Google bought all of a major solar farm's output, and the LAPD will stop using Flock cameras
- Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations?
- Did AI shopping app Phia claim unearned affiliate sales through fake clicks? Europe took another step toward a social media ban for kids, and what are your plans for AI Appreciation Day?
- New York is the first US state to ban smart glasses in all its courthouses
- Microsoft's carbon emissions grow by 25 percent last year, a new ChatGPT tool for all things work related, and Playdate is helping Big Ben ring on time
- The next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch is happening in July
- SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, the NHTSA called out autonomous cars, and Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland
- Now you can direct Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI from your phone
- Apple is reportedly testing DRAM chips from a US-blocked Chinese company, the US wants to restrict corporate use of Chinese AI, and DuckDuckGo’s Browser can now block video ads
- Apple's foldable iPhone may be in short supply after it launches
- Google now uses your uploaded search media to train AI, DeepSeek may be developing its own AI chips, and Meta is facing $1.4 trillion in state lawsuits
- Meta has released an app for making generative AI games
- Alibaba got a reprieve from a US ban, Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then, and a NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched
- Apple is reportedly planning a visual refresh of the entry-level MacBook Pro next year
- Donald Trump bought a bunch of tech stock the same day he announced his AI Action Plan, Threads' ubiquitous Mr Beast spam is part of a massive crypto scam network, Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies
- Layoffs looming, Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining
- OpenAI reportedly wants all AI companies to give the US government a stake in their businesses, Amazon is ready to deploy the Leo satellite broadband service, and X is making a fresh push for live video with new creator payouts
- Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta
- A UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep pace with AI development, Meta is putting rate limits on its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature, and Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show
- Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last week's data leak, SCOTUS restricted use of geofence warrants, and Tidal will not pay people who upload it
- Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs
- Rocket Lab bought a satellite company to go up against Starlink and Leo, Google capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and another reminder that you don't own digital content
- IBM says it has created the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip
- OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers, California launched a tracker for AI-related job losses, and the most popular Grok feature is exactly what you think
- Google says it'll soon be easier to use TSA PreCheck Touchless ID via Wallet
- After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday Future would now like you to buy its robots
- Netflix's new horror game taps into your phone for deeper immersion
- Superhuman acquired AI authenticity service GPTZero, Meta reportedly dipping its toes into the prediction market space, and Sorry, Slackbot. Claude is taking your job
- OpenAI signs deal to show Getty's images in ChatGPT results
- OpenAI's Daybreak initiative will help open-source projects fend off bugs, China took back top spot in latest supercomputer ranking, and the Oversight Board says Meta needs to do more to protect regular people from sexualized deepfakes
- Adobe brings its Firefly AI Assistant inside of Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Has Polymarket been paying creators to post fake betting videos? Norway is imposing broad restrictions on AI for school kids, and Chinese-style EV battery swap stations coming to Europe
- Summer Game Fest 2026
- Amazon is investigating 3 employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers, one UK government department is done with X, and Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles
- The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100
- Waymo recalled over 3,800 robotaxis, NASA is sending an orbiter to Mars with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space, and Tim Cook says that Apple price increases are 'unavoidable'
- SpaceX is buying AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion
- Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone, WhatsApp is testing read-once disappearing messages, and The White House app will reportedly be auto-installed on Homeland Security staff’s device
- EA created an entire division to push more in-game ads
- India temporarily blocking Telegram to prevent exam fraud, Google Earth's flight simulator is now available, and millions of songs were used for AI music training
- Google sues Chinese scammers using Gemini AI for fraud
- Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion, Trump threatened a 100 percent tariff on French wine over the country’s tech tax, and the UK will ban social media for children under 16
- Artemis III's life support: How a spacesuit keeps astronauts alive on the moon
- Apple says Siri AI won't suck up to you, Textiles that can produce drinking water from the air, and the Trump phone is practically the same as an HTC handset
- Snap will no longer allow younger teens' Spotlight videos to be publicly viewable
- Anthropic backtracked on its policy that 'sabotaged' researchers' work, Bluesky will a Reddit-style communities this year, and Deezer will now help you find AI music on other streaming platforms
- The UK is investigating Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
- Waymo made a virtual human driver to improve its robotaxis, Seattle will impose a year-long ban on large data centers, and Kalshi will require employment info for some bets
- Apple reintroduces the AI-powered Siri it announced at WWDC 2024
- Meta quietly removed facial-recognition code from its smart glasses app, WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users, and the UK will review its NHS contract with Palantir
- The University of Cambridge says it successfully tested a vaccine with an AI-designed antigen
- OpenAI reportedly has a major ChatGPT overhaul in store, Axiom revealed its Prada-designed spacesuit inner layer for NASA, and astronomers measured the mass of a dormant black hole
- SpaceX expects its IPO to raise $74.4 billion
- OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release, Google is experimenting with sending Chrome searches straight to AI, and Anthropic proposes a global slowdown of AI development
- Pokémon Champions hits iOS and Android on June 17
- Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling, Apple began requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, and NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead
- Google's parent company is raising $80 billion to fuel its AI ambitions
- Researchers showed how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet, Meta took down over a million scam accounts, and Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030
- NVIDIA's Isaac Gr00t platform gives researchers access to frontier humanoid robotics
- OpenAI shelved plans to release an adult chatbot, Spotify testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop, and a jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case
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