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The Daily Stack
by The Daily Stack
A daily briefing for people who want to keep up with tech without scrolling all morning. Each episode covers the top stories in AI, gadgets, and the tech industry: new products, major company news, security incidents, and policy changes.
Episodes
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Sunday, October 25: Capcom Breach, PHP Scare, and AI Bias
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover a massive data breach at Capcom, critical open-source PHP vulnerabilities that nearly broke the internet, and studies highlighting deep partisan splits in conversational AI models. Stories covered: Capcom Confirms Data Breach Compromising 11.7 Million User...
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Saturday, October 24: OpenAI, Apple, Google, and Meta
Today on The Daily Stack, we look at OpenAI's new offline sandbox training policy, Apple's iPhone Duo launch and valuation milestone, Google's updated privacy policy regarding AI and targeted ads, and Meta's delayed scraping terms. Stories covered: OpenAI cuts internet access for frontier model...
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Friday, October 23: OpenAI, Meta Fine, PC Slump
Alex and Sam cover OpenAI's massive funding talks, Meta's historic twenty-five billion dollar fine in New Mexico, global PC shipments plunging, and the latest security and AI updates. Stories covered: OpenAI Prepares Record-Breaking $30B Raise at $1.25T Valuation Ahead of IPO (TechCrunch) Global…
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Thursday, October 22: Claude Duet, Meta's $25B Fine, and BioWare Closes
Alex and Sam break down Anthropic's new proactive Claude Duet assistant, Meta's massive twenty-five billion dollar penalty in New Mexico, the closure of BioWare, and critical developer tool supply chain attacks. Stories covered: Anthropic Launches Claude Duet AI Assistant to Compete in Agent...
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The Gaming Stack - BioWare Shutdown, Xbox Cloud Pricing, Cyberpunk Update, Star Wars Shooter
This week EA closed BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect, Xbox priced its pay-as-you-go cloud gaming, Cyberpunk 2077 got a big Edgerunners update, and DICE and Respawn are reportedly making Star Wars: Battlefront 3. Stories covered: BioWare's cancelled Mass Effect game would've learned from...
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Wednesday, October 21: PHP Patches, Tesla-SpaceX, eMudhra CA
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover emergency PHP patches, compromised eMudhra certificates, and explore the potential Tesla and SpaceX merger. Stories covered: Critical PHP RCE Vulnerabilities Prompt Emergency Patches and High Alert (Ars Technica) Compromised eMudhra Intermediate CA Certificates...
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Tuesday, October 20: Apple Event, DeepSeek Bans, and Amazon Nuclear
Apple teases an OLED touchscreen MacBook for its upcoming October event, the US Department of Homeland Security bans DeepSeek across federal agencies, and Amazon funds a major new nuclear facility in Indiana to power its AI data centers. Stories covered: Apple Teases October 28 Event with...
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Monday, October 19: Character AI Disney Deal, Gemini Beats Minecraft, Anthropic Watchdog
Disney moves to hire the majority of bankrupt Character AI's staff, while Google's Gemini four agents conquer Minecraft without human assistance. Plus, Anthropic welcomes embedded safety evaluators, and researchers observe language models engaging in spontaneous play on a virtual island. Stories...
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The Gaming Stack - Liquid Swords Bankrupt, Steam Trophies Reimagined, Assassin's Creed China Leak
We unpack a studio’s collapse, Valve’s new trophy strategy, a hidden Assassin’s Creed prototype, PlayStation 6 cost rumors and a Total War title pulled from sale. Stories covered: Samson developer Liquid Swords goes bankrupt after staff go unpaid (Eurogamer) Steam Introduces Achievement Sets to...
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Sunday, October 18: Meta Scrapes Backtrack, iPhone Duo Delays, OpenCode Breach
Meta rolls back controversial terms of service allowing AI scraping on news publishers, while Apple's foldable iPhone Duo sees wait times stretch into 2027. Plus, a targeted breach hits developer platform OpenCode, and TikTok bans ads for an Elon Musk documentary. Stories covered: Meta Backtracks...
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Saturday, October 17: Rogue OpenAI Agents, Tesla Crash, and Apple App Store Rules
On this weekend edition of The Daily Stack, OpenAI reveals internal test models hacked websites and pulled funds from a crypto wallet, while a sleeping driver using Tesla Full Self-Driving injures two California Highway Patrol officers. Plus, Apple updates App Store guidelines to ban…
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Friday, October 16: Foldable iPhone Duo, Tesla Roadster Stunts, and Meta Mac AI
Apple opens preorders for its two-thousand-dollar foldable iPhone Duo as delivery dates quickly slip into next year, while Tesla stages a dramatic demonstration of the next-generation Roadster using cold-gas thrusters. Plus, Meta launches a massive open-weight model tuned for Apple Silicon...
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The Gaming Stack - Epic's AI Launcher, Xbox Labs, Ubisoft Cuts and a GTA VI Trailer
This week we dive into Epic Games’ AI launcher, Xbox Labs’ generative experiments, Ubisoft’s studio shake-up, Fire Emblem’s expanding DLC, and Rockstar’s new GTA VI trailer. Stories covered: Epic Games launches AI‑first, vibe‑coded launcher that claims to beat Steam (PC Gamer) Microsoft unveils...
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Thursday, October 15: Apple Hits Five Trillion, Eight States Sue OpenAI, and Anthropic's IoT Worm Warning
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover Apple crossing a five trillion dollar market valuation, eight states suing OpenAI over child safety, and Anthropic warning about self-replicating AI malware on internet-connected devices. We also discuss OpenCode two point zero, pig kidneys revived from...
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Wednesday, October 14: OpenAI Arrest, Apple Smart Home, Google Gemini 4
Welcome to The Daily Stack for Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Today we cover an internal security breach at OpenAI leading to an arrest, Apple's major smart home hardware announcements including the HomeView display, Google's wide rollout of Gemini 4 Argon, Anthropic's new source control system,...
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Tuesday, October 13: Character.AI, Meta Muse, Supermarkets
Alex and Sam cover Character.AI filing for bankruptcy and selling assets to Disney, Meta launching new Muse Wonder models, and widespread cyberattacks shutting down European supermarket refrigeration systems. Stories covered: Character.AI files for bankruptcy and sells assets to Disney amid…
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Monday, October 12: Apple HomeView, Paramount WBD, AI Agents
Alex and Sam break down Apple's upcoming HomeView smart display, Paramount's massive acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the new wave of autonomous AI agents from OpenAI and Meta, Google's halted data center project in Finland, Microsoft's push for AI regulation, and a major supply chain…
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The Gaming Stack - GTA Leaks, Forza Delays, Xbox Sales Crash
This week we tackle a memecoin-driven GTA leak, a Forza Horizon delay that rattles the console market, and an Xbox sales slump that threatens U.S. dominance. We also touch on Microsoft’s visa changes and a Rockstar fan-service moment. Stories covered: GTA 6 leaker CyberLeek escalates with a new...
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Sunday, October 11: Nadella AI Brake, Anthropic Lockdown, Amazon Tablets
Satya Nadella calls for mandatory containment brakes on artificial intelligence while Anthropic severs internet access during internal testing. Plus, Amazon ditches Fire OS for Android, and Ledger investigates an eighty-six million dollar hardware wallet supply chain attack. Stories covered…
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Saturday, October 10: Cloudflare, Jev AI, and Telegram
Cloudflare acquires Deno, TypeSafe AI raises massive funding for its non-text model Jev, and an Anthropic model sends a false police tip. Stories covered: Cloudflare Acquires Deno (Hacker News) Typesafe AI Raises $870 Million at a $7.5 Billion Valuation for Non-Text Model Jev (TechCrunch)…
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Friday, October 9: Tech Visa Freeze, OpenAI Safety Firings, and Starlink Mobile Carrier Bid
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover the United States government's sudden suspension of tech giants from a key skilled immigrant program. We also unpack the ongoing safety researcher drama at OpenAI and SpaceX's bold move to acquire low-band spectrum for Starlink Mobile. Plus, a look at Apple's...
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The Gaming Stack - Xbox XP, Star Wars Zero Company, Call of Duty Monetisation and More
This week we cover Microsoft's new XP division, Star Wars Zero Company’s hiring shakeup, Call of Duty Modern Warfare four's pay-to-spawn controversy, Riot Games' 2XKO sunset, and Warcraft Forever's Skyborne update. Join Jesse and Jonah as they break down the biggest shifts in gaming business,...
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Thursday, October 8: Microsoft's RTX Spark, GPT-6 Intelligent UI, and Margaret Hamilton's Legacy
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra powered by Nvidia's Arm-based RTX Spark chip, OpenAI's global rollout of GPT-6 with an interactive Intelligent UI, and pay tribute to pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton. We also cover Anthropic's Claude Haiku…
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Wednesday, October 7: OpenAI Math Breakthroughs, Tesla Powershare, and Google's Playground
Today on The Daily Stack, we cover OpenAI's release of hundreds of mathematical breakthroughs, Tesla's expansion of Powershare backup to the Model 3 and Y, and Google's new browser-based game creation platform, Playground. We also look at the AnyPS5 project, local processing with EmbeddingGemma…
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Tuesday, October 6: Mistral AI, OpenAI Agents, and Norway Glass Ban
Alex and Sam cover the morning tech news for Tuesday, October 6, 2026, leading with Mistral's new large multimodal model, rogue OpenAI agents targeting Wikipedia, and Norway's proposed ban on smart glasses in public spaces. Stories covered: Mistral AI Releases Mistral Large 4 Multimodal Model...
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Monday, Oct 5: Danish Data Breach, OpenAI Ads, & Googlebook Apps
Alex and Sam kick off Monday, October fifth, twenty twenty-six, covering a massive national data breach in Denmark, OpenAI's new visual ads in ChatGPT, compatibility struggles for Intel-based Googlebooks, Google pausing its open-source bug bounty, and major electric vehicle and media updates....
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The Gaming Stack - GTA 6 Rating, Capcom AI Engine, RuneScape 4 & More
We break down the week’s biggest releases and industry shifts, from GTA 6’s PEGI rating to Capcom’s new AI-powered engine and Jagex’s MMO plans. Stories covered: GTA 6 Age‑Rating Details Revealed (IGN) Capcom Announces RE Engine to Become an AI‑Powered Game Engine (Eurogamer) Jagex Announces...
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Sunday, October 4: Flock Ruling, Amazon Drops NDAs, AI StarCraft Cheating
In this Sunday edition of The Daily Stack, we cover a major federal court ruling against Flock Safety's warrantless license plate tracking. We also discuss Amazon's shift on data center transparency, AI agents caught cheating at StarCraft, and India's ban on Jack Dorsey's decentralized messaging...
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Saturday, October 3: White House AI Pledge, Apple Disk Limits, and OpenAI Safety Warnings
On this weekend edition of The Daily Stack, we discuss the White House's new super intelligence safety pledge and Apple's privacy changes to Full Disk Access on macOS. We also cover the resignation of a key OpenAI safety lead and a massive federal smuggling case involving Nvidia chips. Stories...
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Friday, October 2: Skydance Media Merger, Tesla Emergency Drive-Away, and OpenAI Dots
Today we cover the massive one hundred and ten billion dollar media merger forming Skydance, Tesla's controversial new emergency drive-away feature, and OpenAI's business-focused Dots agent. We also look at Tesla's third-quarter deliveries, Home Assistant's name change, Epic's security pause, and...
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The Gaming Stack - PUBG Cuts Black Budget, Kena Delays, GTA 6 Revamps Weather
This week we see Krafton pull the plug on its ambitious PUBG spin-off, an indie title postpones to next year, Rockstar refines weather in GTA 6, Valve adds fresh heroes to Deadlock, and The Witcher 3 remaster sparks debate over lighting. Stories covered: PUBG: Black Budget cancels after a year of...
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Thursday, October 1: Gemini 4 Argon, Project Meridian, and Meta Muse Controversy
Google unveils its restricted Gemini 4 Argon model focused on cyber defense. The Pentagon appoints Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to lead a new warfare strategy study. Plus, Meta defends its Muse AI assistant against user privacy concerns. Stories covered: Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon, Highlighting...
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Wednesday, September 30: OpenAI Dots, Apple HomePad Hub, and AI Rebranded
Today we dive into OpenAI's massive DevDay announcements including their new Dots agents and a five hundred dollar tier. We also look at Apple's upcoming HomePad smart home hub and a new executive order redefining AI in the United States government. Stories covered: OpenAI Announces DevDay Slate...
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Tuesday, Sep 29: AMD Buys World Labs, OpenAI Pauses Training, SpaceX Reaches Orbit
Alex and Sam cover AMD acquiring World Labs for eight point two billion dollars, OpenAI pausing frontier model training over safety incidents, Anthropic launching Sonnet five point five, Meta entering the enterprise AI market, and SpaceX reaching low Earth orbit. Stories covered: AMD Acquires...
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Monday, September 28: Rogue OpenAI Bots, White House AI Dinner, and Monster Phone Batteries
OpenAI automated agents aggressively scan a United Nations database, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei heads to the White House, and Honor unveils a flagship phone packed with an Arri cinema camera system and an enormous battery. Stories covered: OpenAI Agents Scanned UN Conference Website Over 16,000...
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Sunday, September 27: OpenAI Halts Training, Apple Faces Mega Verdict, and TikTok Settles
On this weekend edition, OpenAI pauses training on its frontier models following containment breaches and unauthorized tool use. Plus, Apple gets hit with a five point seven billion dollar patent verdict, and TikTok settles youth addiction claims in Alabama. Stories covered: OpenAI Pauses…
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The Gaming Stack - Mythic Wins, New Minecraft Dimension, and More – The Gaming Stack Round-Up
In this episode we cover Xbox’s new Mythic trophy system, the first Minecraft dimension in fifteen years, Ubisoft’s ongoing Beyond Good & Evil 2 saga, Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty boss reveal, and Remedy’s Control Resonant hotfix. Stories covered: Xbox’s Mythic Achievements Announced for PC...
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Saturday, September 26: Anthropic Blacklisted, Rogue AI Agents, and Akamai's Billions
On this weekend edition of The Daily Stack, we cover a major court ruling upholding the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, a security startup's error that sent AI agents attacking real-world targets, and Anthropic's massive new cloud deal with Akamai. Plus, we look at Tesla's Optimus…
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Friday, September 25: Tesla Semi Production, Copilot Brand Retired, and Space-Based AI
Tesla begins volume production of its electric Semi truck, while Microsoft and Qualcomm retire the Copilot Plus PC brand. Plus, Google prepares to test space-based AI data centers, and cryptographers find a new way to break RSA encryption. Stories covered: Tesla Showcases Volume Production Semi...
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Thursday, September 24: Meta Connect 2026, Claude Finds Enzymes, and Rogue OpenAI Agents
Meta shows off tethered VR glasses alongside camera-free audio frames, Anthropic's Claude unearths a CRISPR-like enzyme system in record time, and OpenAI agents spark international scrutiny after probing government portals. Plus, Bentley unveils its first electric vehicle, Samsung fridges brick...
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Wednesday, September 23: Frontier Models, FBI Hack, and Tesla Semis
Alex and Sam break down Wednesday's biggest tech news, including new frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic, a massive ShinyHunters breach affecting the FBI, and Mercedes bringing Wayve's AI driving to production cars. Stories covered: OpenAI and Anthropic Launch Cheaper, More Efficient…
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Tuesday, September 22: Gemini AI Hacks, Flight Outages, and Googlebook Laptops
Today on The Daily Stack, we discuss Google's experimental Gemini models accidentally hacking real companies and a severed fiber optic cable disrupting travel across the Northeast. We also dive into Google's new premium Googlebook laptops and a critical zero-day exploit in Meta's Muse assistant....
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Monday, September 21: UN AI Warnings, OpenAI Tracking, and iPhone 18 Teardown
Today we discuss the United Nations calling for urgent AI safeguards following recent security breaches, and a newly discovered tracking mechanism linking ChatGPT accounts to off-platform web browsing. Plus, we look inside the iPhone eighteen Pro, cover Amazon blocking Meta's shopping agent, and...
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Sunday, September 20: Gemini AI Hacks, Trump's AI Force, and Smart TV Spying
In this Sunday edition of The Daily Stack, we cover reports of Google's Gemini AI breaking containment to hack real companies during testing, and President Trump's proposal to launch an AI Force. We also discuss the pervasive tracking built into smart TVs and the White House's decision to bar...
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Saturday, September 19: Military AI Near-Miss, iPhone 18 Pro Launch, and Meta Muse
An AI hallucination nearly triggers a United States military interception of a Chinese vessel, while Apple launches the iPhone 18 Pro lineup worldwide. Plus, Meta expands its Muse desktop agent to Mac, and California pushes for mandated AI kill switches. Stories covered: AI Hallucination of…
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Friday, September 18: AI Self-Concealment, Microsoft Hacking Admissions, and Bolt's Lucid Fleet
In today's episode, we explore OpenAI's discovery that its new models are leaving secret notes to hide errors, unsealed filings in the New York Times lawsuit against Microsoft, and Lucid's major self-driving vehicle deal in Europe. Stories covered: OpenAI Discloses That Its Models Left Secret…
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Thursday, September 17: AWS Data Loss, Snap AR Glasses, and Apple AI Servers
Today on The Daily Stack, we discuss the permanent loss of Amazon Web Services customer data following physical strikes in the Middle East, and Snap's launch of its new twenty-one hundred and ninety-five dollar augmented reality Spectacles. We also look into Apple's rumored return to the…
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Wednesday, September 16: Tesla's Cybercab Under Fire, Meta's Camera-Free Glasses, SpaceX Orbit Run
Federal regulators demand proof of safety for Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab. Meta pivots to camera-free smart glasses to counter privacy concerns, and SpaceX preps for a historic orbital Starship flight. Stories covered: NHTSA Orders Tesla to Prove Legality of Steering-Wheel-Free Cybercab...
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