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Apple (image via 9to5Mac) The iPhone Duo is finally in stores, and Apple is back on top as the world's most valuable company. OpenAI is reportedly raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, and Google now says data you connect to its AI tools can shape your ads. Also today: SK hynix drops Solidigm's IPO but keeps its US fab plans, Amazon scraps four Northern Virginia data centers, PHP gets a third RCE bug, researchers defuse millions of abandoned Popcorn Time updaters, Block shows off its Dessa voice AI, Micron's next NAND tops 400 layers, Daytona hits $1 billion, Oura sues Ultrahuman again, Tesla cancels the Cybertruck down under, and Bambu Lab dates its tool changer. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for October 23, 2026 . Apple (image via 9to5Mac) Apple passes Nvidia as the world's most valuable company on iPhone Duo launch day Apple's foldable is finally in stores, and Wall Street liked what it saw. On Friday, the iPhone Duo's launch d...

Marvel's Blade, in development at Arkane Lyon (image via IGN) It's a heavy Friday for Xbox. Arkane Lyon reportedly has until November 13 to find a buyer, Xbox's first COO is out after a few months, and a reported Netflix deal fell apart over money. GTA 6's Burger Shot is spreading to every Skinny Louie in Florida, and Shigeru Miyamoto just became the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture. Also today: new details on the Mass Effect 5 that never was, Phantom Blade Zero's big Steam preorders, Clair Obscur's sales, Modern Warfare 4's rocky multiplayer launch, Square Enix's account break-ins, Capcom's Street Fighter 6 hitbox takedown, Arrowhead on Helldivers 3, Factorio's final big update, Diablo 4's stacking fix and a date for Fallout's reality show. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup for October 23, 2026 . Marvel's Blade (image via IGN / Arkane Lyon) Arkane Lyon reportedly has until November 13 to find a b...

Google TPU hardware (image via Tom's Hardware) Thursday's tech news starts inside Meta's data centers, where Google's TPUs are now serving AI in production, a real crack in Nvidia's software lock. Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs and crediting AI for part of it, DeepSeek is reportedly raising about $15 billion, a New Mexico court set a $25 billion penalty for Meta, and Jensen Huang says there's no memory glut coming. We've also got updates on iPhone Duo demand, PHP2Shell attacks that started before the patches, and Microsoft's findings on the ConnectWise breach. Plus: Railway and Quest Diagnostics breaches, a critical GitLab fix, App Store review delays, Walmart welcoming AI shopping agents, Hugging Face's DNA chatbot, and TSMC's search for rare-earth-free gear. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for October 22, 2026 . Google's TPUs are now running AI in Meta's data centers Meta, the company behind the PyTorch AI framework, is now ser...

GTA 6's Vice City branding and Burger Shot in Miami (image via VGC) It's a busy Thursday. Capcom says a hacker got into more than 11 million Capcom ID accounts, so watch your inbox for phishing. GTA 6's real-world Miami takeover now includes a Cluckin' Bell, and the Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time. Also today: Marvel's Wolverine topped September's US sales while NBA 2K27 became 2026's best-seller so far, EA's layoffs turn out to reach well beyond BioWare, Stranger Than Heaven previews are glowing, Gears of War: E-Day's budget reportedly topped $500 million, Phantom Blade Zero is getting a disc after all, and Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer is live without an open matchmaking playlist. Plus: Final Fantasy 14 players saving each other's gardens during the PHP outage, Playasia going dark, Sony's new Pulse headset, Sony quitting standalone 4K Blu-ray players, and the Disgaea creator's plan for 66 more games. Here's the Lanb...