Tech news of October 22, 2026

Briefing of the day

Hassabis shortens AGI timeline to two or three years DeepMind's CEO significantly cuts his forecast for when artificial general intelligence will arrive. 7 sources
1Password lets AI agents sign in without seeing passwords New tools allow AI to navigate websites without ever exposing your actual credentials. 8 sources
Nintendo Switch 2 hacked: first software jailbreak A new software exploit opens the console to the possibility of installing mods and arbitrary code. 8 sources
Anthropic launches Claude Duet research preview The AI agent works in the background on the cloud and asks for approval before any critical action. 9 sources
UK has one year to head off data center protests Tech giants seek a community compact to prevent opposition to AI infrastructure expansion. 7 sources

All stories of the day (43)

21:12 GitHub Digest — October 22, 2026 Software
18:10 Hassabis shortens the AGI timeline to two or three years AI
18:10 UK has one year to head off AI datacentre protests AI
18:10 Google staff quit over AI military contracts Tech
18:10 Ling-3.1-flash gains on benchmarks, open weights to follow AI
18:10 Micron drops 4F² DRAM and bets on 6F² and 3D DRAM Hardware
18:10 1Password lets AI agents sign in without ever seeing your password Software
18:10 A modder runs macOS 27 on a Snapdragon X2 laptop Hardware
18:10 Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is the first with three 200-megapixel cameras Hardware
18:10 Singapore weaves a touchscreen into a washable garment Tech
13:30 IBM's CEO: open weight models are now good and cost a tenth AI
13:30 NVIDIA's open models move into European public services AI
13:30 Hue Bridge Pro: AI automations are due next week Hardware
13:30 Sydney man arrested after telling Claude about a mass shooting plan AI
13:30 Musk says Terafab would rank among the top 20 countries by value Hardware
13:30 CXMT doubles DRAM output to curb gadget price hikes Hardware
13:30 Oppo speeds up launches to take on Europe's premium market Hardware
13:30 Booking.com faces EU probe over fake listings and scams Policy
13:30 Philips launches the first 36-inch gaming monitor Hardware
13:30 Tesla's App Gets a Two-Column Layout for iPad and iPhone Duo Tech
13:30 Nintendo Switch 2 hacked: first software jailbreak opens it to mods Hardware
13:30 Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs, with AI cited as a driver of efficiency AI
08:24 Kitten-TTS 2: First 1.58-bit voice model that clones voices on CPU AI
08:23 Two critical PHP flaws patched after researchers found exploits Security
08:23 Texas data centers could erase two decades of air quality gains Energy
08:23 Recursive releases Flint, a coding model that runs on your laptop AI
08:23 Claude Duet works in the background and only pings you when needed AI
08:23 Walmart opens site to AI shopping agents while Amazon blocks them AI
08:23 Gemini arrives in Google Maps on CarPlay: talk to the assistant Hardware
08:23 The smartest AI model now costs 20 times less than six months ago AI
08:23 OpenAI coordinates fixes for PHP flaws found by AI agents AI
08:23 Micron readies DDR6 with double the bandwidth of DDR5 Hardware
08:23 Wikipedia volunteers hunt AI text that is getting harder to spot Tech
08:23 JustWatch launches a streaming service with free films and ads Tech
08:23 Tesla starts Optimus production in California as profit falls 43% AI
08:23 Xbox sells cloud gaming hours from 40 cents an hour Gaming
08:23 Samsung puts refurbished Galaxy phones on Amazon from $489 Hardware
08:23 A PS5 exploit too dangerous to release may have just been patched Security
08:23 Diablo: Unbound is a cooperative board game launching in 2027 Gaming
08:23 Iran Says Undersea Cables in Hormuz Are Legitimate Targets Hardware
08:23 EA pauses Project Lotus to focus on Evergreen for The Sims Gaming
08:23 The Apothecary Diaries hits PS5 on March 18, 2027 Gaming
08:23 Windows 11 may check face, fingerprint and PIN at once, no choice needed Hardware