Damian Pickett · No. 22
Friday 25 September 2026
Lovable’s annual revenue has passed $600m, with apps built on the platform nearing a billion views a month, says co-founder Fabian Hedin. Vibe coding is turning into a serious business fast.
Meta used its Connect keynote to reveal slimline VR glasses for entertainment and a camera-free, audio-only version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, extending its push to make wearable AI ordinary.
Dealmakers are circling Letterboxd, with The New York Times and A24 both said to be weighing bids as the film-diary app grows into a real business. One banker called it a phenomenon.
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Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 3.8 Live, adding a real-time animated avatar to its voice assistant, part of Google’s push to make AI feel more like a conversation partner than a chatbot.
Google is testing a feature that lets Gemini phone businesses on your behalf, starting with Pixel 11 owners in the US who pay for a Gemini subscription.
Prism is putting small, open-weight language models onto Qualcomm-powered smart glasses, betting that on-device AI can make better use of hardware people already own.
ElevenLabs, now reportedly valued at $22 billion, powers the AI voice behind many customer service calls. Its chief executive said businesses should probably disclose when you’re talking to a machine.
Meta’s new dangling AI gadget resembles a Tamagotchi, but its form factor is chasing a broader Gen Z trend for bag charms and retro tech turned into fashion accessories.
Waymo has expanded its Texas robotaxi fleet by 49% in the past month, with growth accelerating in several other cities too, according to fleet-tracking data.
Google plans to send a small experimental AI data centre into orbit, to see how its chips cope with the vacuum and radiation of space.
Feather is building a customisable, $30,000 robotics platform aimed squarely at software developers, hoping to become an open standard the way Android did for phones.
Nexterity has built a robot that can tighten or loosen four bolts at once and fits inside a Pelican case, aimed at one of pipefitting’s toughest jobs.
Ando is building a Slack rival where AI agents get their own identities and inboxes, and can join conversations alongside human colleagues.
Apple and Qualcomm have renewed their global patent licensing agreement, extending a deal that was due to expire in 2027.
Apple Sports now shows real-time Grand Slam tennis draws and has widened its soccer coverage, the latest steady expansion of Apple’s free sports app.
iOS 27 brings two headline additions to Apple Maps, alongside a run of smaller improvements, as Apple keeps building the app out beyond simple navigation.
Footage of the Q&A from Apple’s 2010 Antennagate press conference, one of its most notable events of the last 20 years, has surfaced online after 16 years.
The Singapore International Film Festival has opened its 37th edition by naming Aamir Khan its Screen Icon, alongside a 25th-anniversary retrospective strand.
Los Angeles’s Academy Museum is opening two Halloween-season exhibitions, including a major survey of costumes and props from Halloween, Saw and Poltergeist.
The Zurich Film Festival has opened with the European premiere of Tom Hiddleston’s Everest drama Tenzing, and named him recipient of its Golden Eye award.
The New York Film Festival’s artistic director explains how the programme landed Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama Artificial and Toho’s Godzilla Minus Zero, among this year’s biggest gets.
Boston’s 21-man training camp roster is confirmed, with 14 players on standard contracts as the Celtics head into camp with plenty of familiar faces.
New England travels to Jacksonville looking to move to 2-1, with three key matchups to watch as the Patriots try to build on their Week 2 win.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter says A.J. Brown is moving well in his recovery, encouraging news for a Patriots offence still searching for rhythm through two games.
George Russell topped both practice sessions in Baku as Mercedes dominated, Arvid Lindblad crashed out of FP2, and Lewis Hamilton was reprimanded for impeding Liam Lawson.
Lando Norris says McLaren’s lack of pace at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix stings, after a lowly 14th place in opening practice left Mercedes far ahead.
Red Bull has confirmed its Baku upgrade package will be its last major update of 2026, as the team shifts its full focus to next year’s car.
Cleveland clinched its third straight playoff spot with a 1-0 win over Boston, as the Red Sox’s bats stayed quiet in the penultimate series of the season.
Ceddanne Rafaela’s MRI came back clean after he left Thursday’s game with hamstring tightness in his first outing back from injury, easing fears before the postseason.
With a nor’easter threatening Boston this weekend, the Red Sox and Cubs are reportedly discussing an alternate site in Tampa to get their final series played.
Architect Peter Zumthor has expanded Basel’s Fondation Beyeler with a cluster of new art buildings designed to nestle into its garden setting rather than dominate it.
