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Ripple and Privy Just Gave AI Agents Their Own Wallets on the XRP Ledger

On October 13, 2026, Ripple and Privy, a Stripe company, shifted the focus of agentic commerce downward. By embedding programmable wallet infrastructure directly into the XRP Ledger (XRPL), they have … more

Tessa Vaughn (via Forkast) | 10/14/26

The $0.05 Floor: Why StepFun’s Cache-Read Rate Changes the Persistent Agent Equation

StepFun’s Step-5 Preview listing prices cache reads at $0.05 per million tokens. On the same axis, Meta’s Muse Wonder charges $0.20, and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 charges $0.20 on its … more

Lena Park (via Forkast) | 10/14/26

Ericsson recommits to Athlone with new purpose-built R&D facility

A new purpose-built facility will house Ericsson’s Athlone R&D team of more than 1,300 people, most of whom are engineers. Read more: Ericsson recommits to Athlone with new purpose-built R&D … more

Ann O’Dea (via Silicon Republic) | 10/14/26

Google DeepMind and Google Cloud plan to provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with access to their frontier AI models and $3M in compute credits (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Google DeepMind and Google Cloud plan to provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with access to their frontier AI models and $3M in compute credits — … more

Via Techmeme | 10/14/26

UK government chases AI while aging IT leaves it exposed, PAC chair warns

Whitehall's digital staffing falls short of its own target as ministers leave the skills gap unresolved more

Via The Register | 10/14/26

Android Auto could soon take dual-SIM phones more seriously

The latest Android Auto beta also reveals some progress on the long-overdue light theme option. more

Chethan Rao (via Android Authority) | 10/14/26

Gemini Skills rollout has hit a speed bump for some users

And Google says it wants to ensure a "safe and reliable" rollout for high-stakes users. more

Tushar Mehta (via Android Authority) | 10/14/26

I tested the first phone with triple 200MP cameras — and resolution isn’t the best part

200MP on every camera sounds ridiculous. Then I tried OPPO’s Find X10 Pro Max. more

Robert Triggs (via Android Authority) | 10/14/26

Learn ChatGPT and 50+ AI tools across 19 courses for $20

Macworld TL;DR: Learn ChatGPT and more than 50 AI tools across 19 courses with the ChatGPT & Automation E-Degree, now $19.99 (reg. $790). Free YouTube tutorials can teach you a … more

Via Macworld | 10/14/26

This lifetime VPN adds an AI threat scanner and costs just $50

TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to GhostShield, a VPN with an AI threat analyzer, for $49.99 (MSRP $399). Most VPNs encrypt your traffic and hide your IP address, but they … more

Via TechHive | 10/14/26

Googlebook OS Magisk demo shows root access could be much easier than first thought

It might not need specialized debug hardware after all. more

Aamir Siddiqui (via Android Authority) | 10/14/26

AI-led demand overwhelms ASML’s 2027, 2028 supply capacity

Some customers have already placed orders for 2029 and 2030, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said. Read more: AI-led demand overwhelms ASML’s 2027, 2028 supply capacity more

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan (via Silicon Republic) | 10/14/26