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OpenAI is bringing its Dot agent into your regular messaging app, so you can assign tasks without opening ChatGPT. The texting feature is rolling out in beta to ChatGPT Pro users in the US, with support for Apple’s iMessage and Android’s RCS. You can send your Dot text, photos, and voice messages, and also receive proactive texts when it has relevant updates. By popular request, you can now text your dot.Give it a task to take off your plate or something to keep an eye on, using text, photos, or even voice notes. It will text you proactively with relevant…

Paymentology and Liabify Announce the Launch of LiaPay Co-Branded Prepaid Cards to Expand Financial Access Across the UAE Dubai, United Arab Emirates- 28 October — Paymentology, the leading global issuer processor, and Liabify, a UAE-based HR-fintech platform focused on employee financial wellbeing, are strengthening their collaboration to introduce co-branded prepaid cards for employees across the UAE, powered by Paymentology’s cloud-native issuing and processing technology. Through LiaPay, Liabify’s financial wellbeing app, the prepaid cards will enhance the app’s offering by enabling employees to access approved financing disbursements and make everyday payments through a single payment solution, complementing its existing payroll-linked financial…

Google just dropped its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, designed to tackle complex coding jobs and cybersecurity threats. The company claims it can work through difficult engineering problems for days, finding hidden bugs and developing fixes across large codebases. Gemini 4 Carbon also takes the top spot on Artificial Analysis’ updated Intelligence Index, scoring 59 points, pushing out Claude Opus 5.5, OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra, and even its own predecessor Gemini 4 Argon. Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon is the new #1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5, and second only to Claude Opus 5.5 on the Artificial Analysis Coding…

The flagship leads an expanded 2026 lineup – including Freo 20 and Freo 20 Edge – powered by the FlowWash Mopping System for deeper, hygienic cleaning and hands-free maintenance. Narwal, a global leader in intelligent floor care and one of the world’s top five vacuum brands, today introduced its 2026 flagship robot vacuum, the Narwal Flow 2. Powered by its FlowWash Mopping System, which continuously refreshes the mop during cleaning, and VLM OmniVision intelligence, which enables smarter visual understanding and navigation, Flow 2 delivers a more intelligent and effortless floor-cleaning experience.. Rooted in a decade of user-focused innovation, the Flow 2…

Reddit is giving your scrolling habits a new twist with two homepage feeds designed for different moods. The new ‘For You’ feed pulls you into communities you never even knew you wanted. Meanwhile, Following keeps things familiar with posts from communities you have already joined. The update is rolling out globally over the next few weeks, giving you a choice between discovering something new and catching up with your usual favorites. Two feeds on Reddit with totally different vibes Following feed works how Reddit always has, showing you posts only from the subreddits you have joined, making it easier to…

Apple has unveiled its first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro. The company seems a bit confused about the naming, calling it the “MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display,” which is tough to remember. If you look past that and review the full spec sheets, you might ask a genuine question: what are the differences between the touchscreen and non-touchscreen versions? Given that Apple continues to sell both variants together, that’s a genuine question. Luckily, you don’t have to spend more time lining up the spec sheets side by side and hunting for differences hidden in the fine print. I took that bullet…

The Creator Challenge will offer selected participants a pathway to Tetr College’s Graduate Program in Entrepreneurial Leadership, with a year of hands-on venture building across Shanghai, London and Dubai. Dubai, 28 October 2026: Tetr College of Business, a first-of-its-kind global business school where students learn business by building businesses across the world, has announced scholarships worth up to US$100,000 for its Graduate Program in Entrepreneurial Leadership (GPEL) through The Creator Challenge. The challenge is designed for established creators ready to turn their audiences into businesses, aspiring creators looking to get a head start on their entrepreneurial journeys, and individuals with…

After years of rumors and anticipation, Apple finally unveiled the touchscreen MacBook Pro, or as it likes to call it, the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display.  There’s no new chip, so the focus is entirely on the touchscreen. Apple has used tandem OLED technology (first debuted on the iPad Pro), which rates the display at a 2,000-nit peak brightness. It also features ProMotion (adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz) and covers both P3 and Adobe RGB gamuts.  You can get the touchscreen MacBook Pro in two sizes However, the main highlight is that the screen supports touch input. For…

‘The Matter of Light’ runs until 10 March 2027 ‘Unveiled: Painting in the Age of Post-Produced Reality’ is on view until 10 January 2027 Dubai, UAE; 28 October 2026: Dom Art Projects hosted a panel discussion yesterday, bringing together Eugenia Kikodze, curator of The Matter of Light; Rémi Homs, curator, Barjeel Art Foundation; Lucas Morin, senior curator, Art Jameel; and Anna Pumpyanskaya of Dom Art Projects and Poisk Collection to explore alternative narratives of modernism, the role of collections in preserving and presenting modern and contemporary art, and how collaborations between institutions and independent art spaces can create new dialogues…

Meta wants to make its AI feel like a cute tiny friend through a newly launched pet journal app called Waddle World. Think of it as Tamagotchi, but the pixelated pet can actually chat with you and doodle little illustrations based on what you tell it about your day. Right now, this free app is available on iOS and Android only in the Philippines, with access limited to adults. Waddle World is a pet that wants to know about your day Waddle World bills itself as “a daily journal disguised as a pet,” and that’s a pretty fair description. You…