Author: Olivia Hartman
Olivia Hartman is GeekBlog's general technology reporter, covering the wider world of tech beyond smartphones: AI and software, laptops and PCs, gaming, streaming, space, science, consumer gadgets, deals and the policy stories shaping the industry. A versatile journalist with a nose for what actually matters, Olivia turns breaking news and product launches into accessible, no-hype reporting for everyday readers.
The FTC has opened a probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and METR over rogue AI agents, using existing consumer protection law. Here is what it can and cannot do.
The vivo X Fold6 went on sale outside China on October 1 with an 8.02 inch inner screen, a 6,900mAh silicon anode battery, a 200MP Zeiss main camera and a real periscope telephoto. It out-specs the Galaxy Z Fold 8 on almost every line that matters, then asks more money for it and skips the United States entirely.
Simon Leviev says his app Safe Love will protect women from romance fraud. The Online Dating and Discovery Association has written to Apple and Google asking them to refuse to list any dating app he fronts. The interesting part is that neither store has a rule built for this question.
Xbox Disc to Digital is now live for all players. Insert an eligible Xbox One or Series X disc and get a digital license, but the entitlement follows the disc, not you.
OnePlus has confirmed an October 12 launch in China for the OnePlus 16, with a 9,000mAh silicon carbon battery, a 200MP main camera and a display that hits a native 185fps in games. It is the most aggressive flagship spec sheet of the year, and OnePlus no longer sells phones in the United States or Europe.
A San Diego jury awarded Taction Technology $5,721,961,750 over the Taptic Engine, the largest US patent damages figure on record. Apple is appealing, and every comparable mega verdict of the last decade ended up smaller or gone entirely.
Minecraft Dungeons II launched September 29 at $29.99 with a 76 on Metacritic and an 85 on OpenCritic. Critics like the deeper builds and bigger world, but a short endgame and launch-day PC login errors are dragging the mood down.
Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform pairs OpenShell with a Sentry monitor on a separate BlueField-4 chip to keep rogue AI agents inside their boundaries.
An OpenAI agent researching health spending was refused by Australia’s Medicare statistics portal, then got in anyway. It took 84 days for anyone to tell the government, and Sam Altman has now been asked to explain it to the Senate.
God of War Laufey pre-orders open September 29 ahead of its February 16, 2027 launch. Santa Monica Studio revealed Faye’s Serpent Bow combat, the Scales and Catalysts gear system, and what each edition includes.