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The VZMORE AX9 Max is a compact desktop PC powered by AMD's Ryzen 9 8945HS processor, featuring integrated Radeon 780M graphics and an XDNA Neural Processing Unit designed for local AI acceleration. The unit delivers strong multi-core CPU performance, quiet cooling, and broad connectivity including USB4 and dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports. Although its reliance on integrated graphics restricts heavy gaming and intensive 3D rendering, it offers a capable, space-saving workstation for everyday productivity and entry-level AI workloads.

WIRED evaluates the top pet cameras for monitoring dogs and cats at home, highlighting models that offer remote interaction, live video streaming, and smart detection. The Furbo 360° leads for treat tossing and pan-tilt coverage, while the budget-friendly Petcube Cam provides reliable basic video and two-way audio. For active pets, the robotic Enabot EBO Air can drive around rooms to follow animals automatically. Key buying factors include video resolution, night vision capabilities, automated movement, and whether optional cloud subscriptions are required to access advanced AI alerts for barking, meowing, or pet motion.

TechRadar’s weekly news roundup highlights seven major tech developments, headlined by comprehensive reviews of Apple's newest iPhone models and urgent coverage of a severe PHP security vulnerability impacting Windows-based servers. Additional stories examine software and platform updates, including ongoing fixes for the Sonos app ecosystem, advancements in AI feature integration across mobile and desktop operating systems, and key hardware updates. The summary provides consumers and tech enthusiasts with an overview of critical security patches, major smartphone launches, and broader industry trends.

A lifetime license for Microsoft Windows 11 Pro is available for $9.97, down from its standard $199 list price, through October 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Tailored for professionals, remote workers, and gamers, the operating system includes advanced security tools like BitLocker device encryption and Windows Information Protection, alongside productivity features such as AI-driven Copilot assistance, customizable snap layouts, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support. The deal provides a digital activation key for one PC, and buyers must ensure their hardware meets Microsoft's minimum system requirements prior to installation.

1minAI is offering a lifetime subscription to its Advanced Business Plan for $99.99, bringing top artificial intelligence models together into a single platform. The service aggregates tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, and Meta's Llama, allowing users to generate text, edit images, produce audio, and write code from one dashboard. Subscribers receive 4,000,000 monthly credits to run prompts across the supported models, eliminating the need to manage multiple separate subscriptions. This centralizes multi-model access for creators and businesses looking to streamline their AI workflows while capping long-term software costs.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses seamlessly blend iconic eyewear styles with modern technology, featuring discrete open-ear speakers, a 12-megapixel camera, and hands-free Meta AI voice assistance. Users can capture photos and video, stream music, take calls, and ask the multimodal AI assistant questions about objects in their view. Sound quality is surprisingly rich and camera performance is a noticeable step up from previous generations, though battery life is limited to roughly four hours of active use and open speakers can bleed audio in quiet spaces. By prioritizing a lightweight, stylish form factor over heavy heads-up displays, they deliver the most practical and enjoyable everyday smart glasses experience currently on the market.

T-Mobile is offering eligible customers a free iPhone 16 through 24 monthly bill credits worth up to $830. To qualify for the promotion, subscribers must trade in an eligible device in good condition and enroll in or upgrade to a Go5G Plus or Go5G Next plan. The deal applies to both new lines and existing account upgrades, providing an accessible upgrade path for users looking to access Apple's latest hardware and Apple Intelligence features. Canceling the wireless line early requires paying off the remaining device balance.

Artificial intelligence investments have created a sharp split between two distinct classes of investors: strategic hyperscalers committing massive capital to build AI infrastructure and traditional equity investors exercising caution. Technology giants like Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon continue to aggressively fund data centers, custom silicon, and chip clusters to secure long-term capacity, driving steady revenue for hardware providers. In contrast, public market and venture investors are scrutinizing enterprise software vendors that face longer timelines to monetize AI features, requiring clearer evidence of productivity gains and tangible returns before awarding higher valuations.

EarFun's Air Pro 4 wireless earbuds are discounted by over $20 ahead of Black Friday on Amazon. Highlighted as a top budget audio choice, the earbuds feature active noise cancellation, Snapdragon Sound with aptX Lossless support, Bluetooth 5.4 multipoint pairing, and an AI-powered six-microphone array designed to improve call clarity in noisy environments. They provide up to 52 hours of total playback time when combined with the wireless charging case, making high-end audio features and active noise suppression available at a significantly lower price point.

Early Black Friday promotions have launched steep discounts on top-rated robot vacuums from major brands such as iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and Eufy. The sales cover a wide range of devices, from budget-friendly automated sweepers to high-end hybrid vacuum-mops featuring self-emptying docks, smart mapping, and AI-driven obstacle avoidance. These early deals allow buyers to secure record-low prices on automated home cleaning tech well before the official holiday shopping weekend.

Block has introduced Dessa, an open-weights full-duplex speech model designed to enable fluid, natural voice conversations with artificial intelligence. Unlike traditional voice systems that rely on strict turn-taking, Dessa processes audio input while simultaneously generating speech, allowing for real-time interruptions, natural backchanneling, and seamless overlapping dialogue. By unifying speech understanding and generation into a low-latency architecture, the model closely mimics human interaction patterns. The open-weights release enables developers to deploy and customize responsive voice agents for real-time conversational applications.

IT services provider Coforge reported a 54% year-on-year revenue surge, driven by expanding AI engineering services, robust order intake, and the integration of Cigniti Technologies. The company secured substantial multi-million-dollar deal bookings across core verticals such as financial services and travel. Coforge's focus on scaling proprietary AI solutions and agentic frameworks has enabled enterprise clients to automate business processes and accelerate digital transformations. This sustained momentum underscores growing enterprise investment in AI-led engineering, allowing the firm to maintain strong top-line growth despite broader macroeconomic caution in the IT sector.

Google has updated its privacy policy guidelines regarding its Personal Intelligence features, which connect AI models like Gemini to user data across Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive. Under the updated terms, data processed through these integrated AI features may be used to customize experiences and target advertisements across Google's ecosystem. While Google previously maintained strict boundaries against scanning Gmail content for ad targeting, the rollout of cross-service AI capabilities creates new pathways for personal data to inform ad personalization unless users actively adjust their privacy controls or opt out of specific AI integrations.

Advances in artificial intelligence geolocation tools are enabling the identification of precise locations from subtle indoor photo details, such as electrical outlet designs, architectural styles, and views through windows. While these capabilities offer valuable support to law enforcement and open-source intelligence researchers in missing persons cases and criminal investigations, privacy advocates warn of potential misuse. The technology allows investigators—or malicious actors—to analyze ordinary social media photos to infer a person's physical location or scope out home environments, highlighting expanding risks to personal privacy as visual AI capabilities advance.

Autonomous AI agents powered by large language models are increasingly capable of identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities across web applications without human intervention. Studies demonstrate that LLM-based systems can independently navigate complex web environments, execute multi-step attacks, and exploit flaws such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. By significantly lowering the technical skill required for cyberattacks and drastically reducing execution time, these automated tools pose a growing risk to digital infrastructure. To keep pace, businesses must transition from manual cybersecurity practices to AI-assisted defense, automated vulnerability patching, and continuous monitoring systems capable of responding to real-time threats.