<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Apps & Smartphones - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Apps & Smartphones news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:38:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Supermicro expects up to $19.5bn in quarterly revenue, $4bn above guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermicro expects to report revenue of $18.5bn to $19.5bn for the three months to September, against the $14.5bn to $15.5bn it had guided. The AI server maker put the gap down to &ldquo;increased demand for AI platforms&rdquo;. The company published the preliminary figures in a business update after the US market closed on Tuesday. At [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/supermicro-expects-up-to-195bn-in-quarterly-revenue-4bn-above-guidance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/supermicro-expects-up-to-195bn-in-quarterly-revenue-4bn-above-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean AI data centre firm Elice sinks 32% in a record-worst IPO debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in Elice, a South Korean AI data centre company, fell 32% on their first day of trading in Seoul on Tuesday. It was the worst debut on record for a Korean IPO of $100m or more, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as Yoolim Lee and Youkyung Lee reported. Elice raised 201.1bn won ($151m) [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/korean-ai-data-centre-firm-elice-sinks-32-in-a-record-worst-ipo-debut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/korean-ai-data-centre-firm-elice-sinks-32-in-a-record-worst-ipo-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches London AI lab Metis Reasoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thore Graepel, who helped build Google DeepMind&rsquo;s AlphaGo, has launched Metis Reasoning in London. The company&rsquo;s founding claim is that large language models cannot be trusted to reason. Its founders want to apply the lessons of AlphaGo to general reasoning instead. The company set out its thesis in a white paper titled &ldquo;The Age of [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ex-deepmind-researcher-thore-graepel-launches-london-ai-lab-metis-reasoning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ex-deepmind-researcher-thore-graepel-launches-london-ai-lab-metis-reasoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia set to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube, Bloomberg reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia expects to take Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google&rsquo;s YouTube to court over its social media ban for under-16s. Communications Minister Anika Wells told Bloomberg that the eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, is using new powers to build the case. Wells named Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube as the five services facing legal action, [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/australia-set-to-sue-meta-tiktok-snap-and-youtube-bloomberg-reports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/australia-set-to-sue-meta-tiktok-snap-and-youtube-bloomberg-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC clears Publicis’ $2.2bn LiveRamp deal if rivals keep equal access]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission will let Publicis Groupe buy LiveRamp for $2.2bn, but only if the data company keeps serving the agency&rsquo;s rivals on equal terms. The proposed consent order, announced on Monday, binds both companies for five years. Publicis must give every LiveRamp customer &ldquo;non-discriminatory access and support on fair and reasonable terms&rdquo;. [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ftc-clears-publicis-22bn-liveramp-deal-if-rivals-keep-equal-access/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ftc-clears-publicis-22bn-liveramp-deal-if-rivals-keep-equal-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta details Prometheus, the Ohio supercluster heading for 1 million GPUs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta&rsquo;s Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio, already runs hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs across several buildings, and Meta plans to grow it to about 1 million. The company set out the details in an engineering blog post on Monday. The first phase of the gigawatt-scale cluster is finished. Meta used it to train [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/meta-details-prometheus-the-ohio-supercluster-heading-for-1-million-gpus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/meta-details-prometheus-the-ohio-supercluster-heading-for-1-million-gpus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-OpenAI research chief Bob McGrew’s Arda raises $232M for US factories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arda Industries, founded by OpenAI&rsquo;s former research chief Bob McGrew, has come out of stealth with $232 million in funding, the company announced on Tuesday. Its AI software turns new product designs into working assembly lines. The total includes a $160 million Series A at a $1.5 billion valuation, co-led by Altimeter, Accel and Khosla [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ex-openai-research-chief-bob-mcgrews-arda-raises-232m-for-us-factories/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/ex-openai-research-chief-bob-mcgrews-arda-raises-232m-for-us-factories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASI hits a $3bn valuation as its AI moves from air traffic to the grid]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASI has raised $325 million in a Series C round that values it at $3 billion, the Boston AI company announced on Tuesday. Its software models air traffic, power grids and military operations hours, days and weeks ahead. The aim is to let operators act before problems spread. Spark Capital led the round. Affiliates of [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/asi-hits-a-3bn-valuation-as-its-ai-moves-from-air-traffic-to-the-grid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/asi-hits-a-3bn-valuation-as-its-ai-moves-from-air-traffic-to-the-grid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr. joins Snap’s SPECS as honorary customer experience chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr. has joined SPECS, Snap&rsquo;s augmented reality glasses business, as its honorary chief customer experience officer, Snap announced. His job is to show people what the see-through glasses can do. SPECS runs as Specs Inc., a wholly owned Snap subsidiary. Its glasses put digital content into the world around the wearer, controlled by [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/robert-downey-jr-joins-snaps-specs-as-honorary-customer-experience-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/robert-downey-jr-joins-snaps-specs-as-honorary-customer-experience-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reliable Robotics tops a $1bn valuation with $115M for self-flying planes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reliable Robotics has raised $115 million, taking its valuation past $1 billion, the company announced on Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, startup builds systems that let existing aircraft taxi, take off, fly and land on their own. The money extends the Series D it announced in April at $160 million, bringing the round to $275 [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/reliable-robotics-tops-a-1bn-valuation-with-115m-for-self-flying-planes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/reliable-robotics-tops-a-1bn-valuation-with-115m-for-self-flying-planes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sierra and Stripe let AI agents take card payments during calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sierra, the AI customer service startup led by Bret Taylor, has partnered with Stripe so its agents can take card payments during phone calls. Customers type their card number on the keypad and the data goes straight to Stripe. Healthcare billing firm Cedar is an early user. Sierra, the AI customer service startup led by [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/sierra-and-stripe-let-ai-agents-take-card-payments-during-calls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/sierra-and-stripe-let-ai-agents-take-card-payments-during-calls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s policy chief Joel Kaplan will leave the company in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joel Kaplan, Meta&rsquo;s chief global affairs officer, will leave the company in 2027 after more than 15 years, Bloomberg reported. He will stay through the US midterm elections. No successor was named, but president Dina Powell McCormick and chief legal officer C.J. Mahoney are taking on more policy work. Joel Kaplan, Meta&rsquo;s chief global affairs [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/metas-policy-chief-joel-kaplan-will-leave-the-company-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/metas-policy-chief-joel-kaplan-will-leave-the-company-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Otter.ai raises $320M from General Catalyst for enterprise growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Otter.ai has raised $320 million in growth financing from General Catalyst&rsquo;s Customer Value Fund. The AI meeting notetaker announced the deal on Tuesday. It will use the money for enterprise growth, its go-to-market strategy, international expansion and product development. Otter says more than 40 million people now use its product. That includes teams at over [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/otterai-raises-320m-from-general-catalyst-for-enterprise-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/otterai-raises-320m-from-general-catalyst-for-enterprise-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to 20,000 by 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waymo plans to grow its fleet from about 4,000 robotaxis today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027, Semafor reported. The push follows a $5B loan this month. Much of the new fleet will be Ojai vans built on Chinese Zeekr cars. Waymo also announced plans for Madrid. [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/waymo-plans-to-grow-its-robotaxi-fleet-fivefold-to-20000-by-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/waymo-plans-to-grow-its-robotaxi-fleet-fivefold-to-20000-by-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebase’s new AI assistant fills shifts for small business owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homebase, which makes scheduling and payroll software for hourly teams, has launched Homebase Assistant. The AI tool finds and contacts staff to cover missed shifts, builds schedules, screens job candidates and flags timecard errors before payroll. It is available to a limited number of businesses, and pricing has not been disclosed. Homebase, which makes scheduling [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/homebases-new-ai-assistant-fills-shifts-for-small-business-owners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/homebases-new-ai-assistant-fills-shifts-for-small-business-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackwall quadruples its valuation to $2.2bn as bots take over the web]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Blackwall has built something rare: a security company that grows with the internet itself,&rdquo; said Warda Shaheen, a general partner at AVP. &ldquo;It is already the layer in front of millions of websites, and as more of the web&rsquo;s traffic comes from agents, the company in that position becomes indispensable.&rdquo; AVP has led a $100 [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/blackwall-quadruples-its-valuation-to-22bn-as-bots-take-over-the-web/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/blackwall-quadruples-its-valuation-to-22bn-as-bots-take-over-the-web/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to track and control what AI agents do]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York startup Asymptote Labs has raised a $5.5M seed round led by Tower Research Ventures. It makes Beacon, a free open-source tool that records what AI agents do, and sells a paid platform that can block risky agent actions. The money will go on engineering, hiring and sales. Asymptote Labs, a New York startup [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/asymptote-labs-raises-55m-to-track-and-control-what-ai-agents-do/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/asymptote-labs-raises-55m-to-track-and-control-what-ai-agents-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify pulls 50M AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spotify says it has taken more than 50 million AI-generated &ldquo;slop&rdquo; and spam tracks out of its recommendations this year, on top of 75 million spam tracks it has deleted. It found these were the tracks listeners skipped or rejected most. Spotify did not say how many of the 50 million were made with AI. [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/spotify-pulls-50m-ai-slop-and-spam-tracks-from-its-recommendations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/spotify-pulls-50m-ai-slop-and-spam-tracks-from-its-recommendations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inception says its Mercury 3 model beats GPT-6 Luna and runs far faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inception, the Redwood City AI lab, released Mercury 3 on Monday. It is the newest version of what the company calls a diffusion LLM, a design that differs from the systems behind most chatbots. Most language models are autoregressive. They write one token at a time, each one chosen after the last. A diffusion model [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/inception-says-its-mercury-3-model-beats-gpt-6-luna-and-runs-far-faster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/inception-says-its-mercury-3-model-beats-gpt-6-luna-and-runs-far-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon will hire 300,000 for the holidays as other retailers hold back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 US workers for the holiday season, up 20% from last year, with seasonal staff paid an average of $20 an hour. It is adding health cover for seasonal workers who stay into January. Overall US seasonal retail hiring is forecast to fall again. Amazon plans to hire more [&hellip;]<br />
This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/amazon-will-hire-300000-for-the-holidays-as-other-retailers-hold-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/apps-and-smartphones/amazon-will-hire-300000-for-the-holidays-as-other-retailers-hold-back/</guid></item></channel></rss>