AI Desk
Grok Bot can now use your phone's Calendar and Contacts
Grok Bot can now read and add Calendar events, Reminders and Contacts on iOS and Android. SpaceXSI announced it on 22 October, US time.
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Nico Park
AI / LLM desk
Nico Park covers the AI desk, following the labs and the models they release, from OpenAI and Anthropic to Google and xAI. Recent stories include Claude Sonnet 5.5's speed gains, OpenAI's always-on dots agents, and Grok joining XChat group chats. Park has 25 stories in all, five of them August essays for the Tech desk on assistants, local models and open weights.
Computing Desk
Supermicro packs 256 NVIDIA Vera CPUs into one rack
Supermicro's liquid-cooled NVIDIA Vera CPU rack, announced on 22 October, has 22,528 cores. It's built to run up to 22,500 AI agent sandboxes at once.
Hacking Desk
Capcom ID breach exposes 11.8 million email records
Capcom says a hacker got into CAPCOM ID and reached 11,774,247 email and login records worldwide. Passwords were changed on 196 accounts.
Video · AI Desk
Grok Bot can phone restaurants to book tables, Musk says
Musk says Grok Bot can ring restaurants and book a table. It works through a user's shared bot and ClawCall, which only dials US numbers for now.
AI Desk
Grok Bot can now read X Chat and link to Robinhood
Grok Bot can now read X Chat and connect to Robinhood, Coinbase and eToro, SpaceXSI said on 16 October. It says computer tasks now run 3x faster.
How-to Desk
How to spot a fake shopping site before Black Friday
Black Friday is 27 November, and Scamwatch says scammers target festive shoppers. How to check a store, its business number and how you pay.
How-to Desk
How to set up a digital legacy for Apple and Google
Apple and Google both let you pick who gets your photos and files after you die. How to set up a Legacy Contact and Inactive Account Manager.
How-to Desk
How to move to a new phone and wipe the old one
Apple says some Android 17 phones can now switch to iPhone without its app. How to move your data between phones and wipe the old one safely.
How-to Desk
How to cancel subscriptions on iPhone and Android
Deleting an app doesn't cancel its subscription, Google says. How to find and cancel what you pay for on iPhone, Android and your bank account.
How-to Desk
How to ask a company what personal data it holds on you
Australian privacy law lets you see and correct the personal information a business holds on you. How to ask, what it can charge and how to complain.
ArchiveHow-to Desk
How to use a travel eSIM on your iPhone overseas
A travel eSIM can beat roaming charges, and iOS 26 helps switch it on and off for you. Here's how to check your phone, buy one and set it up.