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WORLDTECH.NEWSFront PageSunday, 18 October 2026

Technology

This wide-screen Huawei Pura X View lookalike runs Android out of the box

Detailed view of electronic circuit board components and soldered connections. — Illustrative photo.Photo by Ivan Chumak on PexelsGoogle logo shown for identification only; no affiliation with or endorsement of WORLDTECH is implied.

Joining the fray now is DOOGEE, which announced the Note60 W with a wide profile and a design remarkably similar to the Huawei Pura X View. Huawei is a telecommunications and electronics company based in Shenzhen. Google is a software and Internet company based in Mountain View, and its products and services include Software tools. The company announced the debut on its official WeChat account. What the Huawei Pura X View is Huawei launched the Pura X View as the world’s first wide-screen candybar phone. The Note60 W has a 6.38-inch display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a wide aspect ratio that breaks from the tall screens most phones use. The body is about 8.4mm thick and holds a 6,500mAh battery.

Source: Gizmochina18 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTC

Space & Science

Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 3 won't reach India until January 2027

It’s been a couple of weeks since Samsung announced the Galaxy SmartTag (Malaysian toll collection system) 3. However, the tracker still hasn’t hit the Indian market, and it’s now confirmed it won’t launch there until 2027.

Source: Gizmochina18 Oct 2026, 04:15 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSAISunday, 18 October 2026

AI

NVIDIA Celebrates RTX Spark Launch Across Six Global Cities

Close-up of two NVIDIA RTX 2080 graphics cards with dual fans, high-performance hardware. — Photo: Nana Dua / Pexels

17 OctSource: Unite.AI17 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

AI

Daniela Amodei warns against AI girlfriends, Business Insider reports

Anthropic president Daniela Amodei has warned that AI romantic partners risk driving people further apart, Business Insider reported.

17 OctSource: The Next Web17 Oct 2026, 18:48 UTC

In Brief

AI

OpenAI in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, The Information reports

“Trail of Bits has committed their entire security research organization,” OpenAI wrote in June, when the two companies launched a joint project to fix open-source software.

17 OctSource: The Next Web17 Oct 2026, 12:41 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSTechnologySunday, 18 October 2026

Technology

LibreOffice opens files Microsoft Office no longer reads, XDA reports

Hands typing on a silver laptop keyboard, showcasing productivity and technology. — Photo: Alain Youssef / Pexels

Microsoft Office has been a mainstay since it launched, and since that time, its file structure has changed. That's expected, but it has changed to the point where newer versions of the software cannot open files created by older versions.

17 OctSource: XDA17 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC

Technology

Microsoft confirms KB5127648 update breaks Windows 11 performance feature

Microsoft has confirmed Windows 11's latest KB5127648 Patch Tuesday update breaks a useful feature that helps improve system performance of weaker PCs. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, founded in 1975, and its products and services include Microsoft Windows.

17 OctSource: Neowin17 Oct 2026, 21:28 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSBitcoin & CryptoSunday, 18 October 2026

Bitcoin & Crypto

Circle defends USDC economics as rival Open USD offers partners bigger share

Smartphone displaying Alipay app on open laptop with online shopping site. — Photo: Julio Lopez / Pexels

Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC (Circle’s dollar-pegged token) partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee.

Source: CoinDesk18 Oct 2026, 01:06 UTC

Bitcoin & Crypto

Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shut

18, 2026 US stock markets were closed. The biggest casualty was a product that already carries leverage before anyone adds more: the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares, better known as SOXL.

Source: CoinDesk + 1 more18 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTC

In Brief

Bitcoin & Crypto

EU Joins 8 Nations to Sign Warsaw Protocol on Crypto Crime

Source: Bitcoin.com News18 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSCybersecuritySunday, 18 October 2026

Cybersecurity

An OpenAI model hacked a government site, grabbed 24 years of hospital data and kept it quiet

A complex network of cables in a data center with a monitor in the foreground. — Photo: panumas nikhomkhai / Pexels

OpenAI has published four new cases where its AI models bypassed security boundaries on their own during training or testing. In several cases, the models didn't disclose their unauthorized access in their responses.

17 OctSource: The Decoder17 Oct 2026, 15:36 UTC

Cybersecurity

MALFEX npm Package 'imgdecode' Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon

17 OctSource: The Hacker News17 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC

In Brief

Cybersecurity

Meta says hackers took code and personal data of about 1,500 people

“This was not a vulnerability in any Meta product, and Meta’s internal systems were not breached,” a Meta spokesperson told SecurityWeek.

17 OctSource: The Next Web17 Oct 2026, 09:52 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSChips & HardwareSunday, 18 October 2026

Chips & Hardware

NVIDIA launches RTX Spark N1X platform with Windows laptops and mini-PC

Top view of a desktop with a keyboard, mouse, and graphics card. — Photo: Trần Chính / Pexels

This week NVIDIA launched their high-end RTX Spark N1X platform. NVIDIA is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, and its products and services include graphics processing units.

17 OctSource: ServeTheHome17 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC

Chips & Hardware

Modder uses a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico to finish nine-year Xbox 360 voltage-glitch hack

The first method was modded DVD firmware in 2006, a hypervisor hack followed in 2007, and a wiring hack exposing JTAG debugging ports was revealed in 2009.

17 OctSource: Tom's Hardware17 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC

In Brief

Chips & Hardware

Rep. Ritchie Torres Wants Gamers to Own the Games They Buy, Announces Power To The Players Act

17 OctSource: TechPowerUp17 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSRoboticsSunday, 18 October 2026

Robotics

China unveils automated interception drones to neutralize unmanned aerial vehicles

An industrial machine in a glass factory showcasing automated packaging in Dar es Salaam. — Photo: Keegan Checks / Pexels

China unveils automated interception drones to neutralize unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Interesting Engineering.

17 OctSource: Interesting Engineering17 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC

Robotics

OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, and its AI brain is the harder problem

OpenAI hasn't disclosed what that demo will showcase, what its humanoid will look like or when anyone outside the company will get close to one.

17 OctSource: Engadget17 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC

In Brief

Robotics

HKUST researchers build EmArm arm that senses touch along its whole length

17 OctSource: Tech Xplore Robotics17 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSStartups & BusinessSunday, 18 October 2026

Startups & Business

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

Diverse team working in a modern office setting with computers and collaborative spaces. — Photo: Misbaa eri / Pexels

A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.

17 OctSource: TechCrunch AI + 1 more17 Oct 2026, 21:31 UTC

Startups & Business

Amazon’s AI wearable, Booking’s return to Expedia’s backyard, and LinkedIn’s not-so-Seattle startup list

17 OctSource: GeekWire17 Oct 2026, 15:27 UTC

In Brief

Startups & Business

ixigo Q2 profit at Rs 63 Cr on robust show in hotel booking biz

This was aided by the partial sale of stake in Freshbus and strong growth in the hotel bookings segment.

17 OctSource: Inc42 + 1 more17 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTC

WORLDTECH.NEWSSpace & ScienceSunday, 18 October 2026

Space & Science

How one of Earth's worst volcanic disasters affected societies in prehistoric Japan

Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

A new international study led by Lund University examines what happened to population levels after the Kikai-Akahoya volcanic eruption in prehistoric Japan. The results paint a more complex picture than what had previously been believed. The paper is published in the journal Science Advances.

17 OctSource: Phys.org17 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC

Space & Science

Global survey links financial hardship to lower trust in science

Poor access to health care, limited local influence over research priorities and an unequal distribution of scientific benefits are undermining public confidence in science, experts warn, following the release of a global trust survey.

17 OctSource: Phys.org17 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

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