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Tech & AI News Roundup — October 16, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC
8 real stories worth knowing about, with links to the original reporting.
By Vibecoders Hub · 10/16/2026 · 4 min read
Quick links to what's actually happening in AI, tech, and IT right now — curated from real reporting, not rewritten, so you can go read the full story wherever it's genuinely worth your time.
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Egypt makes room for MNT-Halan
IPO fever for MNT-Halan || Ethiopia keys into PAPSS’s vision || South Africa is rethinking AI policy || Who secured the bag? 💰 — TechCabal
Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
Benchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep. — TechCrunch
Total Wireless Promo Codes & Deals: 50% Off Select Plans
Find great deals for Total Wireless, like 50% off select plans, and enjoy big savings. — Wired
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Learn how to find, compare, and apply the best Skechers online discounts to save on comfortable sneakers, athletic apparel, and accessories. — Wired
PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions
A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 malware known as PEERSTITCH. The attack involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61624 (CVSS score: 5.4), a path traversal flaw in the command line interpreter of FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager that could allow a — The Hacker News
SpaceXSI Launches Grok Voice 3.0 for AI Customer Support
SpaceXSI launches Grok Voice 3.0 for AI customer support. Explore benchmark results, API pricing, billing details, and what businesses should test. The post SpaceXSI Launches Grok Voice 3.0 for AI Customer Support appeared first on TechRepublic. — TechRepublic
Bluesky’s AI tool now lets you make games and apps to share on social
Bluesky's Attie AI tool, which initially launched earlier this year as a way to use AI to build your own feeds, now lets you make "small" social apps like games, polls, and dashboards that you can then share with others as their own websites. In an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt, Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider said to think of Attie as "social vibe coding or vibe coding for your community." You can m — The Verge
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands. — TechCrunch