Tech & AI News Roundup — October 5, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

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.

Koko’s carbon credits find no buyer as creditors fund UK wind-down

The carbon credits are the UK arm’s main asset, as Koko Networks (UK) Limited sold them and guaranteed group debts. — TechCabal

Five numbers showing how GTCO’s payment strategy is taking shape

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies, and governments. A new edition drops every Monday. Segun Agbaje, the group chief executive officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), one of Nigeria’s largest financial services groups, told analysts in 2020 that […] — TechCabal

The Download: AI’s popularity paradox and EmTech Future 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough? —Will Douglas Heaven Over the summer I talked to the CEO of Springboards, a startup building an LLM designed to come… — MIT Technology Review

How I made a paid Mac app in 11 days with Caude – without writing a single line of code

Claude helped me vibe-code a Mac app and pass Apple’s review in less than two weeks. Come with me on my journey from idea to purchasable App Store product. — ZDNet

TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

TCL’s P80 Ultra is its first Nxtpaper phone with an OLED screen. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge I've spent most of the last couple weeks using an otherwise unexceptional midrange Android phone with one amazing feature: a matte OLED display. That screen is by far the best thing about the TCL P80 Ultra, and weirdly, it's made me more excited for the iPhone Duo and its matte inner display. 2023 — The Verge

Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them?

Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones. — TechCrunch

Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches

Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies. — Ars Technica

Best Power Banks (2026): My Picks After Testing Over 100

Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks. — Wired