A 10-person startup is rerouting food orders around DoorDash—and Amazon knows your butt shape. The middleman wars are here.
• Google’s Pixel Buds update will put them to sleep along with you
Google is rolling out a significant feature update to its Pixel Buds 2A and Pro 2, highlighted by Pixel Watch-powered sleep detection that automatically pauses music and silences notifications when you doze off.
• AI could upend food delivery
A 10-person Bay Area startup called Bites is threatening DoorDash's business model by letting diners order food directly through ChatGPT for a flat $1 fee — and DoorDash is already fighting back.
• At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses
Google and Xreal's transparent Android XR glasses, the Aura, are now open for pre-order at $1,279 — putting them in direct competition with Meta's upcoming VR Glasses at just $20 less.
• Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets
Spotify is rolling out audiobook access to over 180 markets worldwide, giving its 750 million users the ability to listen to more than 350,000 titles across 120 languages — a major push to take on Audible globally.
• How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’
A viral Threads post revealed that Amazon maintains a detailed profile of inferences about users based on purchase history — including one woman's discovery that Amazon assumed she has 'flat buttocks' — prompting millions to check their own profiles.
• Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell
Apple is teaming up with LG to launch a suite of smart home devices including a smart lock, thermostat, doorbell, and security cameras, all timed to coincide with the launch of Apple's new smart home hub on October 13.
• Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says
Russian drones sank two cargo ships and damaged a third in the exclusive economic zones of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania, killing at least two sailors in what Ukraine and EU leaders are calling an alarming escalation of Black Sea warfare.
• NLDS Game 3 winners and losers: Michael King keeps Padres' season alive; Dodgers slug their way to series lead
The Padres staved off elimination in the 2026 NLDS with a 4-3 win over the Brewers, while the Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead over the Braves with a 3-1 victory powered by back-to-back home runs.
• Deadly California bus crash was suicide, officals say
A January bus crash on California's Highway 99 that killed five passengers has been ruled a suicide, after investigators determined the pickup truck driver intentionally crossed the center line into the oncoming TRAX bus.
• From Ohio State to Alabama (?), the college football teams that can actually win it all
A college football analysis breaks down which teams have a realistic shot at winning the national championship, with Ohio State and Alabama headlining the contenders.
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