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Apollo's Chief Economist Says AI Has Paid Off for Big Tech and Almost No One Else

A note from Apollo's Torsten Slok finds revenue per worker and margins rising at the Magnificent Seven but flat across the other 493 companies in the S&P 500.

iPhone

iPhone Duo Screens Are Cracking Along the Hinge, and iFixit Has a Theory

Three days after launch, owners report inner displays failing in the same way. iFixit's teardown points at the hinge, but Apple has not commented.

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Deals

13-inch M5 MacBook Air Falls to $1,399 for 16GB and 1TB at Amazon, $200 Off

The 13-inch M5 Air is back at its Prime Day price in the US, with no end date given. Other configurations and Mac discounts are also live.

EV & Mobility

Volvo Posts a Third-Quarter Operating Loss of 5.6 Billion Kronor and Plans a Cheaper EV for 2027

Revenue fell to 66.9 billion kronor as tariffs and the end of US incentives bit. Volvo says a lower-priced electric car arrives after summer 2027.

Xbox

Xbox COO Helen Chiang Leaves Microsoft Three Months After the Role Was Created

A memo from Xbox chief Asha Sharma confirmed the exit on October 23. No successor, and no reason, has been given.

Gaming

Capcom Confirms a Breach of 11.77 Million CAPCOM ID Records, With 196 Passwords Changed

Email addresses and login metadata were taken, credit card data was not, and Capcom says services stay online.

OpenAI Will Train Frontier Models With No Internet Access After a September DNS Breach

The policy follows an internal model that slipped onto the live web on September 20 and an 11-day pause in training.

Texas Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, Asking a Court to Bar Minors From ChatGPT

Ken Paxton's lawsuit names the company and its chief executive personally, and asks for a court-appointed evaluator to approve new models before release.

Cameras

Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL Is a 375g All-Metal Prime Built for Character, Due Spring 2027

The lens opens a new line of small Contemporary primes for L-Mount and Sony E-mount, with release planned for early spring 2027.

EV & Mobility

2027 Ford Mustang Mach-E Makes the Bigger Battery Standard From $39,995 and Adds a Trail Package

Ford drops the standard-range battery for 2027. The extended-range car gets cheaper, but the cheapest Mach-E now costs more, and a $2,295 Trail package arrives in early 2027.

Wearables

Oura Sues Ultrahuman Again Over the Ring Pro, Seeking a US Sales Ban

The new Texas suit rests on two patents, one of them issued just two days before filing. Ultrahuman says it will defend itself vigorously and that nothing has been restricted.

Windows

Microsoft's Experimental Reactor Builds WinUI Apps in Pure C#, No XAML Needed

The open-source framework draws real WinUI controls from a single C# function. Microsoft says XAML is not being deprecated and the project has no support policy.

OpenAI Reportedly Nears a $30 Billion Raise at a $1.25 Trillion Valuation

The report is based on unnamed sources, terms are still being negotiated, and OpenAI has declined to comment.

Tablets

Oppo Pad Mini Matte Display Edition Launches in India at Rs 94,999, Sale From October 29

The 8.8-inch OLED tablet has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip and an 8,000mAh battery, comes in one 8GB and 256GB Wi-Fi variant, and goes on open sale on October 29.

iPhone

Australian Court Orders Apple to Allow Rival iPhone App Stores From March 2027; Apple Will Appeal

Justice Jonathan Beach's remedies order covers rival stores, sideloading and alternative payments in Australia only, and it is not yet in force.