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• iPhone 20: All-Glass 2027 Redesign May Come With a Price Hike

  Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone, likely called the iPhone 20, is shaping up as an all-glass, buttonless redesign for September 2027. The catch: it could cost more.

• MapQuest Maps License Plate Readers as Tiny Eyeballs

  MapQuest's new Surveillance layer plots license plate readers from Flock and a dozen other vendors as tiny eyeballs on the map. It's a privacy tool from an unexpected source.

• UK Weighs £180 BBC Fee on Netflix and YouTube Viewers

  A BBC charter renewal due before Christmas could stretch the £180 licence fee to streaming platforms, closing a loophole that has cost the broadcaster 539,000 licences in a year.

• Best stock of the week: Fair Isaac (FICO) +15.52%, plus the biggest losers (October 16, 2026)

  The S&P 500 slipped 1.95% this week, with the Nasdaq down 4.48% and the Russell 2000 off 3.05%, while the Dow edged up 0.67%. Energy and defense names led weekly gains, while…

• Stocks at midday: Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) leads S&P 500 gainers, +3.73% (October 16, 2026)

  At midday on Friday, October 16, 2026, the S&P 500 is down 0.58% as technology and communication services stocks weigh on the index, while energy and utility names post solid…

• Meta and Apple Drop Muse Spark Open, a 42B Open Model

  Meta and Apple co-developed Muse Spark Open, a 42-billion-parameter open-weights AI model that needs two M5 Mac Studio Ultras to run locally.

• Analogue's Super Nt Plus and Mega Sg Plus Add USB-C and Bluetooth for $220

  Analogue's new Super Nt Plus and Mega Sg Plus bring USB-C, Bluetooth, and hot-swap cartridges for $219.99. Preorders start October 19, shipping in December.

• Fake Calendar Invites Hit 40,000 Firms in Microsoft Phishing Surge

  Check Point Research says hundreds of thousands of fake calendar invites and .ics attachments are being used to steal Microsoft 365 logins from more than 40,000 organizations.

• PIA v3.8.0 Claims 3x Faster VPN on Windows: WireGuard Now Default

  PIA's v3.8.0 update makes WireGuard the default protocol everywhere and claims Windows speeds can more than triple. Linux and macOS get obfuscation too.

• HP OmniBook 5 Puts a 2K OLED Screen on a $799 Student Laptop

  HP's new 14-inch OmniBook 5 brings a 2K OLED touchscreen and Intel Core 5 Series 3 chip to Best Buy from $799.99, aimed squarely at students and remote workers.

• Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 11 Review: $2,500 for RTX 5060 Power

  Lenovo's 16-inch Yoga Pro 9i Gen 11 pairs an RTX 5060 GPU with a 120Hz OLED touchscreen and a haptic trackpad. It's a creative powerhouse, but the $2,500 starting price is steep.

• Canon Beginner Guide: R100 Beats Rebel T7 for Most Buyers

  The Canon EOS R100 is the smarter first camera for most beginners, but the Rebel T7 still wins if you own EF lenses. Here is how to choose.