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October 8, 2025
 
 
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Amazon delivers a dose of convenience with Rx kiosks
 
Amazon delivers a dose of convenience with Rx kiosks
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Amazon will launch pharmacy kiosks at One Medical locations in Los Angeles in December, with plans to expand next year. Amazon sees the kiosks facilitating medication access and reducing the number of unfilled prescriptions by offering commonly prescribed medications on site, excluding controlled substances and refrigerated drugs.
Full Story: PC Magazine (10/8)
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Smart Home
 
Gemini for Home debuts with natural language features
Gemini for Home, the upgrade from Google Assistant, has begun rolling out to early adopters in select countries, including Canada, the US, UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. The update allows more complex and conversational queries, providing detailed responses from Google Home devices. Early users have demonstrated features such as Ask Home, which uses natural language to summarize video events, but have also reported bugs.
Full Story: TechRadar (10/7)
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New Alexa remote pushes all the right buttons at home
PCWorld (10/6)
 
 
Apple makes next smart home play with 4K TV, HomePod mini 2
9to5Mac (10/7)
 
 
Anker Nebula projects movie magic with detachable speakers
The Verge (10/8)
 
 
 
 
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Apple said to delay iPhone 18 to 2027
 
Icons displayed on iPhone screen are seen reflected in Apple logo on MacBook in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Apple is expected to change its iPhone release cycle with the iPhone 18 series, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and other sources. The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Fold are expected to debut in September 2026, while the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e are expected to follow in March 2027.
Full Story: MacRumors (10/3)
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Bushnell HD Wingman speaker tees off with tunes, golf stats
The Verge (10/7)
 
 
Oppo, Hasselblad zoom ahead with Find X9
T3 (10/7)
 
 
Everything gets recorded and transcribed with Nothing
Digital Trends (10/7)
 
 
 
 
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Waze voice feature leverages AI to report road hazards
Waze has introduced the "Conversational Reporting" feature, allowing users to report road hazards using natural language. The feature, which leverages AI, has been in limited beta in the past year but is now available to more users.
Full Story: 9to5Google (10/6)
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Mastodon to introduce Packs for easier user discovery
TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (10/7)
 
 
Volvo pilots embedded car payments for N.C. tolls
Payments Dive (10/7)
 
 
Running short of space for Snapchat Memories? Try this hack
TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (10/6)
 
 
 
 
Retail Trends
 
Stitch Fix AI tool offers personalized style recommendations
Stitch Fix has introduced Stitch Fix Vision, a generative AI-powered style visualization tool that allows customers to see personalized images of themselves in recommended outfits and various settings. The tool -- part of the company's effort to deliver ultrapersonalization at scale -- uses customer data, stylist expertise and advanced AI algorithms to curate outfits and generate interactive, shoppable images. Customers can purchase items directly or add them to their next "fix" shipment as well as save and share their looks on social media.
Full Story: Chain Store Age (10/6)
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Spotify, Canva among first to integrate with ChatGPT
The Verge (10/6)