NEW YORK – October 27, 2026 -- Two in three 10-year-olds in US Findmykids families use more than one chat-enabled app in a typical week, and by age 12 most use three or more. The study covers 30,778 children aged 10 to 17 on Android phones, tracked over four weeks in August and September 2026.

A typical 10-year-old uses two chat apps a week

From age 15, the typical child uses four. YouTube and texting are not counted. Among 10- and 11-year-olds, 34% used both a chat game and a messenger in the same week, with Roblox plus WhatsApp the top pairing at 28%.

Dubai – October 27, 2026 -- Holders of Tether Gold (XAUT) can now earn a 2.83% fixed APR over a 90-day term through Bybit's new XAUT Savings product on Easy Earn. The offer runs in partnership with XAUE Protocol.

Only 2,000 XAUT are up for grabs

The rewards pool totals 2,000 XAUT and is allocated first come, first served. Bybit says the product goes live on Oct. 26, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Terms and conditions apply, and eligibility details are listed on Bybit Easy Earn.

Chicago – October 27, 2026 -- UK traders can now open accounts on NinjaTrader, a futures-only platform that accepts deposits in GBP or USD and runs on desktop, web, and mobile.

Direct exchange access for UK traders

The platform gives UK users access to global futures markets, including U.S. equity index, energy, metals, and FX futures on CME and EUREX. NinjaTrader says the offering includes exchange-listed contracts, a public order book, and transparent per-contract pricing.

Hangzhou, China – October 27, 2026 -- HIKMICRO is launching the STELLAR 4.0 thermal scope and the THUNDER 4.0 thermal clip-on, led by the flagship X-1280 models SX75LR 4.0 and TQ70CL 4.0, plus a broader range of 640-resolution models. The theme is "When Seeing Becomes Knowing": more usable detail at long distances, high magnification and against complex backgrounds.

SINGAPORE – October 27, 2026 -- Turbo VPN has added 42 server locations and 35 streaming connections to its Windows and Mac desktop apps, and it is running a limited-time Halloween deal of 75% off subscriptions plus three extra months of service. Both desktop apps now cover 105 countries. The service is operated by INNOVATIVE CONNECTING PTE. LIMITED.

Windows coverage grows from 98 to 105 countries

On Windows, server locations rise from 133 to 159. The 26 new locations include Brussels, Graz, Tirana, Boston, Denver, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.

McLean, Virginia – October 27, 2026 -- Hilton Honors members with Silver, Gold, Diamond or Diamond Reserve status can now use their Points toward hotel charges straight from their phone, with no front desk visit. The new Pay with Points benefit is live at 150 participating hotels in the U.S.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The ECOVACS WINBOT W3 OMNI window-cleaning robot has made TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 list, praised for making floor-to-ceiling window cleaning far more effortless.

Vortex Wash removes the chore of hand-washing dirty pads

The W3 OMNI ships with a station built around Vortex Wash, which ECOVACS calls the industry's first contact-free wiping pad washing system. It is designed to end hand-washing of dirty pads. The TruEdge scrubber adds edge-to-edge cleaning with millimeter-level accuracy, for a more hands-off result.

New York – October 21, 2026 -- RVO Health's Script Portability technology lets consumers see their pharmacy options, with cost and convenience details, before a prescription is sent. The company has now received its third U.S. patent covering the capability.

A third patent joins two earlier ones in the Siegel family

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted U.S. Patent No. 12,580,060 B2. The earlier patents in the same family are No. 11,651,843 and No. 12,119,098.

Fort Lauderdale – October 21, 2026 -- Braid 1.9.5, a free local AI workspace for macOS, Windows and Linux, now works with vLLM, LM Studio and other OpenAI-compatible local inference servers in addition to Ollama.

Worldwide – – October 21, 2026 -- Apple Creator Studio subscribers get new editing tools, templates and collaboration features, including Cinematic mode effects for video shot on iPhone 18 Pro and edge-refinement controls in Pixelmator Pro for iPad.