Australia – October 19, 2026 -- A study published this year found that four in five Australian teens under 16 got onto platforms barred by the country's 2024 social media ban. In an opinion piece, researchers Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia and Danah Boyd argue that tightening enforcement would make kids and adults less safe online.

Dallas – October 19, 2026 -- MoneyGram has launched a redesigned app and website that let consumers send, receive, hold and cash out money across borders in one place, with support in 40 languages. The updated MoneyGram Online experience is live across supported markets globally.

Austin – October 19, 2026 -- Sutyo AI, a new personal memory app from Sutyo, is now available on iOS and Android and turns voice notes, saved web content and conversations into searchable memories with built-in reminders for meetings and follow-ups.

Atlanta – October 19, 2026 -- Students across the United States can apply for $3,000 scholarships to fund technical education and training, with an application deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Schneider Electric and SKILLED Nation, an organization that expands access to training for high-demand skilled careers, are adding $100,000 in scholarships to the Schneider Electric SKILLED Scholarship Program.

Dubai – October 19, 2026 -- The HONOR X9e Pro pairs an 11,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with a 3-metre marble drop rating, IP68, IP69 and IP69K protection, and a body about 8.08mm thin and roughly 203g.

HONOR frames the phone as the latest step in an X Series that has raised its durability bar with each generation. Two of those generations have also earned Guinness World Records titles.

Lewes – October 19, 2026 -- HiBy's new RS2 II portable Hi-Fi player costs US$439 in its aluminum alloy edition, weighs 156g and uses the same DARWIN III audio architecture as the company's flagship RS8 II.

Hong Kong – October 19, 2026 -- TECNO and BBC StoryWorks have released a new film about "100 Portraits of Becoming," a two-year portrait project that will collect 100 portraits and personal stories across five countries, starting in Kenya.

TECNO co-created the project with visual artist Angélica Dass. It pairs Dass's approach to portraiture with TECNO's Universal Tone imaging technology, which is designed to represent different skin tones fairly. The countries involved are Kenya, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Brazil.

Dubai – – October 17, 2026 -- UAE residents can see LG's new OLED evo W6 True Wireless Wallpaper TV in person at pop-up locations across the country this winter, and one visitor will win the TV at the end of the campaign.

The tour starts at The Lotus Lounge at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort and runs from 16 to 19 October 2026. LG describes the stop as the regional debut of the W6.

Plano – October 16, 2026 -- Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra phone, Bespoke AI Family HubTM Refrigerator with AI Vision and Odyssey G8 Gaming Monitor (G80HS) have all been named to TIME's Best Inventions 2026. It is the fourth time Samsung Galaxy devices have appeared on the annual list.

TIME's global network of expert contributors and editors picks the winners. They judge new products and ideas on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.

Los Angeles – October 16, 2026 -- MagBak has opened pre-orders for the MagBak Elite for iPhone Duo, an $89 case designed for the first folding Apple phone, with new orders expected to ship in mid-November. Initial pre-orders have already sold out twice.

A foldable changes shape dozens of times a day, and the case is built around that. Ronny I., MagBak's head of product, said the aim was a case that works across multiple form factors, whether the phone is open or folded.