Technology News for Thursday 9th October 2025

1. One Tech Tip: Annoyed by junk calls to your iPhone? Try the new iOS 26 call screen feature

It's among the bevy of new features that Apple rolled out with last month's release of iOS 26. The screening feature has been getting attention because of the ever-increasing amount of robocalls and spam calls that leave many phone users feeling harassed.

2. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

October marks a huge milestone for MachineGames as the studio celebrates their 15th anniversary! To celebrate the occasion, they're adding some community requested features to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ in a brand-new Anniversary Update.

3. TIME names Boise startup's video-authentication software a 'Best Invention of 2025'

SWEAR's technology fingerprints every video, locks that fingerprint into a permanent digital record, and flags any copy that doesn't match. The company aims to restore trust in digital content by verifying when media is genuine ...

4. Brains, minds and machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence

Imagine being able to control machines by thinking. This communication link is known as a brain-machine interface and a new algorithm developed in Professor Brokoslaw Laschowski's Computational Neuroscience Lab could soon make these interfaces more ...

5. Samsung Micro RGB

Most premium TVs still rely on a single, large white or blue backlight filtered through color layers, a setup that can mute vibrancy and waste energy. Samsung's new Micro RGB TV instead uses individually controlled red, green, and blue LEDs tens of ...

6. Oura Ring 4

The ring introduces Oura's “smart sensing” technology, which captures blood oxygen levels, heart and respiratory rates, skin temperature changes, and movement. In December 2024, two months after launching Oura 4, the ...

7. Ferrari Shares Plunge Toward Worst Day Ever As Guidance Worries Analysts

Shares of Ferrari plummeted in European and U.S. trading on Thursday, pacing what would be the luxury automaker's worst day yet in both markets after unveiling updated guidance for earnings that fell well below analyst expectations.

8. Aston Martin DB12 S Packs More Power and a New Look

The S retains the standard DB12's AMG-derived 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, but it's tuned to develop 690 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 590 pound-feet of torque between 3,000 and 6,000 rpm. Horsepower is up by 10 compared to the standard DB12, while ...

9. IMSA Esports Set for A Triple Play This Fall

iRacing Arcade To Launch; Project Motor Racing to Premiere; IMSA Esports Global Championship Set For 2025 Season. BRASELTON, Ga. – IMSA's Esports presence digitally will kick into high gear this fall as the on-track portion of the 2025 season concludes ...

10. LSM makes Nelson Syndicate 4472 active underwriter

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has expanded the remit of UK and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) CUO Henry Nelson, making him active underwriter of Syndicate 4472. Nelson will replace Jane Warren, who is to retire at the end of 2025.

11. Ferrari share stumble spoils electric vehicle tech launch

Elettrica EV to launch next year · Shares tumble after new financial targets announced · Ferrari shifts to less ambitious electrification strategy · Plans four new models per year, new lifestyle stores · CEO says reasonable to expect second EV within 2030 plan.

12. Ferrari Reveals Its Electric Powerhouse, and What Could Finally Be Real EV Sound

More than 1,000 hp, 192 mph, and regen braking with more than half the force of an emergency stop aren't enough for the Italian carmaker—it might just have solved the EV sonic problem once and for all.