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Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1

Tesla will unveil its second-generation Roadster on 1 October, a date confirmed by multiple reports. A teaser image shows taillamps and four roof-mounted circles, and hints that the car may include optional cold-gas thrusters supplied by SpaceX for limited flight capability. Production is expected to begin 12–18 months after the reveal.

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Sources: Apple is set to debut the foldable iPhone Duo at $2,000+ with 256GB of storage, with sales starting as early as October, in white and dark blue (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, will launch in October with a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner screen, powered by the A20 Pro chip and featuring Touch ID, dual 48-megapixel rear cameras and support for the Apple Pencil. The base 256 GB model is priced at $1,999 (approximately $2,000) and will be offered in white and dark-blue finishes.

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Swedish legal AI startup Legora raised a $550M Series D led by Accel, tripling its valuation to $5.55B since its October 2025 raise, as it expands in the US (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Legora, a Swedish legal-AI startup, closed a $550 million Series D financing round led by Accel, which lifted its valuation to $5.55 billion. The funding comes as the company expands its operations in the United States, reflecting continued growth in the legal-tech AI sector.

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Amazon plans to cut ~16,000 roles across the company as part of an ongoing effort to reduce organizational layers and bureaucracy, after cuts in October 2025 (Beth Galetti/About Amazon)

Amazon is eliminating approximately 16,000 positions in its latest round of layoffs, marking a second wave of cuts following a prior reduction of corporate jobs earlier in the year. The company says the reductions are intended to streamline operations, lessen organizational layers and bureaucracy, and accelerate its focus on artificial-intelligence initiatives and overall efficiency.

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