• Foursquare cofounder Dennis Crowley said the company's acquisition paid $0 to equity holders.
• "I am sorry the Foursquare story ended in such a way," he wrote to employees.
• Crowley said the company decayed after a private equity investment.

Foursquare's acquisition left its cofounder sad and angry.

Dennis Crowley helped launch the location technology company in 2009. Seventeen years later, Foursquare was acquired by Infillion. Crowley wrote on Substack that one point of the acquisition left him "heartbroken."

Foursquare's acquisition earned equity holders exactly $0, Crowley wrote, with no money offered for preferred or common stock.

"To our ~1600 former employees over 17 years, I am sorry the Foursquare story ended in such a way that makes it seem like our collective efforts were worth… nothing?" Crowley wrote.

Crowley left the CEO role in 2016, though he continued to lead Foursquare's research and development lab through 2021. After that, Crowley kept a seat on the board.

Foursquare raised capital from The Raine Group, a private equity firm, in 2019. Less than two years later, Gary Little became CEO. Little was one of The Raine Group's managing directors.

"Leadership was unable to preserve the value it inherited or create new value during those six years," Crowley wrote.

Foursquare employees reached out to Crowley to express their frustrations with leadership, he wrote. He cited the company's Glassdoor reviews, which rate it 2.1 stars out of 5. The Raine Group did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Crowley also wrote that the $0 equity outcome was buried in a 125-page PDF for Foursquare's legal team. "No single individual stood up to own (or even acknowledge) the outcome," he wrote.

Calynn Krieger, an executive vice president of marketing for Infillion, told Business Insider in an email that Foursquare had "remarkable technology and a talented team."

"We have nothing to say about Foursquare's former leadership, but we're glad the business and its value continue, and we're committed to creating even more of it," Krieger said.

The lesson Crowley learned

Crowley took responsibility for his role in the lead-up to Foursquare's $0 outcome for equity holders. His decisions as CEO led to the need for a private equity investment, Crowley wrote, and he said he wished he were louder on the board.

His takeaway: "Maybe the biggest mistake I've made in my career is falling in love with this company."

Crowley was too loyal to "making it work," he wrote, and stayed longer than he should have. "Watching the company slowly decay has been a grind on my soul," he wrote.

In a footnote, Crowley gave founders a piece of advice.

"It's okay to fall in love with the company you're building, but don't deny yourself the ability to get closure and move on just because the company itself hasn't yet experienced an exit or ending," he wrote.

O co-CEO da Netflix, Ted Sarandos, está insatisfeito com a qualidade dos filmes e das séries que têm sido lançados no serviço de streaming e tem como objetivo lançar mais conteúdos que mostrem ser grandes sucessos.

Diz o The Wall Street Journal que Sarandos “queixou-se internamente durante vários meses que os americanos estavam a passar menos tempo a ver Netflix”, notando ainda que o serviço “tinha falta de novas séries de sucesso”.

Esta insatisfação de Sarandos terá atingido Dan Lin, o executivo que estava responsável pelo departamento cinematográfico da Netflix e que está assim de saída da empresa com efeitos imediatos.

Um dos grandes filmes do ano estreia na Netflix em novembro

A Netflix confirmou que o filme "Obsession" estará disponível no serviço de streaming nos EUA a partir de 17 de novembro. A data de lançamento em outros mercados ainda não foi divulgada.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 18:00 - 19/10/2026

É importante notar que Dan Li não é o único executivo a ser despedido recentemente pela Netflix. Conta a revista Variety que a Chief Content Officer da empresa, Bela Bajaria, está entre os funcionários da Netflix que foram removidos dos seus postos. Bajaria estava há dez anos na empresa e era responsável pelos conteúdos que eram aprovados para chegar ao serviço de streaming.

O lugar de Bajaria será ocupado por Peter Rice, que passou anteriormente pela Disney e pela Fox e estará agora a liderar o departamento responsável pelo conteúdo global da empresa - incluindo séries, reality shows, competições, filmes, eventos transmitidos ao vivo, entre outras coisas.

“Queria agradecer à Bela [Bajaria] por esta década de dedicação, inovação, criatividade e liderança”, pode ler-se no comunicado da autoria de um dos CEOs da Netflix, Ted Sarandos. “Liderou enormes mudanças na Netflix. Ajudou a alargar a nossa oferta de conteúdo e para incluir a expansão a larga escala de programação sem guião, os lançamentos de eventos ao vivo e de desporto, além de criar e gerir uma diversidade de séries e filmes globais. Estou incrivelmente agradecido por tudo o que fez para ajudar a Netflix a entreter o mundo”.

Serve recordar que a mais recente vaga de despedimentos da Netflix afetou principalmente os departamentos de produto, tecnologia, assuntos jurídicos e recursos humanos, num contexto de abrandamento do crescimento e de preocupação com a evolução da interação dos utilizadores com a plataforma, informaram hoje o The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) e a CNBC.

A minissérie da Netflix (baseada num clássico) que não pode perder

A minissérie "A Leste do Paraíso", baseada no clássico de John Steinbeck, estreou na Netflix em 1 de outubro e já se tornou uma das séries mais vistas da plataforma, com 12,6 milhões de visualizações e 87 milhões de horas acumuladas.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 08:47 - 19/10/2026

Num memorando enviado aos trabalhadores esta manhã, os administradores, Ted Sarandos e Greg Peters, justificaram a decisão pela necessidade de priorizar recursos.

"A nossa missão, entreter o mundo, é ambiciosa, e cumpri-la exige que sejamos disciplinados quanto às áreas em que priorizamos o nosso pessoal e os nossos recursos", assinalaram os dirigentes, segundo os meios de comunicação citados.

Apesar das demissões, a direção da Netflix garantiu que o negócio "continua forte" e a caminho de cumprir as suas previsões financeiras para o ano como um todo, além de antecipar que continuarão a "investir agressivamente em áreas de alto impacto".

Embora a Netflix mantenha uma das taxas de cancelamento de assinaturas mais baixas do setor (ligeiramente superior a 2% nos Estados Unidos), as suas ações registaram uma queda acumulada de mais de 40% nos últimos doze meses.

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O desaparecimento de um telemóvel pode colocar em risco mais do que fotografias, mensagens ou contactos. Para quem utiliza aplicações bancárias ou faz pagamentos através do aparelho, uma perda ou um roubo exige uma reação rápida: avisar o banco e impedir que terceiros consigam utilizar os acessos associados.

O alerta é do Banco de Portugal, que recorda que o telemóvel também recebe códigos de autorização de operações bancárias. A informação guardada no equipamento pode, assim, ser utilizada indevidamente e permitir pagamentos não autorizados.

Contacte o banco e peça o cancelamento dos acessos

A primeira medida é contactar imediatamente o banco, ou outro prestador de serviços de pagamento, através dos contactos oficiais disponibilizados pela instituição. Se tiver contas em vários bancos acessíveis através do aparelho, deve comunicar a situação a todos.

“Peça o cancelamento das credenciais de acesso à sua conta”, recomenda o supervisor. Quando estiver em causa um cartão bancário, pode também consultar a lista de contactos dos respetivos emissores disponibilizada pelo Banco de Portugal.

Não deve esperar pelo aparecimento de um movimento suspeito para agir. O objetivo é impedir que os acessos comprometidos sejam utilizados.

Bloqueie o cartão SIM e os serviços de pagamento

Deve ainda contactar a operadora de telecomunicações e pedir o bloqueio do cartão SIM. Sempre que possível, utilize as ferramentas de localização e proteção do equipamento para o bloquear à distância ou eliminar os dados guardados. As opções disponíveis dependem do aparelho e das configurações existentes.

Importa igualmente verificar como suspender as aplicações de pagamento instaladas, como o MB WAY ou as carteiras digitais. O Banco de Portugal recomenda cancelar a aplicação ou desativar e remover do dispositivo perdido os cartões e contas associados, seguindo os procedimentos do respetivo serviço.

Pode ter de suportar perdas até 50 euros

A rapidez da comunicação também pode fazer diferença na responsabilidade por operações não autorizadas.

Antes de avisar o banco, o cliente poderá ter de suportar, em regra, perdas até um máximo de 50 euros. Contudo, este limite não constitui uma proteção absoluta: pode deixar de se aplicar em situações de atuação fraudulenta, incumprimento deliberado das obrigações de segurança ou negligência grosseira.

Depois de comunicar a perda, o roubo ou a apropriação indevida do instrumento de pagamento, o cliente não suporta, em regra, as perdas decorrentes da sua utilização posterior, salvo se tiver atuado fraudulentamente.

Altere palavras-passe e acompanhe os movimentos

Através de outro equipamento, altere as palavras-passe das contas que possam estar expostas, incluindo o correio eletrónico e as redes sociais. Reveja também as sessões iniciadas e os acessos guardados no telemóvel.

Nos dias seguintes, acompanhe os movimentos bancários e comunique imediatamente qualquer operação que não reconheça. Se suspeitar de fraude, depois de contactar a instituição financeira, participe a situação às autoridades policiais ou ao Ministério Público.

Para reduzir o risco, o supervisor aconselha palavras-passe difíceis de adivinhar, bloqueio do ecrã e credenciais diferentes para os serviços bancários e outros acessos. Recomenda também a definição de limites para as operações e para a movimentação diária da conta.

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• Amanda Seyfried is making headlines for again playing Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything."
• Seyfried first played the Theranos founder in the Hulu series "The Dropout."
• She's part of a growing class of actors who've taken part in the latest trend: playing tech moguls.

We've all heard of musician and actor biopics — now, it's all about the stories of tech CEOs.

These days, startup founders can be just as famous (or infamous) as any other celebrity, and the dramatic lives they've lived in business or at home make great fodder for TV and film.

To play these figures, some of the best-known actors had to ditch their signature looks to take on Steve Jobs' turtleneck and wire-frame glasses, Elizabeth Holmes' red lipstick and frizzy blowout, or SBF's signature curls.

Here are 17 celebrities who transformed to play some of Silicon Valley's most prominent figures.

Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in 'The Dropout' and 'You Can See Everything'

In the 2022 Hulu limited series "The Dropout, Seyfried played Holmes from her time at Stanford in 2003 (when she did the titular dropping out) through the fall of her company, Theranos, after The Wall Street Journal's 2015 exposé.

Theranos purported to manufacture a device that could do a litany of blood tests from a single finger prick, but, infamously, it did not work as promised. In 2022, Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding investors.

Four years after the Hulu series, comedian and documentarian Nathan Fielder asked Seyfried to once again play Holmes in some reenactments he wanted to do in his doc about her final days before prison, "You Can See Everything." We won't say much else besides that you need to see it to believe everything that goes down.

Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman in 'Artificial'

"After the Hunt" wasn't enough for Garfield and director Luca Guadagnino — the two have since teamed up to tell the story of OpenAI CEO and cofounder Altman.

"Artificial," which is set for release in select theaters on Christmas Day, will focus on Altman's 2023 firing by cofounder Ilya Sutskever (Yura Borisov) and subsequent rehiring one week later.

Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Reckoning'

"Succession" star Jeremy Strong played the Facebook founder in "The Social Reckoning," a film about the release of Facebook Files, a staggering number of internal documents leaked by whistleblower and employee Frances Haugen and published by The Wall Street Journal in 2021, and the subsequent congressional scrutiny that followed.

The film, released in October 2026, was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of "The Social Network," making this something of a sequel to the 2010 classic.

Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network'

"The Social Reckoning" wasn't the first time Zuckerberg has been portrayed on screen — most famously, Eisenberg played the founder in "The Social Network," which chronicled the earliest days of Facebook, back when it still had a "the" in front of it.

It juxtaposes the wild, early days of the website with two lawsuits Zuckerberg settled a few years later: one from cofounder Eduardo Saverin and another from his Harvard classmates, the Winklevoss twins.

Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker in 'The Social Network'

The other famous "disruptor" portrayed in "The Social Network" is Parker, one of the cofounders of Napster, the original music streaming platform. He's played by Timberlake in a career-best performance.

Parker comes in as an early believer and executive at Facebook, which ruffles the feathers of cofounder Eduardo Saverin.

Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried in 'The Altruists'

Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, will get the biopic-miniseries treatment this November on Netflix in a series titled "The Altruists."

Bankman-Fried co-founded the crypto trading firm Alameda Research in 2017 and later co-founded the cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2019.

After making millions, FTX collapsed in 2022, and Bankman-Fried was eventually convicted of several crimes, including fraud and money laundering, in 2024. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

SBF's onetime girlfriend and former CEO of the FTX-affiliated trading firm Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, will also be in the show, portrayed by Julia Garner.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick in 'Super Pumped'

Gordon-Levitt played Uber cofounder and former CEO Kalanick in "Super Pumped," a 2022 Showtime limited series. It focuses on the rise of Kalanick and his eventual fall from power, culminating in his 2017 resignation from the company.

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in 'Jobs'

The first mention of Jobs on this list goes to Kutcher, who played the Apple founder in the 2013 biopic "Jobs." It traces his career from Apple's founding in 1976 to the introduction of the first iPod in 2001.

Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in 'Steve Jobs'

Two years after "Jobs," the late founder was portrayed again on screen, this time by Michael Fassbender in "Steve Jobs."

Instead of a standard cradle-to-grave biopic, "Steve Jobs" checks in with the enigmatic figure at three different points in his career: first in 1984, before the introduction of the first Apple Macintosh computer; second, in 1988, when Jobs is the head of a new company, NeXT, and is preparing to launch its first computer; and finally, in 1998, as Jobs gears up to release the iMac.

Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs in 'Pirates of Silicon Valley'

In 1999, the TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" aired, starring Wyle as the Apple founder. It chronicles Jobs' career from the '70s to the '90s, from the founding of Apple to his return as CEO.

Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates in 'Pirates of Silicon Valley'

The other half of the "Pirates of Silicon Valley" narrative focuses on Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft. He's played by "Breakfast Club" star Anthony Michael Hall.

The film's climax is based on the real-life falling out Gates and Jobs had in 1985, when Jobs felt that Gates had ripped off Apple.

Jared Leto as Adam Neumann in 'WeCrashed'

Leto physically transformed to play the WeWork CEO and cofounder in the 2022 Apple TV+ miniseries "WeCrashed." The show chronicled the immense success the coworking startup experienced in its early days in 2010, all the way through its disastrous attempted IPO in 2019.

Anne Hathaway as Rebekah Paltrow Neumann in 'WeCrashed'

Hathaway costarred in "WeCrashed" as Neumann's wife, Rebekah Paltrow Neumann, who was heavily involved in WeWork. She was, however, "an unpredictable and unmistakable presence" at the company, per Business Insider's reporting.

Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis in 'BlackBerry'

The creation of the BlackBerry, one of the earliest smartphones, was dramatized in "BlackBerry," which starred Baruchel as one of the cofounders of RIM (the brand behind the phone) and one of the cocreators of the BlackBerry itself, Lazaridis.

The film begins with Lazaridis and his partner teaming up with Jim Balsillie (more on him later) to make BlackBerry the most popular smartphone in the world — only for its reign to end with the iPhone.

Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie in 'BlackBerry'

RIM really got off the ground when Mike Lazaridis and his cofounder Doug Fregin were approached by Balsillie. According to the movie's telling, Balsillie offered to invest $20,000 for a 50% stake in the company, and was eventually sold a 33% stake for $125,000 and the title of co-CEO.

The less we say about Howerton's performance, the better — it really must be seen to be believed.

Lily James as Whitney Wolfe Herd in 'Swiped'

2025's "Swiped" is the story of the creation of Bumble through the eyes of its founder, Herd. Originally, she was a cofounder of Tinder, but resigned in 2014, and eventually received an out-of-court settlement after suing Tinder for sexual discrimination and sexual harassment, without either Tinder or its parent company, IAC, admitting to wrongdoing.

After leaving Tinder, Herd wanted to create an app that focused on female empowerment, and thus, Bumble, a dating app where women have to make the first move, was born.

Sebastian Stan as Vlad Tenev in 'Dumb Money'

In 2023's "Dumb Money," which is about the "Gamestonk" GameStop short squeeze and subsequent drama that happened in 2021, led by the Reddit community r/WallStreetBets and one user in particular, Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, Stan has a small role.

He plays Robinhood cofounder and CEO, Tenev. During the events of the film, Tenev directs Robinhood, an e-trading platform and investment app, to stop allowing users to buy certain stocks and options (including GameStop), which caused an uproar.

Ever notice that websites keep asking you to verify your identity when you're using a VPN? Whether you're checking your bank account, signing into email or shopping online, those repeated security checks can get frustrating. Your VPN may be part of the reason.

A VPN changes the IP address websites see, which can sometimes trigger additional verification requests. Fortunately, a dedicated IP address may help reduce those interruptions while keeping your VPN protection enabled. Here's what you need to know.

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How VPNs can affect your logins

First, let's set the record straight: A VPN generally does not interfere with how your passkeys or two-factor authentication codes work. Time-based authenticator codes are generated on your device and can work without an internet connection. Passkeys use cryptographic keys to verify your identity during a sign-in, while push notification approvals require a network connection. A VPN can usually work alongside all of these methods. What it does change is the public IP address websites see. When you connect through a VPN server, websites and apps see that server's IP address instead of your usual public IP address.

That's the whole point. But it's also why banks, email providers, and financial apps sometimes get nervous. These services use your IP address as one of many signals to decide whether a login looks legitimate. If you always log into your bank from roughly the same location and the same address, and suddenly your account is being accessed from a different city or a different country, the system flags it. Not because your VPN broke anything, but because from the app’s point of view, someone new just walked in the door.

Why changing IP addresses can trigger extra security checks

One common trigger is a VPN connection that uses shared IP addresses. Your public IP address may change when you reconnect or switch servers, although some VPN connections can keep the same address across multiple sessions. For a bank or workplace login portal that recognizes your usual login patterns, an unfamiliar IP address or location can raise a red flag.

The second trigger is shared IP addresses themselves. When hundreds of users connect through the same VPN server, they all appear to be coming from the same address. Websites and security systems recognize these addresses as VPN traffic and treat logins from them with extra suspicion. That means more CAPTCHAs, more verification steps, more temporary lockouts. Neither of these is a flaw in your VPN. It's doing exactly what it's supposed to do. But if you're regularly logging into sensitive accounts, those extra security checks can get frustrating fast.

How a dedicated IP can reduce login interruptions

One potential solution is a dedicated IP address. Instead of sharing an IP address with other VPN customers, you receive a fixed address reserved for your use. Each time you connect to that dedicated VPN location, websites see the same public IP address. This consistency may help reduce unnecessary CAPTCHAs and security checks, especially on services that consider your usual login location.

However, a dedicated IP doesn't guarantee that a bank or website will recognize your connection as trusted. Security systems also evaluate your device, account activity and other risk signals.

Some VPN providers offer dedicated IP addresses as part of their subscription plans or as a paid add-on. These services let you maintain a consistent IP address while keeping your internet traffic encrypted through the VPN. However, privacy protections vary by provider, so check how your dedicated IP is assigned and whether it can be linked to your account.

There is also an important trade-off. Because only you use your dedicated IP, websites may find it easier to associate repeated visits with the same address. Shared VPN addresses can provide greater privacy against IP-based tracking by mixing your traffic with other users.

For people who frequently encounter login interruptions, a dedicated IP may provide a more consistent browsing experience without giving up VPN encryption.

For the best VPN software, see my expert review of the best VPNs for browsing the web privately on your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com.

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A few extra tips to avoid VPN login problems

If you're still running into extra verification requests, here are five things worth trying.

1) Switch to a different VPN server

Some VPN server IP addresses trigger more security checks than others. Try connecting to a server closer to your actual location. This may help reduce verification requests, although websites can still recognize VPN traffic.

2) Use split tunneling for trusted apps

Some VPN services offer split tunneling, which lets you choose which apps use the VPN connection. For example, you might allow your banking app to connect directly to the internet while keeping other apps protected by the VPN. Just remember that apps bypassing the VPN will expose your regular public IP address. Feature availability varies by provider and device. Only bypass the VPN for sensitive apps when you're using a network you trust.

3) Check your authenticator app's clock

If your six-digit authentication codes aren't working, your device's clock could be the problem. Time-based codes depend on accurate time settings. Make sure your phone's date and time are set to automatic. If codes still fail, confirm you're selecting the correct account in your authenticator app.

4) Let trusted websites remember your device

Some websites offer a "Don't ask again on this device" option after you verify your identity. Selecting it can reduce repeated security checks on your personal computer or phone. Make sure your browser allows cookies for those websites, since private browsing or automatically clearing cookies can cause them to forget your device. Never use this option on a shared or public computer.

5) Don't approve unexpected login requests

A VPN can trigger extra security checks, but that doesn't mean every authentication request is legitimate. If your phone asks you to approve a login you didn't initiate, deny it. Someone could be trying to access your account. Check your recent account activity for unfamiliar sign-in attempts. If you spot anything suspicious, change your password and review your account's security settings.

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Kurt’s key takeaways

I like the extra privacy a VPN provides, but I can understand how repeated security checks could get frustrating. A VPN generally works alongside passkeys and two-factor authentication without interfering with their underlying security. However, changing IP addresses and shared VPN connections can prompt websites to request additional verification. A dedicated IP may reduce those interruptions by giving websites a more consistent connection to recognize. It won't eliminate every security check, but it can make frequent logins more convenient. The most important thing is to keep your authentication protections enabled, even when an extra verification step feels inconvenient.

Have you ever been locked out of an account while using a VPN, or found a solution that smoothed things out? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.

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Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive and Democrat mega-donor, holds a one percent stake in Anthropic that traces back to an early investment of millions in the AI startup. This stake could add up to $10 billion to Schmidt's net worth when the company notable for its AI doomer messages goes public.

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A fire that began with a single luxury vehicle at a Cadillac dealership in Fort Worth, Texas, spread to destroy six electric SUVs and damage two others before firefighters brought it under control nearly 18 hours later.

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O período de pré-venda do iPhone Duo teve início na última sexta-feira, dia 16, e desde então já se verificou que quem decidir comprar o telemóvel dobrável a partir da loja online da Apple terá de esperar por janeiro de 2027.

O interesse dos consumidores no iPhone Duo tem ficado claro, mas a Apple quer garantir que os telemóveis são comprados por pessoas que os querem realmente usar e não para vender em outras plataformas. Por isso mesmo, os interessados em comprar o iPhone Duo só poderão adquirir duas unidades.

A medida já foi aplicada pela Apple nos EUA, no Reino Unido, no Japão e também em Portugal. Após experimentar comprar três destes telemóveis dobráveis, verificámos que o limite de duas unidades do iPhone Duo por cliente também foi aplicado na versão portuguesa da loja online da Apple.

Terá de esperar por 2027 para conseguir comprar o iPhone Duo

A Apple decidiu aumentar os objetivos de produção do iPhone Duo antes de iniciar o período de pré-venda do telemóvel dobrável e, a julgar pelas previsões de entrega na loja online da marca, a decisão parece ter sido acertada.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 08:00 - 18/10/2026

Na loja online da Apple, ao adicionar o iPhone Duo ao carrinho de compras, é possível ir para o check-out e (uma vez lá) só é possível adicionar mais uma unidade. Sem desfazer o carrinho, tentámos adicionar manualmente mais unidades do iPhone Duo e, uma vez regressados à página do carrinho de compras da loja, fomos brindados com uma mensagem.

“Pode ser adquirido um máximo de 2 iPhone Duo por cliente”, pode ler-se na notificação que aparece no topo da página. “Altere a quantidade total de iPhone Duo na encomenda antes de efetuar o pagamento”.

iPhone Duo é um dos telemóveis da Apple com mais bateria

O iPhone Duo, o primeiro telemóvel dobrável da Apple, chega às lojas no dia 23 de outubro com uma bateria de 4.883mAh e autonomia de 51 horas por ciclo. A previsão de entrega para novas encomendas é para o início de 2027.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 21:00 - 19/10/2026

De facto, vimo-nos impedidos de prosseguir com a compra de três unidades do iPhone Duo e só quando reduzimos para duas unidades é que foi possível avançar no processo de compra.

Os primeiros clientes da Apple a fazer a pré-compra do iPhone Duo receberão o telemóvel na sexta-feira, dia 23 de outubro. Entretanto, o telemóvel já está a ser vendido através de plataformas como o eBay e atinge preços entre os 7 mil e os 10 mil euros. Lembrar que a versão base do telemóvel está a ser vendida na loja online da Apple por 2.399 euros.

Leia Também: Reparar o iPhone Duo fica mais caro do que comprar um iPhone 17

• AWS expected to get $5 billion of Nvidia GB300 racks, followed by $3 billion more each month.
• Some of these GPU systems are being stored elsewhere due to lack of data center power.
• Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees AI as a major opportunity, but getting capacity online is a challenge.

Amazon is racing to secure AI hardware earlier than before, even as data center power shortages leave some GPU systems waiting in warehouses.

Under a new Early Rack Receipt process, AWS expected to receive roughly $5 billion in Nvidia's GB300 server racks at US facilities before final deployment, according to August internal emails reviewed by Business Insider. The company projected roughly $3 billion more in GB300 racks each month "for the foreseeable future," one of the emails said.

Some AWS sites had room for more racks but not enough available power to turn them on, people familiar with the effort said, leaving finished equipment to be staged at intermediary warehouses until the facilities were ready.

At least one AWS team did not have "a clear forecasted path" for getting the incoming racks into data centers at the time, according to one of the emails.

Dark GPUs

A lack of new electricity capacity is one of several bottlenecks slowing the buildout of some AI data centers. This has led to a phenomenon known as dark GPUs, where AI chips and servers are purchased but can sit idle due to power supply issues or other challenges. (Dark GPUs can also refer to system design flaws that mean this gear isn't fully used after being plugged in).

This is partly why financial pressure is mounting on big data center projects. Money must be spent upfront to secure supplies of Nvidia GPUs and other valuable AI components. But if some data centers aren't ready to run, those early investments can tie up huge amounts of cash. Debt financing can fill in the gaps, but the market has become less willing to lend against some of these projects lately.

Trade-off

Amazon's early-rack program is one piece of the cloud leader's broader AI buildout, which is putting new pressure on its cash flow, as Business Insider exclusively reported this week. Amazon expects roughly $220 billion in capital expenditures this year — more than any Big Tech peer. Its free-cash-flow turned negative last quarter for the first time since 2023, and could stay negative for a while.

For AWS, the trade-off is securing scarce GPU racks before competitors do, even if some data centers are not yet ready to turn them on. But taking ownership earlier can tie up billions in equipment before it starts generating cloud revenue.

Previously, AWS took ownership of a finished rack only upon delivery to a data center, according to internal documents. Under the new approach, it can pay for and record certain racks earlier in the supply chain.

An Amazon spokesperson said the company routinely stages finished hardware near deployment sites so it can install it once capacity becomes available, calling the practice "best business practice." The spokesperson added that Amazon has long-established systems for tracking infrastructure assets and disputed that the broader company lacked a path for getting racks into data centers.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy previously said the company has a "clear line of sight" to strong returns from its AI investments, calling the technology a "once in a lifetime opportunity."

"We've been through this cycle with the first big AWS growth wave, and liked the results," Jassy wrote in Amazon's annual shareholder letter. "We expect to feel similarly about this next wave."

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U2 front man Bono is attacking Christians and Jews who have supported Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's efforts to cut wasteful and fraudulent government spending with the efforts of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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• Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, is leaving, Meta confirmed to Business Insider.
• Kaplan, a Republican who once worked for the Bush administration, spent 15 years at Meta.
• Kaplan helped bridge ties between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and President Donald Trump.

A longtime political operative at Meta who played a key role in bridging ties between the company and President Donald Trump's administration is leaving.

Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, will leave after the midterm elections and a transition period, Axios first reported. Meta confirmed the report to Business Insider.

A veteran Marine Corps artillery officer, Kaplan is a Republican who served as an advisor and deputy chief of staff to former president George W. Bush.

Kaplan joined Meta in 2011. At Meta, he oversaw the company's response to policy issues ranging from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the end of its fact-checking program.

Kaplan helped repair a once-fraught relationship between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Trump after Meta temporarily suspended Trump's account following the January 6 riot.

Kaplan posted on X on Tuesday that he plans to spend time with his family and figure out what to do next.

Kaplan didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Kaplan has served as Meta's chief global affairs officer since 2025, succeeding former UK politician Nick Clegg. Other Meta executives will share his responsibilities, Axios reported.

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• Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue isn't a fan of the Netflix documentary about his company's hack by OpenAI's AI agents.
• Netflix released a short documentary called "AI Gone Wild" in October.
• Delangue, who was interviewed for the project, called the result "super disappointing."

Clément Delangue isn't wild about Netflix's new documentary.

Delangue cofounded Hugging Face, an AI startup acquired by Nvidia for almost $13 billion in September. Two months prior, Hugging Face became the face of AI risk when rogue OpenAI agents hacked the business.

The hacking saga sparked a Netflix documentary titled "AI Gone Wild." On Tuesday, Delangue criticized the so-called "instadoc" in a lengthy X post.

"Super disappointing, as they went for maximum anthropomorphism of the technology and full doomer mode," Delangue wrote.

Delangue sat for an interview in the documentary, along with a METR researcher, the director of the AI Futures Project, and two tech journalists.

In the X post, Delangue wrote that he spent over two hours trying to correct what he described as the documentary's mistakes. He wanted to explain that AI agents were "technological systems, not aliens."

"It looks like the drive to scare people for maximum views was too strong," Delangue wrote.

Delangue listed some things the Netflix documentary omitted: the lack of agent containment, how safeguards for OpenAI's closed model blocked Hugging Face's defense, how Hugging Face defended itself with an open model, and "that we still lack a lot of information and transparency including full agent traces and that companies need to remain accountable for what their agents do."

Netflix did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Some techies responded to Delangue's post with their own criticism of the documentary. Alex Imas, Google DeepMind's director of AGI economics, called Delangue's post "important reading."

Brigitte Tousignant, Hugging Face's head of communications, posted on X that the documentary widened the gap between the public's understanding of AI and how it actually works.

Tousignant wrote to Netflix: "If you can't tell this story responsibly in 26 minutes, maybe 26 minutes isn't enough."

Despite his criticism, Delangue suggested a way to frame the project to make it an enjoyable watch: "It ends up being a fun sci-fi movie though!"

Ainda falta algum tempo até termos notícias sobre a próxima geração de telemóveis da Samsung mas, graças à página Ice Universe na rede social X, podemos agora ter uma confirmação do design dos quatro modelos da série Galaxy S27.

A imagem partilhada por esta página mostra o que parecem ser as capas protetoras dos quatro modelos - o Galaxy S27, o Galaxy S27+, o (novo) Galaxy S27 Pro e o Galaxy S27 Ultra.

A julgar por esta imagem, o Galaxy S27 e o Galaxy S27+ contarão com um design bastante semelhante ao que tem sido adotado pela Samsung nos últimos anos. Isto significa que os sensores da câmara traseira estarão orientados na vertical e localizados no canto superior esquerdo.

Samsung considera aumentar preços dos Galaxy S27 em 2027

Uma publicação sul-coreana afirma que a Samsung planeja aumentar os preços dos novos telemóveis da série Galaxy S27, que serão lançados no primeiro trimestre de 2027. O aumento de preços está associado à escassez de componentes de memória.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 11:26 - 14/10/2026

Por outro lado, a área dedicada ao módulo de câmara do Galaxy S27 Pro e do Galaxy S27 Ultra indicam que poderemos encontrar nestes topos de gama um design mais próximo do adotado pela Apple com os modelos Pro da série iPhone 17 ou nos últimos telemóveis da Nothing e da Xiaomi.

É preciso lembrar que este design do Galaxy S27 Pro e do Galaxy S27 Ultra já havia sido revelado por imagens que têm circulado destes dois modelos. Ainda que a Samsung não tenha confirmado até agora a existência deste design, os sinais que se têm vindo a “acumular” já tornam bastante provável que a decisão final esteja tomada.

Novos topos de gama da Samsung terão mais bateria do que o S26 Ultra

Os dois topos de gama da série Galaxy S27 terão mais bateria do que o Galaxy S26 Ultra. Apesar disso, a velocidade de carregamento deverá manter-se a mesma do telemóvel lançado no começo do ano.

Miguel Patinha Dias | 12:11 - 21/09/2026

Acredita-se que, além dos tamanhos dos ecrãs, o Galaxy S27 Pro e o Galaxy S27 Ultra terão especificações semelhantes. Significa isto que ambos terão câmaras com sensores principais de 200MP, mas acredita-se que o Pro terá uma teleobjetiva de apenas 12MP enquanto no Ultra encontraremos 50MP. Além disso, acredita-se que o Ultra virá acompanhado por uma caneta stylus.

Como referimos acima, ainda é cedo para termos confirmações do que a Samsung se encontra a preparar para a sua nova geração de telemóveis. No entanto, circulam rumores que a tecnológica sul-coreana deverá anunciar oficialmente a série Galaxy S27 no primeiro trimestre de 2027, algures entre janeiro e fevereiro.

Galaxy S27, Galaxy S27+, Galaxy S27 Pro e Galaxy S27 Ultra © X / UniverseIce  

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• Cognition's cofounder said software engineering AI models are "intelligence saturated."
• AI model baselines improved — so smarter, more capable models aren't pulling as many users, he said.
• Instead, the focus could turn to speed and price.

For years, the AI race has favored the smarter model.

Russell Kaplan, the president and cofounder of AI coding startup Cognition, the company behind software-engineering platform Devin, said that could be changing for a growing number of software-engineering tasks.

"Many tasks within software engineering are now 'intelligence saturated,'" Kaplan wrote in a post on Monday. "Once any model can do the task well, cost and speed are all that matter."

Kaplan was responding to an article from The Information. Their reporting found that a 10-point advantage in model intelligence now delivers just 20% more developer traffic, down from nearly 69% in late 2025.

He said that story is "directionally consistent" with what is happening inside Cognition.

That could be a sizable strategic shift for the AI companies fighting to win software developers and enterprise contracts. OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, and a growing crop of AI labs have all highlighted their increasingly capable coding tools as a reason to choose their models.

Now, as those AI agents get better at routine tasks, one model's slightly smarter approach could matter less to users if another model is cheaper and faster.

Kaplan didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

• Restaurant software provider Olo is launching a delivery app.
• Olo will offer the same menu prices for delivery that in-person visitors get, it said.
• Other delivery services often mark up order prices.

A new food delivery service is taking aim at menu mark-ups — and some entrenched rivals

Restaurant ordering software company Olo is launching its own customer-focused app, it said on Tuesday. The app puts it in competition with more established delivery companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats.

On Olo's app, customers will see the same prices that restaurants charge in-person patrons, the company said. By contrast, third-party delivery services often charge customers higher menu prices than diners would get at a restaurant.

Offering in-store prices can save customers between 15% and 30%, Olo said.

"It's a better experience for consumers and a more sustainable model for restaurants, with no menu price inflation and no barriers standing between great brands and the people and communities they serve," Olo CEO and founder Noah Glass said.

Food delivery is one area where consumers continue to spend money, even as they cut back their budgets elsewhere. How much customers pay for delivery — and whether apps charge individuals different prices or the same order — can affect how often they order.

Olo is stepping into a competitive space. DoorDash and Uber Eats continue to grow, including by rearching into club deliveries and catering. And Walmart, which spent years building its own grocery-focused delivery service, started delivering restaurant orders earlier this year.

Olo got its start in 2005 with a service that let users text their orders to restaurants in the pre-smartphone era. Now, the company fields about 3.5 million orders daily through around 800 restaurant brands.

The company doesn't have its own team of delivery drivers. Instead, the company uses its own dispatch service to compare delivery options at other third-party services, such as Grubhub, and pick one based on factors like cost and speed.

Olo's delivery app will allow customers to order from about 250 restaurants, including Five Guys and Dave's Hot Chicken.

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A presença de câmaras de videovigilância nos locais de trabalho é cada vez mais comum, sobretudo em fábricas, lojas e estabelecimentos comerciais. No entanto, há uma questão que continua a levantar dúvidas entre os trabalhadores: pode o patrão utilizar estas imagens para controlar aquilo que os funcionários fazem durante o horário de trabalho?

De acordo com a SIC Verifica, a resposta está prevista no Código do Trabalho, que estabelece regras específicas para a utilização de sistemas de vigilância à distância. Embora a instalação de câmaras não seja necessariamente ilegal, existem limites que as entidades empregadoras são obrigadas a respeitar.

A questão surgiu depois de um trabalhador de uma fábrica ter denunciado a existência de um monitor no gabinete do responsável, onde podiam ser visualizadas as imagens captadas pelas câmaras instaladas nas diferentes zonas da empresa.

Segundo o trabalhador, a justificação apresentada pela entidade patronal era a necessidade de controlar a entrada de clientes nas instalações. Contudo, levantou dúvidas sobre a possibilidade de o sistema estar também a ser utilizado para acompanhar permanentemente a atividade dos funcionários.

O patrão pode utilizar câmaras para vigiar os trabalhadores?

A legislação portuguesa é clara quanto a esta matéria. O artigo 20.º do Código do Trabalho, aprovado pela Lei n.º 7/2009, proíbe expressamente a utilização de meios de vigilância à distância com a finalidade de controlar o desempenho profissional dos trabalhadores.

Isto significa que uma empresa não pode instalar câmaras para verificar se os funcionários estão a trabalhar, avaliar a sua produtividade ou acompanhar constantemente a forma como desempenham as suas funções.

A advogada Patrícia Santos Ferreira explicou à SIC que os sistemas de videovigilância não podem ser utilizados para observar o desempenho profissional dos trabalhadores.

No entanto, existem situações em que a instalação destes equipamentos é permitida, nomeadamente quando está em causa a proteção e segurança de pessoas e bens ou quando a natureza da atividade desenvolvida apresenta exigências particulares.

As câmaras podem estar apontadas para zonas onde os funcionários trabalham?

A resposta depende da finalidade da instalação e das características do sistema. Uma câmara colocada para proteger equipamentos, mercadorias ou determinadas áreas de uma empresa pode acabar por captar imagens dos trabalhadores.

Contudo, essa captação deve ser necessária e proporcional à finalidade que justificou a instalação do equipamento.

Por exemplo, uma empresa pode recorrer à videovigilância para proteger uma zona de armazenamento de mercadorias, desde que respeite as regras legais aplicáveis. O que não pode fazer é utilizar esse sistema como instrumento de fiscalização permanente da atividade dos funcionários.

A localização das câmaras, os respetivos ângulos de captação e a utilização dada às imagens são fatores importantes para determinar se a vigilância respeita a legislação.

E se o patrão estiver a ver as imagens em direto?

A existência de um monitor no gabinete do responsável da empresa, com acesso às imagens das câmaras, não constitui automaticamente uma ilegalidade.

Segundo a advogada ouvida pela SIC Verifica, é necessário perceber se a visualização em tempo real corresponde a uma finalidade legítima e se respeita os princípios da necessidade e da proporcionalidade.

Se o objetivo for controlar a entrada de visitantes ou garantir a segurança das instalações, a visualização poderá ser admissível, dependendo das circunstâncias concretas.

Por outro lado, se as imagens forem utilizadas para acompanhar constantemente os funcionários e verificar o seu desempenho, a utilização do sistema poderá violar o Código do Trabalho.

Trabalhadores têm direito a pedir esclarecimentos

Os funcionários podem solicitar à entidade empregadora informações sobre a existência e o funcionamento do sistema de videovigilância.

Entre os esclarecimentos que podem pedir encontram-se a finalidade das câmaras, os locais abrangidos, a existência de gravações, o período de conservação das imagens e a identificação das pessoas autorizadas a consultá-las.

O artigo 21.º do Código do Trabalho estabelece ainda obrigações relacionadas com a utilização destes meios, incluindo o dever de informar os trabalhadores sobre a existência e a finalidade dos sistemas de vigilância.

Caso existam suspeitas de utilização indevida das imagens, os trabalhadores podem apresentar uma queixa à Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) ou à Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (ACT).

Assim, embora as empresas possam instalar câmaras para garantir a segurança das instalações, a lei não permite que estes equipamentos sejam utilizados para controlar permanentemente o trabalho dos funcionários.

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A Meta anunciou hoje que "implementou as medidas" exigidas pela Justiça Eleitoral do Brasil para garantir a igualdade de tratamento, nas suas plataformas, às campanhas do Presidente, de esquerda, Lula da Silva e de Flávio Bolsonarodo, conservador.

Os dois candidatos defrontam-se no domingo, na segunda volta da eleição presidencial.

Na segunda-feira, o Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) tinha dado à gigante tecnológica norte-americana um prazo de 24 horas para comprovar a implementação destas medidas, sob pena de multa.

"Concluímos a implementação das medidas para dar resposta às solicitações do TSE", declarou a empresa no seu site.

Num documento enviado ao tribunal e divulgado pelo veículo local Poder360, a Meta enumera uma série de ajustes técnicos realizados.

Segundo a empresa, isto "atesta que os conteúdos referentes a ambas as candidaturas estão a ser tratados de forma igualitária e não discriminatória".

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, que ficou ligeiramente atrás, na primeira volta, do filho do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, denunciou uma "ingerência" da Meta na eleição.

A sua equipa acusou a plataforma norte-americana de restringir a circulação dos seus conteúdos no Instagram e no WhatsApp.

O Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), de Lula, também acionou a Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA).

A Meta sempre negou qualquer parcialidade nas eleições.

Na semana passada tinha reconhecido a ocorrência de problemas, como a desativação, por engano, de anúncios da campanha de Lula, mas atribuiu o facto a "incidentes" técnicos que não afetaram apenas o Brasil.

Meta admite falhas na moderação de conteúdos eleitorais no Brasil e EUA

O Conselho de Supervisão da Meta, empresa que controla Facebook, Instagram e WhatsApp, reconheceu hoje "falhas recorrentes" na moderação de conteúdos relacionados com as eleições presidenciais no Brasil e intercalares nos EUA.

Lusa | 14:08 - 20/10/2026

• Elon Musk says "money becomes irrelevant" if he's right about what the future holds.
• The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said AI and robots will be better than humans at everything.
• The world's richest man said his fortune could be virtually gone within a few generations.

Elon Musk says money could be meaningless one day, and the vast majority of his wealth will likely be gone within a few generations.

The world's richest person predicted that advances in robotics and space travel will create a multiplanetary economy, at which point "money becomes irrelevant" and "conventional currency will not matter."

Value will be measured in mass and power or energy, he continued. "So that's my guess," he said, adding that it seemed a "pretty obvious" outcome to him.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared his vision of a post-money future and his outlook on his personal fortune with his biographer, Walter Isaacson, on "The Builders" podcast. The interview was taped in early August and released on Tuesday.

Musk recommended earlier this year that people stop saving for retirement in 10 or 20 years, as he expects AI and other technologies to supercharge productivity and usher in an age of abundance where people can have "whatever stuff they want."

He made a similar argument to Isaacson, saying "there won't be anything that humans can do that the AI and the robots can't do better." People will likely turn to hobbies like growing their own fruits and vegetables, or making art, to find purpose in life, he said.

Musk's plans for his own money

Musk, who briefly became a trillionaire after SpaceX went public in June, topped the Bloomberg Billionaire Index at Monday's close with an estimated $920 billion net worth.

He defended his personal wealth on the podcast, saying that it mostly reflects his ownership of SpaceX and Tesla, and he needs large stakes in both companies to retain voting power and remain in charge.

His fortune is "going to be taxed quite heavily," Musk said, adding that there isn't "some magical way to avoid taxes" because "if there were, I would know about it."

Musk said his wealth will "get whittled down and a few generations from now — if money still matters, which I don't think it will — my descendants would have a tiny fraction of what I have."

He also outlined what he hopes his foundation will spend his fortune on after he's gone: "Continue the goals. Make life multi-planetary, extend consciousness to the stars, improve sustainable energy on Earth."

Notably, Musk pledged on Monday to gift a share of SpaceX to every child in the US next year, a contribution worth over $10 billion today.

His announcement has won praise from President Donald Trump, who hailed Musk's "incredible generosity" and labeled him a "legendary friend" in an X post.

Musk teased a charitable pledge in late July after Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu publicly challenged him over his prediction of a post-money future.

"If money won't matter in 2036, why don't you pledge to donate your current wealth of approximately $1 trillion to charity no later than 2036," Acemoglu wrote on X.

"I am actually going to do something along these lines!" Musk responded.