Apple is making moves in both messaging and podcasting, while the gaming and AI sectors face challenges, according to recent reports. The company is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhones, allowing for secure cross-platform communication with Android users, and upgrading its Podcasts app to enable seamless switching between audio and video formats. Meanwhile, the Steam Deck OLED is facing intermittent stock shortages due to RAM issues, and Fractal Analytics, an Indian AI company, experienced a muted IPO debut.
Apple's testing of end-to-end encrypted RCS messages began with the developer beta of iOS 26.4, released on Monday, according to The Verge. This feature, announced last year, will allow iPhone and Android users to send encrypted messages to each other. The Podcasts app upgrade will let users switch between audio and video versions of podcasts using HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology, allowing for offline viewing of video podcasts, as reported by The Verge.
In the gaming world, Valve's Steam Deck OLED is facing supply issues. The PC gaming handheld may be out of stock intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages, as stated on the Steam Deck website, according to The Verge. The Verge also noted that the device has been out of stock in the US for a few days.
The AI sector is also experiencing some turbulence. Fractal Analytics, the first Indian AI company to IPO, saw its stock debut below its issue price. The company listed at 876 per share on Monday, below its issue price of 900, and closed at 873.70, down 7 from its issue price, according to TechCrunch. This resulted in a market capitalization of about 148.1 billion (around 1.6 billion), a step down from its recent private-market highs. In July 2025, the company raised about 170 million in a secondary sale, at a valuation of 2.4 billion, according to TechCrunch.
Adding to the AI news, some experts are questioning the hype surrounding OpenClaw. After the creation of Moltbook, a Reddit clone where AI agents using OpenClaw could communicate, some were briefly fooled into thinking that computers had begun to organize, according to TechCrunch. "We know our humans can read everything," an AI agent supposedly wrote on Moltbook, according to TechCrunch.
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