GitLab's MCP server is generally available in 19.5
GitLab 19.5, released October 15, 2026, makes the GitLab MCP server generally available.
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Image: GitLab iPhone Duo preorders sell out within minutes
Apple opened preorders for the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, on the morning of October 16, 2026, and stock ran out almost at once.
AppleInsider1 min readImage: NVIDIA Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA extend their automated driving partnership
Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA said on October 16, 2026 that they will extend their partnership to build the next generation of driver assistance and automated driving systems together.
NVIDIA1 min readImage: Meta Meta ships Muse Wonder for long-running coding agents
Meta put two new models in front of developers on October 12, 2026.
Meta1 min readImage: NVIDIA NVIDIA releases an open 120B model for always-on agents
NVIDIA published Nemotron 3.5 Super VL on October 15, 2026 and described it as an open model with 120 billion parameters, aimed at specialized agents that stay running.
NVIDIA1 min readImage: NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops go on sale with up to 128GB of shared memory
NVIDIA said on October 16, 2026 that the first laptops built on its RTX Spark chip are now on sale from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI, with prices starting at $2,599.
NVIDIA1 min readImage: OnLogic OMRON agrees to buy rugged-computer maker OnLogic
OMRON and OnLogic said on October 13, 2026 that they have a definitive agreement for OMRON to acquire all of OnLogic.
OnLogic1 min readImage: TechCrunch Pluto Security leaves stealth with $42 million
Pluto Security came out of stealth on October 13, 2026 with 42 million dollars in funding, TechCrunch reported.
TechCrunch1 min readImage: RapidCanvas RapidCanvas raises $29 million to put custom AI into production
Austin-based RapidCanvas announced a $29 million Series B round on October 16, 2026.
RapidCanvas1 min readStryker takes a $400 million stake in surgical-robot maker CMR
Stryker and CMR Surgical announced a strategic alliance on October 12, 2026.
Stryker1 min readImage: The Straits Times Taiwan plans criminal penalties for unauthorized AI chip exports to China
Taiwan is getting ready to tighten its export rules on AI hardware so they line up more closely with American restrictions, The Straits Times reported on October 16, 2026, citing a Bloomberg interview with Economic Af...
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