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Lula bucks prediction markets with Brazilian presidential win

26 October 2026 at 22:23
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bucked prediction market odds with his unlikely win in the Brazilian presidential runoff election this weekend. On Sunday, Lula was rated an underdog in the election, as his odds were at 20.2 percent on Kalshi and 20.5 percent on Polymarket at noon EDT.  His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, the…

Instacart calls it quits on technology it hailed as 'the future of grocery shopping'

26 October 2026 at 21:13
Two shoppers use a screen-equipped shopping cart beside apples and lemons near a bakery section.
Former Instacart CEO Fidji Simo (left) said that Caper smart shopping carts would be "the future of grocery shopping."

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  • Instacart is shuttering its team focused on smart shopping carts.
  • The company will wind down its Caper cart division by the second quarter of 2027, it said Monday.
  • The smart shopping carts were "the future of grocery shopping," Instacart's former CEO said in 2024.

Instacart is carting away a technology it once said would play a key role in shopping.

The grocery delivery company will wind down the team that develops its Caper smart shopping carts, it said on Monday. The move, approved by Instacart's board of directors, will be completed by the second quarter of 2027.

A wind-down will cost the company between $55 million and $80 million, including the costs of terminating some employees and contracts, it said in a filing with the SEC. Instacart will reinvest savings from the decision into "strategic growth initiatives."

Caper carts were one of the most visible of Instacart's retail technology efforts. The company began as a delivery-focused startup in 2012, but diversified into selling technology to retailers over the last several years.

Equipped with cameras and sensors, Caper carts could weigh fruit, track what customers placed inside or removed from them, apply coupons, and accept payments when customers were done shopping. Instacart also saw an opportunity to serve users tailored ads on the carts' screens.

In early 2024, Instacart said it planned to roll out "thousands" of the Caper carts to stores. Then-CEO Fidji Simo said: "We really believe that it's going to be the future of grocery shopping."

Amazon, which makes a similar smart shopping cart, said at the start of 2026 that it planned to start using a new version at Whole Foods Market stores.

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NBA partners with Kalshi, Polymarket as prediction markets face scrutiny

26 October 2026 at 20:28
The NBA announced Monday it is partnering with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, as multiple states have sued those companies in an attempt to establish their regulatory authority over them. The league said in a release it entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to designate Kalshi and Polymarket…

Connecticut's New Restrictions on Flock Cameras Highlight the Dearth of Meaningful Privacy Protections

26 October 2026 at 19:55
a license plate camera in chains | M. Scott Brauer/Zuma Press/Newscom/Cemil Adakale/Dreamstime/Fatima Ruiz

A Connecticut law that took effect at the beginning of October imposes new restrictions on police use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which enable what a federal judge recently described as "a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance." The law reflects the bipartisan backlash against AI-assisted cameras that record images of passing cars billions of times a week, building databases that police can use to track drivers, identify other vehicles in their vicinity, predict itineraries, and conduct searches based on a wide range of vehicle characteristics.

Connecticut previously imposed no statutory limits on ALPRs, a fact that underlines how readily police can access license plate data, which they can search without any sort of judicial review and often without meaningful internal supervision. But the law's provisions, while promising in some ways, fall short of the reforms recommended by critics who warn that unconstrained use of ALPRs threatens the privacy of innocent motorists across the country.

As of today, DeFlock's mapping project has identified nearly 145,000 ALPR cameras in the United States, most of which were installed by Flock Safety, the leading vendor. That network includes more than 1,500 cameras deployed by Connecticut law enforcement agencies, three-quarters of which use the technology.

The concerns underlying the new law, which Gov. Ned Lamont signed last May, echo objections raised in other states. Last February, for example, CT Insider reported that out-of-state agencies had searched ALPR data from Connecticut thousands of times for immigration enforcement purposes. When police in Johnson City, Texas, searched Connecticut data for a missing woman, the log noted that she "had an abortion," which reinforced concerns that ALPR information might be used to enforce abortion bans.

As elsewhere, ALPR critics in Connecticut also have complained about a lack of transparency. In April 2025, for instance, South Windsor began using Flock cameras without any public notice. The resulting consternation prompted the city council to cancel the program early this month. CT Mirror reports that South Windsor is "at least the sixth Connecticut community to end or suspend the use of ALPRs this year, following Windsor, Killingworth, Ledyard, Milford and Newtown."

Compared to those moves, the new state restrictions are pretty weak tea. But they include some potentially meaningful changes, and they highlight how lax oversight of ALPRs has been.

The new law restricts the sharing of ALPR data, which henceforth will be limited to Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island unless an agency in another state obtains a judicial warrant. The law says the data may not be used for immigration enforcement, to target conduct protected by the First Amendment, or for investigations related to "reproductive" or "gender-affirming" health care services. It also bars the placement of ALPRs near facilities that provide such services or organizations that primarily serve immigrants.

The original bill specified that ALPR data could be retained for no more than seven days unless it is tied to an ongoing criminal investigation, subject to a warrant, or used for toll enforcement. The final version of the bill extended that limit to 21 days. Flock's original default was 30 days. But last August, in response to widespread criticism of ALPR surveillance, the company began recommending a seven-day limit. Connecticut's Police Officer Standards and Training Council, which last month sent Lamont a report that included suggested reforms, thinks the state should adopt the seven-day standard.

Under the new law, police may search ALPR data to "assist in the recovery of a stolen motor vehicle," "assist in locating a missing or endangered individual," or "assist in the apprehension of an individual with an outstanding warrant." They also may query the database for information "relevant and material to a specific active investigation of a criminal offense in which there is reasonable suspicion that the offense has been or is being committed." When they do that, their agency must record "the reason for the access and any associated case number for the complaint or incident that is being investigated and is the basis for the access."

It is remarkable that Connecticut lacked such basic safeguards until now, and it is not clear how effective the new rules will be. Since July 1, 2025, Virginia has required that cops state a "specific purpose" for ALPR searches, including "the offense type." Yet last April, WHRO reported that Norfolk police often give "incomplete and imprecise reasons" for ALPR queries, including "suspect," "suspicious," and "investigation" or "inv."

Connecticut's "reasonable suspicion" requirement is more lenient than the standard that the Institute for Justice favors. The organization's model statute would generally require a warrant based on probable cause for ALPR queries. The proposed law makes exceptions for "exigent circumstances," stolen vehicles, and toll, parking, or traffic enforcement.

Connecticut's law also addresses the sort of blatant abuses that have fueled opposition to license plate cameras, including cases in which cops have been caught using ALPR data to stalk personal nemeses, ex-girlfriends, possibly unfaithful spouses, and objects of romantic interest. The law says an officer "who is found to have knowingly accessed, used or disseminated automated license plate reader data with malicious intent for purposes outside of the provisions of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited to, suspension, cancellation or revocation of certification" for police work.

The law establishes two additional remedies that could deter ALPR abuses. It authorizes the attorney general to sue ALPR contractors for damages and injunctive relief when they violate the new restrictions. It also allows "any aggrieved individual" to sue "a public agency" that flouts the rules.

"The law, for a first bite at the apple, is not bad," Ken Barone, manager of the University of Connecticut's Racial Profiling Prohibition Project, told CT Insider. Given that "there was a benchmark of nothing," he said, the attempt to constrain and track ALPR use is "a big step forward."

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FTC demands Anthropic leaders testify in consumer harm investigation

26 October 2026 at 19:38
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked executives from the AI firm Anthropic to testify as part of its consumer harm probe into the maker of the Claude AI model, a FTC spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The demand is part of the consumer protection agency’s larger investigation into Anthropic over the potential…

Nathan Fielder Made a Dishonest Movie

26 October 2026 at 17:55
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes | A24

Is Nathan Fielder interested in making something innovative and great, or does he only really care about making money?

That's technically the question You Can See Everything, the new A24 documentary co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, asks about its subject, Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder and convicted fraudster currently in federal prison. 

As the documentary progresses, however, it's a question one increasingly asks about Fielder himself. 

You Can See Everything was billed as an intimate look at the day-to-day life of Holmes, her romantic partner Billy Evans, and their two children, in the days before she reports for her 11-year prison sentence.

In truth, that only describes the first half of the three-hour-long film, in which Fielder and his camera crews are embedded in Holmes and Evans' cramped San Diego beach house in the month preceding her incarceration.

In part one, we truly do see everything, from Holmes making breakfast for the kids and talking to lawyers about last-minute appeals to Evans showering naked. 

All the while, Fielder obsessively explores in his own meta-comedy style a question many have asked about Holmes: Were the lies she told about Theranos' diagnostic machines merely a scam to rip off investors? Or had she actually convinced herself that these falsehoods were at most white lies in the service of a great and revolutionary technology on the cusp of becoming a reality?

Then, after 90 minutes of this exploration, Holmes checks in to prison, and Fielder's primary subject disappears from the film. The focus then shifts to Evans and whether or not he's solely responsible for a new unethical scheme Holmes has found herself enmeshed in.

In a Fielderesque reenactment, it's revealed to the audience that Evans conditioned the documentary's access to him and Holmes on the couple being paid a percentage of the film's profits.

Any ethical documentarian would have to say no to this ask. 

Subjects being economically disinterested in the films they're appearing in is what separates real documentaries, which are supposed to accurately portray real life, from fictional films and public relations puff pieces. 

Incredibly, however, Fielder, Oppenheim, and A24 eventually agree to Evans' demand for a cut of the film's profits.

Once this crooked bargain is made, You Can See Everything then shifts to exploring whether Holmes was aware that she'd be profiting from the film or whether this was a deal the domineering Evans secured without her knowledge. 

Fielder tells us that he believes the answer will shed light on whether Holmes actually sees herself as a world-changing inventor or whether she really is just out for the money. 

Fielder eventually makes this point directly to Evans during an on-camera confrontation and in a reenactment of his unfilmed meeting with Holmes in prison. By accepting payment for the documentary, the two are undercutting their case that Holmes is more than a wealth-obsessed fraudster, he tells them.

And by forfeiting their rights to back-end profits, they can make the audience more sympathetic to their case that Holmes did have motivations beyond a paycheck. 

As a humble viewer, I confess I found this investigation somewhat boring. For starters, it seemed obvious to me that Holmes was in on the scheme to get paid for the documentary from the beginning.

Moreover, it's all kind of beside the point. Once the deal to pay Evans was inked, the documentary has been irrevocably changed into an elaborate rip-off. The only question remaining is whether the subjects or the audience will be the ultimate sucker. 

When Fielder pointedly pushes Evans and Holmes to surrender profits they're contractually entitled to, he's no longer a disinterested filmmaker exploring the couple's psyches. He's an economically interested party pressuring business partners to back out of money they've been contractually promised or else risk extreme embarrassment in the film he's making.

If Fielder fails to convince the couple to surrender their rights, moviegoers are left with the knowledge that a portion of their ticket revenue is benefiting a convicted fraudster. 

If the director does succeed in his pressure campaign, it means that there's more profit to go around for the makers of the film. 

A documentary about conmen itself becoming a con would not be an uncharacteristic Fielder bit.

His projects frequently feature a deliberate, escalating blurring of the lines between art and reality. See, for instance, the second season of his show The Rehearsal, in which an investigation into airline pilots' mental well-being culminates in Fielder becoming a licensed 737 pilot while waiting on an autism diagnosis. 

Something similar can be said for the connection between the themes in the documentary and co-director Oppenheim's recent feature film Primetime about the making of the reality show To Catch a Predator. That movie was also about how TV producers can script reality and invent crimes all for the benefit of a show that's allegedly meant to merely document them.

You Can See Everything pulls off something similar. Its investigation into Holmes' motives leaves one seriously questioning the filmmaker's probity. Perhaps that makes it a genius bit of meta commentary on the unreality of documentaries.

Ultimately, it doesn't really matter. There's no getting around the fact that Fielder made a crooked bargain to get his documentary made and then used his power as a director who did, in fact, see everything to screw people out of money they had been promised. 

One can imagine that the victims of Holmes' Theranos scam will find You Can See Everything a frustrating film to watch. At the end of the day, this woman defrauded them of hundreds of millions of dollars. Her precise motives for doing so probably aren't all that interesting to them.

I certainly feel a similar way as a paying viewer of the unethical travesty that is You Can See Everything.

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AI giant Anthropic files to make stock market debut

26 October 2026 at 13:47
Anthropic publicly filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Monday morning in what is expected to be a historic stock market debut. The S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brings the Claude maker a step closer to becoming the first large frontier AI lab to go public. It is expected to…

Cyberattack warning issued for Pakistan’s govt and banking systems over e-Mudhra flaw

26 October 2026 at 12:19

ISLAMABAD –  There are fears of cyberattacks on key digital systems, including the country’s government and financial institutions, and the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) has issued an advisory.

According to details, flaws in e-Mudhra’s digital security certificates have created the risk of cyberattacks on government, financial and critical information infrastructure.

It has been revealed that eight private security keys of e-Mudhra’s certificate authority have been compromised, of which six are used for TLS certificates and two for code signing. The weak keys create the risk of forged digital certificates, impersonation of websites and online services, interference with internet traffic, surveillance and data tampering.

National CERT has directed the relevant institutions to immediately update operating systems, browsers and software, block the affected certificates and update security trust stores. Mobile apps, computer software and other systems that use separate certificate stores have also been told to take protective measures.

According to the advisory, organizations should monitor for suspicious certificates, unusual network activity and connection redirection, and report any suspected forged certificates or data interception incidents to National CERT Pakistan.

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Why Young Pakistanis are Downloading Instagram Videos in Growing Numbers

26 October 2026 at 11:45

Internet use in Pakistan has grown rapidly over the past several years, and the country’s young population spends a significant portion of its daily screen time on social media platforms. Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook are among the most visited platforms, with users between the ages of 18 and 35 making up the largest share of active accounts. But alongside this growth in consumption, a distinct behaviour has emerged: rather than saving content within the apps themselves, a growing number of Pakistani users are choosing to download videos directly to their devices.

This is not a casual or occasional habit. It reflects a practical response to specific conditions that define how digital access works in Pakistan, and it is becoming more widespread as users grow more familiar with the limitations of platform-native save features.

What Instagram’s Save Feature Actually Does

Most users assume that saving a post on Instagram stores the video on their phone. In practice, the platform works differently. When you tap the bookmark icon on an Instagram post, the app saves a reference to that post within your account. The actual video file remains on Instagram’s servers, tied to the original uploader’s account. Nothing transfers to your device.

The consequence of this becomes clear when the original post is removed. If the creator deletes the video, if the platform removes it due to a music licensing dispute, or if the account is deactivated, the saved bookmark in your collection becomes an empty link. The video is gone, and you receive no notification. You only discover the loss when you go looking for the content and find it no longer exists.

Why Content Disappears from Instagram

Content removal on Instagram happens for several reasons. Creators frequently delete older posts when updating their profiles or stepping back from the platform. Music licensing is a particularly common cause: a reel or video set to a popular track may be taken down when the rights holder withdraws permissions for a specific region, which happens regularly and without advance notice to users who have saved the post.

Platform policy enforcement is another factor. Instagram routinely removes posts that are flagged for community guidelines, copyright claims, or other violations. In each of these cases, any user who had saved the post loses access to it immediately and permanently.

For Pakistani users who save educational content, cooking tutorials, fitness guides, or professional reference material from Instagram, the loss of a saved video can be genuinely disruptive. The content that disappears is often content they were planning to return to.

Pakistan’s Connectivity Context

Beyond the impermanence of saved bookmarks, the conditions of internet access in Pakistan add a second layer of motivation for downloading content locally. Mobile data coverage has improved substantially in major cities, but connectivity remains inconsistent in smaller cities, rural areas, and during peak hours even in urban centres. For a user who cannot rely on a stable connection at all times, platform-hosted content that requires streaming is not always accessible when needed.

Data costs are a further consideration. The majority of Pakistani smartphone users are on prepaid mobile plans with monthly data caps. Streaming the same video multiple times, whether rewatching a tutorial or revisiting a news clip, consumes data on each viewing. A video downloaded once and stored locally costs nothing to replay. Over weeks of regular use, this difference has a tangible impact on how far a monthly data allowance stretches.

Why Instagram Does Not Offer a Download Button

The absence of a native download feature on Instagram is a deliberate product decision, not an oversight. Instagram’s revenue model is built on advertising, which depends on users watching content within the app. Every view that occurs inside Instagram generates engagement data and advertising impressions that the platform monetises. A video played from a locally saved file generates none of this. From the platform’s commercial perspective, enabling downloads would reduce the time users spend inside the app and therefore reduce advertising revenue.

Platforms that have introduced offline downloads, such as YouTube Premium and Netflix, operate on subscription models where revenue does not depend on in-app view counts. For free, advertising-supported platforms like Instagram, the commercial logic points against enabling users to take content off the platform.

How Pakistani Users Are Solving the Problem

The most widely adopted solution among Pakistani Instagram users is browser-based download tools. These tools operate entirely within the phone’s existing browser and require no app installation, no account registration, and no ongoing permissions. A user finds the Instagram video they want to keep, copies its link from the app, opens their phone’s browser, and uses an Instagram video downloader to save the file directly to their device. The entire process takes under two minutes. Once saved, the video sits in the phone’s gallery like any other file, plays without an internet connection, and remains accessible regardless of what happens to the original post on the platform.

The appeal is practical and immediate. There is no new software to manage, no subscription to pay, and no account to create. The file is simply on the device, available whenever it is needed, with no dependency on Instagram remaining accessible or the original post continuing to exist.

Who Is Driving This Trend

The users most actively downloading Instagram content in Pakistan span several groups. Students save educational videos, subject explainers, and revision material so they can study without relying on a data connection. Homemakers download cooking recipes and household tutorials. Young professionals save content relevant to their work. Content creators use download tools to back up their own published videos, protecting their material against account issues or platform removals that could otherwise erase months of work.

Across all of these groups, the underlying motivation is the same: locally stored content is more reliable than platform-hosted content. A bookmark depends on the platform, the creator, and an internet connection all functioning correctly at the same time. A downloaded file depends on none of these things. As Pakistan’s digital population continues to grow and as users accumulate more experience with the limitations of platform save features, the shift toward local storage is likely to continue.

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Lula Pledges to Develop Brazil’s Own Artificial Intelligence

26 October 2026 at 10:44
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces plans for Brazilian artificial intelligence and renewable energy following his presidential election victory.

Lula plans to expand technical education and use renewable energy to attract data centers and keep information stored in Brazil.


Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to develop a domestic artificial intelligence system, expand technical education and attract data centers powered by renewable energy, aiming to strengthen Brazil’s technological independence and accelerate its transition to a developed economy.

RELATED: Lula Celebrates Reelection, Promises Education Reform and Sovereign AI

Speaking after his victory in the presidential runoff, Lula said Brazil must invest in mathematics and engineering to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities rather than depend on technology developed in China or the United States.

“We will teach more mathematics, more engineering, because I don’t want to depend on Chinese or American artificial intelligence; I want to create a Brazilian one,” he said.

Lula also pledged to use Brazil’s renewable energy resources to attract data centers and keep information stored within the country. The proposal forms part of a broader push to expand the digital economy and strengthen domestic technological capacity.

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It is a country that respects differences, with a State that guarantees rights for all—because to govern means to look after 215 million Brazilians, without distinction. Respect must be the starting point for us to build, together, a Brazil that is increasingly fair and humane.

“We want to transform this country from a developing country into a developed one,” he said, identifying the digital, green and creative economies as key areas for investment.

He also outlined an ambition for Brazil to play a central role in political and economic decision-making and in efforts to promote peace.

Lula promised that his next term would deliver unprecedented results, telling supporters: “I want to make a commitment: I will deliver the best term of office any president has ever had in Brazil’s history. You can be sure of that.”

The president-elect, who turns 81 on Oct. 27, dismissed concerns about his age as he prepares to take office for another term. He pledged to devote himself fully to the country’s development and to improving the daily lives of Brazilians.

“I will dedicate 20 or 24 hours a day to making this the country everyone dreams of, where people can go to sleep and wake up in complete peace of mind,” he said.

Lula also thanked voters for their support in the runoff and praised young people who took to the streets to defend democracy, crediting their participation as a key factor in his victory.

His pledges place artificial intelligence, renewable energy and digital infrastructure among the priorities he has outlined for Brazil’s next phase of development, alongside his ambition to transform the country into a developed nation.

WhatsApp Web, Desktop Users in Pakistan Warned of Cyberattacks on Windows PCs

26 October 2026 at 08:32

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan issued HIGH-level cyberattack alert, warning government officials to immediately stop using WhatsApp Web and Desktop on Windows computers as hackers target users with malicious files capable of stealing passwords, sensitive data and gaining remote control of devices.

Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) declared HIGH-level cybersecurity threat, urging government officials and individuals handling confidential data to immediately avoid using WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop on Windows systems.

The emergency advisory warns that cybercriminals are exploiting messaging platforms and emails to launch targeted phishing attacks, distribute malicious files and gain unauthorized access to computers.

Malware as Documents

According to CERT, attackers are impersonating government departments, officials and trusted contacts to deceive their targets. Malicious files are being circulated through WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and email, often disguised as important official documents.

If users open and execute the malicious content, hackers could gain remote access to their Windows computers, steal passwords and obtain confidential information.

The threat is particularly concerning for government departments and organisations dealing with sensitive records, where a single compromised computer could expose valuable data.

The cybersecurity watchdog has warned that users should not automatically trust messages received from familiar WhatsApp contacts. An unexpected document, attachment or suspicious link, even from someone known to the recipient, could be part of a targeted cyberattack.

National CERT has also advised users to regularly inspect WhatsApp’s Linked Devices section, warning that an unfamiliar connected device could indicate unauthorized account access.

As urgent precaution, the national cybersecurity agency has recommended that officials handling sensitive information stop using WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop on Windows computers. The advisory also warns against transferring files received through WhatsApp to official Windows systems.

Users have been instructed to immediately terminate suspicious WhatsApp Web sessions, avoid unverified attachments and never disclose passwords, one-time passwords (OTPs) or verification codes. National CERT has further recommended enabling two-step verification on WhatsApp and other online accounts.

Windows operating systems, web browsers and installed applications should also be updated with the latest security patches.

The advisory outlines immediate emergency measures for anyone who suspects their computer or WhatsApp account has been compromised. Affected Windows computers should be disconnected from the internet and local networks without delay to limit further unauthorized access.

Users should preserve suspicious messages, attachments and relevant system logs as evidence and avoid reopening potentially malicious files.

The warning does not amount to a nationwide WhatsApp ban. Instead, it specifically highlights the dangers of using WhatsApp Web and Desktop on Windows systems handling sensitive information.

WhatsApp Hack Alert: Your messages might already be compromised

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vivo Launches Y32 in Pakistan, Delivering an All-Day Battery to Power Through a Long Day

26 October 2026 at 07:17

LAHORE – vivo today officially introduces the vivo Y32 in Pakistan, a highly anticipated smartphone designed for users with long, demanding days. Designed for young professionals, mobile workers, and anyone who needs a device that can keep going, the Y32 debuts with a clear and powerful promise: to deliver all-day power without compromise. By combining a massive 8000 mAh All-Day Battery with an expressive design and practical durability, the newest addition to the Y series is engineered to be a reliable partner for work and life, ready to help users power through their day.

Power that Lasts, Today and for Years to Come

At the heart of the vivo Y32 story is its extraordinary battery endurance, built to eliminate power anxiety from morning until night. For a delivery rider navigating the city, a contractor at a job site, or a professional moving between meetings, a dead battery means a disruption to their work. The vivo Y32 solves this with its massive 8000 mAh All-Day Battery, a power cell designed to support the most demanding schedules with fewer charging interruptions. Users can finally enjoy the freedom to use navigation for hours, stay in constant communication with clients, and still have enough power for entertainment on the commute home. It is truly a ‘’Business Never Stops’’ experience.

To put this capacity into perspective, a single charge can comfortably support an uninterrupted daily routine. Imagine waking up at dawn, running GPS turn-by-turn navigation, handling continuous client correspondence, taking real-time product photos, and streaming music in the background; all these can be done without battery anxiety. In a 12-hour mixed-use scenario, the Y32 finished with 20% battery remaining, leaving power for whatever comes next.

But true power is not just about a single day’s charge; it is about long-term reliability. The Y32 is built for the long run with its 6-Year Battery Health. Under vivo’s laboratory testing, the battery is engineered to retain at least 80% of its health after 1,500 complete charging cycles. Based on a full charge every 1.5 days, this is equivalent to approximately six years of reliable performance, ensuring the phone feels as dependable on day one as it does years later. The powerful battery can deliver stable performance even under extreme temperature conditions. Rigorous lab tests also show that Y32 can stand by for 4 hours at -20°C and can maintain storage function for 24 hours at -40°C, helping users brave through temperature challenges.

This long-term reliability is supported by a Smart Charging Engine that learns user habits to reduce unnecessary battery wear, and Overnight Charging Protection that intelligently completes charging before wake-up time. For those moments when a quick top-up is needed, 44W FlashCharge offers a fast and practical way to recharge during a short break, getting you back to your day without long delays.

A Design that Stands Out and Is Ready for Business

The Y32’s design ensures it remains a sophisticated and highly professional companion for any setting. The device moves beyond mere utility, presenting an expressive and sleek physical identity that serves as an elegant social business card for client meetings and formal occasions alike.

This premium look and feel is anchored by the Premium Metallic Camera Design, which provides a strong, modern visual signature for the rear of the phone. Rather than treating the camera as a purely functional element, vivo has elevated the module with a meticulously crafted metallic grain texture and precise detailing, transforming the camera area into a focal point of refined craftsmanship. This structural sophistication is further enhanced by Dynamic Light, which balances the entire camera design. It not only provides real-time, at-a-glance notifications for calls, messages, and key alerts, but also offers different colored light flashes with dynamic effects, bringing the phone to life and reflecting consumers’ style and mood.

Durability Built for the Unexpected Moments

The vivo Y32 is built to handle the realities of a busy workday. It features IP68 & IP69 Dust and Water Resistance, providing extra protection against demanding environments. Whether you are caught in a sudden downpour on your commute or working in a dusty outdoor environment, you can have confidence that your device is built to brave the elements.

This is reinforced with Anti-Drop Armor Design, which provides another layer of protection against the accidental bumps, knocks, and drops that can happen in real life. Backed by an SGS 5-Star Premium Performance Mark for Overall Unit Drop Resistance, the Y32 is designed to be resilient without the bulky look of a rugged phone. It is a device that looks expressive and fashionable while being better prepared for the small accidents of a demanding day.

Availability

The vivo Y32 will soon be officially available for purchase in Pakistan soon. The device will be offered in three colors: Twilight Red, Sunset Orange and Meteor White. To suit different storage and multitasking needs, the Y32 comes in (6GB+128GB) and (6GB+256GB) memory variants, priced at PKR 82,999 and PKR 99,999, respectively. Customers in Pakistan can pre-order the vivo Y32 starting October 26 and 27, 2026.

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The US-China biotech trade war that isn’t

26 October 2026 at 03:20

On October 22, the US Treasury proposed adding biotechnology to the list of Chinese sectors that American capital may no longer finance. A week earlier, China’s Ministry of Commerce had proposed barring the foreign sale of five biomedical technologies, including cell and gene therapy platforms. Two governments that agree on almost nothing moved in the […]

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