Wrong: summary, TL;DR and body gave the Sparks Semi factory as 1.7 million square feet, a figure from pre-event secondhand reporting (NotaTeslaApp). Right: Tesla said during the Sept. 24 rollout broadcast that the plant covers 1.8 million square feet (@tesla_semi, 2026-09-24); figure now attributed to Tesla.
CORRECTIONS
A public log of every correction made to The Circuitry. We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, this is where we fix them — publicly, without spin.
Correction Log
63 totalWrong: title, summary and body gave the Sparks Semi plant as 1.7 million square feet, a figure from earlier secondhand reporting (NotaTeslaApp). Right: Tesla said during the Sept. 24 rollout broadcast that the plant covers 1.8 million square feet (@tesla_semi, 2026-09-24); figure now attributed to Tesla.
Wrong: title claimed FDA-cleared Hearing Enhancement while body/tweet only mentioned vague Conversation Focus 'updates' with no FDA/pricing/product facts. Right: body+tweet now state FDA-cleared Hearing Enhancement for mild–moderate hearing loss, later-2026 timing, Meta One/$149.99, Ray-Ban not at launch (Engadget 2026-09-23).
Wrong (tweet/summary): treated $25B+ annualized card volume as already settling onchain / fully shifted. Right: SoFi began migration; $25B+ is expected annualized volume after migration (CoinTelegraph/CryptoSlate).
Hedged headline and social copy: audits are production-prep diligence, not a confirmed acceleration of Optimus mass production.
Wrong (tweet leftover after Sep 21 body fix): Acer 2.5 lb / Dell 2.2 lb and omitted Dell LCD. Right: Acer 2.7 lb, Dell XPS 2.5 lb with LCD callout — matching corrected body (THE-121 incomplete sweep).
Wrong: attributed active exploitation confirmation to Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and NCSC Netherlands without primary sources. Right: attributed to CISA KEV listing and F5’s advisory that the vulnerability has been exploited; forensic-triage line now cites CISA BOD 26-04 only.
Softened petition “hundreds of thousands” scale in body + tweet_text — not in Bungie primary (Xavier nod 2026-09-21).
Wrong (garbled AI copy): “The device follows Apple's earlier reporting on the announcement of the new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips and more.” Right: “Apple announced the refreshed Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro options last month.”
Wrong: “spend $1.5 billion on film production in Hollywood over the next five years” and “may also sell a stake in Miramax if production targets are missed.” Right (CA AG Rob Bonta press release, Sep 21, 2026): an additional $1.5 billion over 2025 U.S. spending levels across five years; failure to meet the film-output requirement requires Miramax Studios divestiture plus $30 million per missed film.
Wrong: Acer Googlebook 14 weight listed as 2.5 lb; Dell XPS Googlebook as 2.2 lb; Lenovo Googlebook 15 as 2.84 lb; and a blanket “OLED displays” claim for all five models. Right: Acer 2.7 lb, Dell 2.5 lb, Lenovo 2.68 lb per Ars Technica’s launch specs table (Sep 21, 2026); Dell’s XPS Googlebook uses a 2.5K LCD touchscreen, not OLED. HP rounded to 2.7 lb.
Pre-publish harden (THE-128): stripped draft claims not in the TechCrunch Sep 15 piece — including Dec 2025 6.9 Bcf/d baseline, 54 Bcf/d power-sector total, 21 Bcf/d LNG delta, July 2026 20%/194 GW electricity share, 7.5/60 GW construction pipeline, Texas 80.6 GW, and named BNEF analyst attribution. Kept ~18 Bcf/d, nearly-double-in-nine-months, onsite 2.9–3.4, grid +15, 5× other sectors, price/climate hedges, and IEA 60g / 1 Mt/day / ~12% figures as reported.
Pre-publish harden (THE-128): grounded to microsoft.ai/news/mai-code-of-conduct and microsoft.ai/code-of-conduct. Removed unverified “37-page” count (secondary reportage only). Kept six-week consultation, 2027 training guidance, not-trained-today caveat, Chain of Command, Absolute Constraints, and hedge language for aspirational draft status.
Pre-publish harden (THE-128): removed claims not in Google’s Sep 15, 2026 primary — token limits 131072/65536, ultra-low/fixed latency profile wording, March 2026 3.1 Flash Live migration aside, and incorrect Workspace tier mapping (Docs: AI Pro/Ultra; Gmail/Keep: all Google AI subscribers).
Updated after Fortnite’s Sept 15 official trailer: Riku, Kairi and Roxas are confirmed skins alongside Sora (not merely text teasers). Title now names all four; source_url pointed to @Fortnite trailer post. Wrong: “Epic text teasers also point to Riku, Kairi and Roxas” / “Additional written hints… point to…”. Right: official trailer confirms Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas for Override this week.
Softened title so October 23 reads as the iPhone Duo ship date, not as a hard ship date for iOS 27.1 itself. Was: “iOS 27.1 to Ship With iPhone Duo on October 23”. Now: “iPhone Duo to Ship October 23; iOS 27.1 Expected Around Launch”. Body already hedged that Duo ships with 27.1 and that 27.1 timing is expected around / by that launch window.
Aligned Siri AI model language to Apple Newsroom primary wording: Apple Foundation Models “custom-built in collaboration with Google and its Gemini models,” while retaining Federighi nuance that this is not the Gemini app or Google Assistant (still under Apple Intelligence). Prefer primary Apple disclosure over rumor framing.
Corrected overclaim that Epic had fully confirmed Riku, Kairi and Roxas skins (Sora is confirmed; the others are suggested by Epic teasers) and fixed misattribution of the Sora confirmation line to a leaker instead of official Fortnite channels.
Corrected Steam Machine lottery reference: the randomized reservation system was used for the 2026 Steam Machine launch (June), not a 2015 launch.
Updated day-of: future-tense "Arrives Monday" framing corrected to shipped/present. Added Apple Newsroom facts on Siri AI English beta, daily usage limits, and China/EU unavailability. Source URL pointed at MacRumors day-of page.
Title/lede overclaimed “Gemini-Powered Siri” from The Verifier framing. Corrected to Siri AI / Apple Intelligence branding; kept Google collaboration with Federighi nuance (not Gemini app / not Google Assistant). Also aligned TL;DR, tweet, and body.
Removed leftover “up to 50% faster uploads” from the TLDR; matched Apple’s “meaningfully faster” wording already used in the body (Sep 10 body fix had missed the TLDR).
Fixed report count: Anthropic’s Sep 2026 misuse/threat report follows March, August, and November 2025 (not “third since March”). Pointed source_url to Anthropic’s primary report instead of a Google News CNN redirect.
Corrected PIF gaming stakes framing: Activision Blizzard is no longer a live public minority stake (Microsoft took ATVI private in 2023); wording now treats that holding as historical.
Updated platforms: 1001 Threads of Mizan is also coming to Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC (not PS5-only), per Variety/GamesBeat.
Corrected AES deal framing: acquisition is by a GIP- and EQT-led consortium (with CalPERS and QIA), not GIP alone; equity value about $10.7 billion.
Reframed the customer: Riot’s filing named only an unnamed frontier AI lab; Anthropic identification attributed to Bloomberg/CNBC reporting and noted as unconfirmed by Riot and Anthropic.
Finished Ultra→Duo correction on TLDR left from an earlier partial fix; official name iPhone Duo starts at $1,999.
Updated foldable product name from rumor-era “iPhone Ultra” to official iPhone Duo.
Updated foldable product name from rumor-era “iPhone Ultra” to official iPhone Duo (starts at $1,999).
Updated foldable product name from rumor-era “iPhone Ultra” to official iPhone Duo.
Updated foldable product name from pre-event rumor “iPhone Ultra” to official iPhone Duo (starts at $1,999).
Clarified that the Commission’s July 10, 2026 DSA action is a preliminary finding of breach, not a final determination that Meta violated the law.
Clarified that Meta disabled Muse Image’s Instagram @-mention/public-account referencing feature, not the Muse Image model itself, which remains available in Meta AI.
Corrected filing day from Thursday to Friday (July 10, 2026) and clarified Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan as former Apple employees, not both executives.
Corrected source_url search parameter from unrelated Oracle CVE-2026-46817 to the article’s KNX CVE-2023-4346.
Corrected garbled Bloomberg claim that misstated OnePlus as extending an exit “beyond China”; clarified reported 2027 pullbacks concern markets outside China (e.g., India), with China remaining.
Clarified Apple sued OpenAI plus two former employees (Tang Tan and Chang Liu); Yu-Ting “Alyssa” Peng is alleged as a conduit in the complaint but is not a named defendant.
Corrected Q2 USD revenue equivalent from $39.45B (CNBC conversion) to TSMC’s official $40.20B; corrected CapEx year from 2024 to 2026.
Corrected CXMT’s 7.67% share wording from “worldwide memory chip sector” to “global DRAM market,” matching the IPO prospectus and CNBC coverage.
Corrected takeover premium from 26% to 24% for base consideration plus final dividend versus the undisturbed closing price, matching DCC Energy’s recommended-offer announcement.
Clarified that the reported 2,013% CapEx surge to $15.8B refers to AI-segment spending, not company-wide CapEx (about $18.4B in Q2 per SpaceX filings).
Corrected source_url KEV search from CVE-2026-58644 (SharePoint) to CVE-2026-39808 (FortiSandbox), matching the article subject.
Corrected SigNoz fix PR reference from #11844 to the merged #12172 (NVD later replaced the superseded PR link).
Corrected headline/why framing from ‘Adds New Game Plus’ to ‘Confirms New Game Plus,’ reflecting that the mode is in development, not yet shipping.
Corrected Galaxy Watch 9 / Ultra 2 retail availability from August 9 to August 7, matching Samsung’s U.S. newsroom.
Clarified DeltaX's Georgia plan is a BESS assembly hub, not a battery cell factory; kept LG Energy Solution Michigan cell production accurate.
Corrected product name from Lego Cities Skylines to official LEGO Skylines.
Corrected studio name from MCB Game Studio to MBC Game Studio and creative director from Lars Blonde to Lars Bonde.
Corrected Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Q1 sell-in from 7.96 million to Nintendo’s reported 7.94 million.
Clarified Stripe–OpenRouter as a finalized agreement still pending close, not a completed closing.
Corrected announcement weekday from Thursday to Wednesday (Aug 5, 2026).
Corrected minigame name from Queens Blood to Queen's Blood.
Corrected New Mexico Meta case: March jury $375M plus August $567M abatement (not both phases in March); clarified federal trial began Aug. 18 rather than suit filing that day.
Corrected Roman Space Telescope cruise to L2 from approximately one month to approximately three months (~100 days), matching NASA.
Moved ceramic case colors (pearl white / night blue) from Ultra 4 to Series 12; clarified Ultra 4 remains titanium-only with up to 50-hour battery.
Corrected branding to AppleCare One Family and replaced “price not disclosed” with official $49.99/month coverage for up to six Family Sharing members.
Corrected foldable product name from iPhone Ultra to iPhone Duo.
Corrected foldable name from iPhone Ultra to iPhone Duo and price from “exceeding $2,000” to official $1,999 starting price.
Fixed Dubai Loop timing (Feb 2026 implementation, not “last year”) and Nashville loop length (nearly 25 miles, not 20).
Replaced unsupported “up to 50% faster uploads” claim with Apple’s “meaningfully faster” wording.
Removed invented polishing-cloth and ceramic Series 12 lines; attributed price hike to The Verge, not tipsters.
Corrected foldable name from iPhone Ultra to iPhone Duo; fixed AppleCare One Family branding.