Daily archive
37 stories from 21 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
The FBI has confirmed North Korea's role in the roughly $6 billion Binance hack and is asking the DeFi community to block specific BTC, ETH and SOL addresses. The agency's request targets wallets tied to the stolen funds.
Also covered by The Hacker News, CoinDesk
#Apple's new CEO defended the company's current position in the AI landscape. He said Apple does not want to release AI features simply for their own sake.
#The TechCrunch Founder Summit is held on November 4 at Boston's SoWa Power Station. The event offers networking and startup-focused sessions, and registration prices increase at the door.
#An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.
#The Verge's final spooky season recommendations gather a set of creepy, disturbing and weird videos from YouTube. The picks cover surreal art horror and other unsettling content.
#The Verge has compiled its past keyboard coverage in one collection. The piece frames the keyboard as the main way people get information from their heads into a computer.
#Amazon is clearing M5 MacBook Pro inventory this weekend, with the 14-inch model dropping to $1,349.99. AppleInsider describes it as the lowest price on record.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, Macworld
#The touch-enabled MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR screen is available for preorder at several major retailers. Best Buy is including a $100 gift card that is automatically added to the cart with preorders.
#A reviewer took the iPhone Duo and an iPhone Pro Max on vacation. The reviewer found the Duo engaging enough to avoid switching back to the Pro Max despite its frustrations.
#The weekly Installer newsletter rounds up favorite gadgets and tech finds. This edition features touchscreen devices alongside a family vacation note from the author.
#The full-color smart string lights are discounted by $25 and work indoors or outdoors. Wired says they passed its testing.
#Backup by BioLite is designed to power a fridge when the grid goes down. Wired's review finds it works but is expensive for keeping food cold.
#Wired reviews the Keurig Alta Brewer and its new AltaRounds pods. The reviewer finds the machine delivers classically good coffee with newer brewing technology.
#Wired recommends sunrise alarm clocks such as Hatch and Lumie for people who struggle with mornings. The bedside gadgets simulate dawn light to wake sleepers.
#Anthropic has updated Claude Opus to stop AI-generated game clones that have flooded platforms like Steam. The change also restricts reverse-engineering, which affects legitimate developers as well.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, IGN, Wccftech, Hacker News
#Companies have spent several weeks reassuring investors that Muse and other AI agents are more of an opportunity than a threat. Wired argues the disruption has not materialized so far.
#CNBC reports OpenAI is now seeking up to $20 billion in its latest funding round, down from a $30 billion target. The round is still in progress and has not closed, so figures may change, according to a person familiar with the deal. Investors have reportedly lost appetite amid AI market jitters.
Also covered by TechCrunch, CNBC Technology, The Decoder, The Next Web, CoinDesk
#Samsung hosted Altman for talks with about 50 of its presidents on Saturday. The meeting followed a podcast in which Altman made his comments about DRAM use in PCs.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Nvidia is weighing cosigning a loan for Nscale, the UK AI cloud company, to build an AI data center in West Virginia. Reports say the debt guarantee could total billions of dollars and that Anthropic is the data center's intended customer.
Also covered by The Next Web
#A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds' internal clocks. The finding describes how seabirds experience a form of jet lag.
#The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Pulling approval is proving difficult, raising the question of whether patients should keep access.
#Researchers are repeating an infamous 1960s experiment in which planarian worms appeared to transfer learned memories by consuming one another. The original sensational finding faded once the worms stopped learning.
#Astronomers found that a white dwarf's density and the material it absorbed from its surroundings determine its atmospheric color. The result explains a range of hues beyond white.
#NASA solicited ideas for reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope four years ago, but none of the proposals went anywhere. The agency is asking the public again for possible solutions to save the telescope.
#The latest Windows 11 Insider build lets users control Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and power settings without leaving Xbox gaming mode. The build also adds search improvements with new filtering options.
Also covered by Digital Trends
#Meta is promoting its Muse Charm as a portable AI helper with a squishy face. A Verge writer describes building a comparable AI Tamagotchi and says they will not buy the Meta product.
#TikTok may be working to become the app people use for most of their digital activities. Reported additions include restaurant guides and payments.
#Binance said it is in discussions with Malaysian regulators for a licensed business in the country. Authorities have blocked its website and applications, and the exchange is seeking a route back into the market.
#UK regulators alerted US racing officials to a series of large, unusual and successful wagers on US horse races. The coup has not been solved, according to the report.
#Researchers uncovered the Volta-Autodoxer malware, which uses AI tools to gather large amounts of victim data. The collected data includes login credentials, credit card numbers, Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Investors who back venture capital firms discuss the pressures of pile-ins, distribution payouts and capital pacing in the current market. The article reports that these limited partners are mostly thrilled with their returns.
#After hackers stole a shocking $6.3 billion from Binance customers in a record-breaking crypto heist, the company's CEO says that 90 percent of the funds have been replaced, and the company plans to cover the remaining 10 percent as well. Binance is covering the stolen funds directly, and the remaining 10 percent consists of "less […]
#Nintendo has released a Pikmin Day Direct presentation. Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced a new project titled Hello! Pikmin along with other Nintendo franchise news.
#A surprise Halloween episode of It: Welcome to Derry is out now. Gizmodo says it is a new and scary option for the holiday.
#Vic Mensa describes how he uses the Voice Memos app. The piece also notes that his debut mixtape Innanetape finally arrived on major streaming services in September.
#The Verge examines the aggressive, often sensational fundraising and campaign texts flooding voters ahead of the midterms. Examples include messages urging donations to elect James Talarico and claims about Mark Kelly.
#The founders of Maison Lineti are producing single malt whisky in concrete eggs, a world first according to Wired. The approach treats the spirit the way winemakers treat wine.
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