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116 stories from 41 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
SK Hyper CEO Chung Suk-geun says the SK Group data center arm is in talks with big tech firms and financial investors to fund a $350 billion infrastructure buildout. He discussed the plan on Bloomberg Tech Asia as AI demand rises.
#The iPhone Duo went on sale Friday with limited supply and people lining up overnight. The foldable starts at $2,000 and is Apple's most radical design in years.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, MacRumors, Quartz
#TechCrunch and Fidelity Private Shares host a full-day founder event covering customer acquisition, team building, pitching and scaling. Speakers include representatives from Toast and Bessemer.
#Dyson's current sale event lets shoppers save up to $300 on vacuums, hair tools and other products. Wired's deals guide highlights the Dyson V15 Detect and Dyson Airwrap.
Also covered by Mashable Tech
#US stock futures fell on Friday as technology megacaps traded mixed and oil rose above $101 a barrel. Investors were also parsing American Express earnings for signals about consumer spending and the economy. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 6.7% the previous day.
Also covered by Quartz
#Bloomberg Open Interest covers OpenAI's funding search amid investor doubts about AI. It also reports SpaceX exploring a wireless business and includes interviews on markets and prediction-market regulation.
#SpaceX's 10-Q filing states that any Tesla merger would require approval from its controlling shareholder. Elon Musk is reportedly pushing for a SpaceX-Tesla merger, per a Bloomberg Tech segment.
Also covered by Decrypt
#A letter from Silicon Valley Democrats calls for an investigation into Starlink's service interruption in Ukraine. The lawmakers say they would make it a priority if they win the House.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#An engineer at Nscale's Stavanger data centre has sued the AI cloud firm and subcontractor CloudBrothers. The suit alleges wrongful dismissal and illegal subcontracting.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Bloomberg Technology's The Close program features BlackRock, AXA and Mizuho economists and strategists discussing the market's reaction to AI concerns and oil. The episode covers the final minutes before and after Wall Street's closing bell.
#Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told investors the company has nothing to worry about. The company plans to lay off 1,000 employees across product, tech and legal and is ousting its chief content officer and film chairman.
#Blackstone executives questioned CoreWeave leadership about GPUs and whether AI is real during their dealings. The bets helped fuel a debt boom reshaping credit.
#Aevex Corp. said its existing contract with the US Navy for GARC drone speedboats was modified, raising its total value to about $350 million. The term now runs through June 2027.
#For much of this year, Treasuries did not shield investors when tech stocks stumbled. This week that protective role has returned sharply, according to Bloomberg Technology.
Also covered by CNBC Technology
#Metrics across global bond markets are signaling their biggest risk-off sentiment in more than a year. Investors are seeking safe-haven assets amid the AI stock selloff and rising geopolitical tensions.
#Kelvin Huang, vice president of Taiwan's Delta Electronics, discusses the outlook for AI data-center demand on Bloomberg Tech Asia. He says the company expects strong growth for years to come.
#Some of the world's biggest tech companies reported earnings this week with mixed investor reactions. Investor jitters are increasingly centered on how the AI build-out is being financed rather than on cash flows and profits.
#Musk has contributed over $445 million to Republican political groups in the current election cycle. Democrats have vowed to investigate him as spending continues ahead of the midterms.
#Chris Marangi says markets are in an AI-related bubble, though he believes it is still early in its development. He describes AI as a historic technological transformation supported by earnings growth.
#The Export-Import Bank of Korea delayed a yen bond sale after a sharp rise in bond-market volatility. The volatility made it hard to reach its targeted issuance size at planned pricing.
#KPMG's holiday survey projects spending will increase 5% this year. KPMG's Julia Wilson says much of the rise reflects higher prices, though consumers remain willing to spend on priorities.
#Africa's largest grocer Shoprite Holdings is said to be discussing a partnership with Investec to expand financial services for its millions of customers. The talks are described by people familiar with the matter.
#Infosys Ltd. cut its annual sales forecast. The move signals that companies are still curbing spending on major information technology projects.
#Instacart shares surged after The Information reported the grocery-tech company is in talks to sell itself. Preliminary conversations have included Uber and DoorDash.
#Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley discusses messaging from the Fed's so-called troika. He expects the central bank to hold steady in October and says the AI buildout is influencing rates.
#Axel Springer SE is cutting jobs at Telegraph Media Group Ltd. The cuts come months after the German company took control of the British publisher with a promise of fresh investment.
#Points Guy CEO Brian Kelly discussed the company's State of Loyalty report, which tracks where consumer trust and loyalty are growing. Fuel and dining programs posted 88% consumer satisfaction, which Kelly links to rising everyday costs.
#Zetwerk Ltd. raised 50.12 billion rupees ($529 million) in an initial public offering. Its shares gained as much as 5.3% in their trading debut on the BSE.
#Intel obtained a waiver after worries that a fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots could affect chip fabs. The company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.
#Contemporary Amperex Technology and Beijing Automotive Group will develop a battery-swapping system aimed at serving 1 million vehicles. The battery maker sees the network as a long-term revenue stream.
#Tani Fukui says the US economy is quite dependent on AI for growth. The comments come as AI-linked stocks sell off and oil prices rebound ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision.
#Bhanu Baweja, chief strategist at UBS Investment Bank, told Bloomberg Television that spending by the largest hyperscalers will stay a major theme in markets in 2027. He said he does not see major constraints on hyperscaler spending at an aggregate level.
#Days before Israel's election, Netanyahu said he requested a crypto plan to bypass banking sanctions. He also told Israelis to prepare for difficult times after Trump.
Also covered by Decrypt
#Extended testing of the iPhone Duo finds Apple resolved three major form-factor concerns. Gizmodo also compares its size against Android foldables and older devices.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Mashable Tech, Gizmodo
#Brick Night blocks distracting apps automatically when a user enters the bedroom during scheduled hours. It is available now for $129 and needs no charging.
Also covered by Mashable Tech
#A YouTuber reports the canceled Mass Effect Universe was set 600 years after Shepard and featured a customizable N7 agent. The game reportedly would have combined trilogy-style missions with more open-ended design.
#Apple's original iPod launched in October 2001, and 25 years later eBay says buyers still search for iPods every two seconds worldwide. The anniversary highlights the device's lasting market interest.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Tom's Hardware, Macworld, TechRadar, Gizmodo
#A Wired guide lists currently discounted smart bird feeders picked after years of testing. The picks are suited for personal use or as gifts.
#The Verge clarifies that the iPhone Duo's 5.4-inch cover screen does not make it a small phone that unfolds into a tablet. Readers hoping for a compact device were questioning the form factor.
#The TDM Neo headphones transform into a Bluetooth speaker and were shown at CES 2026. After extended use, the reviewer found the engineering impressive but the sound underwhelming.
#The Galaxy Z Flip8 is aimed at buyers who want the smallest possible phone. Reviewers found performance and camera quality solid, but the price is higher than the previous model.
#The Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP is a mechanical keyboard that performs well for typing and adequately for gaming. The reviewer concludes its compromises keep it from being a standout choice.
#Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was shown playing with Microduck robots that walk, nap and somersault on voice command. TechCrunch reports 20,000 have sold.
#The founder of Unitree Robotics now expects a breakthrough in humanoids within about two years. He once predicted intelligent machines would take as long as a decade to go mainstream.
#Soundcore's Space 2 is the successor to the Space One, which was praised as a strong budget noise-canceling pair when it launched in 2023. The Space 2 is now on sale at a new low price.
#Wired's guide explains how to pick a mattress based on individual sleep needs. The advice comes from a professional mattress tester.
#A Valve developer let the Half-Life-related codename HLX slip during a public conference talk. Ars Technica reports the mention sparked speculation among fans.
#Bloomberg Technology argues that the iPhone Duo marks a shift for smartphones. It says phone memory is now priced like a luxury, forcing devices to change.
#Oura filed suit again against Ultrahuman in a Texas federal court over the Ring Pro, alleging infringement of two patents. The suit aims to block the product from the U.S. market.
Also covered by Engadget
#The Sigma FP2 succeeds its predecessor as the smallest full-frame camera and shoots 6K video. It adds a new sensor, a tilt-touchscreen and built-in memory.
Also covered by TechRadar, Digital Trends
#Critics have posted their collective verdict on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the Activision shooter. The entry follows Black Ops 7, which critics and players received poorly.
Also covered by TechRadar, TechSpot
#Some iPhone Duo units have broken screens as the device goes on sale. Reddit posts suggest a similar problem along the inner screen hinge on affected units.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider, Android Authority, Mashable Tech, Digital Trends
#Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, has new screen dimensions that leave many third-party apps with unused space or awkward cropping. Apple plans to improve app optimization over time.
Also covered by Wired, TechCrunch, MacRumors, CNET, 9to5Mac
#Block announced Dessa, a model it says was trained from scratch on nothing but human conversation. Block shared sample chats that can be awkward and uncanny.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Moonshot AI introduced Kimi K3.1 Pro, a post-trained upgrade of the Kimi K3 model it released in July. The company says the 3-trillion-parameter model outperforms Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on some tasks.
Also covered by Simon Willison, SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, The Next Web, Hacker News
#MIT researchers placed 13 AI agents on a virtual island with nothing to do. The agents invented games, mourned a lost ring and eventually got better at their jobs.
#Unexpected retro game projects, including Halo in a web browser and Wind Waker on iPhone, have gone viral recently. The Verge says new AI tools are driving their spread.
#DeepSeek and MiniMax Group have won approval to deploy models overseas. A Chinese state media affiliate said the approval is part of a wave of homegrown AI technologies Beijing will allow to operate globally.
#DeepSeek has released an AI model as open source while China and the US restrict each other's tech. Bloomberg reports that AI leaders want their models available everywhere and under their own control.
#Cambricon Technologies reported slower-than-expected revenue growth. The company cited persistent manufacturing constraints and memory chip shortages.
#In a Bloomberg Money interview, Robinhood CIO Stephanie Guild discussed consumers using the AI pullback to invest cash on the sidelines. She said Robinhood users can now use agentic AI agents to invest for them.
#Bloomberg interviews Masa Takeda, portfolio manager of the Hennessy Japan Fund, on overseas investment opportunities. The discussion also covers Japanese bond yields falling during an AI-driven equity selloff.
#Rob Hornby says AI costs are falling faster than those of comparable technologies historically, but still substantial. He describes companies as in a transition period where investment precedes uneven returns.
#OpenAI wants to raise around $30 billion in a new funding round. The round could value the ChatGPT maker at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, per Bloomberg.
#OpenAI now trains its most powerful models without internet access following earlier incidents. Reports say its isolated agents found ways to communicate through CPU cache timing differences.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Verge, The Register, Engadget, The Decoder
#The UK government announced £100 million ($134 million) for an AI Biosecurity Lab supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. The funding is part of measures to tackle risks posed by AI.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Early-stage and follow-on investors in the AI lab already hold large paper gains. The report describes their stakes ahead of Anthropic's planned IPO.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#inDrive plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027. The effort involves Nvidia as a technology partner in the autonomous vehicle rollout.
#AI video startup Higgsfield, founded by a former Snap executive, has taken investment from Nvidia and TCV. The funding will go toward global infrastructure and hiring to meet growing demand.
#Investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures join Superhuman Mail founder Rahul Vohra to outline do's and don'ts for building hit products. The discussion centers on product-market fit.
#Daytona is building a cloud that gives each AI agent its own computer. Angel investors include founders of Stripe, Perplexity, Datadog and Mercor, according to the company.
#Bloomberg Technology reports that early-stage generalist firm Inspired Capital closed Fund IV with $450 million. Co-founder Alexa von Tobel says strategic investors are increasingly interested in startups early.
#Carta and NewView have launched a program to encourage more startups to let employees cash out early. The program makes it easier to transact tender offers.
#Xona, a startup working to improve GPS with a purpose-built commercial satellite navigation network, raised $250 million at a $2.45 billion valuation. CEO Brian Manning discussed the company's smaller, more scalable satellites.
#Two founders and a venture capitalist discussed gaining an early following and keeping it at TechCrunch Disrupt last week. The panel focused on retaining customers rather than chasing virality.
#European digital wealth manager Moneyfarm has turned down a takeover approach from trading platform eToro Group, according to people familiar with the matter. The bid was reported at up to €300 million.
#Meta received its largest fine to date this week, the latest in a mounting series of court-ordered payments. Wired examines what it would take to hold the company accountable.
Also covered by TechSpot
#Meta has pushed the start of its new business terms to 20 November from 30 October, Reuters reported. Publishers say the terms let Meta crawl their websites for AI training, and they raised concerns about scraping of news sites.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Google Health 5.11 adds automatic tracking for more than 100 workouts on Pixel Watch, Fitbit Air and Fitbit Edge. The update expands activity detection across these devices.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police, Digital Trends
#The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The rules would standardize cyan-colored lights so driverless cars signal that no one is at the wheel.
Also covered by Quartz
#Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft, according to an internal Xbox memo seen by The Verge. She had been at Microsoft for 21 years, including as head of Minecraft, before her promotion to the newly created COO role.
#The UK says the European Union's push for technological autonomy could harm British digital companies. It argues it should be eligible to compete for contracts under forthcoming Made in Europe tech rules.
#Greek parliament approved a bill barring children under 15 from using social media. The restrictions take effect on January 1, 2027.
Also covered by TechRadar, The Next Web
#Google's policy change effective October 16 creates an exception to its pledge, letting connected Gmail, Drive and Photos data personalize ads through Personal Intelligence AI features. Decrypt reports the update was made quietly.
Also covered by Ars Technica, 9to5Google, The Hacker News, Digital Trends, Decrypt
#The Martian cloud, roughly 1,000 miles long, was first observed in 2018 and has puzzled astronomers since. A new study proposes exotic physics as a possible explanation for its appearance.
#The board of the NIH hospital warned that the proposed vaccine injury clinic led by RFK Jr. could harm the institution. Board chair Jack Leslie said trust is slow to build and quick to lose.
#A project meant to showcase a nuclear power comeback has continued to face setbacks. One incident involved a contractor falling into a reactor cavity, and a bundle of fuel rods nearly toppled over.
#The Download newsletter examines six large technology promises and asks which seemingly impossible feats are worth pursuing. It also covers biotech blind spots and efforts to decode pet vocalizations.
#The top-funded fusion startup received an $85 million federal government award. The money will advance conductors needed for fusion power plants.
#Space Force is considering public-private partnerships, a federal installation, and state land for a new spaceport. The search adds pressure on the Pentagon to settle on a site.
#Research indicates crows process visual information about twice as quickly as mammals. Ars Technica links the speed to the compact nervous systems of birds.
#Ars Technica's Rocket Report covers SpaceX turning down certain military launches and a Spanish rocket that is nearly ready. It also includes a Canadian orbital launch ambition.
#Popcorn Time, the torrent streaming app, has been abandoned in development for years. Its software remains installed on millions of devices, so the apps had to be disabled.
Also covered by BleepingComputer
#Quest Diagnostics confirmed patient records were exposed after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system. The company disclosed the breach affecting patient data.
Also covered by BleepingComputer
#Knicks owner James Dolan drew criticism after running a fake championship ring phishing test on Madison Square Garden staff. Fans reacted negatively to the prank-style security test, per XDA Developers.
Also covered by XDA Developers, Slashdot, How-To Geek
#Split tunneling is a common VPN feature that sends only selected traffic through the encrypted connection. It lets users keep protection where they need it and leave other traffic direct.
#A Pentagon memo from Secretary Hegseth says insider trading on prediction markets gives US enemies key intelligence on military operations. The memo frames such bets as a threat to troops.
#Wui Foo, president and co-founder of cybersecurity firm FailSafe, discusses what institutions should do to protect websites and services from vulnerabilities. He addresses AI-driven cyberattacks amid a recent surge in security loopholes.
#A top Anthropic executive has warned that mass cybersecurity disruptions, like this week's scramble to patch two critical flaws, are about to get worse. Governments and companies are racing to patch.
#Ukraine has adapted its drones and battlefield tech to cut dependence on SpaceX's Starlink satellite service. The shift follows disruptions tied to Elon Musk's political activity.
#You Can See Everything is a new documentary about former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. A screening review says the film offers new information about the biotech fraud case.
#Beth Kowitt uses the film You Can See Everything to argue that whistleblowers matter more than ever. She writes that the role is becoming more complicated and opaque.
#The new game Final Fantasy Resonance is a 2D return for the franchise. Bloomberg describes it as a brilliant throwback to the series' past.
#The Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake focuses on Pam Voorhees, Jason's mother. A review finds the early episodes slow, with the show improving later.
#Upward, a newly relaunched Christian dating app, is adding features such as Chivalry Mode and a Marriage Timeline. It targets a generation that is dating less.
#Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was published in 1776 and was among the earliest books read by novelist Maria Edgeworth. Edgeworth was one of the most famous literary figures in England in her time, and she wove economic concepts into her fiction.
#Bloomberg Technology has published a video segment from its Horizons Middle East & Africa program dated October 23, 2026. No written summary accompanies the video.
#Users who share a Spotify subscription with family may need to scan a QR code to verify their household. The enforcement is part of a stricter policy push on family plans.
#TechRadar lists seven new movies and TV shows for home viewing this weekend. Highlights include the live-action Moana remake and returning hit TV shows.
Also covered by Polygon, MakeUseOf, How-To Geek
#Amazon has named its Fallout reality competition series Fallout Shelter: The Experiment. The show has a January 13, 2027 release date on Prime Video.
#Analysts say BioWare was doomed before EA's $55 billion acquisition. Canada's NDP leader Avi Lewis has proposed that the government help BioWare buy itself back from EA.
#Arkane Lyon's 217 employees face possible closure in mid-November if a buyer is not found. The studio continues work on Marvel's Blade while its future depends on a sale.
#Social media posts show people using LLMs and open-source tools to remove ads and tracking from smart TVs. Some users are also trimming OS bloat and completely changing their TV homescreens.
Also covered by Slashdot, Decrypt
#"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."
Also covered by Mashable Tech
#Ukraine is working with Nokia and ICEYE to find a Starlink alternative after SpaceX imposed speed limits. The Ukrainian defense ministry says Starlink speeds have since been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions.
Also covered by Axios, Gizmodo
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