Daily archive
86 stories from 36 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Nov. 13, its third such action in history, halting flights at all US airports. The agency cited 'extraordinary circumstances' and safety, and the stop could last a while as the FAA troubleshoots.
Also covered by Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Technology, The Verge, Mashable Tech
#OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, built with American Express, that lets its agents make purchases for users without exposing card details. A limited rollout starts with U.S. Pro subscribers, and OpenAI says the product sets a new bar for secure agent payments.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, The Verge, CNBC Technology, 9to5Mac, Engadget
#Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick let America down and is at the center of a controversy involving Nvidia. Coons wants to know whether Lutnick made it easier for China to secure Nvidia advanced AI chips, and says he has no concrete evidence of that so far.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz, Gizmodo
#Google is rolling out a Google Wallet connection to all Gemini app users in the US. The feature can analyze spending, identify subscriptions and suggest budgets.
Also covered by Engadget, Android Authority, Android Police, The Next Web, MakeUseOf
#Nvidia's share of the S&P 500 changes with its market value, showing concentration risk in cap-weighted index funds. A timeline traces its growth from its 1993 founding through GeForce, CUDA and AI data centers.
Also covered by Quartz
#Modine Manufacturing Co., a maker of cooling systems for data centers, logged its biggest single-day gain since 2020. Bloomberg News reported the company was in talks to be acquired by Samsung Electronics.
#Bloomberg Technology reports that a Trump administration official running US export control programs considered Jensen Huang as a marquee speaker for an upcoming agency conference. The episode has drawn scrutiny of the agency amid the Nvidia crisis.
#QTS, a data center operator backed by Blackstone, is reducing a planned private debt sale by about 60%. The company struggled to attract enough investor demand and declined to pay much higher yields.
#The Federal Reserve on Friday identified vulnerabilities tied to artificial intelligence and elevated asset valuations. The findings appeared in its semi-annual report on financial stability.
#Trump Jr. advised Kalshi and received equity while the Trump administration helped Kalshi in lawsuits. He is now out as an advisor after his firm's big Polymarket investment.
#Collins says higher rates raise the cost to buy and build homes. She argues that stable prices support housing over the longer run.
Also covered by Quartz
#Staff at Rockstar's UK offices are deciding whether to unionize. The vote involves more than 1,600 employees ahead of the GTA 6 release.
#Tesla's CEO is reportedly ready to move on from the Cybertruck. Owners say they will not let him off the hook for what they see as a poor decision.
Also covered by The Guardian Tech
#Bitcoin has dropped below $70,000 as selling pressure intensifies across the market. CoinDesk reported the decline.
Also covered by Quartz, Decrypt
#Bloomberg's Businessweek devotes its December special issue to China. Brad Stone examines the country's EV supremacy in its auto industry.
#SpaceX and Tesla merger talks are reportedly advancing toward a deal in December, with an announcement possibly slipping into early 2027. Texas's incoming attorney general Nathan Johnson, who takes office in January, said he will examine Elon Musk's ties to the state.
Also covered by Quartz, TechRadar, CoinDesk
#The AI-driven memory shortage is expected to raise prices on holiday shopping lists this year. Consumers are likely to see higher costs on electronics.
#India's central bank has given Paytm a conditional approval to run its digital wallet. The move lets the payments firm revive a high-margin revenue engine.
#Major UK retailers are ramping up hiring for artificial intelligence and technology positions. Rising costs are pushing them to pull back on recruitment in other areas, including in-store staff.
#Goldman Sachs strategists are bullish on US stocks for 2027, forecasting a 14% gain for the S&P 500. They say a selloff in the biggest technology companies has left their valuations historically cheap.
#JPMorgan Private Bank's head of EMEA equity strategy says investors are rotating out of semiconductor stocks and she expects hyperscalers to benefit. She also commented on European equities and why banks look attractive.
#Société Générale CIB strategist Manish Kabra told Bloomberg that he will focus on companies using AI rather than building it in 2027. He cited the cyclicality of the semiconductor trade as the reason.
#Anna Ashton, founder of Ashton Analytics, says the Nvidia controversy will likely lead to stricter US export controls toward China. She made the comments on Bloomberg's The China Show.
#Singtel Group CFO Arthur Lang discusses the company's outlook and growth strategy after its first-half earnings. He also addresses potential business impact from Nvidia leadership changes in a Bloomberg interview.
#Berkshire Hathaway paid higher yields to borrow in Japan than it did in April. Spreads were wider across several maturities of the ¥182.3 billion ($1.1 billion) bond sale.
#Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff says the company is using AI across its business but will keep its platforms a human-only zone. The company will use AI to verify identities.
#The FAA is extending its AI advice system for air traffic congestion across all of US airspace. Airlines praised the tool, but the air traffic controllers' union was not involved.
#A forensic report finds Blackwell fingerprints in DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group models. The report points to clusters of 3,000 to 4,500 GPUs despite US export controls.
Also covered by The Register, The Decoder, Wccftech
#Aaron Brown, founder and CEO of Lumbra and a former CIA officer, says the average person does not understand Nvidia's reach. He says the AI industry needs to address this as a messaging problem.
#Bloomberg Technology discusses how Chinese public attitudes toward AI are more positive than in the US. The government is leading efforts to turn rural and inland regions into AI manufacturing hubs.
#Paul Christiano said the risk of an AI takeover remains high even with policy responses. His September estimate was 15% within three years.
Also covered by Quartz
#Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company is continuously working on safety, security and alignment and does not want AI agents to run wild. He spoke in a live-streamed conversation with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
#In a briefing ahead of its IPO, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei named sourcing computing power as one of the company's biggest challenges. The comments were reported by Bloomberg Technology.
#Bloomberg's Morgan Meaker looks at whether algorithms are replacing the human friction that real intimacy needs to survive. The piece centers on couples whose relationships involve AI chatbots.
#ElevenAI is a new app from ElevenLabs that combines meeting note-taking and dictation. It is aimed at teams and enterprises.
Also covered by Digital Trends
#Disney is adding AI across its business, from film production to theme parks. The company says it remains protective of its valuable intellectual property.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Michelle Weaver, head of US thematic research at Morgan Stanley, says AI fundamentals are still showing positive signals despite recent market volatility. She cites compute demand and gains from AI adoption as evidence, speaking on Bloomberg Surveillance.
#Anthropic's Claude Duet is an AI agent aimed at consumers who do not write code. The Verge's hands-on test found it useful for helping write up product experiences.
#Anthropic's status page logged an incident with elevated errors affecting claude.ai, Claude Code and platform.claude.com. The thread on Hacker News drew 40 points and 24 comments.
Also covered by Android Authority, Hacker News
#South Korean startup DeepX Co. plans to invest more than $100 million in a next-generation artificial intelligence chip. The chip will be manufactured using Samsung Electronics' advanced 2 nanometer process.
Also covered by Quartz
#Mansa says its AI microdramas can serve as proofs of concept for what Black audiences want. Critics argue the studio is selling out.
#Callosum co-founder Dan Akarca says Nvidia will stay dominant in the near term. He argues its market share will decline as more specialized AI chips arrive, and that Callosum's software can route AI tasks to the best-suited processors.
#Malaysia is checking whether AI chips imported by a Megaspeed International unit were reexported overseas. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blamed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's department for leaving Megaspeed off the US trade blacklist.
Also covered by Axios, Tom's Hardware, The Next Web
#The latest Kindle Colorsoft is lighter and thinner than its predecessor and features an edge-to-edge display. Owners of the first-generation model have little reason to upgrade.
#A CNET test rig folded the iPhone Duo 24/7 for 20 days. The phone's hinge shows its first major sign of wear after more than 400,000 folds.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider
#The CMF Speaker S is available from Amazon and Nothing for $39, a $20 discount and the lowest price seen on the speaker. The deal is part of Nothing's ongoing early Black Friday promotion.
#Users who recently unboxed the Apple TV 4K report an error when using the YouTube app. The article outlines a fix for the problem.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Android Authority
#Camp Snap released a miniaturized version of its screen-free CS-8 camcorder, which was already half the size of the original. The new CS-8 Micro is smaller still and fits on a keychain.
Also covered by Digital Trends
#Apple has opened pre-orders for three of its new smart home accessories. The LG-branded cameras are due to ship in December.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider
#The Verge found discounted gift cards for Sony PlayStation and Microsoft that can lower the cost of a digital GTA 6 copy. GTA 6 launches next Friday, November 19, and direct game discounts are expected to be rare.
#Keychron's T1 HE is a wireless trackball whose ball position can be adjusted. It follows the Nape Pro, which debuted at CES 2026 with a slim design.
#Paprika 4, the recipe, pantry and grocery list app, arrives nearly 10 years after Paprika 3 with feature upgrades across most of the app. It now carries a subscription fee after a multi-week open beta.
#Apple's first touchscreen Mac, the PROLED MacBook Pro, features an OLED touchscreen and a thinner, lighter chassis. Early reactions focused on its illuminated lid logo, which recalls the light-up logos of older MacBooks.
Also covered by AppleInsider
#Ars Technica describes Slate Auto's screenless navigation concept for its bare-bones two-door pickup. The design pairs the truck with a spiral-bound map instead of a display.
#The TCL QM7L is a Mini-LED TV priced at $1,500 with vibrant color, deep blacks and a fast screen. The reviewer cautions that its wide pedestal must fit the buyer's setup.
#The Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built for fast Zone 2 rides and is the second-fastest bike in Specialized's lineup. Ars Technica suggests it may be the smart buy.
#Wolfenstein 3 is in development at MachineGames, with id Software as franchise creators, and was confirmed at Xbox Fanfest in Seattle for the Xbox 25th anniversary. It is the studio's first sequel since Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017.
Also covered by Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
#Ars Technica reports that cost and access barriers are pushing people toward modified dosing and unapproved versions of GLP-1 drugs. The report says the practice is widespread in the US.
#Ars Technica reports that ecological change is reducing the elephant population in a Sri Lankan park. The story examines the limits of community resilience.
#The flight is planned as a daylong test lasting about 22 hours, with a historic return. SpaceX will try to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the ship in one flight.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, CNET, Mashable Tech, Quartz, Gizmodo
#Researchers warn that the 1.5°C warming threshold could be reached by 2029. Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.
#Ars Technica's Rocket Report highlights an upcoming historic Starship test flight. It also notes a century of Electron launches.
#Teams have built brain implants that control robotic limbs and computers and can help people speak. The volunteers who take part in these trials are requesting more autonomy and fewer NDAs.
#Hubble is expected to reenter the atmosphere by 2034 and has several malfunctions on board. NASA is asking commercial space companies for proposals on how to extend the telescope's lifespan.
#TechCrunch reports that Drogue harvests heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The company says its first prototype should be in the water in less than two years and has backing from investors.
#LangChain says it has 7,000 customers for LangSmith, its model- and platform-agnostic agent management tool. The valuation puts the company at $3 billion.
#Valor founder Antonio Gracias has profited from investments in Musk's companies. Since 2003, Valor has delivered a 78% net return rate across all of its funds.
#Israeli venture investors see openings for challengers given Nvidia's dominance in AI. Many in the country's startup ecosystem are worried about the impact of Jensen Huang's departure.
#ByteDance plans to repurchase up to $6 billion of shares from investors, according to people who reviewed the proposal. The buyback values the company at about $400 billion, a 20% increase from a similar program a year ago.
Also covered by Quartz
#SigmaStar Technology is seeking to raise as much as $300 million in a Hong Kong listing as soon as this year, people familiar with the matter said. The move comes as Chinese technology companies look for an opportune fundraising window.
#Uber confirmed that thousands of drivers' license records were stolen in a security incident. The data was stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI, according to TechCrunch.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, Gizmodo
#The SignDrop exploit was released by a disgruntled researcher and targets Windows. It allows local users to gain all-powerful System rights.
#Bitdefender's stand-alone Antivirus Plus software is reviewed as both effective and affordable. The product is not promoted much compared with rival security suites.
#Singapore charged a fifth person in connection with an AI server fraud case involving computer servers that might contain Nvidia chips shipped to Malaysia. The Straits Times reported the charge, according to Bloomberg Technology.
#An independent arbitrator on Friday imposed terms between Amazon and Unifor covering about 700 warehouse employees in western Canada. It is the company's first North American logistics union contract.
#Microsoft warned customers that the November 2026 security updates may cause printing problems for documents with complex formatting. The warning was issued earlier in the week.
Also covered by PCWorld, How-To Geek
#Court filings last month revealed that Meta considered a plan three years ago to turn public opinion against author Jonathan Haidt. Critics of Haidt have since reacted negatively to the proposal.
#The Black Friday deal adds a quarterly subscription that ships three coffee bags at a time. Each bag comes from a different country.
#The official KPop Demon Hunters world tour for 2027 has been announced. Fans still have questions about the details.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, Quartz
#The Verge's 2026 gift guide offers curated gift ideas for fathers, moving beyond ties and shaving kits. The picks focus on memorable items dads are likely to appreciate.
#Jason Voorhees is set to return in a 13th Friday the 13th movie. It will be the first entry in the horror slasher franchise in nearly 20 years.
#Leaders such as Sam Altman and Elon Musk have built careers on claiming to see the future. The piece questions why that foresight failed to anticipate the midterm results.
#A Hacker News post links to a 1960 article in the journal Science titled Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. The post has drawn a few points and comments.
Also covered by Hacker News
#William Gibson published Neuromancer in 1984. The novel's path to Apple TV involved Drake, according to WIRED's exclusive look at the adaptation.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Muse can now handle business calls, just like Google's Pixel.
Also covered by Digital Trends, The Decoder, MakeUseOf
#Biographer Jean Guerrero describes Stephen Miller as a case study in oligarchic capture. She argues his role offers Donald Trump a way to double down on his agenda.
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