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119 stories from 39 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Apple says its first Apple Intelligence features will launch in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta from November 4. Alibaba's Qwen model powers the China features.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, The Next Web
#S&P Global Ratings has given Meta a negative outlook. The move reflects the company's hefty capital expenditures and concerns about free cash flow.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Next Web
#Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI announced plans to support an upcoming website crawling standard. It will let website operators block AI developers from using their content to train models.
Also covered by Engadget, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE
#Bose QuietComfort Headphones are priced at $199. The deal is a notably low price for the headphones.
Also covered by Android Police
#OpenAI's Altman says large amounts of PC RAM are an inefficient use of scarce DRAM supply. He argues cloud data centers can use those resources better.
Also covered by Engadget, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, Polygon, TechRadar
#Disappointing Big Tech earnings are intensifying investor concerns about whether massive AI spending will generate sufficient returns. Alphabet and Intel face particular pressure.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#Intel's stock crashed, cutting $12 billion from the government's stake. The company is being hurt by PC sales as AI demand for memory and components raises PC prices.
Also covered by TechSpot
#Boom's supersonic airliner may be delayed as the company moves into power supply for AI data centers. Its data center power business has also lost a customer.
Also covered by Slashdot
#Salesforce is reportedly buying Rune for $375 million. The AI logistics startup will bolster Salesforce's Missionforce defense platform.
#Intercontinental Exchange is partnering with Trade.xyz, an operator tied to offshore crypto platform Hyperliquid. The companies plan a new market for perpetual futures in US regulated markets.
#GM agrees to pay $220 million to 36 states over claims it sold driver location data to brokers. The automaker must now obtain express consent before collecting or sharing driver data.
Also covered by CNET, Slashdot
#Fujifilm is investing $64 million in magnetic tape production as AI storage demand surges. The company plans 5x tape production growth by 2028, as AI adoption drives data growth and organizations seek affordable offline storage.
Also covered by TechRadar, TechSpot
#FuelCell Energy CEO Jason Few discusses public concerns over higher utility bills, water use and fossil-fuel infrastructure. He discusses a proposed project in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, where FuelCell would supply power but is not the developer.
#Illumina CEO Jacob Thaysen says the company delivered a strong third quarter and beat expectations. He said it has moved from flat performance to mid-single-digit growth over 18 months and remains committed to high-single-digit growth for 2026.
#Crosby, an AI law firm, has entered the bidding for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a white-shoe Wall Street firm in decline. The firm's demise has been widely discussed in the legal industry.
#U.S. tech stocks fell for a second consecutive day on Friday over concerns about AI development costs and returns. The Nasdaq dropped more than 3.5%, and Intel shares fell as much as 30%.
Also covered by Slashdot, Hacker News
#Brian Niccol said Starbucks does not need acquisitions to reach its growth targets. He added that scale could create opportunities for a multi-brand company, weeks after Starbucks denied a Chipotle bid.
Also covered by Quartz
#On an hourlong earnings call, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent more time on autonomous vehicle ambitions than on the production ramp of the R2 SUV. The company faces a crucial test later this year when it rolls out its autonomy features.
#Amazon reported higher-than-expected capital spending and its slowest e-commerce growth in three years. The results added to investor concern about Big Tech's massive AI spending, according to Bloomberg.
#European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said the euro zone economy is being buoyed by artificial intelligence. He pointed to companies investing in the technology and benefiting from its rollout globally.
#Facing financial pressure, Electronic Arts chose Star Wars games over Mass Effect. The decision led to BioWare's closure and the cancellation of the sci-fi series.
Also covered by IGN
#The grid operator intends to hold a special March auction to secure new generating capacity for data-center demand. The plan depends on federal regulators approving revised rules on who pays.
#A tech sell-off hit Nasdaq futures as Amazon and Intel earnings deepened losses. Intel stock fell more than 27% in premarket trading, and Amazon shares slumped after earnings. Crypto also suffered a major hack.}],
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#Foxconn's chairman told CNBC that AI demand remains strong. The company is eyeing U.S. expansion and a larger share of the global AI server market.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Next Web
#AstraZeneca expects one-time restructuring costs of up to $2 billion as it redeploys resources over three years. The program is designed to fund its drug pipeline.
Also covered by Quartz
#Owners of GM cars found their driving data had been sold to insurance companies through its Smart Driver program. The settlement resolves claims over that data sharing.
#The Verge's opinion piece argues that investing in AI and similar technologies resembles gambling on uncertain futures. It cites claims that the technologies could bring either catastrophic risks or an age of miracles.
#Operating profit for the July-September quarter reached ¥1.99 trillion, up from ¥85.9 billion a year earlier. The company also declared its first dividend as data center operators pay heavily for flash memory.
Also covered by Quartz
#DoorDash has struck a food-delivery deal involving Instacart. Bloomberg reports the deal may help DoorDash fend off competitive inroads from Amazon and Walmart.
#Deutsche Bank argues the so-called AI dollar has arrived and that its safe-haven role is less certain. The view applies to an AI-driven market correction.
#Chevron expects to power up the Microsoft data center in West Texas on schedule. The move comes despite Governor Greg Abbott's suspension of digital infrastructure permits.
#CXMT Corp. posted a sevenfold surge in quarterly revenue and swung from a loss to a profit after aggressive capacity expansion. The pace of acceleration slowed, which may signal the AI-driven rally in Chinese memory chip prices is fading.
#Circular AI deal structures are spreading across Asia, and investors are raising alarms about the widening contagion risk. Concerns center on the interconnected financing behind AI spending.
#Jio's low-cost data triggered a price war in India's telecom market and helped push the country's internet subscriptions past 1.1 billion. Bloomberg reports the venture changed how people learn, pay, shop and invest, and helped fuel India's startup boom.
#Psaila argues the region offers attractive emerging-market opportunities as investors look beyond the AI trade. He cites improving ties with the European Union and a growing investment pipeline.
#Japan's Omron Corp. is increasing manufacturing output in India. The move follows India's policy push to attract global corporations as a manufacturing and exports base.
#Tokyo Electron Ltd. issued an annual outlook that beat analyst estimates. The result points to faster-than-expected spending by chipmakers racing to meet demand for AI hardware.
#Murata Manufacturing Co. plans to add ¥15 billion ($100 million) in investment to increase capacitor production. The expansion is aimed at meeting demand from data center operators building AI infrastructure.
#Markets are reacting mixedly to the AI trade this week, following Anthropic's IPO filing and Microsoft beating earnings estimates. Concerns about the AI boom are growing among investors. Barclays' Alexander Altmann discusses the outlook on the Odd Lots podcast.
#Suzhou Denglin Technology and Hosin Electronics launched listings in Hong Kong on the last trading day of the month, totaling about $765 million. The rush revives fundraising activity that had begun to slow after a strong run.
#A startup used Anthropic's Sonnet to control a motorized surgery rig after Opus 5.5 refused to run the experiment. Opus 5 warned it could stop working mid-operation.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Decoder
#A new report says the AI lab will likely qualify for a high junk rating from credit agencies following its IPO.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Ollie, an assistant known for respecting user privacy, will shut down in a week. Its founder cites the growing number of AI assistants flooding the market.
#Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle have committed more than $3 trillion to future spending on data centers, leases, equipment and energy, according to Bloomberg. The commitments span multiple years of AI infrastructure buildout.
Also covered by The Next Web
#A bankruptcy court judge said Character Technologies should hire a privacy ombudsman to assess whether its AI platform is harmful to children. The review is tied to its plan to license technology to Walt Disney Co.
Also covered by Quartz
#Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says Google's AI Mode does not send traffic to anyone, warning about the wider web. Reddit reportedly lost over one million Google search referrals per week in October.
Also covered by The Decoder, Decrypt
#The Dartmouth provost had warned about AI cheating before his own AI use led to his departure. The story highlights the gap between AI advocacy and disclosure.
#Consumers have largely not adopted AI agents for DoorDash orders, according to reporting on the relatively new e-commerce use case. The article says it is still early days for the technology.
#Zest's AI concierge combines group tastes, puts restaurant options to a vote and makes the reservation. The service works through text messages.
#Peter Singlehurst of Baillie Gifford says Anthropic's expertise, innovation and efficient use of compute set it apart. He also points to governance structures that give its seven founders voting control.
#Tyler Shultz says the AI boom is a great opportunity for deception, drawing on the Theranos story. He notes companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations.
#Pope Leo XIV says AI systems should be disarmed and that humans have the responsibility to guide, change or reject their applications. In a Friday papal address, he urged UN member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons.
#DoorDash said it has received several hundred orders placed by AI agents. The company says it is open to working with third-party agent makers.
#Sam Altman says he sympathizes with mathematicians struggling to process a stream of AI-generated results from OpenAI. He says the company will not stop and hints at more results from its stockpile.
#The Wikimedia Foundation backs legal protection for LLMs training on copyrighted work but not for chatbots reproducing that work for users. It argues a sweeping ruling in landmark AI copyright cases could harm the open web.
Also covered by The Next Web
#An audience member interrupted Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the final midterm debate, protesting AI data centers. Opposition to data centers over climate and water concerns is shaping the race, per The Verge.
#AM Intelligence, an Indian AI infrastructure firm, is seeking to raise as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The financing would fund a previously announced purchase of Nvidia's next-generation chips.
#Samsung launched an advertising campaign this week that mocks display problems some people have reported with the iPhone Duo. MacRumors covered the campaign.
Also covered by 9to5Google, MacRumors, CNET
#Pixel Watch 5 has hit its all-time low price on Amazon weeks before Black Friday. Pixel Buds Pro 2 are 26% off on Amazon, cutting the premium wireless earbuds to $169.
Also covered by 9to5Google, Android Authority, Android Police
#A guide covers what Googlebooks offer and where the Googlebook operating system falls short. The writer says the hardware is good but the software needs further development.
Also covered by XDA Developers, MakeUseOf
#Google is running a Pixel 11 sale across several retailers, including the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel Fold. The discounts arrive weeks ahead of Black Friday.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police, TechRadar
#Akai teased the MPC Sample Key and plans to open-source its software. The Verge has exclusive images, though no launch date or price has been announced.
#Apple is pursuing a period of product experimentation, adding a touchscreen to the MacBook and more screens to the iPhone. The HomeView device also gains CarPlay app support, and the results are not always polished.
#The Vizio Mini LED Quantum TV is discounted and skips built-in smart TV software in favor of direct HDMI inputs for streaming devices. The Verge frames it as an alternative to smart TVs that raise privacy concerns and frequent updates.
#Apple's AirTag 2 four-pack is available for $69.99 this week at Amazon and Best Buy. The price is a new low for the product.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Macworld
#The Arrowmax screwdriver adds a camera and AI that work together to recognize the exact type and size of bit required, removing trial and error. It competes with tools from Hoto and Fanttik.
#The Verge's columnist says smart displays with touchscreens have been underpowered and limited. The HomeView and Echo Show 16 are presented as possible family computers that address those gaps.
#A reviewer says the iPhone Duo works as a stand-in for a notebook when paired with the Apple Pencil. The foldable is priced at about $2,000.
#Nissan's series hybrid e-Power system has been retuned for American roads in the 2027 Rogue Hybrid. The vehicle drives like an EV but needs no plug-in charging.
#Motorola has announced a date for the US release of its top-tier phone, which is aimed at competing with Samsung's Galaxy Ultra. The report describes the device as a finally arriving taste of Motorola's finest for American buyers.
Also covered by Android Authority, Digital Trends
#The iOS app Oh My Hours is designed to curb screen time. It divides each day into hour-long blocks and shows which ones were spent on Instagram and TikTok.
#Wired's 2026 guide ranks handheld translators for work and travel. It argues that while phones handle basic translation, dedicated devices provide a more immersive experience.
#The Samsung S95H OLED TV delivers rich texture and high brightness in testing. It faces new competition when it comes to color dominance.
#Wired's best-tested leaf blower, an Ego model, is on sale. A resident expert also demonstrates how to build a toilet paper cannon for Halloween.
#Apple has regained the title of most valuable company, supported by iPhone demand. The move comes after a week of heavy losses in tech stocks.
Also covered by AppleInsider
#Amazon has arranged supplier financing that allows it to borrow as much as $80 billion against the value of hardware it purchases. The move helps preserve financial flexibility as the company spends hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Apple's new CEO John Ternus is described as a product person who sees no need to fix Apple and wants to avoid drama. The profile is based on a 30-minute meeting with him.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider
#Roblox CEO David Baszucki says AI-fueled content surged over the last three months. Daily active users fell 9% last quarter and bookings dropped 12%, which the company ties partly to tougher child-safety measures.
#AWS CEO Matt Garman says Amazon will responsibly fund its AI buildout to meet customer demand. Revenue at the cloud unit grew for six straight quarters, and the company projects over 40% growth in each of the next two years.
#Google's updated distribution numbers show Android 17 on about 1% of devices. Android 16 remains on more than 25% of devices.
Also covered by ZDNET, How-To Geek
#Apple has acquired Ascend.io, an AI firm that works on enterprise data management. The deal is not tied to any consumer-facing Apple product.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors
#Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ electric SUV for Waymo at its Takaoka plant in Japan. Testing begins in 2027, with Japan first and the UK next.
Also covered by The Verge, Engadget, The Next Web
#Walter Piecyk of Lightshed Partners says he is not impressed with the iPhone Duo's AI features. He says it will be a tough year for Apple, which reports earnings on Monday, in remarks on Bloomberg Surveillance.
#The first two episodes of Apple TV's crime thriller Nocturne are now available to stream. The series features Stephen Graham.
Also covered by TechRadar, IGN
#The core advertising, consumer and retail businesses of America's largest tech companies are showing signs of slowing this year. Those businesses fund a collective $750 billion in AI spending, and some are being cannibalized by the same technology.
#The USDA has identified 74 animal cases in the US since parasitic flies invaded in June. Pets including four dogs and a cat were attacked this week.
#Google's AI chip-equipped satellite has booted its Tensor Processing Units and run the Gemma 4 model in orbit. In a Friday blog post, Google says the satellite produced its first response from space, a haiku about being in space.
Also covered by The Verge
#A study finds more than a quarter of people misrepresent symptoms to obtain antibiotics. The faked symptoms typically indicate conditions antibiotics do not treat.
#India's space agency launched a navigation satellite aboard a GSLV rocket. The satellite is meant to bolster the country's regional location-tracking system.
#A rare meteorite found in the Sahara is a piece of Mars' ancient crust. Researchers can use it to study the planet's early geology.
#Analysts say the launch crisis facing Starship is more serious than expected. There is no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites.
#A new report finds the global incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is rising. Some clinical psychologists warn that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could act as a trigger for eating disorders.
#ULA is reported to have won a significant NASA contract, and its Vulcan rocket is nearing return to flight. The week's rocket roundup also covers Themis and Cowboy Space.
#Opay shares failed to trade in New York after the Nigeria-focused payments platform priced a $304 million US IPO at the bottom of its range. Bloomberg Technology reports the SoftBank-backed company halted the offering to respond to a regulatory inquiry.
#AI startup Baseten is set to raise new funding that would lift its valuation to about $30 billion, according to people familiar with the efforts. The round would more than double its current valuation.
#Anthropic has filed an IPO prospectus that has drawn wide attention. Uncertainties remain about the offering ahead of its anticipated listing.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Hacker News
#TechCrunch reports Satlyt ran a successful test this month. The result moves it closer to turning spacecraft into virtual data centers.
#TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 takes place in Boston on November 4. Attendees can save up to $100 and get a second pass free before the deadline.
#Startup Runware is building a factory to turn out prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line. Whether it can deliver at that scale is the real test.
#OPay Ltd. priced its initial public offering in New York at $19 per share. The offering values the Africa-focused fintech at roughly $4 billion, and SoftBank Group is a backer.
#Flawed code in a tainted Claude extension stopped the attacker from fully spreading to some 5,000 developer machines. The incident is described as a supply chain attack.
Also covered by The Next Web
#The Archive of Our Own, a popular fan fiction site, may be offline for about a month following a security incident. The event is referred to as Black October.
Also covered by 404 Media, Engadget, Gizmodo
#A security researcher found a hardcoded credential in the Applebee's app. The credential allowed unrestricted access to customers' personal data.
#A contractor plugged a Claude agent into a Pentagon system, an episode discussed alongside Anthropic's IPO filing. The incident is part of wider scrutiny of AI agents in government networks.
Also covered by The Next Web, TechRadar
#The Justice Department has charged five people in a crackdown on ghost student fraud. Scammers allegedly used stolen identities and AI to enroll fake students and collect federal student loan funds.
Also covered by Slashdot
#Researchers disclosed that the official Anthropic Claude Code extension was compromised on the Open VSX registry to install a persistent SSH backdoor. The compromise was later traced to the Cursor Marketplace.
Also covered by The Register, Fast Company Tech, The Hacker News, BleepingComputer, Hacker News
#Trezor is treating a report of a hardware implant in its Safe 5 device as credible, though it has not yet examined the unit. The company has told CryptoBilis buyers to move their funds.
Also covered by BleepingComputer, Decrypt
#The AI semiconductor industry is shifting from competing on individual chips to competing on full systems. Sam Altman argues RAM is better housed in data centers than in personal PCs, citing the ongoing RAM shortage.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE
#TechCrunch suggests costume ideas for tech fans, including an AI agent icon, a PHP vulnerability and Bryan Johnson. The list is aimed at last-minute shoppers.
#Meta Platforms Inc. is facing a UK investigation over concerns that its commercial terms could impose “exploitative” conditions on publishers and advertisers.
#Elizabeth Holmes has some people falling for her act all over again.
#Musk's ties to GOP leaders in Texas go well beyond the midterm elections, according to Wired's reporting. Those relationships are drawing attention as Election Day approaches.
#Wired reports on Manhood, a new documentary about girth enhancement. The film explores how wellness professionals encourage men to undergo increasingly extreme procedures to feel sexually desirable.
#A Department of Education post appeared to reference gender-swapping Malfoid fan fiction, a term with incel roots. When asked about it, the department responded by quoting Dumbledore.
#European countries are leading the way in capturing heat from crematoria that would otherwise be wasted. The approach is spreading as green death practices become more common.
#The guide features gadgets, kitchen tools and cozy items the author has tested and would buy for friends. It focuses on wellness tech and kitchen essentials.
#Democrats are using rising prices for diesel, heating oil and fertilizer to link Republicans to President Donald Trump's unpopular and costly war in Iran. The campaign message targets Senate races where energy costs are a voter concern.
#Envision plans to finish its Galaxy Campus data center in Inner Mongolia by the end of 2028, with capacity eventually reaching 3 gigawatts. Its AIDC general manager Ricky Zheng says the company also plans renewable-powered data centers worldwide, with Latin America, Southern Europe and Africa emerging as ideal locations.
#Kojima Productions released the first teaser trailer for Death Stranding Isolations, an original anime series. The anime is scheduled for release in 2027.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN
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