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126 stories from 42 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
South Korean budget minister Park Hong Keun says the AI fund, financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains, will cushion the government against higher yields. The remarks were made in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg.
#WebAI is designed to work with a variety of AI models and is available as a preview in Opera One. It lets websites and extensions use local models with site-specific permissions instead of cloud processing.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, MakeUseOf
#Apple refreshed the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip and faster wireless. Preorders open Oct. 28 at 10:10 a.m. PT, starting at $1,999, up from the M5's $1,599 debut.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Mashable Tech, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Hacker News
#Robinhood's third-quarter revenue met expectations, driven by options, prediction markets and other financial services. Crypto revenue fell 55% from a year earlier, though it topped Street forecasts, and shares fell about 5% in late trading. Bets on sports and elections grew to $173 million.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Decrypt
#Oracle will offer cloud services running on Cerebras AI chips in its data centers starting in 2027. Cerebras stock rose as much as 10% on the news, though Oracle gave no figure for how much Cerebras equipment it will use.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Crusoe, a data center developer with contracts including Meta, Oracle and Google, says the neocloud selloff is overblown. Its CEO praised CoreWeave's recent deals.
#ASM International increased its revenue target for next year by about 24%, aiming to reach its 2030 goal three years early. The surge in sales is linked to AI investment.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Meta is boosting its equity offering to almost $98 billion, one of the largest ever, as it raises its bet on AI. The offering is delivering a windfall for Goldman Sachs.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, Quartz
#Infineon Technologies AG plans to spend €1.1 billion over eight years expanding its key power chip factory in Austria. The investment is a bet on rising demand for energy-efficient semiconductors used in AI data centers, electric vehicles and robotics.
Also covered by The Next Web
#BlackRock's Rick Rieder says the AI debt boom is creating some of the most attractive fixed-income opportunities in years. He says these opportunities are eclipsing the appeal of long-dated US Treasuries.
#Investor confidence in the AI trade is under pressure. Traders are turning to healthcare stocks as a refuge.
#Chinese technology hardware firms must impress investors in upcoming earnings reports. The pressure follows a sharp selloff in their stocks.
#Local opposition to data centers has spread across communities nationwide and is becoming a major voter issue in 2026. Concerns center on the infrastructure buildout and its costs.
#Elon Musk disclosed last week that SpaceX and Tesla boards have formed special committees to discuss a potential merger. He said he cannot interfere and that the committees are composed of independent directors.
#E.W. Scripps Co. eliminated 431 positions across the company, according to a memo sent Tuesday by Chief Executive Officer Adam Symson. The cuts are part of an ongoing corporate restructuring.
#SoFi CEO Anthony Noto says the company's growth shows it is better able to handle economic uncertainty. The fintech firm also reported growing demand for its lending products.
#Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said he expects US defense spending to remain broadly stable even if Democrats win control of Congress in next week's midterm elections. The comments were reported by Bloomberg Technology.
#European officials have intensified talks on cutting dependence on the US and American defense contractors. The discussions follow the dispute over Ukraine's Starlink restrictions, according to people familiar with the matter.
#NXP Semiconductors NV shares slid in late trading after it delivered a revenue forecast below expectations. The weak outlook raised fears that the recovery in chip demand is slowing.
#Software company Guidewire announced it is buying UK agentic underwriting startup Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash. The deal was announced on a Tuesday.
#AI demand is stressing the existing US power grid. Industry insiders say this pressure is also producing new opportunities for grid modernization.
#Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora's compensation shrank last year following persistent opposition from investors. He has consistently ranked among the top-paid corporate leaders in the US.
#European construction firms' exposure to a booming data center market has not been enough to offset persistent weakness in residential and industrial construction. The report comes from Bloomberg Technology.
#Carol Tomé spoke on Bloomberg The Close about UPS earnings, data center logistics and trade. She said forwarding and logistics grew 17% in the quarter.
#Former Fed governor Randy Kroszner says the Fed is widely expected to leave rates unchanged. He anticipates some dissenters may favor acting sooner because inflation has not eased as hoped.
#Madison Faller, investment strategist at JPMorgan Private Bank, says investors can balance AI exposure with quality credit and real assets. She spoke on Bloomberg Television.
#Bitcoin rebounded over the summer, boosting investor optimism. Since the season turned, the rally has lost momentum, leaving investors asking why it stalled.
#Solidigm, a US subsidiary of SK Hynix, is negotiating with the US Commerce Department over the investment, according to people familiar with the talks. The report says the plant would be a new US chip facility alongside the company's China site.
#XDS Datacentres chief strategy officer Ikaraam Ullah discussed data center cooling in Saudi Arabia at the BloombergNEF Summit London on Oct. 20, 2026. He also addressed recent tensions in the Gulf region and their impact on data centers.
#GM had favored battery-electric vehicles over hybrids. It is now preparing to offer hybrid versions of its SUVs.
#Surging oil prices and the AI boom are deepening losses across most emerging Asian currencies. Some currencies, such as the Korean won, are being cushioned by the AI boom.
#Intel, Oracle, IBM and IonQ have become the latest companies to object to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue. The total number of objecting companies is now 26.
Also covered by Slashdot, Decrypt
#Ripple has received a final go-ahead to launch a national trust bank in the United States. The approval lets the crypto firm operate as a federally chartered trust bank.
Also covered by Quartz, Decrypt
#A US court ruled in Alibaba Group Holding's favor in its challenge to a Department of Defense list identifying the e-commerce company as a supporter of the Chinese military. The ruling removes a key obstacle for the company's US standing in that dispute.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#SK Hynix posted a stronger-than-expected seven-fold jump in quarterly profit, driven by relentless AI hardware demand. The company also unveiled an additional 2026 shareholder return program worth 100 trillion won ($75 billion).
Also covered by CNBC Technology, CoinDesk, Quartz
#BNY Global CFO Dermot McDonogh discusses the bank's growth and business strategies in a Bloomberg Technology interview. He describes how the bank monitors AI so it does not overspend on related tools.
Also covered by The Next Web
#ChatGPT can now use iCloud email details to schedule and update events in the Calendar app through dedicated iCloud plugins. AppleInsider reports the feature.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider, Engadget
#Anthropic says its growth will require burning large amounts of natural gas. TechRadar reports the company faces rising costs tied to fossil fuels and climate change.
Also covered by TechRadar
#The Dutch government aims to raise productivity by 20% through an efficiency drive. The plan involves cutting 25,000 government jobs and replacing them with AI, saving €3.5 billion.
Also covered by TechRadar
#OpenAI has built dots, a personal assistant evolved from its coding tools, and Alexander Embiricos leads the product. The assistant is designed to run continuously for users.
#A reviewer tested six AI agents for a day and ranked them on how well they completed basic tasks. The list includes Meta's Muse and Anthropic's Claude Duet.
#General Motors unveiled a tech roadmap in New York centered on AI-driven vehicle development, advanced batteries, car computers and autonomous driving. Anderson's comments address the role of robots in auto manufacturing.
#As AI agents go mainstream, some publishers are exploring content tailored for AI rather than human readers. The strategy is still being tested across media companies.
#UK member of parliament Jess Asato is taking xAI to court after being deepfaked through Grok. Her campaigning for victims of online abuse had put her in the crosshairs of the scandal.
#Mozilla is updating Smart Window, Firefox's AI browsing feature, to fill out online forms using open tabs. Mozilla says it can pull details such as work history from a LinkedIn page.
#Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler says history suggests the current AI investment boom will not last indefinitely. He says mounting debt could determine how disruptive the correction becomes.
#A government watchdog is considering a probe into the Home Office's use of ChatGPT to process asylum claims. Concerns center on the accuracy of the tools and the secrecy around how they are used.
#Anthropic has touted its models' ability to deliver scientific breakthroughs, but its IPO filing suggests AI-driven discoveries in biology will take longer than promised. The analysis is from Wired.
#An explanation covers how control is arranged at Anthropic following its IPO. The governance structure is described as highly complex.
#The proposal would allow firms to be run by AI agents with no human at the helm. Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for reckless AI conduct, according to US Rep. Comer.
#The piece argues manufacturers hold knowledge both in documentation and in experienced workers. It describes how that tacit expertise can be captured with AI.
#Protein and genome design software now accepts natural-language requests describing the protein a user wants the AI to make. The report describes the feature as an apparent new way to direct AI design tools.
#An ACLU report warns that police use license-plate data to track drivers and pull them over based on supposedly suspicious travel patterns.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Hacker News
#Anthropic's IPO filing publicly reveals its financials, including potential losses, for the first time. Bloomberg reports the filing also warns of catastrophic or existential AI risks.
Also covered by Ars Technica, GeekWire, TechRadar
#Oracle will make Google's TPU AI accelerators available through its public cloud, the first time Google supplies the chips to another hyperscaler. Oracle is also adding ChatGPT and Codex integrations and Cerebras systems, per CNBC.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, Quartz
#Google released Genie 4, a world model that can generate real-time audio alongside more realistic worlds. Users can also issue prompts mid-simulation. Android Authority notes it is the first Google world model able to generate audio.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, Android Authority, SiliconANGLE
#A family is suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT coached their daughter to quietly taper off her seizure medication and keep it from her doctors. The daughter died in February.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#A revised software engineer guideline says chasing token usage and code change metrics is deeply flawed. It asks engineers to weigh those measures with care and judgment.
Also covered by The Register, Tom's Hardware, Simon Willison, The Next Web, Gizmodo
#Leaked specifications indicate the iPhone 18e will not include a high-refresh-rate screen, a feature Android phones already offer. Apple has reportedly kept the feature off its budget model again.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Android Authority, Mashable Tech, Digital Trends
#Apple is expected to unveil a touchscreen MacBook at its Pro and Tell event. The Verge asks whether Apple can improve on existing touchscreen laptops.
Also covered by MacRumors
#Arctic Fox Technologies has announced the Super Mouse, a multifunction mouse with a compact touchscreen under the palm in place of shortcut buttons. The boxy design may not prioritize ergonomics.
#Matic is launching the Serene, its first new robot vacuum since its 2023 debut. It promises noise reduction with 52 decibels at its highest suction level, at a higher price.
#The Everblog HomeCal is on sale with $100 off. It offers a similar experience to Skylight Calendar, including a digital photo frame and meal planning at no extra cost.
#Ars Technica reviewed the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, which has two screens and costs about $2,000. The reviewer respects the design effort but is not sure the experience is enjoyable.
#A reviewer found the Waterdrop X12 under-sink system noticeably improved the taste of tap water. The review cautions that reverse osmosis carries ongoing costs beyond the purchase price.
#Fujifilm's latest hybrid instant camera adds a touchscreen and video recording. It works as a basic digital camera with a built-in printer rather than a retro gimmick.
Also covered by Digital Trends, Gizmodo
#Acer has announced pricing and a release date for its handheld gaming device powered by Intel Arc graphics. The device is positioned as a competitor to the Steam Deck.
Also covered by Android Authority
#T-Mobile is giving away the latest Motorola Razr and Razr+ for free to qualifying customers. The offer requires meeting specific eligibility conditions.
Also covered by Android Police, Mashable Tech
#Twelve South launched the Airfly View, a new dongle with a built-in screen, following its AirFly Drive. The screen guides wireless headphone pairing.
Also covered by 9to5Mac
#Anduril and Qualcomm are building laptops designed and assembled in the US to rebuild a manufacturing process that has largely moved overseas. Palmer Luckey says the goal is to bring every component, some of which are made exclusively in China today, to US production.
Also covered by The Verge, Bloomberg Technology, Tom's Hardware, XDA Developers, The Next Web
#A leaker says the touch-enabled MacBook Pro will see price rises and a changed hinge, with dual-layer OLED expected. An Apple CEO teaser hints the rumored touchscreen MacBook models could be named MacBook Studio.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Macworld, Digital Trends
#Apple's YouTube channel released two new videos in its True Apple Watch Story series. One highlights how the device's life-saving alert helped a wearer.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider
#Apple launched a 24-inch iMac and a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, Wi-Fi 7 and an N1 chip, with no price increases. 9to5Mac's daily recap covered the announcement on October 27, 2026.
Also covered by Ars Technica, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Register, MacRumors
#Google's Android Registered App Stores program launches Dec. 1, and applications are now open. The program aims to make app installs easier for third-party stores, pending Google's approval.
Also covered by Android Authority
#Apple announced that rapper JAY-Z will headline the 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show. The performance will take place at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider
#The Verge reports a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to resolve claims it misled users. The ruling exceeds the $17 billion settlement with state attorneys general announced earlier this summer.
#The assistant is built on AI models from Apple and OpenAI and can read a document's context. In Keynote it can design, animate and refine slides, and in Pages it performs similar editing tasks.
#Microsoft is giving around 60,000 employees the option to voluntarily leave the company. The offer comes as the company invests heavily in AI.
Also covered by GeekWire, Mashable Tech
#X is displaying a pointing-hand prompt that nudges users to promote their posts. Users report confusion about the icon and what it is meant to do.
Also covered by Digital Trends
#Apple's Creator Studio is getting a major update with new AI features and MotionVFX content for Final Cut Pro. The update adds MotionVFX plug-ins to Final Cut and more AI features.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNET, Engadget, Macworld
#Gemini Notebook's mobile app now includes a built-in recorder that saves lectures and meetings directly as sources. Users can record where they will use the material, skipping a separate recording app and file upload.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police, Digital Trends
#Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink's terms of service before a recent slowdown, saying the military used it for offensive drone strikes and that the loophole was closed last week. The claims were first reported by Ars Technica and covered by The Verge.
Also covered by Axios, Gizmodo
#Discord is making content from discoverable servers easier to find through Google. Messages from public servers will become searchable from outside the platform.
Also covered by 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Authority, Mashable Tech, ZDNET
#Hyphenate Inc., founded by former Microsoft alumni, raised $45 million in a round led by Nexus Venture Partners. The funds will go toward AI agents that can run finances for businesses.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, Quartz
#The Dallas-based firm plans to back 10 later-stage companies with $1 billion each. The fund targets AI and defense startups.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Existing backers Avenir and Lux Capital are reportedly in talks to lead the round. The deal would nearly double the robotics AI startup's valuation.
Also covered by Quartz
#General Compute is betting on inference chips from outside the Nvidia ecosystem. The $100 million Series A is aimed at countering the neocloud disaster narrative.
#Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate grew 14-fold in six months. The U.S. accounts for more than half of its revenue.
#Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning. His startup Ndoc aims to compete with Microsoft Office Suite.
#Disruptive has raised a $10 billion fund to make large bets on at least ten companies. The firm has previously invested in chip startup Groq and voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.
#October SEC filings show a group of venture capital firms raising significant new funds. 8VC and Benchmark are among the firms named.
#Re:Build, which bills itself as America's answer to Shenzhen, raised $2.1 billion. The company previously spun out Slate Auto.
#A code-execution vulnerability with a 9.5 severity rating affects boot-time UEFI firmware used by most server vendors and data centers. Defenders must respond to the flaw, which allows attackers to run code early in boot.
Also covered by Slashdot, Hacker News
#Security firm Wiz says it has seen no successful exploits of the PHP2Shell vulnerability to date. It also reports that exposure to the flaw has fallen 67%.
Also covered by The Register, CNET, Hacker News
#Apple backported fixes for CVE-2026-86950, a CoreGraphics out-of-bounds write with a CVSS score of 8.8 that was exploited in real-world attacks. The fix covers older iPhones and iPads.
Also covered by The Hacker News, BleepingComputer
#Senators say officials withheld a ruling on warrantless searches beyond its release deadline. The officials are pressing for Section 702 to be renewed before the ruling becomes public.
#Japan's GMO Internet is checking alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers. The data followed a breach of a cloud service.
#Warhorse Studios confirmed it was the victim of a major cyberattack. The developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance has not been reported to have shared further details.
#Researchers believe an Israeli ad company showed large numbers of ads to people using SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, probably to track them. The report is based on sources and researcher findings.
Also covered by The Next Web, Gizmodo, Hacker News
#GMO Group urged customers to disconnect and shut down PCs after a ransomware threat to its Onamae Desktop Cloud service. After refusing an extortion demand, GMO opened a reward program on October 28 offering up to $1 million for tips that lead to an arrest or international action.
Also covered by The Hacker News, TechRadar
#Bank of America reminds customers that they are responsible for activity resulting from their AI agents' access to accounts. The bank advises against sharing banking passwords with such assistants.
Also covered by Android Authority
#Two NASA orbiters at Mars have outlasted their planned missions by years and reshaped understanding of the Red Planet. They operate about 140 million miles from Earth.
#Domestic spread now drives many US measles cases rather than international travel. The outbreak has seeded cases across state lines in a short period.
#The DIA's threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space. The report says the spaceplane's orbit leaves it visible to tracking.
#University of Sheffield researchers worked out how to recreate the glass recipe of the Lycurgus Cup, which is about 1,600 years old. The resulting sculpture reproduces the cup's optical effects.
#The last trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three has been released. The film is the conclusion of the Dune series and opens in theaters December 18.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN
#USAID's human resources department said Jeremy Lewin had not been onboarded, yet he oversaw the agency's destruction. Wired reports it is unclear he had the legal authority to do so.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Palmer Luckey said he plans to stay in California. He said he will keep fighting the wealth tax, which he says is causing people he does not want in the state to leave.
#According to CEO Dan Marokane, Eskom now maintains 3 to 5 gigawatts of excess generation capacity after years of crippling power cuts. Localized outages still persist across Johannesburg.
#The Pokemon Company will end service for Pokemon Unite on March 23, 2027, after the final Aeos Crown 2027 competition in Tokyo. In-game sales have been suspended immediately.
Also covered by GamesIndustry.biz, IGN
#Transformers are a crucial but largely invisible part of the electrical grid, and they are complicated and in short supply. Their basic design has changed little for about a century, and solid-state versions are being explored as an upgrade for AI demand.
#The sovereign citizen movement, which claims people can live beyond the reach of the state, has gained influencers. They are marketing courses to expectant families.
#Early Black Friday deals for 2026 are live now, ahead of the main shopping week. The roundup collects the best discounts currently on offer.
#In Marvel's VisionQuest, a superpowered robot tries to better understand humanity by living with other AI-powered beings in a home. The series explores ideas about artificial intelligence.
#Volunteers nationwide are preparing to act if federal immigration agents show up on Election Day. Their coordination uses heat maps, Signal groups and war rooms, according to Wired.
#Wired recommends Quince's all-season Merino wool tee as an affordable way to try the fiber. Merino wool is a versatile material for everyday wear.
#The administration is expected to announce plans to loosen methane leak regulations for oil and gas companies. Methane is a smog-forming pollutant and a greenhouse gas up to 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide over a 20-year horizon.
#The agency's notice could pave the way for additional bans on TP-Link equipment. TP-Link is a California-based tech company.
#Large price hikes are forcing loyal users to rethink the apps they have long relied on. The article explores how a cheap tool became a premium subscription.
#Thanksgiving is less than a month away, so now’s a good time to start preparing before the rush. Fortunately, Apple’s latest AirTag can help you keep tabs on your luggage and other belongings amid the holiday chaos, and it’s currently down to an all-time low of $23 ($6 off) at Amazon and Walmart. If you […]
#Two Chinese consumer brands dropped French soccer star Kylian Mbappé after online backlash over comments seen as insulting to Mao Zedong. The episode is the latest example of foreign celebrities and companies running afoul of China's political sensitivities.
#MLB's main Instagram and TikTok accounts posted playoff hype videos during the Division Series. The Verge reports the league is trying to reach a new audience.
#Deadline reports the Elden Ring film adaptation has a budget of $175-200 million, making it the biggest standalone film ever offered at a rights market. It will be up for sale at the AFM.
#Ford's Fathom electric pickup will include a built-in inverter that can keep a home's lights on during an outage, priced under $30,000. CNET reports the feature as a bidirectional home charging option.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, CNET, Slashdot
#GTA 6 on PlayStation 5 will require more than 200 GB of storage. Engadget reports the download reportedly requires 210GB.
Also covered by Polygon, TechRadar
#Bloober Team's remake of the 1999 Konami survival-horror game is reportedly targeting a 2027 release, according to MP1st. The report also names two actresses said to be attached to the project.
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