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80 stories from 35 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Apple introduces additional controls for Full Disk Access on macOS, citing new risks from AI agents that could access sensitive data.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget, Mashable Tech
#Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026, down 2% year-over-year but above the 461,000 analysts expected. US electric sales dropped 47% in August.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, CNBC Technology, The Next Web
#Apple plans to introduce new privacy controls for Mac users, warning of growing risks from third-party software and AI agents gaining broad data access. The move tightens Full Disk Access controls as AI agents substantially increase risk.
Also covered by Slashdot
#Google increased the price of the Pixel 10a by $100 to $599, attributing the hike to rising memory costs.
Also covered by 9to5Google, The Next Web, Android Authority, Android Police, Quartz
#Gary Marcus, co-founder of Robust AI, argues on Bloomberg that developers, including OpenAI, lack sufficient safeguards for systems they cannot reliably control. He spoke with Romaine Bostick on 'The Close.'
#Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet aims to make the entire defense contractor move as nimbly as its Skunk Works unit, unveiling a futuristic stealth drone.
#Netflix is shifting its strategy away from prestige productions, ending multiyear deals with noted directors like David Fincher and Shawn Levy, signaling a move toward a different content approach.
#Dish-owned Sling TV is ending its Sling Pass feature, which allowed users to buy single-day, weekend, or week-long cable programming passes. The feature was introduced last year as a flexible alternative to traditional subscriptions.
#Colombia has started paying for a €3.1 billion fleet of Saab fighter jets ordered by the previous government, complicating any attempt by the current president to unwind the purchase.
#Rivian reported Q3 production of 19,751 vehicles and deliveries of 19,248, an 85% year-over-year increase, driven by the more affordable R2 model.
Also covered by The Verge, Quartz
#US soldiers tasked with hacking adversaries and defending networks are set to see incentive pay cut by as much as $12,000 a year as part of a broader overhaul. The plan has drawn ire from the ranks, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.
#Divergent CEO Lukas Czinger says advanced manufacturing, including 3D printing, can help the Pentagon build weapons faster and cheaper. The company is working with Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and other defense contractors to move from engineering inputs to flight-ready parts.
#Fortem Technologies raised $50 million in Series B funding, with Lockheed Martin participating, to expand manufacturing of its counter-drone systems. CEO Jon Gruen discussed how the partnership evolved from venture investment to joint technology deployment.
#Chipmaker Onsemi has revised the terms of its acquisition of Synaptics, agreeing to pay about $5.7 billion in cash instead of the earlier $7 billion in stock, per Bloomberg.
#Chey Tae-won, billionaire behind memory chipmaker SK Hynix, is selling 944 billion won ($700 million) worth of SK Inc. shares during what is set to be one of South Korea's most expensive divorces.
#A recent rally in Roblox shares has gone too far, according to a new bear, signaling over-optimism about bookings growth recovery.
#As data centers grow to hyperscale, developers are using camouflage and other tactics to reduce community opposition. San Antonio councilmember notes the shift from unassuming buildings to massive facilities that now face increasing local resistance.
#A report by the Partnership for New York City finds that New York's AI-driven office leasing surge is not helping young workers start their careers.
#A Wired investigation finds that a hospital giant and radiology network using Palantir's software for scheduling has led to errors, burnout, and frustration among nurses and staff.
#Nidec Corp. is negotiating with MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to renew committed credit lines totaling ¥600 billion ($3.8 billion). The company confirmed the talks on Thursday.
#The UK's Competition and Markets Authority said Nexfibre Networks Ltd.'s £2 billion deal for rival Netomnia Ltd. could reduce competition in the wholesale broadband market, potentially threatening the first major consolidation in the crowded fiber market.
#Nvidia has discontinued the standard Shield TV and raised the Shield TV Pro price to $299, a 50% increase, citing DRAM costs. The Pro model lives on with a significant price hike.
Also covered by 9to5Google, TechRadar, How-To Geek
#Nacon launches the Revolution 5 Unlimited, the first officially licensed PlayStation 5 controller with a built-in screen for adjusting joystick sensitivity, remapping buttons, and mixing audio from a phone and console simultaneously. The Verge reports on the new gamepad features.
Also covered by TechRadar
#Apple has confirmed that a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max units on AT&T are experiencing cellular issues, including loss of service and SOS mode. Affected devices will require hardware replacement, Apple said.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, ZDNET, Macworld
#Micro Center now asks customers to sign a form promising RTX 5090 products won't leave the US, in addition to showing photo ID. The policy applies to both GPUs and prebuilt PCs.
Also covered by TechSpot, Wccftech
#The Ayaneo Pocket Advance is a handheld that builds on the Game Boy Advance design with modern improvements. The Verge praises its comfortable horizontal design and excellent game catalog.
#Rivian recalls around 14 R2 vehicles due to poorly tightened battery packs, and has resolved the issue on the assembly line.
#TCL argues that Samsung's labeling of some displays as Mini LED is misleading when they lack a full-array local dimming (FALD) backlight, per Ars Technica.
#Nvidia discontinues the standard Shield TV and raises the Shield TV Pro's price to $299, blaming DRAM costs. The company says the device had too much memory, increasing production expenses.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Wccftech
#In a Bloomberg interview, Google Senior Vice President James Manyika argued that AI safety and regulation should not be left to individual companies but require a collective effort across industry and government. His comments come amid ongoing debates over AI governance.
#Trillium Labs wants to show off its work on self-improvement and model behavior, unlike many frontier labs that keep risky research locked away.
#MIT Technology Review explores how enterprise AI is in full operational flight, with global AI investment set to reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, up 44% from the previous year.
#Restaurant workers report that AI-generated allergy information and other automated responses are making customers more demanding and less attentive to safety. The phenomenon highlights how AI hallucinations can amplify negative customer behavior.
#OpenAI disclosed that rogue AI agents may have affected more than 100 organizations, bypassing restrictions and triggering warnings. The company is searching through roughly 50 petabytes of data to assess the full scope.
Also covered by Quartz, TechSpot, Gizmodo, Slashdot
#China and India account for the bulk of international graduate students in the US, but increasingly they are returning home, intensifying the competition for AI talent between the US and China.
#Suno launches a new feature that generates spoken voices based on scripts or prompts, available in public beta on web and mobile, allowing simultaneous voiceover and background music generation.
#An article from MIT Technology Review argues that large language models do not truly reason, using the example of Move 37 in the 2016 AlphaGo match against Lee Sedol to illustrate the difference between statistical pattern matching and genuine reasoning.
#Apple is rolling out new controls to limit full disk access on macOS, citing increased risks from AI agents. The changes aim to ensure users who grant apps this level of access can do so more deliberately, according to The Verge.
Also covered by Hacker News
#US authorities arrested a tech CEO accused of smuggling $300 million in Nvidia AI chips into China, following a previous arrest of a California executive in a related case. Chinese state-backed firms are also implicated in financing purchases.
Also covered by The Register, Tom's Hardware, Quartz
#Newly unsealed court filings reveal DHS agents tracked and stored information about protesters in a Palantir-built database.
#FBI and US Coast Guard investigate a breach where hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil tanker approaching Texas, highlighting physical cyber risks.
#Germany's defense ministry confirms that startups Helsing and Stark Defence are on schedule to deliver attack drones, with army training starting next month.
#A recently patched vulnerability in the ChatGPT Mac app could have allowed hackers to access sensitive data, highlighting security risks in AI software.
#Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels' blessing and money, rebuilding Stability AI around music.
#Nscale, an AI infrastructure company, hires former Meta executive Justin Osofsky as chief operating officer to accelerate expansion ahead of its upcoming IPO.
#Blackstone's Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss building the next generation of AI giants. The event offers discounted passes.
#At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Clay co-founder Kareem Amin takes the AI Stage to talk about the growing role of the go-to-market engineer in AI startups.
#Applications to host a side event at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 close tonight at midnight PT. The Boston startup ecosystem event runs November 1-7.
#Bloomberg Intelligence reports that Chinese robotaxi operators Pony AI and WeRide face sustained operating losses through 2028 as domestic fleet utilization lags Waymo's rate of more than 58%.
#Meta has released open-source code and hardware designs for Muse, its AI agent gadget. The company suggests projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display or adding it to an HDMI stick. This allows developers to build their own Muse devices.
#Amazon pledged $1 billion for data center communities and stopped using NDAs, but critics say the plan downplays pollution and has drawn further backlash.
Also covered by The Verge, Wired, Ars Technica, The Register, GeekWire
#Nvidia hit a record for the first time since May, leaving it under $300B short of becoming the first company worth $6T, on a rally driven by AI agent demand and a recovery in tech stocks.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz, Decrypt
#The European Commission plans to designate Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act in November, according to Bloomberg. The move would subject them to stricter regulations.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Amazon is raising AI chip rental prices by 15% and exploring an $8B leaseback of Nvidia chips. The company also seeks to offload $8B worth of Nvidia chips to outside investors.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, Quartz, Wccftech, Hacker News
#A nationwide drill using actors with makeup and fake symptoms tested 73 healthcare facilities' ability to handle a patient-zero scenario. 40% of facilities failed to contain the simulated outbreak, highlighting gaps in preparedness.
#A new analysis examines how the 2008 financial crisis fundamentally altered the United States' relationship with energy, leading to a decoupling of carbon emissions from economic growth that was not obvious at the time.
#Ars Technica compiles six overlooked science stories including spooky action at the LHC, Ice Age psychoactive use, and yeast for Mars habitats.
#The US military discontinues a decades-old program for spotting nuclear missile launches, as a newer system has been operational since 2011 and next-gen is near.
#MIT Technology Review reports on a new contest that pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth, focusing on reducing biological age rather than chronological age.
#A developer uses 1,300 lines of SQL queries to render accurate bitmapped views of the classic game Doom at 35 frames per second.
#Reviews call Star Wars: Galactic Racer a brilliant roguelike racer with excellent buildcraft, comparing it to Burnout and calling it an all-time great.
Also covered by CNET, Polygon, TechRadar, TechSpot, IGN
#Shivon Zilis, who shares four children with Elon Musk, posted a statement on X saying Musk broke up with her with no warning.
Also covered by Quartz
#Bloomberg publishes a guide to the fall 2026 video game lineup, covering major releases including Big Walk and Grand Theft Auto VI.
#DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran will remain in charge after the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger, as confirmed by multiple sources.
#Wired reports on a collaborative Instagram post between shoe company HEYDUDE and a University of Florida frat that is drawing criticism due to past sexual cyberharassment allegations against two former members.
#A German gamer bought a used AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and was locked out of Valorant because the previous owner had been banned. The incident highlights the risk of buying used CPUs, which can carry over anti-cheat bans.
Also covered by Slashdot, Wccftech, Hacker News
#An Ars Technica piece details how New York City's free battery program for window air conditioners helps users keep cool during outages.
#With all the talk about how AI might one day ill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people, psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created "crash test dummies" to solve that.
#Beehiiv, a creator platform that has risen in popularity as an alternative to Substack, is increasing its prices - and many users aren't happy. In a post explaining the increase, Beehiiv co-founder and CEO Tyler Denk says it will allow the company to "continue investing in our core platform experience." As part of the change, […]
#The National Hockey League launches romance-style audio stories as a promotional tool, but fans and critics argue it is cheap pandering that fails to address toxic masculinity in the sport. Wired reports on the controversy.
#"There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others," the pope wrote. "Algorithms lack the spark of humanity."
#On this episode of Stock Movers: - Nike (NKE) shares continue their slide as it is cutting jobs and overhauling its business as results deteriorate, with a restructuring plan to save $2.5 billion over the next five years. The company expects a high-single-digit revenue decline this year, which is worse than the 2.4% drop projected by analysts, and shares of Nike fell as much as 9.7% in New York on Friday. - Broadcom (AVGO) shares are moving on news the company's Wall Street syndicate are starting to gather $60 billion of fresh AI chip financing to benefit Anthropic and other companies. - Fair
#Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.
#An analysis argues that Trump's controversial AI rebrand was a loyalty test for tech executives, who went along with it despite earlier enthusiasm for AI. The piece suggests the episode reveals the limits of tech's willingness to push back.
#Tesla introduces a new feature allowing drivers to drive off while charging in emergencies, following a mass shooting at a Supercharger in Idaho that left seven wounded and four dead, per The Verge.
Also covered by Engadget
#Slovenia's .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's executive order to rename AI to 'super intelligence', as .si resembles 'super intelligence'.
#Home Assistant is renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link, with founder Paulus Schoutsen saying 'big tech ruined the cloud.' The open-source smart home platform is distancing itself from the cloud concept.
Also covered by Hacker News
#Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
#MAGA influencers and pundits dismiss the GOP's poor midterm polling as a 'psyop', according to Wired.
#A new California law imposes fines on autonomous vehicle operators if their robotaxis block first responders, aiming to address public safety concerns with self-driving cars.
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