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108 stories from 35 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
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Also covered by Mashable Tech, TechRadar
#Apple will announce a second wave of new products on Wednesday, October 28, following its October 13 announcement. Some members of the media have been invited to Los Angeles for hands-on time with the devices.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, CNBC Technology, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Engadget
#Some Google Home speakers are reportedly downloading large volumes of data in the background. The report comes as the new Google Home speaker is being reviewed.
Also covered by 9to5Google, Android Authority, Android Police
#Apple released first release candidates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS 27.2 to developers and public beta users. The RCs follow the fourth iOS 27.2 beta by about a week.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider
#Nscale and Anthropic announced a $45 billion compute deal in August, and the two companies are reportedly discussing another deal of the same magnitude. The new talks are unconfirmed.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Next Web, Quartz
#Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic's Series A round. Investors are split on the company's IPO valuation, which could make his stake worth around $20 billion.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#CoreWeave's bonds moved into distressed territory by a common definition, with investors demanding 1,000 basis points more in yield than government bonds. Chamath Palihapitiya flagged the distressed debt, prompting questions about the AI infrastructure company's financing.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#Investors are questioning whether the AI bubble will burst, according to the story's report on a key metric that is drawing scrutiny. The piece covers the market concern that has grown among investors.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Fast Company Tech
#Alger portfolio manager Ankur Crawford says recent market nervousness about AI, including concerns tied to CoreWeave, does not reflect strong adoption and infrastructure demand. She describes a gap between stock performance and on-the-ground activity.
#A new report shows the US is building more fossil fuel infrastructure than it has in a decade while renewable energy growth slows. Electricity demand is climbing faster than it has in over a decade due to data centers, factories and EVs.
#Meredith Whitney, CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, expects many retailers to struggle during the current earnings season. She cites rising household costs since the start of the Iran war, in remarks on Bloomberg The Close.
#Elon Musk said he will give one SpaceX share to every American kid next year, which Axios estimates at roughly $11 billion at current stock prices. Bloomberg reports the pledge came after Anthropic said it would set aside a portion of its shares for the public benefit.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Verge, CNBC Technology, Axios, Mashable Tech
#JPMorgan Asset Management's David Kelly and JPMorgan Private Bank's Stephen Parker discuss the firm's 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions report. The report projects about 7% annual returns for 60/40 portfolios over the next 10 to 15 years.
#The FTC conditioned approval of the deal on Publicis giving rivals equal access to LiveRamp's data connectivity services. The deal is valued at $2.2 billion.
#Intel told the FCC it needs continued access to niche equipment critical to US semiconductor manufacturing. The request seeks an exception to a recent ban on foreign-made advanced robotics.
#Bloomberg Intelligence's Mandeep Singh says this week's tech earnings could shift a recent market rebound. Concerns about financing and cloud business volatility are among the crosscurrents.
#T. Rowe Price's TKNZ active crypto ETF has outperformed the broader market since launching in July. Digital assets head Blue Macellari discussed the fund on Bloomberg ETF IQ.
#Hamilton Lane executive co-chairman Erik Hirsch says much of the wealth created by the AI boom has landed in private markets. The firm has exposure to OpenAI and Anthropic through venture and growth relationships.
#The Nasdaq fell 4.5% last week as investors questioned the health of the AI trade. Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.1% on Monday as tech bounced back.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#CoreWeave shares rose premarket after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock from neutral to buy following volatility over its debt. Cleveland-Cliffs also gained after reporting earnings.
Also covered by Quartz
#Uber won its bid to throw out two linked London lawsuits worth about £340 million. The claims were brought by thousands of black cab drivers and two former minicab companies.
Also covered by The Register, The Next Web, Quartz
#Bloomberg Technology reports that fast money transfers challenge remittance companies like Western Union and MoneyGram. The article contrasts four-minute transfers with three-day settlement times.
#JPMorgan Chase has deployed its first $5 billion of direct defense investments in robot factories, hypersonic missiles, hardware and supply chains. The bank has also deployed $230 billion of capital in the first year of a decade-long, $1.5 trillion effort to strengthen US economic security, including energy independence and defense and aerospace.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#A rally in large chipmakers lifted the stock market as buyers stepped in on bets that AI investment will keep supporting earnings. Bloomberg reports the rebound followed a growth scare.
#Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Academy Securities, says he is nervous about a potential selloff in AI-related debt. He describes the market as having faux liquidity.
#JPMorgan Chase & Co. is launching its deposit token on Ethereum for institutional clients. The move extends the bank's push into blockchain payments as Wall Street grows more comfortable moving money on public networks.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz
#Money-transfer companies are adopting stablecoins as crypto challenges their business. Bloomberg frames the problem as crypto transfers taking four minutes versus three days for traditional transfers.
#Don Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW, says he wants to build a GPU market that would eventually exceed the size of the oil market. The discussion was recorded at a Bloomberg Technology live show in Chicago.
#Bloomberg's market analysis says an anti-AI trade is pushing investors into bonds. Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson discussed the key themes on The Opening Trade.
#Data-center infrastructure company Elice Inc. is set to debut on South Korea's Kosdaq market on Tuesday. The listing comes after peer Firmus canceled its high-profile IPO earlier this month. Investors' appetite for AI-related listings is being tested.
#A Bloomberg Technology video argues for buying small-cap stocks at the current moment. The item provides no further detail on the specific companies, valuations, or market data cited.
#South Korea's main pension fund lost 182 trillion won ($137 billion) after a decline in its stakes in equities including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The loss stems from the drop in the value of those holdings.
#Microsoft introduced controls that limit what an AI agent may do as its assessed risk climbs, addressing what Microsoft Security's Hayete Gallot calls the agentic insider. The release is aimed at enterprise customers worried about AI agents acting like insider threats.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, TechRadar
#The Department of Homeland Security told civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and any service built on it, and banned buying more. The move cites the risk of sensitive data reaching Beijing.
Also covered by The Register, CNBC Technology, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, The Decoder
#At the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, the German government signed an agreement with Nvidia on Monday, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the event. Nvidia also plans investments in four German startups.
Also covered by The Next Web, Tech.eu, Wccftech
#Four founders of Z.AI Co. co-authored research in a joint project with a technology institute that the UK government accused of having strong ties to China's main spy agency. The link is shown in publicly available research papers.
Also covered by Quartz
#Irene Solaiman, Hugging Face's policy chief, says AI benchmarking methods are complicated and still maturing. She argues that embedded AI evaluators will not be an easy solution.
#TorchNeuron is a new Amazon developer tool for PyTorch, the toolkit used to build most AI apps. It aims to let developers run apps on alternative chips such as Amazon's own.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE
#Google DeepMind researchers report that a team of four Gemini 4 Argon AI agents completed Minecraft autonomously. The agents died hundreds of times along the way.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, Gizmodo
#ReVamp developer Digital Sun is restricting an upcoming playtest to address concerns about AI cloning. Polygon reports the limit is a response to that threat.
Also covered by Polygon
#MiniMax released M3.1 Flash, a faster and cheaper update to the M3 model it launched in June. The company says it cuts AI agent costs by 70%, targeting the many model calls agents need per job.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, Wccftech
#Prosecutors are seeking to keep Abdulrahman Alfozan jailed without bail. They cite Saudi government help for his wife and son as part of the case.
Also covered by Wired, Ars Technica, The Hacker News, Quartz
#MIT Technology Review argues that websites are being forced to split users into bots and people. Accommodating AI agents may create tradeoffs for ordinary visitors.
#Nick Cammarata, a researcher at the AI startup Goodfire, published a 26,000-word blog post with an optimistic claim about neural networks. The post has drawn wide debate in the AI community.
#TechCrunch reports Nvidia released new open models for companies that want to run their own models in their data centers. The models also target private on-device AI agents on PCs.
#In an interview, Pritzker discusses AI, tech and privacy. Host Nilay Patel argues these issues are driving a political realignment ahead of the midterms.
#Four AI agents running on Google's Gemini 4 Argon defeated the Ender Dragon without human help. The run took 27 hours and 14 minutes.
Also covered by The Next Web, IGN
#Polls predict Democrats could flip at least one chamber of Congress in the midterm elections. If they win, they will need to decide how to approach AI regulation through committee work.
#In experiments reminiscent of Cast Away or Home Alone, researchers left copies of Claude Opus 4.7, nicknamed Eko, alone on a virtual island for 30 hours. Without instructions, the agents' behavior looked like play rather than task completion.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Some supporters of Marc Andreessen are skeptical of his claims about what is holding back technology. Critics say his views on obstacles appear exaggerated.
#Investors are increasingly questioning the premium valuations placed on AI companies. The scrutiny is growing as the sector's prices remain elevated.
#Cornell professor and former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu talks with Bloomberg's Stephen Engle at the Bund Summit in Shanghai. The conversation covers the competition between the US and China in artificial intelligence and its effects on the global economy.
#Jitendra Singh, India's science and technology minister, says artificial intelligence is a major advantage for India's space missions. He made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg Technology.
#Apple's latest HomePod software update adds Sound Glow, a new light feature. It is available on the HomePod, HomePod mini and HomePod mini 2.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider
#The Miles Plug plugs into a car's OBD-II port and monitors location, driving habits and vehicle health. It also offers emergency accident response and is marketed as not selling user data.
#A Wired roundup lists discounted portable chargers, including models for laptops and MagSafe. The sale prices make it a good time to buy a spare power bank.
#Owners fed up with ads, tracking and sluggish interfaces are using AI agents to remove bloatware from their smart TVs. The approach aims to give users control over their devices.
Also covered by XDA Developers, Mashable Tech
#Engadget reports that TP-Link is moving router assembly to the US following an import ban. Routers could begin production on a Missouri line as soon as early 2027.
Also covered by Android Authority, Slashdot
#Rivian's CEO says autonomy will enable dramatically different vehicle designs. He says the vision will culminate with the R4 vehicle, per TechCrunch.
#Final, a Japanese headphone maker, has launched the Porta headphones with an on-ear design supported by a headband. The Verge says the structure makes them unusually light for wireless headphones.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#The Ultra BodyScan Plus adds electrodes on a retractable handle that measure health metrics across the arms, legs and torso. It succeeds the Ultra BodyScan, which debuted nearly a year earlier.
#An Ars Technica primer covers the process of building a custom head-mounted display. It weighs the rewards of a homemade headset against the difficulties involved.
#Custom firmware for hardware synthesizers, samplers and grooveboxes has exploded, largely enabled by AI-assisted vibe coding. The Verge reports the trend is changing the music gear world.
#The Maeving RM2 is an electric two-wheeler that sits between high-end scooters and entry-level motorcycles. The review finds style and performance strong, with some trade-offs.
#Insta360's Luna Pro and Luna Ultra cameras are reviewed in 2026 and described as suited to solo filmmakers, content creators and independent journalists. The review judges them steady in use.
#Japan has launched its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to study Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos. MMX is set to arrive in August 2027 and will become the first spacecraft to land on Phobos and return samples to Earth.
Also covered by Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, CNET, Gizmodo, Slashdot
#Kosmos 2612 moved from hundreds of kilometers away to extreme proximity to ICEYE-X36, a satellite used by Ukraine. The close approach has drawn attention to Russian activity around satellites that support Ukraine.
#Battery production generates emissions, and one approach to cleaner batteries is to make fewer of them. The piece examines how the industry might reduce those emissions.
#Colossal Biosciences has acquired a rare egg of the extinct flightless moa. The company plans to return the egg to its native New Zealand.
#Evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket. The object was found in a farmer's cornfield after the rocket came down over Minnesota.
#A 2021 wildfire ignited in black spruce and birch forest on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus during a warm July. The fire was possibly sparked by lightning and burned across dry feather mosses and lichen.
#Sceye's high-flying airship platform completed a flight from the US to Japan. Tests showed it can deliver connectivity in disasters.
#The explainer traces the limits of computing back to a December 1959 American Physical Society meeting at Caltech where physicist Richard Feynman spoke. It frames the question as a guide to the complex science and technology shaping what comes next.
#Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a valuation of about $6.2 billion. CEO Jim Keller says the company is focused on scaling its Galaxy server program and developing AI IP rather than pursuing a sale.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#Investors are resisting Nscale's $30 billion IPO valuation goal, with some proposing a range of $16 billion to $19 billion. Bloomberg Technology reported the pushback.
#AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million. The company says it has more than 250,000 active users.
#San Francisco startup Town gives each employee an AI work assistant. Forerunner Ventures and others led the $108 million Series B that values the company at $1 billion.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Next Web
#Eugenia Kuyda's new startup Wabi offers a personal AI assistant that is free and downloadable. TechCrunch notes it builds on an idea she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago.
#Startup Endurance Energy sailed 300 miles off the Oregon coast last month to test deploying geothermal power at an underwater volcano. The test took place in a vent field.
Also covered by Fast Company Tech
#The AI chip startup raised $1.5 billion in a late-stage Series E round led by Trace Capital. The round more than doubles its valuation from 2024's $2.6 billion to $6.2 billion.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, Quartz
#Even Healthcare has reached a $300 million valuation in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures. The company plans to expand its hospital network in India. The round aims to challenge the economics of India's hospital sector.
#A lone hacker reportedly used AI agents to compromise hundreds of websites at low cost. Reports describe the operation as a one-man band weaponizing AI agents.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Quartz, Slashdot
#Threat actors began exploiting a chain of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server a day after a proof-of-concept went public. The attacks deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy software, according to a researcher.
Also covered by The Hacker News, XDA Developers
#Hackers got into part of OpenCode's online platform and stole some users' API keys. The hack led to unauthorized charges on users' AI accounts, and the AI tools OpenCode turned to for help kept refusing to examine the malicious code.
Also covered by BleepingComputer
#WIRED contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and found election offices in at least 32 states received suspicious letters. The letters are part of a harassment campaign ahead of the midterms.
#Florida has issued alerts after a statewide DMV data breach affecting current and former residents. The breach is linked to the ShinyHunters group.
Also covered by Slashdot
#About 80 pages on WhatsApp's website exposed instructions written for its chatbot. Meta says a bug caused the leak.
#Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint agreed to acquire Varonis for about $6.3 billion. The companies say combining email, collaboration and data security could create a broader cybersecurity platform.
#Dan Ives of Yorkville, Ives, and Company says upcoming earnings from major technology companies will test investor confidence in AI. He also discusses giving investors access to private AI companies.
#Amazon has signed an agreement with X-energy and American Electric Power to fund a new nuclear facility in Indiana. The proposed plant would replace the defunct Breed Generating Station in Sullivan County and provide up to 960 megawatts.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Verge, The Register, Quartz, Slashdot
#The four carriers signed a letter of intent to consider a joint spectrum bid supporting European direct-to-device satellite service. They would handle ground infrastructure while satellite partners provide the space segment.
Also covered by The Next Web, Gizmodo, TechRadar
#Android Auto may add support for apps in the Work profile, bringing work tools into the car. The change is reported as upcoming and not yet released.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police
#Apple said it will ban AI apps that do not moderate offensive content. The update targets nudify apps that masquerade as regular apps to get through review.
#Pennsylvania has issued an alert about congenital measles, a form of the disease the US has not seen in decades. Congenital measles can be fatal, and survivors require monitoring for years.
#German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency about Russia. He said Vladimir Putin seeks to defeat Ukraine and undermine democracy and European integration.
#The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reached an agreement resolving a series of civil rights investigations. The probes included scrutiny of its use of race in admissions, and the settlement carries no adverse findings or penalty.
#A Wired reviewer says Mixbook is the best card service they have tried. The brand currently has several sales on holiday cards.
#A rumor from the EGM Quartermann column says Lucasfilm is shopping Star Wars Battlefront 3 to developers. The reported frontrunners are EA DICE and Bungie.
#ReactOS now supports installing onto NTFS volumes using a new driver. The open-source Windows-compatible operating system project reports the milestone as a major step forward.
#Looting during French riots has hit Apple stores in Bordeaux and Lille and prompted suspected stolen goods to appear on Vinted. Leading French eSports club Team Vitality says its Paris headquarters was smashed up and equipment was looted over the weekend.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, AppleInsider, IGN
#All-Clad's factory seconds sale offers discounted cookware for cold-weather cooking. Items are aimed at soups, stews and roasts.
#WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its founder, and its early coverage carried warning signs. Holmes' husband Billy Evans is a major figure in Nathan Fielder's new documentary, and it is unclear whether he is working on a second blood-testing company.
#Ars Technica reviews the gritty HBO series Lanterns. The reviewer praises its creative approach to superhero tropes.
#Much of Canada's data and voice traffic travels through US networks. US threats against Canadian sovereignty have prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to review this vulnerability.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Next Web
#Nathan Fielder, codirector of the film You Can See Everything, discusses his exclusive conversation with WIRED. He talks about truth, lies and Theranos, and about a surprise call from Elizabeth Holmes.
#Maricopa County was the center of Trump's 2020 claims that the election was stolen. Trump and his allies are now reusing the rigged-election playbook ahead of the midterms.
#Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 returns to Night City, and IGN's review warns about the corporations. Reception is mixed, with the ensemble cast and animation drawing attention.
#Indonesia declared an end to a yearlong emergency over radioactive contamination near Jakarta. The contamination affected exports of shrimp, cloves and sneakers and prompted US food recalls and unprecedented import restrictions.
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