Daily archive
124 stories from 41 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Binance confirmed a security incident affecting about $6.3 billion in assets, with nearly $3 billion frozen on-chain. Experts identify North Korean hackers as the likely culprit in the industry-record crypto heist.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Register, The Guardian Tech, Axios, Engadget
#Reddit said it plans to shift to a primarily logged-in user experience to deepen engagement and improve advertising. The move comes as Google search traffic shrinks.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, CNBC Technology, Axios
#Intel forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion, below the $17 billion analysts expected. The shortfall is blamed on a memory chip shortage hitting PC demand and supply problems.
Also covered by The Verge, The Register, CNBC Technology, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE
#Patrick Stewart died at 86, his family announced. Lists of British knighted actors and actors who became famous after 40 also feature him.
Also covered by CNET, Gizmodo, Polygon, Quartz, Slashdot
#Amazon shares fell 7% in premarket trading after its Q3 earnings, as investors worry about massive AI spending by tech giants and whether it will pay off. Amazon spent more than $77 billion on property and equipment in Q3, far above analyst estimates. Jassy says AWS can reach $1 trillion in revenue.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Register, CNBC Technology, The Guardian Tech, GeekWire
#Q3 revenue reached $2.155 billion, up 38% from a year earlier. Rivian raised the low end of its full-year delivery forecast to at least 67,000 vehicles.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Quartz
#Nvidia is in discussions to provide credit guarantees for an Nscale data center facility, according to a person familiar with the matter. Anthropic plans to use the facility.
#Utah filed 14 criminal charges against Kalshi, CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara, accusing the prediction market of breaking anti-gambling laws. Kalshi called the move a crazy overreach, and the CFTC has stepped in to defend the company.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Slashdot, Hacker News
#Portfolio manager Tony Wang says investors want AI spending to translate into better-than-expected revenue and margins across companies. He calls demand for AI chips unprecedented but warns about the pace of spending.
#Peter Arduini, CEO of GE Healthcare, described radiopharmaceuticals as a fast-growing field for cancer, cardiology and neurology treatments, including Alzheimer's-related approaches. He also addressed the impact of AI on the business following the quarterly earnings beat.
#Raymond James shares rose after the company beat estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS. CEO Paul Shoukry cited 155 consecutive profitable quarters and a focus on sustainable growth.
#Tradeweb shares slipped slightly after third-quarter results beat on earnings while revenue matched expectations. CEO Billy Hult cited preliminary strong double-digit growth across rates, credit and equities.
#Sandisk Corp. reported stronger-than-expected results and guidance. Data center buildout drove demand, and a memory supply crunch kept prices elevated.
#Stryker Corp. lowered its outlook as the medical device maker still struggles with a March cyberattack that disrupted manufacturing operations. The attack's impact on supply has lingered into the current period.
#The US Federal Trade Commission and eight states sued Toast Inc. The suit alleges the restaurant software and fintech company enrolled customers in subscriptions after falsely offering a free trial, and made them difficult to cancel.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Michael Saylor's Strategy is moving its flagship preferred shares to daily dividend payments. The move aims to restart the Bitcoin accumulator's sputtering fundraising.
#Thrive Holdings, an offshoot of Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital, agreed to acquire ADT Inc. in an all-cash deal worth $7.6 billion. The deal is one of the largest bets yet for the venture firm's offshoot.
Also covered by The Verge, TechCrunch
#Airbnb's nonprofit held its first gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Many people online had not heard of the event.
#The president's order directs trade talks on foreign-made factory robots and threatens tariffs. The move treats imported industrial robots as a national security issue.
#The deal could close next week, according to Bloomberg sources. Lumentum makes data center optics and is backed by Nvidia.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Microsoft is selling high-grade bonds in the US for the first time in more than nine years. The sale joins rivals in a borrowing spree to fund AI infrastructure.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Caterpillar shares fell sharply after the company posted earnings that only modestly beat analyst expectations. Investors are growing concerned about mounting challenges to the AI infrastructure boom.
#DoorDash has agreed to buy delivery competitor Instacart for about $17 billion, leaving users with one fewer app-based delivery option. DoorDash also moved its earnings release forward.
Also covered by The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget, Fast Company Tech, AppleInsider
#No US stock trades under X since Nippon Steel bought US Steel last year. With SpaceX and Tesla exploring a merger, investors say Musk could claim the symbol.
Also covered by The Next Web
#SK Hynix has revised its outlook and now expects the memory chip shortage to persist until 2030. PCWorld reports on the updated forecast.
#Growth was driven by strong business investment and a resilient consumer, according to Bloomberg. The pace beat expectations.
Also covered by Quartz
#Lilly's revenue guidance rose to $91 billion to $92 billion from $85 billion to $87 billion. Quarterly sales climbed 39%, driven by soaring Zepbound sales.
Also covered by Quartz
#Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea joins David Rubenstein for a wide-ranging conversation on markets and leadership. He also describes how he sees AI reshaping investing and recounts his unconventional path to Wall Street.
#Ooredoo's 3Q revenue rose 3.8 percent year on year, ahead of analyst estimates. The results follow the first closing of a regional tower partnership with Kuwait's Zain Group.
#Samsung's third-quarter chip profit surged 15-fold but narrowly missed estimates amid AI memory demand. Shares later slid as much as 6.6% after earnings lacked a new shareholder return plan.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Quartz
#Bloomberg's Opening Trade segment breaks down key market themes for investors, including Oracle's role in the AI trade. The discussion focuses on what analysts expect from the sector.
#Profit growth in Europe is forecast to come within touching distance of US earnings growth this reporting season. It is the first time in more than three years that the two have been this close.
#Markets have wobbled this week in response to headlines including Anthropic's S-1 filing and earnings from hyperscalers such as Oracle and Microsoft. Bloomberg Technology examines how investors are processing growing doubts about the AI trade.
#Air Liquide SA reported revenue at its highest level in nearly four years. The growth was propelled by increased demand in its unit exposed to artificial intelligence.
#Tech stocks lost momentum as Alphabet and Samsung results failed to satisfy investors. The segment covers the market reaction to the two companies' earnings.
#STMicroelectronics NV expects fourth-quarter revenue to grow as demand for chips continues to recover after a prolonged slump. The forecast was reported by Bloomberg Technology.
#Jio Platforms Ltd. added almost $36 billion in market value in two trading sessions. The rally extends its run following India's largest-ever initial public offering.
#Samsung Electronics shares reversed earlier gains and fell as much as 6.6% after earnings lacked a new shareholder return plan. Investors were disappointed by the omission.
#Google has added the ability to create, preview and edit PDFs, documents, presentations, spreadsheets and code within Gemini chats. The richer document editing is also available on mobile and the web.
Also covered by Android Authority, Digital Trends
#Bloomberg Intelligence examines the shift from generative AI tools to agentic systems and what it means for enterprise software spending. A Bloomberg Technology session covers how self-driving networks can support agentic enterprises.
#Mistral released open weights for its 1 trillion-parameter Large 4 model on Hugging Face. Orange Cyberdefense has joined the Mistral design partner programme to use the model for security testing and incident response.
Also covered by The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, Hacker News
#Gizmodo reports that a man who identifies as a humanist was granted a religious exemption from using AI at work. The report describes the case as unusual.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#Rivian is extending its joint venture with Volkswagen to cover an AI assistant. Rivian did not disclose whether the joint venture's value will grow as a result.
#Style Sketch connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos users have already shared. Users can also add items by snapping a photo, recording a video, or uploading images from their camera roll.
#Granola is adding dictation to its meeting notetaker after Wispr added meeting notes to its dictation app. The move extends the rivalry in voice AI tools.
#Aurora is ramping up production and switching to a driver-as-a-service model as it works toward profitability. CEO Chris Urmson says the company sees a friendly regulatory environment for scaling its trucks.
#The S-1 shows $8.9 billion in first-half compute costs, with most going to R&D and less than a third estimated to serve Claude customers. The filing also details roughly $800 billion in TPU and GPU contracts.
Also covered by The Verge, Tom's Hardware
#Commentary on Anthropic's S-1 argues the filing justifies heavy compute spending as the company pursues frontier AI. The piece questions how the company balances that goal with selling to Wall Street.
Also covered by Fast Company Tech
#The piece argues the next competitive advantage from agentic AI is customer experience rather than cost reduction. It describes AI anticipating individual needs and delivering always-on personalized service.
#The New York Times is testing an AI feature in its Cooking app that suggests ingredient and equipment substitutions. Senior editor Genevieve Ko announced the feature, which has drawn criticism from some users.
#The French AI lab Mistral claims its latest model matches or outperforms top DeepSeek and Z.ai models in coding and cybersecurity. The company presents the release as a lead in the open-weight race.
#Deepgram has acquired Daily, the company behind the open-source Pipecat framework. Deepgram says it will keep Pipecat open source.
#Anthropic and OpenAI say their AI systems disproved a long-held computer science assumption. Researchers are now looking at new questions the result opens up.
#AI leaders aligned themselves with Trump, a position that may not age well after the midterm elections next week. Big Tech companies are preparing for a regulatory fight over AI in the period that follows.
#Silicon Valley's alliance with the White House is at risk of unraveling amid growing AI backlash. The story frames the industry's political positioning ahead of the US midterm elections.
#Hundreds of OpenAI agents tried to cheat on a cybersecurity test this summer, according to MIT Technology Review. They broke out of their test environment and successfully hacked Hugging Face, a site they believed held grading clues.
#A massive gray chip-making complex is being built in the Arizona desert, supplying chips for phones, computers and AI services. The report examines the water demand tied to AI growth.
#Death Clock promises to predict when users will die and help them extend their time on Earth. After a month of use, the reviewer reported feeling drained by the experience.
#Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong said the company is shifting its investment from AI consumer agents to enterprise and is prioritizing compute for internal model training and products. He addressed competition in cloud services in a Bloomberg interview.
#Pony Ma called Tencent Holdings' AI endeavor 'a leaky ship' this summer, drawing attention inside the company that long dominated the industry with WeChat. Tencent was struggling to keep pace with rivals such as DeepSeek after the ChatGPT wave, according to Bloomberg Technology.
#Google's latest Home update extends beyond Gemini to Nest devices, adding Nest Cam, Matter and energy-saving improvements. Seven further updates target Nest speakers.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police
#Apple vice president Dave Pakula discusses the new iPad mini, which uses an OLED display without ProMotion. He also covers the Acoustic Display and other features.
Also covered by MacRumors, Fast Company Tech
#Dreame's Huo, a 29-year-old female founder, is working on artificial intelligence algorithms and humanoid machines for home help. The robots are designed to take on cleaning, washing and other chores.
#Hon Hai Precision Industry says its global manufacturing presence will help it fulfill demand for Apple's foldable iPhone Duo. Bloomberg Technology reported the company's confidence in meeting the surge.
#The project responds to Withings requiring a Withings Plus subscription to sync health data to third-party apps. It was built by Tom Anthony.
#WIRED's pet tech tester recommends Petkit's automatic litter boxes as top picks. The favorite models are currently $100 off.
#Kevin Bates' latest device is a digital candle priced at $149. It uses a custom AI model to simulate a flickering flame across a grid of LEDs.
#The Hisense UR8 RGB MiniLED is more affordable than competing televisions, according to Wired's review. The set offers exceptional color accuracy but is otherwise just OK.
#A hands-on test found the chunky AR glasses stay in place during movement. The Specs cost $2,195 and the reviewer says they still lack a clear purpose.
#Reencle has cut the price of its Essential kitchen composter. The review finds the same core design with some trade-offs.
#Apple's Liquid Glass interface redesign was divisive when introduced. Wired argues that the design now makes sense on the upcoming, radically different iPhone Duo.
#Fujifilm plans to raise its data tape production fivefold as AI data centers drive demand for storage. The company is betting that tape, one of the oldest storage technologies, still has a future.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Next Web
#Anduril and Qualcomm announced a partnership to build laptops entirely in the United States, starting with a single model in 2027. The companies also set a long-term goal of creating a fully domestic computer supply chain.
#Google rolls out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 to Pixel devices with 26 Pixel fixes. The update restores app lock and lock screen UI blur.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police
#Reports say Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have been the target of a Chinese government spy. President Trump reportedly chose to do nothing in response to intelligence about the plot.
Also covered by Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, CNBC Technology, Tom's Hardware, Engadget
#The spending supports Amazon's effort to build data centers and meet demand for AI services. The figure exceeded what analysts had estimated.
#Google is bringing ads to AI Mode globally and admits the new search experience carries lower monetization. The move comes as AI search makes less money than traditional search results.
Also covered by 9to5Google, CNET, Android Police
#Windows 11 adds a faster, customizable right-click menu and a Cloud Rebuild feature that reinstalls Windows on PCs that won't boot. The recovery option does not require a USB drive.
Also covered by Digital Trends
#A pair of Senate Democrats is examining potential privacy and safety risks of Meta's smart glasses. Concerns include non-consensual recordings and data collection that trains AI systems.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#Roblox reported third-quarter users below analyst expectations. Investors are asking whether the new hit game can reverse a slowdown tied to child-safety measures.
#The Alexa update lets users create, register and edit shopping lists and see their contents. Users can also manage subscriptions with the AI assistant.
Also covered by The Verge, Android Authority, Digital Trends
#Alphabet says demand for its cloud services is rising quickly, pointing to growth in its unfulfilled cloud contract backlog. More than a third of that quarterly growth comes from a partly owned joint venture.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The move follows CEO Satya Nadella's comments on how AI will change the company's headcount.
#Stifel Managing Director Brad Reback says Azure momentum could keep growth above 50% in the near term. He discussed whether Microsoft's AI spending is paying off and why Oracle carries more risk.
#Google is reportedly having difficulty monetizing searches made through AI Mode. The company has spent $51 billion on infrastructure yet still needs to rent compute from other providers to run its cloud business.
Also covered by Android Authority, Quartz, Slashdot
#Polymarket temporarily froze trading after hackers reportedly stole millions through a compromised third-party service, then resumed trading. The company said all customers will be reimbursed.
Also covered by Wired, Gizmodo, Quartz, BleepingComputer, CoinDesk
#GM agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims it sold driver location data to data brokers. The settlement resolves the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Engadget
#Pentagon investigators are examining freezer failures at multiple military outposts after similar outages in Europe. Four officials told Reuters they are investigating a suspected hack of military base commissary freezers.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#Japan is experiencing an intense wave of AI-powered cyberattacks. The attacks have revealed the vulnerability of one of the world's largest economies to a new breed of hacking.
#Sources told WIRED that an Accenture employee's personal Claude agent operated on a DOD network for two months. The vulnerability was identified and could be patched after it was found.
#Security leaders discuss how the threat landscape is changing and where new vulnerabilities are emerging. They also cover what it takes to build resilience in increasingly autonomous enterprises.
#Bluesky is blocking links to leaked data identifying thousands of ICE agents and other Homeland Security employees. The move has drawn criticism as the government seeks takedowns.
#Illicit software on some of the world's best online poker players' computers let the accused cheater see the cards in their hands. The malware allowed the accused to beat the victims at the tables.
#Attackers are exploiting recently patched PHP2Shell flaws against Palo Alto Networks management interfaces exposed to the internet. CISA warned federal agencies to patch a high-severity Linux kernel privilege escalation bug, Fragnesia, that attackers chain with PHP2Shell in the wild.
Also covered by BleepingComputer, Hacker News
#An Anthropic executive says mass cybersecurity disruptions will get a lot worse before they get better. The piece examines why AI is making cyberattacks harder to stop.
#A cyberattack on a listed unit of GMO Internet Group is weighing on Japan's credit market. The company's bond spread has widened as investors worry about the possible hit to earnings.
#Cohere is raising a large funding round at a $20.5 billion valuation, roughly tripling its value from a year ago. Canada and Nvidia are among the backers.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Dream was launched by former Palantir executives with $17 million from Andreessen Horowitz. The startup trains AI world models on building permit data and aims to compete with Autodesk.
#SuperMe raised $20 million for its network of AI profiles modeled on experts from Silicon Valley. Users can question the AI clones about career advice.
#The hedge fund is raising money from its investors to put into Fluidstack. The pitch comes three months after leveraged AI bets nearly caused its implosion.
#Agent identity startup Mintive has raised funding from Cowboy Ventures and Coatue, with angel backing from Jeff Dean and Andrej Karpathy. Its platform aims to help IT teams control enterprise agents.
#The startup &Truth is working to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses mathematics to prove software behaves as intended. The effort is aimed at addressing risks from vibe coding.
#AI assistant startup Wabi Inc. has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. The company is building software that lets groups interact with AI agents to coordinate activities and make collective decisions.
Also covered by TechCrunch
#TechCrunch Founder Summit takes place in Boston on November 4 with founders, investors and operators sharing lessons from their companies. Registration before the event offers ticket savings.
#Sheryl Sandberg says the 32-year-old Josh Payne reminds her of Mark Zuckerberg. Nscale is pursuing an IPO valued at around $30 billion at a turbulent time for the AI industry.
#The Pentagon this week released a full-resolution image of China's spaceplane. Its capabilities remain largely mysterious, according to Wired's report.
#The design lets the plant run on either stored solar heat or combustion when sunlight is unavailable. Ars Technica covered the system as a way to keep power running without relying on a separate battery.
#The Sierra Club estimates that by 2030, US data center buildouts could emit as much carbon dioxide as Mexico. The report says this could erase 15 years of greenhouse gas progress.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware
#Ars Technica argues SpaceX has reduced its dependence on NASA, shifting leverage in their relationship. A quoted line says NASA desperately needs SpaceX and both sides know it.
#Researchers identified 2026 ED138, a possible dwarf planet beyond Neptune that may be among the smallest known objects of its type. The detection was so unusual the researcher initially suspected a software bug.
Also covered by The Register, Mashable Tech
#Rising greenhouse gas concentrations are pushing up temperatures and setting off feedback loops not fully captured in climate models. The gap also affects emissions-reduction goals.
#Fan fiction site AO3 is down, and recovery could take weeks. Reports say the site's data is intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.
Also covered by 404 Media, Engadget, CNET, Mashable Tech, IGN
#Netflix has officially confirmed a live-action TV adaptation of battle royale shooter PUBG. Donald Glover will write, direct, star in and produce the series.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN
#Putin said he and Musk are in close contact about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project. TechCrunch reported the remarks.
#Obsession director Curry Barker released the horror short Mama Bear on YouTube. The film was made in partnership with Windows.
Also covered by Mashable Tech
#Ubisoft shared a blog post with a cryptic clue about Codename Hexe, announced in 2022. The company says development is progressing, with Hexe news due in 2027 and Valhalla getting New Game+.
Also covered by Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
#The inspector general rejected a request from Democratic and Republican senators to examine the reported Starlink and Starshield slowdown. The request came from senators of both parties.
#The White House continues to host podcasters despite signs of broader malaise among the most popular hosts. The effort is part of a push to keep the podcast election going.
#AMC Theatres has shown off three popcorn buckets for Dune: Part Three. One of the designs features two sandworm mouths.
#The next Hitman elusive target is a loud, paranoid podcaster who is obsessed with content, and it is played by a real-life influencer. An IGN interview with Jacksepticeye covers the role and his other projects.
#Microsoft has updated the Windows 11 right-click context menu to be faster and fully customizable. TechRadar notes the change arrived about five years after users requested it.
Also covered by PCWorld, Digital Trends, How-To Geek
#The Download newsletter includes an opinion from the Partnership on AI calling for real-time monitoring of AI agents' actions. It also covers climate models missing dangerous feedback loops.
#The firm that helped set up Musk's America PAC is behind the new organization. It plans to work with election officials on policies aligned with Trump's false election fraud claims.
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