Daily archive
47 stories from 26 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Walmart, Best Buy and other retailers are rolling out holiday discounts ahead of Black Friday on November 27. The Verge's guides also cover price-matching and shipping policies, plus a giveaway of almost $900 in tech.
#CEO Elon Musk said Cybertruck orders exceed production, and the Texas line is set to shut down in about eight months. Tesla will refund deposits to some customers as production winds down.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Quartz
#Google is releasing new versions of its TPU systems, a broader lineup of AI chips. Bloomberg Technology reports the move is aimed at capitalizing on Google's rise as a challenger to Nvidia.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, Quartz
#A leaker known as Fixed Focus Digital says Apple's standard iPhone 18 and the lower-cost iPhone 18e will share 6.3-inch displays. The two models are also said to use the same battery.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider
#Meta is globally expanding its age estimation technology to find teenagers on Instagram who have not correctly disclosed their age. The rollout will automatically place millions more teens into Teen Account protections, according to Meta's announcement.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, Mashable Tech
#Data center builders may face sharply higher borrowing costs as billions in debt matures in the months ahead. Rising benchmark US yields threaten to make AI expansion more expensive.
#SiriusXM has appointed board member Anjali Sud as its next CEO, bringing in a digital media veteran to revive the stagnant satellite radio company. The move follows reports that the company was planning the change.
Also covered by Quartz
#Coinbase has been granted a full U.S. trust charter by a federal banking regulator. The approval was reported by CoinDesk.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz, Decrypt
#Investors are examining CoreWeave, Nscale and other cloud providers over their financial stability. Concerns center on demand and debt levels across the neocloud sector.
#Peters calls semiconductor stocks the epicenter of the drawdown but says earnings assumptions show markets are reasonably valued. She says JPMorgan has no reason to step back from equities.
#The head of SoftBank Corp. is preparing for a possible slowdown in AI data center demand in the US. He said the company may look elsewhere for growth.
Also covered by Quartz
#Cloud computing and cybersecurity company Akamai Technologies is selling two sets of convertible bonds. The company aims to raise $2.2 billion to help fund its spending.
#Beata Manthey, head of European equity strategy at Citi, says she has neutralized growth or AI exposure in her positioning. She tells Bloomberg Television that more value and quality parts of the market could outperform.
#Private capital firm Ardian SAS has closed €1 billion for its first semiconductor fund. Investors based in the Middle East have shown significant interest as AI adoption drives demand for data center processors.
#Bloomberg Technology has published a video discussing emerging markets that investors may be overlooking. No further details were provided in the item's summary.
#Mitsui Chemicals and the Development Bank of Japan plan to acquire JSR Corp. for ¥1.84 trillion ($12 billion). The plan was disclosed in a filing on Monday.
Also covered by Quartz
#China's producer price inflation accelerated to its fastest pace since June 2022. Higher energy costs helped extend the pickup to three consecutive months.
Also covered by Quartz
#Greg Peirce, co-head of global banking for APAC at UBS, speaks with Bloomberg Technology on the sidelines of the UBS Australasia Conference. The conversation covers the outlook for AI infrastructure spending and the dealmaking landscape.
#Japan and Vietnam leaders are set to meet in Tokyo on Monday to bolster trade, technology and security cooperation. Economic security is a key focus amid regional geopolitical and trade tensions.
#Automattic launched Spacefast, a platform for deploying vibe-coded apps. The product is aimed at competing with services like Lovable.
#MIT Technology Review examines how specialty chemicals companies are applying AI, cloud computing and advanced modeling to accelerate innovation. The main obstacle is connecting these tools to reliable data and scientific expertise.
#Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to San Antonio. It will be the fourth Texas city where Tesla launches robotaxis.
#The AI market selloff is weighing on private valuations for OpenAI and Anthropic. Anthropic has started marketing for a test-case IPO, per Bloomberg Technology.
#Publishers are increasingly worried about whether manuscripts were written with AI, leaving writers in a difficult position. Paper trail tools are being offered to help authors prove their work is original.
#Pangram is an AI detector that will now check incoming emails for machine-generated text. A Wired test ran it on a Gmail inbox to measure how much AI content it found.
#Daniel Newman says the market is trading AI as if it is over, which he disputes. He made the comments in a Bloomberg Technology interview with Haslinda Amin.
#Pomera's digital typewriters are a cult hit for distraction-free writing. The review finds the tiny foldable device less practical for some users despite its sleek design.
#A leaked Samsung Memory app could bring features similar to Pixel Screenshots to Galaxy phones. Nothing, OPPO and Google have already launched comparable tools.
Also covered by Android Police, MakeUseOf
#Samsung may begin charging $4.99 for a Galaxy AI Premium subscription, testing first with Galaxy S27 users. Users may alternatively buy usage credits instead of paying for the subscription.
Also covered by Android Police, Digital Trends, TechRadar
#The King Arthur Baking Sourdough Sidekick is a techy automatic starter feeder with some quirks. The reviewer says it ended a yearlong sourdough slump.
#The Audioengine Color of the Year kit includes speakers, speaker stands, a turntable and a subwoofer in canary yellow. The review finds its design and audio performance both strong.
#Nominal Inc., a startup building software to make manufacturing more efficient, raised $240 million. The round valued the company at $3 billion, triple its valuation in a funding round earlier this year.
Also covered by Quartz
#Medium is launching TK, its first app beyond blogging. The app combines note taking and journaling with a private social network meant to encourage writing and sharing with friends.
#The music discovery app lets users scroll through short song snippets, comment on them, and share them with friends.
#After stepping down as head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division in 2024, Jonathan Kanter is pursuing anti-monopoly work privately. He is using AI tools alongside former acting Antitrust Division officials.
#Google has confirmed new minimum requirements for Android Auto, which now needs Android 11 or later. Phones running Android 9 or 10 will no longer be supported.
Also covered by Android Authority, Android Police
#Campaigners from a mixed coalition are trying to stop Google from building a large data center east of London. The effort is part of wider data center protests breaking out across Europe.
#Countries are meeting in Antalya, Turkey for the UN climate conference, where AI is expected to dominate discussion. The host has asked countries to commit to designing and deploying AI in ways that support climate goals.
#Astronomers have identified a promising candidate for a massive galaxy with no stars. It contains about 2 billion solar masses of hydrogen, and studying it could answer long-standing questions, per Wired.
#The movement of these flexible robots depends on the photosynthesis of the algae. A video shows how the arms move.
#Homeland Security Investigations estimates it has sent more administrative subpoenas since January 2025 than in the more than six and a half years between 2016 and mid-August 2022. The tool is described as controversial.
#Preload data points to a new PS5 Pro PSSR upscaler version launching around GTA 6's release in 10 days. The data also indicates 120Hz support alongside a possible 40 FPS mode.
#Reporting suggests a new Democratic-controlled Congress will drop the Golden Dome branding from Trump's missile defense program. The program's future name is expected to change.
#The new Hulu docuseries Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death investigates the mysterious deaths and disappearances of a group of male influencers in Thailand. It focuses on the leader at the center of the group.
#A shifting political landscape after the midterms gives right-to-repair advocates their strongest opportunity for meaningful federal reform. The movement has pushed for repair access to devices.
#Memory and Imagination, a rare 1990s documentary about the Library of Congress, cannot be found on streaming services, YouTube or pirate sites. Its search became an obsession for one Canadian writer.
#The British Crown dependency of Jersey, which governs itself, has unintentionally become a key entry point for cannabis in Europe. The story traces how a small island ended up at the center of a multibillion-dollar global trade.
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