Daily archive
136 stories from 39 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Apple released fourth betas of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS and watchOS 27.2. The third public betas came out earlier in the cycle.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider
#Google is releasing Gemini 4 Argon worldwide through its API. The company describes it as its most capable frontier model, with claimed gains in reasoning and complex workflows.
Also covered by Ars Technica, 9to5Google, Engadget, 9to5Mac, CNET
#Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, discussed on Bloomberg Crypto the company's plan to buy and sell Bitcoin. He said he was disappointed in MSCI, which may remove Strategy from its indices this Friday.
#Reviewers find the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses have solid audio and much better battery life than camera models. The frames look like regular glasses and the camera is removed.
Also covered by CNET, Engadget
#Meta launched Your Algorithm on Facebook, a feature first introduced on Instagram. Users can add and manage topics that shape what appears in their feeds, within reason.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Engadget
#Blackstone President Jon Gray said the firm plans to maintain heavy exposure to electricity, defense and life sciences. He argued that AI's expansion from desktop computing into the physical world will drive sustained power demand for decades.
#In a Bloomberg Crypto interview from DC Fintech Week, Strategy founder Michael Saylor said favorable regulation and accelerating bank adoption point to a bull market. He framed Bitcoin as early in that cycle.
Also covered by Quartz
#The IMF said global growth should pick up next year with a boost from AI investment. It warned the world economy is nearing the limits of its resilience as the energy squeeze persists and financial risks build.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Guardian Tech
#A selloff in chipmakers deepened over concerns about the sustainability of the AI trade as Wall Street banks kicked off earnings season. RBC strategist Lori Calvasina discussed the S&P outlook.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#The price increase arrives about a week after the Skydance merger closed. The ad-supported plan moves from $5.99 to $6.99 per month.
Also covered by Engadget
#Asian chip stocks fell sharply as they tracked a Wall Street sell-off in semiconductor shares, with SK Hynix and SoftBank among the decliners. Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as the chip rout wiped out $800 million, per CoinDesk.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, CoinDesk
#CXMT Corp. declared a chip technology breakthrough that rivals such as Samsung Electronics had pursued for years. The claim is unsubstantiated but still moved stock prices and reflects China's push into memory chips.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Guardian Tech, Tom's Hardware, Quartz
#Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings have agreed to acquire AT&T Mexico in a $2 billion deal. The buyers aim to challenge billionaire Carlos Slim's mobile phone business in Mexico.
#The Leading the Future network, backed by Silicon Valley figures, has raised large sums to promote pro-AI candidates from both parties. Wired reports the money has flowed into Nevada shell companies.
#Governments are competing with technology giants for capital to finance AI infrastructure through heavy borrowing. Emerging market nations risk being squeezed out of global debt markets.
#India's food regulator is preparing stricter rules for online quick delivery platforms such as Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Amazon Now. The move is part of a nationwide crackdown on unsafe practices in a market worth about $80 billion.
#Murata Manufacturing is considering additional investment to expand production of multilayer ceramic capacitors. The move responds to accelerating demand from AI servers.
#Jio Platforms Ltd. has received over $20 billion in bids for its planned initial public offering. People familiar with the matter say the offering could be the largest in India's history.
#India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India is a viable alternative to the US and China for international capital. She cites strengths in AI, semiconductors and green technology, per Bloomberg.
#Qu says public-market investors may disagree over whether heavy AI capital spending is justified or must be offset by returns and profitability. The comments came ahead of Anthropic's pre-IPO investor day, after recent IPO setbacks.
#Getty Images plans to file for bankruptcy and go private as part of a restructuring agreement. It secured $533 million from the Getty family and Charles Koch's investment firm after the Shutterstock merger fell through.
#Tencent Holdings began marketing dollar and offshore yuan bonds in an offering that could raise about $5 billion. The proceeds would support the company's escalating investments in artificial intelligence.
#The NPCI, which operates the UPI network, postponed the 0.4% fee rollout due to the festive shopping season. Retailers had pushed back.
#Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said technology companies will outpace the US government as net issuers of long-term debt in 2027. He attributed the scale of this capital demand to AI investment.
#Waller spoke with Bloomberg's Saleha Mohsin at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. He addressed economic and social changes driven by AI.
#Investors are watching ASML's guidance on building out capacity as a signal amid the sector's faltering rally. Its earnings outlook is expected to carry extra weight this time.
#Mainspring Energy has agreed to supply American Electric Power with up to 1.6 gigawatts of generation capacity. The deal could be worth as much as $4 billion over eight years, and its modular generators can come online within 12 months.
#Chairperson Nandini Piramal says the company is working to cut its dependence on Chinese raw materials. She spoke on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi.
#Topgolf and VMware reportedly ran deep before the migration. The savings were reported after the company moved off VMware.
#Analysis from Space Capital estimates investment in the space economy could exceed $100 billion this year for the first time. SpaceX's IPO, rising defense demand and new infrastructure needs are drawing capital in.
#Vanderbilt law professor Yesha Yadav discusses sports-driven attention around prediction markets. She highlights the legal uncertainty still surrounding the industry.
#Siemens AG is positioning itself to win a share of Poland's rising defense and infrastructure investment. The German engineering group expects that spending to drive demand for its industrial automation and digital technology.
#Gary Dickerson told Bloomberg Technology that he expects Applied Materials' revenue to double over the next few years. The company opened a $5 billion research and development center in Silicon Valley to speed next-generation chip development.
#Chandrasekaran says the group will keep building projects such as semiconductor chips that India and the world need, even if they are slow to pay off. The stance comes amid pressure from owners seeking faster returns.
#Singapore's Grab is adding microdramas and games to keep users engaged inside its app. Bloomberg Technology reports the move is a direct response to competition from TikTok for consumer attention.
#The IMF says a sharp AI-driven share price crash could put world financial stability at risk. It estimates $1.4 trillion in circular AI deals could deepen a market correction in AI-related stocks and debt.
Also covered by The Guardian Tech, The Next Web, Quartz, Hacker News
#ARK Investment Management's Cathie Wood warns that memory chips are prone to boom-and-bust cycles. She says the problem may worsen as Chinese companies expand production capacity.
Also covered by Quartz
#The agency alleges Shkreli traded stock in at least 60 pharmaceutical companies. He also broadcast investment advice online since his 2022 prison release.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Quartz
#Williams said he still sees one more interest-rate hike as appropriate this year. He does not currently believe the Fed will need to raise rates again in 2027.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz
#Anthropic warns small AI models could soon self-replicate across consumer IoT devices. Android TV boxes and smart ovens could form distributed botnets running AI workloads without data centers.
Also covered by The Guardian Tech, The Hacker News, BleepingComputer, Gizmodo, Wccftech
#Jensen Huang says Nvidia will announce $2 billion of European investments within a week, on top of $8 billion over the past year. He named four French startups in Paris as part of the investment push.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#The former Commerce Secretary said governments and companies must work together to manage AI's economic and security risks. She made the remarks on Tuesday.
#Mark Zuckerberg said Meta had to commit to spending hundreds of billions of dollars last year on AI infrastructure before knowing if the products would succeed. The comments were reported by Bloomberg Technology.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#Anthropic released a report last month arguing that the model GLM-5.3 poses a major cyberattack risk. The explainer weighs the benefits of open models against those risks.
#Afeyan warns that waiting for a disaster would repeat the drug industry's past mistakes. He is a billionaire biotech figure.
Also covered by Quartz
#Meta says its new Muse Wonder model has frontier-level capabilities, a milestone in its AI overhaul under chief AI officer Alexandr Wang. Bloomberg's interview covers how Meta positions the model against OpenAI and Anthropic.
Also covered by Simon Willison, Quartz
#Mike Cannon-Brookes says making software cheaper and faster to build will lead organizations to create more applications, workflows and agents. He argues this increases the need to connect and manage them.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Vista Equity Partners founder, chairman and CEO Robert F. Smith speaks with Bloomberg's Dani Burger at CAIS in Beverly Hills about artificial intelligence growth. He stresses the importance of learning how to use an AI agent.
#Keelan Miskell sold the digital archives of his winding-down crypto startup for roughly $25,000 for its code base. MIT Technology Review reports AI labs are buying such data to train models.
#Wired reports that Wikipedia usage is falling as AI Overviews answer more queries. The writer argues the larger loss may be to the project's volunteer community and knowledge base.
#The framework aims to prevent costly mistakes and disputes as AI-powered shopping grows. It is designed so AI agents act only within user-approved purchases.
#Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani said worries about AI eliminating jobs are unfounded. He argued the technology will galvanize small businesses and fuel demand for new skills.
#John Romeo, managing partner and CEO of Oliver Wyman Forum, spoke at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. He argues humans must adapt as AI grows more powerful.
#Shopify announced it will let shoppers configure their AI agents to purchase products on their behalf. The change gives more agents access to listings across Shopify's catalog of over a billion products.
#Bloomberg Technology reports that orbital data centers pursuing unlimited solar power raise the risk of conflict in space. Militaries worldwide are embracing AI and viewing computing facilities as critical infrastructure.
#Anthropic PBC is looking to invest in data centers in Australia, according to an envoy. The move is part of the AI company's broader capacity build-out across the world.
#Nvidia announced updates to DLSS 5 that include a faster model, now tuned down 24% in size, that runs about 30% quicker. The updated version reduces 4K VRAM usage by 20% and is coming to new games including Hogwarts Legacy.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, TechSpot, IGN, Wccftech
#The Infosys co-founder says the shift creates opportunities for businesses and Infosys. He discussed AI adoption, legacy systems and the firm's model-agnostic approach at NEF in New Delhi.
#At TechCrunch Disrupt, Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman argued that warnings about AI doom are overshadowing the technology's benefits. He told AI leaders spreading such warnings to consider talking less about them.
#SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang says the AI infrastructure boom is shifting toward inference, efficiency and return on investment. The company is closing its Series F with new strategic investors, and enterprises including JPMorgan run AI infrastructure on its systems.
#AI leaders and whistleblowers testified at a sweeping UK parliamentary session on AI. Britain's spy chief warned in the same period that AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
#Feldman expects assistants to run partly on local devices and partly in the cloud. He describes a near future in which most homes have one.
#Leading AI executives are reportedly preparing for a possible major AI-caused disaster within six to 12 months. AI systems have already been linked to multiple cybersecurity incidents, including breaches of outside systems and attacks affecting tens of thousands.
#Executives from large data center firms say the buildout is barely keeping up with AI development. Energy access and skilled labor are the two key constraints.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 and plans to sell substantially all assets. Disney's $20 million bid for select IP is subject to higher or better offers.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, CNBC Technology, 404 Media, Engadget
#Mia Goth criticized Instagram for allowing an AI-generated image of her to spread from a verified account. The post showed her in a T-shirt reading "MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN" shortly after news of her divorce filing from Shia LaBeouf.
Also covered by Mashable Tech
#Retro games are being decompiled and recompiled to run on new devices or to merge code from different titles. Microsoft has seen fan projects such as skateboarding mods brought into Call of Duty.
Also covered by XDA Developers
#A new ruling in Apple's trade secret lawsuit grants access to OpenAI employee testimony and select documents. The court did not grant every request Apple made.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Quartz
#Bloomberg reports China has an early lead over the US in advanced humanoid hardware, with dexterous hands as a focus. Officials see the work as key to a stronger manufacturing base amid a shrinking workforce.
#Anthropic has asked the federal appeals court in Washington to revisit its decision upholding the designation of the AI company as a supply-chain risk to US national security. The request seeks a rehearing of the case.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Next Web, Quartz
#Anthropic published an engineering post explaining why it built a custom source control system. The change followed a sharp increase in the rate of code changes.
Also covered by Simon Willison, Slashdot
#Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics has hired Doug Field, who previously led Ford's EV work. Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
Also covered by The Verge
#Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex and delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor. The company's goal is to make factory robots quick to reconfigure for new work.
#Venture capital firm Sprints has closed its fifth fund at €725 million, or $810 million. The firm backed Revolut early and also has investments including Vinted.
#Niobia aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines. The company says this reduces downtime and costly mistakes.
#The company says it upcycles blast furnace emissions to cut pollution and improve steelmaker margins. TechCrunch reports the approach targets emissions from the steel industry.
#The Baltic company, based in a former sock factory, has reached unicorn status. It positions itself as a workhorse of the data-driven AI revolution.
#Flox's edge devices identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure. The company is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports and roads.
#MIT startup LNK Energies says it has a way to replace diesel in trucks with hydrogen. The company claims the approach undercuts diesel on cost, and it will be shown at Disrupt.
#Licube is preparing to supply lithium to fusion power plants, which will need large amounts of it. The company is presenting its plans at TechCrunch Disrupt.
#University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles. The profitable startup is competing in TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.
#The conference opens its first day at Moscone West in San Francisco. It expects more than 10,000 tech leaders to attend.
#Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is developing a compact, laser-powered fusion device. The company says the device is meant to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.
#Giraffe Bio has raised a $6.4 million seed round for bespoke biomolecules aimed at the looming copper shortage. Demand for copper is rising from AI data centers and EVs.
#Longshot is developing a large gun intended to launch cargo into orbit. The company aims to make space data centers feasible.
#Twenty startups were selected for the 2026 Startup Battlefield Top 20 and will compete on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. The winner receives a $100,000 prize and the Disrupt Cup.
#Pluto Security, an AI security software provider, raised $42 million, with about a fifth from a seed round led by TLV Partners and the rest from a Series A led by Jump Capital. The company says it secures enterprise AI agents.
Also covered by The Next Web, SiliconANGLE
#Beats has officially announced a Pokémon collaboration, a special-edition Beats Pill speaker with Pikachu and Mimikyu designs. The launch followed a teaser the day before.
Also covered by MacRumors, Gizmodo
#Alibaba Group unveiled the next generation of its smart glasses on Tuesday. The device extends the company's artificial intelligence strategy into consumer electronics.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Polygon reports that God of War Laufey's expensive collector's edition does not come with the game. The critique centers on collector's editions that omit the title.
Also covered by TechRadar, IGN
#A discount through an Amazon workaround brings the Nothing Headphone (a) to $98. The cut is 51% off the list price.
Also covered by Android Police
#The Wave Go is Elgato's first wireless microphone and targets creators who record on the go. It offers hands-free recording for vlogging.
#The guide collects 40 gift ideas priced under $100 for tech enthusiasts. Every item on the list is recommended by WIRED's reviewers.
#The Xteink X4 Pro has a 4.26-inch, 800 x 480 E Ink display and is much smaller than Amazon's smallest six-inch Kindle. It is now selling for less than before.
#Wired tested conical burr, flat burr and blade grinders using particle size analysis and real-world tasting. The guide covers options for a range of budgets.
#Rockstar has announced the launch date, platforms, cast and map regions for GTA 6. The price has also been confirmed.
Also covered by Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
#Apple launched a new Apple TV 4K with Siri AI upgrades, a faster A19 chip and a $59 Siri Remote. The device is priced at $299 and launches November 13.
Also covered by The Verge, AppleInsider, CNET, 9to5Mac, MacRumors
#A major leak has exposed design details and specifications for Samsung's planned smart glasses. The leaked material offers the clearest look yet at the product.
Also covered by CNET, Android Authority, Android Police
#Bloomberg Intelligence research projects streamed games will grow to a $38 billion market by 2035. It says the trend may eventually end the dedicated video-game console as a mass-market product.
Also covered by The Next Web
#The Play Store layout will automatically adjust to the size and layout of a car's screen. The update also makes it easier to find and download new apps, and it is rolling out now.
Also covered by 9to5Google
#Google Play now lets users publish private apps created with AI for themselves. Those apps do not need to be made available to everyone on the Play Store.
Also covered by The Verge, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Technology, 9to5Google, Engadget
#Firefox Enterprise is a version of Mozilla's browser built for companies and public bodies that must meet strict security and compliance requirements. The launch targets organisations in Europe.
Also covered by TechRadar, Hacker News
#iOS 27 lets Siri learn a user's preferred music app. Spotify listeners can request songs, podcasts and playlists without naming the app.
#A new subscription gives users access to Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium in one plan. Engadget reported the announcement.
Also covered by Engadget, Mashable Tech
#Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Xbox Labs, a new team within the organization to turn emerging ideas into products. The team will trial new technology.
Also covered by GamesIndustry.biz, Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
#Apple updated the Apple Music icon in the fourth beta of iOS 27.2. The new icon is black and white, replacing the red and white version.
Also covered by MacRumors, Engadget
#WIRED reviewed contracts from more than two dozen cities and towns. The documents show how Flock's pricing and business model work relative to competitors.
#Tailscale is using its Canadian base as an advantage to win government and enterprise business. The pitch targets buyers concerned about American AI security.
#Saudi Aramco's Texas oil refinery owns some of the crude carried by a tanker that suffered a cyberattack on its way to the United States. The report was published by Bloomberg Technology.
#Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, including Yandex facilities. Zelenskyy said the campaign reduced Russian disinformation, but bot farms are still active.
#A large-scale cyberattack targeted hundreds of French supermarkets, causing refrigerators to overheat and spoiling food. Some units reportedly sparked fires.
Also covered by The Register, The Hacker News
#Microsoft shipped patches for a record 1,413 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday, including 1,102 in Windows, 134 in Office, 61 in Developer Tools, 36 in SharePoint Server and 22 in SQL Server. One flaw, a Windows Shell bug, is under active exploitation, and two others were publicly disclosed.
Also covered by The Hacker News, BleepingComputer
#Ledger asked resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices after a suspected $86 million drain. European chain MediaMarkt Saturn also halted Ledger sales after a German customer reported finding an implant.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, BleepingComputer, CoinDesk, Gizmodo, Quartz
#SpaceX proposes raising Starship launches and landings from its South Texas Starbase facility to hundreds of flights per year. The plan is currently being reviewed by the US government.
Also covered by Quartz
#Science Corporation has implanted its PRIMA vision-restoring chip in its first patient with Stargardt disease. Max Hodak described the work as part of the company's path toward a brain-computer interface.
#A simulation tested how nations would respond to solar geoengineering aimed at dimming the Sun. The results showed geopolitical conflict would dominate and produce outcomes worse than planners expect.
#Noubar Afeyan of Moderna, Lila Ibrahim of Google DeepMind and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon take part in a Bloomberg Technology conversation. The panel covers how AI is changing scientific research.
#Researchers used high-speed video to study how honey bee stingers deliver venom. A co-author says the unique geometry of the valves lets them act as collapsible pistons.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler's reimagining of the sci-fi classic X-Files to series. The show stars Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN
#Peacock's Crystal Lake series reshapes Friday the 13th lore with gory, campy storytelling. Linda Cardellini plays Jason Voorhees' murderous mother Pam.
#The first trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is out, adapting C.S. Lewis's novel. Greta Gerwig directs the Netflix film, which arrives in February.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, Polygon, IGN
#Reviews from TechRadar and Polygon praise the game's platforming, world design and ambiance. TechRadar calls it a promising return to form, while Polygon says it lives up to the series' legacy.
#Nandan Nilekani says India needs to abandon paper-based question papers to combat leaks that have disrupted high-stakes exams. Millions of students and job seekers are affected by the disruptions.
#Wired's gift guide recommends 30 books on the companies and people shaping Big Tech. Categories include biographies, startup histories and investigative exposés.
#French high school students are set to hit the streets on Tuesday, extending their movement into a third week. Policymakers have not yet offered a clear response to the students' demands as the budget debate begins.
#Alex Gibney's film Musk examines Elon Musk's relationship with his father. Errol Musk agreed to be interviewed for the project immediately.
#Director Takashi Yamazaki's team set up speakers on an outdoor dam to create the monster sounds. Passersby were startled by the result.
#The film forces audiences to confront the stories they tell about economic and political power. Wired argues it is the perfect climate movie despite broad audience dislike.
#Formula 1 will return to Africa with a race in Rwanda set for the early 2030s. The report comes from Bloomberg Technology.
#A US attorney apologized to the court after the ad continued running. The government says it has stopped running Trump ads.
#The Paris Auto Show featured small electric vehicles and efficient people carriers that update familiar nameplates. None of the highlighted models are sold in the US market.
#The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is assessing allegations about Tesla's roughly 1,000 robotaxis. Waymo robotaxis have faced similar inquiries, including over illegally passing school buses.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#A report says Rockstar will not wait two years to release GTA 6 on PC as it did with the previous game. The PC version is reportedly planned for Q1 2027.
Also covered by CNET, Engadget, Mashable Tech, TechRadar, TechSpot
#The Entertainment Software Association has recommended that retro console maker Anbernic be added to the US government's Notorious Market List. The group argues its emulation handhelds enable piracy.
Also covered by GamesIndustry.biz
#Discovery+ raised prices for new subscribers, moving its ad-free plan from $10 to $12 per month and its ad-supported plan from $6 to $7. The increase follows Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Also covered by Slashdot
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