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Elon Musk’s Starlink is starting security tests in India, one of the final hurdles for the company as it prepares to provide commercial satellite broadband services in the world’s most populous country, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Europe's big three aerospace manufacturers are combining their space divisions to create a joint business. This "leading European player in space" could be a real rival to America's SpaceX, according to reporting by Financial Times. The companies Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have finalized this deal. The new unnamed entity will be based in France and will employ around 25,000 pe... View Source

Chinese food delivery company Meituan is looking to raise 9 billion to 10 billion yuan ($1.26 billion to $1.4 billion) in its maiden dim sum bond offering, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to a wave of recent issuance in the increasingly hot market... View Source

The family of Adam Raine has filed an amended lawsuit against OpenAI. Raine died by suicide in April, and his family claims ChatGPT enabled the tragedy. The updated lawsuit accuses the company of weakening self-harm safeguards in the period leading up to Raine's death, according to Financial Times. In addition, the company reportedly asked for a list of attendees and documents from Raine... View Source

Xendit, one of Southeast Asia’s largest digital payments companies, is expanding into Latin America as it seeks to replicate the success in its home region in other emerging markets — a test of whether its all-in-one payments infrastructure can find traction in a region still catching up in digital finance... View Source

Back in August, Anthropic made Claude capable of remembering past conversations. With the update, people could reference specific chats, so that they wouldn't need to repeat themselves when revisiting a topic. Today, the company has begun out a new, enhanced memory feature set, with the included improvements coming to all paying users.    Plenty of chatbots, including ChatGPT a... View Source

Advantest Corp. faces a major challenge this earnings season as the nearly 80% surge in its share price this year has pushed its valuations past those of its key customer Nvidia Corp... View Source

An environmental watchdog group has suggested that millions of tons of discarded electronics from the US turn up in Asia and the Middle East each month, according to a report by ABC News. This has created a "hidden tsunami" of e-waste. The Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN) conducted a two-year investigation into the matter and reportedly discovered at least ten US companies that e... View Source

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock highlighted four key areas of focus in work between policymakers, the government and industry to modernize the nation’s payments system, while reiterating the importance of security... View Source

What if Clippy were powered by AI? That seems to be the pitch behind Microsoft's new "expressive, customizable and warm" face of Copilot's voice mode. The friendly blob listens, reacts and changes color in response to user interactions. Microsoft sees Mico as an answer to what an "AI companion" looks like. The "optional visual presence" aims to listen and su... View Source

In an AI chip industry that’s almost entirely commanded by Nvidia Corp., a Google chip first developed more than 10 years ago especially for artificial intelligence tasks is finally gaining momentum outside its home company as a way to train and run complex AI models... View Source

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the White House said. Zhao pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges in 2023 and he was sentenced last year to four months in prison. He was released in September 2024. As part of his plea deal, Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance and he was banned from having any involvement with the company for three years. Both Zh... View Source

Troubled digital-asset custodian Fortress Trust — more recently known as Elemental Financial Technologies Inc. — is on the verge of insolvency and facing a significant mismatch between assets and liabilities, according to a court filing... View Source

OpenAI’s relentless push for growth took another turn on Thursday when the company said it had bought Software Applications Incorporated. The company is perhaps best known for making Workflows. Apple bought that iOS automation app in 2017 and turned it into Shortcuts. This year, though, Software Applications Incorporated unveiled Sky, a new automation app for Mac. Given its focus on agentic AI — a... View Source

With Windows 10 on its last legs, Intel is looking forward to the PC industry growing more than it has in years - the most since 2021, when the covid-19 pandemic revived the industry by creating a huge surge in demand. But it seems the struggling Intel, which just received lifelines from Nvidia, Softbank, and the US government, isn't fully ready to take advantage and is prioritizing AI instead. To... View Source

Banks are preparing to launch a $38 billion debt offering as soon as Monday that will help fund data centers tied to Oracle Corp. in what would be the largest such deal for artificial intelligence infrastructure to come to market, according to people with knowledge of the matter... View Source

Nike is no stranger to a unique footwear concept, be it self-lacing shoes or a "Hyperboot" that can speed up recovery. The company claims its Project Amplify and new "neuroscience-based" footwear take things a bit further, though, by actively augmenting your body and mind while you're wearing them. Developed with robotics startup Dephy, Project Amplify acts as "a... View Source

Google’s latest pledge to support a new clean energy technology is… a gas project? To be precise, it’s a gas-fired power plant outfitted with filtering devices to capture its planet-heating carbon emissions. Is this just a polluting fossil fuel project in sheep’s clothing?  Google just inked an agreement to support the development of a new gas-fired power plant in Illinois called the Broadwin... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will supply up to 1 million of its specialized AI chips to Anthropic PBC, a deal worth tens of billions of dollars that deepens its partnership with the fast-growing artificial intelligence startup... View Source

Electronic Arts has announced a new partnership with Stability AI, the creator of AI image generation tool Stable Diffusion. The company will "co-develop transformative AI models, tools, and workflows" for the game developer, with the hopes of speeding up development while maintaining quality."I use the term smarter paintbrushes,” Steve Kestell, Head of Technical Art for EA SPORTS s... View Source

Microsoft is joining the AI browser wave with the official launch of a new “Copilot Mode” in Edge. The option, first announced in July, turns Copilot into your portal to the web, with each new tab opening a chat window where you can either ask a question, conduct a search, or enter a URL. Copilot Mode ties Microsoft’s AI assistant more closely to Edge, as it combines AI-generated responses, search... View Source

Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN and ABC channels are at risk of going dark on Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube TV service when a deal between the two companies expires next week... View Source

Confession time: I’ve had the Sleep Awake Steam page open in a tab for about a month (hey, we all organize our thoughts in unique and beautiful ways), just so I don’t forget about it. The past year has been stacked with fabulous original games across a wide range of genres, including horror, and this is one I didn’t want to miss. Now, I can close the tab and put a firm release date on the calendar... View Source

The race to make the Lego Game Boy play actual Game Boy games ended before it even began. The same day Lego officially launched the set, Natalie the Nerd revealed she'd already transformed it to play real Game Boy cartridges on real Game Boy chips. Turns out she's not stopping there! Natalie is now working on complete drop-in upgrade kits for the Lego Game Boy - no soldering required - and partner... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the plunge in Tesla’s profits that came despite record vehicle sales and the ongoing debate around the proposed trillion dollar pay package for Elon Musk. Plus, the White House says it may impose broad software restrictions against China, as the country pushes for tech self-reliance. And T-Mobile’s incoming CEO Srini Gopalan discusses the company’s t... View Source

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is undergoing a major overhaul, according to a report by the affiliated publication Game Developer. The "reimagined" conference is getting a name change, as it'll now be called the GDC Festival of Gaming. It's also changing up how passes work and transitioning the shift of its focus to "meet today's broader, interconnected games in... View Source

Melissa is currently a slow-moving tropical storm that is expected to rapidly intensify to a major hurricane—a brutal combination will drench Jamaica and other Caribbean islands... View Source

The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together — just got a modern clue... View Source

Nike announced its new Aero-FIT performance cooling technology. Nike is showing off new performance apparel today that it says it designed with climate change in mind. It introduced its new Aero-FIT performance cooling technology today, which it says will make its debut in football kits Nike federations wear in 2026.  The company claims the technology boosts sweating efficiency by allowing fo... View Source

Applied Materials Inc., the largest US producer of chipmaking equipment, plans to cut 4% of its global workforce as it copes with a sales slowdown and trade turmoil... View Source

Strava's big attack on Garmin didn't last long. On Tuesday, the former filed paperwork to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against the latter, according to DC Rainmaker. The battle, which included a "Setting the record straight" Reddit post from Strava's chief product officer, lasted all of 21 days. The lawsuit accused Garmin of infringing on patents related to heat... View Source

If you’re tight on time to read through your backlog of books, audiobooks might be a more convenient way to get caught up. Amazon is offering a steep discount on Audible Premium Plus that lets new and lapsed subscribers pay $.99 (usually $14.95) per month for three months. The subscription includes one credit per month, enough for one audiobook, and each redemption will remain in your library even... View Source

The creators of “Granny Spills” and Xania Monet are making thousands of dollars and reaching millions of people... View Source

I know there are bigger fish to fry, but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't draw your attention to this travesty of a commercial Verizon just released. It's only 30 seconds long but may go down as one of the worst ads I've ever seen.  What’s so offensive, you ask? Well, the carrier (and one-time parent company of Engadget) wants to promote the fact that it will give AT&T and T-Mo... View Source

Wyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds formed by microbes as the creatures decayed... View Source

The Orionid meteor shower hit its peak during the dark nights surrounding October's new moon phase... View Source

EA is partnering with Stability AI, the company that develops the Stable Diffusion AI image model, to help infuse AI into its development processes. The two companies will “co-develop transformative AI models, tools, and workflows that empower our artists, designers, and developers to reimagine how content is built,” EA says. The company says that humans will still be “at the center of storytellin... View Source

The Trump administration is in early-stage conversations with quantum computing companies to discuss potential financial support for an industry that’s part of the growing race with China for technology supremacy... View Source

China's new five-year plan — an overarching policy proposal for the next term of Chinese Communist Party leadership — is focused on making the nation technologically self-reliant and less vulnerable to foreign pressure, Bloomberg reports. The plan has yet to be officially adopted, but is being released ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in South Korea.Th... View Source

The portable speaker can also charge your phone in a pinch. | Image: The Verge As much as I love decorations, it’s the music that really gets me into the holiday spirit. Luckily for those looking to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season, JBL’s newer Charge 6 is on sale at Walmart for $154 (about $46 off), which is one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the portable Bluetooth speaker. Now, you... View Source

Crusoe, which is operating a major data center complex in Texas for OpenAI and Oracle Corp., said it has raised $1.38 billion in equity, valuing the firm at more than $10 billion... View Source

When you're trying to keep Leica's digital camera lineups straight, the M-System was always the one with optical rangefinder display (and high price tag). However. the company just upended that precedent with the M EV1, a 60MP mirrorless camera with a classic M design but an electronic viewfinder (EVF) in place of the rangefinder.  It may upset purists, but it's a move that makes sense from a... View Source

An NVIDIA GPU is heading toward its record-setting orbital debut, a trip that will test how data centers could work in the final frontier... View Source

On Thursday, Nike announced Project Amplify, “the world’s first powered footwear system,” which it says isn’t intended for pros—in fact, quite the opposite. Much like e-bikes provide pedal assistance, Project Amplify uses a lightweight robotics system to boost running and walking speed.  “The first-generation product, created alongside robotics partner Dephy, isn’t designed for competitive, f... View Source

Cameroonian authorities blamed an internet disruption in the central African nation that’s facing post-election unrest on a submarine cable cut... View Source

Apple will owe money to UK users after losing an App Store antitrust lawsuit there on Thursday, according to Financial Times. The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that the iPhone maker abused its dominant market position to inflate developer fees. The tribunal found that the company has "near absolute market power" for iOS app distribution and in-app payments. The decision declared that... View Source

No one wants to set the world on fire, but Fallout’s post-apocalyptic world is a fun one to explore. Here’s how to get through the entire series in order... View Source

Fallout 4 will turn 10 on November 10th, and to celebrate the milestone, Bethesda is releasing a new anniversary edition of the game that same day on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X / S. With Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, you’ll get the base game, six official expansions, more than 150 pieces of Creation Club content (including new options to switch what breed of dog Dogmeat is), and a... View Source

Cargill Inc. is turning to artificial intelligence to ensure it gets more beef from its processing plants as the US cattle herd dwindles to the lowest level in seven decades... View Source

If Amazon's new lineup of Kindle Scribes didn't pique your interest, Boox, a long-time player in the E Ink gadget space, might have what you're looking for. The company's recently announced Boox Palma 2 Pro and Note Air5 C offer color E Ink displays in two distinct sizes, and unlike the Scribe or reMarkable Paper Pro Move, let you run any Android app you want.The Palma 2 Pro is... View Source

Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference... View Source

Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe... View Source

Krafton, the company behind games such as PUBG: Battlegrounds and the Sims-like InZOI, is making a big push into using AI within the company. Under this new “AI First” strategy, Krafton plans to use agentic AI to help automate work and implement an “AI-cenetered” management system, according to a translation of a press release. The company also plans to spend more than 100 billion Korean won, a fi... View Source

OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., a startup building an AI-powered user interface for Mac desktops, part of a push by the ChatGPT maker to improve how artificial intelligence tools field tasks on a computer. Software Applications was founded in 2023 by a group of former Apple Inc. employees, some of whom helped create the technology behind the iPhone’s Shortcuts app, which is designe... View Source

Meta is bringing more of its generative AI-powered photo and video editing tools directly to Instagram Stories. With the changes, you can now use text prompts to remove or change objects in your photos or "restyle" the image completely.The new tools live in a new "restyle" menu at the top of the Stories composer. You can select "add," "remove" or "chang... View Source

Anthropic is rolling out an update for Claude that will let the AI chatbot “remember” past conversations without prompting. The upgrade for all paid subscribers should make Claude more useful and convenient.  Max subscribers will be able to turn on Claude’s “memory” in their settings from today, Anthropic said. The feature, which has been available to Team and Enterprise users since September, let... View Source

When Apple Inc. released the Vision Pro last year, the headset had three main drawbacks: a $3,499 starting price, an uncomfortable design and a limited selection of content... View Source

Assasin’s Creed Shadows is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 2, Ubisoft announced today in its fall roadmap update. The Switch 2 drop will include all of the game’s updates aside from the recent Claws of Awaji expansion, which will be added in 2026. It’ll also support cross-progression through Ubisoft Connect, allowing players to continue a current game on the new platform. The Switch 2... View Source

Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people. Experts say that needs to change... View Source

Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space Command... View Source

Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according to Bloomberg.  Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was launching a “review of strateg... View Source

Apple Inc. lost a class-action in the UK after a court ruled that it abused its dominant position to charge excessive commission from app developers... View Source

People are evidently never buying quite enough stuff from Amazon to keep the company entirely happy, and it's calling on AI once again to push indecisive shoppers into locking down the purchase they’ve been eyeing up. The new tool, which Amazon calls Help Me Decide, gives shoppers in the US personalized recommendations of products they should buy by analyzing their browsing history, searches... View Source

Microsoft is rolling out some significant changes to its Copilot AI assistant today. There’s a new groups feature that connects multiple people into a Copilot chat, memory to let Copilot learn things about you, a new “real talk” mode that will bring back some of Copilot’s early personality, and more. Copilot Groups is designed for groups of friends, classmates, and even teammates to use Copilot in... View Source

France said the European Union must retain a degree of “flexibility” as the bloc seeks to implement tougher C02 emissions rules for new car sales, a clear signal in support of the country’s troubled industry... View Source

Apparently, web browsers are cool again. Two days after OpenAI launched its AI browser, Microsoft has some updates for its Edge's AI mode. (Fancy that!) Copilot Mode, introduced in July, now has several features that were teased at launch. First up: Copilot Actions, which is Microsoft's branding for AI-assisted, multi-step tasks. This feature is already available in the standard version... View Source

SpaceX will launch its record-setting 139th mission of the year today (Oct. 23), and you can watch the action live... View Source

Nintendo Switch 2 owners will have just a little bit longer to venture into The Lands Between. Developer FromSoftware announced today that its upcoming port of the open-world RPG Elden Ring — dubbed “Tarnished Edition” — won’t be launching in 2025 as originally planned. Instead, it will be out at some unspecified point in 2026. No specific reason was given for the delay other than “to allow time f... View Source

In the 24 hours after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced, Michael Eisenberg of Tel Aviv-based venture fund Aleph said his phone kept ringing... View Source

You'll have to wait a bit longer than expected to explore the Lands Between on Nintendo Switch 2. FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco have delayed Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition — the Switch 2 version of the massively successful action RPG — until 2026. The port was announced back in April and it was originally slated to arrive sometime this year."While development on #ELDENRING Tarni... View Source

The BrickBoy takes about five minutes to install on an already build Lego Game Boy. | Image: Kickstarter Talented Game Boy modder Natalie the Nerd was the first to turn Lego’s impressive brick-built replica into a functional Game Boy. She’s currently developing a kit so anyone can upgrade Lego’s Game Boy to actually play games, but the creators of the BrickBoy have beaten her to the punch by takin... View Source

A director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the matter... View Source

The last 12 months have been pretty depressing for anyone invested in the long-term future of Xbox and the general health of the games industry. Back in May, Microsoft laid off 3 percent of its global workforce, with the company’s gaming division being one of the big casualties, and a number of upcoming titles were subsequently canceled. It painted a picture of a brand in crisis, but according to... View Source

Chiron is forming a ring system, and scientists seem to have caught the action... View Source

Amazon is launching a new AI-powered tool that’s supposed to help you choose which product to buy. Now, when you look at multiple similar items on Amazon’s app or mobile website, it may display a “Help me decide” button that picks one for you based on your browsing activity, searches, shopping history, and preferences. As an example, Amazon says if you’re buying a new camping tent, its AI tool wil... View Source

A revamped visa program launched by China earlier this month threatens to lure away American technology talent just as the Trump administration is raising barriers for skilled workers and graduate students to enter the US, the top Democrat on the House China committee said... View Source

If you're in the market for a budget-friendly home security camera (or even several), the Blink Mini 2 may be worth considering. A two-pack of the cameras is on sale at Amazon as the bundle has dropped from $70 to $28. That's a discount of 60 percent, which is certainly nothing to shake at. This is also a better price than the $35 we saw for the cameras during Prime Day. Amazon recently revealed a... View Source

The Potensic Atom 2 is an affordable sub-250 g drone with performance, features and functionality seen with mid-range drone models within this competitive category... View Source

The Razer logo on the trackpad is less apparent on the black version (also, Razer got the stick layout right this time). | Image: Razer Razer is launching the Raiju V3 Pro, a $219.99 wireless controller made for the PlayStation 5 and PC. It’s an alternative to Sony’s $199.99 DualSense Edge, which it shares many traits in common with, like adjustable trigger pull distances, swappable rear paddles,... View Source

It would have seemed almost unthinkable for most private credit managers just a few years ago: Updating the value of their portfolios on a monthly basis... View Source

Maxi Boch isn’t done with Baby Steps. Boch has enjoyed a productive career in game development and she knows how it feels to be creatively finished with a project. She experienced it at various points with Rock Band, Dance Central, Fantasia: Music Evolved and Ape Out, but on Baby Steps’ launch day, done was not the vibe.“I've been in the industry for a long time; I shipped broken strumbars fo... View Source

The super-Earth exoplanet is "one of the best candidates in the search for an atmospheric signature of life."... View Source

The new X-T30 III is the same size as the previous model and features the same 26.1MP sensor. | Image: Fujifilm Fujifilm has announced the third iteration of its entry-level X-T30 interchangeable lens camera. The original debuted in 2019, while the X-T30 II launched in 2021 with minimal upgrades. The new Fujifilm X-T30 III also isn’t a complete reimagining of the camera, carrying forward the previ... View Source

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out a new AI-powered tool that will recommend a specific product when shoppers are feeling overwhelmed with options... View Source

Meta has removed a deepfake AI video of Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly, which featured a false depiction of the politician saying that she's withdrawing from the election. According to The Irish Times, the AI-generated video was shared nearly 30,000 times on Facebook just days before Ireland's election on October 24 prior to it being removed from the website. Connolly ca... View Source

Netflix is bringing the Stranger Things series finale to theaters. The show’s final episode will hit theaters at the same time it premieres on the streaming service on December 31st at 8PM ET. It’ll be available in more than 350 theaters across the US and Canada, and will run through January 1st, 2026. The finale, titled “The Rightside Up,” is two hours long and marks the first time a Netflix epis... View Source

It’s been one year since Nike CEO Elliott Hill took the helm of the world’s largest sportswear company, with the one-time intern helping blunt a long-time sales slump. Bloomberg TV's Romaine Bostick sits down with three key players in Hill’s offensive strategy: Nike President Amy Montagne, Chief Innovation, Design & Product Officer Phil McCartney and Nike Chief Science Officer Matt Nurse. They... View Source

Tesla said it "achieved record vehicle deliveries globally" for the third quarter of 2025 with a total of 497,099 vehicles delivered. It also reported a record-breaking revenue of $28.1 billion, which is 12 percent higher than the same quarter in 2024. Tesla's net income, however, slid by 37 percent year-over-year, due to several factors, namely lower EV prices, an increase in spend... View Source

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Prime Video's post-apocalyptic saga returns in December and heads straight for Sin City... View Source

Clean and simple? Yes. Weird and jarring? Also yes. Leica is announcing a new type of M-mount camera, its first that’s not actually a rangefinder. The new M EV1 is based on the M11-P from 2023, but it strips out the traditional rangefinder in favor of a 5.76-million dot electronic viewfinder — hence the omitted viewfinder window on its front. The new camera is launching in Europe and other markets... View Source

Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects... View Source

The base is the hub of the ADT Plus system. My front door unlocks automatically as I walk up to it, and the home security system disarms itself - no code or app required. The system has recognized me using the Google Nest Doorbell's Familiar Faces, and confirmed I'm me using my phone's location. The dual-factor authentication triggers the automatic disarming and unlocking, so all I have to do is w... View Source

Grab Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing and delivery company, is backing driverless technology developer May Mobility Inc. with the goal of bringing robotaxis to the region as soon as 2026... View Source

Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, the developer of The Division series, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is offering some employees volunteer buyouts as it attempts to "realign" its teams, the company said in a post on X. The move is designed to "strengthen our roadmap," Massive wrote, as it focuses on The Division series along with its Snowdrop engine and... View Source

A new image from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has captured a rate celestial cameo: Earth itself appearing in the view of the spacecraft's solar coronagraph... View Source

This week, OpenAI debuted its long-rumored AI browser that aims to put its AI chatbot at the center of the internet. The browser, called ChatGPT Atlas, is entering a space that's already occupied by Perplexity's Comet and Google Gemini in Chrome. OpenAI is likely betting that putting ChatGPT front and center is enough to draw users in, but the overall experience falls short when compared to rivals... View Source

T-Mobile US Inc. gained 1 million new mobile phone subscribers in the third quarter and raised its outlook for the year, buoyed by its recent acquisition of smaller competitor US Cellular... View Source

Deal between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales is expected to create company with annual revenue of £5.6bnAirbus, Leonardo and Thales have struck a deal to combine their space businesses to create a single European technology company that could rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.The deal is expected to create a company with annual revenue of about €6.5bn (£5.6bn). The French aerospace company Airbus will own 35%... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Kurt Wagner reports that Meta’s continued big spending for artificial intelligence is likely to be a focus of investors in the company’s coming quarterly earnings... View Source

So Samsung made a "Vision Pro Lite." That was my immediate takeaway after this week's debut of the Galaxy XR, the first Android XR device to hit the market. While Samsung deserves credit for offering something close to the Vision Pro for nearly half the price, an $1,800 headset still won't get mainstream consumers rushing out the door to experience the wonders of mixed reality... View Source

These Worms Use Static Electricity like a Sci-Fi Tractor Beam... View Source

Less than two days ago, OpenAI came out swinging in the fight for the future of the internet with the release of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser it hopes will topple Google Chrome. Adam Fry, OpenAI’s Atlas leader, says the team is already “heads down making it better” and teased a bunch of new features on the way.  “Profiles coming!” Fry said. Tab groups and an opt-in ad blocker are... View Source

One Nuclear Energy LLC has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that valued the developer of nuclear and natural gas power plants at about $1 billion on an equity basis... View Source

Investors will be looking beyond the bottom line in chipmaker Intel Corp.’s third-quarter earnings after a wave of investments from the White House, Nvidia Corp. and Softbank Group Corp. sent the stock soaring 86% in less than three months... View Source

The new technique could one day be used to create less expensive astronomical sensors... View Source

China vowed to seek technological self-reliance and grow the domestic market in the next five years, as it looks to both insulate the economy from foreign pressures and build a sustainable engine for growth... View Source

The 15.6-inch Espresso Pro monitor will change your flow. Most gadgets are iterative in the value they bring to our lives. The 15.6-inch Espresso Pro portable monitor is different, having utterly transformed the way I work remotely over the last month of testing. See, I spend a lot of time working from my van, which makes me miss my dual-monitor setup at home - it's hard to adapt to a single 14-in... View Source

Taiwan’s chipmakers are worried about the feasibility of a government plan to deliver new green power supplies, casting doubt over efforts to satisfy energy security concerns... View Source

Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains... View Source

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla Inc.’s earnings call pleading with investors to ratify his upcoming $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against the plan... View Source

When Fujifilm launched the X-T50 last year, no one was sure what would happen with its aging X-T30 lineup. The company just answered that question with the launch of the X-T30 III, boosting the speed and improving autofocus of the last model, while adding a film simulation dial seen on other recent models. It's very light for travel or street photography, but has some powerful features like 6.2K v... View Source

Banks face a hit to their bottom lines of as much as $170 billion if they don’t adapt their business models to respond to customers turning to artificial intelligence to optimize their finances... View Source

Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE and Thales SA sealed a long-awaited agreement to merge their satellite operations and create a European joint venture that aspires to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX... View Source

STMicroelectronics NV forecast fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ expectations, a signal that a long-awaited recovery in the industry may be faltering... View Source

Nokia Oyj’s adjusted profit for the third quarter beat estimates, thanks to growth in its network infrastructure and optical networks businesses... View Source

AI companies are in a race to create artificial general intelligence, seeing it as the catalyst for an “intelligence explosion” that reshapes the economy and society. If only they could agree on what AGI would actually look like, and how it might be achieved... View Source

Amazon has revealed that it's currently working on smart glasses designed for delivery drivers, confirming previous reports about the project. The company said that glasses use AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision to detect what their cameras are seeing. Drivers then get guidance through the glasses' heads-up display (HUD) embedded right into the lens. Based on Amazon... View Source

The same Nobel-winning mRNA technology that helped curb the Covid-19 pandemic may be poised to transform cancer care... View Source

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow looks at the impact of discussions between Anthropic and Google for the AI startup to take additional computing power from Google, valued in the high tens of billions of dollars. Plus, tech earnings season is underway with Netflix and Texas Instruments disappointing investors. And, AT&T CEO John Stankey discusses the impact of the iPhone 17 launch and growth of broadband... View Source

Two former bankers at Citigroup Inc. and Julius Baer Group Ltd. are set to plead guilty for their alleged roles in aiding the movement of illicit funds by several people convicted in Singapore’s biggest money laundering case... View Source

Elon Musk said the Tesla Robotaxi in Austin will have no safety monitor by end of 2025. No other human in the car which means Tesla robotaxi can scale to about 10 cities with thousands of cars each by mid 2026. Elon Musk greenlighting car production with autonomy solved means tens of thousands of Cybercabs ... Read more... View Source

A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much sunnier. Along with a tease of AI-connected augmented reality smart glasses and VR training for its drivers, Amazon showed off 10 robots it’s us... View Source

The prediction market Polymarket is holding early conversations with investors and looking to raise money at a valuation between $12 billion and $15 billion, more than 10 times its value just four months ago, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

A rule aimed at curbing exposure to overvalued stocks is posing another challenge to China’s market, just as renewed Sino-American trade tensions have abruptly stalled the rally this month... View Source

HBO Max is rolling out a new rating system that allows you to share feedback about the shows and movies you watch. The streaming service will tweak your recommendations based on whether you select the “Love,” “Like,” or “Not For Me” options. When you say that you “Love” a show or movie, HBO Max will suggest titles to watch in a “Because You Love” carousel on the homepage, while deprioritizing titl... View Source

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said that Samsung Electronics Co. is taking a bigger role in manufacturing the carmaker’s chips, signaling that the South Korean company is making inroads in a market dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co... View Source

Criterion recently kicked off its semi-annual sale that slashes the cost of all of its in-stock Blu-rays, DVDs, and box sets. The sale will last through 12PM ET, October 23rd. This a great opportunity to save on deep cuts that aren’t typically discounted. However, it likely won’t be the last chance to get a deal on Criterion’s catalog of films; Barnes & Noble likely has another sale up its sle... View Source

The recent wave of cyberattacks against Japanese businesses has exposed critical weaknesses in the country’s corporate digital defenses, fueling fears of further disruption to sales and supply chains... View Source

The most important highlights of the Tesla Q3 earnings call. Tesla robotaxi miles were 250,000 in Austin and over 1 million in the SF Bay area. This is a significant ramp from about 7000 miles in Austin. This means about half of the miles were likely in the October. The SF bay area started at ... Read more... View Source

Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted the company would be able to remove the safety monitors from its robotaxis "by the end of the year." He also said Tesla would launch a robotaxi service in 8-10 new markets also before the end of 2025. "We are expecting to have no safety drivers in at least large parts of Austin by the end of this year," Musk said in an earnings call with investors. "So within a few mo... View Source

By making AI cheaper and less power-hungry, DeepSeek has put the technology within reach of millions of people... View Source

These days, thanks to smartphones, almost everyone has a camera with them and that’s mostly a good thing. At any time, you can capture memories with family and friends, painterly sunsets and crazy spontaneous moments. The problem is most of us have endless bland photos in our camera rolls because we simply don’t know how to take great shots. When you’re on vacation or gathering with friends and fa... View Source

Remember when word got out that Amazon was building smart glasses for its delivery drivers before possibly launching a version for consumers as well? Amazon has just revealed those “Amelia” glasses to the world — with a built-in display and an always-on camera to assist drivers as they go. They can help drivers find the right packages inside their delivery vans, give them turn by turn directions t... View Source

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. expects to begin asking would-be bidders for the film and TV giant to sign nondisclosure agreements as early this week, according to a person familiar with its plans... View Source

Sonic Rumble has a new worldwide launch date: November 5. The game, which we've previously likened to Fall Guys, was supposed to come out last winter before its release was rescheduled for May 8 this year. By the end of April, however, Sega announced that its global launch had been postponed yet again because its developers needed more time to "build the kind of high-quality, long-lastin... View Source

Boxy can be beautiful. Lomography announced a new Lomo MC-A film camera, a 35mm format point-and-shoot with a fixed 32mm f/2.8 lens and metal body. It’s a charmer of a new film shooter, complete with a built-in flash, autofocusing glass lens, manual film advance lever, and an included CR2 battery that recharges via USB-C. The MC-A is available for preorder now for $549 in black or silver, and it’s... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will begin manually testing its autonomous vehicles with human drivers at Newark airport, laying the foundation to eventually ferry passengers to and from the transit hub... View Source

The Spotify app has been freezing and crashing on some Android devices, according to multiple users and a report by 9to5Google. This is happening only when a phone or tablet is connected to Wi-Fi, so keep on listening to Spotify while out and about. Users first took note of the problem around two weeks ago, taking to Spotify forums to address their concerns. Many folks say that the app becomes ess... View Source

Footage appearing to show a number of "double fireball" events may have been caused by a simple quirk of equipment... View Source

After six years as Fandom’s CEO, Perkins Miller is parting ways with the popular wiki hosting platform. While there has yet to be an official announcement, The Verge has learned that Miller is no longer working for Fandom as of last week. In a statement sent to The Verge on Fandom’s behalf, Katie Schroeder confirmed Miller’s departure and noted that, while the company is currentl... View Source

International Business Machines Corp. reported disappointing revenue in its closely watched Red Hat unit, sparking concerns among investors who see the software business as among the keys to the company’s growth... View Source

Reddit is suing companies SerApi, OxyLabs, AWMProxy and Perplexity for allegedly scraping its data from search results and using it without a license, The New York Times reports. The new lawsuit follows legal action against AI startup Anthropic, who allegedly used Reddit content to train its Claude chatbot. As of 2023, Reddit charges companies looking access to posts and other content in the... View Source

Amazon and Rivian are back together again. The e-commerce giant is collaborating with Rivian’s Also spinoff on a custom-designed, pedal-assisted, four-wheel cargo bike. The bike would likely be based on the TM-Q quad vehicle that was unveiled by Also today in San Francisco. Amazon says it wants to expand its fleet of micromobility vehicles with “thousands of quads” that it will deploy across Europ... View Source

SAP SE, Europe’s most valuable software company, reported third-quarter cloud revenue that missed analysts’ estimates in a sign that trade disputes and a weaker economy are weighing on sales... View Source

One of the greatest comeback stories in the history of video games just keeps writing itself new chapters. If you’ve checked in on the wildly ambitious space sim, No Man’s Sky, in the last few years then you’ll know just how much UK-based developer Hello Games has turned things around for a game that was once the subject of a false advertising investigation. And its latest update introduces fully... View Source

The waxing moon will appear alongside Mars and Mercury as the sun sets on Oct. 23... View Source

Tesla reported a profitable third quarter today, as shoppers scrambled to snatch up the company’s EVs in record numbers before the federal EV tax credit expired. Tesla said it earned $1.4 billion in net income on $28.1 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended in September. That’s 12 percent increase in revenue but a 37 percent decrease in profits over the third quarter of 2024, when the compan... View Source

Prediction market Kalshi is receiving funding offers from venture capital investors that would value the startup at more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter — interest that comes just weeks after Kalshi announced a $300 million funding round at a $5 billion valuation... View Source

Enabled by the introduction of its Willow quantum chip last year, Google today claims it's conducted breakthrough research that confirms it can create real-world applications for quantum computers. The company's Quantum Echoes algorithm, detailed in a paper published in Nature, is a demonstration of "the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage running the out-of-order time correlato... View Source

Just a week after rumors about Samsung canceling the Galaxy S26 Edge due to low sales of the ultra-slim S25 Edge, Apple is reportedly notifying its supply chain partners of plans to scale back iPhone Air production. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple is maintaining its overall production estimate for the iPhone 17 lineup, around 85 to 90 million units total, reports Nikkei Asia; h... View Source

The Federal Reserve is no longer receiving data on private-sector employment from an independent provider, adding to policymakers’ lack of timely information on the economy amid the ongoing federal government shutdown... View Source

Apple has removed dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store for violating rules related to content moderation and user privacy. The company told TechCrunch that it pulled the apps as they broke several of its rules, including one mandating that apps can't share or otherwise use an individual's personal info without getting their permission first. Apple said they also violated... View Source

Meta has a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and develop the social media company’s massive Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana. The deal will see Blue Owl own 80% of the Hyperion data center, with Meta taking the remaining 20% stake. Blue Owl contributed about ... Read more... View Source

Uncovering the CIA’s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing... View Source

The national database on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters has found a new home after the Trump administration decided to ax it earlier this year. Thanks to researchers continuing the work despite a lack of federal support, we can keep the tally going this year — which is already proving to be one of the costliest on record.  Until recently, the National Centers for Environmental Inform... View Source

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YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts to help curb all of that incessant doomscrolling, according to a report by TechCrunch. This feature is rolling out to all users after being spotted in an Android APK file earlier this year, which was originally reported on by Android Authority. Here's how it works. Users set a daily time limit for Shorts via the app's settings. Once reached, they'... View Source

Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on... View Source

If you’re looking to play games like Ghost of Yōtei or Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, you’re going to need a PlayStation 5. Luckily, right now, you can grab the console for as low as $374 directly through the PlayStation storefront with the code PS5KLARNA — and it doesn’t appear as though you need to use Klarna’s payment service to get the discount. The code works with the PS5 Digital Edition an... View Source

Tinder, the world’s most popular dating platform, will soon require all new users in the US to verify their identity through a biometric video face scan... View Source

Google Gemini is coming to GM vehicles in 2026. The company will be integrating a conversational AI assistant powered by Google's platform into many of its cars, trucks and SUVs. GM says this assistant will be able to access vehicle data to suss out maintenance concerns, alerting the driver when necessary. The company also promises it'll be able to help plan routes and explain various fe... View Source

Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It might also change weather patterns... View Source

When it comes to inventive USB-C accessories with rad designs, nobody does it like Sharge. Now it’s following up its classic Mac-inspired chargers, its Braun turntable-inspired battery, and whatever the heck this is supposed to be, with a new MagSafe battery that specifically echoes Sony’s classic T-Series Cybershot cameras. It’s called the Icemag 3, and it’s a 39.1Wh battery (10,000mAh, if you mu... View Source

Amazon.com Inc. is considering equipping its contract delivery drivers with augmented-reality glasses that would help them find the right spot to drop a package... View Source

Ever since Rivian spun off its "micromobility business" into a standalone startup called Also earlier this year, there's been much speculation about what kind of vehicles the company is working on. Now, Also is showing off its first products: a lineup of e-bikes and two pedal-assisted electric quads. The TM-B e-bike is Also's attempt at a do-it-all e-bike that can adapt to... View Source

Reddit is suing Perplexity and three “data-scraping service providers” to “stop the industrial-scale, unlawful circumvention of data protections by a group of bad actors who will stop at nothing to get their hands on valuable copyrighted content on Reddit,” according to the complaint. The company equates the data scraping companies — SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWMProxy — to “would-be bank robbers” who... View Source

Reddit Inc. sued Perplexity AI Inc. and three other companies over alleged data scraping from the discussion site without permission, a sign of the growing demand and value of original data in the burgeoning AI industry... View Source

It’s shaping up to be a shockingly good year for former arcade-dwelling beat-‘em-up fans. This month saw the arrival of the excellent Absolum, which infuses old-fashioned 2D combat in a cartoony high fantasy setting with roguelike elements to great effect. And now we also have a release date for Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Out December 1 on practically every platform, Marvel Cosmic Invasion lets you c... View Source

Reflect Orbital plans a constellation to enable solar power generation at night, make crops grow better and stronger, possibly replace urban lighting, provide emergency illumination in disaster zones and enable people to work into the night. By 2030, Reflect Orbital the plan is for constellation of 4,000 of giant mirror satellites, circling Earth in a ... Read more... View Source

Jamie Siminoff’s new book charts the highs and lows of making the world’s first video doorbell. Jamie Siminoff has returned to Ring, the company he founded, with a renewed focus on its mission statement to "Make neighborhoods safer." Talking to The Verge ahead of the release of his new book Ding Dong, Siminoff says he believes the new wave of AI could finally help him fulfill that vision. "When I... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path for useful applications of quantum technology within five years... View Source

Nintendo has announced a free update for Pikmin 4 that could remedy one of fans' biggest complaints about the game. (Yes, free. From Nintendo. We're shocked too, but we'll take it.) The update, which arrives in November, adds Fierce mode to make the game more challenging for those who want it. We don't know exactly what that will look like yet, but a higher difficulty level is... View Source

I, Brian Wang, am one of the main co-authors for AI RISING: How To Thrive In The Age Of Abundance Randy Kirk (Author), Brian Wang (Author), Cern Basher (Author), Phil Beisel (Author), Bradford Ferguson (Author), John Gibbs (Author), Nicholas Gibbs (Author), Larry Goldberg (Author), Brian White (Author) Artificial intelligence is reshaping every corner of our ... Read more... View Source

Astronomers have sighted Betelgeuse’s mysterious companion — and it’s turning out to be full of surprises... View Source

GM plans to drop support for phone projection on all new vehicles in the near future, and not just its electric car lineup, according to GM CEO Mary Barra. In Decoder interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, published Wednesday, Barra confirmed GM will eventually end support of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on both gas-powered and electric cars as the company proceeds to a major rollout of it’s ca... View Source

AI is part of the country's defense against Russia... View Source

If you use ChatGPT in WhatsApp, it's about time to make other plans. OpenAI said its ubiquitous chatbot will stop working in Meta's ubiquitous chat app on January 15, 2026. According to OpenAI, the change is due to a policy and terms change from WhatsApp. OpenAI announced the change in a blog post. "While we would have much preferred to continue serving you on WhatsApp, we are focused on making th... View Source

SpaceX and Elon Musk can replace SLS, Space Launch System, with the fixed priced $100 million per ton moon missions from 2028 and beyond. This would still be $10 billion for a full 100 ton payload to the moon and $7 billion if the same costs were used but scaled based on fewer refueling launches. ... Read more... View Source

“Quantum echoes” rippling through Google’s quantum computer chip Willow could lead to advances in molecular chemistry and the physics of black holes... View Source

Robby Starbuck is suing Google, claiming that its AI search tools falsely linked him to sexual assault allegations and white nationalist Richard Spencer. This is the second case that Starbuck, known for his online campaigns against corporate diversity efforts, has brought against a major tech company over its AI products. In April, Starbuck sued Meta, claiming that its AI falsely insisted that he... View Source

A wave of successful initial public offerings is driving a surge of interest in private companies, as investors clamor for exposure to artificial intelligence-related firms before they hit public markets... View Source

After nine years as CEO of the studio behind Control and Alan Wake, Tero Virtala has departed the role. Remedy cofounder Markus Mäki is taking over on an interim basis (and stepping down as chairman of the board) while the company looks for a permanent CEO. Henri Österlund, a board member since 2017, is Remedy’s new chairman.“I want to thank Tero Virtala for his substantial contribution to the man... View Source

The planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperature... View Source

Today, Nintendo announced free updates coming to the Pikmin games in November and posted the full version of its “Close to You” Pikmin short film on YouTube, after it was initially released in the Nintendo Today app a few weeks ago.  For starters, Pikmin 4 is getting a little more beginner-friendly with a new “Relaxed” mode that dials back creature hostility so you won’t be attacked unless you str... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting approximately 600 jobs from the company’s artificial intelligence unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, as it aims to move more quickly in the competitive AI race... View Source

The Anker MagGo Power Bank (10K) is on sale via Amazon for just $57. This is a discount of 37 percent, which is nothing to sneeze at. The sale applies to multiple colorways. This model topped our list of the best power banks, and with very good reason. It's a workhorse that gets the job done. It includes Qi2 tech for fast wireless charging and ships with a sturdy kickstand to prop up smartphones d... View Source

Dynetics Alpaca and Blue Origin both look like possible 2029-2030 lunar landers if they get funded. The developments are not certain. Reviving the competition will be a $2-5 billion cost. Dynetics original bid was $9 billion. The $2.45-4 billion cost is only for the unmanned certification of the lunar lander with Leidos picking up some ... Read more... View Source

Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire... View Source

Eight Sleep Pod mattress toppers can now be controlled offline in the event of future outages. Some smart bed users were quite literally losing sleep over the massive AWS outage on Monday. Eight Sleep’s elevating, temperature-controlling mattress systems were temporarily knocked out of service by Amazon’s server issues, with users on Reddit and X reporting their smart beds were stuck at sweltering... View Source

Banks are using generative artificial intelligence to make sending money to anyone in Brazil as easy as sending a text, an advance that’s helping cement the nation’s place among global leaders in AI-powered financial services... View Source

Uber Green is rebranding to Uber Electric, and to coincide with the name switch — a move designed to make it clearer for Uber users preferring to hail zero-emissions rides — the company will incentivise its drivers to swap their current vehicle for an EV by way of a $4,000 grant. According to Uber’s numbers, there are currently more than 200,000 EVs on its global network, and drivers are switching... View Source

Tero Virtala, CEO of Control developer Remedy Entertainment, is stepping down from his position immediately. The news comes in the aftermath of a disappointing launch for FBC: Firebreak, the Finnish studio’s first foray into multiplayer gaming. Virtala will be replaced on an interim basis by Markus Mäki, Remedy’s chief product officer and one of the studio’s co-founders. The studios says it will “... View Source

AT&T Inc. added more mobile phone and home internet subscribers this summer than analysts expected, amid a heavy promotional push to keep competitive pressure on its two main rivals... View Source

If I had a dollar for every time a vehicle manufacturer launched a new in-car software experience designed to achieve the same levels of user experience as your average tablet or smartphone, I'd probably have about enough cash for a decent lunch at a middling restaurant. It's a common refrain, and yet after years of hearing that same story over and over, I still find myself firing up And... View Source

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be transferred, risking irreversible damage to one of the most meticulously preserved pieces of spaceflight history... View Source

Kin Lane fondly remembers working on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2013. FAFSA is used by millions of college students each year to help access scholarship money, and Lane, an API expert, had an up-close look at the system. He saw the importance of ensuring financial data remains stored securely and can be accessed by Internal Revenue Service tools. The job wasn't flashy, but it... View Source

Uber Technologies Inc. and Nebius Group NV are committing as much as $375 million to develop Avride, the Dutch cloud infrastructure company’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary... View Source

The iPad Pro is about to turn 10, so hopefully you’ll forgive me for pulling out this well-worn Apple truism one more time. No, it’s not Steve Jobs saying “if you see a stylus, they blew it” (a quote continually used out of context.) It’s the tale of how since day one, the iPad Pro’s hardware often felt far more powerful and capable than the software it runs. If you recall, iPadOS was initially a... View Source

Casio’s new ring watch features an adjustable strap to accommodate smaller fingers. | Image: Casio Japan After bringing its novel digital ring watch to the US last December, Casio has announced a new version debuting later this year. Although the original was loosely based on the Casio GMW-B5000, the new wearable is inspired by the iconic DW-5600, and this time Casio’s ring watch fully embraces th... View Source