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FanDuel, the US online gambling division of Flutter Entertainment Plc, is launching its own prediction market product, which will allow it to open up in states where traditional sports betting is illegal and deal with competitive pressure from new startup exchanges in the space... View Source

A lot of people think the original Google Glass failed because of subpar tech. But the larger issue was that they were so ugly that people simply didn't want to wear them. And when it's a device that sits on your face, that's kind of important. Thankfully, that's a lesson Even Realities seemingly took to heart when it made the G1, which combined the stylishness of proper eyewea... View Source

Chinese tax authorities ordered e-commerce giants including Amazon.com Inc. to hand over sales data for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter, in a rare move to crack down on tax evasion by merchants who use the online platforms for cross-border business... View Source

Sometimes, the best features in a new operating system aren't the flashy ones that get broadcast during a keynote. They're subtle improvements that naturally fit into how you use your device and just make the experience better. One of those appears to be coming in the next macOS update. The dev beta of Tahoe 26.2 includes a feature that essentially lets your computer screen function as a... View Source

Brie Larson and Benny Safdie join the original vocal cast for this cosmic Super Mario Brothers sequel... View Source

As fears grow over concentration in technology stocks amid a possible bubble in the artificial intelligence trade, investors are piling into Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares as a safer bet... View Source

Plenty of companies have promised to produce a gaming laptop that could be upgraded over time. If we’re honest, nobody has managed to properly deliver on that pledge until now, as Framework launches a meaningful CPU and GPU upgrade for the Laptop 16. Almost two years after the machine first went on sale, you can now swap out its discrete Radeon RX 7700S for NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070. If the compan... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the continued data center boom, as Anthropic pledges to spend $50 billion building data centers in the US, and Meta announces plans for a $1 billion data center in Wisconsin. Plus, shares of AMD spike after the Nvidia rival projected accelerating growth for its chips. And fitness tracker Whoop eyes an IPO. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Backbone just released a new Pro version of its Xbox controller. The Backbone Pro Xbox Edition looks like an improvement over the pre-existing One controller in nearly every way. It's still a USB-C shell that wraps around a phone or related device, but the actual controller is now more in league with an actual Xbox gamepad. It features full-size control sticks, hall effect triggers and two cu... View Source

OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.1 today, an update to the flagship model it released in August. OpenAI calls it an “upgrade” to GPT-5 that “makes ChatGPT smarter and more enjoyable to talk to.” The new models include GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking. The former is “warmer, more intelligent, and better at following your instructions” than its predecessor, per an OpenAI release, and the latter is “now... View Source

Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd.’s infrastructure arm UEM Group Bhd. plans to use its vast land holdings to supply clean energy and industrial land to accommodate power-hungry data centers in the southern state of Johor, said Managing Director Amran Hafiz Affifudin... View Source

It's not always easy to find gifts for dads, especially for those who are often quick to snap up whatever they need on their own. But even the geekiest and most well-informed dads have blind spots — the trick is to find something they've never heard of, but could actually make their lives useful. We've collected some of our favorite dadcore gift ideas, which would suit everyone from... View Source

Scientists may have solved the mystery of an "impossible" merger between two black holes so massive and fast-spinning that they shouldn't even exist, according to current theory... View Source

You can think of the just-announced Steam Frame as a wireless VR headset for your PC, or a Steam Deck for your face. But another way to think about it is that Valve is finally entering the mobile realm. The Frame doesn’t just run Windows games on its Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon chip — Valve will now support and encourage developers to bring their Android apps to Steam as well. It’ll try to make... View Source

Microsoft Corp. plans to use access to OpenAI’s development of custom AI semiconductors to help its own chip effort... View Source

IBM has introduced two different quantum chips that it believes could help demonstrate "quantum advantage," or the ability for a quantum computer to solve a problem faster than a classical computer, by the end of 2026. The new chips, Nighthawk and Loon, should help do that by taking different approaches to connecting qubits in a quantum computer, producing fewer errors and supporting mor... View Source

“Kryptos has not been solved,” said artist Jim Sanborn after releasing his parting clues to the “K4” section of his sculpture puzzle... View Source

The Verge’s Sean Hollister on the left and Jay Peters on the right. Hi! I'm Jay Peters, a senior reporter here at The Verge. I'm perhaps the site's second-biggest Steam Deck fan, surpassed only by Sean Hollister, our unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer. So you can imagine how excited we were to visit Valve's headquarters to try the company's three new hardware products: the Steam Frame, a strea... View Source

Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, gave an upbeat sales forecast, showing progress in its effort to capture more artificial intelligence spending... View Source

Black Friday might still be a few weeks away, but there’s no need to wait if you’re in the market for a new air fryer, as one of our longtime favorite models is currently $50 off. The Ninja DZ401 is $180 right now, which is a saving of 22 percent on its usual price. Admittedly, we have seen this model cheaper before, but if you’re on cooking duty for Thanksgiving, you might not have the option of... View Source

In its new Steam Frame VR headset, Valve put dual audio drivers on each side in the included head strap. That puts the audio near your ears while you’re wearing it, and in my brief time trying the device at Valve’s headquarters recently, I thought the sound was just fine. But the choice to have those dual drivers also helps reduce audio vibrations, which helps the headset with tracking while you’r... View Source

Debt investors are taking a more cautious view of the latest junk bond deal aimed at funding data center construction... View Source

It’s been four years since the wonderful Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and, especially given the rate at which developer Insomniac churns out great games, I had hoped we wouldn’t have to wait too much longer for another installment of the long-running action platformer series. As it turns out, there is a new Ratchet & Clank game coming soon, just not on PS5.Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble... View Source

Oxfam activists wearing oversized masks representing (L to R) European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Argentina's President Javier Milei, US President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Marck Carney pose during their "Big Heads" protest stunt in Belem, Brazil, on November 5, 2025 on the sidelines of the COP30 UN Climate Summit. The most h... View Source

Sony has revealed the list of November additions to its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for those on the Extra and Premium tiers of the subscription service. It’s a pretty darn good slate of games this time around, headlined by the return of the PS4 and PS5 versions of Grand Theft Auto V to the service. It’s at least the third time GTA V has been part of the Game Catalog — it was in the lineup twice... View Source

Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus... View Source

Rocket Lab has delayed the first launch of its medium-lift Neutron rocket to 2026, founder and CEO Peter Beck said during a company earnings call on Nov. 10... View Source

Valve’s new streaming-first VR headset — the Steam Frame — employs a clever trick to help make game streaming feel as low-latency as possible. It’s called foveated streaming, and it means the headset requests a higher-quality image for the content that’s right in front of your eyes while lowering the resolution of your peripheral vision to reduce bandwidth and processing demands.  T... View Source

The Rogue Prince of Persia is coming to Switch and Switch 2 consoles on December 16. The game was in early access for around a year before being officially released for PC and consoles back in August. This version has been "optimized for handheld and hybrid play" and includes all content from the original release. That means players will be able access a wide variety of biomes, weapons a... View Source

Ten years after the Paris climate agreement, the limited progress we’ve made in reducing global warming means that there will be less extreme heat in the future than there would be without the accord... View Source

Valve just announced the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset that can both stream games from a PC and play games locally thanks to an onboard Arm chip. The headset is quite a bit different from Valve’s previous model, the Index, which had to be tethered to a gaming computer with a physical wire. But it also stands out from a lot of other major VR headsets on the market right now, like the Met... View Source

More details about “unpaid tolls” texts... View Source

Apple Arcade has a fairly stacked winter, as the platform is adding some standout titles on December 4. Arcade titles are playable on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. First up, there's Cult of the Lamb Arcade Edition. This is a port of the incredibly addictive roguelike/town sim hybrid thingamajig, with some new features exclusive to Arcade subscribers. This version includes new f... View Source

The supernova was the death of a red supergiant star 500 times larger than the sun, in a galaxy just 22 million light-years away... View Source

A Steam Frame with a transparent case. Valve won’t talk about a Steam Deck 2. It probably wants to keep the attention on its just-announced living room console, comfy new controller, and Arm-based headset instead. But now that the company is preparing to sell an Arm headset, one that can even run Android apps, there’s an obvious question. Is Arm a one-off experiment for Valve, or might it power f... View Source

Anthropic PBC plans to spend $50 billion to build custom data centers for artificial intelligence work in several US locations, including Texas and New York, the latest expensive pledge for infrastructure to support the AI boom... View Source

Valve is taking another run at offering a console-style experience in your living room. The company has announced a new Steam Machine and Steam Controller that let you play PC games on your TV in the same way the Steam Deck lets you play them on the go.The Steam Machine works like a console, but is technically a compact PC. The boxy device features a customizable front plate and LED light strip, w... View Source

Valve has just announced the Steam Frame, its new VR headset that can play games streamed directly from your PC using a dedicated streaming stick and run Windows games locally thanks to an Arm chip in the headset itself. At the same time, Valve is also moving on from its previous VR headset, the Valve Index, which it’s “no longer manufacturing,” designer Lawrence Yang tells The Verge. The Index, a... View Source

The US gaming company behind the popular, handheld Steam Deck is making a living-room device for PC games ... View Source

Valve made a triumphant return to the hardware market with the Steam Deck and its OLED-toting counterpart, and now it’s having another crack at virtual reality with the Steam Frame. The Steam Frame is the long-rumored headset from Valve that had previously been codenamed "Deckard." The company also announced a new Steam controller and PC called the Steam Machine. Valve says the Steam Fra... View Source

New observations from the Virtual Telescope Project reveal 3I/ATLAS's sharply defined ion tail, highlighting increased activity as the interstellar comet moves through the inner solar system... View Source

Valve has just announced its biggest hardware push that it’s arguably ever made — a living room game console called the Steam Machine, a headset called the Steam Frame, and the long-awaited sequel to its Steam Controller it hinted about three years back. But Valve won’t say the first word about its next gaming handheld, the Steam Deck 2. “Steam Deck is not what we’re here to talk about today,” Val... View Source

Ireland’s media regulator has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, saying that the company is failing to remove content users report as illegal... View Source

Apple is rolling out a new feature that lets users store US passports in the official Wallet app. This will allow travelers to present this digital ID as a valid form of identification at TSA checkout lines at airports. In other words, folks with a passport who have yet to upgrade a driver's license to a Real ID will be able to board a plane without bringing a physical copy of that passport to the... View Source

The Steam Frame, Steam Machine, Steam Deck, and Steam Controller. | Image: Valve In 2012, The Verge broke the news that Valve was making a game console. Gabe Newell himself dished on the company’s grand plans. By 2015, the “Steam Machines” had utterly flopped. But Valve never stopped quietly working on the idea. The Steam Deck handheld became the seed for a grand reboot of Valve’s console and head... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google faces a fresh competition probe in Europe over the way it ranks news outlets in its search results, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed officials... View Source

Waymo is bringing its driverless cars to freeways in three major US cities and the surrounding environs. These areas include San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles. The platform didn't say how many of these vehicles have been greenlit to take to the freeway, other than noting that "a growing number of public riders" will be given access. At the very least, families will be able to p... View Source

Aurora borealis reported in over a dozen states, stretching from New York to Texas and TennesseeA powerful geomagnetic storm lit up skies across much of the US late Tuesday and early Wednesday, giving people in dozens of states a rare chance to see the northern lights, and forecasters say that more auroral activity could be visible on Wednesday night too.The aurora borealis, commonly known as the... View Source

Anthropic just announced plans to put $50 billion toward bolstering computing infrastructure in the US. As part of the initiative, the company is working with the AI cloud platform Fluidstack to build datacenters in Texas and New York, “with more sites to come.”  The data centers will come online throughout 2026 and create 800 jobs, according to Anthropic. “It will help advance the goals in t... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. is spending more than $1 billion to build a data center in Wisconsin that will power artificial intelligence work, its latest investment in the infrastructure needed for the fast-moving AI race... View Source

The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) has issued formal legal claims against Rockstar Games, which it has accused of union busting. The Grand Theft Auto VI developer last month fired dozens of employees who were organizing.The IWGB said in a statement it made several attempts to meet with Rockstar with the aim of resolving the situation through negotiations, but claimed the studio rebuff... View Source

The International Energy Agency says weak climate action and energy security fears are effectively delaying peak fossil fuel consumption... View Source

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection could spark severe geomagnetic storm conditions overnight... View Source

Hundreds of flights were canceled across the United States on November 7th, after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid congressional paralysis on funding the US budget. | Photo: AFP via Getty Images The longest government shutdown in the nation's history may soon be over. Once it is, federal museums and monuments wil... View Source

Waymo will become the first robotaxi provider in the US to offer driverless rides on highways, a milestone that positions it to better compete with ride-hailing companies and traditional taxi services... View Source

Airbnb is testing a service in which guests can order groceries through Instacart, as reported by Bloomberg. This may not sound like a big deal at first, because guests can already use any grocery app during their stay to stock the house up with snacks. However, this service can be accessed by customers before their stay. This means that folks can prepare for, say, a barbecue or similar event ahea... View Source

"Astronomers have wanted to spot a coronal mass ejection on another star for decades. We’ve now managed to do this for the first time."... View Source

Amazon just yanked the Haribo gummy bear power bank from its website and is canceling orders for the ultralight device. In an email sent to customers, Amazon says it has “learned of a potential safety or quality issue” regarding the power bank, and that it’s not charging customers who recently purchased it. The gummy bear theme may be a bit deceiving, but at 9.9 ounces, the $25 Haribo Mini Power B... View Source

Anthropic PBC will spend $50 billion to build custom data centers in the US. They'll start coming online in 2026 according to the company. OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc., Google, Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and other leading tech companies plan to collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers to support AI. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Even Realities is releasing the next version of its lightweight smart glasses, and this time it’s pairing them with an entirely new device that will act as both a controller and health tracker. The Even G2 Display Smart Glasses are a more refined version of the G1 smart glasses, and you'll be able to interact with them without having to touch the frames or uses voice commands thanks to the ne... View Source

A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night... View Source

A severe geomagnetic storm during a period of heightened solar activity has delated Blue Origin's second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, with NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes... View Source

Waymo is finally ready to hit the highway. Starting today, the company’s robotaxis will gradually start to include more highway trips in its routes in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In addition, Waymo’s Bay Area service is extending south to San Jose, including 24/7 curbside access at both terminals of San Jose International Airport — the company’s second airport service after Phoenix. S... View Source

After releasing a pair of revamped Echo speakers last month, Amazon.com Inc. is following those up with its latest smart displays. The Echo Show 8 ($180) and Echo Show 11 ($220) are available now, bringing with them a much sleeker, more modern design... View Source

The Analogue 3D is finally set to ship to buyers. After several delays, Analogue is set to start sending out its 4K remake of the Nintendo 64 on November 18, as spotted by — appropriately enough — Wario64. If you haven’t already locked in a pre-order, however, you face a longer wait, as both the black and white variants of the $250 system are out of stock.Unless there’s a last-minute hitch, the co... View Source

Does the APS-C sensor at the heart of the compact Nikon Z50 II punch above its weight when it comes to shooting for the stars and beyond?... View Source

The Echo Show 11’s new media control center is a nice upgrade. Amazon's newest Echo Show smart displays launch this week. They're purpose-built for the new AI-powered Alexa Plus, which comes preloaded in the US. I've had a couple of days to play with them, and I have some early thoughts to share. Overall, the devices are a significant upgrade from the last-gen Show 8 and aging Show 10. They're sl... View Source

Digital wealth management platform FNZ Group Ltd. has raised $650 million in new equity funding from its institutional shareholders, its second cash injection from major global investors this year... View Source

The Alien franchise has been decidedly hit and miss since the near-universally beloved first two movies, but it’s in a very good place at the moment. 2024’s Alien: Romulus was a magnificent return to form, and this year that good run of form continued in the series’ first TV show, Alien: Earth, which has been renewed for a second season. The first season wrapped up in September and ended on a pret... View Source

For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later... View Source

The first full Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer has finally landed, and it looks like Nintendo and Illumination are doing it big for their next animated feature. Though there are a few shots of the Mushroom Kingdom and a very miniscule Bowser (Jack Black) imprisoned in a tiny castle, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie‘s new trailer has everyone looking up to the sky as Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (... View Source

Airbnb Inc. is testing a new service with Instacart that will let guests at some US rentals order groceries through the home-sharing app ahead of and during their stay... View Source

At this point, the streaming music landscape feels pretty well settled. Giants like Spotify, Amazon, Apple and YouTube duke it out at the top, while plenty of other players like Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer try their best to stand out from the pack. Somewhat surprisingly, though, a new player emerged in September. Coda Music used the recent backlash around Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek as a way to differen... View Source

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025. One of the most consequential rounds of global climate negotiations has kicked off in Belém, Brazil. Leaders from nearly every country in the world - but notably, not the US - are gathering to try to... View Source

Sweet Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup founded by the Israeli army’s former chief information security officer, has raised $75 million in new funding... View Source

Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of Chinese hackers running a platform called “Lighthouse” that sells phishing services for a monthly fee. The group offers clients its services to launch massive phishing and smishing (SMS phishing) campaigns. Google says the bad actors typically send out emails or text messages that link to fake websites pretending to be legitimate pages of established b... View Source

Elden Ring Nightreign is keeping things fresh with downloadable content that will add additional playable characters, bosses, and a new area. The Forsaken Hollows DLC costs $15 and launches on December 4th, but players who purchase or own Elden Ring Nightreign’s deluxe or collector’s editions will receive it for free. Elden Ring Nightreign launched in May, allowing you to team up with friends to w... View Source

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries throughout the US... View Source

Whoop Inc., the maker of popular screen-less fitness bands, is eyeing an initial public offering as soon as in the next two years and is exploring adding glucose monitoring to its health-tracking platform... View Source

Some moms really do mean it when they say they don’t need any gifts. But those same moms will probably appreciate getting something thoughtful and personal — a gift that shows you put in a bit of consideration. It’s tough to pin-point what that ideal gift is for any given mom, but we’ve got ideas to get you started. Since we spend our days testing and otherwise thinking about tech, most of the pre... View Source

The dome of the Gemini North telescope can be seen on top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, with shimmering star trails and satellite streaks arcing overhead... View Source

Insta360’s instant printer accessory can attach to its action cam using a new grip housing. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced new accessories for its 8K Ace Pro 2 action camera. The accessories expand the Ace Pro 2’s capabilities as both a video camera with three new lenses and as a still camera with a redesigned grip and a compact wireless printer that can turn shots into instant photos. T... View Source

Moore Strategic Ventures, Franklin Templeton and others have invested $238 million in Forterra... View Source

Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss... View Source

After a tense wait, it's finally been confirmed that Alien: Earth will return to our TV screens with more horrors in season 2... View Source

The Samsung Movingstyle can be detached from its charging stand. Samsung has launched a new portable display that can be pushed around on a rollable stand or carried like a giant tablet. The $1,199.99 Movingstyle is a 27-inch touchscreen display that features a battery life of up to three hours, allowing you to stream content or show workplace presentations without being tied to a power source. Th... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Janne Knodler visits a defense tech conference at Stanford University to find out if it’s cool to work on weapons... View Source

Vivid auroras lit up skies across North America and Europe as a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest this solar cycle, rattled Earth's magnetic field... View Source

Equity investors seeking exposure to the hot artificial intelligence theme should look for opportunities in Asia as US tech companies face stretched valuations, according to Saxo Markets... View Source

Taiwan said it is assessing the possibility of using chip export controls in its diplomatic efforts, a sign it has not completely abandoned a tool that it briefly threatened to deploy against South Africa... View Source

Chevron Corp. chose West Texas as the site of its first project to provide natural gas-fired power to a data center, the beginning of a new line of business for the oil giant to capitalize on the boom in artificial intelligence... View Source

D-Matrix Corp., a Microsoft Corp.-backed AI chip startup, raised $275 million from new investors including Qatar Investment Authority and Singapore’s EDBI, valuing the company at $2 billion... View Source

If you’ve ever received a spammy text falsely alerting you to an unpaid toll or failed delivery, it might have come from a so-called Phishing-as-a-Service network that Google is now trying to take down.  Google filed suit against several unnamed defendants it says make up an enterprise called Lighthouse. The company argues in a new complaint that Lighthouse makes a “‘phishing for dummies’ kit... View Source

Cisco Systems Inc. investors have waited more than 25 years for this moment, with the stock trading at levels last seen during the peak of the dot-com era... View Source

No casting has been confirmed, but star Sydney Chandler is expected to return. | Image: FX More than a month after the first season’s finale aired, FX has finally confirmed that Alien: Earth will get a second run of episodes, ending some sleepless nights for this reporter / Alien obsessive. No release date has been set for the second season yet, though it will film some time next year. Showrunner... View Source

India’s National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd., an online bourse for agricultural products, has received approval from its board to launch an electronic mutual fund distribution platform, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

"This study changes how we see the Pleiades — not just seven bright stars, but thousands of long-lost siblings scattered across the whole sky."... View Source

Vodacom Group Ltd., South Africa’s biggest phone company, has partnered with Elon Musk’s Starlink to increase broadband connectivity in its markets on the continent... View Source

Hisense Group Holdings Co. is considering options for its consumer electronics and home appliances units, including a possible merger, people familiar with the situation said... View Source

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit thanks to accelerated AI-related spending by major tech firms... View Source

Japan’s largest bank announced a tie up with OpenAI to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence, including in a new digital lender that’s set to open next fiscal year... View Source

Infineon Technologies AG forecast revenue will return to growth in the 2026 fiscal year as the global boom in artificial intelligence data centers raised its sales outlook... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is partnering with Turkey’s largest mobile operator to build the first hyperscale data center in the country, giving the tech giant an opportunity to expand its footprint in a fast-growing market... View Source

Sony and Polyphony Digital are rolling out a huge update for Gran Turismo 7 on December 4 in the form of a paid add-on. The Power Pack DLC for the PlayStation 5 will unlock 50 new races across 20 theme categories, including 24-hour endurance events that Le Mans fans could sink their teeth into. In previous games, the endurance events really took 24 hours to finish, though you could pause and, even... View Source

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is in talks with companies in and outside China to form an alliance of carbon credit buyers aimed at increasing the supply, according to an official at the company’s Climate Innovation Hub... View Source

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has started rolling out a deposit token called JPM Coin to institutional clients, a move that comes as financial institutions continue to broaden their footprint in digital assets... View Source

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said although artificial intelligence will transform economies, there are a range of outcomes as to how that will play out... View Source

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd’s shares rose 2% after the company said it expects to book a higher operating profit for the full year after posting strong results in the first half... View Source

Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. is considering a potential sale after receiving takeover interest, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Chinese discount online retailer Vipshop Holdings Ltd. is considering a listing in Hong Kong as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the situation... View Source

Just Eat Takeaway.com is shutting down its Menulog food ordering service in Australia after two decades, citing “challenging circumstances.”... View Source

SoftBank Group Corp.’s stock slid as much as 10% after the tech investor’s exit from AI sector leader Nvidia Corp. spooked investors already nervous about climbing tech sector valuations... View Source

PokéPark Kanto, the first permanent Pokémon theme park, will open its doors on February 5, 2026. Previous Pokémon parks and attractions existed in the past, but they were only open for a limited time. PokéPark Kanto will be located inside the Yomiuriland amusement park in Tokyo, Japan and will require an add-on pass to enter. Visitors will have to go through a “Pokémon Research Lab” building, whic... View Source

Seven Bank Ltd. is considering investing in a FamilyMart Co.-affiliated credit card company and is in discussions to do so, according to the Japanese lender’s president... View Source

The UK government is slated to introduce a long-awaited new law on Wednesday to strengthen the country’s defenses against disruptive cyberattacks that have cost the British economy billions of pounds... View Source

Sony Group Corp. slashed the PlayStation 5’s price in Japan with a new model that’s limited to work only in the country, borrowing the idea from Nintendo Co.’s strategy with the Switch 2... View Source

Elden Ring Nightreign, the co-op survival take on FromSoftware's massively successful open-world single-player game, is getting a DLC at the end of this year. The Forsaken Hollows launches on December 4, 2025. This DLC is the first big content update for the spinoff, although Nightreign did receive previous updates to add improved tuning for the two-player and solo-player experiences, as well... View Source

Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for China’s government of probing his nation’s communications and infrastructure networks... View Source

Sony had some new hardware to reveal during its State of Play Japan showcase on Tuesday. Along with a refreshed Japanese-only PS5 Digital Edition, the company unveiled an official PlayStation monitor that you can also hook your PC up to. It’s a 27-inch QHD display with a 240Hz refresh rate and support for HDR and variable refresh rate. However, the refresh rate is limited to 120Hz when you’re play... View Source

A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging... View Source

Wall Street has been growing its high-skilled operations in India for decades. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, how President Trump's efforts to curb immigration could accelerate that push... View Source

The sun just spat out several coronal mass ejections that could trigger a serious solar storm on Wednesday... View Source

India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule... View Source

Insatiable demand for everything AI has driven up Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s share price, but that’s put some fund managers at risk of underperforming due to restrictions on portfolio concentration... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the drop in Nvidia shares as SoftBank sells its entire stake in the chipmaker to help bankroll its other AI investments. Plus, CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator talks about the company's earnings, data center delay, and efforts to diversify its supply chain. And, Paramount Skydance reports its first earnings since David Ellison's takeover. (Source: Bloo... View Source

Threads is working on new features that could make the text-based social network a bit more audio-friendly. Starting today, Threads is rolling out some new features for sharing podcasts and podcast episodes. Creators have the option to add the link to their show to their bio page; after that, their posts with show and episode links will appear with an audio preview. Non-hosts will also start to se... View Source

Google's November 2025 Pixel Drop is available today, and it includes some new features that should benefit more than just the Pixel phones and tablets Google typically targets. A new messaging feature called Remix in Google Messages expands access to Gemini-powered photo editing, and Google's improving its Scam Detection and Pixel VIP features, too.Remix in Google Messages is essentiall... View Source

A congressional letter is putting NASA on blast... View Source

Sony is not happy with the performance of Destiny 2, the company confirmed in its latest Q2 earnings announcement. "Regarding Destiny 2, partially due to changes in the competitive environment, the level of sales and user engagement have not reached the expectations we had at the time of the acquisition of Bungie, Inc." Sony Chief Financial Officer Tao Lin said. In response, the company... View Source

Lego has a long history of geek and gaming crossovers. We've seen recent sets for Star Wars and Star Trek, while past collaborations include everything from Super Mario Bros. to Minecraft. The latest blocky tie-in is a classic: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, as teased on social network X by Nintendo of America with the caption “Do you realize who you’re dealing with?”🔥Do you realize wh... View Source

Mars and Mercury will appear close to one another in the southwestern sky on Nov. 12... View Source

Google is releasing an update for Pixel phones with an interesting feature in the mix: notification summaries. Apple notably had plenty of trouble implementing its version of this AI-powered feature, and Google is taking a cautious first step by deploying it only for chat conversations. It’ll arrive as part of this month’s Pixel update for Pixel 9 series phones and newer — with the exception of th... View Source

Some of Optiv Inc.’s creditors have entered into confidential talks with the cybersecurity firm as it faces a surge of payments on maturing debt next year, according to people familiar with the situation... View Source

It can be tough to know when a phone is on its deathbed or when an app is just being an overt battery hog. Google is going to help users get to the bottom of things, according to a recent Android Developers Blog. The company just announced the launch of a new metric for app developers that keeps an eye on battery usage. If a developer consistently runs afoul of Google's battery usage guidelin... View Source

There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong at the moment, and the plan to bring three of them back is in progress... View Source

Google is rolling out a new cloud-based platform that lets users unlock advanced AI features on their devices while keeping data private. The feature, virtually identical to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, comes as companies reconcile users’ demands for privacy with the growing computational needs of the latest AI applications. Many Google products run AI features like translation, audio summaries,... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is adding new artificial intelligence features to its Pixel devices, including iPhone-like message summaries and notification prioritization... View Source

Lumines Arise, the latest chapter in the popular puzzle game franchise, is out today. It's available for PlayStation 5, including on PlayStation VR2, and on Steam, with support for both VR and Steam Deck.I'm a bit of a Tetris fiend. If there's any game with falling and spinning geometric pieces, be they tetrominoes or pills or puyos, I am here for it. My personal favorite iteration... View Source

"Every single subframe I take (prior to stacking) now contains at least one, and usually more than one satellite streak."... View Source

Disney’s spat with Google’s YouTube TV over a new content distribution contract is costing the entertainment giant $4.3 million a day in lost revenue, Morgan Stanley estimates. That’s $30 million a week as the blackout of channels including ABC and ESPN stretches into its 12th day, Variety reports, though the analysts expect Disney and Google to reach a resolution by the end of the week. The dispu... View Source

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Nvidia Corp.’s nearest rival in AI chips, predicted accelerating sales growth over the next five years, driven by strong demand for its data center products... View Source

If you didn’t get around to reading more this year, now’s a great time to start. That’s because Amazon is selling the latest Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition in like-new condition for $126.99 ($53 off), which matches the e-reader’s best price to date. If you haven’t purchased a refurbished product from Amazon before, know that each refurb model is inspected, cleaned, and tested to ensure... View Source

China has activated emergency plans for three astronauts who are stuck in space after debris crashed into their spacecraft... View Source

A European Mars orbiter spotted barcode-like dust streaks on the slopes of Apollinaris Mons, revealing how tiny avalanches help drive the Red Planet's massive dust cycle... View Source

iPhone users can now make edits in Google Photos by typing or verbally describing them. Google is rolling out several AI updates to its Google Photos app, including iOS support for conversational edits, more accurate facial editing, and new AI tools. This means the “Help me edit” feature that lets you describe how you want Google’s AI to change your photos will be available to iPhone users, follow... View Source

Telenor ASA will continue to gradually exit from Asia and target deals aimed at underscoring its Nordic roots... View Source

AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” researchers warned on Monday. They report that tools from companies like Google and OpenAI are doling out dieting advice, tips on how to hide disorders, and AI-generated “thinspiration.”  The researchers, from Stanford and the Center for Democracy & Technology, identified numerous ways publicly available AI chatbot... View Source

Federal prosecutors want to retry two brothers accused of stealing approximately $25 million of cryptocurrency from traders on the Ethereum blockchain... View Source

Google Photos introduced a fresh batch of a half-dozen AI-powered features today. First is personalized photo editing. Using "Help me edit," you can now make adjustments to portraits and group shots, such as removing sunglasses or fixing closed eyes. Google says that the AI uses other images stored in a user's face groups to make accurate changes to the people in your photo library... View Source

The name's Villeneuve… Denis Villeneuve. As the acclaimed director takes the helm for the next James Bond movie, we're looking back at all his epic sci-fi movies to date... View Source

ElevenLabs is launching an online marketplace that allows companies to license AI-replicated voices of famous figures for their content and advertisements. The AI audio startup says its new Iconic Voice Marketplace resolves some of the ethical concerns around using AI-generated celebrity voices by providing brands with the “consent-based, performer-first approach the industry has been calling for... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it plans to invest €5.5 billion ($6.4 billion) into computing resources and operations in Germany over the next four years, joining a wave of spending pledges from technology companies in recent months... View Source

Your mom deserves the best, and we're going to help you get them something special. The right gift can make family or friend time more valuable, after all, or it can greatly enrich time spent alone. If your mom says that she has all that she needs, don't take her word for it and show up empty-handed. Instead, peruse this handy guide, sorted by price, to find a gift that she'll remember for years t... View Source

Cerebras Systems Inc. is teaming up with the government of Guyana on a multibillion-dollar deal to build the area’s first data center, part of a push by the AI chip upstart to help countries expand their artificial intelligence infrastructure... View Source

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are trying something a little different with Pokémon Pokopia. It’s a life sim game in the vein of Animal Crossing. Nintendo unveiled the game during a Direct in September, saying that it would arrive in spring 2026. Now, the company has revealed that Pokémon Pokopia will hit Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5.There’s no new trailer for the game just yet — you’ll have to... View Source

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Specular highlights on the G5 are bright and radiant. LG OLEDs are consistently some of the best TVs you can get, and I've lost count how many times I've recommended them to family and friends. Add the LG G5 to that list. It's LG's high-end gallery-style TV, designed to look refined and sleek mounted on the wall - which it achieves thanks to its slim profile and flush mounting. Its black levels ar... View Source

French power contracts for next year fell to their lowest level since February 2021, as the country’s nuclear fleet ramped up... View Source

We put the Kenko VC Smart Cellarto 10x30 WP through their paces to find out if these image-stabilized smart binoculars live up to their name... View Source

With Tetris Effect, designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and his team at Enhance, Inc. managed to make something old feel new. There are few things as well defined in video games as the falling blocks of Tetris, and yet with the studio's trademark immersive sound and visual design, the game was transformed into something else, with every element pushing you toward getting into the proverbial zone. Now the t... View Source

Microsoft Corp. will spend $10 billion on an artificial intelligence data center along the Portuguese coast, marking one of its largest European investments this year, the company said... View Source

WhatsApp is following in the footsteps of fellow Meta-owned companies, Instagram and Facebook. The European Commission will give WhatsApp's open channels the designation of Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Bloomberg reports. The Commission has yet to make a public announcement on the matter, but has reportedly told Meta.  This label gives the EU gre... View Source

This quiz explores the world's most powerful telescopes and observatories — on Earth and beyond... View Source

The theory of the iPad has always been simple: size matters. Even in its very first public debut in 2010, the iPad was mostly just an iPhone with a larger screen, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs believed that was enough. Remember the way Jobs sat down on an easy chair to read his iPad, scrolling and panning his way through The New York Times' website? He was certain that the way you looked at the larger... View Source

Apple Inc. has faced plenty of criticism from Wall Street for not spending as aggressively on artificial intelligence as its Big Tech rivals. But that strategy is suddenly a blessing for the iPhone maker... View Source

Samsung has rolled out an update for its SmartThings app on the iPhone, and it will give you the ability to activate routines with Siri voice commands. Specifically, the update adds compatibility between SmartThings and Siri Shortcuts, which is an iOS feature you can use to automate multi-step tasks. You can simply drag and drop multiple actions from the apps that support the feature within the Sh... View Source

Sandisk has released what it says is the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive, one tiny enough to plug into a laptop and never take out. The Extreme Fit is just a little bigger than the wireless dongle for my Logitech mouse. It’s L-shaped, slotting into a USB-C port but sticking up ever so slightly vertically, rather than out horizontally, to keep it flush when plugged into a laptop (though it d... View Source

US efforts to develop artificial intelligence systems and the nuclear-energy infrastructure needed to power them are comparable to the World War II initiative to build the first atomic bomb, according to Fermi Inc., a power-plant developer planning a massive data-center campus in Texas... View Source

Amazon is selling three months of Audible for just $3 in honor of Black Friday. The company typically reserves this sale for Prime Day, so it's nice to see the deal make an unexpected return. This breaks down to $1 per month for the first three months, which is a boon for audiobook fans. Just make sure to cancel before the 90 days are up, as the subscription will auto-renew at $15 per month... View Source

This image captures Comet Lemmon in dramatic fashion, its bright coma and faint tail arcing across the starfield... View Source

The best time to make your home smart is at the very beginning. Whether you're building from scratch, renovating, or just moving in, a little bit of work on lighting, security, and energy management can go a long way. Getting started can be tricky, though: there's no obvious path to follow, no starter kit of stuff to buy, no easy answers. And if you pick the wrong first gadget or tie yourself down... View Source

Morgan Stanley is adopting technology backed by KKR & Co. that will help the bank facilitate transactions from alternative asset managers looking to expand their access to high-net-worth individuals... View Source

The holiday season is swiftly approaching and it's officially the time of year to ask: What presents am I going to get everyone? Thankfully, there are a ton of early Black Friday deals for the tech lover in your life. Take the 39 percent discount currently available on the 8Bitdo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller and Charging Dock. It's a great option for the gamer in your life, and a steal... View Source

NTT Data Group is considering building data centers in Saudi Arabia as the Japanese firm looks to capitalize on fresh momentum around artificial intelligence in the kingdom... View Source

The stream of new video games never ends, but for some of us, nothing beats the classics. If you don’t feel like hunting through eBay and local game shops for old cartridges to add to your loved one’s collection, we’ve picked out a few other gift ideas for the nostalgic gamer in your life — from video upscalers for old consoles to retro-themed books and artwork. Best retro gaming gifts FAQs Why do... View Source

Quantum gravity seeks to unify the theory of general relativity with quantum physics to describe how gravity works at very small scales. But there's a big puzzle surrounding the idea... View Source

The real 2D Bitmoji’s aren’t coming back, but the new Comic filter option is a close enough resemblance. Snapchat is bringing its 2D Bitmoji user avatars back for paying subscribers. Over the coming days, users with a Snapchat Plus subscription (which starts at $2.25 per month for the annual plan) can enable a new “Comic Bitmoji” option that renders 3D avatars in a cartoon-style 2D. “Think of it l... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Takashi Mochizuki and Vlad Savov look at the tiny slivers of cloud on Nintendo’s bright horizon... View Source

It's been just over a year since Sony launched the updated PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro consoles, so how's that going given Sony's pessimistic outlook in May? Pretty well, judging by the company's latest earnings report. Sony sold more PlayStation 5s last quarter than it did a year ago (3.9 million compared to 3.8 million), boosting total PS5 sales to 84.2 million since launch. Sony al... View Source

A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder... View Source

The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line... View Source

Samsung is rolling out new conversational AI across its 2025 TVs that lets users ask questions about what’s on the screen and beyond it. First announced in September, the generative AI update is rolling out now with support for several languages. Vision AI Companion is based on an upgraded, generative AI-based version of Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby. Samsung suggests you can use it to ask que... View Source

Nebius Group NV third-quarter sales soared by more than 300% as the Dutch neocloud provider announced an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Meta Platforms Inc. and predicted rapid growth through 2026... View Source

Apple’s entry-level smartwatch has improved so much it delivers an experience comparable to pricier Apple Watches. The most important upgrades in the SE 3 are the always-on display, faster charging speeds and on-device Siri. This brings a lot of parity to other Apple Watch devices in the most crucial areas. It doesn’t have everything: The SE 3’s optical sensor is older and lacks the capabilities o... View Source

Lightweight, image stabilized and with 16x magnification, these Fujifilm binoculars are a must-have for outdoor stargazing... View Source

Sea Ltd. quarterly revenue topped analysts’ estimates on sustained online shopping growth, prompting the Southeast Asia internet giant to raise the annual sales forecast for its e-commerce arm Shopee... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc.’s messaging service WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Union’s content moderation rulebook, as the bloc increases scrutiny of social media... View Source

China's decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts due to a possible space debris impact has led to discussion of space rescue planning — or lack of it... View Source

Point72 Asset Management’s new AI-focused stock-picking fund has delivered gains of about 30% this year as hype around the technology fueled a surge in AI-linked corporate valuations... View Source

Apple has announced a new accessory that feels a bit out of left field, to say the least. Say hello to the limited edition iPhone Pocket, a 3D-knitted "ribbed open structure" designed in collaboration with Issey Miyake. Available with a short or long strap design, it can be worn on your arm, attached to a bag or across your body.  "The design of iPhone Pocket speaks to the bond... View Source

Yeah, that’s a fancy iPhone sock. If you were confused about Apple releasing a crossbody iPhone strap, then you’re going to find its new iPhone Pocket even more perplexing. The Pocket is actually a knitted bag, though it might be more apt to describe it as a sock designed to snugly encase your iPhone, instead of just sticking it in your purse or pocket. This limited edition collaboration with Japa... View Source

Adyen NV expects net revenue growth at about 20% in any given year post 2026, it said Tuesday, handing investors a fresh yardstick to judge the Dutch payment processor’s growth trajectory... View Source

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink broadband satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Monday night (Nov. 10)... View Source

SoftBank Group Corp. sold its entire stake in Nvidia Corp., pocketing $5.8 billion ahead of a rash of planned investments by founder Masayoshi Son to build his own sphere of influence supporting artificial intelligence... View Source

AI agent builder Genspark Inc. has secured more than $200 million from investors including LG Group’s investment arm in its latest funding round, becoming the newest billion-dollar startup in the artificial intelligence arena... View Source

Saudi fintech startup Lean Technologies is exploring new investments as it seeks to expand its product offerings ahead of a possible public listing... View Source

Broadcom and a company called CAMB.AI are teaming up to bring on-device audio translation to a chipset. This would allow devices that use the SoC to complete translation, dubbing and audio description tasks without having to dip into the cloud. In other words, it could massively improve accessibility for consumers. The companies promise ultra-low latency and enhanced privacy, being that all proces... View Source

Hungry for cash to keep pace with Russia, and with western allies seeking to build up their drone arsenals, Ukraine’s defense companies say exports are finally on the agenda... View Source

Sony Group Corp. raised its profit outlook after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings, buoyed by its entertainment portfolio and resurgent demand for its premium smartphone camera sensors... View Source

SoftBank Group Corp., Provident Capital Partners and Peak XV are among a group of prominent GoTo Group backers seeking to replace Chief Executive Officer Patrick Walujo, a dramatic twist that could accelerate talks about an acquisition by Grab Holdings Ltd... View Source