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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the impacts of comments made by OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar that suggested the government might backstop AI chip investments. Plus, they dig into Elon Musk’s bold promises for Tesla, after shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation package. And the CEOs of Affirm and DraftKings discuss their companies' earnings. Correction: This video has been edite... View Source

There’s a fine line between luxurious and ludicrous. When you’re talking about a pair of $799 headphones, that line begins to blur. Bowers & Wilkins has been on an excellent run of form over the past few years, consistently offering some of the best sound quality you’ll find on any headphones. It doesn’t load its models down with features — sometimes it could use a few more — but there’s alway... View Source

While media outlets have reported that curious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has changed color, the scientists behind a recent study say that isn't actually the case... View Source

Trump administration officials are dismissing the idea of a financial backstop for artificial intelligence companies, US officials said, after comments from a top OpenAI executive raised questions about the prospects for a federal bailout... View Source

Disney is rolling out its redesigned interface for Disney+ to more users in the US today. The redesign brings the streaming service in line with the loud, key art-forward approach of Netflix, and follows a price increase for both tiers of Disney+ that the company introduced in October.The biggest change in the new Disney+ is the addition of a horizontal navigation bar with separate tabs for recomm... View Source

X's new link experiment on iOS may be artificially inflating traffic. Websites like Substack and Bluesky noticed a sharp increase in "fake" views following the update, something that Nick Eubanks, the VP of owned media at the digital marketing platform Semrush, attributes to a new behavior that preloads content before users click on it. "What's happening here is a classic case of metrics distortio... View Source

Several executives from OpenAI and other tech firms tried to dispel growing anxiety this week about AI spending. But first…... View Source

Development on the next Mass Effect is still underway, Mass Effect executive producer Mike Gamble confirmed in a blog post celebrating the series' "N7 Day" fan holiday. Bioware shared that it had started work on the new game in 2020, but Electronic Arts' decision to go private have naturally called the future of the series into question.Gamble's blog post doesn't shar... View Source

NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter than scientists thought... View Source

The long-awaited addition of Housing in World of Warcraft is going to cost you. On top of your monthly subscription and the cost of the Midnight expansion itself, some Housing items will require a new in-game currency called “Hearthsteel” that players will have to pay for with real money. World of Warcraft already has hundreds of currencies, and at one point, the game’s main currency, gold, was wo... View Source

A group of about 20 banks is providing a roughly $18 billion project finance loan to help fund the construction of a data center campus tied to Oracle Corp., marking the latest mega debt deal to help bankroll the artificial intelligence boom... View Source

Meta said on Friday that it's investing $600 billion in US infrastructure and jobs by 2028. Although the announcement is light on specifics (and heavy on standard Big Tech self-congratulation), it sounds like much of it will go toward AI data centers."At Meta, we're focused on creating the next generation of AI products and building personal superintelligence for everyone," the... View Source

In space, no one can hear you scream...with joy as you play one of the best sci-fi board games of all time... View Source

It’s been five years since BioWare first announced it was working on a brand new Mass Effect game. But today, November 7th (N7 Day), BioWare shared a promising sign of life: the BioWare team is “heads-down and focused exclusively” on the game, according to its executive producer. “We have a lot of universe to cover, lots of features to build, and lots of romances to figure out.” Mike Gamble says... View Source

Gamers took the latest delay to the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI  hard, but stock analysts are undaunted, with the vast majority recommending investors stick with Take-Two Interactive Software Inc... View Source

Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris... View Source

Excess heat detected at Saturn moon Enceladus' north pole helps to account for a finely balanced energy budget that keeps the moon's ocean liquefied. What could this mean in the search for life?... View Source

From weekend camping trips to unexpected power outages, having a reliable power source like the Anker 521 PowerHouse can be a lifesaver. Normally $249.99, right now you can buy the power station for the new low price of $128.99 at checkout at Amazon. Anker 521 PowerHouse Where to Buy: $249.99 $128.99 at Amazon The power station is essentially a portable backup battery with a 256Wh capacity and six... View Source

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said China has agreed to resume deliveries of Nexperia chips from plants in the country, signaling a potential breakthrough in a clash that risked disrupting global auto production... View Source

An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast... View Source

The molecules are building blocks of the chemical precursors of things such as RNA... View Source

All of the app’s camera controls are still accessible and adjustable while streaming. | Image: Blackmagic Design Blackmagic released an update to its free camera app with some new features that streamers and professional broadcasters will appreciate. Both the Android and iOS versions of the Blackmagic Camera app can now stream directly to YouTube, Twitch, and Vimeo, removing the need for third-par... View Source

The indie title has sold 750,000 copies since its release on Oct. 15... View Source

Fitbit is mostly associated with tracking your steps, workouts and sleep, but also among its arsenal of overall health features is the ability to track your food intake. You can use it to see how many calories you’ve consumed versus how many you’ve burned, and even scan the barcode of pre-made food items to add them to your daily log. But the food log feature in the Fitbit app currently appears to... View Source

I, Brian Wang, will be on a livestream at 10 AM PST talking about sustainable abundance. Elon Musk and other super technologists are using trillions of dollars to take AI and space to the next level. All of the major technologies are merging together. Robotaxi and reusable Starship have taken a decade but they are ... Read more... View Source

The FAA hopes to alleviate some of the airline delays being caused by the government shutdown, and will restrict commercial space launches during peak air traffic hours... View Source

So wide. Valve is making Steam store pages wider as part of a new update rolling out today. With the changes, “many pages” will be widened from “940 pixels to now 1200 pixels,” Valve says. The company picked that 1200 pixels number because it found that it “felt like a good balance where we can show more content on screen without overwhelming the page and making it hard to navigate.” If your brows... View Source

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing back the much-anticipated video game by six months to November 2026. The company says the Rockstar Games team needs more time to finish the game. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Data can paint a much starker contrast than words alone, and US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) appears to get that. On Friday, her office published numbers on Big Tech's tax breaks in Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill." When compared with the benefits those sums could have provided for working families, it helps to fortify what some might otherwise dismiss as run-of-the-mill rh... View Source

StarCloud’s Nvidia A100 chip launch, Google’s TPU plans for 2027, and Elon’s ambitious 100 GW target by 2030 via SpaceX’s Starship. Challenges include chip shortages, high launch costs (needing under $80M per 40 MW payload for viability), and timelines akin to delayed projects like robotaxis. Starlink’s evolution will be from V2/V3 and AI versions of ... Read more... View Source

“I have no problems flying,” says one expert about the FAA’s plan to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 airports nationwide. “I would get on an airplane tomorrow”... View Source

Texas AG Ken Paxton is accusing Roblox of “putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children,” alleging in a lawsuit filed this week that it is “flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws while deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.”  The lawsuit accuses Roblox of deceptive trade practices for misleading parents and users about its safety featu... View Source

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is pouring money into helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate change and address a gap in funding for food production... View Source

The government of Denmark said on Friday that lawmakers from its political right, left and center have reached an agreement to ban social media for anyone under 15, as reported by The Associated Press. If enacted, the move would be one of the most ambitious attempts globally to keep children off social media. Momentum has been building in recent years around concerns that social media is harming i... View Source

The storm hit earlier than predicted, surprising skywatchers with a delightful aurora show... View Source

Last week I asked where the Trump phone was. The answer? Nowhere. There’s no update, no response, no sign of it. And since it’s still not here, I am — again — asking the same question. And I’m afraid I’m going to keep being here, week in, week out, until I have a T1 Phone in my hands. This is what I do now. Nothing’s changed since last week. The website sits there, unchanged. There’s still no... View Source

There are a lot of competing ideas as to what a white elephant gift exchange really is. The origins of the term “white elephant” point to one definition: According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was a far more devious punishment than simply having them executed. The recipient had no choice but to simply thank the king for such an opulent... View Source

The finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species... View Source

Samsung’s 65-inch Frame Pro is $1,447.99 ($752 off) — a new all-time low — at Woot. The 75-inch model is $1,897.99 ($1,302 off), also an all-time low at Woot. The TV’s main attraction is its “Art Mode,” which cycles through a gallery of famous paintings when you’re not actively using it. The artwork on the TV’s matte QLED display looks more like an actual painting display than they would on an LED... View Source

Microsoft Corp. is on track for its longest streak of daily losses in more than a decade as growing caution about the artificial intelligence trade continues to pressure big tech stocks... View Source

Over the past couple years, I’ve tested around 60 different power banks for Engadget. In that time, battery manufacturers have given their products features with varying degrees of usefulness, ranging from smart (straps and built-in cables) to handy (displays and wireless charging pads) to really not necessary (Bluetooth connectivity, specialized recharging bases). Anker’s Laptop Power Bank (25K,... View Source

"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan delivers an existential puzzle-box for curious viewers, but what's it all about?... View Source

Between all the new phones, smartwatches, and laptops we see throughout the year, it often feels like we're constantly being nudged toward shinier, more expensive gadgets. And I get it. As a self-professed gadget nerd, few things are more exciting than unboxing and setting up a new device. But the truth is, you can still find plenty of great gifts for under $100. I use the Leatherman Free T4 every... View Source

Lego sets are probably at the top of your kid's wish list, and maybe they're at the top of your personal list, too. With so many to choose from, you'll be able to find one that makes a great gift for anyone who you know loves these little building bricks. Black Friday Lego deals are what to look for this time of year, because you can typically save at least 20 percent on a good numb... View Source

Never underestimate the power of pointing. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. Imagine you're minding your business on a hi... View Source

Some users are losing touch with reality during marathon sessions with ChatGPT and other bots... View Source

While Black Friday can be a great opportunity to score deals on your Christmas shopping, sometimes it's just a way to get the things you need at better prices. Take the iRobot Roomba Max 705 Combo Robot Vacuum & Mop, which is down to $869 from $1,300 at Wellbots. This practical purchase is available for a Black Friday discount by using the code ENGABF430 at checkout.  We're big... View Source

Amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes can now catch a glimpse of Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS... View Source

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is handing out billions in tax breaks, and a new analysis from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office is demonstrating just how substantial those sums are. Under the law, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will save around $17.9 billion in taxes this year, an amount that Warren’s office found could’ve paid for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance... View Source

US stocks extended declines on Friday, putting benchmarks on track to snap a string of weekly gains as investors continued to fret about stretched valuations in the tech sector... View Source

2025 is almost over (gasp!), so it's time to look back at all of the best devices we've seen so far. In this episode, Engadget Deputy Editor Billy Steele joins Devindra to talk about the highlights of the year, which range from the usual suspects (like Google's Pixel and the iPhone 17 Pro), to surprises like the Ninja Swirl. Also, we chat about yet another super-thin phone and the l... View Source

The most striking moment of Tesla's annual shareholder meeting Thursday wasn't when Elon Musk won a impossible sounding pay package worth nearly $1 trillion. That was a foregone conclusion, given Musk's popularity with retail shareholders and his ability to vote his own extensive holdings. To me, the more illuminating moment was when the gathered crowd of shareholders, many of them wearing Tesla t... View Source

The service’s lack of a free tier might be dimming its prospects with music consumers, particularly in emerging markets... View Source

Back in 2019, Form made — and you’re going to have to forgive me for the most inevitable pun in history — a big splash with its first smart swimming goggles. The company has released several upgrades since, and it just announced the latest version of its HeadCoach software, which is designed to deliver personalized swim coaching using AI. Available through Form Premium, HeadCoach 2.0 effectively f... View Source

The Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission, which launched on Nov. 2, sent 18 payloads to orbit and, like most SpaceX launches, featured a rocket landing... View Source

Apple is reportedly working on a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip. This could be a small deal, a decision made by supply chain economics and the fact that the M1 MacBook Air continues to sell well at Walmart. Or it could be huge, a return to form for a company that once seemed to have a clear purpose for each of its devices but whose lineup feels more confused than ever. We're hoping Appl... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Vlad Savov looks at the failure of AI to resonate with smartphone buyers years after the seminal debut of ChatGPT... View Source

Ahead of its 21st anniversary, World of Warcraft is dealing with some controversy around its latest update. Developer Blizzard has confirmed that WoW is introducing a new "Hearthsteel" housing-related virtual currency with its upcoming Midnight expansion, and users are worried that it could become a microtransaction trap on a game that already costs $15 a month to play.  In its post... View Source

 As US educators embrace AI in the classroom, firms are selling software to flag mentions of self-harm, raising concerns over privacy and control... View Source

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing it of ignoring state and federal safety laws. In his announcement on X, Paxton said the children have been “repeatedly exposed to sexually explicit content, exploitation and grooming” on the online game platform, because it chose to prioritize “pixel pedophiles and corporate profit” over the safety of children. “Thank y... View Source

Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin... View Source

NASA's first dual-satellite mission to another planet, ESCAPADE, will study Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D to uncover how it lost its water and air... View Source

Olympus Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Bob White is shaking up the Tokyo-based medical devices maker after a difficult period that included the ouster of his predecessor in a drug scandal... View Source

Since March of this year, it's been possible to generate images directly within ChatGPT. Following a period where it briefly wasn't available to free users, you now don't even pay for one of OpenAI's subscriptions to use the tool. And while making images inside of ChatGPT is easy, there are some nuances worth explaining. For example, did you know you can ask ChatGPT to edit pho... View Source

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why... View Source

European stock investors are getting a stark reminder that increased spending to stay ahead of the competition isn’t necessarily a good thing for equities... View Source

Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto VI 's launch is being delayed once again to November 19, 2026. That’s roughly a year from now. It was previously delayed from its 2025 launch window to May 26, 2026. And now again. If you have the feeling it’s been a while since the last GTA game, you’d be right. GTA V was originally released in 2013 and has been re-released multiple times since t... View Source

Since the launch of its Polestar 2 sedan in 2021, Swedish EV company Polestar has launched two additional models: the spacious 3 compact crossover SUV, and now the 4, a sporty, even more compact crossover SUV. The 4 slotting in between the 2 and 3 in size may confound some consumers, but one of its features - or lack thereof - may confound them even more. It has no rear windshield. Starting at $57... View Source

European stock investors chasing the next artificial-intelligence winner have latched on to a new target... View Source

China is allowing Dutch chipmaker Nexperia to export again, setting the stage for the Netherlands to suspend its powers over the Chinese-owned company... View Source

The ESCAPADE Mars mission is scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Sunday (Nov. 9), and you can watch the action live... View Source

It’s been almost three years since the US kicked off the artificial intelligence boom, and most of the world is still trying to catch up. Only one country is close to matching the US in AI development: China... View Source

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas reached its closest point to the sun. Here's how to follow the rest of its journey away from our solar system... View Source

Taiwan’s exports surged at the fastest pace since 2010 as the economy cashes in on bottomless global demand for semiconductors powering artificial intelligence... View Source

Shares of Rightmove Plc tumbled the most on record after the company warned that revenue growth was likely to be flat in 2026 as it unveiled plans to boost investment in artificial intelligence... View Source

There's a reason the story of Frankenstein endures. Its examination of mankind's hubris and inhumane scientific progress has only become more relevant since Mary Shelley's time. The pursuit of "innovation at all costs" has led to new monsters, born from people who failed (or refused) to consider the consequences of their actions. So it's no wonder that Victor Frankens... View Source

Olympus Corp. said it’s cutting roughly 2,000 jobs, representing 7% of headcount, in a bid to streamline the Japanese company’s structure and speed up decision making globally... View Source

The Netherlands is prepared to suspend a so-called ministerial order that gave it control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move that would de-escalate a fight with Beijing that threatens to disrupt automotive production around the world... View Source

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said his company isn’t in active discussions to sell its Blackwell AI chips to Chinese firms, waving off speculation it’s trying to engineer a return to the world’s largest semiconductor market... View Source

The stock market’s euphoria toward artificial intelligence has quickly been overtaken by a bout of skepticism, triggering a steep selloff in megacap technology companies that have led this year’s rally... View Source

Betting on the widening gap in stock performance of two of China’s biggest internet companies has been a slam-dunk this year, and analysts say the trade may have further to run... View Source

Apple Inc.’s streaming service went down for some users Thursday night shortly after the debut of the widely anticipated Pluribus, a new series from the creator of Breaking Bad... View Source

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. shares touched their highest level since 1993 on investor optimism for a potential further push by the company into the high-growth market for data centers... View Source

Elon Musk went on stage on Thursday night during Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting and made some big claims and promises. The company is “almost comfortable” letting owners with Full Self-Driving (FSD) “text and drive,” he said. At the moment, its vehicles are still strictly monitoring drivers to make sure their eyes are on the road, but Musk said that Tesla will enable unsupervised FSD that wil... View Source

The volume of activity on Polymarket, one of the most popular prediction markets, has been significantly inflated by so-called wash trading in which users rapidly buy and sell the same contracts, according to a new study by Columbia University researchers... View Source

Japan’s largest tech fund says AI stocks are not in a bubble and have room to rise further... View Source

Brewing beer can be a highly polluting activity because gas boilers are normally used to create the enormous volumes of steam required for the process. Now, Heineken is teaming with a battery and electric company on a new solution at its Lisbon, Portugal brewery. They're building a 100MWh grid- and solar-powered heat battery that will generate the steam while reducing carbon emissions, Heinek... View Source

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is retraining its staffers for new roles as it braces for artificial intelligence to reshape jobs and skills... View Source

Spotify delivers a lot of personalized, data-driven music recommendations, and now the streaming service is adding new weekly snapshots of your listening activities. Listening stats will highlight the artists and songs that a user has heard the most over the previous four weeks and creates a playlist inspired by those selections. And according to the blog post: "Each week, it also includes a... View Source

Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. are expected to show how stronger AI demand lifted earnings, signaling optimism for Asia’s broader ambitions in the field amid a tug-of-war for AI dominance against US rivals... View Source

Google released Gemini’s Deep Research feature in March, a few months after unveiling the tool, giving you the capability to ask the AI chatbot to create comprehensive reports on complex topics. Deep Research uses sources from the web to write reports for you, but now a new update also allows it to pull information from your Gmail, Docs, Drive and Chat. Google says it’s one of the tool’s most requ... View Source

Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: "What the fuck is happening?" It's something you'll likely be asking yourself a lot while watching. I certainly did. But that ongoing sense of mystery, and the measured pace with which Pluribus reveals itself, is one of the best parts of the... View Source

Prediction markets just got a fresh sell-side stamp of legitimacy. In a new report, Bernstein calls them a viable asset class — arguing that what once looked like novelty bets are now being built into the foundations of mainstream finance, backed by real capital, real users and regulatory approval... View Source

Ring is today announcing Single Event Alert, the company’s new approach to cutting down on unnecessary notifications. Rather than a ping every time the camera watches something unfold, the system uses generative AI to group recurring events together. Historically, whenever your Ring camera detected something happening in its field of vision, it’d let you know. Hell, in the earliest days of Ring’s... View Source

Gambling’s reach is extending deeper into the investment ecosystem as Google strikes a deal to pipe prediction market data from Kalshi Inc. and Polymarket into its finance platform... View Source

Amazon is gradually rolling out its next-generation Alexa assistant within its own product ecosystem, but the latest recipient of Alexa+ is BMW. Amazon has announced the latest version of Alexa Custom Assistant, the platform that allows companies (including BMW) to build their own AI assistants that leverage Alexa tech, which will be powered by Alexa+ going forward. With Alexa+ architecture workin... View Source

Indonesia is scouting fresh markets including North Africa for its small-scale coffee and cocoa farmers at risk of losing access to the European Union under the bloc’s new deforestation rules, according to a senior government official... View Source

SpaceX is acquiring more spectrum licenses from EchoStar in exchange for about $2.6 billion worth of shares in Elon Musk's aerospace company. The transaction is an expansion of the $17 billion deal struck between the companies in September. SpaceX had previously said it would use these licenses for its Starlink satellites as it works to build out the network's 5G connectivity. The AWS-3... View Source

Holiday spending will surpass $1 trillion this year and set a record despite consumer caution, according to a forecast by the National Retail Federation... View Source

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed again. The project had already been pushed back in May from a planned 2025 release date to a rough early 2026 window. In a post on X today, Skydance Games said the title won't be ready for even longer. "We've made the decision to shift our release window beyond 2026," the statement reads.Important update regarding MARVEL 1943: Rise of... View Source

Several investors in accounting software provider BlackLine Inc. are pushing the company to explore a potential sale following reported takeover interest by SAP SE, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Tesla’s shareholders have voted in favor of a compensation plan that could see CEO Elon Musk become the world's first trillionaire. The potential incentives were laid out in September, and the company's shareholders have agreed to allow this all-or-nothing package for its chief exec, who spent the first half of this year decimating the US federal government rather than working on any Tes... View Source

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow speak with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon about the company's earnings and the outlook for AI. Plus they break down earnings from Chime, Lyft, Robinhood and Figma. And investors explain the reasons behind their votes for and against Tesla's proposed $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk.  (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

There's an official Lego set that recreates the iconic Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation, after first being teased a few months back. It'll be available on November 28 at a cost of $400. That's Black Friday, for those at home keeping score. This is a fairly large set, with 3,600 pieces and all kinds of knick-knacks pulled from the show. It ships with nine minifigures,... View Source

The Nintendo Switch 2 is backward compatible with most original Switch games, which is a great feature to tide early adopters (like me!) over until more Switch 2 exclusives launch. The console comes with 256GB of internal storage, but that probably won’t be enough room for your entire digital game library. Thankfully, however, Samsung’s 512GB P9 microSD Express card is already on sale for $94.99 (... View Source

The Washington Post was impacted as part of a series of breaches involving a popular Oracle Corp. product, the newspaper company said on Thursday... View Source

Amazon just introduced an AI tool that will automatically translate books into other languages. The appropriately-named Kindle Translate is being advertised as a resource for authors that self publish on the platform. The company says the tool can translate entire books between English and Spanish and German to English. Amazon promises that more languages are coming down the pike. It's availa... View Source

Tesla wants to increase vehicle production by 50% by end of 2026. 2.6, 2.7 million annualized production. 2027 4 million 2028 5 million cars. They will need more 4680 batteries which are used for Cybertruck and Semi... View Source

Forget the space battles, we're going planetside with our list of the most must-play sci-fi strategy games, packed full of aliens, robots, and futuristic armies... View Source

GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress. GTA VI has faced multiple delays, with developer Rockstar Games bumping back its predicted release date twice, first to May 26th, 2026, then again to November 19th, 2026, a full year after its originally planned release window of fall 2025. Des... View Source

Tesla Inc. shareholders approved a potential $1 trillion compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, the largest payout ever awarded to a corporate leader. Musk would have to meet certain goals to get the full payout. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Ford may be on the verge of sunsetting the F-150 Lightning truck. The model is an electric pick-up truck, and the best-selling one in the US, but the publication cited Ford execs who said the company would consider halting production completely on the F-150 Lightning. We’ve reached out to Ford for comment and will update if we receive a statement.The aut... View Source

Tesla Cybercab will start production in April 2026 and will start with one car produced every ten seconds. This could eventually ramp to 2-3 million per year for what would have been a 500k car per year production line. Theoretically they could reach 5 million cars per year from one production line with a car ... Read more... View Source

The iconic Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise is available with Lego starting on Nov. 28, featuring the craft and crew from The Next Generation... View Source

Amazon is making it easier for self-published authors to release their ebooks in multiple languages with Kindle Translate, a new AI translation tool that launched in beta on Thursday to a limited number of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors. In its early form, it can translate between English and Spanish and from German to English, at no extra cost to authors.  Authors can select the lang... View Source

Airbnb Inc. issued a better-than-expected outlook for the holiday quarter, citing strong demand as US travelers used its recently launched “reserve now, pay later” feature to book trips in advance... View Source

One of the things that's long irked me about Meta's smart glasses is how often you have to say "hey Meta." Even though the company's AI assistant has gotten significantly more capable, there's something a little cringey about using its voice commands in public spaces. Now, the company has rolled out an update that makes you a little less dependent on voice comman... View Source

On November 6, 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ford Motor executives are actively discussing the possibility of completely discontinuing production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. Demand has been persistently low. This would mark a dramatic reversal for Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) strategy, which had positioned the Lightning as a flagship product ... Read more... View Source

The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased... View Source

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker. Over 75 percent of shares voted in favor of the proposal. The vote gives Musk enormous sway over his electric vehicle company, as well as awards him with the largest corporate payout in history. The f... View Source

Both chains will look to install the Infinite Kitchen machines in more locations... View Source

Fans will have to wait a bit longer to return to Vice City. Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed once again to November 19, 2026. The open world game was previously delayed from its 2025 launch window to May 26, 2026 earlier this year.“We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish th... View Source

The Tesla Optimus robot is dancing at the Tesla shareholder meeting. This meeting will see the approval of Elon Musk 2025 CEO Pay package. The package will be approved because the 2018 pay package saw over 70% approval twice and now Tesla is in Texas. Texas laws mean Elon Musk and others inside can vote. ... Read more... View Source

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California's central coast today (Nov. 6)... View Source

Grand Theft Auto VI is being delayed again: it will now launch on November 19th, 2026. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve,” Rockstar Games says. “We want to thank you again for your patience and support. While the wait is a little longe... View Source

The tech billionaire said the next-generation nuclear technology is needed to meet the growing energy demand from artificial intelligence and need for air conditioning... View Source

NotebookLM, the one AI tool from Google everyone loves, is about to become more useful for studying. Google has begun rolling out an update that allows people to use the app to create flashcards and personalized quizzes. When you use NotebookLM in this way, you'll be able to set the difficulty of the material, as well as the number of questions or cards the app presents to you. It's also... View Source

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle will be released into China. The Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie is witnessing record-breaking pre-sale numbers in mainland China, with projections pointing to a massive $200 million opening weekend. It has already grossed $670 million in other markets. This is the second Demon Slayer anime movie. The first racked up $470 ... Read more... View Source

Apple’s latest MacBook Air is $250 off in the lead-up to Black Friday, which is the steepest discount we’ve seen. Black Friday is the most anticipated day of the year for bargain hunters. While there’s still some time to go before November 28th, we’re already starting to see a selection of early discounts, allowing you to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Right now, for instance, you can get ne... View Source

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman pushed back at the idea that the company would seek federal guarantees to reduce the risk of its AI infrastructure spending spree, one day after a top executive at the ChatGPT maker suggested there may be a role for the government to help finance the technology... View Source

Square Enix is laying off developers in the UK and US as it reworks its game development structure to focus on its studios in Japan, Video Games Chronicle reports. The mass restructuring follows the publishers' 2024 announcement that it planned to "aggressively" apply AI to its development process.The total number of employees being laid off isn't yet public, but Video Games Ch... View Source

China's Tianwen 1 spacecraft has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars orbit, contributing to global efforts to study the rare visitor from beyond the solar system... View Source

A group of senators is urging President Donald Trump to preserve the US’s edge in AI development by denying China access to its most advanced chips and models. The bipartisan resolution, submitted by Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), comes just days after Trump walked back a statement that suggested he would consider allowing Nvidia to sell its powerful Blackwell chip in China. ... View Source

Comcast Corp., owner of the Sky pay-television business in Europe, is in talks to acquire ITV Plc’s media and entertainment unit in a deal that would dramatically shake up the UK broadcasting landscape, people with knowledge of the matter said... View Source

Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions about why the company has failed to get the problem in check. Last year, Meta estimated that scam ads could account for as much as 10 pe... View Source

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world... View Source

The K1 Ultra splits and swivels like its predecessor, but now supports Qi2.2. | Image: Kuxiu Last August, Kuxiu debuted a MagSafe battery that can do more than just wirelessly charge your phone. The company’s K1 wireless power bank featured a unique design that split and swiveled 90-degrees to reveal a second wireless charger for the Apple Watch or AirPods. Kuxiu’s new K1 Ultra does the exact same... View Source

Another broad selloff that dented high-flying AI trades from Nvidia Corp. to Palantir Technologies Inc. left an old stalwart of the tech sector unscathed: Apple Inc... View Source

CRKD is expanding its lineup of rhythm game controllers. The gaming accessory maker previously released guitar controllers that are compatible with games like Fortnite Festival and open-source projects like Clone Hero, and based on a recent teaser video, it looks like it's doing a drum kit controller next.The teaser is brief, but CRKD appears to be covering all the basics that old Rock Band a... View Source

David Sacks, AI and Crypto Czar, said there will be no federal bailout for AI. The U.S. has at least 5 major frontier model companies. If one fails, others will take its place. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said OpenAI wants the U.S. government to provide a backstop or guarantee for AI financing. Sam Altman believes ... Read more... View Source

A historical record of Arctic sea ice based on the abundance of cosmic dust in sediments on the sea bed of the Arctic Ocean has revealed how the sea ice responds to climate warming... View Source

Nintendo has released a new store app on Android and iOS giving users the ability to purchase hardware, accessories, and games for the Switch and Switch 2. When I open my phone and scroll down to the N's, I get a neat, full row dedicated entirely to Nintendo. That's four apps: the Switch app, the music app, the Nintendo Today news app, and now the store. And it is entirely too much. Nintendo has a... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc. and Snap Inc. must face trial over claims that they designed social media platforms to addict youths, a judge ruled, clearing the way for the first of thousands of cases to be presented to juries... View Source

The Games section is one of the highlights of reading The New York Times, and Wordle has been one of the crowning successes for the team since acquiring it in 2022. Now, fans of the popular word game can create their own custom puzzles. The publication announced today that its All Access and Games subscribers have the option to make World challenges of their own to send to friends and family... View Source

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera... View Source

The U.S. military test launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile in a routine exercise to maintain the readiness of its nuclear arsenal... View Source

The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways... View Source

The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, which was posted on the official Archive.today X account, was sent to web domain registrar Tucows on October 30th demanding the “customer or subscriber name, address of service, and billing address” associated with Arch... View Source

As US travelers brace for chaos at airports across the country due to government-mandated capacity curbs, technology executives flying into a conference in Portugal face an altogether more frivolous frustration: a lack of landing slots for private jets... View Source

Devolver Digital had a lovely little surprise up its sleeve this fine Thursday. The publisher released an animated short for Ball x Pit, the roguelite mashup sensation that’s put a serious dent in the productivity levels of several of the Engadget crew. The funny four-minute clip, which comedy animation house Mashed created, clears up some key questions about the game. To set things up, Ball x Pit... View Source

Alien, Predator, Star Wars, Marvel and many more — this streaming deal starts before Black Friday and gives you full access to best sci-fi franchises on the planet... View Source

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own Wordle puzzle to challenge (or annoy) your family and friends, The New York Times has announced an official tool that lets you do that. If you have an All Access or Games subscription, you can make a 4-7 letter puzzle with the NYT’s Wordle creation tool. (You’ll be able to add an optional clue if you want to give the people you share your puzzle a bit of help... View Source

One of Russia’s most important projects over the last 15 years has been the construction of the Vostochny spaceport as the country seeks to fly its rockets from native soil and modernize its launch operations. However, the initiative has been a fiasco from the start. After construction began in 2011, the project was beset by hunger strikes, claims of unpaid workers, and the theft of $126 million... View Source

Bank of America Corp. has picked new leaders for its UK investment banking as the Wall Street bank looks to deepen its footprint in the region... View Source

A startup founded by former Anker employees plans to launch a hybrid RV next year. Evotrex "exists to transform how people experience the outdoors," according to CEO Alex Xiao. On Thursday, the California-based company announced that it had secured $16 million in Pre-A funding. Among its backers are Anker's founders (not Anker itself).The RV trailer is designed to last for days far... View Source

Deep dive into the near-certain approval of Elon Musk’s Trillion dollar 2025 CEO pay package. Predicting an 80%+ yes vote driven by 18-20% swings from prior votes. Norway’s sovereign fund opposing despite its $10K-per-citizen windfall from Tesla’s future growth. After todays vote the robotaxi ramp. How much will robotaxi ramp drive Tesla profits andshares with ... Read more... View Source

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles... View Source

While Stranger Things's upcoming fifth season will bring the Hawkins gang's story to a close, Netflix's new Stranger Things animated spinoff series is about to send the crew on a side quest set in the recent past. Today, Netflix dropped a teaser video for Stranger Things: Tales From '85, a new spinoff that takes place some time between Stranger Things' second and third season. The series follows a... View Source

The promise of artificial intelligence has already upended the economy and added trillions of dollars in market value to companies like Nvidia Corp... View Source

The world is gearing up for the long-awaited (to put it lightly) arrival of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season, but Netflix isn’t ready to sunset one of its defining franchises just yet. Several years after it was first teased, a new animated spin-off series is officially coming in 2026. Announced to coincide with Stranger Things Day today (November 6, 1983, is the day Will Byers originally g... View Source

EchoStar has sold its unpaired AWS-3 spectrum licenses to SpaceX for about $2.6 billion in stock. This follows a prior deal for $17 billion transaction for AWS-4 and H block. Echostar also announced a financial recognition of $16.5 billion impairment on 5G assets and a $3.9 billion net loss. EchoStar will manage its $11 billion ... Read more... View Source

The latest Blink Video Doorbell offers higher resolution and a wider field of view than its predecessor. | Image: Blink With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, packages will start piling up, making now a good time to take steps to protect your doorstep from porch pirates. Thankfully, multiple retailers are already offering early Black Friday discounts on smart security devices to hel... View Source

Ocado Group Plc shares fell to the lowest level in more than 12 years as investors grow nervous awaiting the outcome of a strategic review by US partner Kroger Co... View Source

Headspace’s Black Friday deal is live, offering 50 percent off its annual subscription through December 4. That brings the cost of a full year down to $35, giving you access to guided meditations, courses and stress-management tools that can help you stay balanced heading into the new year. Headspace has become one of the most recognizable names in digital mindfulness. The app blends practical med... View Source

Microsoft AI wants you to know that its work toward superintelligence involves keeping humans “at the top of the food chain.” In a lengthy blog post on Thursday, Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman highlighted the formation of a new team dedicated to developing a “humanist superintelligence” that’s “designed only to serve humanity.” This kind of superintelligence, according to Suleyman, won’t be “a... View Source

The UK’s National Grid Plc said requests to link up to the network are now dominated by data centers as tech firms rush to add vast quantities of new processing power... View Source

The first paid DLC for Pokemon Legends: Z-A arrives on December 10, which is a mere seven weeks after the game originally hit store shelves. Mega Dimension costs $30, which might pour more gasoline on the "Nintendo charges too much" fire. However, there's plenty of neat stuff coming with this update for Switch and Switch 2.  First of all, there's a sizable post-game story... View Source

A NASA official said that China contacted the U.S. space agency recently to coordinate a satellite maneuver, marking the first time the Chinese side had reached out to its American counterpart... View Source

Pebblebee will be making its Clip 5 tracker available in limited edition colors that change every 12 weeks. | Image: Pebblebee Pebblebee has announced new versions of its AirTag-like Clip tracker and wallet-sized Card tracker. The new Clip 5 features a similar design to the previous version with a built-in loop for attaching it to a keychain but includes improvements focused on its personal safety... View Source

Vodacom Group Ltd.’s settlement of a former employee’s claim for compensation is expected to cost the company about 550 million rand ($32 million), according to Bloomberg Intelligence... View Source

Blue Origin has announced a target date for New Glenn’s second launch: November 9. This time, the mission will deploy real payloads, not just carry a technological demo for the company. Specifically, the spacecraft will be carrying the NASA Escapade mission’s twin satellites, which are headed to Mars. New Glenn, Blue Origin’s heavy-lift launch vehicle that was designed to be reused for a minimum o... View Source

A “superflare” 10 trillion times brighter than the sun is confirmed as the record holder for luminosity... View Source

The HoverAir X1 PROMAX is ZeroZero Robotics’ flagship selfie drone with up to 8K video capture alongside fantastic subject tracking capabilities and manual flight control... View Source

Spotify has introduced a new “listening stats” feature that gives you a weekly overview of your recent music streaming habits. It essentially acts like a mini version of Spotify’s annual Wrapped review, showing you which artists and songs you’ve listened to the most each week, and making curated playlists inspired by those results. Listening stats will be available to revisit for four weeks. Like... View Source

Microsoft Corp. is pursuing a more powerful form of AI called “superintelligence” it hopes will be capable of making advances in areas like medicine and materials science... View Source

Peloton is recalling 833,000 units of the original Bike+ over a safety issue related to the seat post. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the company received three reports of the seat post breaking during use, including two reports of injuries sustained "due to a fall."The CPSC said owners of the original Bike+ should stop using the device immediately and contact Peloton... View Source

A new global wildfire report reveals how human-caused warming made fire weather dozens of times more likely — and shows how satellites are helping scientists track the planet's future... View Source

"What did Ilya see?" Two years ago, it was the meme seen 'round the world (or at least 'round the tech industry). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had been briefly ousted in November 2023 by members of the company's board of directors, including his longtime collaborator and fellow cofounder Ilya Sutskever. The board claimed Altman "was not consistently candid in his communications with the board," undermini... View Source

British Airways owner IAG SA inked a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi across all five carriers in the airline group... View Source

Two former Meta employees are launching a new AI-powered smart ring. Stream Ring is the debut product from Sandbar, and it’s available to pre-order right now. Sandbar describes Stream as "your extended self," which is to say that it’s a deliberately minimalist smart ring that you can use to take voice notes and interact with a chatbot directly using the built-in touch-activated microphon... View Source

Reflect Orbital’s plan to deliver “sunlight on demand” using thousands of giant orbital mirrors is just the latest in a growing list of disruptive commercial activities in space... View Source

In Cerro Pachón, a full moon lights up the desert night sky and shows its many features... View Source

Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s upcoming expansion finally has a release date and a new trailer revealing what we’ll find as we step into the Mega Dimension. Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced that the Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s Mega Dimension DLC will debut on December 10th for the Switch and Switch 2. A trailer for the new expansion introduces trainer / baker Ansha and her pa... View Source

Peloton Interactive Inc. issued a voluntary recall on about 833,000 units of its high-end Bike+ model in the US following reports that some seat posts broke, causing users to fall off... View Source

The Switch 2 edition of Overcooked 2 drops today, which is something we've known was coming since September. Now it's here and ready to ruin relationships and friendships. The developer promises "enhanced graphics in-line with PC" and 4K 60 fps gameplay when docked. This should be a night-and-day graphical upgrade when compared to the original Switch version. Perhaps the bigges... View Source

Peloton is recalling roughly 833,000 of its original Bike Plus machines, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The reason being that the seat post can break and detach during use, with Peloton receiving three reports of breakages and two reports of injuries resulting from falls. The affected Bike Plus units were sold between January 2020 and April 2025, and were manufactured in... View Source

BCE Inc. came ahead of analyst expectations in the third quarter as the firm’s Ziply Fiber asset drove revenue gains and internet subscriptions... View Source

This story about Paul McCartney begins with one of his old bandmates. "I'm not really Beatle George," the ever-philosophical George Harrison once said. "For me, Beatle George was a suit or a shirt that I once wore. And the only problem is, for the rest of my life, people are going to look at that shirt and mistake it for me." On one hand, that’s, well, George being George... View Source

A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies... View Source

Travelers in terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. The government shutdown-spurred airport chaos is about to get a whole lot worse. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will reduce flight volumes by 10 percent across 40 major airports in response, a move that could threaten 3,000 to 4,500 flights daily. The cut... View Source

Nigeria made its first direct investment to support technology-enabled startups, as it seeks to back a sector that has already grown commercial capital Lagos into a key tech hub for Africa... View Source

It’s 2025, so chances are you have at least one person who works remotely on your gift list. While the work-from-home life has its perks — nobody likes a long commute — it certainly comes with its own set of challenges, from missing out on pro-level equipment to dealing with annoyances around the house. If you’re looking to buy a gift for someone who spends much of their time in their home office,... View Source

Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon... View Source

The BeeBot app is only available for iOS users in the US. After teasing its development last year, Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley has now launched BeeBot: an AI-powered social app for iPhones that talks to you about what’s happening nearby. In his blog announcement, Crowley says BeeBot behaves like a “personalized radio DJ” that provides location-based audio updates through your headphones,... View Source

Canadian fintech Propel Holdings Inc. is partnering with Column N.A., a bank founded by Plaid Inc. co-founder William Hockey, to expand its consumer-lending footprint across the US, according to a statement... View Source

It's time to suit up as "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is finally available to stream on Disney+... View Source

It’s a thin phone, but still packs a triple rear camera. Huawei is the latest phone manufacturer to release a thin phone: the Mate 70 Air. That’s our third Air for the year — after the iPhone and ZTE’s Nubia Air — to only two Edges, suggesting Apple’s influence still reigns supreme over Samsung’s. At 6.6mm thick, the Mate 70 Air isn’t quite as slim as Apple or Samsung’s attempts at the formula, bu... 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 on Snap’s big move in the world of artificial intelligence... View Source

IKEA has officially announced its range of Matter-compatible smart home products. The Swedish furniture store is releasing 21 new items under the tentpoles of lighting, sensors and control. IKEA teased these releases back in July.  Part of the roll out will include updates to existing categories in order to work with Matter, an open source smart home standard. "We're upgrading our m... View Source