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- Seoul-based AI chip startup FuriosaAI raised a $620M Series D at a $2.9B valuation, up from $735M in 2025; South Korea's National Growth Fund contributed $280M (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Sources: the US DOJ has inquired about the impact of Nvidia's Hugging Face deal on AI competition, as antitrust enforcers continue to probe Nvidia's conduct (Reuters) [4d]
- Alphabet reports Q3 negative free cash flow of $9.07B, worse than expected, capex of $51.36B, vs. $55.09B est., and keeps its FY capex forecast at $195B-$205B (Samantha Subin/CNBC) [4d]
- Sources: Marvell is in advanced talks to buy data center optics maker Lumentum, whose market value is ~$83B; the deal could be announced as soon as next week (Bloomberg) [4d]
- eBay reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $3.21B, above $3.12B est., and GMV up 15% to $23.17B, above $22.32B est.; EBAY jumps 4%+ after hours (Kelly Cloonan/Wall Street Journal) [4d]
- Filing: Microsoft recorded $10B in revenue from OpenAI in Q1, nearly 11% of its total quarterly revenue, and has $7.2B in outstanding receivables from OpenAI (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) [4d]
- ServiceNow reports Q3 subscription revenue up 21% YoY to $3.99B, forecasts Q4 current remaining performance obligations below est.; NOW drops 15%+ after hours (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Microsoft reports Q1 capex of $45.2B, up from $34.9B a year earlier and below its own $50B projection, and free cash flow of $18.6B, vs. $8.54B est. by analysts (Deborah Sophia/Reuters) [4d]
- Alphabet reports Q3 YouTube ad revenue up 9% YoY to $11.2B, below estimates, and Google ad revenue hit $82.01B, up from $74.18B in Q3 2025 (Todd Spangler/Variety) [4d]
- Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $127.6B, Google Cloud revenue up 103% YoY to $30.7B, and Google Services revenue up 11% to $96.3B (Alphabet) [4d]
- Microsoft reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $92.3B, Azure revenue up 48% to $33.2B, operating income up 21% to $45.9B, and net income up 32% to $36.6B (Microsoft) [4d]
- Oracle pledges to limit new financing to $20B through FY 2030, expects free cash flow to turn positive in H2 FY 2028 and top $30B in FY 2029; ORCL jumps 11%+ (Deborah Sophia/Reuters) [4d]
- NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bills banning AI chatbots from using "unsafe features" for minors and requiring security features in internet-connected baby monitors (Raga Justin/Bloomberg Government) [4d]
- Apple adds a 512GB RAM configuration for the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip, starting at $22,299; the M5 Max model maxes out at 128GB of RAM (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors) [4d]
- Artificial Analysis unveils the Intelligence Index v5 with new coding and science benchmarks; 60% of the Index is based on private test sets or held-out answers (Artificial Analysis) [4d]
- Google and Xreal launch the Xreal Aura wired XR glasses, with Android XR and a puck with Snapdragon Reality Elite, for $1,099+ through December, then $1,279+ (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [4d]
- Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro is the first Mac with the Dynamic Island, offering similar functionality to the iPhone; the Dynamic Island launched in 2022 (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) [4d]
- Apple says the touchscreen MacBook Pro has a "newly designed hinge" for stability and an "enhanced six-speaker" system; the 14" model is 3lb and the 16" is 4lb (Jay Peters/The Verge) [4d]
- John Ternus says the Mac is "first and foremost an indirect input device", but touch is "comfortable and handy" sometimes; Apple long resisted touchscreen Macs (Steven Levy/Wired) [4d]
- Apple unveils a touchscreen MacBook Pro with a 14" or 16" PROLED XDR display, a light-up Apple logo, Dynamic Island, M5 Pro and M5 Max, for $2,899+ and $3,399+ (Apple) [4d]
- Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon, its "strongest model with state-of-the-art cybersecurity" capabilities, ranked #1 on Artificial Analysis' new Intelligence Index (Koray Kavukcuoglu/Google) [4d]
- GitHub says it's seeing 7.4B commits per month, up from 2.9B in August, and has added 4M CPU cores and 160PB of storage in 2026 so far to support this growth (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack) [4d]
- GitHub says Copilot Fusion, which handles model selection and orchestration, is now generally available, releases the GitHub Copilot app, and more (Meredith Shubel/The New Stack) [4d]
- Reddit rolls out a dual-feed homepage, with For You and Following feeds, joining TikTok, Instagram, and others in offering a recommendation-driven feed (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) [4d]
- OpenAI says it's launching an election "war room" ahead of the US midterms to identify potential spread of misinfo or other efforts to disrupt the elections (Calder McHugh/Politico) [4d]
- Nvidia debuts Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, an open-weight model for multilingual audio transcription and translation, and Granary v2, its open-source speech dataset (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE) [4d]
- Foundry, a manufacturing-as-a-service startup that builds factories with robots powered by physical AI models, raised a $100M Series A led by Marlinspike (Rocket Drew/The Information) [4d]
- Dropbox plans to cut ~6% of its staff, or ~200 jobs, costing $27M to $33M in severance and related costs, and says CTO Ali Dasdan will step down on November 18 (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters) [4d]
- X adds an intrusive promotional animation of an arm reaching across the screen to direct users to a "promote" post button, targeting verified and Premium users (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge) [4d]
- Chinese PCB maker Dongshan rises on its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$1.3B in an IPO, below its $3B goal, at a $30B valuation, amid a tricky IPO market (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft review: premium feel, lightweight, nice colors, and snappy performance, but expensive after price increases (Nena Farrell/Wired) [4d]
- Artificial Analysis launches the Intelligence Index v5, with new coding and science benchmarks, built on private datasets; Claude Opus 5.5 (max) leads at 58 (@artificialanlys) [4d]
- Google unveils Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC), a digital-asset custody and security service in private preview, set for commercial availability in early 2027 (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk) [4d]
- Samsung unveils the $229 Galaxy Buds On, its first open-fit, C-shaped cuff earbuds to compete with Sony and Bose, designed with AI's help, shipping November 6 (Chris Welch/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Etsy reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $692.5M, above $668M est., net income of $853.5M after selling Depop, and gross merchandise sales up 9% YoY to $2.65B (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal) [4d]
- Amazon unveils the $500 Echo Show 16, the $200 Echo Time alarm, and the $200+ Alexa Photo Frame, raises smart speaker prices, and previews Alexa Home Map (Chris Welch/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Meta quietly launched Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-like, AI pet-rearing game, in the Philippines in September, calling it a "daily journal disguised as a pet" (Mariella Moon/Engadget) [4d]
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- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1739) [4d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1236) [4d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #970) [4d]
- SteelSeries Sensei Pro Mini review: small in size, big in performance [4d]
- One step closer to the Terminator? Experts reveal robot with 'real muscles' strong enough to jump, swim and grasp [4d]
- Sony Bravia Theater Trio review: enormous immersive sound for any screen size or room shape [4d]
- Elon Musk's SpaceXAI hit with multi-million dollar fine for building Mississippi data centers without the right permits [4d]
- Huawei FreeBuds Neo review: tiny, fun earbuds only let down by the software situation [4d]
- Why the Garmin Fenix 9 Pro is my Fitness Device of the Year award winner [4d]
- DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro data removal service review [4d]
- TikTok is on the hunt for a huge compute capacity upgrade — so is it replacing Oracle, or just exploring its options? [4d]
- What's the tech inside the touchscreen MacBook Pro's 'PROLED XDR' screen? We explain all [4d]
- LiberNovo Maxis review: A clever and comfortable office chair for big and tall users [4d]
- Apple's Touchscreen MacBook Pro is finally here, and yes, touching a MacBook screen feels totally and wonderfully natural [4d]
- Amazon warns engineers just using more AI doesn't make them more productive, says they should avoid tokenmaxxing [4d]
- Bank of America tells customers to stop sharing banking passwords with AI agents — agentic payments are becoming a major thorn in the side of banking [4d]
- How to watch Celebrity Race Across The World 2026 for free, online and from anywhere [4d]
- How to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea: FREE live streams, TV channels & kick-off time for Carabao Cup 4th round tie [4d]
- A security flaw in these widely used barcode scanners could open up warehouses and stores to cyberattack [4d]
- New iPad mini preorders are live — where to find the best deals, trade-in offers and freebies with Apple's latest tablet [4d]
- The iPhone 18 Pro is my Phone of the Year because it feels like the best of an ending era [4d]
- RAM crisis could last until 2030 — and then get ready for the robots [4d]
- Amnezia launches 'Amnezia Pulse' — a live map that tracks internet shutdowns as they happen [4d]
- EU copyright overhaul risks forcing VPNs to police the internet — here's what we know [4d]
- I'm not buying the iPhone Duo 'crackgate' controversy — a few faulty units does not constitute a major crisis for Apple [4d]
- Most data centers and servers on the planet could be vulnerable to dangerous UEFI firmware flaw — here's what we know [4d]
- Acer Swift Air 14 is an affordable MacBook Neo rival that should give Apple a run for its money [4d]
- Australian government introduces Digital Duty of Care bill to regulate AI chatbots [4d]
- AGM Pad P3 rugged tablet review [4d]
- Data centers, water myths, and what the numbers really say [4d]
- AI startup claims it hacked Anthropic in 12 hours, gains access to employee details and internal messages [4d]
- The MultiPot XL is cleverly designed to maximize flexibility without taking up too much cupboard or counter space [4d]
- Blizzard’s comedic World of Warcraft: Forever mockumentary explores Azeroth [4d]
- Sony’s translucent PS5 controllers are a nostalgic hit of retro gaming flair [4d]
- Apple 'Pro and Tell' event live —will we see a touchscreen OLED MacBook? [4d]
- UK government is considering using EVs to help balance the grid [4d]
- 8 new Echo and Alexa smart home gadgets that Amazon just announced [4d]
- Gartner report finds just 3% of organizations say they've hit productivity and savings goals from using AI [4d]
- New MacBook Pro too pricey? The excellent MacBook Air 13 M5 has just dropped to its lowest price in months [4d]
- Samsung Galaxy Buds On's pricing and availability has been revealed, and the debut clip-on open earbuds cost a lot more than I was expecting [4d]
- Oracle co-CEO Mike Sicilia questions whether all of today's work will be 'necessary' going forward, says AI will 'give people more time to be human' [4d]
- Currys launches its Black Friday sale early with up to 40% off tech — I've picked the 14 best deals worth buying now [4d]
- UK homeowners can get interest-free or cheap loans for solar or heat pumps [4d]
- 'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time [4d]
- Morrisons AI trolley trial is over, as partner Instacart retires its carts [4d]
- New app brings ChatGPT and other AI models to old Nokia phones [4d]
- Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat [4d]
- 'We analyzed 119 million ear data points' — how Samsung builtGalaxy Buds Open, its first open-type earbuds [4d]
- Amazon’s new Echo Time has a surprisingly good reason to exist [4d]
- The new Amazon Echo Show 16 looks like an iMac and puts Alexa+ front and center in a major smart display redesign [4d]
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- Reddit Is Adding ‘For You’ and ‘Following’ Feeds [4d]
- A Touchscreen MacBook Pro Just Invites More Filthy Fingerprints [4d]
- 1903 vs Today: How We Watch the World Series [4d]
- The MacBook Pro OLED Isn’t the Touchscreen Mac I Was Looking For [4d]
- Google Debuts New AI Models, Genie 4 and Gemini 4 Carbon: What You Need to Know [4d]
- Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider Remastered and More Come to All PlayStation Plus Subscribers in November [4d]
- Touchscreen MacBook Pro Hands-On: Apple Finally Lets Us Swipe the Screen [4d]
- Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE [4d]
- Walmart Just Announced Its Early Black Friday Sale. Here’s Everything We Know [4d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, Oct. 29, #1236 [4d]
- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 29 #766 [4d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, Oct. 29, #970 [4d]
- Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Thursday, Oct. 29, #1958 [4d]
- The Ultrahuman Ring Pro Hits US Shelves Amid Oura Lawsuit [4d]
- Liverpool vs. Chelsea Livestream: How to Watch Carabao Cup Soccer From Anywhere [4d]
- ‘Nocturne’: When to Watch Apple TV’s New Psychological Thriller [4d]
- Is the Dell XPS 13 a Good Windows Alternative to a MacBook? [4d]
- Google’s Next Mixed Reality Headset, Xreal Aura, Coming Mid-November at $1,099 to Start [4d]
- Update to iOS 27.2 Now to Patch Hundreds of Bugs [4d]
- YouTube Is Experiencing Issues: What We Know So Far [4d]
- This New Exhibit Is a Must-See for Star Wars Fans, and CNET Readers Can Get Tickets Early [4d]
- The Best Games That Aren’t GTA 6 This Holiday Season [4d]
- The Best Games That Aren’t GTA 6 This Holiday Season [4d]
- Final Hours: TCL’s 55-Inch QM7L Series TV Is a Massive $500 Off at Best Buy [4d]
- Fox One Will Track 2026 Midterm Election Results With New App Experience [4d]
- Amazon’s $500 Echo Show 16 Wants to Be the Center of Your Home [4d]
- Amazon Echo Smart Speakers Now Have Cameras, Wi-Fi Extenders and Home Hubs Built in [4d]
- The Latest Echo Smart Speakers Double as Nanny Cams and Wi-Fi Extenders [4d]
- Amazon’s New Alarm Clock ‘Knows’ When You’re in a Deep Sleep and Won’t Wake You [4d]
- Amazon’s 5 New Smart Home Devices: Everything You Need to Know [4d]
- Amazon Launches a Digital Picture Frame. It’s Both Clever and Classy [4d]
- Samsung Galaxy Buds On Are the Premium Clip-On Earbuds You Didn’t Know You Were Waiting For [4d]
- Amazon’s New Echo Lineup Goes in the Opposite Direction of Apple HomeView [4d]
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