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Apple unveils the $299 Apple HomeView, a 7" smart display with an A18 chip, tabletop and wall-mounted versions, and "HomeView software", shipping November 13 (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)

Apple unveils the $299 Apple HomeView, a 7" smart ...

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Sources: Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for substantial control over what external AI evaluators can publish, out of concern that trade secrets could leak (Aditya Soni/Reuters)

Sources: Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for subs...

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Sources: US banking regulators are questioning banks about their deployment of agentic AI, use of Chinese-developed AI models, and autonomous system safeguards (Reuters)

Sources: US banking regulators are questioning ban...

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The IMF lifts its 2026 global GDP growth forecast to 3.1%, up from 3% in July, citing an AI boom that offsets Middle East war disruptions and high energy costs (Anniek Bao/CNBC)

The IMF lifts its 2026 global GDP growth forecast ...

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How crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne, who owns ~12% of Tether, and Ben Delo donated ~$100M to Nigel Farage's Reform, the largest donations in UK history (David Segal/New York Times)

How crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne, who ...

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Accenture's market cap rebounded from $76B in June to ~$130B ahead of its investor day, where it seeks to reassure investors that AI won't threaten its business (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)

Accenture's market cap rebounded from $76B in June...

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Meta confirms Muse lets users "engage in adult conversations, if they choose, using a private and secure VM", saying it doesn't block "legal adult behavior" (Reece Rogers/Wired)

Meta confirms Muse lets users "engage in adult con...

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Alibaba unveils its next-gen Qwen Glasses N1, starting at ~$450, with 50MP cameras, sensors, and eye-tracking on the ~$520 Pro model, and Qwen Clip AI earbuds (Bloomberg)

Alibaba unveils its next-gen Qwen Glasses N1, star...

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SpaceXSI launches a unified X Subscription bundling Grok, Cursor, and X Premium, with tiers at $8, $30, $100, and $200 per month; the $30 tier includes Grok Bot (Mariella Moon/Engadget)

SpaceXSI launches a unified X Subscription bundlin...

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Sources: Chinese tech companies bought 1M+ Nvidia gaming and workstation chips, mostly RTX 5090 and RTX Pro, for basic AI workloads amid an AI chip shortage (Financial Times)

Sources: Chinese tech companies bought 1M+ Nvidia ...

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CXMT says it plans to launch a 4F² design DRAM chip for data center servers before the end of 2026, achieving a breakthrough that rivals have pursued for years (Bloomberg)

CXMT says it plans to launch a 4F² design DRAM chi...

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IDC: China's Q3 smartphone shipments fell 15.4% YoY to 57.9M units, the sixth straight quarter of decline; Huawei led with a 21% share and Apple had 17.8% (Reuters)

IDC: China's Q3 smartphone shipments fell 15.4% Yo...

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Singapore-based data center developer DayOne raises ~$3.67B, including a ~$2.4B offshore term loan facility, from seven banks to fund its Malaysia expansion (Jasmeen Ara Shaikh/Reuters)

Singapore-based data center developer DayOne raise...

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A deep dive on Amazon's robotics efforts, resulting in 1M+ active warehouse robots; Amazon is still the world's 2nd-largest corporate employer with 1.5M workers (Jeremy Hsu/Ars Technica)

A deep dive on Amazon's robotics efforts, resultin...

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A global chip stock sell-off deepens after Broadcom's CEO likened AI investing to a casino, with Samsung down as much as 8.8%, SK Hynix 9.2%, and Micron 4% (Financial Times)

A global chip stock sell-off deepens after Broadco...

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Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M, and plans to keep operating as it completes the sale (Rhea Rose Abraham/Reuters)

Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in th...

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IDC: Nvidia's AI chip shipments in China fell 44% YoY to 678K in H1 2026, as its market share slid to 34% amid US export curbs and rising domestic competition (Reuters)

IDC: Nvidia's AI chip shipments in China fell 44% ...

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China-based Transsion, which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, raised $390M from a Hong Kong share sale after pricing the deal near the top end (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)

China-based Transsion, which dominates the market ...

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