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Technology
Windows 11 26H2 is within reach of all users running supported eligible PCs, Microsoft has confirmed, including Windows 10 systems too. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, founded in 1975, and its products and services include Microsoft Windows.
Chips & Hardware
No VBIOS flash or patched driver needed: the tool runs from a FAT32 stick before the Nvidia driver loads at every boot, and then voila, the developer’s own laptop RTX 4060 hit 65% higher FP16 math.
AI
The companies have decided to adopt a proposal under consideration at IETF, the open standards organization for the internet, written by Anthropic technical lead for standards Kevin Kelley.
AI
John Ternus tells WIRED Apple won’t ship AI for AI’s sake, according to The Next Web.
AI
The funding round is still in progress and has not closed, so the figures are subject to change, a person directly familiar with the deal told CNBC.
AI
Apple's new CEO defended the company's current position in the AI landscape. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino, founded in 1976.
AI
Shares fell as much as 7% in extended trading on Thursday, Reuters reported. Amazon’s free cash flow fell to minus $42.4bn over the 12 months to September.
AI
Artificial Intelligence Anthropic proposed the shared AI training opt-out at the IETF and has started building support.
Technology
OpenShot 4.1 Released With Auto-Optimize, CLI (a text interface where commands are typed rather than clicked) Automation & ARM64 Linux Builds, according to Phoronix.
Technology
Linux 7.3 started out just under 41 million lines in total in the kernel source tree.
Technology
However, neither page reveals the price or launch date yet. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.
Technology
30 tracker update, while AlmaLinux had patched kernels available for testing. Ubuntu fixes were still in progress in its.
Technology
The Xiaomi TV A Pro e series has arrived globally. Xiaomi launches new 4K TVs globally with 120Hz Game Mode and Google TV ⓘ Xiaomi The Xiaomi TV A Pro e series has arrived globally.
Technology
Apple's market capitalization reached $5.03 trillion on Friday, compared with $4.93 trillion for Nvidia, as the iPhone maker's shares proved more resilient during a broader tech selloff.
Bitcoin & Crypto
The crypto exchange said it has begun phased withdrawals after the record hack the FBI has blamed on North Korea. The crypto exchange had suspended user withdrawals after the attack on Thursday, which the FBI blamed on North Korean operatives.
Bitcoin & Crypto
In total, the phased rollout expanded to 15 networks, including Ethereum and BSC. Binance warned users that they may hit temporary delays while traffic stays high during the first wave of withdrawals.
Bitcoin & Crypto
The reported $6.3 billion Binance breach may have rewritten cryptocurrency’s record books in dollar terms, but measuring digital heists in bitcoin paints a strikingly different picture.
Bitcoin & Crypto
Binance $6B hack fuels Washington debate on crypto regulation before election, according to Crypto Briefing. The Binance hack intensifies the crypto regulation debate, potentially influencing legislative priorities and election outcomes in the U.S.
Bitcoin & Crypto
Bitcoin & Crypto
What the board approved According to the deep research findings, the board approval took effect on October 30, 2026.
Bitcoin & Crypto
That was the exchange’s short update as it began restoring access following an attack on October 29-30. How the reopening works Binance announced the phased resumption on November 1, 2026. Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange and finance company based in United Arab Emirates. Later phases are expected to follow, but only after additional security checks.
Bitcoin & Crypto
Interest groups tied to cryptocurrency are spending millions to tilt the midterm elections.
Cybersecurity
The cryptocurrency exchange said it's now covered 95% of the stolen assets. Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange and finance company based in United Arab Emirates, founded in 2017, and its products and services include cryptocurrencies.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Connect Secure flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Cybersecurity
On November 1, 2026, Yishi, the founder of OneKey, warned that iPhone 11 series devices and earlier models carry hardware vulnerabilities that no software update can fix. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino.
Cybersecurity
Chips & Hardware
To be sure, it is not unusual for server hardware specifications to change before a product’s launch, especially for something like Vera Rubin, which was announced nearly a year in advance.
Chips & Hardware
Chips & Hardware
Drex Max is its most capable decision model, and it now runs on your own hardware. The release ships bf16 weights, a Q8_0 GGUF, an affine Q4 checkpoint and forks of llama.cpp and Ollama.
Chips & Hardware
Apple Takes Back the Top Spot From NVIDIA After Rough Day for AI Stocks, according to TechPowerUp. Apple is once again the world's most valuable company, taking the top spot back from NVIDIA after Friday's trading session.
Chips & Hardware
It’s estimated that someone running an M5 Pro Mac Mini with 64GB of Unified Memory could earn as much as $192 per month.
Chips & Hardware
Robotics
Google announced on October 30, 2026 that it plans to support a shared AI training control in robots.txt, giving website owners a single way to express training preferences across multiple AI providers.
Robotics
The agreement adds to a year in which Kongsberg has signed AUV contracts worth NOK 1.7 billion ($184.6 million USD) across defense and commercial markets.
Robotics
Google DeepMind’s latest one started as a sentence.
Robotics
China is planning to send AI and deep-sea robots on a hunt for its ancient past, according to Interesting Engineering. Archaeology is usually about recovering pieces of the past. China, however, wants to do something much bigger.
Robotics
Your phone handles maps and photos, a smartwatch tracks your mileage, and your e-reader gets you through a quiet evening in the tent. And the ones that don’t are heavy and take up too much space.
Robotics
The cover is available to UK customers through Adrian Flux’s home insurance offering, underwritten by TMHCCI.
Startups & Business
Startups & Business
Update, 31 October This story has been updated with The Wall Street Journal’s report that OpenAI has secured about $11bn so far, and with CNBC’s confirmation of the $20bn target.
Startups & Business
The AI lab behind the Claude model filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC on October 26, 2026.
Startups & Business
OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion as funding round falls short of its target, according to Crypto Briefing.
Startups & Business
Netflix Flips Its India Script, according to Inc42. The streaming giant appears to be warming up to an idea it once seemed determined to move away from: television.
Startups & Business
Space & Science
Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that classifies forests and other land into six categories, including primary forest, plantations, and tree crops.
Space & Science
Space & Science
However, a recent change to Apple Maps now has some of those locations blurred from view, blocking anyone from seeing fighters on tarmacs or rockets on launch pads.
Space & Science
NVIDIA announced the integration on October 30, 2026. It builds on NVIDIA’s Holoscan platform, the company’s toolkit for processing sensor data as it arrives. NVIDIA is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, and its products and services include graphics processing units and software.
Space & Science
The second crew that spent a year inside NASA's simulated Mars habitat is emerging today, and the agency will stream it live. They did simulated spacewalks, performed habitat maintenance and grew plants.
Technology
All of these features were tested on devices running this year's feature-rich One UI 9 and One UI 8.5, but not every Samsung phone will update to that software.
Cybersecurity
Users send assets on one network and receive them on another. Research compiled on the incident found that approximately $38 million was bridged through Relay within the seven-hour window.
Chips & Hardware
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