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Sources: Apple plans to launch a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip in H1 2026 to rival Chromebooks, aimed at students and casual users, codenamed J700 — Apple Inc. is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers …
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon sent a cease-and-desist to Perplexity, demanding it to stop letting Comet make purchases on users' behalf, accusing it of computer fraud — Amazon.com Inc. has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI Inc. demanding that the artificial intelligence search startup stop allowing …
More: Decrypt, PCMag, Engadget, About Amazon, TestingCatalog, The Information, and WinBuzzer
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Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| CNBC: |
Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of “bullying” after receiving “an aggressive legal threat” demanding Comet not make purchases on users' behalf — Perplexity AI accused Amazon of “bullying” on Tuesday after it received a letter from the e-commerce giant demanding … | Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Google unveils Project Suncatcher to launch two solar-powered satellites, each with four TPUs, into low Earth orbit in 2027, as it seeks to scale AI compute — The demand for AI data centers has grown so large that there isn't enough energy on earth to power the buildout.
More: Google Research, The Verge, The Register, DatacenterDynamics, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, PCMag, Hindustan Times, The Guardian, TipRanks Financial, Analytics India Magazine, and WinBuzzer
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android, including in the US, Canada, and Japan; the app reached 1M+ downloads in the five days after its September iOS launch — Now, more people can create and share AI-generated videos on the app's social feed. … OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android.
More: Android Police, ZDNET, PCMag, CNET, TechCrunch, BGR, CNBC, Engadget, 9to5Google, The Decoder, Bloomberg, Android Authority, WinBuzzer, and Android Headlines
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| Clare Armstrong / ABC: |
Australia broadens its social media ban for under-16s to include Reddit and Kick, which join Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube — In short: — Reddit and Kick will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16.
More: eSafety Commissioner, Reuters, The Guardian, Engadget, Bloomberg, Sky News Australia, Crikey, Capital Brief, 7NEWS, thenewdaily.com.au, Insider Gaming, The West Australian, 9News, Dexerto, Australian Financial Review, and Game Rant
X: @davidshoebridge. Bluesky: @mardukian.com. Threads: @camwilsonreporter. Forums: r/brisbane, r/australia, r/technology, r/australia, and r/AustralianPolitics
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says Live Translation on AirPods will expand to the EU next month; the first iOS 26.2 beta, seeded to developers on Tuesday, brings the feature to the EU — The upcoming iOS 26.2 update for iPhone makes the Live Translation on AirPods feature available in the EU, according to Apple.
More: Apple Newsroom, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, Engadget, AppleInsider, BGR, Apple Support, Cult of Mac, Apple - Gadget Hacks, Wccftech, ZDNET, iDrop News, and International Business Times. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Sources: Netflix has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA, and CAA for video podcast creators, and plans to launch video podcasts in early 2026 — The streamer has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA and CAA for video podcast creators.| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 36% YoY to $9.24B, vs. $8.7B est., Data Center revenue up 22% to $4.3B, and forecasts Q4 revenue below the highest projections — Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the main contender to Nvidia Corp. in the artificial intelligence chip market, failed to impress investors … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches an Apple Watch app that lets users get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages — WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it's launching an Apple Watch companion app. For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch …
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| Bloomberg: |
IBM plans to cut “a low single-digit percentage” of its workforce in Q4, affecting thousands of staffers; it employed ~270K workers as of the end of 2024 — International Business Machines Corp. will cut thousands of workers this quarter while it continues to shift the focus …
More: Reuters, New York Times, Triangle Business Journal, CRN, The Register, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and SlashGear
| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK's High Court rules against Getty in its lawsuit against Stability AI over its image generator; the judge calls the ruling “extremely limited in scope” — Getty Images largely lost its landmark lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI over its image generator at London's High Court on Tuesday.
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| Emily Forlini / PCMag: |
AWS says it is developing Fastnet, a subsea cable buried ~1.5m deep and with a capacity over 320Tbps, aiming to debut in 2028 to connect Maryland and Ireland — Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lay a new subsea cable across the ocean floor, connecting Maryland and Ireland.
More: LinkedIn News, About Amazon, Research & Development World, SiliconANGLE, Irish Independent, DatacenterDynamics, RTÉ, Total Telecom, Silicon Republic, BonTech Labs, CNBC, and Capacity. Bluesky: @quinnypig.com
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sequoia announces that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha, who led Sequoia solo since 2022 — Sequoia Capital on Tuesday announced that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha.| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Source: Anthropic projects revenues of up to $70B in 2028, up from ~$5B in 2025, and expects to become cash flow positive as soon as 2027 — Anthropic this summer hiked its most optimistic growth forecasts by roughly 13% to 28% over the next three years and projected generating … | Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Super Micro reports Q1 revenue down 15% YoY to $5B, vs. $6.09B est., and forecasts Q2 profit below estimates; SMCI drops 9%+ after hours — Super Micro Computer Inc. shares tumbled in late trading after the server maker missed reduced estimates for first-quarter sales and profit and gave …
More: CNBC, Investor's Business Daily, Supermicro, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, and Associated Press
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to €4.3B, above €4.23B est., subscribers up 12% YoY to 281M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 713M, and a €582M operating income — Spotify Technology SA reported active users and sales in the third quarter that surpassed analysts' expectations even as ad-supported revenue fell.| Financial Times: |
Uber reports Q3 revenue up 20% YoY to $13.5B, Gross Bookings up 21% to $49.7B, trips up 22% to 3.5B, and $1.1B operating income, vs. $1.6B est.; UBER drops 5%+ — Ride-hailing company reassures investors that it enters busy festive period with ‘exceptional momentum’| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
European law enforcement arrests nine suspects involved in an alleged crypto fraud ring that stole €600M+ via fake investment platforms promising high returns — European law enforcement authorities have arrested nine suspected money launderers who set up a cryptocurrency fraud network …
More: Eurojust, The Record, and OCCRP
| Kritika Lamba / Reuters: |
Match reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $914M, vs. $915M est., net income up 18% to $161M, paying users down 5% to 14.5M, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates — Match Group (MTCH.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates on Tuesday, underscoring ongoing challenges …
More: Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, and Match Group
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
The US sanctions eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes for the North Korean government — Learn more. — The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ to Amazon Music for iOS and Android, letting Alexa+ Early Access users request obscure information or complex music recommendations — The AI assistant can make nuanced song recommendations and build you a vibe-based playlist.
More: About Amazon, Neowin, Digital Music News, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Engadget, WinBuzzer, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada, CNET, and Thurrott
| netzpolitik.org: |
A joint Databroker Files investigation shows commercially traded mobile phone location data allows the tracking of millions of Europeans, including EU officials — This is a joint investigation with Bayerischer Rundfunk, L'Echo (Belgium), Le Monde (France), BNR (Netherlands). It is part of the “Databroker Files”.
More: The Record, netzpolitik.org, TechCrunch, and Le Monde
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Nintendo reports Q2 revenue up 90% YoY to ~$3.7B, vs. ~$3B est., ~$667M net profit, vs. ~$412M est., and expects 19M Switch 2 sales by March 2026, up from 15M — Nintendo raised its forecast for sales of the Switch 2 console in its current fiscal year as momentum for its new flagship console grows.
More: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Bloomberg, CNET, Android Headlines, Game Developer, MobileSyrup, and Motley Fool
X: @tokyogamelife, @attackdabacklog, @anaveragegamerx, and @firstadopter. Bluesky: @knoebel. Forums: r/NintendoSwitch2
| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Apple releases version 26.1 of its full family of OSes, adding a “tinted” option for its Liquid Glass design that reduces transparency and increases contrast — Today, Apple released version 26.1 of its full family of OSes. Every platform received attention, including the proverbial …
More: Apple Support, Apple Support, TechRadar, OS X Daily, International Business Times, Daring Fireball, MacRumors, Michael Tsai, Life on the Wicked Stage, MacRumors, Deal N Tech, Livemint, Phandroid, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MacRumors, MacRumors, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Tom's Guide, iClarified, iDeviceHelp on YouTube, zollotech on YouTube, Stephen Robles on YouTube, Brandon Butch on YouTube, CNET, Mr. Macintosh, Andrew Clare on YouTube, The Mac Observer, Stuff, Wccftech, The Mac Observer, OS X Daily, OS X Daily, iClarified, The Verge, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, iClarified, iClarified, iClarified, iClarified, iClarified, Appleosophy, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada, BGR, Android Headlines, Macworld, BGR, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, BGR, BGR, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and 9to5Mac
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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