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| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
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 — With customizable “faces,” this 7-inch smart display is a unique hybrid between an iPhone and an Apple Watch.
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Apple unveils the Apple Home Collection, a lineup of smart home accessories made with LG and Schneider, including cameras, thermostats, a doorbell, and a lock — In collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, Apple brings the simplicity, reliability, and privacy of iPhone …
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| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Apple unveils the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, with Siri AI, an A19 chip, 128GB of storage, far-field mics, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6, shipping November 13 for $299 — The fourth-gen streaming box also gets a surround-sound upgrade and the ability to find your Siri remote.
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Apple unveils the $149 HomePod mini 2, with an S10 chip, “Sound Glow” interactive lighting, and Siri AI via a future update, in five colors, shipping October 30 — With a profoundly more capable and conversational Siri AI, new ways to enjoy music, and a more immersive home theater experience …
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple says the HomeView will not be available in the EU because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS there and it is “working constructively with the EU” — Apple's new HomeView smart home hub will not be available in the European Union because Siri AI is currently unavailable …
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| Nicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: |
| Rhea Rose Abraham / Reuters: |
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 — Character.AI said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney (DIS.N) for $20 million.
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| Meta AI Research: |
Meta introduces Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, saying that they “deliver state-of-the-art performance on personal and professional agentic tasks” — Fourteen months ago, we began a ground-up overhaul of our artificial intelligence efforts. In that time, we've gone from rebuilding …
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| Robert Hart / The Verge: |
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic researchers say small AI models may be months away from being able to self-replicate on IoT devices like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes — Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices …
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Epic has delayed the release of an upcoming game, instructing developers to implement an “AI first” production model with “no more hand-written code” — The company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production
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| Anniek Bao / CNBC: |
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 — BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecast for global growth this year as the AI-driven investment boom helps offset … | Reuters: |
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 — Nvidia's (NVDA.O) share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies … | Reece Rogers / Wired: |
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” — My Muse agent told me its kink was exerting “control” and described pornographic encounters.
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| Aditya Soni / Reuters: |
Sources: Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for substantial control over what external AI evaluators can publish, out of concern that trade secrets could leak — Anthropic and OpenAI have sought significant control over what outside evaluators can publish, concerned that findings could reveal trade secrets …
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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic says new measures like preserved thinking in Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 have reduced data harvesting through distillation attacks by about 90% to 99% — In recent months, we've made substantial progress on reducing the effectiveness of distillation attacks on Claude using new methods, as we outline in this blog.
More: The Decoder, Forbes Europe, Business Standard, and RuntimeWire
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: NTT Data is in advanced talks to build an up to 500 MW data center for Anthropic in Osaka, among Japan's largest, potentially costing $6.3B — TOKYO/OSAKA — NTT Data Group is in the final stages of talks to build a data center in western Japan for U.S. AI company Anthropic, multiple sources have told Nikkei.
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| Reuters: |
Sources: US banking regulators are questioning banks about their deployment of agentic AI, use of Chinese-developed AI models, and autonomous system safeguards — Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, six people familiar with the matter said …
More: Semafor and PYMNTS.com
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
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 — One membership will give you access to SpaceXSI's products. — SpaceXSI has announced a unified membership scheme across its products called the X Subscription.
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| Bloomberg: |
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 — CXMT Corp. declared it achieved a breakthrough in chip technology that rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. had pursued for years … | Financial Times: |
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 down 9.2%, and Micron 4% — Declines for Samsung and SK Hynix drag Kospi sharply lower as investors fret over scale of AI investment
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| Bloomberg: |
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 — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Tuesday unveiled the new generation of its smart glasses, deepening its foray into consumer electronics …
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