OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers after the company found a hidden recording device in its offices and used its models to understand the device  —  We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices. We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier. We referred the matter to the FBI, and we're grateful to the agen...

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon globally in the Gemini API paid tier, to AI Pro and Ultra users in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and to Ultra users in Antigravity  —  After months of trailing its rivals, Google says Argon competes with the industry's best.

ASML reports Q3 net sales of €11.66B, vs. €11.72B est., a €4.96B net profit, vs. €4.1B est., and raises its 2026 net sales forecast from €43B-€44B to €44B-€45B  —  ASML said Wednesday that some of its customers are expressing interest in placing orders …

Open letter: Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and over 400 scientists call for an international body to oversee AI containment standards and incident reporting  —  Around 400 scientists, including AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, on Tuesday called for an international body …

Microsoft releases updates fixing 1,400+ security vulnerabilities, surpassing September's record of 972, which was already ~10x the normal monthly patch load  —  Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software.

Google says users with a standard account can now build personal Android apps for free in AI Studio and will be able to share them with friends in coming months  —  It just got a whole lot easier to vibe code the exact Android app you need - no developer experience required.  —  ZDNET's key takeaways

The FBI says it worked with CrowdStrike to dismantle 40+ laptop farms across Texas used to help North Koreans get remote US tech jobs under stolen identities  —  F.B.I. investigators worked with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to dismantle so-called laptop farms that steal American identities to earn cash for Pyongyang.

Anthropic details Scion, a git replacement for its monorepo, built by seven engineers with Claude in five months, as daily merges rose from 2.5K in May to 30K+  —  As our merges per day grew more than tenfold, source control became our biggest development bottleneck.

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.

Sources: Rockstar plans to release the PC version of GTA VI within the first three months of 2027, after releasing it on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19  —  Become a member of GB MAX to gain exclusive access to the industry and to the most influential global B2B leadership community …

Bumble says it has agreed to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a $1.3B deal; Ithaca co-founders Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman will become Bumble's co-CEOs  —  Bumble (BMBL.O) said on Tuesday it had agreed to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal valued at $1.3 billion …

Tencent raised ~$5.7B via US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings, drawing $23B+ in orders; source: it had initially been expected to raise at least $4.5B  —  Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday …

Albert Invent, which launched an AI model trained on chemical patents and data about 15M molecules, raised a $55M Series B, a source says at a $340M valuation  —  Scientists at manufacturing conglomerates like Kenvue and Henkel use Albert Invent's AI tools to design experiments.

Delaware-based Causa Prima, which develops an agent-to-agent AI platform for managing B2B payments, resolving billing disputes, and more, raised a $20M seed  —  Artificial intelligence is becoming a fixture in the workplace.  Soon, many firms will have agents that don't just operate within a business …

Chinese manufacturers dominate humanoid robot production, capturing 97% of global shipments in H1 2026, thanks to government support and vast supply chains  —  Advanced humanoid hardware is one of the strategic high-tech fields where China has an early lead over the US.

US defense companies and startups have signed at least 13 deals with Taiwanese hardware companies since September 2025 to build a secure drone tech supply chain  —  American tech meets Taiwanese hardware in push to assemble uncrewed boats and aircraft using a ‘non-red’ supply chain

Apple v. OpenAI: a US judge partly grants Apple's motion for expedited discovery, ordering OpenAI to hand over forensic images of devices and other documents  —  Apple Inc. convinced a federal judge in California to force OpenAI Inc. to expedite turning over documents concerning its alleged theft …

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.

Meta expands its AI-powered “Your Algorithm” feature from Instagram to Facebook and Facebook Reels and says it is using LLMs more in its ranking systems  —  Meta's bringing Instagram's “Your Algorithm” feature to Facebook, and using LLMs more to rank content.