• High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom
• 39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania
• Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
• After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
• WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"
• Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police
• Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine
• Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port
• F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now
• Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air
• Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?
• Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
• Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC
• One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
• Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
• Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
• A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis
• NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
• What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
• AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
| • Scuba, which is building a "context engine" designed to serve as a shared memory hub for human workers and AI agents, raised $34M across pre-seed and seed (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
• Bumble says Ithaca Holdings will pay $6.05 per share, a 138% premium to Bumble's Friday close; BMBL jumps 56% to $5.94, after a 50% jump Monday on sale reports (Bloomberg)
• 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 (Reuters)
• Sources: Rockstar plans to release the PC version of GTA 6 within the first three months of 2027, after releasing it on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19 (Alexander Lee/GamesBeat)
• 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" (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
• Uber's head of autonomous mobility and delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, is leaving on November 16 after 12+ years at Uber, the latest exit from its autonomous unit (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
• Apple HomeView demo: a square screen with a personalized, iPhone-like experience based on facial recognition, up to six users, Siri AI, and a closed ecosystem (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)
• 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 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
• 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 (Apple)
• 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 (Apple)
• 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)
• 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: US banking regulators are questioning banks about their deployment of agentic AI, use of Chinese-developed AI models, and autonomous system safeguards (Reuters)
• 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)
• 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)
| • Some older Apple TV models are also getting Siri AI
• Apple's iPhone market share rose despite a downturn in smartphone shipments
• When is the best time to charge your Samsung Galaxy Watch?
• Framework Laptop 12 (2026 upgrade) review: Intel's Core Series 3 fixes a key flaw
• Is the Apple Watch Series 10 still worth your money in 2026?
• Apple HomeView hands-on: Siri AI is your new roommate
• Character.AI just filed for bankruptcy, and former foe Disney may buy it for parts
• How to use a ChatGPT Dot when it rolls out to you
• Why is your phone overheating while using CarPlay or Android Auto?
• Everything announced at Apple's 'Welcome Home' event
• Apple debuts the Apple Home Collection of smart devices, including cameras, thermostats and door locks
• Apple updates the HomePod mini with more audio features and new colors
• Apple refreshes the Apple TV 4K for Siri AI
• Apple unveils HomeView, the company's smart display built for Siri AI
• What happens to an EV battery after it's removed from your car?
• What is the difference between a rearview and a backup camera?
• NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-world driving distance
• Scientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star
• Abu Dhabi will use Ultrahuman's smart ring know-how to boost its public health app
• X bundles Premium, Grok and Cursor under a single monthly subscription
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