• Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
• Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players
• OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
• “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
• US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
• Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
• RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
• Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
• Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
• Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
• Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer
• The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
• Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer
• Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket
• Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
• KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
• Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets
• Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army
• Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
• Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar.
| • Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit ~1.4% of OpenCode Console users and their API keys, in a "large scale distillation attack" (Walter Schulze/Startup Fortune)
• Turkish police detained Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart on Oct. 14, seizing $7M+ in cash and six cold wallets; HEX fell nearly 50% on initial reports (Zack Abrams/The Block)
• Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter)
• MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable)
• Meta removes ToS language that suggested it could scrape websites "associated with" business accounts, saying it applied only to "ads and business products" (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
• DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017, an update it says offers "stronger benchmark performance, faster task completion, and shorter outputs" than its predecessor (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
• Zelenskyy says Starshield restrictions remain and are affecting only Ukraine, leading him to believe they are a "planned operation" rather than technical issues (Bloomberg)
• As AI giants rack up potential legal liabilities of tens of billions amid safety incidents, insurers worry claims may outpace limits on existing coverage (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal)
• A profile of Blackstone President Jon Gray, who is making AI his biggest bet, has built a $200B data center empire, and is building a cloud venture with Google (Preeti Singh/Bloomberg)
• An interview with YouTuber Benn Jordan, who recently testified in Congress against license plate readers, on Flock, privacy, the surveillance backlash, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
• A profile of Alexandr Wang, who sources say is "an operator", had "all" of Zuckerberg's support during Meta's AI revamp, and is being touted as his successor (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
• Reach Security, which develops AI-powered exposure management tools for securing enterprise systems, raised a $50M+ Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners (FinTech Global)
• Duvo, which develops tech to automate business processes across enterprise systems, including ERPs and legacy apps, raised a $32M Series A led by Balderton (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)
• Montevideo, Uruguay-based Scanntech, which develops market intelligence tools using POS data, raised $180M in a Series F led by L Catterton and Partners Group (FinSMEs)
• London-based Scarlet, which certifies AI and software for medical devices, raised a $50M Series B led by Headline to support its US and Asia-Pacific expansion (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
| • The Tesla Roadster is far from the first car to use fans for downforce
• Leaked gameplay purports to show a canceled Assassin's Creed game set in ancient China
• Android Auto can be used outside of your car: Here's how
• What's actually eating all the storage space on your Android Phone?
• iPhone Duo shipping estimates have already been pushed back to 2027
• You might be surprised by how much the Slate truck can carry
• What does the yellow light on your Alexa device mean and how do you clear it?
• Anbernic's RG DDS is almost double the price of the original Nintendo 3DS
• This Samsung Galaxy feature can protect you from untrustworthy apps
• Why are some locations blurred out on Google Maps?
• Common problems with Amazon Alexa and how to fix them
• Should you have both Ethernet and Wi-Fi for your home?
• How many watts should your Bluetooth speaker have?
• Verizon will charge you $10 a month for iPhone Handoff
• Why Xiaomi phones have so many ads (and how to block them)
• Microsoft really doesn't want you to buy Office — here's a great free alternative
• How to create iPhone Shortcuts with Apple Intelligence (and why you should)
• These common charging habits could be degrading your EV battery
• Apple updates App Store rules to ensure it doesn't offer AI nudify apps
• Is the Google Fitbit Air waterproof?
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