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TechRadar11d ago

VisionQuest will show you an 'older and more mature' but still dangerous Ultron, star says

James Spader has teased what fans can expect from Ultron in VisionQuest It'll reunite us with the genocidal android 12 years after his last MCU appearance The Marvel TV show allows Spader to further explore the fan-favorite villain VisionQuest actor James Spader has opened up on the "older and more mature" Ultron we'll see in the new Marvel TV show — and the "inherent danger" he still poses. Speak…

TechCrunch11d ago

Niobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech’s most expensive mistakes

The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes.

Mashable11d ago

Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model: Benchmarks, how to try it, and pricing

Google announced the public launch of Gemini 4 Argon after an earlier limited release to select testing partners. It's the first model in the company’s Gemini 4 generation and now sits at the top of Google’s lineup. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the launch on X, where he said the model would be available globally starting today. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loa…

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Mashable11d ago

Tinder hadnt updated most AI scam detection models in years, Senate report finds

On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan released the results of her investigation into romance scams on Match Group apps, including Tinder and Hinge. Hassan, the New Hampshire Democrat who serves as ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, began this investigation in Sept. 2025, when she and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a letter to Match and its CEO, Spencer Rascoff, requesting d…

Mashable11d ago

GTA 6 Cyberleek release update: New leaks, development build, and roadmap of what might be next

If you simply can't get enough of Grand Theft Auto VI prior to its Nov. 19 release, there are still new GTA 6 leaks coming out. Cyberleek , the anonymous entity that has been leaking clips from a pre-release build of GTA 6 since August, made their grand return in October after about a month of silence. Last week, Cyberleek posted a 24-minute video that seemed to show some story sequences and a gli…

Mashable11d ago

Narnia: The Magicians Nephew trailer has arrived, and its epic

Netflix is breaking from its streaming service standard in a big way, as in IMAX . Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will be released in IMAX theaters worldwide for a 50-day window in 2027. And Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko was among the clutch of film critics and reporters who were granted a sneak peek of Barbie director Greta Gerwig’s latest in IMAX at AMC Lincoln Center in…

Fast Company11d ago

CVS to pay $315 million settlement to resolve DOJ opioid lawsuit

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of prescribing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances “to fuel…

The Verge11d ago

The Nothing Headphone A are half off for the first time

The Headphone A keep the shape and style of Nothing’s over-ear design, but with an opaque instead of transparent case. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge One of the best deals we’ve seen today bundles together a great pair of headphones with a solid album. When you add the Nothing Headphone A in black or white and the CD version of the Charli XCX album Music, Fashion, Film to your Amazon cart, yo…

The Verge11d ago

Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy said Monday. "There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations." Zelenskyy isn't the first to assert that the drone operation, whic…

TechCrunch11d ago

Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field

Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

TechCrunch11d ago

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field

Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

Fast Company11d ago

NYC manhole mystery: Why people are crawling in and out of New York City sewers, according to police

Three people were seen entering a manhole in New York City on Sunday, marking at least the eighth sewer-diving incident in the city and on Long Island since May. In the latest incident, three men were seen entering a manhole in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood shortly before 1 a.m. When police arrived at the scene, the men were gone. Just last week on October 9, five people were spotted climbing…

Engadget11d ago

What is NVIDIA DLSS and how does it work?

NVIDIA's upscaling software is truly powerful when used in the right situations. NVIDIA's upscaling software is truly powerful when used in the right situations.

The Verge11d ago

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the EV company's secretive robotics startup. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company's ultimately unsuccessful Project Titan effort to make an autonomous electric car. He had a previous stint at Apple as VP of Mac hardware engineering, but he left…

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TechCrunch11d ago

Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads

Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.

Ars Technica11d ago

Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech

In a bankruptcy proceeding that kicked off yesterday, Disney has offered to buy some of the technology that powers the controversy-plagued chatbot Character.AI. Disney is willing to pay $20 million for “a non-exclusive perpetual license” of certain Character Technologies intellectual property, the chatbot maker said in a press release that did not go into much further detail on which assets Disney…

Fast Company11d ago

3 leadership lessons from AI-powered companies

Even as AI investment rises, many organizations don’t see the returns they expected. They might see small improvements by deploying AI tools into existing structures. But true success means thinking beyond the technology alone, reinventing tomorrow’s workflows, and putting AI to work for people. Our research shows only 5% of organizations are redesigning work, while others are optimizing what alre…

TechRadar11d ago

The US exported the most drones over the past few years — but the second-biggest exporter might surprise you

The US exported 7,592 military drones, narrowly ahead of Iran's 6,800 Iran overtook America in 2025 after US deliveries dropped to 402 Russia received 99% of Iran's exported drones, mostly Shahed-136 attack systems The United States exported the most military drones between 2022 and 2025, narrowly beating Iran, which ranked second worldwide during the period. Data from the Stockholm International…

Engadget11d ago

Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 hands-on: A look at the audio updates and Siri AI

Listening to Apple's new audio features with Siri as our binge-watching companion. Listening to Apple's new audio features with Siri as our binge-watching companion.

The Next Web11d ago

Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a ‘powerhouse’ AI model, and anyone can pay for it

Google has released Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users, in the Gemini app, in Search and through the API. The $2 and $10 per million token prices are a launch discount against standard rates of $4 and $20. Google has released Gemini 4 Argon to anyone willing to pay for it. The model is […] This story continues at The Next Web

TechmemeTrade11d ago

A Delaware jury awards Qualcomm $2 in nominal damages after finding Arm breached its architectural license agreement and sought to disrupt Qualcomm's business (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)

Anhata Rooprai / Reuters : A Delaware jury awards Qualcomm $2 in nominal damages after finding Arm breached its architectural license agreement and sought to disrupt Qualcomm's business — A Delaware jury awarded Qualcomm $2 in nominal damages after finding Arm Holdings breached its architectural license agreement …

TechRadar11d ago

Google Wallet update adds receipt scanning and three other features

The latest Google Play Services update brings four upgrades to Google Wallet The biggest of these is the ability to scan and store receipts It also adds an in-app message center, improved merchant names, and a smoother payment process If you have an Android phone then you’re probably already using Google Wallet, and with the latest Google Play Services update it’s getting slightly better in four w…

Engadget11d ago

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets a full series order from Hulu

It stars two new FBI agents that aren't named Mulder and Scully. It stars two new FBI agents that aren't named Mulder and Scully.

Engadget11d ago

Don't like your Facebook feed? Meta wants to know what you want to see instead

Within reason, of course. Within reason, of course.

Ars Technica11d ago

Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent

Discovery+ subscription prices went up today. Ad-free plans for new subscribers went from $10 per month to $12/month. Ad-based plans went from $6 to $7. The new prices take effect for new subscribers immediately. Current subscribers to the streaming service, which primarily features unscripted content, like reality shows and documentaries, will receive 30 days’ notice before the new prices take ef…

TechCrunch11d ago

Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm

Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in their feeds. Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” on Tuesday, a feature it first launched on Instagram. The new tool allows Facebook users to influence the content they see in […]

TechCrunch11d ago

Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.

The Next Web11d ago

Europe trails the US on AI because of how firms work, Sifted report says

Europe is falling behind the US on AI use at work, and the main reason is not technology, according to a new report.The report from Sifted, sponsored by London Business School, says Europe has an organisational gap rather than a tech gap. Firms struggle with skills, management, trust and the cost of fitting AI into how […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Engadget11d ago

Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: No camera, no problem

Normal-looking glasses with solid audio and way better battery life is a win for everyone. Normal-looking glasses with solid audio and way better battery life is a win for everyone.

Engadget11d ago

How the iPhone Duo's camera is different from the iPhone 18 Pro's

Going beyond the number of cameras and megapixels. Going beyond the number of cameras and megapixels.

The Verge11d ago

I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-flavored matcha latte. Afterward, I sat on a park bench reading a book, called up a pal to chat about her recent trip to Prague, and then asked my Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses what meetings were coming up on my calendar. Th…

TechmemeTrade11d ago

Sources: Decagon, which offers AI customer service agents and was last valued at $4.5B, hired a bank and is in early talks with buyers, including ServiceNow (Katie Roof/Business Insider)

Katie Roof / Business Insider : Sources: Decagon, which offers AI customer service agents and was last valued at $4.5B, hired a bank and is in early talks with buyers, including ServiceNow — Buzzy AI agent startup Decagon could be the latest company swept up in a growing wave of AI dealmaking.

TechmemeTrade11d ago

Pluto Security, which monitors AI agents and vibe-coded apps, exits stealth with $42M, including a $34M Series A, and says it has hit $2M+ in ARR since April (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

Ram Iyer / TechCrunch : Pluto Security, which monitors AI agents and vibe-coded apps, exits stealth with $42M, including a $34M Series A, and says it has hit $2M+ in ARR since April — The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways.

The Verge11d ago

The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's evaluating allegations that Tesla's 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding "posted speed limits in active school zones." Waymo's robotaxis have also faced similar inquiries, including for illegally passing school buses and hitting a child near a California elementary school. NHTSA: The Office of Defects In…

The Next Web11d ago

Google will let anyone publish an app to the Play Store, for free

Google will let anyone over 18 with a Google account publish privately listed Android apps built in its AI Studio, with no paid developer account. Apple spent this year tightening its own store against the same kind of software. Google will let anyone over 18 with a Google account publish an Android app to the […] This story continues at The Next Web

Fast Company11d ago

AI companies are offering businesses up to $2 million for something their employees create every day

Lest you have any illusions, you have zero privacy at work. But AI is further encroaching on any semblance of privacy you may currently have. Forget the prolific workplace surveillance tools, now your Slack messages with colleagues or your emails with customers could be worth millions. That’s because a burgeoning industry for mundane workplace data is seeing companies sell their workplace data to…

TechmemeTrade11d ago

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 (Artie Beaty/ZDNET)

Artie Beaty / ZDNET : 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

Ars Technica11d ago

The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have

Perhaps the days when auto shows debuted new models aren’t entirely over. The big trade shows for cars were a gateway drug for many, expos where you could see the newest models of today and the concepts of tomorrow. But automakers increasingly got tired of sharing the spotlight with each other. New reveals moved offsite to events the night or even the week before the show itself. One by one, brand…

ZDNet11d ago

Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

The move is a turning point in the developer’s relationship with AI and Linux.

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Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world

University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield.

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