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Neowin David Uzondu · Updated

Google will block Search for schools that opt out of its AI features

Search, Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Gemini in Classroom will be off by default for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly enable them. Google has also made Guided Learning available worldwide in Classroom and plans to pilot the feature in Search at selected U.S. schools.

Quartz Colleen Cabili ·

AMD beat earnings estimates as data center revenue nearly doubled

The chipmaker beat third-quarter earnings expectations as demand for its AI chips increased, sending shares higher in extended trading. AMD forecast fourth-quarter revenue of about $17 billion, plus or minus 3%, according to Quartz. Third-quarter operating income rose 123% to $2.8 billion, according to Unite.AI.

  • CNBC reported an 8% share-price jump after earnings.
  • RuntimeWire reported adjusted earnings of $2.09 per share.
Bloomberg ·

China Robot Funding Slows to $1.6 Billion as Shakeout Fears Grow

Chinese robotics sector fundraising decelerated sharply in past months to about 11 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in October, suggesting a cooling in the frenzied pace of investment since Unitree wowed the world with its Spring Festival humanoids showcase.

BBC ·

North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack

The exchange described a campaign lasting months that compromised an engineer’s work computer and internal systems before the theft. Co-CEO Richard Teng said Binance had replenished 95% of the affected tokens and remained financially strong, with hourly inflows and outflows having largely returned to normal.

The Verge · Updated

Valve is making changes to deal with a ‘significant increase’ in Steam game submissions

Steam reviews are taking up to 12 business days rather than the usual three to five, according to The Verge, which also reported developer frustration over approval times. Engadget reported that many of the new titles contributing to the approval backlog were created with AI.

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Nvidia China Clients to Get 1% of $70 Billion RTX Chips Ordered

Chinese AI developers expect to receive just a small fraction of the advanced Nvidia Corp.

Bloomberg ·
Singapore Air Becomes Latest Carrier Affected by Data Breach

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

Bloomberg ·
M&S Sales Bounce Back After Last Year’s Cyberattack

Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s sales jumped as shoppers splashed out on groceries over the hot summer, boosting the British retailer’s recovery from last year’s cyberattack.

Bloomberg ·
watchOS 27.3 beta adds new Siri Recap and Live Rewind features for Apple Watch 16 sources covering watchOS 27.3 beta adds new Siri Recap and Live Rewind features for Apple Watch

Siri Recap summarizes conversations through ambient listening, while Live Rewind turns recently heard speech into text.

9to5Mac ·
Democratic governors elected on promises to stop data centre building

Gubernatorial wins in Texas, Georgia and Ohio and local ballot measures show depth of discontent with Trump-backed infrastructure spree

Financial Times ·
US chip curbs on China complicate SK Hynix's US$45 billion NAND plan 2 sources covering US chip curbs on China complicate SK Hynix's US$45 billion NAND plan

Washington has not approved export licenses for equipment at SK Hynix's Dalian plant in China.

DigiTimes ·
Ubisoft reportedly bids to buy Dishonored maker Arkane from Microsoft 4 sources covering Ubisoft reportedly bids to buy Dishonored maker Arkane from Microsoft

At least two other companies have reportedly submitted acquisition bids for the studio behind Dishonored and Marvel’s Blade.

Neowin ·
Cat Wu Steps Down as Claude Code Product Chief After Two Years 2 sources covering Cat Wu Steps Down as Claude Code Product Chief After Two Years

Wu announced her departure on X after two years at Anthropic, according to Unite.AI.

Unite.AI ·
Fractal Analytics crosses $100 million in quarterly revenue, Q2 profit up 139% 3 sources covering Fractal Analytics crosses $100 million in quarterly revenue, Q2 profit up 139%

The company reported a 139% increase in fiscal second-quarter net income, while revenue from operations grew about 20% year over year.

The Economic Times ·
Canva Announces Layoffs, Job Changes for About 22% of Workforce 3 sources covering Canva Announces Layoffs, Job Changes for About 22% of Workforce

The restructuring affects 1,271 employees, though Canva declined to confirm how many would leave, according to Implicator.ai.

Bloomberg ·
Sonos adds new Presets and prepares for the 27voice AI beta 4 sources covering Sonos adds new Presets and prepares for the 27voice AI beta

The updated app lets users save music playback settings for a particular room and volume, then start playback from the homescreen, according to The Verge.

The Verge ·
How Markets Reacted to Democrat Win: Bitcoin Swings, Gold Jumps

Global markets pared a selloff sparked by a Democratic sweep of the US Congress, as investors weighed tougher scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s policies against the limits lawmakers would face in reshaping his agenda.

Bloomberg ·
Microsoft details how it's made Windows 11 optimized for 8GB RAM PCs 10 sources covering Microsoft details how it's made Windows 11 optimized for 8GB RAM PCs

Changes to memory management are making the operating system more responsive and improving performance across apps, Microsoft says.

Windows Central ·