Production at Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory will wind down around the middle of 2027, freeing factory space for more autonomous taxis. The move comes as Elon Musk shifts attention toward robotics and AI, while Cybertruck sales had collapsed, according to Business Insider, which also reported vandalism targeting the pickup.
Around 100 people entered the site on Friday during a demonstration against the project, with Geef Tegengas helping organize the protest. The plans include three 85-meter towers, according to The Verge. The action comes amid plans for further protests against data centers across Europe.
- Activists displayed anti-AI banners, according to Business Insider.
The European Commission says TikTok repeatedly recommends similar videos, potentially exposing users to harmful streams of content about sadness and body image. The preliminary findings follow a long-running investigation and could lead to a fine, with regulators challenging how the platform’s recommendation system keeps users watching related material.
- The investigation falls under the Digital Services Act, according to The Next Web.
Customers can describe what they want or send a photo, and the assistant will search Amazon listings and reply with recommendations, according to The Verge. Amazon says access is starting with a subset of customers before the texting option expands across the U.S. in the coming weeks.
- The assistant can build carts and complete purchases, according to Unite.AI.
Fox completed the transaction months ahead of schedule, strengthening its advertising business, according to Business Insider. Roku's streaming platform reaches more than 100 million US households, according to The Verge, which reports that the companies announced the acquisition's completion on Friday after first announcing the deal in June.
The move could give the world's largest chipmaker a larger share of the AI hardware supply chain. The Information reported that TSMC was considering the expansion, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter, while Bloomberg's account attributed the potential move to The Information.
The new series is titled Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure and will be live-action, according to The Verge. Engadget describes it as a prequel set in Nevada in the 1950s, placing its story outside the Hawkins, Indiana setting associated with Stranger Things in The Verge’s report.
Inovia Capital led the funding, with U.S. Venture Partners also participating. Physicl also launched Studio, its first application for generating synthetic training data for physical AI, according to Unite.AI. TechCrunch reports that the company is adapting a pipeline originally developed for online product marketing to address the gap between simulation and reality.
- Unite.AI says the funding supports teams in Paris and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The seasonal policy covers most purchases made online and in Apple stores, with some exceptions. Buyers have until early January 2027 to return eligible items, according to AppleInsider, while MacRumors reports that some iPhones and iPads bought through carrier financing are excluded from the extended window.
The attack exposed names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens, prompting Chainalysis to shut down multiple services. TechRadar reports that all users were required to change their passwords. According to The Hacker News, the company says it has found no evidence that investigation data was accessed.
- Chainalysis removed access to Reactor and Data Solutions, according to The Hacker News.
Lisa Su described data centers as central to AMD's identity and growth during an interview with Yahoo Finance. Her comments come amid rising company revenue, according to Windows Central, while TechSpot reports that gaming revenue fell 40%, drawing attention to the company's priorities beyond consumer chips.
The stake was worth $547.9 million at the end of September, according to The Next Web, citing Reuters and a regulatory filing listing Alphabet’s investments in other companies. The Next Web also reported that Qualcomm shares gained more than 3% before the US market opened following the disclosure.
- Qualcomm missed quarterly smartphone chip sales expectations amid weak demand, according to The Economic Times.
Southeast Asian cloud providers seeking Nvidia Cloud Partner status must join its Fleet Intelligence tracking program, according to Tom's Hardware. The program gives Nvidia more visibility into GPU deployment as the company faces scrutiny over chips illegally reaching Chinese companies despite U.S. export restrictions.
- Tom's Hardware cites investigations involving Megaspeed International and Super Micro.
The camera-focused phone had been expected in the first half of next year, following the global launch of the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max, according to GSMArena. Both outlets cite a leaker's account, with GSMArena identifying Digital Chat Station on Weibo as the source of the suspension claim.
The marketplace gives enterprise IT and security teams access to prebuilt AI coworkers with defined roles and verified capabilities. According to Unite.AI, its six initial coworkers target repetitive IT service tasks and include controls governing access, approvals, spending and audits, alongside role-specific evaluations and verified integrations.
- According to Unite.AI, Atom handles employee IT requests through Slack, Teams and a portal.
The refresh aligns the classical music app with Apple Music's broader move away from red branding toward black and white. MacRumors identifies the release as version 4.1 and says the icon keeps its treble clef, now shaded black on a white background. The update covers iPhone and iPad, according to AppleInsider.
Bryan Cranston and a rooster have a wake-up call for America.
According to Unite.AI, the environment combines an open robot simulation with generated demonstrations, two trained models and evaluation tools. It is the first environment in Ai2's FoundationWorlds framework and places a simulated arm beside labeled tabletop blocks, with experiments designed to be repeatable and failures easier to trace.
- Ai2 released ToyBlocks on November 6, 2026, according to Unite.AI.
Leaker Instant Digital claims Apple plans to introduce the combined control next year, according to MacRumors. The report says a single press would launch the camera, while holding the button would activate the function assigned to the Action button, retaining its assigned function through a different gesture.
- The Action button debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro in 2023, according to AppleInsider.
Ships linked to Iran have been circling underwater cable routes as Tehran threatens digital infrastructure. The Financial Times places the vessels above connections crossing the Gulf of Oman and reports that Tehran has said it could strike digital infrastructure. Data Center Dynamics also reports vessels circling subsea cables in the region.
The theft took place in Oakland, according to Wccftech, while Tom's Hardware reports that the stolen cargo comprised six pallets. Both publications highlight the higher prices advanced Nvidia chips can fetch abroad, with Tom's Hardware citing experts warning that the processors could enter black-market channels.
- Wccftech also reported an earlier Brazilian airport theft involving nearly $500,000 in RTX 5090 GPUs.
Forever Security demonstrated that an extension able to run scripts on claude.ai could use Dispatch to execute code through Claude Desktop. Dispatch lets users send tasks from their phones to the desktop app. According to Cyber Security News, the targeted computer could be another machine signed into the same Claude account.
- Researcher Gal Weizman named the technique ThisBash, according to Cyber Security News.
Some cheaper and older Motorola phones have already received Android 17 ahead of the Razr Fold, according to Android Authority. Its report says the Fold's latest software update does not include that Android version, while Android Headlines also reports that the phone has received an update.