Tuesday, November 10, 202644 stories

Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

Devices · 18 sources

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the design and functionality from the Astro home robot that Amazon

Reddit wants to guide your next purchase

Software · 5 sources

Millions of people turn to Reddit for firsthand recommendations and reviews of consumer goods. Now, the platform is leaning into its role as a destination for shoppers in a challenge to more traditional outlets that publish product reviews and roundups.

Spotify’s AI DJ gets new voices, personalities, and an option for less chatter

Software · 4 sources

Spotify Premium users can now customize their AI DJ with new voices with different personalities, or turn off the commentary between songs.

Garmin users can now share their cycling location through Waze for extra safety

Devices · 5 sources

The integration works through Garmin's optional LiveTrack feature.

Binance warns of iOS flaw that could leak crypto wallet secrets

Software · 5 sources

Binance is warning about a vulnerability in Apple's iOS 26.7.1, 27.0.1, and 27.2 that could allow third-party apps to read private files stored by other apps, including cryptocurrency seed phrases, secret keys, and login credentials.

Path Robotics Quadruples Valuation to $2.5 Billion in Latest Funding Round

Devices · 3 sources

Path Robotics, a fast-growing startup that develops software for autonomous manufacturing robots, has secured $300 million in new financing that nearly quadruples the company’s valuation to $2.45 billion.

Hedra launches Model Factory to build custom AI for robots and labs

AI · 3 sources

Hedra, a San Francisco start-up best known for AI video, has launched a service that builds custom AI models for real-world uses. Called Hedra Model Factory, it is aimed at robotics, manufacturing, biology, and defence teams, the company said on Tuesday.

Seagate’s FireCuda Forge moves your data between a hard drive and SSD for better performance

Seagate announced a new external storage solution, called the FireCuda Forge, that combines the speed benefits of an SSD with the affordability of a higher-capacity hard drive. The Forge is the first drive that's powered by the company's new Alkemi intelligent storage platform, which learns how your data is used and relocates the files you're

Anthropic Hired UK Lobby Firm Charlesbye Before IPO, Adding to Sunak

AI · 2 sources

Anthropic PBC hired a lobbying firm run by the one-time aide to former British prime minister Boris Johnson, adding to the ranks of UK political veterans the company has recruited to handle mounting calls to regulate artificial intelligence.

Alibaba Chip Design Unit T-Head Files for Hong Kong Listing

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s chip design unit T-Head has filed for a Hong Kong listing, moving ahead with a proposed spinoff of a business that supplies data center processors in China.

Aura’s next color E Ink photo frame is smaller, cheaper, sharper, and more colorful

Devices · 2 sources

Aura just launched a smaller version of its color E Ink frame with a handful of improvements and a more affordable price. The new Aura Ink frame features a 10-inch E Ink panel that can display more colors at a higher pixel density.

Google patches eighth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

Security · 5 sources

Google has released emergency security updates to patch a new Chrome vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks, the eighth such flaw since the start of the year.

Former Unit 8200 officers raise $50 million in just nine months for AI security startup

Software · 2 sources

Bay, founded in 2026, has developed a platform that monitors AI agents across corporate systems and blocks potentially dangerous actions, even when they are carried out using legitimate permissions. The $37 million Series A was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Micron Ventures, Microsoft's M12 and Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport.

Russian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments

Security · 4 sources

Nicknamed “Turla’s Cereal,” the tools target Microsoft Exchange servers and lack many obvious indicators of compromise or malicious telemetry, per a new ESET report.

Apple Maps Could Factor Parking Into Your Arrival Time

Devices · 3 sources

Apple may be working on a way for Maps arrival estimates that account for parking as well as the walk to your destination, according to findings shared by code explorer pdfu .

Grand Theft Auto VI: the last pre-AI blockbuster video game of its kind

AI · 3 sources

On November 19, millions of people, most of them men, will call in sick.

SAP patches ICM2SHELL and PROXYGATE maximum severity flaws

Security · 4 sources

SAP patched 35 vulnerabilities in its November 2026 security updates, including four maximum-severity issues affecting its NetWeaver, Web Dispatcher, and Gateway software.

Quantinuum and RIKEN Expand Quantum-AI Supercomputing Partnership

AI · 3 sources

TOKYO, Nov. 10, 2026 — Quantinuum, a leading full-stack quantum computing company, and RIKEN, Japan’s leading national comprehensive research institute, today announced an expanded partnership to advance quantum-AI hybrid supercomputing in Japan.

Microsoft patent application proposes AI training on idle gaming PCs

Software · 3 sources

Microsoft's application, filed April 30th, 2025 and published November 5th, 2026, describes splitting training into micro-tasks for opted-in devices and offering owners credits.

Dresden AI chipmaker Sparxity closes Series A, taking funding to $90M

AI · 3 sources

Sparxity, a Dresden company that builds computer chips and systems for AI, has closed its Series A funding round. The round brings the company’s total raised to $90M.

Cyberattacks threaten to make open-source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns

AI · 2 sources

Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open-source communities valuable to developers worldwide.

From Shanghai finance to Nvidia's inner circle: The mystery surrounding Alice Huang

The Chinese businesswoman's rise from investment management to the ownership of a Singapore-based Nvidia cloud partner has attracted scrutiny following reports of her relationship with Jensen Huang and allegations of links to Chinese intelligence.

Kora builds AI models and agents into a new Linux OS bound for Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs

AI · 2 sources

Desktop software company Kora Systems Inc. today unveiled Kora, a Linux-based operating system that builds artificial intelligence models and agents into the system itself. Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has spent close to a year working with the company to bring it to Snapdragon-powered PCs.

Three workers die at Tata iPhone parts plant, reviving scrutiny of Apple's India supply chain

Devices · 2 sources

A fatal gas exposure at an Apple supplier's factory in southern India has renewed scrutiny of worker safety as the company expands production in a country that has already seen fires, hazardous factory conditions, and labor disputes at iPhone-linked facilities.

PitchBook opens its platform to startups for free and debuts Origin deal sourcing service

Software · 2 sources

Private markets data provider PitchBook Data Inc. today opened its platform to startups for free at Web Summit in Lisbon. Those that sign up have to share their financials.