Technology
- ‘We need more reviewers’: Finding Linux bugs is easy now – fixing them is another story November 14, 2026Some Linux maintainers are quitting under the crushing strain of AI bug reports, while others see signs for hope.Steven Vaughan-Nichols
- Microsoft doesn’t ‘have an ETA for full recovery’ on outage yet November 13, 2026One think tank’s estimate puts the cost of the outage at $7 billion.Radhika Rajkumar
- Roku drops smart home products to focus on streaming – what that means for your devices November 12, 2026Roku is winding down its smart home business following its sale to Fox. Here’s what to know.Kayla Solino
- Attention, Android power users: This app unlocks 30+ features you won’t find in Settings November 12, 2026Is Android Settings not delivering enough power? The Essentials app features 30+ mods and tweaks – but you won’t find it in the Play StoreJack Wallen
- You can force Gemini to forget about you now – how to edit its Memory November 12, 2026A new option called Memory summary lets you see and control the things that Gemini AI knows about you.Lance Whitney
- Google Wallet just turned your Android phone into a digital house key – how it works November 12, 2026Google is moving digital keys out of individual smart lock apps and into the Google Wallet.Maria Diaz
- Google’s Pixel Tag tracker won’t work as well on older Android phones – check our list November 12, 2026Several of the tracker’s best features require Bluetooth 6.0-compatible device.Jada Jones
- Fitbit users can’t see Google Health metrics after update – how to fix it November 12, 2026Google says it’s working on a fix – meantime, users have found workarounds.Nina Raemont
- If the November Windows update fails to install on your PC, here’s what to do November 12, 2026This month’s security update is failing on some systems already running the preview update released in October. But there is a fix afoot.Lance Whitney
- This tiny box gives your older tech smart home superpowers – and it’s only $69 November 11, 2026Home Assistant gets new equipment to battle planned obsolescence and abandoned cloud services.Maria Diaz
- Google Fi now switches between the best mobile networks automatically – how it works November 11, 2026Pixel users also get a bonus Wi-Fi upgrade. Here’s what to know.Artie Beaty
- Oura Ring users may get in-app access to real doctors soon – what we know November 11, 2026Oura’s acquisition of Counsel Health could signal a new dawn for digital care.Nina Raemont
- Pixel users are getting a major Android Auto update – and it rivals Siri AI November 11, 2026More phones are getting Gemini Intelligence, but only Pixel users can access it in a new way.Jada Jones
- Claude can collaborate in your team meetings soon – like an intern November 11, 2026Claude is responding ‘Yes’ to that calendar invite – with some limitations. Plus: Anthropic launches two more new features that are available now.Radhika Rajkumar
- Over Ubuntu? Fedora is the Linux distro I’d hop to next – here’s why November 11, 2026If you’re an Ubuntu user considering a leap to Fedora, but you’re hesitating, I explain why you should go ahead and just do it.Jack Wallen
- Microsoft fixes over 1,000 Windows flaws – and one is being exploited November 10, 2026With the November Patch Tuesday rollout, you can finally customize your right-click menu in Windows 11. But don’t skip these security fixes.Lance Whitney
- Need more AI in Creator Studio? Apple may charge you for it November 10, 2026With its new $50 AI usage packes, Apple is the latest company to introduce paid model for AI access.Maria Diaz
- I found a hidden Android tool that solves all my tiny text troubles November 10, 2026When the print on your Android display is too small to read, and the pinch-to-zoom feature isn’t working as expected, try this.Jack Wallen
- All your Apple devices need to be patched ASAP – here’s why November 10, 2026Security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and Vision Pro just rolled out.Jada Jones
- Google’s new AI tool just proved Signal encryption really works – here’s how November 10, 2026With the aim of securing other vital systems, Google DeepMind plans to open-source its AlphaProof Code.Radhika Rajkumar
Technology
- Italy's data protection agency fines Meta €805M for allegedly accessing Android users' photos and videos without their consent or informing them (Reuters) November 14, 2026Reuters: Italy's data protection agency fines Meta €805M for allegedly accessing Android users' photos and videos without their consent or informing them — Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms (META.O) €805 million ($887 million) …
- How Marco Rubio helped topple Jensen Huang; source: Rubio used a CIA report about Alice Huang to write his own, recasting CIA reporting in more assertive terms (Washington Post) November 14, 2026Washington Post: How Marco Rubio helped topple Jensen Huang; source: Rubio used a CIA report about Alice Huang to write his own, recasting CIA reporting in more assertive terms — Rubio's intervention helped topple one of Washington's most influential corporate voices on China, giving momentum to officials pushing for tougher restrictions.
- How the Swiss city of Lugano is trying to reinvent itself as a crypto hub to boost its economy by launching its own token LVGA, partnering with Tether, and more (Financial Times) November 14, 2026Financial Times: How the Swiss city of Lugano is trying to reinvent itself as a crypto hub to boost its economy by launching its own token LVGA, partnering with Tether, and more — Lugano bets digital assets and a joint venture with the stablecoin giant can boost its economy, but some warn of dangers
- Microsoft says all Microsoft 365 products are operational, ending an outage that disrupted governments, traders, hospitals, and businesses around the world (Bloomberg) November 14, 2026Bloomberg: Microsoft says all Microsoft 365 products are operational, ending an outage that disrupted governments, traders, hospitals, and businesses around the world — Microsoft Corp. said access has been fully restored to its flagship software, ending an outage that paralyzed government offices, traders and businesses around the world.
- Sources: despite Nvidia's 20+ years of business in China, Jensen Huang struggled to gain access to policymakers driving Beijing's chip self-sufficiency campaign (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times) November 14, 2026Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Sources: despite Nvidia's 20+ years of business in China, Jensen Huang struggled to gain access to policymakers driving Beijing's chip self-sufficiency campaign — Former Nvidia chief executive facing intense scrutiny over ties to Beijing — In January 2024, Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang ended …
- Operand, which offers AI-powered due diligence tools for PE firms, raised $31M across a seed and a Series A led by Khosla Ventures at a $220M valuation (Lucinda Shen/Axios) November 14, 2026Lucinda Shen / Axios: Operand, which offers AI-powered due diligence tools for PE firms, raised $31M across a seed and a Series A led by Khosla Ventures at a $220M valuation — Operand, which uses AI to do due diligence for private equity firms, raised $31 million in seed and Series A funding, CEO Ram […]
- WhiteMatter, which builds "guardian" AI agents to oversee file access, software use, decision making, and actions of existing AI agents, raised a $20M Series A (Alice Tecotzky/Business Insider) November 14, 2026Alice Tecotzky / Business Insider: WhiteMatter, which builds “guardian” AI agents to oversee file access, software use, decision making, and actions of existing AI agents, raised a $20M Series A — A startup using AI agents to keep rogue AI in line has raised $20 million. — WhiteMatter, founded in 2024 …
- Charta Health, which offers AI-powered tools to automate medical chart review, billing, and coding workflows, raised a $55M Series B led by Insight Partners (Jessica Hagen/MobiHealthNews) November 14, 2026Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews: Charta Health, which offers AI-powered tools to automate medical chart review, billing, and coding workflows, raised a $55M Series B led by Insight Partners — The round is the company's third in less than two years and brings its total funding to $85 million. — Global Investing
- Luminal, which provides an inference cloud and develops inference compiler software to test running AI models on different chips, raised a $25M Series A (Chris Metinko/Axios) November 14, 2026Chris Metinko / Axios: Luminal, which provides an inference cloud and develops inference compiler software to test running AI models on different chips, raised a $25M Series A — Luminal, a search compiler and inference cloud provider, raised a $25 million Series A led by Standard Capital, CEO Joe Fioti tells Axios Pro exclusively.
- Cambridge, UK-based Tendrils, which is designing a CPU architecture with thousands of cores operating in parallel, raised $30M led by Benchmark (John Reynolds/Tech.eu) November 14, 2026John Reynolds / Tech.eu: Cambridge, UK-based Tendrils, which is designing a CPU architecture with thousands of cores operating in parallel, raised $30M led by Benchmark — Tendrils Compute is one of several UK chip startups which investors are backing. — A UK startup developing a radically different type …
- JD.com completes its takeover of German electronics retailer Ceconomy, after acquiring a ~60% stake for ~$1.5B, following the EU's approval of the deal (Tomoko Wakasugi/Nikkei Asia) November 14, 2026Tomoko Wakasugi / Nikkei Asia: JD.com completes its takeover of German electronics retailer Ceconomy, after acquiring a ~60% stake for ~$1.5B, following the EU's approval of the deal — SHANGHAI — JD.com has completed an acquisition of German consumer electronics retailer Ceconomy, aiming to link European physical …
- Analysis: Sam Bankman-Fried's $500M Anthropic investment in 2021 would be worth ~$37B if Anthropic lists at ~$1.5T; he relinquished his stake in 2024 for ~$1.3B (George Hammond/Financial Times) November 14, 2026George Hammond / Financial Times: Analysis: Sam Bankman-Fried's $500M Anthropic investment in 2021 would be worth ~$37B if Anthropic lists at ~$1.5T; he relinquished his stake in 2024 for ~$1.3B — Jailed cryptocurrency mogul loses out on windfall from early investment in the AI lab — Sam Bankman-Fried will miss …
- Free speech group FIRE says DOJ and DHS will end efforts to curb "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" Facebook group and Eyes Up iOS app, which report on ICE activity (Kanishka Singh/Reuters) November 14, 2026Kanishka Singh / Reuters: Free speech group FIRE says DOJ and DHS will end efforts to curb “ICE Sightings – Chicagoland” Facebook group and Eyes Up iOS app, which report on ICE activity — Free speech group FIRE said on Friday the US government agreed to end efforts to press Apple (AAPL.O) and Facebook …
- US officials say Trump is not expected to raise allegations of a Chinese intelligence operation involving Jensen Huang during his upcoming meeting with Xi (Dan Mangan/CNBC) November 14, 2026Dan Mangan / CNBC: US officials say Trump is not expected to raise allegations of a Chinese intelligence operation involving Jensen Huang during his upcoming meeting with Xi — President Donald Trump is not expected to raise allegations of a Chinese intelligence operation involving former Nvidia CEO J ensen Huang during …
- Tesla says "select customers" can now place orders for its Cybercab "for personal use", for $30K plus a required $299/month Autonomy Subscription to operate (Kara Carlson/Bloomberg) November 14, 2026Kara Carlson / Bloomberg: Tesla says “select customers” can now place orders for its Cybercab “for personal use”, for $30K plus a required $299/month Autonomy Subscription to operate — Tesla Inc. invited select customers to place orders for the Cybercab in a step toward trying to make its driverless car available to consumers.