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AI → Apple Intelligence reaches China in iOS 27.3, but without the new Siri Apple will bring a limited set of Apple Intelligence features to China via an iOS 27.3 beta on November 4th, with the… Samsung bets on Pyeongtaek to win back ground in AI memory
Software → DeepInfer gives model-serving teams a production-grade engine to study, with gaps DeepSeek's open-sourced DeepInfer offers Apache 2.0 serving code for V4.1 Flash, but it supports only Blackwell and Ascend chips and leaves out…
Cloud → Google Cloud spend caps reach GA: what operators should set up first Google Cloud's spend caps are now generally available, with an API, live cost reports and automatic monthly resets for teams fighting runaway… Google pushes software-defined vehicles past the cockpit and into the cloud
Security → Chainalysis breach is a vendor-risk test for teams that trust analytics tools Chainalysis says attackers using AI-driven techniques reached customer names and emails, a prompt to recheck what your analytics vendors hold about your… Binance probes possible $5.8B theft: what custody risk means for your team SiteGuard WAF exploit shows the risk of security tools running as root
Gadgets → ADT goes private under Thrive Holdings: what security buyers should check Thrive Holdings plans to take ADT private in a $7.6 billion cash deal, which could shift how ADT sells and installs Google… Apple’s split iPhone calendar turns 2027 into a two-launch year
Startups → Burma Burma’s IPO filing tests investor appetite for loss-making restaurant growth Hunger Pangs, parent of Burma Burma, has filed for an IPO as revenue climbs 46.6% and losses widen, a test for consumer…
Chips & hardware → Intel favors Xeon over PC chips: what server buyers should plan for in 2027 Intel is moving fab capacity to server CPUs and expects supply constraints to stay severe in the first half of 2027. It… A 13-year-old Haswell quad-core still has records left to give
Enterprise & SaaS → Cursor marketplace backdoor: why teams should audit every IDE extension A tampered Claude Code extension sat in Cursor's marketplace for about 11 hours, and updating alone does not remove the persistence it… Bullhorn cyberattack shows the cost of one vendor holding your hiring data
Crypto & Web3 → Swiss retail bitcoin ETF approval opens a regulated route for direct BTC exposure FINMA has cleared Switzerland's first retail-accessible ETF that holds bitcoin directly, with no issuer or launch date named yet. JPM Coin on Ethereum shows banks want public rails with private access
Future tech → Digit 5 shows what it costs to turn a humanoid into a product Agility Robotics' Digit 5 trades grace for payload, safety and compliance, and its founder's account shows what commercial humanoids demand.
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