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The AI note-taking app will use your sources to suggest topics for a slide deck or video, while allowing you to confirm decisions on formatting, visual style, and scope before it starts creating. You can also turn on a new “Review” toggle that lets you look over a final outline before Gemini Notebook’s final rendering.
34 percent say they regularly get news from YouTube, Pew Research says. As for other social media platforms:
Smaller shares of Americans regularly get news on Instagram (23%) and TikTok (20%). Fewer say they get news on X, formerly known as Twitter (10%), Reddit (9%), Nextdoor (8%), LinkedIn (6%), WhatsApp (5%), Rumble (2%), Truth Social (2%) or Bluesky (1%).
The idea is to verify that a plan member actually lives with the plan manager, according to a Spotify support page reported on by 9to5Google. Basically, it seems like a way to crack down on non-affiliated people from using a family plan to save money on Spotify.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s free browser extension is now available on Safari version 26.5 and later, along with other browsers like Firefox and Chrome. EFF says it’s working on bringing Privacy Badger to Safari for iOS, too. Earlier this month, EFF also shared some new guides with more online privacy tips and browser suggestions.
[Electronic Frontier Foundation]
Faraway, a game where you play as a shooting star and slingshot around other stars, is launching on November 5th on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S. The game blew me away in just a 10-minute demo last year, and I can’t wait to check out the full release.
The planned film was announced in 2020, but Waititi tells Inverse that he and screenwriter Tony McNamara are “going to actually put it on ice and we’re working on a different thing together.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said earlier this month that we should assume that all AI models are “compromised,” and now Microsoft is going one step further. “Unfortunately, frontier models, regardless of their origin, cannot be trusted,” says Hayete Gallot, executive vice president of Microsoft Security. Microsoft is naturally positioning its new Project Perception as a solution to securing AI models. It’s an agentic security system designed to help cybersecurity professionals secure and control AI agents.
[The Official Microsoft Blog]
Students’ names, addresses, birth dates, demographic info, disability status, and other personal data was copied from Educational Testing Services, one of the state’s testing partners, the Los Angeles Times reports. California’s Department of Education says the breach could affect “all students enrolled in the three previous school years.”
The branding of the Hidisc HD-TCHD2MPDBK Type-C HDMI Mirroring Cable isn’t exactly simple, but if you’re looking for a Switch 2 dock that’s easy to stash they’re not going to get more streamlined than this. The cable’s launching in Japan for 1,980 yen (around $12.50) but you’ll need to connect and provide a USB-C power source in order for the Switch 2 to output video.
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The Department of Homeland Security ordered the agencies to remove any technology created by the Chinese AI company over concerns that its models may transfer “sensitive data to the PRC,” according to Reuters. The ban also prevents civilian agencies from using third-party services that integrate DeepSeek’s AI models.
Reuters reports that Microsoft pulled out of the deal with British company Nscale to build the AI data center after local electricity grid officials said the site won’t be supplied with power until the 2030s. Construction is still expected to go ahead without Microsoft’s support, and Nscale says it’s partnership with Microsoft on other projects “remains strong.”
Following last week’s departure of chief content officer Bela Bajaria and broader company layoffs, Dan Lin is leaving the company as well, TheWrap reports. Lin was hired in 2024.
The update for Housmarque’s intense PS5 shooter is out today.
The suspect, Abdulrahman Alfozan, used WhatsApp to communicate with the unnamed royal throughout 2025 and 2026, according to a court filing spotted earlier by CNBC.
Among other things, the individual [Saudi Royal Family member] told the defendant [Alfozan] that an artificial intelligence initiative was being launched in Saudi Arabia and wanted the defendant to join it.
Alfozan allegedly contacted the individual on October 5th, just days before he was arrested on suspicion of planting a bug in an OpenAI conference room.
If you missed the original versions, starting at 9AM PT/11AM ET today you’ll be able to preorder Analogue’s new Super Nt Plus and Mega Sg Plus retro consoles compatible with the cartridges from each respective platform. The new Plus versions come with several quality of life improvements including built-in wireless controller connectivity, USB-C power ports, and cartridge hot swapping.
Following an FCC ban on consumer routers made outside the US last March, TP-Link announced today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the US-based Key Tronic to “bring next-generation product assembly to the United States.“ Starting as early as next year, pending US regulatory approval, Key Tronic will begin assembly of TP-Link’s Wi-Fi 8 networking products in Corinth, Mississippi.
The Duo’s imminent release means the EU released its energy and durability ratings, including its rated battery capacity of 4,883mAh. Rated capacities are lower than typical marketed capacities, so this battery is bigger than in either the Galaxy Z Fold 8 or Z Fold 8 Ultra, but still smaller than in foldables from Oppo and Honor.
[European Commission]
Wired reports that Character filing for bankruptcy and agreeing to sell assets to Disney last week was the second of “two interrelated and integrated” transactions. The first, which took place in September, involved Disney hiring a “majority” of the chatbot startup’s employees, a familiar move from the “acquihire” playbook.
What’s not to trust about this X post, given the vague deadline of “next year,” and track record of broken promises? Actually doing this would require Musk to give away more than $10 billion worth of shares, but I guess that’s more feasible than President Trump’s $1.3 trillion plan to sway voters.
The Martian Moons eXploration mission is scheduled to launch at 2:41PM ET and, if successful, should return to Earth in 2031 carrying samples from Phobos. It’ll study both Phobos and Deimos on its journey to shed some light on how they came to exist, and hopefully provide new insights into both Mars and Earth.
Amazon started letting US and UK users stream games from Luna inside Prime Video in July, and today the feature will be available in Canada, France, Italy, and Spain to Amazon Prime subscribers on Fire TVs, Amazon says.
In November, Luna in Prime Video will launch in the remaining countries where Luna is available that don’t already have the feature: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden.
[Amazon Game Studios]
The new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will be a wholly owned LLC, which the company says will give it “flexibility.” It offered little information about how it would use the money, other than saying it wouldn’t fund lobbying or political donations. It offered limited examples of what it might do:
… we might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.
One example is labor market impacts. AI may generate enormous economic value, but it could also cause instability for many workers. Anthropic has already committed $200 million to studying and addressing this issue, but given the pace of AI progress, bolder approaches may be needed.
Nathan Fielder’s three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes raked in $15 million in its opening weekend. That’s double expectations and enough to place it in second place at the box office this weekend, behind only Street Fighter. What’s more, it’s the largest opening for a non-music or concert documentary since 2004’s Fahrenheit 9/11.
Cage will play Henry Logan, and Banderas will play Rai Garcia. The season will take place in Jamaica Bay, New York and beyond that, not much is known. The series is set to enter production in 2027, and showrunner Issa López will return after the reasonably well-received season four, Night Country.
Yesterday it was reported that the TikTok account for Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary had been “permanently suspended.” Today, TikTok US spokesperson Mahsau Cullinane told The Verge, “I can confirm that the advertising account has been restored after an error,” which was described as technical.
According to Mark Gurman, Apple’s retail stores are planning a “reset” on the evening of November 5th into Friday the 6th. Generally, that means new signage and demo devices indicating that it could be the on-sale date for the M6 iMac, touchscreen MacBook Pro, and OLED iPad mini rumored to be announced later this month.
The big problem with smart TVs is that they start to slow down, stutter, and generally suck pretty quickly. Ansub Khan figured out a way to get Claude to clean up the mess and make his old Android TV feel new again. Best part: he lays out step-by-step how to do it on your own TV. Though, as with anything involving AI, proceed cautiously.
A spokesperson told MS Now that Meta pulled the organization’s account and locked out its admins during today’s protests. The profile page is back up, but the organization says it still doesn’t have access to the account. Neither Meta nor No Kings immediately responded to a request for comment.
Update October 18th: Meta’s Andy Stone posted on X that the suspension was part of an automated response that sometimes happens when accounts post at “very high frequencies.” He continued to say that the “automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize.”
They See Your Photos is built using Google’s Computer Vision API, and yes, it is a promotional site for a secure Google Photos competitor. But it still succeeds in creepily demonstrating how much a company can glean from one photo. It nailed my age, income, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and religious beliefs, correctly guessed that I collect vinyl, and suggested targeting me with ads for “specialty coffee and high-end audio gear,” Ableton Live, Muji stationery, and Patagonia outerwear.
[They See Your Photos]
