Apple reports Q4 2026 revenue of $114.5B, up 12%, beating estimates in CEO John Ternus's first earnings report
Apple's first earnings report under new CEO John Ternus beat Wall Street expectations on strong iPhone sales, though rising memory costs and Siri AI spending ar
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Anthropic warns it is close to RSI, the point where AI can build and train itself
Recursive self-improvement is the threshold at which AI capability gains accelerate dramatically, a scenario Anthropic says is nearing.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Palantir Q3: US commercial revenue tops government for the first time, jumping 148% to $984M
Palantir's commercial business surpassing its government work marks a shift in the data analytics company's revenue mix.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Google dismantles backdoor that turned 1.3 million Android TV boxes into a botnet
Google says it cut ties with a Shenzhen manufacturing partner that secretly shipped certified Android TV devices with malware built in.
The Verge · +9 outlets
Germany says lawmakers' and journalists' iPhones may have been hacked with spyware
Germany's cybersecurity agency told affected Bundestag members to treat their iPhones as potentially compromised after Apple spyware alerts.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
New York Times and other outlets sue Brave over alleged content scraping for AI
The suit accuses the privacy-focused browser of scraping copyrighted content and distributing it to customers including Anthropic and Perplexity.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
OpenAI hires former US Army secretary as military seeks to expand AI use
The hire signals OpenAI's push into defense and national security work as the Pentagon broadens its AI adoption.
Investing.com · +4 outlets
Snap settles teen social media addiction lawsuit days before trial
The confidential settlement avoids a Los Angeles trial where CEO Evan Spiegel was due to testify about addictive app design.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Meta delays new business terms after outcry over potential scraping of news sites
The pause follows publisher backlash over terms that could have allowed Meta to scrape news content.
AP News · +3 outlets
OpenAI considers rebranding data centers as 'AI compute campuses' amid growing backlash
OpenAI reportedly expects AI to become a major 2028 election issue and is preparing a policy and PR push after the midterms.
Tom's Hardware · +4 outlets
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI investment push
The buyout offer comes as Microsoft shifts spending toward AI infrastructure.
Mashable · +13 outlets
Intel foundry push faces critical test after stock's 45% plunge in October
Intel's turnaround hinges on proving its foundry strategy can add capacity and catch TSMC.
CNBC · +2 outlets
Squarespace lays off 19% of staff, about 300 people
Most of the cuts hit product and engineering teams as the website builder restructures.
The Next Web · +3 outlets
Meta plans at least $20 billion in potential bond offerings
The reported debt raise would fund Meta's expanding AI and data center investments.
Reuters · +14 outlets
BMW to launch urban driver assist in 2027, taking on Tesla's FSD
The navigation-guided Level 2 system will debut in Germany before expanding to other markets.
The Verge · +9 outlets
Ubuntu still has not patched critical Linux 0day RCE nearly three weeks later
LTS kernels remain unfixed for a critical remote code execution vulnerability.
Freenode · +8 outlets
Apple's $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and smart home control reportedly coming in 2027
The device would extend Apple's push into the home automation market.
Ars Technica
Cyberattack cranks up supermarket freezers across Europe
Refrigeration systems were pushed to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in at least a dozen countries.
Gizmodo · +1 outlets