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Apple announced an Apple Intelligence rollout for users in China, with a developer beta planned for November 4 and general availability planned with iOS 27.3 in December. Initial features include writing, translation and image tools, using Alibaba's Qwen models. The announcement does not mean the service is already available.
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Google said on 30 October that its Project Suncatcher prototype had run the Gemma 4 AI model aboard a satellite and returned a response to Earth. The test follows the satellite’s 1 October launch. It is an experimental computing demonstration, with radiation and thermal-reliability testing still ahead.
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India launched its NVS-03 navigation satellite on October 30. ISRO said its first orbit-raising manoeuvre on October 31 was completed normally. The spacecraft is intended to strengthen NavIC; its final orbit and operational commissioning had not been established in the checked reports.
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Reddit shares traded at US$95.69 at 14:40 UTC on 30 October, down 26.2% from the previous regular-session close in Yahoo Finance's data. The company had warned that falling search referrals could reduce fourth-quarter visitors and announced plans to test login-first access outside the US. The visitor forecast remains conditional.
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Google announced on 29 October that its Jules coding agent will close on 31 December. Sessions can continue until 11 November; the service then becomes read-only for the remainder of the year.
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The FCC adopted final device-testing rules on 29 October that will restrict testing, certification and accreditation to the United States and countries offering reciprocal recognition. Reuters reports that the restriction includes all Chinese testing labs.
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Mistral AI released downloadable weights for Large 4 on 29 October after an earlier preview. Organizations can run the model on their own infrastructure, subject to its license.
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Security researchers disclosed a ChatGPT web flaw that let a malicious shared conversation run code in another user's signed-in browser session and read private, unshared chats in controlled tests. The researchers said OpenAI confirmed both affected web frontends fixed on October 26. This is a disclosure of a repaired flaw, not a warning that it remains unpatched.
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Amazon introduced the Echo Time alarm clock and Alexa Photo Frame on 28 October. Both start at US$199.99; the Photo Frame's initial availability is in the United States.
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GitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available on 28 October across all Copilot plans. The system routes and coordinates models for coding tasks; it is not a single new foundation model.
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Readwise Books combines an ebook shop, reading app and reading-history tracker. The platform, covered on 28 October, is in invite-only beta. Existing Readwise subscribers have access; others can receive an invitation or join the waitlist.
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Altera announced its Agilex 2X FPGA and system-on-chip portfolio on 28 October. The first family, Agilex 27, is scheduled for engineering samples in the second half of 2027.
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Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon on 28 October. Initial access is limited to selected cybersecurity defenders, with further trusted partners to follow through its Fairwind programme.
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Xreal announced its Android XR-powered Aura glasses on 28 October with a discounted starting price of $1,099 through December 2026. Orders are available in the United States, Canada and South Korea, with initial shipping expected in mid-November. The glasses use a separate, tethered computing unit.
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Apple announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro on 28 October, adding tandem OLED displays to its 14-inch and 16-inch models. Preorders opened in 30 countries and regions, including the United States, with deliveries and retail availability scheduled to begin on 6 November.
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Apple announced two M6-powered Mac models on 27 October: a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and an updated 24-inch iMac. Apple said both would be available from 6 November; MacBook Pro pre-orders opened on 28 October at a US starting price of $1,999, while the iMac starts at $1,499. Performance figures are Apple's own claims.
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Ofcom made regulations on 27 October allowing qualifying dynamic-spectrum-access devices to operate without individual wireless licences in the 5925–7125 MHz band. The rules take effect on 10 November and require automated frequency coordination to protect other spectrum users.
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Discord announced October 27 that eligible new messages in public channels of Discoverable Servers may appear on the web and in search results through a gradual rollout beginning in mid-December 2026.
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Google DeepMind announced Genie 4 on 27 October and began a research preview for trusted testers. The model generates interactive environments and audio; broader consumer and developer access was still forthcoming.
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OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Terra on 26 October, making the model available in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API.
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Apple announced its eighth-generation iPad mini on 26 October with an 8.5-inch OLED display and A20 Pro chip. Preorders are open; availability begins 6 November.
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GitHub launched a public preview of GitHub Package Firewall on 20 October for GitHub Enterprise Cloud, including customers with data residency. It currently supports npm dependencies. This is a limited preview, with the launch date preserved rather than presented as a new 29 October release.