Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips

TechCrunch - Nov 10, 2026

Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.

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Binance Warns of iOS Sandbox Escape That Could Expose Crypto Wallet Keys, No Fix Confirmed

An iOS sandbox escape published on GitHub lets an app read other apps' files on iPhones running iOS 26 and 27. That puts seed phrases, private keys, and login credentials at risk of exposure to malicious apps, Binance warned today. Apple's updates for iOS 26 and 27, released yesterday, do not list a fix. A researcher who goes by forcequit released the escape, called worse_query, on Sunday, a

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Nov 10, 2026

Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch

Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.

Beyond the Alert: The Case for Rich Network Data

Nov 10, 2026

Beyond the Alert: The Case for Rich Network Data

At some point your security will fail. This isn’t pessimism. It’s not because your team and tools aren’t sophisticated enough. It’s the reason we have detections in the first place. And, it’s why once we accept that prevention has its limits, we arrive at an interdiction strategy: finding and disrupting what got in. After the alert The alert tells you something happened. However, gaining

US lawmakers push for tougher China export controls in defence bill amid Nvidia scrutiny

Nov 10, 2026

US lawmakers push for tougher China export controls in defence bill amid Nvidia scrutiny

There is growing momentum to pass a slate of major new export control bills targeting China, in the wake of the Democrats’ takeover of the US Congress and scrutiny over American chip giant Nvidia following CEO Jensen Huang’s admission of an extramarital affair. US intelligence reportedly identified the woman as a Chinese spy, a claim that Beijing has rejected. Leading US politicians have been quick to jump on the news to put pressure on the White House and other lawmakers to approve three bills...

Entered a fake birthday on Instagram? Meta's AI can now identify users posing as adults

Nov 10, 2026

Entered a fake birthday on Instagram? Meta's AI can now identify users posing as adults

Meta is expanding its AI-powered age-detection technology globally to identify teenagers who use fake birth dates to appear as adults on Instagram. The move will place more users aged 13 to 17 under Teen Account safety settings, while Meta is also introducing Apple's age-range signal in Australia.

The Jensen Huang Affair

Nov 10, 2026

The Jensen Huang Affair

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GTA 6 release date confirmed for November 19: Pre-load, New Zealand early access, PC update and £1 million car

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GTA 6 release date confirmed for November 19: Pre-load, New Zealand early access, PC update and £1 million car

Rockstar Games has confirmed November 19, 2026, as the GTA 6 release date, with digital pre-loading starting November 10 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Ahead of launch, reports detail New Zealand's early access, the unconfirmed PC version and a real-life GTA-inspired Grotti Cheetah.

Who is Alice Huang and why is her relationship with Nvidia’s CEO under scrutiny?

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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an extramarital affair as the chipmaker investigates reported allegations that a Chinese businesswoman close to him may have been working for Beijing’s intelligence services. Beijing has rejected the espionage claims as “baseless”, while Nvidia has said it had no reason to believe company secrets or US national security were compromised. The controversy wiped about US$190 billion off the chipmaker’s market value in a single day. US...

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decrease by 0.4% in 2026, promising study reveals

Nov 10, 2026

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Baby it's cold INSIDE! Scientists create the coldest temperature ever recorded in the lab - reaching just 10 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero

Nov 10, 2026

Baby it's cold INSIDE! Scientists create the coldest temperature ever recorded in the lab - reaching just 10 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero

Scientists aboard China's Tiangong space station have chilled a cloud of atoms to just 9.7 picokelvin, the coldest temperature ever measured.

Apple Patches iMessage Group Chat Privacy Flaws and Bluetooth Pairing Vulnerabilities

Nov 10, 2026

Apple Patches iMessage Group Chat Privacy Flaws and Bluetooth Pairing Vulnerabilities

An iMessage flaw could let a remote attacker join a group chat and receive its messages, Apple said yesterday, and it released updates to fix it. The updates also fix a separate iMessage flaw that could let someone added to a group access messages sent before they joined. As of today, other updates released yesterday for the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, the iPad (7th generation) and some Apple

Russian Turla Hackers Use New Cereal Malware to Steal Emails From Government Exchange Servers

Nov 10, 2026

Russian Turla Hackers Use New Cereal Malware to Steal Emails From Government Exchange Servers

The Russia-aligned state-sponsored threat actor known as Turla (aka Snake) is wielding a previously undocumented cyber espionage toolset called Cereal that's used to break into victims' Microsoft Exchange servers with an aim to surreptitiously collect emails. According to an ESET report shared with The Hacker News ahead of publication, the sophisticated and modular tool is designed for

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