The tech products we enthusiastically recommend this holiday season

TechCrunch - Nov 15, 2026

We've been reviewing a bunch of new gadgets at TechCrunch this year, and we have some clear favorites to share for your Black Friday shopping and beyond.

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Nov 15, 2026

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A Microsoft 365 outage that began November 12 disrupted email and other services for days before being resolved Saturday. It joins a series of major global technology failures in recent years, including incidents affecting Windows devices, Meta platforms, AWS, and Google.

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Nov 15, 2026

Cursor Says Stolen Fireworks AI Key Led to Trojanized Claude Code Extension Incident

The compromise of Anthropic's official Claude Code extension on Cursor's extension marketplace was the result of the theft of an access key that was exposed in the wake of a breach targeting Fireworks AI. "An attacker obtained an access key we had issued to Fireworks," Cursor said in a Friday update. "The key was exposed by Fireworks, and the attacker used it to copy data from a read-only

Canada makes a C$560 million pledge for Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever ‌Facility

Nov 15, 2026

Canada makes a C$560 million pledge for Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever ‌Facility

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IEA Chief hails China's role in supporting global energy transition

Nov 15, 2026

IEA Chief hails China's role in supporting global energy transition

In an exclusive interview with China Media Group (CMG), International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said balancing energy security with the green transition is a common challenge facing countries worldwide, noting that China's development in clean energy and advances in green industries will help more countries promote their low-carbon transitions.

Wondering what to gift friends and family this Thanksgiving? Get a $100 Google Play gift card for $92 | Here’s how

Nov 15, 2026

Wondering what to gift friends and family this Thanksgiving? Get a $100 Google Play gift card for $92 | Here’s how

With the holiday season approaching in the US, Newegg is offering an $8 discount on a $100 Google Play gift card, bringing its price down to $92. Here's how to claim the deal and what you can use the gift card for.

Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access

Nov 15, 2026

Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access

Italy's data protection agency on Saturday fined Meta Platforms 805 million euros (about $887 million) after finding that the company accessed Android users' photos and videos without their consent or notice.

No actors, no crew, no ticket sales: ‘So obviously AI’ film flops at China’s box office

Nov 15, 2026

No actors, no crew, no ticket sales: ‘So obviously AI’ film flops at China’s box office

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Nov 15, 2026

Starship achieves first catch by mechanical arms in 15th flight test

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft returned to its launch site on Saturday and was successfully caught by the launch tower's giant mechanical arms for the first time, marking a major milestone in the company's efforts to develop a fully reusable rocket system.

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Nov 15, 2026

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Can Chinese AI companies curb cyber risks from open-weight models without losing their edge?

Nov 15, 2026

Can Chinese AI companies curb cyber risks from open-weight models without losing their edge?

China’s leading artificial intelligence model companies are beginning to curb the cybersecurity capabilities of their most advanced open-weight models, following a string of high-profile AI hacking incidents involving both US and Chinese companies. Earlier this month, Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings said it had stripped its latest Hy4 model of its cyber-hacking capabilities while retaining its cyber defence capabilities, following a similar move by Moonshot AI with its Kimi K3.1 Pro...

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Nov 15, 2026

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The Starship spacecraft safely landed back at the Starbase launch facility, a major step in SpaceX’s quest to build fully reusable rockets.

Microsoft announces service 'restored,' global outage over

Nov 15, 2026

Microsoft announces service 'restored,' global outage over

Tech giant Microsoft said on Saturday it had "restored service" to customers, effectively bringing to a close a massive outage that caused chaos and disrupted public services and businesses around the world.

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