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Mobile content company Hubble will debut TapView AI, an AI news agent that adjusts the depth of information to match each user's news consumption habits. The in-app service runs inside Hubble's partner apps without separate installation or sign-up and will be first shown at the G-Star 2026 B2B pavilion in Busan from November 19 to 21.
GM says it remains committed to electrification, autonomy, and improving vehicle quality while cutting development time, despite a tepid US EV environment. At its GM Forward event, the company said its hands-off, eyes-off Super Cruise will expand to nearly every vehicle, including pickups and crossovers. GM's head of product said the company is testing the system at 1 million miles a month.
Kodomon, which operates the IT service Kodomon for childcare and education facilities, suspended all of its services on October 21 as a precaution after receiving reports of two PHP vulnerabilities. It resumed its main services in the early hours of October 22 after applying a patch, and reported no confirmed unauthorized access or data leaks as of that day.
The PHP Foundation has published an account of how details of two PHP vulnerabilities leaked before the scheduled security update, causing widespread disruption. The foundation criticized Chainguard for releasing a patched runtime early, and said a Cali video briefly exposed a proof-of-concept exploit.
Chrome will now ask users for explicit permission before establishing an unencrypted HTTP connection. The protection, previously limited to users with Enhanced Safe Browsing, becomes the default for all users with Chrome version 155.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed predictions of human extinction from AI at the company's GTC event in Berlin, arguing that AI creates jobs and that doom narratives are made up clickbait. He also defended AI's productivity gains and pointed to datacenter construction as a source of employment.
Nirva, a startup founded in 2025 by former Meta Reality Labs employees, announced a $25 million pre-Series A round that brings its total funding to $33 million. Its first device is a roughly eight-gram pendant, also wearable as a bracelet, that listens only to the wearer and is priced at $249, with orders opening in November.
A deputy director of Vietnam's Cybersecurity Department (A05) under the Ministry of Public Security said at the Smart Banking 2026 event in Hanoi on October 22 that deepfake photos and videos have bypassed biometric authentication at many banks, allowing funds to be moved quickly. Criminals have also begun attacking bank systems directly, and the State Bank's deputy governor warned that both customers and banks are now targets.
Atari's VCS mini console is being retired early next year, with its online software store shutting down on February 1, 2027. Downloads will stop on January 31, 2027, but apps and games already downloaded will still work.
An unknown attacker hijacked 333 Tor exit relays, redirecting SSH connections on port 22 to 12 attacker-controlled interceptor servers and blocking encrypted email ports to force unencrypted email. The hijacking occurred from October 2 to 5, after the attacker reused a valid password to access a Tor management server. Investigators have not determined how the attackers gained control of all the underlying servers.
Attackers are sending millions of exploit attempts against the critical PHP2Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), according to Cloudflare. Amazon says it detected an exploit attempt on October 17, four days before patches were released.
Governments in China and Japan issued security warnings and urged users to update quickly after a critical PHP vulnerability was found. Japan's heavy reliance on PHP, including through WordPress, has caused large-scale disruptions to major companies, government websites, and banks. China's NVDB warned of two critical remote code execution flaws in PHP.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups will add six more startup cities among non-capital provincial governments, bringing the total from four to ten. Selected cities will receive about 60 billion won in direct support over four years through 2030, and applications run from November 23 to November 30.
Hallym University officially launched the KELI Alliance, a higher-education AI cooperation body, at the '2026 KELI International Symposium and Demo Day' in Seoul on the 20th. The alliance aims to jointly develop, validate, and share AI education services among universities, companies, and research institutions, with 129 organizations and more than 317 participants involved.
Oura is rolling out two new workout features, Cardio Effort and VO₂ max, to go beyond exercise duration and heart rate zones. The move comes as rivals such as RingConn and Ultrahuman challenge Oura's dominance in the smart ring market. Cardio Effort is available on Gen3 and later rings, while VO₂ max is launching in Oura Labs for Gen3 and newer devices.
Some Google Home Speaker owners report hundreds of gigabytes of data being downloaded to their devices in the background. Google says it is aware of the issue and that a fix is already rolling out. The cause is unconfirmed, though it may involve a failed firmware update.
Linux kernel 7.3 was released with a focus on performance and optimization, including a new GPU memory management extension for systems with limited VRAM. It also completes subscheduler support in sched_ext, allowing hierarchical CPU scheduling.
heise is offering a four-day online iX workshop on the BSI IT-Grundschutz methodology, ending with an optional exam for the IT-Grundschutz Practitioner certificate. The workshop is scheduled for November 9–12, 2026, from 9:00 to 17:00, with a maximum of 12 participants.
Trustbank, operator of the furusato nozei (hometown tax donation) site Furusato Choice, announced on October 20 that a third party gained unauthorized access and leaked personal data of 4,454,097 members, including names, addresses, and donation tax deduction estimates. The company has suspended related services while it investigates and strengthens security.
Arcadia, a Japanese disaster-information delivery company, suffered unauthorized access, and personal data of about 3,900 Tochigi Prefectural Police employees may have leaked, according to Shimotsuke Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun. Several other prefectural police forces that use Arcadia's system have also reported possible leaks, though no misuse had been confirmed as of the reports.
Lotte Chilsung Beverage donated 100,000 plant-based Oatmond drinks to Yeongyang County in Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 19th. The donation was tied to a YouTube campaign with creator Kim Sun-tae, in which one like on the video triggered one pack donation. The video passed its 100,000-like goal within 16 hours of posting.
Coupang Eats is running discount events with chicken, pizza, and burger brands for its WOW members through November 1. Discount coupons range from 5,000 to 8,000 won depending on the brand and date, and WOW members also get free delivery. The company said the aim is to ease the burden of dining-out costs.
Spotify is letting podcast creators earn more by offering fans paid Memberships with perks such as exclusive content, early access, bonus episodes, and reduced ads. The feature begins rolling out today in 34 regions, and creators keep 90 percent of membership revenue. Shows must be hosted on Spotify for Creators or Megaphone and meet minimum listener, consumption, and episode requirements to qualify.
UCLA mathematician Terence Tao says mathematics is leaving its 'romantic era' as AI can solve hard problems with only a few hints. He warns that the pursuit of paper counts and output may erode understanding, and that AI threatens the problem sets used to train young researchers.