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Apple says HomeView's facial recognition works only if users have a "registered personal device" with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI on the same Wi-Fi network (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
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Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon globally via the Gemini API and to Google AI Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and in Antigravity for Ultra users (Robert Hart/The Verge)
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark says "I now think it's more likely we'll see full RSI become possible in 2027", earlier than his previous prediction of 2028 (Jack Clark/Import AI)
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Scuba, which is building a "context engine" designed to serve as a shared memory hub for human workers and AI agents, raised $34M across pre-seed and seed (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
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Bumble says Ithaca Holdings will pay $6.05 per share, a 138% premium to Bumble's Friday close; BMBL jumps 56% to $5.94, after a 50% jump Monday on sale reports (Bloomberg)
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Bumble says it has agreed to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a $1.3B deal; Ithaca co-founders Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman will become Bumble's co-CEOs (Reuters)
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Sources: Rockstar plans to release the PC version of GTA VI within the first three months of 2027, after releasing it on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19 (Alexander Lee/GamesBeat)
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Apple says the HomeView will not be available in the EU because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS there and it is "working constructively with the EU" (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
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Uber's head of autonomous mobility and delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, is leaving on November 16 after 12+ years at Uber, the latest exit from its autonomous unit (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
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Apple HomeView demo: a square screen with a personalized, iPhone-like experience based on facial recognition, up to six users, Siri AI, and a closed ecosystem (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)
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Apple unveils the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, with Siri AI, an A19 chip, 128GB of storage, far-field mics, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6, shipping November 13 for $299 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
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Apple unveils the $149 HomePod mini 2, with an S10 chip, "Sound Glow" interactive lighting, and Siri AI via a future update, in five colors, shipping October 30 (Apple)
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Apple unveils the Apple Home Collection, a lineup of smart home accessories made with LG and Schneider, including cameras, thermostats, a doorbell, and a lock (Apple)
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Apple unveils the $299 Apple HomeView, a 7" smart display with an A18 chip, tabletop and wall-mounted versions, and "HomeView software", shipping November 13 (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)
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Sources: Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for substantial control over what external AI evaluators can publish, out of concern that trade secrets could leak (Aditya Soni/Reuters)