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AI

OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor's Access to Its Models After SpaceX Takeover

The AI coding tool lost access to OpenAI's models on November 12, following the change-of-control notice OpenAI sent after SpaceX bought Cursor.

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Space & Cars

SpaceX Starship Flight 15: First Attempt to Catch Both Booster and Ship

SpaceX is targeting as soon as Friday, November 13 for a flight that would try to catch both stages at the launch tower and deploy 26 Starlink satellites.

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Security

Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday Fixes Over 1,000 Flaws, Including an Outlook Zero-Day

Another enormous monthly update from Microsoft includes a spoofing bug in Outlook that attackers were already exploiting. Here is what to install.

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Business & Policy

EU Proposes Digital Fairness Act to Ban Dark Patterns and Subscription Traps

The European Commission wants explicit consent before free trials turn into paid plans, plus new rules for addictive design and influencer marketing.

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Phones & Gadgets

Black Friday 2026: When Tech Deals Start at Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart

Black Friday falls on November 27 this year, but the big retailers have already started their sales. Here are the dates that matter.

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Business & Policy

Anthropic Launches IPO Roadshow, Targeting $70 to $78 Per Share on Nasdaq

The AI company plans to list under the ticker ANT and has lined up a $26 billion private placement from major chip and cloud companies.

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Phones & Gadgets

Google's November Pixel Drop Adds Gemini Phone Calls, Custom Widgets and More

The Android 17 QPR2 update brings new Gemini features to the Pixel 10 and Pixel 11, including the ability for Gemini to place calls for you in the US.

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Space & Cars

Tesla Robotaxi Launches in San Antonio and Grows Its Austin Zone by 63%

San Antonio is Tesla's eighth driverless ride-hailing city, and Austin's service area now covers about 443 square miles.

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AI

Instagram Expands AI Age Estimation Worldwide to Find Teens Posing as Adults

Meta's system moves suspected teens who listed an adult birthday into restricted Teen Accounts. Facebook is next, with Threads to follow.

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