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One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
A manufacturer intentionally hijacked its Android TV devices.
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A manufacturer intentionally hijacked its Android TV devices.
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BMW is taking on Tesla’s FSD with hands-on urban driver assistance starting in 2027.
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Streaming all your video games seems like such a good, simple idea. All your games, everywhere, on any screen you like — it’s the dream! The Verge’s Sean Hollister explains how the tech works now (which might be better than you think), why it’ll take a huge amount of work to make it even a little bit better, and why games like Grand Theft Auto VI probably can’t just live in the cloud. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/bqDCkYaOtGA]
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You can get an extra watch band for $14, too.
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As reported by Nikkei Asia: > As AI becomes able to do more work, that will create opportunities for everyone to think seriously about what creation really means. Copy-pasted designs have existed before, but they don’t last. When an individual designs something, they create with intention. All a computer does is help with that work. I think that no matter how much it evolves, there will still be things we can do. [Link: Nintendo's Mario creator Miyamoto sees 'things we can do' even in AI era | https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/interview/nintendo-s-mario-creator-miyamoto-sees-things-we-can-do-even-in-ai-era | Nikkei Asia]
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But opting out of data sharing still comes with tradeoffs.
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Anthropic says infringing IP is against its usage policy.
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According to TechCrunch, OpenAI said in an email to users that it’s merging ChatGPT’s chat and work tabs, but Codex will remain separate. OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux said on X that it’s “working on this but it’s not rolling out just yet.” Anthropic merged Claude chat and Cowork earlier this year. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/openai-chatgpt-chat-work-merged-angaisb-twitter.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]
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Nagoshi Studio will never get to release its first game Gang of Dragon, because China’s NetEase stopped funding the studio this summer and it couldn’t find the investment to go indie. We’ve lost a lot of game studios this year, not to mention around 11,000 game developer jobs, but a few studios have managed to go indie. [Link: Nagoshi Studio shuts down | https://www.gematsu.com/2026/11/nagoshi-studio-shuts-down | Gematsu]
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Helen Chiang is setting the record straight
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The new icons trade the flat blue look for a gradient style in line with the updates across Google’s other logos. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/googlemessages-logo.webp?quality=90&strip=all]
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Along with fellow Belleville Three members Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May, he created the Detroit techno sound, releasing music under aliases including Cybotron and Model 500. Atkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room Saturday ahead of a planned performance in Mexico City, and May said, “He never mentioned how sick he was, for years. He just went out and did his job the best way he could. Respect his legacy. Respect the effort. Respect the work. Respect the accomplishments.” Saunderson wrote, “Juan was the originator of Techno, a true visionary who opened the door for so many of us, myself included.” [Media: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs5uqACOY1E&si=1-V9W0iCLcycDZfJ]