Backglow is a free macOS app giving you control over the brightness of the new touchscreen MBP’s glowing logo. You can also turn it off, make it breathe, or use it as a battery meter that dims as the laptop’s charge drops. The $15 pro version (temporarily discounted to $9 at launch) makes the logo pulse along with music you’re listening to, or turns it into a status light for Claude Code. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/mbp.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

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Jonathan Kanter is using AI to take on Big Tech

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Jonathan Kanter is using AI to take on Big Tech

Could a tech advantage help governments get on equal footing with corporate giants?

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Waymo’s robotaxis still won’t stop for school buses.

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Waymo’s robotaxis still won’t stop for school buses.

As Reuters reports, NHTSA is investigating whether a software patch Waymo rolled out last year failed to stop its robotaxis from passing stopped school buses. According to NHTSA, “a majority of the incidents occurred after the November 17, 2025 remedy date.” [Link: Why Waymo is having a hard time stopping for school buses | https://www.theverge.com/transportation/874385/waymo-school-bus-austin-safety-robotaxi | The Verge]

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Vice City IRL.

We’re less than two weeks away from the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, and it seems like Rockstar is going all out to celebrate the occasion: on November 21st the studio is putting on a concert in Miami featuring the likes of Travis Scott and Cardi B. If you want to attend, there’s a lottery for tickets. [Link: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival | https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/gtavi-thefestival | Rockstar Games]

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Venmo will be able to scan receipts to help you split the bill.

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Venmo will be able to scan receipts to help you split the bill.

After scanning the receipt, you can note who paid for what so that you can request the right amount of money from your group. Here’s a video from Venmo showing how it works. The feature starts rolling out today and will be “widely available in the coming weeks,” Venmo says. [Video: Venmo receipt scanning demo]

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Google announced two new versions of its eighth-gen AI chips.

It says the new TPU 8tx is for confidential computing for government agencies and regulated businesses, while the 8i Max is aimed at AI applications with large context windows. Google also announced its TPU 8t and 8i in April, for a total of four new TPUs in one year. [Link: Our newest TPUs: 8tx and 8i Max, built for the agentic era | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/tpu-8i-max-and-8tx/ | Google]

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Android Auto now requires at least Android 10.

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Android Auto now requires at least Android 10.

As spotted by Android Authority, Google’s support page has been updated to remove Android 9 as the previous minimum support requirement. You’ll now need a phone that’s running at least Android 10 to connect wirelessly to your car display, or Android 11 if you’re plugging in via a USB cable. [Link: Android Auto drops Android 9 and 10 as Google confirms new minimum requirements | https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-android-11-minimum-requirement-3732760/ | Android Authority]

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Instagram’s AI age detection is expanding globally

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Instagram’s AI age detection is expanding globally

Meta says it will expand Teen Account protections to millions more kids, even if they’ve misrepresented their age.

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Tesla can’t fulfill all of its final Cybertruck orders.

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Tesla can’t fulfill all of its final Cybertruck orders.

Elon Musk said the Cybertruck order rate “far exceeds” Tesla’s capacity to produce them before the pickup is retired next year, and that the company will “have to return deposits for a lot of people.” Musk once expected to deliver 250,000 of them every year, but now says Tesla can make more money by increasing robotaxi production. [Image: Musk didn’t specify how many orders are expected to be impacted in his X post. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Elon-Musk-tesla-cybertruck-production.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

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