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Apple’s iOS 27.3 beta introduces Reachability for the iPhone Duo, a foldable device with a large internal display. The feature temporarily shifts the screen’s left or right side toward the opposite edge with a short swipe, enabling single‑hand access to the entire interface. Users enable it via Settings → Accessibility → Reachability. This horizontal reachability mirrors the vertical Reachability already available on other iPhones, addressing thumb‑reach limitations on the Duo’s expansive screen.

Meta has acquired Conductor, a 2024-founded AI coding startup that enables users to launch software projects by deploying multiple agents into parallel workspaces. The acquisition, confirmed by Meta and reported by Axios, follows Conductor’s launch of its core product last summer. Conductor’s agentic teams, sourced from major labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI, allow engineers to work on separate project components concurrently. The company’s cloud service will shut down on November 20, after which user data will be [...]

Apple has lowered its employees’ daily AI token spending limits as part of CEO John Ternus’ cost‑cutting drive. Engineers’ allowances were cut from $300 to $200, with plans to reduce some teams’ caps to $100 or even $25. The move follows rising AI tool costs and a broader industry trend of curbing token usage. Employees can request exemptions, and Apple encourages cheaper or local models. The policy reflects the company’s effort to manage its $45.8 billion R&D spend, [...]

Qualcomm announced a partnership with SpaceX to develop a 5G Starlink mobile network slated for a 2027 U.S. launch. The deal will use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRU100 and QDU100 platforms, Massive MIMO radio units, and Layer 1 software to build a high‑capacity, scalable network. Qualcomm describes the collaboration as its largest 5G deal yet and a foundation for future AI‑native 6G. The agreement follows SpaceX’s recent rejection by T‑Mobile for a similar MVNO arrangement.

Apple has expanded Live Activities, a feature that displays real‑time updates in a bubble at the top of the screen, from iPhone and iPad to all Macs that can run macOS 27.3. The beta release confirms that every Apple Silicon Mac—including older M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models—will receive Dynamic Island and Live Activities. Built‑in apps such as Apple Music, Clock, and Voice Memos will support the feature, and developers can add third‑party Live Activities. [...]

Tesla’s vehicle registrations in Germany surged 290.9 % in October, reaching 2,932 units, the highest monthly total for the company in the country. Year‑to‑date, Tesla registered 47,742 vehicles, up 206.1 % from the same period in 2025. The surge occurred amid a 79.5 % rise in all battery‑electric vehicles, which accounted for 37 % of the 254,492 cars registered that month. Despite the jump, Tesla held a 1.2 % share of new registrations, trailing Chinese rivals BYD and Leapmotor.

Henry Cavill has created a 16‑bit video game called Mustache Protocol on Googlebook, a new platform by Google. The game, styled after Mission: Impossible – Fallout, tasks players with stopping CGI artists from erasing all mustaches worldwide. Cavill used Google Antigravity and other AI tools on the HP Googlebook 14 to convert natural language prompts into game mechanics. While the game is not yet released, Google will donate $11 per play in November to Movember, contributing up [...]

Microsoft’s chief architect, Pavan Davuluri, clarified that high RAM usage shown in Windows 11’s Task Manager does not indicate memory exhaustion. He likened RAM to a desk and SSD to a drawer, explaining that Windows keeps frequently needed data in RAM and releases it when other apps request space. Tests on virtual machines with 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB of RAM showed that more memory available leads to higher overall usage, yet the system remains responsive. The explanation [...]