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November 2, 2026

A video editing timeline showing an AI-generated clip with five separate audio tracks beside a fast-running generation timer.

AI2 min read

Pika H3 Flex Generates 15-Second AI Video in 7 Seconds

Pika's new H3 Flex model, built on MiniMax H3, says it can render a 15-second clip with synced audio in 7 seconds, though the figure covers only part of the pipeline.

Control room of a power grid operator with screens showing the electricity network and cybersecurity monitoring.

Security2 min read

Poland Creates CSIRT Energia to Defend Its Power Sector

Poland's grid operator PSE will run CSIRT Energia, the country's fifth sector-specific cyber incident response team, covering about 1,200 energy entities.

A 2.5-tonne bricklaying robot with an articulated arm stacking clay blocks to build a wall on a construction platform.

Hardware2 min read

WLTR bricklaying robot completes first French trials in Essonne

The 2.5-tonne WLTR robot built its first walls in France at Bouygues Construction's Scale One platform. Field data suggests it matches one mason, not five.

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The French National Assembly chamber in Paris, where an amendment creating a tax on digital data was adopted.

BusinessNov 2, 2026

France's Gigabyte Tax: Assembly Passes €10 Billion Levy With 11 Votes

French National Assembly chamber where lawmakers debate the 2027 budget and French Tech funding

StartupsNov 2, 2026

French Tech funding: Paul Midy wins €10M amendment for 2027

A residential apartment complex in South Korea with a wall-mounted home network panel inside a unit.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

Korean Cities Act on Wallpad Hacking Risk in Older Apartments

A humanoid robot from UBTech on display at an exhibition booth during RoboWorld 2026 in South Korea.

HardwareNov 2, 2026

Polaris AI and UBTech Bring Humanoid Robots to RoboWorld 2026

Unmanned umbrella and parasol rental station on a subway platform in Daegu, South Korea.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Pyeoda Puts Free Umbrella Rental Stations in Every Daegu Subway Station

ChatGPT interface showing a merged Chat and Work workspace next to the Codex coding tool on a desktop screen.

AINov 2, 2026

OpenAI to Merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work Tabs, Share Codex Limits

A person using a robotic prosthetic hand controlled through a neuromuscular interface.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Blue Arbor Technologies Raises $10.5M Series A Led by Ottobock

Hikers on a mountain trail above a Japanese city, with a smartphone showing a GPS hiking app map.

SoftwareNov 2, 2026

Hyogo Police Sign Mountain Rescue Pact With YAMAP Hiking App

A power bank rental station in a Moscow shopping centre with a lit display and charging slots.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Beri Zaryad Upgrades 10,750 Moscow Power Bank Stations

Rows of server racks inside a large data center with blue indicator lights.

BusinessNov 2, 2026

Putin Orders Russian Data Centers to Reserve 10% of Capacity

Rows of server racks in a data center with warning lights, illustrating a hosting provider outage after a cyberattack.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

Beget Hit by Massive Cyberattack, Recovery Timeline Unclear

Investors and founders at a meeting table in an African tech hub, with laptops showing AI product dashboards.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Enza Capital Launches Dedicated AI Fund for African Startups

Startups

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Roleo raises €2.9 million for its AI career agent in Europe

Bar chart showing venture funding dollars rising sharply while startup deal counts decline across funding stages.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Record VC Funding in 2026 Hides a Sharp Drop in Startup Deals

A hyperspectral Earth observation satellite orbiting above the planet, representing Pixxel's space imaging business.

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Pixxel Founder Says Startup Is Indian-Owned Amid US Backlash

StartupsNov 2, 2026

Two Point O Capital raises $10 million led by Transition VC

AI

Aerial view of a large data centre complex in the Saudi desert, symbolising HUMAIN's AI infrastructure expansion backed by Aramco and PIF.

AINov 2, 2026

Aramco Completes 49% HUMAIN Stake Purchase With $2.6B Cash

A tenant photographs a cracked apartment wall with a smartphone while an AI interface labels the defect type, space and material.

AINov 2, 2026

Superb AI Builds Photo-Based Defect Sorting System for LH Housing

Retail employees using an AI chatbot on a laptop to search internal company documents.

AINov 2, 2026

M.Video Plans Corporate AI Platform Built on Internal Chatbot

Sam Altman speaking in front of computer memory modules and a data center rack, illustrating the DRAM shortage debate.

AINov 2, 2026

Sam Altman Calls Local AI a Waste of Scarce DRAM Memory

Security

An iPhone displaying a security threat notification on a dark background, symbolizing a mercenary spyware alert.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

Apple Warns iPhone Users in 99 Countries of Mercenary Spyware

Rows of supermarket refrigerated display cases with fresh and frozen food being removed after a cyberattack on cooling systems.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe on 2 November

A server room with a red warning icon over a padlock, symbolizing a customer data breach at a secondhand fashion retailer.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

World Co. Unit Tin Pan Alley Hit by Breach at RAGTAG, 1.2M Records

GMO Internet Group chief Masatoshi Kumagai speaking at a press briefing about the Onamae.com Desktop Cloud breach.

SecurityNov 2, 2026

GMO's Kumagai Refuses Ransom After Desktop Cloud Breach

Space

A small satellite carrying AI processors orbits Earth with solar panels extended against a dark sky.

SpaceNov 2, 2026

Google: Orbital AI Data Centers Cost 100 Times More Than Earth

Reusable European rocket launching into the sky, symbolising new investment in the continent's space industry.

SpaceNov 2, 2026

EIB and Deutsche Bank Aim to Mobilise €560M for European Space

Illustration of a small data center satellite with solar panels orbiting Earth above a rocket launch trail.

SpaceNov 2, 2026

South Korea Plans First Orbital Space Data Center Test in 2028

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