The makers of A.I. want to build systems that follow human direction, without resisting or deceiving their operators.

Suiball, a hardware wallet project built for the Sui blockchain, has announced that it will shut down and refund all pre-orders after the Sui Foundation declined to support the product over security concerns. The decision came just before the first batch of devices was due to ship, following repeated attacks targeting cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Around 80 percent...

Infinix Xpad 30 is the latest addition to the company's budget tablet lineup, the company has announced. It is currently available for purchase in the Philippines via Shopee and Lazada. The tablet is offered in three colour options, namely Cloudline Blue, Lunar Lilac, and Stellar Grey. The Infinix Xpad 30 runs Android 16-based XOS 16 and ships with the company’s sui...

Spotify has expanded its AI-powered DJ feature with new voice options and additional playback controls. The music streaming platform launched seven new English-speaking voices and two Spanish-speaking voices. It also allows users to disable commentary between songs. Spotify said the expanded voice selection and commentary controls are now available for Premium subscri...

Sony has cancelled yet another live service project. The PlayStation parent has reportedly cancelled the development of Fairgames at Haven Studios. No employees will be laid off as a result of the cancellation. Fairgames was announced in 2023 as a multiplayer heist game. The game did not have a release window.

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower on Wednesday, with the Hang Seng Index down 0.98 percent to close at 24,315 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 1.14 percent to 8,171, and the Hang Seng Tech Index slid 1.41 percent. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index reversed earlier losses and closed up 0.5 percent while the blue-chip CSI300 index added 0.4 percent. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.32 percent higher. Tech shares led the gains. The start-up board ChiNext Composite index rose 3.1 percent and Shanghai's tech-focused STAR50 index climbed 2.8 percent. Around the region, equity markets were stuck in a narrow range with traders caught between rate hike expectations and oil-market tensions. A hotter-than-expected consumer inflation reading in the US and hawkish policymakers drove up bets of a quicker pace of rate hikes. "The resulting rise in global bond yields and strengthening dollar put pressure on A-share valuations," analysts at Nanhua Futures said in a note. "This round of recent market recovery has been driven mainly by domestic measures to support markets and a temporary easing of overseas uncertainties. "However, both the strength and durability of these factors appear limited. While market sentiment has improved somewhat, investors remain broadly cautious, and stock indexes are expected to trade in a range in the near term." Elsewhere, oil prices rose on Wednesday after falling to two-month lows in the previous session, as the market swung between hopes of de-escalation in the Iran war and concerns over continued attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. (Xinhua/Reuters) Edited by Tony Sabine

The flaws, CVE-2026-111793 and CVE-2026-20320, let attackers leak sensitive information, including configuration data. The post Threat Actors Exploit Openwave, Cisco BroadWorks Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Intel and AMD disclose more than 200 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in Intel TDX software and numerous AMD graphics bugs. The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Over 200 Vulnerabilities Addressed by Intel, AMD appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Anthropic announced the expansion of Claude's capabilities beyond its existing chat and coding tools. According to the company, users will be able to access new ways for teams to create and work with data. Among the notable additions are Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards, and Claude Data, which allow users to build spreadsheets, organise ideas, and create interactive ...

Kora is built around an AI engine called Cortex, which distributes processing across a PC's CPU, GPU and NPU. The Linux-based platform also introduces neural workspaces for managing projects and AI agents, alongside a file system that supports content-based searches. It will include GameFrame for PC gaming and support models from different providers. Kora is expected ...

Oppo has revealed the camera configuration of the Oppo Reno 17 series in China. The smartphone maker announced that the Oppo Reno 17 series will feature a 50-megapixel primary camera on the back, along with a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto shooter and a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera. Lastly, in China, the lineup will be equipped with a 50-megapixel front-facing came...

Grand Theft Auto 6 will be available to stream on Xbox consoles via Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch, Microsoft and Rockstar Games have announced. The game will be streamable on Xbox Series S/X and Xbox One consoles, allowing previous-gen Xbox users to play the game. Cloud streaming for GTA 6 will begin at 1am ET on November 19.

The security defects could allow attackers to bypass authorization and gain root access to devices. The post Recently Patched Barracuda Vulnerabilities Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Alibaba noted it had already filed confidentially on Sept. 11 to list T-Head on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Qualcomm is said to be initiating a major workforce reduction in India. According to reports, the US-based semiconductor company is handing out termination notices to employees, with senior engineers and employees with several years of experience said to be among those impacted. While Qualcomm has not officially confirmed the number of job cuts, estimates suggest that...

The governance experts we talked to say nobody has seen anything like what's unfolding right now.

WhatsApp head Kunal Shah has outlined plans for the platform. He says WhatsApp is working to simplify everyday activities on the platform, with plans to improve communication features. It will bring more services into chats and introduce AI-powered assistance. The company also reiterated its commitment to keeping personal messages and calls end-to-end encrypted.

Bitcoin and Ethereum declined on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data reinforced expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike. Bitcoin recovered from its overnight low of $72,691 but remained below $75,000. Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded combined outflows of $385.6 million.

With the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max models launched in China, Vivo is now gearing up for their India launch. With the X500 series officially marked as “Coming Soon” on the Vivo website, a new colourway of the X500 model has emerged online. This colourway wasn’t released at the China launch, but has been spotted in unboxings outside the country, hinting that...

Apple has announced a fresh set of games for its Arcade subscription service as part of its updated lineup for December. As per the Cupertino-based tech giant, SEGA’s Football Manager 27 Touch has already been added, while four more games are scheduled to arrive next month. The upcoming lineup includes a revamped take on a popular tower defence game, a new card-base...

Apple has patched Bluetooth and AirPlay pairing flaws, iMessage vulnerabilities, and an exploited Brotli bug across its platforms. The post Bluetooth, AirPlay Pairing Vulnerabilities Patched Across Apple Platforms appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Hong Kong should go after money that stays put, not cash that flees at the first wobble, the Financial Services Development Council said on Wednesday, in a push to tighten the city's hold as Asia's wealth-management hub. The council has set out ways in a new report to attract this “patient capital” from pension funds and insurers at home, on the mainland and overseas. The council's Vice-Chairman, Ding Chen, said the report aims to turn Hong Kong into a long-term capital hub. "The central objective of this report is to make Hong Kong not only a place where capital is raised, and traded, but also place where capital is managed, invested, and reinvested over a longer period of time," she said. The report says there should be more products investors can buy, including bonds and a wider range of stocks, with tighter risk controls. It also calls for more cross-border channels, especially for pensions and insurance. Rocky Tung, the council's executive director, said this stickier money could be "the stabilising force" amid market swings, which supports new financial products and backs growth that lasts. "There is a lot of investment coming in and out of a market or an economy, and they are here only for the short run," he said. "And with that in mind, if there is anything less than ideal, they would pull the money out of the market and subsequently the economy. So that will create a lot of turbulence and it will exaggerate the economic cycle. "With patient capital, they have the mindset of a long-term vision, they are going to be the stabilising force." The report noted that mainland insurers held 41.3 trillion yuan in assets at the end of last year, but only 5.4 percent of that is invested outside the mainland — well below the 15 percent they are allowed. Mainland pension savings stood at 15.66 trillion yuan in 2024. The report said that as populations age, demand for more diversified cross-border investment and a better match between assets and long-term liabilities would bring unprecedented growth opportunities for Hong Kong's patient capital. Edited by Tony Sabine

Samsung Galaxy S27+ has been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website with the model number SM-S956B/DS. The phone is said to arrive along with the Samsung Galaxy S27, which has also previously been spotted in the BIS certification database with the model number SM-S952B/DS. However, neither listing reveals any details about the two upcoming Samsung Gal...

Amazon has introduced two mobile security cameras under its Ring brand, with one built for home surveillance and the other aimed at businesses. The Drone Cam records in 2K resolution and can fly to preset locations when compatible security devices detect activity. The Rover Cam moves on wheels and supports 4K recording, two-way audio and a periscope camera. Both use t...

Reddit has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping tool, called Reddit Reviews. Reddit said the initial testing phase will include about 10,000 products frequently discussed across its communities. The selection covers four categories. The company plans to introduce additional products and categories throughout 2027.

The Adobe Max conference was held on Tuesday, where the company announced a fresh set of AI-powered tools and workflow improvements for its Creative Cloud suite. As per the US-based software company, there are new capabilities in Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, and Firefly. These are said to be aimed at making image and video editing less time-c...

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been confirmed to target 30fps on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series S/X. The game will launch without a 60fps Performance mode on consoles. The game will also get improved image clarity through PSSR and ray-traced shadows on PS5 Pro. Rockstar Games has also detailed PS5-specific features for the game.

Nothing’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carl Pei, has teased the design of the tech firm’s first AI-native device. The company executive wrote, “Context doesn't live in a chat box”, which could be a reference to how users interact with AI through chatbots, hinting that the new device could eliminate the need for them to open a chatbot to ask queri...

Google has introduced two new Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) systems as part of the eighth-generation lineup, the tech giant announced on Tuesday. The TPU 8tx is designed and optimised for secure and confidential AI inference. The company claims that the chip can also be used for small-scale training of AI models. Google’s TPU 8tx is built for regulated enterprises an...

Global bonds tumbled and the greenback stayed firm after a hot US inflation print and hawkish central bank rhetoric raised the risk of an outsized half-point rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month. Hong Kong and mainland stocks, meanwhile, opened lower on Wednesday. The Hang Seng Index was down 202 points, or 0.83 percent, at 24,354. On the mainland, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.22 percent lower at 3,655 whereas the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.32 percent at 11,205. In Japan, the Nikkei share gauge climbed for a third straight session as data and earnings reports restored some optimism to the battered AI sector. The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 0.8 percent to 60,942 as of the midday break. The Kospi in Seoul rose 0.4 percent during morning trade. (Reuters/Xinhua) Edited by Edmond Fong