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November 11, 2026
15 stories · about 15 minutes
New York makes T-Mobile drop data caps on low-income home internet
T-Mobile agreed to remove a 50GB monthly cap and speed cut from the cheap home internet plans New York law requires, and to offer them statewide.
- New York's attorney general found that T-Mobile capped its low-income home internet plans at 50GB a month, then cut speeds from 25 Mbps to about 600 Kbps.
- Under the agreement, T-Mobile must remove the caps, deliver the full 25 Mbps and offer the plans wherever it sells home internet in the state.
- The state says a typical customer could burn through 50GB in about four days.
- T-Mobile neither admits nor denies the findings, and has 120 days to make the changes.
Why it matters: New York's attorney general and governor announced that T-Mobile must end a 50GB monthly data cap and a speed cut to about 600 Kbps on the low-income home internet plans the state's Affordable Broadband Act requires. The state says the plans were also limited to 5G areas and hidden from search engines. T-Mobile does not admit a violation. It has 120 days to comply.
Read the full story →Amazon's AWS Emulator was written entirely by AI agents
Amazon released a free local copy of AWS services, and says autonomous AI agents wrote every line of code with no human review. Here is how the agents were kept on track.
- AWS Emulator is a free program that runs copies of Amazon cloud services on your own computer, so you can test apps without touching the real cloud.
- Amazon says thousands of autonomous AI agents wrote all of the code, and its team neither wrote nor reviewed any of it.
- Three teams of agents split the work: one writes tests, one finds failures, one fixes them, and a merge gate blocks bad changes.
- The code is on GitHub under a CC0 license, which means anyone can use it for any purpose.
Why it matters: Amazon released AWS Emulator, a free local copy of its cloud services for testing apps, and says autonomous AI agents wrote every line of its code with no human review. Three teams of agents write tests, find failures and fix them, and a merge gate blocks weak changes. Amazon runs tens of thousands of fidelity tests against the real cloud. The code is public on GitHub under CC0, and Amazon plans a series of posts on how it works.
Read the full story →Meta's infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan is stepping down
Santosh Janardhan, who joined Facebook in 2009 and runs the machines behind Meta's AI push, will leave in early 2027. Dave Brown, hired from Amazon this year, takes over.
- Santosh Janardhan, Meta's head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will step down and leave in early 2027 after more than 17 years.
- Dave Brown, who joined Meta this year after 19 years at Amazon, replaces him as head of infrastructure.
- Janardhan stays on through a handover and moves into an advisory role on Meta Compute, the group that builds Meta's AI data centers.
- The change comes as Meta plans to spend between $135 billion and $145 billion on capital expenses in 2026, mostly on AI.
Why it matters: Santosh Janardhan, Meta's head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering since he joined in 2009, will step down and leave in early 2027, Meta confirmed. Dave Brown, hired from Amazon this year, takes over the role. Janardhan stays through a handover and advises Meta Compute. The change arrives while Meta plans $135 billion to $145 billion of spending in 2026, mostly on AI. Meta has not given a reason.
Read the full story →Google brings Gemini Live to Apple CarPlay for hands-free chats
Google's Gemini app is now rolling out on Apple CarPlay, so iPhone drivers can talk to Gemini Live about email, calendar and plans without touching the phone.
- Google announced on November 11, 2026 that the Gemini app is coming to Apple CarPlay, with Gemini Live conversations on the car screen.
- The rollout is global, for all iPhone users, in every language Gemini Live supports.
- You need the latest Gemini app, microphone permission and at least one Gemini Live chat on the phone before the car icon works.
- Car chats sync to the Gemini app on the iPhone, so summaries and notes are waiting when you park.
Why it matters: Google announced on November 11 that the Gemini app is now rolling out on Apple CarPlay, letting iPhone drivers hold spoken, back-and-forth Gemini Live conversations on the car screen. It connects to Gmail and Google Calendar, so you can catch up on email or check your day by voice. The rollout is global, in every language Gemini Live supports. Chats sync to your iPhone, and the app update may reach people over the next few days.
Read the full story →Toyota brings back Scion with a 25 mph kei truck built in Indiana
Scion by Toyota starts with the KEI-01, a tiny four-wheel-drive truck for fleets. It arrives in the second half of 2027.
- Toyota announced Scion by Toyota on November 10, 2026, a brand it describes as a place to try unusual mobility ideas.
- The first vehicle is the KEI-01: about 11 feet long, a 660cc engine, four-wheel drive, a 25 mph top speed and a 600 pound load limit.
- Toyota is investing $34 million in its Princeton, Indiana plant and adding about 50 jobs to assemble it from the second half of 2027.
- It starts as a small fleet pilot for farms, campuses, cities and delivery firms, with no price announced.
Why it matters: Toyota announced on November 10 that it is reviving the Scion name as Scion by Toyota, starting with the KEI-01, a right-hand-drive mini truck with a 660cc engine and a 25 mph limit. It will be assembled in Princeton, Indiana from the second half of 2027, backed by a $34 million investment and about 50 jobs. Sales begin as a pilot for fleets, with no price yet. Toyota says retail sales may follow if demand is there.
Read the full story →AWS opens its first cloud region in Chile for early customers
The Santiago region is live for a select group of customers, with general availability due by the end of 2026 and AI services promised within a year.
- AWS opened its South America (Chile) Region to a select group of customers. General availability is expected by the end of 2026.
- Amazon plans to invest more than $4 billion in Chile, and estimates a $7.5 billion boost to Chile's GDP and about 4,100 jobs a year.
- Early customers include BancoEstado, BTG, Cencosud, Consorcio, Itaú and Ripley.
- Core compute, storage, networking and database services come first. Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker AI are promised within the first year.
Why it matters: Amazon Web Services opened its first cloud region in Chile to a select group of customers, with general availability due by the end of 2026. Amazon plans to invest more than $4 billion and estimates a $7.5 billion boost to Chile's GDP. Chilean banks and insurers can now keep their data inside the country, which new Chilean rules push them to do. AI services such as Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker AI follow within a year.
Read the full story →BYD's robot arm plugs in your EV and charges it in 5 minutes
BYD showed a solar-powered charging station in Abu Dhabi where a robotic arm finds the port, plugs in and unplugs, with no driver touching the cable.
- BYD showed a charging site in the Abu Dhabi desert that joins solar panels, energy storage, Flash Charging and a robotic arm.
- Flash Charging takes a battery from 10% to 70% in 5 minutes and from 10% to 97% in 9 minutes, on compatible BYD cars.
- The arm uses visual guidance and force feedback to find the port, open the cover and plug in, then unplug when the session ends.
- BYD targets 6,000 Flash Charging stations worldwide by the end of 2027, but has not said how many will have robot arms.
Why it matters: BYD unveiled a charging site in Abu Dhabi that combines solar power, battery storage, 5-minute Flash Charging and a robotic arm that plugs the EV in without the driver touching a cable. Compatible cars go from 10% to 70% in five minutes. It is the first time BYD has shown the full package outside China. BYD plans 6,000 Flash Charging stations by the end of 2027, but gave no date or price for the robot arms.
Read the full story →Apple is closing its Support Community forum on November 20
Apple's 28-year-old user forum no longer takes new posts and will close for good on November 20. Apple points people to its official Apple Support site.
- Apple's Support Community stopped accepting new posts on November 10, 2026, and will close permanently on November 20.
- The forum dates back to 1998, when it launched as the Apple Tech Exchange, and was relaunched as Apple Support Communities in April 2011.
- Apple says it made the call after a careful evaluation of strategy and customer needs, and has not said what happens to the old posts.
- Apple's banner points users to the official Apple Support site for help.
Why it matters: Apple has stopped new posts on its Support Community forum and will close it permanently on November 20, 2026. The forum, where users helped each other with Apple devices, dates back to 1998. Apple says the decision followed a careful evaluation of strategy and customer needs, and it points people to its official Apple Support site. It has not said what happens to the old posts.
Read the full story →IBM says 2026 was the year quantum computers beat regular ones
At its 2026 developer conference, IBM showed its fastest quantum chip yet, Nighthawk r2, and new tools for the 2029 Starling machine it hopes will fix quantum errors.
- IBM says researchers reached verified quantum advantage in 2026, meaning quantum computers beat classical methods on certain tasks, with checkable results.
- Its Nighthawk r2 chip has 120 programmable qubits, runs circuits with more than 7,500 operations and is up to 25 times faster than IBM's Heron chip.
- IBM Quantum Starling, a fault-tolerant machine, is still targeted for 2029, and IBM reports progress on every major part, from chip links to cooling.
- New Qiskit tools, including profiling, error-correction kits and AI coding skills, aim to make quantum programming feel like normal software work.
Why it matters: IBM says quantum computers reached verified advantage in 2026, beating classical methods on checkable tasks. At its developer conference it showed Nighthawk r2, a 120-qubit chip that is up to 25 times faster than Heron and runs circuits with more than 7,500 operations. IBM also reported progress on chip links, cooling and decoders for Starling, a fault-tolerant machine targeted for 2029. Regular users will not touch any of this soon, but developers can run it today.
Read the full story →ChatGPT will retire Advanced and Standard voice on December 11
OpenAI will remove Advanced and Standard voice from ChatGPT on December 11, 2026, and move everyone to GPT-Live, the voice model it launched in July.
- OpenAI will remove Advanced and Standard voice from ChatGPT on December 11, 2026, and switch everyone who still uses them to GPT-Live.
- OpenAI says voice use has nearly doubled since GPT-Live launched in July, and almost everyone who uses voice already uses it.
- Live video and screen sharing keep running on Advanced voice until GPT-Live can do them, and OpenAI has not given a date.
- Old voice chats stay in your history, and you can keep going by typing or by speaking.
Why it matters: OpenAI will retire ChatGPT's Advanced and Standard voice modes on December 11, 2026, and switch everyone to GPT-Live, the voice model it launched in July. OpenAI says voice use has nearly doubled since then. Live video and screen sharing stay on Advanced voice until GPT-Live supports them, and old chats stay in your history. Some users have asked OpenAI to keep Standard voice.
Read the full story →Samsung Gallery can now back up your photos to Google storage
Samsung's Gallery app can now sync photos and videos to your Google account on select Galaxy devices running One UI 9, after the OneDrive option ended in September.
- Samsung's Gallery app can now sync photos and videos to a Google account, so you no longer need the Google Photos app just to back up.
- The feature works on select Galaxy devices running One UI 9.0 or later, and Samsung says it will reach more devices in phases.
- Synced media counts against your Google storage: 15GB is free, and extra space is sold as a Google One plan.
- Deleting a synced photo in Gallery or in Google Photos removes it from both apps and from the cloud.
Why it matters: Samsung's Gallery app can now sync photos and videos straight to a Google account on select Galaxy devices running One UI 9. Synced media shows up in Google Photos and in Gallery on other Galaxy devices, and it uses your Google storage, which starts at 15GB free. The feature replaces the OneDrive sync Samsung ended in September. Samsung says it will reach more devices in phases.
Read the full story →Grok Build apps left open to anyone, including SpaceXSI's own
Security firm Claroc found more than 35,000 apps made with SpaceXSI's Grok Build that anyone could open with no sign-in. Some held medical exams, rosters and the company's own sales plans.
- Claroc listed 43,601 Grok Build app addresses under grok.me. Of 37,571 still online, 35,578 (94.7%) opened for anyone with no sign-in.
- 24 of the open apps were built by SpaceXSI and X staff, with a confidential onboarding plan and a map of 594 sales accounts.
- The cause is the link design: the random part sits in the hostname, so public DNS records reveal it.
- SpaceXSI took down its own 24 apps within hours of questions, but the other users' apps stayed open at publication.
Why it matters: Security firm Claroc found 35,578 of 37,571 online Grok Build apps, or 94.7%, open to anyone with no sign-in, including 24 built by SpaceXSI and X staff. The exposed data included medical exams, staff rosters and confidential sales plans. The cause is a link design that puts the random part in the hostname, where public DNS records can reveal it. SpaceXSI removed its own 24 apps, and Claroc is notifying the other affected organizations.
Read the full story →Windows 11's November update lets you rebuild the right-click menu
Microsoft's November 10 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 adds a customizable right-click menu, a Cloud rebuild recovery tool and memory integrity for more PCs.
- Microsoft released the November 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 on November 10, as KB5132061 for versions 26H2 and 25H2, and KB5131087 for 23H2.
- The update is mandatory because it carries the month's security patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities.
- A new Customize menu option lets you choose which commands and app extensions show up when you right-click.
- Cloud rebuild can reinstall Windows from Windows Update, even when the PC cannot start, and can securely erase the drive first.
Why it matters: Microsoft released the November 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, KB5132061, on November 10. It adds a right-click menu you can customize and a Cloud rebuild option that reinstalls Windows from the internet. The update is mandatory because it patches hundreds of security flaws, and most features arrive in waves, so not every PC will show them on day one. Windows Update installs it automatically.
Read the full story →Pentagon lends Rocket Lab and Stoke Space $300M as launch tightens
The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital has offered $150 million each to Rocket Lab and Stoke Space, as SpaceX stops booking new Falcon 9 launches after 2028.
- The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital offered Stoke Space $150 million on October 26 and Rocket Lab $150 million on November 9.
- SpaceX has stopped taking commercial Falcon 9 orders for launches after 2028, as it shifts to Starship.
- The Space Force expects to need up to 249 medium-to-heavy launches through the early 2030s, more than double its forecast two years ago.
- Rocket Lab raised the price of its Neutron rocket from $55 million to $70 million per launch and holds a backlog of 117 launches.
Why it matters: The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital offered $150 million conditional loans to Stoke Space on October 26 and to Rocket Lab on November 9. The money helps both firms build rockets that could carry national security satellites. It comes as SpaceX stops taking commercial Falcon 9 orders for after 2028. The Space Force now expects up to 249 launches through the early 2030s, and both loans still need to clear due diligence before they close.
Read the full story →AMD's 256-core Zen 6 server chip ships, and early tests show big gains
AMD's EPYC 9006 'Venice' server processors are on sale from today. Independent tests of the 256-core flagship show up to 93% more throughput than the last generation.
- AMD's EPYC 9006 'Venice' server processors, the first chips built on the Zen 6 design, went on sale on 10 November with systems shipping from partners.
- The flagship EPYC 9996 has 256 cores and costs $14,904; a two-chip server delivers 1,024 threads and scored 93% higher than the previous 192-core flagship in one industry test.
- AMD claims 1.2 times the per-core speed of an Nvidia Vera-based system, and says the 96-core 9686F is its closest rival to Vera.
- AMD's own numbers come from its testing; independent results so far come from reviewers AMD supplied with hardware.
Why it matters: AMD's 6th-generation EPYC 9006 'Venice' server processors, the first built on the Zen 6 design, went on sale on 10 November, topped by a 256-core chip priced at $14,904. In independent tests, a two-chip server with that flagship scored 93% higher than the previous generation's best. AMD says it also beats Nvidia's Vera chip per core. Cheaper eight-channel versions follow in the first half of 2027.
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