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Media Industry Presses AI Companies to Pay for the Journalism They Use
At the Global Media Forum in Berlin, publishers, legal experts and tech representatives debated who should pay for news content used by AI chatbots. Media leaders say chatbots draw on their reporting while traffic and revenue decline.
Deutsche Welle · 54 min ago
How to Fix a MacBook Keyboard That Has Stopped Responding
When an Apple MacBook keyboard stops working, the cause is often fixable at home through a restart, settings checks or cleaning. Tech outlet Engadget has outlined the steps to try before seeking a repair.
Engadget · 55 min ago
Luxury maker Caviar offers foldable iPhone Duo with diamonds and meteorite fragments
Luxury goods maker Caviar has unveiled its “Zodiac” collection, which customises Apple's foldable iPhone Duo with precious metals, gemstones and meteorite pieces. Prices for the customised models reach $15,000 and more.
Kursors.lv · 1 h ago
Windows PowerToys Can Automate Everyday PC Chores
Microsoft's free PowerToys utility pack can arrange windows, rename files in bulk and remap keys. Its latest release also adds command-line tools for automation.
Engadget · 1 h ago
White House IP Addresses Can Be Rented for a Few Dollars via Proxy Services
Cybersecurity firm Layer3 has found that internet traffic can be routed through IP addresses belonging to the White House network using publicly available proxy services. For now, there is no evidence of espionage or a breach of internal White House systems.
Kursors.lv · 2 h ago
British soldier ignored order to remove his SIM card, then became a blackmail victim
A British Army soldier was court-martialed after failing to follow an order to remove his SIM card, and later became the target of blackmail. His appeal against the sentence was denied in August 2026.
Ars Technica · 2 h ago
How to use Gboard to boost productivity on your Android phone
Google's Gboard keyboard app has several less obvious features that make typing and text handling easier on Android devices. They include a clipboard, keyboard resizing and a special mode for physical keyboards.
Engadget · 2 h ago
Publisher Dienas Bizness to Digitalise Its Titles with Recovery Fund Support
On 9 January 2025, the publishing house Dienas Bizness signed an agreement with the Central Finance and Contracting Agency for Recovery Fund support for digital transformation. The project includes CRM systems, mobile apps and Smart TV apps.
Diena · 2 h ago
Omdia: Global Tablet Shipments Fall 23% in Third Quarter
According to Omdia, about 32.2 million tablets were shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2026, the lowest figure in three years. Apple remains the market leader, but its iPad shipments fell faster than the market overall.
Kursors.lv · 3 h ago
Genes, archaeology and languages reveal how Bantu speakers spread across Africa
Linguists, archaeologists and geneticists are working together to reconstruct the migration of Bantu-speaking peoples across the southern half of Africa. The movement reshaped the region's technology, lifestyles and languages, though key questions remain open.
Ars Technica · 3 h ago
Wind power helped limit electricity price rise in the Baltics in October
Strong wind and hydropower output in October held back electricity price growth in Latvia despite sharply higher natural gas prices. The average price reached 11.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to Enefit data.
Kursors.lv · 4 h ago
Musk: Tesla to end production of the Cybertruck electric pickup
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company will discontinue the Cybertruck electric pickup. Output at the Texas plant will begin to wind down next summer to make room for Cybercab robotaxis.
Kursors.lv · 5 h ago
EcoFlow Rapid Pro Power Banks Discounted by Up to $80
EcoFlow's laptop-capable Rapid Pro and Rapid Pro X power banks are currently on sale. The larger model costs $170 and the smaller one $70.
Wired · 5 h ago
Tele2 Invests €3.7 Million in Upgrading Its Mobile Network Core
Telecom company Tele2 has invested €3.7 million in modernising the core of its mobile network. The upgrade is meant to make the network more stable under heavy load and widen the services available to business clients.
Kursors.lv · 6 h ago
Opposition grows across Europe to new data centre construction
More than 100 organisations from 15 European countries have joined the “Stop Dirty Data Centres” campaign, urging governments to pause approvals of new large data centres. Activists cite environmental and resource concerns, while governments and companies call data centres essential to the digital economy.
Kursors.lv · 7 h ago
Ignitis ON Begins Introducing Bank Card Payments at Its EV Charging Stations in Latvia
Ignitis ON is installing payment terminals at its electric vehicle charging stations in Latvia so drivers can pay by bank card. The option is already available at some stations and will soon cover the whole network.
Kursors.lv · 8 h ago
Latvian Startup Awards 2026 Presented at Ceremony in Riga
The annual Latvian Startup Awards 2026 ceremony in Riga honoured top startups and founders in seven categories. Defence-tech firm Origin Robotics won the Breakthrough of the Year award.
Kursors.lv · 9 h ago
Artist pulls popular aquarium screensaver from Roku after Fox acquisition
Sachs, creator of the Marine Aquarium screensaver, has declined to renew his licensing deal with streaming device maker Roku because media group Fox bought the company. The contract was his main source of income.
Ars Technica · 11 h ago
Sequoia Ends Its Scouts Program, Signaling a Shift in Venture Investing
US venture capital firm Sequoia announced a broad overhaul this week, closing its London office and shutting down its scout program. Observers see it as a sign that the model has reached its limits in its current form.
TechCrunch · 11 h ago
Shure MV7 Plus Podcasting Microphone Now Almost $50 Cheaper
US retailers are selling the Shure MV7 Plus USB microphone for $255, nearly $50 below its usual price. That is only a few dollars above Amazon's all-time low.
The Verge · 12 h ago
Nvidia hardware worth $11.4M vanished between Oakland and Texas
Nvidia hardware has repeatedly been targeted by thieves in the United States. According to an expert, high prices abroad may be attracting criminals, and the heists are growing more complex.
Ars Technica · 12 h ago
Gentle Monster Reveals Pre-Order Date for Its Google-Backed Smart Glasses
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster says its smart glasses built on Google's Android XR will launch in December, with pre-orders opening November 12. Warby Parker appeared to leak the same date by accident.
Engadget · 13 h ago
Hybrid setup pairing cheap Jev model with Opus matches frontier accuracy at over 4x lower cost
Data company Hightouch tested whether small decision models Jev and GPT-6 Luna can grade identity resolution results. Jev combined with Claude Opus 5.5 reached 98.8% accuracy at more than four times lower cost than Opus alone.
Hacker News (≥150 p.) · 13 h ago
US Voters Turn Against Data Centers in Midterms, Leaving Developers Facing Tougher Rules
After US midterm elections in which voters broadly opposed data center expansion, OpenAI announced new commitments to local communities. Meanwhile, a bill to speed up energy project permits is advancing in Congress.
The Verge · 13 h ago
25 classic EA games, including Wing Commander and Ultima, re-released on Steam and GOG
Game publisher EA has lightly remastered 25 games from the 1990s and put them on sale on Steam and GOG, including several Wing Commander titles and nearly the whole Ultima series. EA senior producer Jim Vessella has described how seven of the remasters came about.
Ars Technica · 13 h ago
Higgsfield co-founder Mashrabov receives Kazakh citizenship and applies to give up Russian citizenship
Alexander Mashrabov, co-founder of the U.S. AI video startup Higgsfield, has been granted Kazakh citizenship. He has reportedly applied to renounce his Russian citizenship, as Kazakhstan does not allow dual citizenship.
Meduza · 14 h ago
Iran-linked ships loiter over subsea cables in the Gulf of Oman
Maritime intelligence firm Windward tracked three sanctioned tankers and an Iranian fishing boat lingering over major Internet cables near the Strait of Hormuz in October. This may indicate preparation for attacks on the infrastructure if US and Israeli strikes on Iran resume.
Ars Technica · 14 h ago
SpaceX Plans to Become a Major US Mobile Carrier With Starlink Mobile
Elon Musk's SpaceX says it wants to turn Starlink Mobile into a major US mobile carrier. It is buying spectrum licenses, has a deal with Qualcomm and is reportedly in talks over access to cell towers.
The Verge · 14 h ago
libghostty-vt 1.0 Released: Terminal Emulation Library With a Stable ABI
Mitchell Hashimoto, creator of the Ghostty terminal, has announced version 1.0 of libghostty-vt. It offers a stable C interface and is already used in JetBrains IDEs and other projects.
Hacker News (≥150 p.) · 14 h ago
Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google
Crusoe, a US data center developer, has confirmed it sold an unfinished data center project in southeastern Wyoming to Google. Google plans to invest $17 billion in the campus.
TechCrunch · 14 h ago