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Anthropic Reveals Surging Revenue in Third Quarter as I.P.O. Approaches

2 November 2026 at 15:07
The A.I. company’s quarterly revenue totaled $17 billion, 12 times higher than the same quarter a year ago, while its net loss totaled $23 billion.

Β© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times

Anthropic chief executive, Dario Amodei, in San Francisco, in September.

How A.I. Is Making It Easier Than Ever to Microtarget Voters

2 November 2026 at 14:55
Hyper-personalized messages, delivered with A.I.-enabled precision, herald a new frontier for voter outreach (and potential disinformation).

Β© Will Warasila for The New York Times

Microtargeting technology can help campaigns build more sophisticated models about constituent preferences that can be used to test various messaging in real time.

The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another β€˜unavoidable’ RAM price hike

2 November 2026 at 14:07
The new 16GB version of the Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer against a neutral background.

The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM now costs $385 after an $80 price hike, the latest in a string of increases driven by the ongoing RAM shortage. This configuration launched at $120 and now costs more than triple that price. The 16GB versions of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 also got a $40 price hike and now cost between $375 and $415.

According to Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton, these price hikes were driven specifically by a lack of "alternative supply" for 16GB DRAM, on top of shortages for other components. Upton says, "Though these increases are unavoidable, we know they are unwelcome news for our customers. We encourage you to make …

Read the full story at The Verge.

SpaceX could buy Boost Mobile as part of its big mobile carrier plans

By: Emma Roth
2 November 2026 at 14:05
Photo of rocket launch with SpaceX logo overlaid on top.

SpaceX has discussed a deal with Boost Mobile to launch its own service through the budget-friendly carrier, according to a report from The Washington Post. The deal, which comes as SpaceX aims to make Starlink a "major" mobile carrier, reportedly involves the Elon Musk-owned company acquiring Boost Mobile or accessing its network.

Musk discussed the potential agreement with Charlie Ergen, chairman of Boost Mobile parent company EchoStar, last month, as reported by The Washington Post. Boost Mobile's network is currently powered by T-Mobile and AT&T, meaning SpaceX may need permission from the two carriers to launch its service.

Neither …

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Affinity’s creative studio is now available on iPad for free

2 November 2026 at 14:00

Canva is giving digital creatives a new way to design, illustrate, and edit photos on their iPads, and it doesn't have to cost them a thing. After relaunching the Affinity creative suite as an all-in-one desktop app last year, Canva has now introduced Affinity for iPad, which provides the same pro-grade tools for vector graphics, photo editing, illustration, and page layouts in a format optimized for Apple Pencil and touchscreens.

Affinity for iPad has a new Sketch Studio that's designed for freehand drawing and simplifying sketch-to-vector workflows, including optimized tools for masking and automatically converting rough sketches into cle …

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