TechSpotlight News: NewsShort, clear tech news and honest guides to apps and AI tools, for curious readers everywhere.https://techspotlightnews.com/enChina blocks SoftBank from buying ABB's China robot business; the fate of the US$5.4bn deal is unclearhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/china-blocks-softbank-abb-robotics/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/china-blocks-softbank-abb-robotics/The SoftBank ABB Robotics deal hits a wall: China has blocked the sale of ABB's robot business in China. What we know, what's unclear and what to watch.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessNintendo Switch 2 sales pass 26 million, but slow down as memory costs bitehttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-sales/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-sales/Nintendo Switch 2 sales passed 26 million, but shipments fell 37% this half. Why profit still rose, and what the higher price means for you.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTGamingThe 2026 ozone hole is the seventh largest on record, but scientists say the ozone layer is still healinghttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/ozone-hole-2026/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/ozone-hole-2026/The ozone hole 2026 was the seventh largest in 48 years, NASA and NOAA say. Why a strong polar vortex made it big, and why recovery is still on track.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsQualcomm's phone-chip sales fall 26%, as car chips nearly double and a data-centre bet beginshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/qualcomm-q4-fy26-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/qualcomm-q4-fy26-earnings/Qualcomm earnings: phone-chip sales fell 26% last quarter, car chips hit a record, and a US$5bn data-centre goal starts in 2027. What it means for you.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & Business3M will pay up to $7.35bn to settle most 'forever chemicals' injury claimshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/3m-pfas-settlement/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/3m-pfas-settlement/The 3M PFAS settlement pays up to $7.35bn over nine years for about 99% of US injury claims. What it covers, who may qualify and what we don't know yet.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessAMD's AI chip sales nearly double, and it expects a US$17 billion quarter as Helios racks shiphttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/amd-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/amd-q3-2026-earnings/AMD earnings: Q3 sales rose 45% to a record US$13.4bn as data centre revenue nearly doubled, and AMD expects about US$17bn next quarter.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessApple will check public iCloud links for harmful content from iOS 27.3https://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-icloud-link-scanning/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-icloud-link-scanning/Apple iCloud scanning starts with iOS 27.3: items shared with 'Anyone with the link' will be checked for harmful content. What changes and what to do.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTApps & SoftwareCanva layoffs: a restructure touches 22% of staff as growth slowshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/canva-layoffs-restructure/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/canva-layoffs-restructure/Canva layoffs: 1,271 people, 22% of staff, face job cuts, new roles or moves to hubs as growth slows. What we know, what we don't, and what to watch.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessSupermicro's sales quadruple to a record US$19.9bn, but margins thin and cash flows outhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/supermicro-q1-fy27-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/supermicro-q1-fy27-earnings/Supermicro earnings: record US$19.9bn sales, four times last year, and a higher target. But margins fell, cash flowed out and the figures are unaudited.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessUber earnings: bookings grow 20% again, but ride revenue slips and drivers run shorthttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/uber-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/uber-q3-2026-earnings/Uber earnings for Q3 2026: bookings grew 20% and margins hit a record, but ride revenue slipped 2% and drivers ran short. Here is what it means for you.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessGoogle shuts down a botnet hidden inside 1.3 million Android TV boxes, and blames the makerhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/android-tv-box-malware-botnet/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/android-tv-box-malware-botnet/Google says Android TV box malware from maker Videostrong put 1.3 million boxes in a botnet. What happened, and how to check the box in your home.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTApps & SoftwareApple Q4 2026 earnings: a record year, but memory costs and iPhone Duo supply soften the holiday outlookhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-q4-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-q4-2026-earnings/Apple Q4 2026 earnings: revenue rose 12% to US$114.5bn to cap a record year, but memory costs and iPhone Duo supply cloud the holiday outlook.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessGoogle turns AI off by default for students, but schools that say no to all of it lose Searchhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-ai-schools-search/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-ai-schools-search/Google AI in schools is now off by default for students, but a school that blocks all AI loses Google Search too. What changes, and what to ask.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIMarvell agrees a $115bn deal for laser maker Lumentum, betting AI will run on lighthttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/marvell-lumentum-115-billion-deal/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/marvell-lumentum-115-billion-deal/The Marvell Lumentum deal is a $115bn all-stock bet that AI data centres will move from copper to light. Why both stocks fell, and what to watch.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessAramco now owns 49% of Saudi AI company HUMAIN. Why an oil giant is buying into AI data centreshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/aramco-humain-stake/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/aramco-humain-stake/The Aramco HUMAIN deal has closed: Aramco owns 49% of Saudi Arabia's AI company for about US$2.6bn in cash plus assets. What it means and what to watch.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessKioxia stock falls almost 16% after a record quarter and a flat outlookhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/kioxia-shares-fall-ai-memory-outlook/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/kioxia-shares-fall-ai-memory-outlook/Kioxia stock fell almost 16% in Tokyo after a record quarter, because its outlook showed AI memory growth flattening. What happened and what to watch.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessPower grids dip slightly at the start of every minute. Batteries checking themselves are the reasonhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/power-grid-one-minute-blip-batteries/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/power-grid-one-minute-blip-batteries/Power grid frequency dips slightly at the start of every minute, worldwide. A Nature Energy study traces it to backup batteries all checking at once.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsThe May 2024 solar storm broke through Earth's 'impenetrable barrier' in space, a new study findshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/solar-storm-radiation-belt-barrier/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/solar-storm-radiation-belt-barrier/A new study finds the May 2024 solar storm made very fast electrons inside Earth's impenetrable barrier. What it means for satellites and space weather.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsBinance hack: the FBI names North Korea's TraderTraitor as withdrawals start to returnhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/fbi-north-korea-binance-hack/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/fbi-north-korea-binance-hack/The FBI says North Korea's TraderTraitor group was behind the Binance hack. Withdrawals are reopening and 95% of losses are covered. What to do now.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:30:00 GMTApps & SoftwareADT agrees to a US$15.3bn takeover by an AI-focused holding company. What changes for your home data?https://techspotlightnews.com/news/adt-thrive-holdings-acquisition/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/adt-thrive-holdings-acquisition/ADT acquired by Thrive Holdings for US$10 a share in cash, about US$15.3bn with debt. What changes for customers' cameras and data, and what to watch.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessOne dot becomes two: ESA's Hera sees the asteroid pair NASA's DART hithttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/hera-sees-dimorphos-asteroid-pair/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/hera-sees-dimorphos-asteroid-pair/The Hera mission has seen Didymos and Dimorphos as two separate asteroids for the first time. Here is what ESA found and what comes on 25 November.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsIndia's NVS-03 satellite clears the step where its sister NVS-02 failedhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/isro-nvs-03-navic-satellite/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/isro-nvs-03-navic-satellite/ISRO's NVS-03 satellite fired its engine for 36 minutes and is healthy, passing the step where NVS-02 failed. Here is what it means for NavIC.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsVoyager 1 went quiet for two days. NASA got it back, and still wants to know whyhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/voyager-1-lost-contact-48-hours/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/voyager-1-lost-contact-48-hours/Voyager 1 lost contact with Earth for about 48 hours in October, then came back on its own. Here is what NASA knows, and why 18 November matters.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsJudge lets the NAACP's clean-air case over xAI's Mississippi turbines go aheadhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/xai-naacp-lawsuit-turbines/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/xai-naacp-lawsuit-turbines/xAI NAACP lawsuit: a US judge refused to dismiss the clean-air case over gas turbines at xAI's Southaven site. No wrongdoing found yet. What comes next.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIApple Intelligence finally comes to China, with Alibaba's Qwen inside Sirihttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-intelligence-china-ios-27-3/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-intelligence-china-ios-27-3/Apple Intelligence in China arrives with iOS 27.3 in December, with Alibaba's Qwen in Siri. Release date, iPhones that qualify, and what is left out.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIBones may help the body age well: loading them added 9% to old mice's liveshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/bones-exercise-slow-aging-study/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/bones-exercise-slow-aging-study/Does exercise slow aging? In a mouse study, loading the shin bone of old mice added 9.4% to their lives and pointed to a bone protein called PEDF.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsGoogle's Project Suncatcher satellite sends its first AI answer from orbit: a haikuhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-suncatcher-satellite-online/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-suncatcher-satellite-online/Google's Project Suncatcher test satellite ran its first AI prompt in orbit and sent back a haiku. Radiation tests come next, then two satellites in 2027.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIS&P keeps Meta at AA- but turns its outlook negative over AI spendinghttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/meta-sp-outlook-negative-ai-spending/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/meta-sp-outlook-negative-ai-spending/Meta credit rating: S&P kept Meta at AA- but changed its outlook to negative, saying AI spending may keep cash flow below zero for years. What it means.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessNorthflank hack: every stored secret may be exposed, as stolen AI keys spread across developer platformshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/northflank-hack-ai-keys/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/northflank-hack-ai-keys/The Northflank hack means every stored secret may be exposed, and users report stolen AI keys. What we know, and what developers should do now.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTApps & SoftwareEven birds get jet lag: fast flights skew seabirds' Sun compass, Oxford study findshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/seabirds-jet-lag-sun-compass/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/seabirds-jet-lag-sun-compass/Do birds get jet lag? GPS tracks of 1,045 Manx shearwaters show fast east-west flights throw their body clock off and nudge their Sun compass off course.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsBinance hack: withdrawals paused as billions leave its hot wallets, and Binance says user funds are safehttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/binance-hack-withdrawals-paused/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/binance-hack-withdrawals-paused/Binance says 90% of its $6.3bn hack losses are now covered and withdrawals are on track to reopen on 1 November. What we know, and what to do.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTApps & SoftwareDoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about US$17bn, promising one membership instead of twohttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/doordash-instacart-acquisition/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/doordash-instacart-acquisition/The DoorDash Instacart acquisition values Instacart at about US$17bn. What changes for shoppers, members and drivers, and why regulators come next.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessMistral releases Mistral Large 4's open weights: a trillion-parameter AI anyone can downloadhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/mistral-large-4-open-weights/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/mistral-large-4-open-weights/Mistral Large 4, nicknamed Le Chonk, now has open weights on Hugging Face. What the free licence allows, what it costs to run, and the security question.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAINASA asks companies how to save Hubble: boost it higher, upgrade it, or bring it down safelyhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/nasa-hubble-reboost-commercial-servicing/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/nasa-hubble-reboost-commercial-servicing/A Hubble reboost is back on the table. NASA asks companies to lift, upgrade or safely retire the telescope, with a mission needed by 2032. Here's why.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsOne of the oldest Mars meteorites ever found shows water once moved through the planet's crusthttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/oldest-mars-meteorite-teghaza-001/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/oldest-mars-meteorite-teghaza-001/Teghaza 001, one of the oldest Martian meteorites, formed over 4.1 billion years ago. A new Science paper shows water once moved through early Mars' crust.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsReddit earnings: revenue jumps 53%, but search visits fall and logged-out browsing faces a testhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/reddit-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/reddit-q3-2026-earnings/Reddit earnings: Q3 revenue rose 53% to $895 million, but search visits are falling fast and Reddit will test logged-in-only browsing outside the US.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessAmazon Q3 2026 earnings: AWS grows 39% and margins hit a record, but AI building turns cash flow negativehttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/amazon-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/amazon-q3-2026-earnings/Amazon Q3 earnings 2026: sales rose 12% to US$201.9bn and AWS grew 39%, but AI data centre spending pushed free cash flow below zero.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessComputer science enrollment falls about 12% at US colleges as more students pick healthhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/computer-science-enrollment-decline/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/computer-science-enrollment-decline/Computer science enrollment decline: early US data show a 12% fall this autumn as health majors grow. What it means if you are picking a degree.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIeBay Q3 2026 earnings: collectibles, live shopping and Depop lift revenue 14%, a week after job cutshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/ebay-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/ebay-q3-2026-earnings/eBay Q3 earnings 2026: revenue rose 14% to $3.2 billion, beating its forecast, a week after eBay said it would cut 9% of staff. Here's what drove it.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessIntel's data centre sales jump 78%, but a PC slowdown and a factory blast cloud its next quarterhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/intel-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/intel-q3-2026-earnings/Intel Q3 2026 earnings: sales rose 21% to US$16.5bn as data centre revenue jumped 78%, but PCs fell 5% and Intel expects a softer quarter ahead.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessMicrosoft Q1 2027 earnings: Azure grows 48% as AI demand rises, while Windows PC sales fall 22%https://techspotlightnews.com/news/microsoft-q1-fy27-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/microsoft-q1-fy27-earnings/Microsoft Q1 2027 earnings: revenue rose 19% to US$92.3bn and Azure grew 48%, but Windows PC revenue fell 22%. What it means for users and savers.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessSamsung's AI memory earns a record quarter, while its phones lose money and shares fallhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/samsung-q3-2026-record-profit/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/samsung-q3-2026-record-profit/Samsung Q3 results: AI memory chips earned a record 107.4 trillion won profit, but phones lost money, HBM for 2027 is sold out and the shares fell.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessAlphabet Q3 2026 earnings: Google Cloud doubles, but AI building pushes cash flow below zerohttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/alphabet-q3-2026-earnings/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/alphabet-q3-2026-earnings/Alphabet Q3 earnings 2026: revenue rose 25% to US$127.6bn and Google Cloud doubled, but AI building costs left free cash flow negative again.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessJio Platforms opens 21% above its IPO price and becomes India's second most valuable companyhttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/jio-platforms-share-listing/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/jio-platforms-share-listing/Jio Platforms listing price was ₹1,358, 21% above the ₹1,119 IPO price, making it India's No. 2 company by value. What it means for users and investors.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessApple's first touchscreen Mac is an OLED MacBook Pro, and it starts at US$2,899https://techspotlightnews.com/news/macbook-pro-oled-touchscreen/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/macbook-pro-oled-touchscreen/The MacBook Pro OLED brings touch to the Mac for the first time. Price, release date, what's new and who should pay US$2,899 over the M6 model.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPhones & GadgetsSK hynix earns a record quarter from AI memory, and says the shortage will last until 2030https://techspotlightnews.com/news/sk-hynix-q3-2026-record-profit/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/sk-hynix-q3-2026-record-profit/SK hynix earnings: revenue passed 100 trillion won for the first time on AI memory demand, and the chipmaker says supply will stay short until 2030.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBig Tech & BusinessWebb finds lava planet TOI-561 b reflects about 75% of its starlight, possibly off mineral cloudshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/webb-lava-planet-toi-561b/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/webb-lava-planet-toi-561b/TOI-561 b, a lava planet 280 light-years away, reflects about 75% of its starlight, Webb data show. Why its air should be gone, and what may keep it.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsWind turbines have killed about 18.7 million US bats since 1981, USGS-led study estimateshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/wind-turbines-bat-deaths-study/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/wind-turbines-bat-deaths-study/Wind turbines killing bats: a USGS-led study estimates 18.7 million US bat deaths since 1981, and shows how design, siting and slower blades can cut them.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience & BreakthroughsApple's M6 MacBook Pro and iMac arrive at last year's prices, with older Macs in their sightshttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-m6-macbook-pro-imac/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/apple-m6-macbook-pro-imac/Apple's M6 MacBook Pro and new iMac: official prices, the 6 November release date, what M6 adds over M5 and M4, and who should upgrade.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPhones & GadgetsGoogle's Genie 4 builds worlds you can walk into and talk to, but only testers can try ithttps://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-genie-4-world-model/https://techspotlightnews.com/news/google-genie-4-world-model/Google Genie 4 makes 3D worlds you can explore, with sound and characters who talk back. What is new, its limits, and when you can try it.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI