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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The agentic web is here In 2001, a decade after inventing …
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Thomas Macaulay (via MIT Technology Review)
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11/2/26
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A stunning business laptop with just a few caveats.
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Rami Tabari (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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11/2/26
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Only in 2026 could you learn potentially major spoilers about 'The Batman Part II' through someone's Halloween costume. Incredible.
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Justin Carter (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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11/2/26
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I made my laptop generate 220,202 AI tokens in about 13 minutes because I wanted to answer a question. Then I started wondering what would happen if I did it again. And again. And …
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Via TechHive
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11/2/26
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Fidelity Investments' Agata Duda explores how a graduate programme can be an ideal segue into a long-term career.
Read more: The software engineer who found her place in financial services
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silicon (via Silicon Republic)
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11/2/26
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Make Ubuntu 26.04 feel cleaner and more responsive with these 7 settings, from Reduced Motion and startup apps to Dock tweaks and app packages.
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Nimrah Chaudhry (via How-to Geek)
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11/2/26
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ARMSX3 now lets you use an XMB-based home screen that's ripped straight from the PS3.
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Hadlee Simons (via Android Authority)
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11/2/26
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Over 1,000 Internet-exposed GitLab servers are still unpatched against a maximum-severity flaw actively exploited in remote code execution attacks. [...]
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Sergiu Gatlan (via BleepingComputer)
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11/2/26
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There are a lot of robot vacuums to choose from these days, with features ranging from edge cleaning to mopping, and even arms to pick up forgotten clothes.
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Via BGR Tech
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11/2/26
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The Financial Times reports that Spotify aims to launch its AI-powered remixing service in the first quarter of 2027, meaning it could be unveiled around February's Grammy Awards.
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Via TechSpot
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11/2/26
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Messages now looks a lot like its other Google app siblings.
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Aamir Siddiqui (via Android Authority)
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11/2/26
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After many months of discussion, Apple has figured out a way to bring Apple Intelligence to China, working with Alibaba’s Qwen model on some features. Apple Intelligence will …
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Via Computerworld
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11/2/26
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Pity Sam Altman: He's going to have a lot more explaining to do when OpenAI follows this work of abstract legal art
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Brandon Vigliarolo (via The Register)
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11/2/26
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I do love a drama-free update.
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Andy Walker (via Android Authority)
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11/2/26
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Socialist deputy Laurent Lhardit's amendment passed the National Assembly by just 11 votes to 10. In fact, only 35 of the chamber's 577 deputies were even in the room at the time. Both the …
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Via TechSpot
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11/2/26
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Shopping for a PC gamer? This is the gear we use ourselves, starting at prices as low as $12.
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Luke Larsen (via Wired)
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11/2/26
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Just 8% of Americans say they're using AI to learn about the midterm elections.
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Matt Novak (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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11/2/26
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Plus, whatever happened to David Oyelowo's 'Rocketeer' sequel?
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Gordon Jackson (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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11/2/26
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I finally tried Linux on one of my PCs last night. It’s my first time on a device of my own—and security is definitely why I’m finally plunging down the rabbit hole.
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Via TechHive
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11/2/26
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Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you’ll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine.
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David Nield (via Wired)
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11/2/26
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