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Tech News Roundup: SpaceX Eyes Boost Mobile, Hundreds of AI Apps Hide Deepfake Tools, Nvidia's Brev Breach & More (Nov 2, 2026)

SpaceX (image via The Verge) SpaceX is reportedly in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its network, and a Wired investigation found hundreds of harmless-looking AI apps hiding sexual deepfake tools. Plus Nvidia's Brev breach, Marvell's official $115 billion Lumentum deal, Anthropic's $17 billion quarter, a second wave of supermarket freezer hacks, AI token thieves running up $100,000-a-day bills, SUSE's AI-driven layoffs, a CPU compiled into an AI model that runs Doom, a $385 Raspberry Pi, Affinity on iPad, ChatGPT merging its tabs, Canada's clock change tripping up Microsoft, Engadget's Googlebook verdict and a $48 e-paper display. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for November 2, 2026 . SpaceX is reportedly in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its network SpaceX has talked with Boost Mobile about launching its own phone service through the budget carrier, The Washington Post reports, as summarized by The Verge. The deal could mean SpaceX buys Boost outrig...
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Gaming News Roundup: Yakuza Creator's Studio Shuts Down, Pokémon's Mystery Countdown, Bloodborne Still Selling Big & More (Nov 2, 2026)

Gang of Dragon (image via Polygon / Nagoshi Studio) The Yakuza creator's new studio is officially gone, and with it Gang of Dragon. Sony has another PS5 firmware out that GTA 6 reportedly needs, Phantom Blade Zero has real sales numbers, and The Pokémon Company is counting down to something. Plus Bloodborne keeps selling, DirectX's big ray tracing upgrade, Google's Ocarina of Time Easter egg, Suda51 teasing Travis Touchdown's return, a Mario world record and more. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup for November 2, 2026 . Gang of Dragon (image via VGC / Nagoshi Studio) Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio has officially shut down, taking Gang of Dragon with it It's official: Nagoshi Studio is gone. The Tokyo team founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi was dissolved by a shareholders' resolution on October 31 , according to a listing in Japan's government gazette Kanpo, IGN, VGC and Polygon report. That means its debut game, the gritty ...

Tech News Roundup: DeepSeek's Super-Agent Takes On Claude Code, Meta's Secret Humanoid Robot, South Korea's AI Export Boom & More (Nov 1, 2026)

DeepSeek (image via The Straits Times) DeepSeek released a Super-agent coding prototype built to take on Claude Code, and Meta reportedly built a humanoid robot named Max with China's Fourier. Plus South Korea's exports nearly doubling on AI chip demand, Apple CEO John Ternus on not shipping "AI for AI's sake," the FBI pinning the Binance hack on North Korea, Neuralink's Blindsight claim, chatbots leading hikers astray, the UK's landline switch-off, Xiaomi's best EV month of the year, the HomePod Mini 2, a viral iPhone camera app from the Knives Out cinematographer, AI agents drowning in Minecraft bureaucracy, autonomous firefighting drones, a 491 mph dorm-built jet drone and Emacs turning 50. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for November 1, 2026 . DeepSeek's new Super-agent wants to take on Claude Code with as little babysitting as possible DeepSeek has released a prototype of a more autonomous coding agent called Super-agent, and Bloomber...

Gaming News Roundup: Save Mass Effect Graffiti Hits EA, Modern Warfare 4's Switch 2 Input Lag, Bend Studio's Next Game Eyes 2027 & More (Nov 1, 2026)

Mass Effect (image via IGN / BioWare) The Save Mass Effect campaign has made it to an EA office wall, and Digital Foundry found Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 has a real input lag problem. Bend Studio's next game might be closer than you think, and a viral video does the math on how GTA 6 could save you $5,000. Plus Dune: Awakening heads somewhere frozen, HoYoverse dates Petit Planet, Anthropic confirms its Claude change on game clones, Warzone's last-gen shutdown, a see-through handheld and more. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup for November 1, 2026 . Mass Effect (image via Kotaku / BioWare) "Save Mass Effect" graffiti shows up outside an EA office as the fan campaign keeps growing The Save Mass Effect movement has gone from petitions to spray paint. A Reddit user shared photos of "Save Mass Effect" graffiti tagged outside an EA building in Madrid, IGN and Kotaku report. It's the latest twist in a fan campaign that took off after EA shut down ...