The most important news of the day

Every day we read hundreds of stories. Only the most important ones are here — short, in our own words, with a link to the original source.

1. Cybersecurity · Programming & dev tools

   Akamai reports critical remote code flaws in PHP

   Akamai describes critical vulnerabilities in the PHP core that allow remote code execution. The text gives no further details.

   Full story at Akamai ↗
2. Cloud & data centers · IT industry & companies

   Google and Voltus plan a virtual power plant

   Google and Voltus are building a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant. It is meant to improve grid reliability for 67 million people.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
3. Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   OpenAI models arrive on Google Cloud

   OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden. They are available through Google Cloud Marketplace.

   Full story at openai.com ↗
4. Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   ChatGPT Ads grows to 26 more countries

   ChatGPT Ads is expanding to 26 new countries. Over 100,000 advertisers have already used the platform.

   Full story at openai.com ↗
5. IT industry & companies · Artificial intelligence

   Tesla earns much less in the third quarter

   Net income fell to $787 million from $1.37 billion a year earlier, with flat revenue of $28.05 billion. Operating expenses rose 39% on AI, robots and new products, and Tesla has started building Optimus.

   Full story at TNW ↗
6. Artificial intelligence · New AI models

   Anthropic previews Claude Duet background agent

   Anthropic opened a waitlist for Claude Duet, an app that lets its AI assistant keep working in the background. The research preview was announced on 21 October.

   Full story at TNW ↗
7. Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   Barclays to cut about 5,000 jobs citing AI

   Barclays expects to have cut around 5,000 jobs by the end of 2026, roughly 5% of staff. The bank says AI and other technology let it do the same work with fewer people.

   Full story at TNW ↗
8. IT industry & companies · Smartphones & apps

   Spotify grows to 306 million subscribers

   Spotify ended the third quarter with 306 million paying subscribers, up 9% year on year. Monthly active users rose 11% to 788 million and revenue grew 16% to €4.97 billion.

   Full story at TNW ↗
9. Smartphones & apps · Chips & hardware

   OPPO's Find X10 phones get a smaller battery in Europe

   OPPO has launched the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max globally. In Europe both have a 7,150mAh battery instead of 8,000mAh in China, with the same fast charging speeds.

   Full story at Gizchina.com ↗
10. IT law & regulation · Smartphones & apps · Operating systems

    Australian court orders Apple to open up the iPhone

    Australia's Federal Court ordered Apple to allow competing app stores, direct downloads and alternative payments from March 1, 2027. It follows the August 2025 finding that Apple misused its market power.

    Full story at MacRumors ↗

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