Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Updates across AI, finance, crypto, software and computing, with links to the original sources.

Illustration of a browser window with a bandaged bug, flanked by a warning triangle and a relaunch arrow, for the Chrome CVE-2026-125350 zero-day fix.

software · Nov 10

Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-125350 Fixed in Chrome 157 Update

Google patched CVE-2026-125350, an exploited Chrome XML bug, in 157.0.8103.50. Restart the browser to apply it.

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fintech · Nov 9

Peru QR Payment Standard: BCRP Sets One Format for Wallet Apps

Peru's central bank set one standard for payment QR codes, with a public register, payer checks and a 2028 cutoff.

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tech · Nov 9

ParityQC's Error-Corrected Quantum Optimization for Rydberg Atoms

ParityQC turns spare atoms into an error check for Rydberg optimization runs, and finds exact answers in Aquila data.

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ai · Nov 8

PSI Says AI Found a Proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis Conjecture

PSI says its system, running a non-public Anthropic model, proved a 2008 quantum conjecture that Lean then checked.

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crypto · Nov 8

Zcash NU7 Upgrade Goes Live With 25-Second Blocks and Fee Reserve

Zcash NU7 activated on November 6: blocks every 25 seconds, 60% of fees held back, and Sprout funds now unspendable.

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software · Nov 5

Chrome 157 Reaches Stable With 213 Security Fixes

Chrome 157 is rolling out to Windows, Mac, Linux and Android with 213 security fixes, seven of them rated Critical.

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crypto · Nov 4

Aztec Tierra Upgrade Fixes the V5 Proving Flaw and Speeds Up Proofs

Aztec's Alpha V6 fixes the critical V5 proving flaw and cuts Ethereum-to-Aztec messages to as little as 12 seconds.

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tech · Nov 4

Universal Quantum iQPU: A Trapped-Ion Chip Built on a 200mm Line

Universal Quantum's iQPU puts trapped-ion qubits, control electronics and chip links on one chip made on a 200mm line.

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ai · Nov 3

Perplexity's BrowseSafe++ Tests Browser Agent Defenses

Perplexity's new benchmark draws on 1.15 million injections its Comet agent flagged, plus two small detectors.

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fintech · Nov 3

Hong Kong's FPS to Link With UnionPay for QR Payments Abroad

Hong Kong's FPS will connect to UnionPay by end-2026, letting users scan QR codes at merchants in 40+ markets.

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software · Oct 28

iOS 18.7.11 Fixes an Exploited Flaw on Older iPhones

Apple's October 26 update brings a fix for an exploited CoreGraphics bug to the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.

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crypto · Oct 28

Crypto.com Perpetual Futures Reach US Traders, Up to 5x

Eligible US users can now trade crypto perps with up to 5x leverage through Crypto.com's app and exchange.

Illustration of a quantum circuit in a software window joined by two puzzle pieces to a silicon chip with a grid of qubits

tech · Oct 27

Intel Classiq Acquisition: Quantum Software Joins Spin Qubits

Intel agreed to buy quantum software firm Classiq. The deal needs approvals and should close in the first half of 2027.

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ai · Oct 23

1Password for Agents Lets AI Agents Sign In Without Your Password

1Password for Agents lets an AI agent use a login you approve, while the password itself stays hidden from the agent.

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software · Oct 22

Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Copy Checks

Chrome's Enhanced Protection adds a lighter warning tier for suspicious sites and checks copied ClickFix commands.

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fintech · Oct 22

Klarna Consumer FX: Pay Foreign Klarna Shops in Your Own Currency

Klarna now converts foreign-store prices into your own currency. The final rate is set at capture.

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crypto · Oct 21

Swiss Bitcoin ETF: FINMA Approves First Retail Fund Holding Bitcoin

FINMA approved Switzerland's first retail bitcoin ETF, with a diversification exemption and strict risk warnings.

tech · Oct 20

Quantinuum Error Correction Record: Color Codes Hit 99.9995%

Quantinuum's color codes on Helios cut logical errors about twelvefold with each step up in code size.

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ai · Oct 15

Deezer AI Music Toggle Will Hide Fully AI-Generated Tracks

Deezer says a new setting will remove fully AI-generated music from search, globally before the end of 2026.

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fintech · Oct 14

Splitit World Mastercard Plans Automatic Installments

A planned bank-branded card that splits purchases above a threshold you set into monthly payments.

Google Meet · Oct 13

Google Meet Now Uses Post-Quantum Cryptography for Calls

Google Meet calls now get post-quantum encryption on the web and room hardware, with no setting to switch on.

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crypto · Oct 12

Solana 200ms Slot Time Goes Live on Mainnet, Finishing SIMD-0525

Solana's 200ms slot time went live on mainnet on October 9, halving the network's original 400ms target.

A chain of qubits: tangled, mixed states on the left give way at a dashed line to identical reset qubits with measurement gauges on the right, above a slider set at the midpoint.

tech · Oct 11

Rutgers and IBM Test Quantum Feedback Control on 100 Qubits

On an IBM Heron processor, mid-circuit checks and resets pushed a 100-qubit chain from chaos to control.

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ai · Oct 10

ICO: 10 AI Developers Make Data Protection Changes

The UK regulator names ten AI developers that made or promised privacy changes and opens a review of AI agents.