Apple is overhauling its iPhone launch strategy by moving to a staggered release calendar—premium models in fall, budget options in spring—to distribute new products and revenue more evenly across the year. Google is expanding its AI capabilities in travel with Canvas for itinerary planning and Flight Deals for finding affordable destinations, now available in over 200 countries with agentic booking coming soon for flights and hotels. Apple's board is accelerating succession planning with Tim Cook potentially stepping down in 2026, with John Ternus, the company's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, positioned as the leading internal candidate. Google DeepMind unveiled WeatherNext 2, a revolutionary AI forecasting model that delivers predictions eight times faster than supercomputers while maintaining 99.9% accuracy and generating multiple weather scenarios for better disaster preparedness. Jeff Bezos is taking a hands-on co-CEO role at Project Prometheus, a secretive AI startup with $6.2 billion in funding that's building physical AI systems for real-world applications in manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive industries.

• https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reportedly-will-release-new-iphone-models-more-often-starting-in-2026
• https://www.theverge.com/news/822240/google-ai-mode-travel-plans-canvas
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• https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/weathernext-2
• https://www.nbcnews.com/video/jeff-bezos-reportedly-creating-ai-startup-project-prometheus-252242501581

Capcom launches Resident Evil: Survival Unit as a free-to-play XCOM-style mobile game featuring classic characters like Leon and Jill, arriving November 18th globally. Nintendo impresses with an extended Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer showcasing the Switch 2's power, new psychic abilities, and a diverse planet filled with fresh gameplay mechanics releasing December 4th. The Pokémon Company sets Pokémon Pokopia for March 2026 as a life-sim inspired by Minecraft and Stardew Valley, but the Game-Key Card physical format breaks Nintendo's earlier promises. Sony's Horizon Steel Frontiers MMO confirms it's PC and mobile only, sparking massive fan backlash from PlayStation loyalists who feel abandoned by the franchise. ARC Raiders becomes Nexon's most successful global launch ever with four million sales in under two weeks and 700,000+ concurrent players enjoying the North Line update's new content.

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• https://www.gamereactor.eu/nintendo-will-break-its-only-rule-on-nintendo-switch-2-pokopia-will-be-released-as-game-key-card-1632233
• https://www.notebookcheck.net/A-new-Horizon-game-has-been-announced-but-not-for-PlayStation.1162223.0.html
• https://www.gamereactor.eu/arc-raiders-still-doesnt-know-its-glass-ceiling-more-than-700000-concurrent-players-and-still-growing-1631993

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket for the second time, deploying NASA's Escapade mission to Mars while achieving a first-time booster landing on an offshore platform, marking a major competitive victory against SpaceX. OpenAI dropped GPT-5.1, highlighting improvements in speed and intelligence alongside new personality presets and a warmer conversational tone. Apple introduced Digital ID in Wallet for domestic TSA airport screening, letting you authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID to present your identification digitally on your iPhone while keeping your physical passport for international travel. Google upgraded NotebookLM with Deep Research, a feature that transcends basic summarization by autonomously identifying research gaps and seeking out additional sources to round out your analysis. Epic Games Store kicked off the weekend with three free games—the tactical shooter Zero Hour, fantasy strategy game Songs of Silence, and roguelike action title Scourgebringer—totaling over fifty dollars in value.

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• https://www.theverge.com/news/802653/openai-gpt-5-1-upgrade-personality-presets
• https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/13/apple-wallet-got-two-feature-upgrades-it-really-needed-in-ios-26
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/finding-research-sources-in-notebooklm-is-getting-even-easier
• https://comicbook.com/gaming/deals/epic-games-store-has-nearly-60-worth-of-free-games-this-week

Google releases its November Pixel Feature Drop with Private AI Compute, a privacy-focused cloud platform that mirrors Apple's approach by encrypting data so even Google can't see it. Google Photos gets a major upgrade with on device Nano Banana image generation, conversational editing, and natural language search—all available on Android and iOS to break into Apple's ecosystem. Samsung's first tri-fold smartphone is coming with dual hinges and tablet-sized screens, but durability remains the biggest question mark for a device priced at over $2,000. Meta loses Yann LeCun, one of the fathers of modern AI and its chief AI scientist, just months after Mark Zuckerberg committed billions to AI hiring, raising questions about the company's ability to compete. SoftBank liquidates fifteen billion dollars in Nvidia and T-Mobile stock not because they're panicking on AI, but because they're doubling down on Project Stargate infrastructure—suggesting the real value in AI is control over compute farms, not chip companies.

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• https://www.phonearena.com/news/nano-banana-is-now-in-google-photos-and-even-ios-users-can-use-its-best-features_id175655
• https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/samsung-galaxy-z-tri-fold-availability
• https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/11/48777034/metas-ai-chief-scientist-to-reportedly-depart-launch-own-startup-amid-zuckerbergs-ai-push
• https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/11/48775301/softbank-offloads-15-billion-nvidia-and-t-mobile-stakes-to-fund-ai-push

Apple delays the iPhone Air 2 due to disappointing first-generation sales, but the thinness-focused design may have been a test bed for upcoming foldable iPhones. Google aggressively rolls out Gemini to the Google TV Streamer, joining Home speakers and other platforms in a coordinated push that suggests Gemini 3.0 is imminent. Apple is working on hiding the selfie camera under the display for a 2027 iPhone model, using transparent materials and advanced pixel engineering to create a truly notch-free screen. Google is penalizing battery-draining apps in the Play Store starting March 2026, targeting apps that abuse wake-locks and drain battery without user knowledge. Apple AirPods 4 drop to $84.99—their lowest price ever—as the company pursues a downstream pricing strategy to capture budget-conscious consumers.

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• https://dataconomy.com/2025/11/11/play-store-listings-will-soon-show-which-apps-kill-your-phone-battery
• https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/10/airpods-4-hit-new-84-99

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ships November 14th with day-one Game Pass inclusion and PC requirements covering minimum, recommended, competitive, and ultra 4K specifications for every budget and setup. Warhammer Survivors combines the grimdark Warhammer universe with Vampire Survivors' roguelike formula in an official 2026 release featuring character rosters from both 40K and Age of Sigmar. Hitman: Absolution sneaks onto Nintendo Switch November 13th with digital distribution and a roadmap for Contracts Mode arriving in 2026. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds accelerates to Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4th with next-gen technical enhancements and a bargain-priced five-dollar upgrade path for current owners. Overcooked 2 cooks up its Switch 2 debut with 4K 60FPS performance, cross-platform co-op support, and progression that syncs between both Nintendo platforms.

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• https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nintendo-switch-2-edition-launches-december-4
• https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/service-overcooked-2-nintendo-switch-2-edition-is-ready-to-eat-today

Tesla shareholders vote to approve Elon Musk's one trillion dollar compensation package, structured as performance-linked equity contingent on autonomous vehicle and robotics breakthroughs. Elon thinks Tesla builds its own AI chip fabrication plant to secure specialized semiconductor supply for its robotics and autonomous driving initiatives, potentially partnering with Intel. Google rolls out Gemini Deep Search in Google Finance, enabling real-time financial analysis, earnings transcript parsing, and prediction market integration for traders. Microsoft launches a dedicated superintelligence team to develop AI more powerful than human intelligence, focusing on medical diagnosis and scientific discovery applications. Grand Theft Auto Six gets pushed back six months to November twenty twenty-six, its second delay, though the timing preserves holiday 2026 sales momentum.

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• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-6-delayed-to-november-2026/1100-6536012

Databricks announces that Gemini models are now natively available on its data intelligence platform alongside OpenAI's GPT, enabling enterprises to build governed AI agents with their data securely stored in one place. Google Threat Intelligence Group details how state-sponsored threat actors are leveraging AI tools to automate phishing, generate polymorphic malware, and bypass safety guardrails, signaling a new era of AI-enhanced cyberattacks. Google integrates Gemini into Maps with hands-free conversational navigation that understands multi-part questions, shows landmark-based directions, and lets drivers report traffic disruptions by voice on Android and iOS. Chrome's new AI Mode button on mobile brings conversational search to the new tab page, starting in the US and expanding to 160 countries to give Google an edge over competitor AI chatbots. Google AI Mode now handles agentic tasks like booking concert tickets and beauty appointments by searching multiple vendors in real-time and maintaining context across follow-up requests within Search Labs.

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• https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-chat-with-google-maps-now-thanks-to-this-big-ai-upgrade-how-it-works
• https://www.androidauthority.com/google-chrome-ai-mode-button-3613179
• https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-ai-can-now-arrange-appointments-and-event-tickets