The day in tech.

Apple launches 2nm M6 Macs on Tuesday, marking its first 2nm processor. Pre-orders start October 28, 2026, shipping November 6. Education pricing starts at $1,449. MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 with 16GB memory. iMac starts at $1,499 with dual 16-core Neural Engine. New devices include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support. High-end M6 Pro and Max chips expected in 2027.

Anthropic filed a 335-page Nasdaq IPO prospectus on October 26, targeting a November listing under ticker ANT. The company reported $16.286 billion in H1 2026 revenue against an $80.748 billion net loss. Valuation could reach up to $2 trillion with $131.7 billion cash on hand. CEO Dario Amodei urged industry to slow development.

Hackers disrupted the US Federal Election Commission electronic filing system on Monday, Oct 27, preventing 24-hour and 48-hour spending reports. The outage occurred at 10 p.m. ET, a week before the Nov 3 midterm elections, while FBI and CISA did not immediately comment on the incident.

Google DeepMind launched Genie 4, a world model generating photorealistic interactive worlds with real-time audio on Tuesday. Trusted testers access the preview now for $100 a month, while consumer access starts with AI Ultra subscribers. The system maintains scenes for up to two minutes, double its predecessor's limit, and integrates with Gemini 4 Argon for robotics testing.

Microsoft announced voluntary exit offers for 60,000 employees, representing 27% of its 223,000-person workforce, to balance AI infrastructure costs. The cuts target workers at experience levels 70 or below in the U.S., Canada, India, and the United Kingdom. Employees have until December to decide on the voluntary exit offer.

New York startup Hyphenate raised $54 million in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners and B Capital. The firm grew revenue 86 times since its $9 million seed round, allowing clients to eliminate up to 90% manual work.

Hardware wallet maker Keystone destroyed 18,835 unsold devices after a breach on Oct. 20 exposed 25,964 buyer records. The company shortened data retention to 90 days and paused shipping for new orders while advising owners to contact support.

Instagram launches a US-only test on Oct 27, 2026, allowing creators to upload 90-minute horizontal videos named Series. The feature connects short Reels to full-length clips, challenging YouTube's dominance by offering a new format for social entertainment.

On October 27, 2026, Apple announced free AI updates for Creator Studio arriving in November. Final Cut Pro gains MotionVFX and a Content Hub, while Logic Pro beta adds an intelligent assistant using Apple and OpenAI models. Pages, Keynote and Numbers get new assistants and Model Context Protocol support.

The US FCC approved Amazon Leo's $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar on October 27. This grants Amazon access to 24 satellites and mobile spectrum, plus an agreement with Apple. The regulator also cleared plans for a next-gen platform supporting over 5,105 satellites by 2028, intensifying competition against SpaceX Starlink.