The day in tech.

Binance co-CEO Yi He confirms CFO Kaiser Ng departs following a $6.3 billion hack by North Korean group TraderTraitor. The company pledges to cover all user losses, while third parties recovered about $2.85 billion. Justin Yek replaces Ng as CFO.

The New York Times reported on 7 November that the Commerce Department approved two Chinese firms, New Matrix and Maginfra, to handle Nvidia's H200 chips despite having empty offices. Roughly two dozen firms received approval, yet two lack physical presence, while others have ties to sanctioned entities or the Chinese military.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attributes a cyberattack on Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to pro-Russian hackers. Tajani announced on Saturday that his personal data was stolen and published on the Darknet, exposing him and his family to threats due to Italy's position on Ukraine.

Anthropic prepares for a November Nasdaq debut amid voter backlash against AI and data centers. Midterm results show Democrats winning states like Michigan and Texas, while 40 of 41 local communities opposed data center measures. The company targets a $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion valuation, down from $2 trillion, facing scrutiny over its $895.4 billion infrastructure spend.

On Nov 6, 2026, OPPO cancels the Find X10 Ultra flagship due to soaring chip prices and shifting user preferences. The 2027 roster will focus on wider screens, potentially featuring a 6.35-inch slab with a 2560 x 1440 display and 1 mm bezels, while the Find X10 Pro Max remains the most powerful device.

A severe GPU supply crisis driven by AI data centers is expected to last until 2030. DRAM prices are projected to rise 400 percent by 2026, while Nvidia's RTX 5090 costs 40 percent more than its launch price.

Security firm Apiiro found 1,122 public GitHub copies of a Claude Code settings file containing 1,379 secrets. The leak includes 379 database passwords and 43 SSH logins. Researchers advise rotating all credentials immediately, as the file persists in git history even after deletion.

A coalition of tech policy veterans, effective altruists, and religious groups defeated the Leading the Future super PAC in the 2026 midterms. The group raised cash to counter the AI industry's $100 million budget, which had launched in August 2025.

Former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing about $2.47 million in cryptocurrency from wallets tied to 35 investigations. He drained at least 79 wallets, including those of crime victims and adversarial nation states, planning to buy a vineyard in Portugal.

Hackers exploited unpatched Danfoss temperature controllers in IoT fridges, impacting three French blood storage sites and supermarket chains in 11 European countries. The first wave occurred three weeks ago, raising temperatures to 50°C and causing hundreds of millions of euros in losses due to massive food spoilage.