The day in tech.

On November 8, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed International executive suspected of spying for China. Nvidia stock dropped more than 6% following the news, reigniting investor concerns about the company's succession plan.

Anthropic launches Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 models Monday, priced 20% below OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra at $8 and $40 per token. Agents formalized Fermat's Last Theorem in 30 hours. Fable 5.2 costs $0.20 per million cached tokens versus $1.00 for the competitor. The launch aims to re-accelerate revenue growth following a third quarter slowdown.

France accuses Iran of a cyberattack on 11 October disabling fridges in 700 supermarkets, causing 15 fires and food spoilage. Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for Revolutionary Guards heads Hamid Reza Lashgarian and Mahdi Lashgarian. This marks the first state attribution for this hack type.

Hackers exploit CVE-2026-123158 in OpenSSH on musl-based Linux systems, stealing credentials. GreyNoise recorded 27.5 million port-22 scans by November 7, 2026. Users must update to OpenSSH version 10.6p2 immediately to prevent unauthorized root access.

The European Union sued IBM, Atos, and Leonardo in December 2025 for delays developing the Entry/Exit System. The €212m contract expired last year, yet contractors remained responsible until August. The system launched in April this year after originally targeting 2022, causing travel chaos across 29 Schengen countries.

Meta expands AI age detection globally on Instagram and Facebook following a $17.1 billion lawsuit settlement. The system analyzes height and bone structure to identify minors, moving them into protected experiences. Parents in the US receive notifications later this month, while Threads receives similar capabilities later this year. A New Mexico jury ordered $375m in damages.

China's trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for a second straight year, reaching $1.04 trillion between January and October. Exports surged 35.2% in October, driven by semiconductors and autos, while imports rose 41.6%. Officials warn the surplus is unsustainable due to overcapacity and potential AI industry setbacks.

France attributes October 11, 12 cyberattacks by Iranian Shahid Kaveh hackers to 700 disrupted supermarkets, causing 15 fires and tens of millions of euros in food losses. Authorities plan to summon Iran's ambassador and propose EU sanctions.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a recall query into Alphabet's Waymo on Monday, Nov 9, investigating nearly 3,000 vehicles. The probe examines if a software update failed to stop cars passing stopped school buses, with 19 violations in Austin and six in Atlanta recorded after the remedy deployed in November 2025.

Nvidia shareholder Mark Kistenmacher sued the chipmaker and CEO Jensen Huang today alleging they misled investors regarding Huang's undisclosed relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. Nvidia stock fell 4.27% to $178.67 following the filing. The suit covers shares bought between October 9, 2025 and November 8, 2026, claiming the company hid connections to Megaspeed executives while claiming routine compliance.