The Top Tech News of the November Month

The Top Tech News of the November Month  

The top tech news of November month is here…! This month brought numerous developments and scientific discoveries in addition to path-breaking innovations due to Artificial Intelligence. 

Moreover, we’ve also witnessed major players like Apple, Samsung, and Google stressing highly on next-gen technology to improve their products. 

Here’s a closer look at them and some other important tech news that have created a buzz round the globe; 

November Top Tech News Highlights: Insights You Should Know About 

• Samsung Hints About Its Own XR Headset to Compete with Apple  

Samsung is working tirelessly to develop its own Extended Reality (XR) Headset and will certainly launch it in 2025 at a price range of $1500-2000 to compete with Apple and Meta.  

Moreover, it was also reported that it will partner with Qualcomm to power its XR Headsets.  

• AI Scam Invited Hundreds to a Halloween Parade That Didn’t Exist…! 

People of Dublin were shocked when they found that the news about a big Halloween Parade, they were going to attend was false and a result of an AI scam.  

This incident has once again raised eyebrows over the potential misuse of artificial intelligence. Upon further investigation, it was found that the alleged website who spread this info operates from Pakistan. 

• NASA will Resume ISS Spacewalk Next Year 

Astronauts will once again walk outside the ISS in space to perform orbital handiwork. NASA has announced that it will resume the spacewalk from 2025 which was halted due to a spacesuit leak in June this year. 

• Fist Wooden-Made Satellite Reaches Space  

Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry in collaboration with Kyoto University has launched LignoSat, a cubic-shaped wooden satellite to the ISS.  

The satellite will be then released from the ISS into space to check its durability and find whether wood can be substituted for reducing space waste. 

• Zand Bank Partners with Alibaba Cloud 

Zand Bank of Dubai has partnered with Alibaba Cloud and Ant Digital Technologies to fast-track the use of generative AI in the UAE. This partnership will focus on providing innovative fintech applications powered by artificial intelligence to its customers. 

• OpenAI Achieves 10 million Paying Users. 

OpenAI recently announced that it has achieved a significant milestone of getting 10 million paid users as subscribers. This is largely possible due to its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT which is growing rapidly because of its advanced AI capabilities.  

• Google Trying to Bring Advanced Conversational Search Feature 

Tech Giant Google is working on a potential update known as conversational search. The feature can potentially respond to user’s questions in real time and change or update results accordingly. 

However, the update is still in its testing phase and there is no information regarding its major integration. 

• Apple Introduced New Security Measure “activity timer” in iOS 18.1 

Apple integrated a new security feature in the latest iOS 18.1 update called “activity timer” to automatically reboot the device after a set time. 

Although, the feature has elevated the device security but also made it harder for the cops to break into an Apple device. Some recent reports also stated that iPhones kept for investigation have started to reboot automatically due to non-availability of network. 

• Project Jarvis AI is Real…! Google Leaks Confirm It 

The leak preview of Google’s upcoming AI-program Jarvis on Chrome confirmed the news that the company is working on a smart and helpful “web companion” tool that will assist you in browsing.  

People downloaded the extension but couldn’t use it as it was taken down by Google in no time.  

• Microsoft Introducing AI in Notepad 

Microsoft’s popular tool Notepad will now come with an AI feature known as “Rewrite” to rewrite texts for a better presentation. Although the feature right now will only be available to Windows 11 Insider builds. 

Moreover, the feature is not free and will need credits to run. Notepad already has spellcheck and autocorrect features added in early 2024. 

• Google Map Told to Drive Straight on an Unfinished Bridge. Three Died 

Three men died after their taxi fell from an unfinished bridge due to following Google Map in Uttar Pradesh, India. The driver was unaware of the path and was driving according to the map due to dense fog at the time of the crash.