The Handover
Wednesday 4 November 2026
The day in 7 stories, as Asia signs off and New York wakes up.
AI
Google faces backlash over plan to cut off Search for schools that block AI
Google says K-12 schools that disable its AI features for students will lose access to Google Search next year. The policy makes school access to Search conditional on enabling AI.
Crypto
Binance says $6.3bn hack involved campaign built over months
Binance says a tampered installer downloaded by a wallet engineer in June exposed its wallet team ahead of the $6.3bn theft on October 29. It was the largest crypto heist on record.
Business
AMD forecasts revenue growth above 80% in 2027
AMD reported record quarterly revenue of $13.4bn, up 45% from a year earlier, as data centre revenue nearly doubled to $8.5bn. Shares rose 8% in extended trading after three days of losses.
AI
Meta's AI moderation misfires during elections in Brazil and the U.S
Meta's automated systems wrongly suspended accounts of the US No Kings coalition and a Senate candidate during elections. Lula's campaign alleged restricted reach in Brazil; Meta blamed technical errors in that case.
AI
Drax unveils £20bn AI data centre plans at North Yorkshire biomass plant
Drax plans a £20bn AI data centre at its North Yorkshire biomass plant that could exceed one gigawatt. The first phase could deliver up to 100 megawatts from early 2028 but needs approvals, a tenant and investment decisions.
AI research
Robots can better balance precise movement and recovery from disturbances
Harvard University and Amazon Frontier AI & Robotics researchers improved simulated humanoids' balance of precision and robustness by adjusting goals and switching controllers. The system ran on real robots without fine-tuning.
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