Tech Intelligence Report — November 12, 2025
HovicTech Tech Intelligence Report — November 12, 2025
Expert-curated technology analysis and industry insights for professionals
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Executive Summary: Today's analysis covers 8 critical developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity regulations, and digital innovation trends. Our expert curation identifies the stories with the most significant impact on technology professionals, business leaders, and industry stakeholders.
Key Focus Areas: AI governance frameworks, emerging cybersecurity threats, regulatory developments, and breakthrough innovations that are reshaping the global technology landscape and digital economy.
Latest: Our Favorite Travel and Outdoor Gear Is on Sale at Huckberry
Huckberry, purveyor of finely curated clothing and gear for the sort of person equally at home in the woods and the city, is having one of the company's rare site-wide sales this week—or pretty close to site-wide. We've tested and love quite a bit of Huckberry's stuff, especially the Proof 72-hour merino T-shirt. If you buy nothing else this year, buy that. Trust me.
Exclusive: Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Is Marked Down by $350
While Apple may have the first-party laptop market cornered with the MacBook lineup, Microsoft's Surface laptops have been steadily improving over the past few years, and are now an increasingly appealing option. Last year's seventh-generation Surface Laptop is currently marked down by $350 on Amazon for the base model, bringing the price down to a tantalizing $849.
Breaking: Alien Earth and series creator Noah Hawley will return for season 2
Alien Earth will return to FX (and Disney+ and Hulu) for a second season, thanks to a new deal between Disney and series creator Noah Hawley. The new season has no air date yet, but we do know one thing about it: It will be shot in London. The first season was shot in Thailand, and most of the story took place in Southeast Asia, so the change in shooting...
Exclusive: At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win
Owen Collumb was paralyzed in 1993, when he was 21 years old. A tire on his motorbike blew out and he fell into a ravine, breaking a single bone in his spine. When he recovered, he couldn’t move his legs and could control only the biceps in his arms, meaning that he could lift his hands but, to put them down, he had to twist his shoulders and let gravity...
Breaking: Audi goes full minimalism for its first-ever Formula 1 livery
Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich and accommodation so Ars could visit its motorsports facility and see its F1 car. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MUNICH, Germany—Audi’s long-awaited Formula 1 team gave the world its first look at what the Audi R26 will look like when it takes to the track next year.
Trending: Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog
As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking into complex systems sounds like the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. So, naturally, Anthropic researchers were eager to see what would happen if Claude tried taking control of a robot—in this case, a robot dog.
New: Quantum computing tech keeps edging forward
The end of the year is usually a busy time in the quantum computing arena, as companies often try to announce that they’ve reached major milestones before the year wraps up. This year has been no exception. And while not all of these announcements involve interesting new architectures like the one we looked at recently, they’re a good way to mark progress in the field, and they often involve the...
Exclusive: Solvay of Belgium Creates Rare Earths Deals With U.S.
There is little rare earth mining in Europe, so Solvay gets its minerals from countries like Australia. It also recycles batteries and magnets to strip out rare earths residues. The deals are symbolic of how the United States is forging ahead with efforts to rebuild its supply chains for rare earths minerals as China, the world’s biggest supplier, curbs access in response to President Trump’s tariffs and other global trade...
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