SK hynix reported third-quarter operating profit of US$62.8bn, up 632% on the year, marking six straight quarters of record revenue and operating profit. Asian technology shares surged after the results, with investors citing renewed optimism about artificial intelligence demand. Separately, Anthropic reported first-half revenue growth of about 1,300% in its IPO filing, and Broadcom, Citi, Blackstone and Morgan Stanley announced a US$63bn financing structure for the company. Markets were also awaiting the Federal Reserve's policy decision.
Xreal has reduced the price of its Aura smartglasses to $1,099 through the end of the year, down from the $1,279 preorder price announced last month. Customers who preordered at the higher price will be refunded the difference automatically, according to Xreal general manager Ralph Jodice. The glasses weigh 95 grams, run Android XR on a tethered compute puck, and will ship in mid-November in the United States, Canada and South Korea, with Japan following on 2 Nov. Xreal and Google describe the device as offering more than 150 dedicated XR experiences.
Discord will let search engines index messages from its public Discoverable Servers starting in mid-December 2026, according to the company. The platform says more than 63,000 such servers host discussions on topics such as gaming, fandoms and language learning. From 16 November 2026, each Discoverable Server will get a public web page with automated summaries of active channel conversations. Usernames and avatars will not appear on published messages. Private servers, direct messages and group direct messages are excluded.