North Korea launched roughly ten short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area on its east coast on 29 Oct, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The projectiles flew about 250 kilometres before landing in waters east of the peninsula. Japan's Defense Ministry said it detected a suspected ballistic missile launch, and its Coast Guard urged ships to avoid any debris. South Korea has increased surveillance and is coordinating with the United States and Japan. The launch comes amid heightened tension after landmine blasts on 21 Sep injured three South Korean soldiers at the border, which Seoul blames on Pyongyang and Pyongyang denies.
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.