Daily Recap: Tech — 6 November 2026

Tech news today turns on how digital systems shape behavior, from regulators challenging recommendation engines and governments scrambling after cyberattacks to companies pushing deeper AI automation into shopping and work. At the same time, product design and device claims face...

The European Commission issues preliminary charges against TikTok, arguing its For You feed may breach the EU’s digital rules by steering users into hard-to-escape recommendation loops. Regulators focus on repeated exposure to similar material, including content tied to sadness, isolation and body image, and are pressing for changes to how the feed is designed.

Japan unveils an emergency cybersecurity package after a string of cyberattacks and data breaches hits companies and government bodies. The incidents involve unauthorized system access and leaks of client or personal information, affecting dozens of organizations and intensifying pressure on the government to strengthen defenses and respond more quickly.

Perplexity launches Teammates, a new product built around always-on AI agents that can take responsibility for continuing work tasks. The agents are meant to fill specific roles, act proactively inside a workspace and coordinate with one another while using tools already connected to a user’s existing workflow.

Airbnb says it is building an AI travel agent that will help users plan trips and handle bookings, with rollout targeted for the first half of 2027. The company presents the product as a more capable assistant than a basic chatbot, signaling a broader push to make AI central to travel planning on its platform.

Amazon expands Alexa for Shopping in the US with a text-based ordering option that lets customers describe what they want without using voice commands. Alexa then searches Amazon’s marketplace and returns suggested items, extending the assistant into a more conversational shopping tool across another input format.

Apple’s iPhone keyboard is reported to rely on a hidden gray list of tens of thousands of words and phrases that it will not suggest through autocomplete, predictive text or swipe typing. Users can still enter the terms manually, but the filtering appears to cover a large multilingual set that includes political and other contentious language.

Deepinder Goyal is defending the Temple wearable after doctors challenge its brain-monitoring and scientific claims in a public dispute online. The device is marketed in the wellness and fitness space, but critics are questioning whether the evidence supports the metrics and interpretations the product presents to users.

Apple’s new MacBook Pro models once again feature an illuminated Apple logo, and the light can be turned off only through a Terminal command. The logo glows when the laptop is awake and adjusts with display brightness and ambient light, rather than offering users a dedicated physical switch or standard settings control.