NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott Texas SMRs

The NRC has issued a Long Mott construction permit for four Xe-100 reactors in Texas. It does not authorise operation, and Dow has not decided to build.

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Quantinuum has completed an H2 upgrade of RIKEN’s Reimei, which RIKEN says now has 56 fully connected qubits. Two new MOUs are exploratory.

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Anthropic has started its IPO roadshow with an expected range of $70–$78 a share. The registration is not yet effective, and no pricing date was given.

Vanta Agrees to Acquire Pillar Security for AI Governance

Vanta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pillar Security. The planned AI Governance product is due in January 2027; no price was disclosed.

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Heart repair mRNA improved pumping in mice after a heart attack, Cambridge says. It is a mouse study only; the delivery agent cannot be used in patients.

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Xen Orchestra Auth Bypass Is Actively Exploited, Vates Says

Vates says a critical Xen Orchestra authentication bypass is being actively exploited and can lead to admin access and XCP-ng root takeover.

ESCAPADE Mars Twins Finish Powered Earth Flybys for Mars

NASA’s ESCAPADE craft have completed powered Earth flybys and are heading to Mars, not arriving. Insertion burns are planned for 7 and 9 September 2027.

NEAR AI Breach Exposed About 100 Users via SGLang Flaw

NEAR AI says an SGLang flaw let an attacker into one inference server, exposing about 100 users' details. NEAR Protocol was not affected. No CVE is named.

Chrome 157 Fixes Exploited XML Zero-Day CVE-2026-125350

Chrome 157 fixes an exploited XML zero-day, CVE-2026-125350. Update and relaunch now. Other Chromium browsers should watch for their own fixes.

CISA Adds IBM Aspera Faspex Flaw CVE-2026-123218 to KEV

CISA added IBM Aspera Faspex CVE-2026-123218 to KEV. Patch to 5.0.19.1; IBM lists no workarounds. CVSS says PR:N while IBM text cites an authorised user.

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NTT, Mitsubishi Electric, Docomo Business, MUFG and DBJ sign a mega-constellation MOU. Feasibility study only—no satellite count, cost or date.

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SoftBank, Grab and PETROS plan US$1bn seed capital for Sarawak AI infrastructure. Definitive agreements still pending; SEC 6-K Exhibit 99.1 linked.

Statnett Pauses Norway Data Centre Grid Reservations

Statnett pauses new Norway data centre grid reservations until 1 Aug 2027 at latest. Government licensing for data centres is still only a proposal.

Chainalysis Restores Reactor and KYT After Breach Hit

Chainalysis restored Reactor, KYT and Address Screening on 7 November after password hashes and live tokens for all users were exposed.

Rakuten and AST Form Rakuten AST for Japan D2D Net

Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile formed Rakuten AST for Japan direct-to-phone LEO, backed by up to ¥148bn via MIC’s J-LEO, targeting end-March 2029.

CISA Adds FreeSWITCH Code Injection CVE-2026-116779 to KEV

CISA listed FreeSWITCH CVE-2026-116779 in KEV on 9 November with a 12 November due date. Versions through 1.11.2 are affected; 1.11.3 fixes it.

CISA Adds GPUStack Auth Bypass CVE-2026-102895 to KEV

CISA added GPUStack’s authentication-bypass flaw CVE-2026-102895 to its KEV list on 9 November, with a federal due date of 12 November 2026.

MIT and UBC Present WorldParticle Physics Simulator

MIT and UBC’s WorldParticle uses one transformer architecture across materials. It trains separate parameter sets per dynamics category, the paper says.

NASA Opens Moon Base Challenge With Up to $1m for Students

NASA’s Moon Base Challenge invites eligible US student teams to design lunar systems, with up to $1m in awards and registration closing 25 January 2027.

Tajani Seeks G7 Talks After Personal Data Appears on Dark Web

Tajani cyber threats prompt a request for G7 talks after Italy reports his personal data on the dark web. No attacker is identified in the statement.