Technology News for Wednesday 5th November 2025

1. Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience

Headlines from ABC News LiveCatch up on the developing stories making headlines. Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger's seat.

2. Apple laptops are high-end items. Next year could see the company's first 'low-cost' offering

Budget laptops have historically been the realm of Google's Chrome operating system and Windows, but Apple could be set to enter that product category as early as next year, a move that could further expand the company's userbase.

3. Princeton Engineers Say New Qubit Could Make Current Quantum Computers 1000 Times More Reliable

The new tantalum-silicon transmon qubit, described in Nature, combines materials innovation with superconducting circuit design to significantly reduce energy loss and improve quantum coherence. The design, compatible with existing industry processors from ...

4. Google adds Gemini chatbot to Maps

Google is adding its Gemini chatbot to Maps, letting users get chatty with their navigation app across Android, iOS and their cars. Why it matters: Nearly three years since ChatGPT's explosive launch, the tech giants are now banking on the idea that ...

5. Russian APT abuses Windows Hyper-V for persistence and malware execution

Recently documented Curly COMrades group bypasses traditional host-based EDR solutions by spinning up VMs with deceptive names using Windows' own bare-metal hypervisor. Russian killnet hacker group concept. Credit: ozrimoz / Shutterstock.

6. Lonely? There could be a chatbot for that

While Emma added that she does not typically make decisions off the prompts artificial intelligence bots produce in response to her personal problems, she found it helpful to use ChatGPT, Google Gemini and other generative AI tools to help process her ...

7. Watch: Chinese Astronauts Cook Food Aboard Tiangong Space Station Using New Kind Of Oven

The roasted chicken wings were cooked in 28 minutes in the space station's microgravity environment, where cooking any food is a major challenge. Advertisement. Edited by: Abhinav Singh · Science; Nov 05, 2025 10:08 am IST. Published On Nov 05, ...

8. Region 4274 Continues to Dominate the Forecast

Region 4274 continues to be the source for solar flare activity and its complexity has increased. Stay informed at spaceweather.gov. Facebook Logo · Twitter Logo · USA.gov Logo · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

9. Beyond Traditional Methods: Enhancing Durability in NETs Care with Combined Therapy

In an interview with Targeted Oncology at the 2025 North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) Symposium, Michael Soulen, MD, discussed the combined therapy approach for patients with liver-dominant neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

10. Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast-track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

Ryan, the Kooyong MP and paediatric neurologist, is urging the Albanese government to release more of the earnings from the $20bn Medical Research Future Fund, above the annual disbursement amount of $650m.