Daily Brief - 10 November 2026

Tech policy collides with platform power in California, while robotics firms test new business models and memory makers reshape supply chains around AI demand.

Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California over law banning autoplay feeds for teens

The three platforms filed separate lawsuits to block AB 1709, which prohibits autoplay videos and personalized feeds for under-16 users and requires account deletion for non-compliant minors. The law, signed in September 2026 with enforcement starting January 2027, carries penalties up to 50,000 dollars per affected minor. Companies argue the measure violates First Amendment editorial rights and federal Section 230 protections. Read more →

Agility Robotics goes public via SPAC, exposing humanoid economics to investors

The Oregon maker of the Digit bipedal robot completed its Nasdaq listing in early November 2026 through a special purpose acquisition company merger. Regulatory filings reveal a business model centered on a single product line and expanding manufacturing at its Oregon RoboFab facility, as the sector shifts from lab demos to revenue-generating warehouse deployments. Read more →

Serve Robotics launches infrastructure arm to sell connectivity tools to rivals

The sidewalk delivery robot operator announced on 5 November 2026 it will sell the connectivity and data infrastructure it built for its own fleet to third-party robotics developers. The new Physical AI Services division partners with construction autonomy firm Bedrock Robotics and T-Mobile to position edge computing closer to robots in the field. Read more →

DRAM prices jump 400% as memory makers pivot capacity to AI chips

Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix, controlling roughly 90 percent of global DRAM production, are redirecting fabrication capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI infrastructure. Consumer GPU prices have surged, with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 now retailing nearly 5,000 dollars above its January 2025 launch price of 1,999 dollars, and shortages are expected through the decade. Read more →

Compiled by OTW Briefing Desk from Opentechwire reporting.