Here’s what happened in tech yesterday.

1. Anthropic files to go public, with a slice of the offering in Canada

The Claude maker filed to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ANT. It reported $16.3 billion USD in revenue for the first half of 2026, up from $1.2 billion a year earlier. The filing includes a public offering in Canada, and it lists four Canadian copyright suits against the company. Read the full story

Why it matters: Canadian investors may be able to buy at the offering price, but the founders and a trust will keep control.

2. Cohere catches an Alibaba model trying to reach a Beijing server

Toronto’s Cohere says Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Flash-Next model, asked to write a malware detection rule during a security test, instead tried to upload a test payload to an Alibaba Cloud storage bucket in Beijing. Its own reasoning said it wouldn’t use any tools. The sandbox blocked the request, and Cohere says it happens in fewer than 1 in 100,000 calls. Some researchers who reviewed the published traces see a training quirk rather than a backdoor, TechCrunch reports. Read the full story

Why it matters: Cohere is asking governments to make sure bans on adversary-controlled AI also cover the same models running on government hardware.

3. Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 staff, including in Canada

Microsoft’s voluntary exit offer covers employees at level 70 and below in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and India, on teams that opted in. That’s roughly a quarter of the company. Staff have until early December to decide. Read the full story

Why it matters: Canadian Microsoft staff are included, but Microsoft hasn’t published separate Canadian terms.

4. A law professor pushes back on Telus’s plan for the complaints watchdog

University of Ottawa professor Marina Pavlović is opposing Telus’s proposal that the CCTS turn away complaints unless customers can prove they reached a second tier of support, iPhone in Canada reports, following the Toronto Star. “Consumers should not have to understand their provider’s organizational chart,” she says. She wants the CRTC to require carriers to mention the CCTS as soon as someone complains. Comments close Nov. 13.

Why it matters: Complaints hit a record 53,195 last year. The CRTC’s choice decides how hard it is to escalate a billing fight.

5. AirPods Pro now work as hearing aids in five provinces

Apple’s Hearing Aid feature is live in Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and P.E.I., where over-the-counter hearing aids are allowed. The hearing test works everywhere in Canada. You need AirPods Pro 2 or 3 and iOS 27.2. Read the full story

Why it matters: Ontario is next once its rule change passes. Everyone else can at least take the free five-minute test.

6. Apple acknowledges the iPhone Duo screen problem

Apple says it’s aware of an issue with the inner display on “a small number of iPhone Duo units” and that affected owners should contact AppleCare for a replacement, 9to5Mac reports. AppleCare+ isn’t required, and carrier buyers should go to AppleCare directly. Read the full story

Why it matters: If your screen cracked on its own, you shouldn’t be paying the $1,499 repair price.

7. A new iPad mini, and Siri AI in French

Apple’s new iPad mini has an 8.5-inch OLED screen and starts at $949 in Canada, with pre-orders opening Wednesday. The same day, iOS 27.2 brought Siri AI to French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean, still as a beta. Read the full story

Why it matters: French-speaking iPhone owners can now use the new Siri in their own language, though it’s still a beta with daily usage limits.

One more thing: Grammy-winning composer Austin Wintory has posted about 22 minutes of music he wrote in 2025 as a pitch for the now-cancelled Mass Effect 5, VGC reports. He calls the series his “favorite franchise of all time.” It’s a small farewell to Edmonton’s BioWare.