Evening News — Monday, 2 November 2026 (internal copy)

• China held a big internet award event today in Wuzhen.
• Its new quantum computer (very fast computer) "Jiuzhang 4.0" won a top prize.
• Background: China and the US are racing to build the best quantum computer.
• 20 projects won; 430 teams from 43 countries sent entries.

Monday, 2 November 2026 · Source: CGTN

• NASA's X-59 jet flew from California to Florida on 28 October.
• It stopped one night in Texas on the way.
• The jet flies faster than sound (Mach 1.53) but makes little noise.
• Background: Loud sonic booms (big sky bangs) made supersonic flights over land illegal in 1973.
• Its noise is only 75 decibels (sound unit) — like a quiet clap.
• NASA has flown it more than 40 times since June.

Monday, 2 November 2026 · Source: The News

• Google, Meta, Amazon and Reddit shared their latest ad results.
• Google's ad money rose 10.6% to $82.01 billion.
• Meta's ad money rose to $63.06 billion from $50.08 billion last year.
• Background: AI needs huge computer centers, and they cost a lot.
• Google spent $51.4 billion on new tech — up 114% from last year.
• But AI helps ads too: Gemini made 1.5 billion ad pictures and texts.
• 10 million advertisers now use Meta's AI tools.

Monday, 2 November 2026 · Source: Storyboard18

• Sprinklr launched a test version of Marketing AI Agents on 27 October.
• An AI agent is a smart program (does work on its own).
• The agents can plan ideas, make ads, and check rules.
• Background: Big companies want AI to do marketing work faster.
• Also: ChatGPT ads got new picture formats this month.

Monday, 2 November 2026 · Source: AI Agent Store