Android News: 9 November 2025 - 16 November 2025

November 19, 2025, 6:02 AM EST. Meet Lumia 2, a pair of smart earrings from Boston-based Lumia that doubles as a health tracker. After six years of development, this wearable uses an infrared sensor behind the left ear to measure arterial blood flow in a shallow ear artery-the closest point to the brain. Unlike wrist wearables that rely on green light, Lumia 2 targets head blood flow to explain lightheadedness or energy fluctuations as you stand up, eat, drink, or sleep. The data aims for clinical-grade data at home, potentially helping chronic conditions, while still offering standard metrics like heart rate, sleep, daily readiness, and body temperature. Styled in platinum or titanium, the earrings come in multiple designs and finishes.

November 19, 2025, 5:56 AM EST. Planet Labs and Quantum Systems unveiled a collaboration to fuse satellite imagery with uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) data inside Quantum Systems' MOSAIC UXS mission software. The integration combines Planet's broad-area monitoring and very-high-resolution satellite tasking with Quantum's reconnaissance drones and its mission-management suite to enable a coordinated tip-and-cue workflow: satellite-detected changes trigger targeted drone inspections. Planet's analytics will provide automated alerts for new activity or anomalies over large regions, and when fed into MOSAIC UXS these alerts prompt drone tasking for follow-on observations using onboard multisensor payloads. The pairing aims to speed mission planning, shorten assessment cycles, and boost operator awareness, delivering synchronized, multi-domain intelligence that spans space-based collection and tactical drone operations for defense users.

November 19, 2025, 5:54 AM EST. Apple unveiled its 2025 podcast rankings, naming The Joe Rogan Experience the No. 1 podcast worldwide, ahead of The Daily from the New York Times. The list, based on listenership across platforms, highlights Rogan's continued prominence even after his Spotify exclusivity ended; his episode with Elon Musk ranked among the year's top listens. The breakdown shows a mix of SiriusXM powerhouses and big-name programs, with Taylor Swift-content boosting New Heights into the Top 3. New shows like Good Hang with Amy Poehler and Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce led the year's top debuts.

November 19, 2025, 5:52 AM EST. IBM is advancing a commercially valuable quantum computing stack, enabling longer quantum programs and broader applications. The company highlights a fast error-correction path using off-the-shelf components and is coupling multiple chips with its Nighthawk modular architecture. The plan: reach about 7,500 gates by the end of 2026, 10,000 by 2027, and 15,000 by 2028. Analysts say most firms won't see immediate benefits, but sectors like capital markets or logistics could leverage early capabilities. In cybersecurity, executives are urged to adopt quantum-safe encryption (PQC) by 2030 as adversaries may break current signatures by 2032 if timelines hold.

November 19, 2025, 5:50 AM EST. Get ready for big PS5 savings this Black Friday 2025. The piece highlights Walmart as the retailer with the strongest cuts, including the PS5 Digital Edition - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 bundle at about $500, and rumors of more bundles and up to $100 off on select sets. Past years show deep discounts at Amazon and Target, but Walmart led the pack with disc and digital slim bundles and high savings on games (up to ~50%). Expect early deals and potential sell-outs, so act fast to lock in the lowest prices on the PS5 Pro bundle (Galactic Purple controller) and game discounts as retailers chase the Black Friday windfall.