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Anthropic IPO stands alone as AI market jitters sideline others

A once-robust fall calendar for technology IPOs is down to just Anthropic.

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology|World

Stocks drop as Meta fans AI worries, Treasuries gain

Stock indexes fell on Thursday, after Meta's earnings report reignited worries about the AI boom's heavy capital spending

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide

Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally

October 21, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

Colorado shoplifting suspect arrested, officers discover modified Glock, high-capacity magazine

October 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

IBM falls as analysts question staying power of software rebound

IBM shares fell 6.5% in premarket trading on Thursday, as analysts said part of the company's third-quarter software rebound was driven by deals delayed from the previous quarter,

October 22, 2026

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Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming

October 22, 2026

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US to award $389 million in R&D funds for power semiconductors, critical materials

The US Commerce Department said on Thursday it plans to award $389 million in research and development funding to four companies working on power

October 22, 2026

Short sellers make $6 billion in unrealized profits as neoclouds slide on AI debt fears

Investors betting against US neocloud and data center companies have raked in $6 billion in paper profits so far this month, after fears their debt-fueled AI buildout was becoming

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

EBay to cut about 9% of global workforce

EBay said on Thursday it will cut about 9% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring plan to move resources to its top strategic priorities, confirming an exclusive Reuters

October 22, 2026

Wall St opens lower as AI jitters return, oil rises

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as growth stocks came under renewed pressure after earnings from mega-caps Tesla and Meta did little to dispel doubts about AI

October 22, 2026

Spotify forecasts strong profit as AI features start to pay off, shares surge

Spotify forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, banking on its AI-powered features to drive user growth ahead of the crucial

October 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Meta shares slide, default insurance hits record as AI spending alarms investors

Meta Platforms shares fell more than 7% on Thursday as investors balked at another increase in its annual AI spending forecast and a plan to

October 22, 2026

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Comcast flags over $1 billion in restructuring charges in fourth quarter

Comcast on Thursday flagged more than $1 billion in charges for the fourth quarter as it changes its organizational structure, ahead of the planned spinoff of its NBCUniversal

October 22, 2026

Business|Europe|Technology

Publishers, advertisers call EU, UK antitrust regulators to suspend Meta's new commercial terms

Digital advertisers and publishers lobbied on Thursday for EU and UK regulators to suspend Meta Platforms' new commercial terms due to come into effect on

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Meta's credit risk indicator hits record high on increased AI spending plan

The cost of insuring Meta Platforms' debt against default touched an all-time high on Thursday, as investors grappled with concerns about its plan to spend more

October 22, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

New study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 1889

Scientists have traced Vincent van Gogh's “The Starry Night” to a celestial scene that suggests a new date for one of the world's most famous paintings

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Websites shut down globally after AI finds cybersecurity flaw affecting 70% of the internet

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Health|Science|Technology

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'

Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US banks are blocking third-party AI agents access to customer accounts, sources say

Major US banks have been blocking third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, two people familiar with the situation said, following a

October 22, 2026

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Axel Springer open to role in any potential European TikTok deal, spokesperson says

Publishing group Axel Springer would welcome any European initiative to separate TikTok from its Chinese owners along the lines of President Donald Trump's deal to split the US

October 22, 2026

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UK regulator urges pension trustees to stress-test over AI concentration risk

British pension funds could have greater exposure to AI-related risks than trustees realise, Britain's pensions regulator said on Thursday, and urged them to challenge

October 22, 2026

Cuba's public transport plunges to all-time low amid US fuel blockade, minister says

Cuba's Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila faces daily what appears to be mission impossible: moving millions of people by plane, train and

October 22, 2026

Business|Technology|Travel

Airbnb rule change frees guests from chores involving ‘significant effort’

October 22, 2026

Technology|World

Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence

October 22, 2026

Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds

A new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year

October 22, 2026

Arts|Technology

SAP clients increasingly worry about AI models' origin, CFO says

Customers are increasingly asking where the AI inside their business software was built, SAP's finance chief told Reuters on Thursday, with export controls and

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Investors see risk from US midterms to AI trade as data center backlash builds

Public opposition to data centers may jolt the AI trade as the US midterm elections approach, with a strong Democratic showing potentially hampering the

October 22, 2026

Arts|Technology

Meta has strong chance of getting $25 billion New Mexico penalty slashed on appeal, experts say

Meta Platforms has a strong basis for arguing that the $25 billion penalty New Mexico secured this week in a case stemming from allegations

October 22, 2026

Arts|Finance|Technology

Rattled by oil, tech and France

The first Big Tech earnings of the season have been a mixed bag so far and haven't yet shifted the dial on the main market themes, leaving overnight index futures on

October 22, 2026

Tesla shares slip after capex cut raises doubts over Musk's AI and robotics push

Tesla's shares fell 2% on Thursday after the EV maker cut its capital spending forecast, raising concerns among investors counting on heavy investment for Elon Musk's AI and

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divide

Artificial intelligence could boost global growth, but poorer countries, smaller companies and younger workers risk missing out unless access to power, digital

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

Musk's political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal

A possible merger between Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and carmaker Tesla may face bigger obstacles from politics than from regulation,

October 22, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws

Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs this year

Barclays said on Thursday it was cutting around 5,000 jobs, or 5% of its workforce, this year, as it uses technology such as AI to reduce fixed costs and improve overall

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

LSEG's two decades of major deals, partnerships and strategic pivots

The London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday agreed to buy financial data firm Octus for about $3.54 billion, its biggest acquisition since the 2019 deal for Refinitiv as the group

February 11, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart China's rare earths grip, sources say

Taiwan's TSMC is exploring alternatives to rare-earth components in factory equipment, three people familiar with the matter said,

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Taking back the algorithm: Social media platforms are restoring users’ control of their feeds

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

How a merged SpaceX-Tesla might navigate its China problem

Elon Musk’s potential mega-merger of Tesla and SpaceX would likely face a China-shaped hurdle from regulators on both sides of the Pacific over concerns about national security and

October 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Musk’s public endorsement of SpaceX-Tesla deal may throw a wrench in talks

Elon Musk's public endorsement this week of a potential $3.5 trillion merger between SpaceX and Tesla has rattled some insiders involved in the discussions,

October 22, 2026

Business|Technology

Audi gets new China leadership to face bruising competition

Volkswagen's premium subsidiary Audi announced a shake-up in its China leadership on Thursday amid

October 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Samsung Electro-Mechanics gets $2.8 billion chip investment from Tesla, Nvidia, report says

South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics will receive investment valued at 3.7 trillion won ($2.8 billion) from Tesla and Nvidia to build facilities making advanced chip

October 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Westpac's latest job cuts not AI-driven, spokesperson says

About 140 roles affected by workforce changes at Australian lender Westpac this week were part of a broader organisational restructure, not AI-

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical

October 21, 2026

Australia|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Epic's 'Fortnite' to return on Apple's app store in Australia after antitrust ruling

Epic Games said its shooter title "Fortnite" will return to Apple's App Store in Australia on Thursday after a federal court ordered the iPhone maker to open up its iOS operating

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Chinese quant fund Lingjun draws $300 million from overseas investors

Beijing-based quant fund Lingjun Investment's offshore arm has attracted at least $300 million from US and Southeast Asian investors, a top

October 22, 2026

Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and

October 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Meta strikes deal to keep Zuckerberg in California after wealth tax concerns

Meta Platforms has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to keep him living in California after the CEO warned he was considering leaving the state that houses the

October 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe

Tesla is aiming to start selling its Cybercab robotaxis to the public by the end of this year, its engineering chief said on Wednesday, even as the US

October 22, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EA

Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Comcast plans significant job cuts, Bloomberg News reports

Comcast Corp is planning a significant number of job cuts as part of a restructuring of its cable-TV, broadband and wireless businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing

October 21, 2026

Australia's ASX says 'turning point' reached after trading outages

The Australian Securities Exchange's chair said on Thursday the company had reached a turning point in addressing its regulatory troubles, and maintained

October 21, 2026

Australia's Fortescue warns of possible operations hit as China state buyer talks rumble on

Australia's Fortescue warned on Thursday its operations could be hit if talks with China's state-backed buyer did not conclude by year-end, as the world's fourth-largest

October 21, 2026

Business|Technology

Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack, Microsoft says

A Chinese state-aligned hacking group used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise as part of a campaign that targeted hundreds of

October 21, 2026

Crime|Education|Health|Political|Technology

Meta sued in Australian class action over alleged social media harm to children

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in an Australian court against Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram that alleges the social media platforms exposed children to

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic unveils Claude Duet AI agent app (Oct 21)

Anthropic on Wednesday unveiled Claude Duet, a standalone AI agent app designed to act as a proactive assistant

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla cuts spending before potential SpaceX deal even as Musk bets future on AI, robots

Tesla cut its annual capital expenditure forecast by a fifth and posted surprise positive free cash flow in the third quarter on Wednesday, after

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX

Tesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Meta Q3 revenue tops estimates and Zuckerberg says Muse accounts have topped 10 million

Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Technology

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico case over Cambridge Analytica scandal

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

IBM raises annual software revenue outlook as deal delays ease

IBM finance chief James Kavanaugh on Wednesday said delayed software deals that rattled investors in the last quarter were beginning to close, as the company

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Analog chipmaker Texas Instruments sees quarterly sales above estimates

Texas Instruments forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, a sign of recovery in industrial chip demand and growing momentum for its AI data-center

October 21, 2026

Asia|Business|Technology

Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Elon Musk

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech it away

Buoyant AI sentiment on the back of quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, as relatively calm

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Walmart launches tools for AI agents to shop for customers

Walmart on Wednesday intrduced new tools that will allow artificial intelligence agents to shop and complete transactions for customers, as the retailer seeks

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Meta puts Muse agent at heart of AI strategy, plans new stock to power investments

Meta introduced new non-voting shares on Wednesday to help fund the social media giant's costly AI expansion, as executives laid out their vision

October 21, 2026

Arts|Environment|Finance|Technology

Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook

A state judge has ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

A strong profit report from SpaceX helps lift tech stocks and Wall Street

U.S. stocks climbed following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortune

Stocks of Elon Musk's two biggest companies are rising Wednesday after he suggested a combination was in the works to form a trillion dollar colossus in possibly the biggest deal ever

October 21, 2026

Chevron to sharpen US Gulf focus with sale of older assets

Chevron is exploring the sale of some of its older oil and gas assets in the US Gulf, the company confirmed to Reuters, part of an

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

BlackRock adds robotics ETF to growing ranks of AI-themed products

BlackRock rolled out another in a suite of exchange-traded funds tied to AI on Wednesday, even as the willingness of investors to wholeheartedly embrace

October 21, 2026

Crime|Political|Technology

Trump says fraud investigations make 'very big dent' in overseas scams

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration has made a "very big dent" in scams by foreign criminal networks that lure Americans into

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Nasdaq leads Wall Street gains as SpaceX, Super Micro boost AI sentiment

The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street to a higher close on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved investor

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

EA to shutter BioWare studio, cut jobs as it narrows game slate

Electronic Arts is planning to close BioWare, the developer of the "Mass Effect" series of games, and lay off employees to focus on more lucrative projects, the company said on

October 21, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Oklahoma students build airplane through hands-on aviation program

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Education|Finance|Technology

Trump's political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates

President Donald Trump’s political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year’s midterm elections

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Nvidia's Huang hails Europe's AI potential, flanked by robot ducks

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes that Europe's engineering expertise gives it an edge in physical AI and robotics, he said on Wednesday

October 21, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe risks startup exodus as regulation, funding and skill gaps hamper AI adoption, AWS EMEA head says

Regulatory hurdles, funding shortages and gaps in workforce skillsets are prompting European startups to consider relocating, risking a mass

October 21, 2026

Tunisia military court sentences opposition figure Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison

A Tunisian military court sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic adds former Harvard science dean to oversight body

Anthropic said on Wednesday that Christopher Stubbs, former dean of science at Harvard University, had joined its oversight body, which holds the power to appoint a majority of the

October 21, 2026

Europe|Finance|Technology

Europe's financial regulators query Google over cloud outage that hit banks

Financial regulators in Europe are questioning Google after a cloud computing outage on Tuesday left millions of bank customers

October 21, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Meta smart glasses give blind veterans in South Carolina a new tool for independence

October 21, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

The wait is over! A first look inside Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate Forest

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

What it's like to use the iPhone Duo for a week

CNN's Lisa Eadicicco got to try Apple’s newest phone, the iPhone Duo, ahead of its launch. She traded her regular-sized iPhone for the company's first-ever folding phone for nearly a week. Apple provided CNN with an iPhone Duo for testing purposes.

October 21, 2026

Arts|Election|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Maine Secretary of State says state is seeing a record-high number of absentee ballots

October 21, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Hungary considers replacing Russia's Rosatom in nuclear project

Hungary is considering replacing Russia's Rosatom as the main contractor in the expansion of its Paks nuclear power plant

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday

Apple on Wednesday said it will have 'limited' numbers of its folding iPhone

October 21, 2026

Business|Sports|Technology

Kalshi could be headed for Supreme Court showdown, CEO says

A legal clash between prediction markets and US states over who should regulate the industry could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, Tarek Mansour, the co-founder of

October 21, 2026

Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming

October 21, 2026

Business|Crime|Technology

Michigan teen injured in e-bike crash sues GM; automaker withdraws countersuit

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads to 26 more countries in bid to boost revenue

OpenAI said on Wednesday it was expanding advertising on ChatGPT to 26 more countries, bringing the total to 89, as the AI company beefs up its advertising business to boost revenue

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

AT&T's fiber revenue per user to keep sliding as bundle discounts weigh

AT&T expects average revenue per fiber customer to extend its third-quarter decline into the fourth, as more customers sign up for discounted bundles,

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology|World

EBay to lay off 9% of workforce in push to simplify operations, internal memo shows

EBay will lay off about 9% of its workforce as the online marketplace looks to simplify operations and shift resources to its fastest-growing areas

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Wall St opens higher as SpaceX, Super Micro results lift AI stocks

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved appetite for AI stocks, while Netflix slipped after its

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Wall St sees Tesla-SpaceX merger as inevitable, but split on price

A Tesla-SpaceX merger appears to be a matter of when, not if, to many on Wall Street. But they disagree on a key factor: how much Tesla shareholders should be paid.

October 21, 2026

Netflix's ad stumble deepens fears its growth is hitting a wall

Netflix's cut to its advertising sales forecast is fuelling concerns that its growth engine is losing steam, threatening the edge that made it a

October 21, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

PHP developers issue updates to fix vulnerabilities, says flaw was found in 2024

Developers of the PHP programming language said a set of new updates fixing two previously identified critical vulnerabilities was now live, and acknowledged a delay in

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Astonishing winning images from Nikon’s Small World photography competition 2026

October 21, 2026

Crime|Political|Science|Technology

Human rights could improve – or worsen – based on how nations use the UN treaty against cybercrime

If the treaty enters into force, responsible nations will have to carefully monitor how other countries use it.

October 21, 2026

Arts|Crime|Science|Technology

An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble

An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.

October 21, 2026

Technology

A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage

The Wiikwemkoong First Nation in Canada is using a data center to help preserve its heritage

October 20, 2026

Georgia TikTok star trades health care career for auto repair and helps train new mechanics

October 21, 2026

Arts|Technology

Clock repairer brings treasured chimes and family memories back to life

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Super Micro climbs after upbeat forecast shows robust AI demand

Super Micro Computer jumped more than 11% on Wednesday after it forecast quarterly revenue and profit margin comfortably above Wall Street estimates, signaling that AI data center

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

The iPhone Duo is Apple’s coolest phone in years. There’s just one problem

October 21, 2026

Musk mulls megacap

It was hard to keep track of global markets from hour to hour on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting fresh five-month highs before plunging, which rippled through tech-

October 21, 2026

Technology

Poland says social media firms are 'silent ally' of Russia, threatens fines

Social media platforms are a "silent ally" of Russia in a "digital war" and are doing nothing to curb disinformation, Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski

October 21, 2026

Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

How cheap Chinese antibiotics threaten Europe's last major penicillin plant

Tucked away in the green foothills of the Austrian Alps, the last fully integrated European penicillin plant faces an

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push

OpenAI will make its frontier artificial intelligence models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday

October 21, 2026

The 2027 full-size trucks you need to know about, according to Edmunds

Choosing a full-size pickup truck is harder in 2027

October 21, 2026

Political|Technology|World

Malaysia bans civil servants from using navigation app Waze, citing data risks over Israeli links

Malaysia has banned civil servants from using the navigation app Waze due to data security concerns linked to its Israeli origins

October 21, 2026

Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms

Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US

October 21, 2026

ECB says AI, greener economy help euro zone weather energy shock

The euro zone economy has weathered this year's energy shock better than expected, with lower dependence on fossil fuels, stronger fiscal support and an AI investment

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Investors flood to Jio IPO on day one of India's largest offering

Investors flocked to Jio Platforms’ $3.2 billion IPO on Wednesday, with bids covering the shares on offer in under two

October 20, 2026

Economy|Europe|Technology

Booking.com targeted in EU investigation into phishing scams, fraudulent listings

EU tech regulators will investigate whether online hotel reservation website Booking.com is doing enough to weed out fraudulent listings and phishing scams

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI president urges AI safeguards as group he funds opposes regulation

As OpenAI executives step up their public calls for federal AI safety rules, a political group the company’s president helped fund is spending millions

October 21, 2026

Arts|Technology

The anti-AI writing police are everywhere. What are they looking for?

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border

October 21, 2026

Business|Technology|World

China's Chery open to partnering with US automakers, executive says

Chery is open to partnerships with US automakers, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday, as China's top car exporter looks to expand in North America following

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Toyota to recall about 105,800 US vehicles over fire risk, NHTSA says

Toyota is recalling 105,794 vehicles in the US over a potential fuel leak that could raise the risk of fire if it reaches an ignition source, the National Highway Traffic Safety

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Auto industry bosses expect software, China growth to reshape sector by 2035, survey shows

Software and digital technology are set to overtake traditional vehicle engineering as the key battleground in the automotive industry by 2035, while China is

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Ray-Ban maker's shares jump as strong eyewear sales temper AI glasses worries

EssilorLuxottica shares rose more than 14% on Wednesday after the Ray-Ban maker beat third-quarter revenue expectations, with resilient demand for its core

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Micron faces strike from one Taiwan union after deal with another

A union representing workers at a Micron plant in Taiwan said it would proceed with a planned strike on Thursday, even as the US memory chipmaker reached a

October 21, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Finance|Technology

Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centers popular

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies building data centers should pay a "dividend" to the communities where they are sited if they want to make the

October 21, 2026

Europe|Technology

Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones

At a former flight-test base south of Paris, drones swoop over fields and woodland as teams on the ground test

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Samsung, SK Hynix upgrading China plants to make more advanced chips, people say

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading their China factories to produce more advanced memory chips, four

October 21, 2026

US agents investigate report incendiary device thrown at ICE office in Atlanta

US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday

October 21, 2026

Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026

Anthropic's net loss widened sharply to $80.7 billion in the first half of this year, in large part due to a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares of

October 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

China's Moonshot AI to operate in Singapore, jobs post shows

Chinese AI startup Moonshot is expanding into Singapore, with a new sales role listed on the company's LinkedIn page this week.

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Australian AI data centre operator NextDC shares shed 42% on revenue delay, future plans on hold

Australian data centre operator NextDC shed nearly half of its market value on Wednesday after sharply cutting revenue forecasts for

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Why would Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla?

Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday, publicly backing an idea that would create one of the most valuable companies

October 21, 2026

Technology|World

Taiwan security agency flags rise in Chinese disinformation ahead of local elections

China spread more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed or false online information targeting Taiwan in the first nine months of this year, the island's top

October 21, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Memphis leaders reject contentious 18-month pause on new data center development

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI says its AI agents weakened internal monitoring system

OpenAI said on Tuesday that two of its AI agents weakened parts of an internal monitoring system designed to detect misbehavior, the latest case of AI agents acting

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

A possible SpaceX-Tesla merger? Here's what people are saying

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, would be "a good idea" and that they had formed special committees to discuss a union.

October 21, 2026

Japan exports rise 16.7% in September as AI chip demand powers trade

Japan's exports rose 16.7% in September from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as strong demand for semiconductors and AI

October 20, 2026

Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for factory workers in Pakistan

October 21, 2026

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AI data center projects boost US warehouse demand and rents, real estate company JLL says

AI data center construction projects, particularly near Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC, are generating new demand for warehouse space and helped

October 20, 2026

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Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is 'a good idea' as companies form deal committees

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies SpaceX and Tesla would be "a good idea" and that they had formed special committees to

October 20, 2026

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SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab targets 2028 for volume chip production, Musk says

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October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI

The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity

October 20, 2026

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FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

The U.S. government has certified Boeing’s 737 Max 10 airliner for passenger service after years of delays

October 20, 2026

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SpaceX stock surges after Musk says a merger with Tesla would be ‘a good idea’

October 20, 2026

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Trading Day: Oil reversal lifts spirits

US stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off global weakness earlier in the day as oil prices pulled back sharply from six-month highs, a reversal

October 20, 2026

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Super Micro sees quarterly revenue soaring on AI server boom

Super Micro Computer expects quarterly revenue and profit margin well above Wall Street estimates as it benefits from relentless AI data center demand, the server maker said on

October 20, 2026

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Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military, WSJ reports

Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,

October 20, 2026