Today: October 31, 2026
Today: October 31, 2026

Technology

Environment|Technology

AI data center boom faces backlash at US ballot box

Voters in 10 US states will decide on Election Day whether to curb data center development in their communities, as the rapid buildout needed to power

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Firefighting cash burn

There were few fireworks from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, with two dissenters to the decision to keep rates unchanged, but there were indications of more hikes

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

As criminal networks spread in Latin America, Quito is new battleground

For years, the neighborhood watch group in the working-class area of Solanda in Ecuadorean capital Quito had patrolled their nighttime streets armed

Science|Technology|World

Greek container ship sinks after drone attack off Bulgaria

A Greek container ship has sunk after being hit by naval drones off Bulgaria on Wednesday, the Bulgarian

Business|Finance|Technology

Serval triples valuation to $3 billion as businesses adopt AI workflow automation

Serval raised $150 million in a Sequoia-led round at a $3 billion valuation, as the enterprise automation company seeks to use AI agents to handle

Business|Finance|Technology

Kalshi raises $1 billion at $40 billion valuation as it expands beyond prediction markets

Kalshi has raised $1 billion in a new funding round that values the prediction-market startup at $40 billion, the company said on Thursday, as it

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

BYD's third-quarter profit growth slows, misses forecasts

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD reported a smaller-than-expected 28% increase in third-quarter profit on Thursday as intensifying competition at home spread to overseas

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Volkswagen posts deepest loss since Dieselgate on Porsche writedown, China woes

Volkswagen posted its steepest quarterly loss in more than a decade in the third quarter, hit by a writedown on its stake in Porsche and

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Japan weighs government-backed bank lending scheme to spur strategic investment

Japan's government said on Thursday it is considering a scheme to channel public funds through private lenders to support corporate investment, seeking to

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China's record-breaking exports of clean tech are making a big dent in emissions, report says

China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and that is making a dent in global emissions

Arts|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology

Ship sinks off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast after being hit by drones

A Liberian-flagged vessel that was hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has sunk, the local maritime administration said on Thursday

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI-related investment, consumers likely boosted US economic growth in third quarter

US economic growth likely accelerated in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Hyundai Motor reports 5.5% rise in Q3 operating profit, beats forecasts

Hyundai Motor reported a 5.5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday, as favourable foreign exchange rates helped offset the

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Samsung keeps shattering profit records as AI boom lifts chip demand

Samsung Electronics has reported a record operating profit of $80.5 billion, driven by high demand for computer memory chips used in AI systems

Science|Technology

DeepSeek, Moonshot used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train latest models, The Information reports

Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and Moonshot AI relied heavily on outputs from OpenAI's powerful GPT-6 Astra model to train their latest models, The Information reported on Wednesday

Science|Technology|World

Chinese AI model carries out complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, researchers say

Chinese firm Z.AI's flagship AI model carried out complex cyberattacks in controlled simulations and repeatedly ignored instructions in separate tests,

Business|Economy|Technology

Samsung sees AI chip shortage worsening, keeps investors in suspense on returns

Samsung Electronics posted a 15-fold jump in quarterly chip profit on Thursday, powered by the AI boom, but its shares tumbled as investors

Arts|Business|Food|Interview|Lifestyle|Science|Technology|Travel|World

CNN reports from scene of train crash in Spain as serious rescue operation gets underway

CNN producer Vasco Cotovio reports from near the train crash site in Spain, where survivors described a sudden collision with no warning and a dramatic effort to get passengers out.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

The path of Cyclone Arnab went through India's plans for data centers and future growth

A cyclone that powered up over unusually warm ocean waters hit part of India’s coastline that’s dense with billions of dollars in plans for data centers

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Microsoft's cloud growth, cash flow offer respite from AI spending fears

Microsoft on Wednesday forecast fiscal second-quarter cloud growth and overall sales that beat Wall Street estimates, sending

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Judge says Trump bid to set aside California ballots would ‘wreak havoc’ on democracy

A US judge strongly rebuked the Trump administration on Wednesday by rejecting a request by the Justice Department to temporarily

Business|Finance|Technology

Bloomberg, two trading firms agree to pay Trump’s Truth Social for faster access to president’s posts, sources say

Truth Social, the social media platform founded by President Donald Trump, has signed up news and data provider Bloomberg and two Wall Street

Technology

Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine

Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine

Science|Technology

South Korean court rejects Tesla owners' lawsuit seeking 'Full Self-Driving' refunds

A South Korean court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by dozens of Tesla owners seeking full refunds for money paid for "Full Self-Driving" driver-assistance

Arts|Crime|Europe|Technology

Utah charges Kalshi and its founders, escalating a fight over who can regulate prediction markets

Utah is pursuing criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two executives, after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its anti-gambling laws against the activity

Business|Finance|Technology

Australia's corporate regulator probes Firmus IPO bankers, The Australian reports

Australia's corporate regulator is investigating the role of bankers in promoting Nvidia-backed Firmus' IPO, The Australian reported on Thursday.

Science|Technology

Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees

The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security

Crime|Political|Sports|Technology

Utah criminally charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling

Utah's attorney general brought criminal charges against Kalshi and two of its top executives, accusing the prediction market platform of illegally promoting online

Election|Finance|Political|Technology

Cyberattack concealed political spending by big donors before US midterm elections

The Federal Election Commission restored its electronic filing system Wednesday night after taking it offline for nearly 41 hours to contain a cyberattack,

Science|Technology

Pentagon watchdog tells lawmakers it won't investigate Starlink slowdowns to Ukraine

The Pentagon's watchdog is refusing a bipartisan request to investigate recent disruptions to Starlink and Starshield satellite internet service to Ukraine

Business|Science|Technology|World

US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations

The Trump administration says it's blocking shipments from Chinese biotech company BGI and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Young boy rescued after falling into septic pipe

Young boy rescued after falling into septic pipe

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Rio Tinto doubles down in Argentina with new lithium plants

(Corrects production figure in paragraph 3 to clarify that output in Argentina is expected to reach 160,000 metric tons by 2028, not 200,000 metric tons) By Lucila Sigal SAN FERNANDO DEL VALLE DE

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Trading Day: Fed pauses, Big Tech reports

Wall Street rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and as investors focused on key earnings reports.

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Finance|Health|Lifestyle|Technology

Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects

US officials who had resigned from former President Joe Biden's administration over his Gaza policy said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential

Arts|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US|World

Global stocks hold gains after Fed decision, oil prices rise

Global stocks and major Wall Street indexes gained on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Alphabet stock sinks as search woes cause revenue miss, cash burn worsens

Google parent Alphabet reported disappointing results in the core business of search advertising and a massive acceleration in cash burn as it poured

Business|Finance|Technology

Honeywell Aerospace lifts second-half cash flow view, tops quarterly estimates

Honeywell Aerospace on

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Trump says imported robotics pose national security risks but does not impose tariffs

US President Donald Trump found on Wednesday that imported robotics and machinery pose national security risks but did not impose any immediate

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

The weekend escape of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted of murdering a co-worker was just the latest black eye for the state’s troubled prison system, coming only weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike

Science|Technology

New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries

New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions ban on certain chatbot behaviors to protect children using artificial intelligence

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

FTC orders Walmart, Delta and others to share how they use personal data to set prices and pay

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is ordering Delta Air Lines, Walmart and other companies to provide detailed information on how they use consumers’ data when they are setting prices

Business|Finance|Technology

Google misses Wall Street expectations, Alphabet stock sinks in early after-hours trading

Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, reported strong revenue growth in its third quarter, but it fell short of Wall Street expectations

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants say

Authorities say that the suspects in an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had a floor plan of the school and had chosen a date

Science|Technology

Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon AI model with cybersecurity focus

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday unveiled Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Anthropic as the race to build more capable coding and

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Meta delays indefinitely its rollout of new commercial terms after publishers' concerns

Meta announced on Wednesday that it was indefinitely delaying the rollout of its new commercial terms following concerns from publishers and digital advertisers, in a move

Economy|Science|Technology

Warsh to attend Fed jobs and productivity task force hearing to refine views

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said that he plans to attend a November 16 field hearing of the central bank's productivity and jobs task force in the San Francisco

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Fed's Warsh says US economy not running too hot

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that the US economy is not running too hot despite some demand pressures from the boom in AI investment, adding

Science|Technology

US DOJ is inquiring about Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face, sources say

By Max A.

Arts|Economy|Science|Technology

US FTC demands Walmart, Uber, Delta and others hand over data on personalized pricing

The US Federal Trade Commission is demanding information from Walmart, Uber and seven other companies on whether and how they use individuals' personal data such as

Business|Finance|Technology

Wall Street ends higher as Fed holds key rate steady, focus turns to earnings

US stock indexes advanced on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve left its key policy rate unchanged, as widely expected, leaving

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

The bond market swings, but US stocks remain steady after the Fed says it won't raise interest rates

The bond market swung, while U.S. stocks ticked higher after the Federal Reserve decided not to raise its main interest rate to bring down high inflation

Business|Finance|Technology

T-Mobile raises annual free cash flow forecast as premium plans gain traction

T-Mobile raised the lower end of its annual adjusted free cash flow forecast on Wednesday, after strong customer growth helped the wireless carrier beat quarterly revenue estimates.

Arts|Technology|Travel|World

A popemobile exhibition is unveiled at the Vatican, featuring the vehicle popes have used since 1930

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile

Business|Crime|Economy|Technology

US consumer watchdog's information security 'not effective,' watchdog finds

The top US agency for consumer financial protection is not adequately protecting databases with large volumes of sensitive consumer and business

Science|Technology

Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink

President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite

Technology

Germany brigade in Lithuania to monitor Kaliningrad, Belarus with electronic warfare

Germany's permanent brigade in Lithuania will use electronic warfare capabilities to provide early warning of military activity in 

Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic tells California governor courts should be able to block risky AI models

Anthropic told California Governor Gavin Newsom that government officials should be able to seek court orders blocking the release of AI models that

Science|Technology

Possible new dwarf planet identified orbiting beyond Pluto

Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

US Health Secretary Kennedy opens access to some unapproved peptides

US Health Secretary Robert F.

Environment|Science|Technology

Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says

During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances

Business|Technology

Apple just announced its first ever MacBook with a touchscreen

Apple just announced its first ever MacBook with a touchscreen

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Prediction market bets set the tone for Anthropic's much-awaited IPO

Prediction markets are seeing massive trades for Anthropic contracts after the AI giant's IPO filing, even as retail stock traders await the official opening bell

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI giants' funding ambitions test Wall Street's appetite for risk

The heavyweights of the AI industry are facing a reckoning on Wall Street, reflecting concerns over who will bear the cost of the artificial intelligence buildout

Business|Science|Technology|World

US bans imports from BGI Genomics, MGI Tech, citing ties to forced labor in Xinjiang

The United States on Wednesday banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies over their alleged roles in enabling the forced labor of Uyghurs

Business|Economy|Technology

Apple shows pricey touchscreen laptops, a first for the iPhone maker

Apple CEO John Ternus unveiled the company's first touchscreen MacBooks on Wednesday, abandoning a long-held aversion to the technology as it caps a

Science|Technology

‘It’s big’: Astronomers make startling discovery of a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto

‘It’s big’: Astronomers make startling discovery of a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto

Arts|Economy|Election|Europe|Science|Technology|US

Iran war's cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion

The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to an estimated $47.1 billion

Arts|Business|Election|Finance|Science|Technology

What to know about The AP Voter Poll

The Associated Press uses The AP Voter Poll by SSRS to provide insights into election outcomes

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

SAP swaps costly AI models for cheaper alternatives, targets over €2 billion in gains

SAP, whose software is used by many of the world's largest companies,

Political|Technology|World

Germany weighs role in GCAP fighter jet program, says Merz on Japan visit

Germany is examining whether it could play a role in the GCAP fighter jet program led by Japan, Italy and Britain, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Tokyo on Wednesday, after

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|Travel|US

Oil prices rise on Yemen fighting, Saudi refinery attack

Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday on renewed concerns about additional energy supply disruptions in the Middle East due to continued fighting in

Business|Technology

Amazon cuts more jobs, in devices unit, after flurry of product rollouts

Amazon cut about 250 jobs on Wednesday in its devices and services unit after weeks of product rollouts including new Kindle e-readers and tablet

Technology|World

US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses

The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday to target what the Treasury Department said were North Korean government-run schemes that use IT workers to defraud US businesses

Education|Technology

How teachers are remaking classrooms for the AI age

In the AI capital of the world, sixth-grade humanities teacher Tristen Chang is designing her classroom so students can’t rely on chatbots.

Business|Finance|Technology

Coinbase adds Ripple's stablecoin to its exchange

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is adding Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD to its platform, expanding its slate of dollar-backed crypto tokens. 

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as SK Hynix lifts chips; Fed in focus

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Wednesday as memory-chip firms climbed after SK Hynix's bumper results, while investors looked to upcoming key corporate earnings as the

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Lifestyle|Technology

These are the four best used electric SUVs for under $25,000, according to Edmunds

The growing supply of used EVs has made electric SUVs more accessible to shoppers who don’t want to spend new-car money

Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Finance|Health|Science|Technology

Why over two-thirds of Americans say their country is in decline

A recent national survey reveals a US electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for political change.

Arts|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Finance|Science|Technology

Some states are stepping up after federal childcare cuts – and now offer lessons for the future

Improving both supply and quality of childcare has been the focus of several states trying to find solutions on their own.

Arts|Science|Technology

AI may quickly generate ideas, but working with people leads to more creative ones

A recent experiment found that people working with ChatGPT generated fewer unique ideas than those who collaborated with other humans.

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

EQT, Bain $5 billion Kakaku showdown heralds contested Japan buyout era

A battle between private equity firms EQT and Bain to acquire a $5 billion Japanese internet company illustrates how takeovers in Japan are

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Mercedes readies 2030 strategy update with China at its core

Mercedes-Benz is preparing a broader strategy update for 2030 and beyond, with China to remain a central pillar of its long-term plans, CEO Ola Källenius said, even

Business|Economy|Technology|World

South Korea media commission fines Google and Apple over app payment systems

South Korea's Media and Communications Commission has fined Google and Apple for limiting users to specific app payment systems and ordered corrective measures, the regulator

Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Technology

Meta and Snap face major US legal test of youth social media addiction claims

Two teenage plaintiffs who say social media caused them to develop serious mental health problems will take Meta Platforms and Snap to trial in Los Angeles on

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Information overload

Much of this week's busy event calendar gets packed into the next 24 hours.

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practices

South Korea on Wednesday fined Google and Apple a combined $47.6 million, saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews

Arts|Business|Health|Technology

The new frontier for ads is racist cartoon AI musical microdrama

The new frontier for ads is racist cartoon AI musical microdrama

Business|Economy|Technology

US rocket motor maker with Trump family ties valued at $1.4 billion

Donald Trump Jr.-backed defense startup Firehawk Defense was valued at more than $1.4 billion in a new financing round, it said on Wednesday, as private

Africa|Americas|Asia|Business|Europe|Technology

Volkswagen, in strategy shift, plans to globalise China-developed technology

Volkswagen is bringing China-developed technologies to overseas markets including South America and South Africa, as the German automaker seeks to bolster its global

Asia|Business|Science|Technology|World

Malaysia seizes servers with advanced AI chips suspected of violating export controls

Malaysia's customs department has seized 30 servers with advanced AI chips in a suspected export-control violation

Arts|Technology

Ambani’s Jio reaches $137 billion valuation, becoming India’s second-most valuable firm

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's telecom-to-digital firm Reliance Jio Platforms soared 27% in its Mumbai debut on Wednesday, making it India's

Business|Education|Entertainment|Health|Technology

What's the latest in US trials over claims social media is hurting children?

Meta Platforms, Alphabet's YouTube, TikTok parent ByteDance and Snap are facing thousands of lawsuits brought by US states, school districts and individuals alleging the companies

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Basis trade retreat spurs shift into new rate bets

The slowdown in one of the US Treasury market's most scrutinized trades has driven investors to other corners of the rates

Economy|Technology

Nevada unions, politicians caught between AI job creation and destruction

On more than 100,000 acres of Nevada desert east of Reno, one of the world's largest concentrations of data centers is taking shape, providing years of work for thousands of

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Volkswagen's journey: Beetle maker's wartime roots to reinvention

From a single-model company rising from the ashes of World War Two, to a sprawling automotive empire with global reach, Volkswagen has undergone repeated

Business|Science|Technology

China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels

China's proposed artificial intelligence export curbs will push a business model favoured by Beijing and the

Crime|Science|Technology

AI chips worth $12.1 million seized at Malaysia airport, customs authority says

Malaysian customs said on Wednesday that it had seized about 49.5 million ringgit ($12.11 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as

Science|Technology

China's CXMT to start advanced AI memory production despite poor yields, sources say

China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors, despite as little as 20% of the chips it makes being usable,

Arts|Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology|World

China's old-age dependency ratio overtakes children for first time

HONG KONG, Oct 28 - China is now supporting more people aged 65 and above than children, underscoring the impact of its rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate. 

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Science|Technology

US closes $5.1 billion loan to Alliant Energy for new gas power generation, energy storage

The US Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has closed a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to expand power generation and bolster the

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

AI worries expose dollar's hot-money problem

Investors have long treated the US dollar as a refuge when markets fall, but foreign money chasing returns from the AI boom could weaken that safe-haven role if

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Nearly 90% of businesses are turning to tokenised money, DBS survey shows

Global adoption of tokenised money is moving faster than expected among businesses looking to improve liquidity management and access new markets, a top executive from

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Chipmaker SK Hynix to return $75 billion to shareholders after record profit

South Korea's SK Hynix will return about $75 billion to shareholders this year, it said on Wednesday, after reporting a more than seven-fold

Asia|Political|Science|Technology|World

Iran hasn't tried to repair nuclear facilities damaged in US strikes, UN nuclear chief says

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says there's been no indication Iran has tried to repair or reconstruct its nuclear facilities damaged in U.S. and Israeli military strikes this year or last year

Science|Technology

OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reports

OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, as technology companies ramp up spending to meet surging demand

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls

A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|World

Hunter Biden laptop issue resurfaces as judge scolds prosecutors over case against ex-FBI officials

A federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Trump administration sued over rollback of corporate ownership reporting rules

Twenty-one US states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday over its rollback of reporting requirements

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Trading Day: AI wave lifts all boats

Investors continue to ride the wave of AI optimism that has emerged from last week's gloom, with another tech-led rally lifting US stocks on

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Stocks rise ahead of tech earnings, Fed decision

MSCI's global equities gauge rose on Tuesday as investors awaited earnings from US technology companies and the Federal Reserve's next policy

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

Business|Crime|Education|Technology

'I asked to tighten this': 911 call reveals moment after video board fell onto Florida student

'I asked to tighten this': 911 call reveals moment after video board fell onto Florida student

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

US judge blocks Trump rule cutting the time refugees have to contest end of status

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule that would cut the amount of time

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

UPS CEO sees $15 billion annual revenue opportunity from data center boom  

UPS CEO Carol Tome told Reuters on Tuesday the AI data center boom is a decades-long opportunity for the world's largest parcel delivery and logistics

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Robinhood CEO's AI startup Harmonic expands into software, chip design verification

Harmonic, the AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, said on Tuesday it was expanding its Aristotle model from mathematical proofs into software and chip design

Business|Science|Technology

Anduril, Qualcomm partner on new line of US-made laptops

Defense tech firm Anduril said on Tuesday it plans to build a series of rugged computers in the United States for government and military customers,

Election|Technology

Hackers target US FEC system, disrupting campaign finance disclosures days before midterms

The US Federal Election Commission's website was targeted by a hacker or hackers, according to an email seen by Reuters, disrupting the agency's electronic

Business|Science|Technology|World

More than 100 people killed in Sudanese army drone attack on market says Sudanese rights group

A Sudanese military drone strike has killed over 100 people in a market in Nyala, South Darfur

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Broadcom and other AI stocks lift Wall Street closer to its record

AI stocks led Wall Street higher

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

ASM International expects Q4 sales above forecasts, to hit 2030 goal three years early

ASM International forecast on Tuesday fourth-quarter revenue above expectations and said it would reach its 2030 sales target three years early, driven by AI-related capacity

Business|Finance|Technology

US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it approved Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion deal to acquire Globalstar as the retail giant's satellite arm seeks

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

NYSE moves to bring all-or-nothing options to stocks and company earnings

The New York Stock Exchange is preparing to start trading a new type of options contract that lets investors make all-or-nothing bets on whether a stock

Science|Technology

Earwax is both slippery and sticky – this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents

Earwax’s unusual physical properties help it repel insects in the lab. Is this a job it evolved to do in animal ears?

Environment|Science|Technology

Colorado pilot fights for approval to fly electric plane to commute to work

Colorado pilot fights for approval to fly electric plane to commute to work

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Celebrity|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

Arts|Business|Crime|Education|Sports|Technology|Travel

Kansas State University bus carrying 7th-graders on field trip involved in crash in OKC

Kansas State University bus carrying 7th-graders on field trip involved in crash in OKC

Africa|Arts|Asia|Business|Crime|Education|Entertainment|Europe|Finance|Food|Interview|Lifestyle|Opinion|Science|Technology|US|World

Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justice

Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justice

Arts|Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

This freight train claims to be the longest ever. Here's how long

South Africa claims it has sent the longest freight train in the world on a test run

Technology

Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence

US President Donald Trump said he would ban the term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned why the Wall Street Journal was not using

Science|Technology

Oracle expands chip supply deal with Nvidia, adds Google and Cerebras offerings

Oracle said on Tuesday it is expanding its cloud AI chip deals with Nvidia while also diversifying to add offerings from Nvidia rivals such as

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Boeing shares sell off on slower-than-expected 737 production, weaker free cash flow outlook

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Tuesday that the company will miss its 737

Arts|Finance|Sports|Technology

US agency is again probing if Polymarket broke 2022 settlement, sources says

A US regulator is investigating whether prediction market operator Polymarket violated a 2022 enforcement deal in which it promised to ban US users from

Technology

Poland to host European Patriot maintenance centre, government says

A maintenance centre for Lockheed Martin's Patriot interceptor missiles will be established in Poland, Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said on Tuesday.

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Election|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology|Travel|Videos|World

US military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific

The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Election|Finance|Food|Interview|Lifestyle|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology|Travel|World

Localized Ukraine ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts as Nordic leaders speak to Putin

Russia and Ukraine have begun a localized ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city to allow a humanitarian mission

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

GM moves to Nasdaq as first legacy automaker on the exchange (Oct 27)

General Motors said on Tuesday it would transfer the listing of its common stock to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange, joining a growing

Business|Science|Technology

Apple launches M6 MacBook Pro and iMac, pitches faster on-device AI

Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac powered by its latest M6 chip, touting faster performance for running AI tasks directly on the devices.

Political|Technology

Meloni's email targeted in cyberattack on Italian lower house

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's email account was among those targeted in a cyberattack on the IT systems of Italy's lower house of parliament in recent days, a source in the

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Neocloud firm Argentum AI in talks for $5 billion AI chip financing, sources say

Super Micro-backed cloud computing firm Argentum AI is in talks to secure a $5 billion financing deal for AI chips with a major private credit firm, according to two

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI investment boom powers US business spending on equipment in September

New orders for key US-manufactured capital goods increased in September and shipments of these products surged, suggesting business spending on

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

AI financing driving private credit growth as refinancing risks rise, Moody’s says

High levels of borrowing to fund AI infrastructure is expanding private credit beyond traditional corporate lending, but a wave of loans coming due in the next few years could leave

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Syngenta targets valuation of at least $66 billion in Hong Kong IPO, people say

Syngenta's advisers are targeting a valuation of at least $66 billion in the Swiss-Chinese agrochemicals group's planned Hong Kong listing,

Crime|Finance|Technology

Russia jails man for 13 years after Binance revealed Ukraine donations

A Russian IT specialist has been sentenced to 13 years in jail on charges of financing terrorism after the cryptocurrency exchange Binance passed details to

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Europe|Finance|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|MidEast|Opinion|Political|Science|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology|Travel|US|Videos|World

Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Risks spelled out for Anthropic investors include blowback from runaway AI

Any time a company looks to start selling shares on Wall Street, it’s required to disclose potential risks for investors

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

PayPal CEO touts turnaround progress as annual profit forecast rises

PayPal CEO Enrique Lores on Tuesday expressed growing confidence in the payments company's years-long turnaround, as cost cuts and expanding margins helped drive a