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businessinsider.com | 1 hrs. 4 min. ago

AI earnings, a pivotal Fed decision, the midterms: Stocks are kicking off a crucial 2-week stretch

Some of the biggest AI spenders will deliver earnings, while the Fed will give investors a look at where interest rates are heading through year-end.

businessinsider.com | 1 hrs. 4 min. ago

Anthropic wants it both ways: public money and private control

Dario Amodei and his cofounders will be happy to sell you shares in their AI giant. But you won't get a voice in the way they run their company.

marketwatch.com | 1 hrs. 5 min. ago

This strategist says it’s a matter of when, not if, the AI bubble pops. Here’s how to prepare for that.

TS Lombard says the AI investment theme is a bubble destined to pop. What investors shouldn’t try to do is time when that will happen.

thehindu.com | 1 hrs. 21 min. ago

Delhi teenager’s Project Sadak logs 2,927 road complaints across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru; tracks 190 repairs

Inspired by an accident that left his parents injured, the 16-year-old built an AI-powered platform to report potholes and other road hazards, identify the departments responsible and track repairs.

euronews.com | 2 hrs. 13 min. ago

Be nice, not nasty: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton on why AI needs humans at its heart

Nobel Physics prize winner Geoffrey Hinton is widely regarded as one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, but he's spent much of the last few years warning against its potential dangers. He discussed those ideas at Starmus and also revealed why 'The Terminator' is his favourite film.

dailymail.com | 2 hrs. 15 min. ago

Anthropic files for biggest IPO in history despite staggering $80.7 billion losses and warnings AI could wipe out humanity

The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86 billion.

thehill.com | 2 hrs. 20 min. ago

Elizabeth Holmes’ partner’s AI startup worries Theranos whistleblower

Former Theranos employee Erika Cheung says she finds the news concerning, "but there should be opportunities for people to redeem themselves."

marketwatch.com | 2 hrs. 27 min. ago

Two stock picks to capitalize on Wall Street’s misguided AI fears

Sowmdeb Sen of Silvant Capital Management highlights companies poised to benefit from the acceleration of AI spending.

ft.com | 2 hrs. 58 min. ago

[$] Plan for AI-run companies challenged by US lawmakers

US House oversight committee probes Delaware proposal to let AI ‘agents’ run corporate entities

abcnews.com | 3 hrs. 13 min. ago

Anthropic formally files for IPO in major step for AI company

Anthropic, the company behind chatbot Claude, has been among the leaders in AI development.

scmp.com | 3 hrs. 35 min. ago

Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs

Anthropic disclosed steep losses and red-hot revenue growth in ⁠its US IPO filing on Monday, as it laid out its ambition to build AI systems capable of reshaping the global economy despite the high costs of developing the technology. The prospectus highlights Anthropic’s rapid growth over the past year, fuelled by Big Tech’s breakneck spending that has driven a rally in AI stocks while raising concerns about lofty valuations and rising debt.

In the first half of 2026, net loss widened sharply to...

euronews.com | 3 hrs. 43 min. ago

Claude bypassed paywall to access US election data without being asked, days before midterms

The incident is the latest in a string this year that has raised concerns over Big Tech’s ability to maintain control of its increasingly autonomous AI models and curb their rogue behaviour.

theguardian.com | 4 hrs. 11 min. ago

UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’

V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demandBusiness live – latest updatesElectric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given government backing as part of plans under consideration to help UK manufacturers.Ministers are considering giving manufacturers incentives to add “vehicle to grid” (V2G) technology to cars as part of its review of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.

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iol.co.za | 4 hrs. 18 min. ago

Tech believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

The Women in Tech Awards 2026 by the Innovator Trust celebrates female tech leaders and entrepreneurs driving Africa’s digital growth, AI innovation, and market influence in South Africa’s ICT sector. Picture supplied.

ft.com | 4 hrs. 19 min. ago

Anthropic publishes long-awaited IPO prospectus

AI company sets out its pitch to investors as the debate over the safety of the technology intensifies

scmp.com | 4 hrs. 52 min. ago

Europe can still shape the rules of AI

In October, two technology executives offered Europe similar advice. In Turin, Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai urged European companies to use open-source models and their proprietary industrial data to build AI capabilities. In Berlin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang pressed German manufacturers to apply AI to factories, robotics and other physical industries.

Both see opportunity in Europe’s engineering strengths, while their companies stand to benefit from supplying the technology. Recent...

euronews.com | 5 hrs. ago

'Pure garbage': Elon Musk’s AI-generated 'The Odyssey' clip ridiculed online

The AI slop clip has been blasted online, with many calling it out as "garbage" and an "utter waste of time and money like most of Musk Inc."

smh.com.au | 5 hrs. 33 min. ago

AI supercharges cyberattacks on Australia, with superannuation savings in the firing line

Australia’s cybercop is dealing with an 80 per cent surge in attacks as criminals and foreign governments use new AI to target the country.

euronews.com | 6 hrs. 20 min. ago

Can EU Inc still make business easier? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

EU Inc, Europe’s harmonised corporate form, is stalled after Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs failed to vote. Caught between furious founders and protesting workers, could EU Inc still change how you build a startup? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

npr.org | 6 hrs. 29 min. ago

How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts

Hurricane forecasters are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make predictions.

businessinsider.com | 6 hrs. 29 min. ago

The race is on: Why Apple is suddenly challenging Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company

Nvidia remains an AI powerhouse, but Apple's cash-rich consumer business offers investors a different kind of Big Tech bet.

marketwatch.com | 6 hrs. 30 min. ago

The Kospi index is the leading indicator for the global AI trade — and Goldman just slashed its forecast by 25%

A reduction in the growth multiple that investors are prepared to pay for AI stocks and a rise in volatility has forced Goldman strategist Tim Moe to take an axe to his Korean market target.

euronews.com | 6 hrs. 56 min. ago

One in three young adults use AI chatbots for drug and alcohol information, study finds

Researchers warn that chatbots could spread misinformation about substance use, as a survey finds that one in three young adults in the United States are turning to AI for drug-related information.

thehindu.com | 7 hrs. 22 min. ago

AI’s costs fall unevenly across workers; IIT Madras paper flags surveillance, work stress

Whitepaper highlights risks to entry-level career paths and gaps in evidence on job quality and informal employment

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7 hrs. 36 min. ago

New Jersey developer sues town for $300 million over AI data centre ban

businessinsider.com | 8 hrs. 14 min. ago

Micro1 is making a $1 billion bet on AI's latest data craze

Micro1 is pledging $1 billion to gobble up more companies' internal data for licensing to AI model developers, part of a new wave for the tech.

scmp.com | 8 hrs. 33 min. ago

AI chip surge lifts South Korea to record surplus, behind only China

South Korea earned US$116.63 billion more from the world than it spent in the second quarter of this year – exceeding the combined current account surpluses of Germany and Japan for the first time on record. The current account measures a country’s trade and income with the world.

It counts goods and services sold abroad, money earned on overseas investments and payments flowing the other way. A surplus means more foreign currency is coming in than going out. Surging demand for semiconductors...

theguardian.com | 9 hrs. 3 min. ago

AI cloud computing companies face ‘guppy-level death’, Elon Musk warns, as funding dries up – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK tech company Computacenter is benefitting from the AI boom.This morning, Computacenter raised its financial outlook for this financial year, after “a very strong first half performance”.Sourcing revenue continued to grow strongly, primarily driven by hyperscale and neocloud customers in North America and the UK.Group Services revenue was also ahead of last year, as strong organic growth in Professional Services, also driven by North America, more than offset a decline in Managed Services revenue.I think we’re going to see a lot of stranded compute in partially complete datacenters Continue reading...

dailymail.com | 9 hrs. 15 min. ago

'It's hire the robot, fire the human and don't look back': Bill Gates warns AI will replace nearly all work skills and cause widespread job losses

The billionaire founder of Microsoft said that both 'white-collar work' and the 'skills of physical human labour' were at risk.

bbc.co.uk | 9 hrs. 19 min. ago

Weary driver creates AI 'litter-tracking dashcam'

Robin Bennett says he created the app after getting frustrated by the amount of rubbish beside roads

scmp.com | 9 hrs. 36 min. ago

From bright ideas to real businesses: women entrepreneurs make their mark in Shenzhen

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] From AI-powered mental health screening to beer brewed from surplus bread, women entrepreneurs at the Standard Chartered Women’s International Network (SC WIN) Now & Next Challenge in Shenzhen demonstrated how innovation can drive commercial opportunities.

With customers and partnerships already established, many are now seeking sustainable growth across markets. At the Pitch Finale at the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen on...

foxnews.com | 10 hrs. 18 min. ago

Midterms unleash what may be the nastiest barrage of attack ads yet

From Vivek Ramaswamy's toxic Ohio ad to Ken Paxton's AI-generated spots in Texas, the 2026 midterms are now drowning in political attack ads.

koreatimes.co.kr | 10 hrs. 41 min. ago

Budget ministry to start early review of 2028 spending cuts

Korea's budget ministry said Monday it will begin reviewing spending restructuring measures in November for inclusion in the 2028 budget proposal, as part of efforts to develop detailed plans to improve spending efficiency. The Ministry of Planning and Budget unveiled the plan after incorporating 88 measures to cut spending by 44.2 trillion won ($33.4 billion) into the 2027 budget proposal.

"In 2027, we plan to eliminate inefficient spending more promptly and precisely," Budget Minister Park Hong-geun said during a meeting of the Fiscal Management Strategy Committee. "We plan to begin identifying tasks in November and expand participation by private-sector experts and civil society groups," Park added.

The budget ministry said it plans to harness artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to identify such tasks. "The government plans to use AI assistants to thoroughly review potential tasks, including issues raised by the National Assembly, the audit board and the press, and develop reasonable solutions by analyzing similar cases abroad," the ministry said.

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 4 min. ago

Why did Tinder’s scam detection fail, and what should Indian users do?

U.S. lawmakers shared troubling statistics about how dating app users on Tinder and Hinge were matching with scammers, due to outdated AI protections

scmp.com | 11 hrs. 10 min. ago

100 million views: why China’s viral AI rap track has struck a chord

An AI-generated Chinese rap song featuring some of the country’s most well-known historical figures has taken social media by storm. Titled “The One Who’s Been There” (Guo Lai Ren), the track crossed 100 million views across platforms in less than two weeks as it tapped into the anxieties of modern life.

The song brings together 10 iconic figures from Chinese history and mythology – from revered poets and statesmen to the legendary Monkey King. Rather than reciting classical verses or lecturing...

ft.com | 11 hrs. 15 min. ago

[$] Tesla’s AI ambitions take flight as rivals race to keep up

SpaceX merger could give fresh thrust to carmaker’s push into autonomous driving and software as Musk seeks to unlock new profits

ft.com | 12 hrs. 11 min. ago

[$] We need to know if AI agents are accessing British services

The recent hack of Australian health data is a reminder that this is the biggest cyber security threat facing the UK

iol.co.za | 12 hrs. 38 min. ago

AI-generated images fuel ugly campaign tactics as Israeli election approaches

As the Israeli election approaches, AI-generated images are being used in inflammatory campaign tactics, with candidates employing poor-taste jibes and personal attacks to sway public opinion, amidst a backdrop of heightened tensions following Hamas’s October 2023 attack. Picture: JACK GUEZ / AFP

ft.com | 12 hrs. 38 min. ago

[$] AI has changed banking — but not the lessons I learnt

A long career brings experience in human behaviour and institutional politics that is valuable even as tech reshapes industry

ft.com | 12 hrs. 38 min. ago

[$] Politicians should ‘look at the UK economy as a CEO would’, says Lloyds Bank’s boss

Head of Britain’s biggest lender talks about tax, AI and why the City of London has fallen behind global rivals