Economy|Science|Technology
Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut
Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut
October 26, 2026Artificial Intelligence
Science|Technology
To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simple
Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models
October 25, 2026
Science|Technology
As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them
With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out
October 25, 2026
Science|Technology
Moonshot curbs hacking ability in new Kimi model as fears grow over AI-powered cyberattacks
Moonshot AI has reduced the cyber-offensive capabilities of its newest model, the Chinese startup said on Saturday, as fears grow that increasingly
October 24, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance
UK's Healey to give two state-backed lenders £20 billion capital boost in budget
British finance minister John Healey is expected to announce £20.4 billion ($27.3 billion) of additional support to the state's business lender and infrastructure bank in his budget
October 23, 2026
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PHP Foundation 'under-funded' with one full-time staff member, director says
The discovery of two serious flaws in PHP this week set off a global scramble to keep websites safe from hackers, showing just how critical the three-
October 23, 2026
Science|Technology
Nuclear power could more than triple by 2060, UN agency says
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060
October 23, 2026
Technology
Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, officials say
Tehran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel attack Iran again, two senior Iranian security
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
Data center spending to more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA says
Global data center spending is expected to hit $1 trillion in 2026 and more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA Global Research
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
Barclays is latest to redirect spending toward AI as it trims its workforce
The cost of building out the infrastructure needed to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence is changing the way major companies allocate resources
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology
Wall Street regulator to focus on AI, private assets in corporate exams
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that the use of artificial intelligence, private assets and tokenized securities would be among key areas of focus
October 23, 2026
Political|Science|Technology
China's foreign minister urges stronger governance of deep sea and outer space
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for stronger governance of the deep sea, polar regions and outer space as he addressed the opening of the country's Global
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance
US equity funds post inflows for a second straight week
US equity funds attracted inflows for a second consecutive week in the seven days to October 21, as easing Treasury yields and strong corporate earnings so far bolstered investor
October 23, 2026
Science|Technology
AI-discovered bugs may soon trigger fresh disruptions, cyber experts say
Advances in artificial intelligence have uncovered a stream of new software vulnerabilities that are almost certain to trigger more
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology
AI trade meets the Fed
An eye-catching week is in store as rate-setters at the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan announce policy decisions, while investors will gauge whether
October 23, 2026
Economy|Science|Technology
Bank of Japan warns of risks from AI market shock, cyberattacks
The Bank of Japan warned on Friday of rising risks caused by AI, including growing cybersecurity threats and potential market shocks, that
October 23, 2026
Science|Technology
OpenAI and Poland’s NASK collaborate on AI safety research
OpenAI said on Friday it would collaborate with Poland’s NASK National Research Institute on AI safety, security and technical research, as rising incidents of rogue behaviour by AI
October 23, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
SK Hynix puts US IPO of chip unit Solidigm on hold after Seoul authorities raise concerns
SK Hynix on Friday put on hold a planned US listing for its Solidigm chip unit due to market volatility — a move which also comes
October 22, 2026
Health|Science|Technology
Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose 'sequentially' like a doctor
Microsoft researchers say an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex
October 22, 2026
Business|World
US Treasury drops Venezuela from countries facing outbound US investment restrictions
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced proposed rules for screening outbound investment in China, Russia and other countries, a list that no
October 22, 2026
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries
The U_S_ Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern."
October 22, 2026
Business|Finance|Science|Technology
Steep bill for AI buildout punishes Meta, other tech favorites
The tab for the next round of the AI buildout came due on Thursday.
October 22, 2026
Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World
Trading Day: Maximum pAIn
A wave of worry around AI and tech crashed over global markets on Thursday, slamming equities and bond yields as investors sought the refuge of
October 22, 2026
Business|Environment|Science|Technology
Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
October 21, 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
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US
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|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|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
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
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
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
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
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
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico case over Cambridge Analytica scandal
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
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
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
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
Health|Science|Technology
Meta smart glasses give blind veterans in South Carolina a new tool for independence
Meta smart glasses give blind veterans in South Carolina a new tool for independence
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
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
Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Technology|World
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
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?
The anti-AI writing police are everywhere. What are they looking for?
October 21, 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|Technology
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
Business|Science|Technology
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
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
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US
Most US stocks rise following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other big companies
Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies
October 20, 2026
Education|Technology
France backs UNESCO drive to involve more young people in political decisions
A UNESCO drive to get more young people into decision-making bodies, including those on how to prevent wars, won the backing of France's foreign minister on
October 20, 2026
Finance|Science|Technology
Anthropic's public benefit fund and how it compares with other big philanthropic efforts
Anthropic said it would commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, as debate intensifies over how the growing wealth generated by artificial intelligence should be
October 20, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
AI startup ASI valued at $3 billion in latest funding round
Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software
October 20, 2026
Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology
Salesforce deepens AI bets with $5.66 billion Braze deal
Salesforce is buying Braze in a deal valued at about $5.66 billion, bolstering its AI push with tools that let brands send personalized messages and respond to
October 20, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth
As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public
October 20, 2026
Business|Finance|Technology
Meta's AI spending, Muse assistant adoption in focus for quarterly results
Meta's massive artificial intelligence outlays and adoption of its Muse personal assistant will be in focus when it reports third-quarter results on Wednesday, as the social media
October 20, 2026
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World
China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
China has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies and is warning of possible retaliatory measures, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries
October 20, 2026
Crime|Science|Technology
Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details
October 19, 2026
Business|Science|Technology
Musk, Anthropic outline dueling approaches to AI-era philanthropy
Anthropic and Elon Musk have laid out sharply different blueprints for sharing some of the spoils of the AI boom, a split that may shape how
October 18, 2026
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
Germany's Merz urges AI investment ahead of Nvidia deal
Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to Germany's businesses to embrace artificial intelligence at an industry summit in Berlin on Monday that was meant to attract
October 19, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
US stocks rebound with AI earnings test ahead, euro falls on France unrest
The Nasdaq rose more than 1% on Monday as tech shares rebounded ahead of a big week for AI-related earnings, while
October 18, 2026
Science|Technology
China's MiniMax launches updated AI model M3.1 Flash, claims major improvements
Chinese AI startup MiniMax launched an updated version of AI model M3.1 Flash, it said in a statement on Monday.
October 19, 2026
Election|Technology
Senator Schumer urges FCC to reject conservative group's bid to use political AI-generated robocalls
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission not to approve a petition to allow political AI-
October 19, 2026
Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology
Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America'
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year
October 19, 2026
Business|Science|Technology
How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites
Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies
October 19, 2026
Business|Economy|Technology|World
China economy grows thanks to AI export boom but domestic slump remains a drag
China economy grows thanks to AI export boom but domestic slump remains a drag
October 19, 2026
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology
Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund
Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value
October 18, 2026
Business|Science|Technology
Microsoft pulls out of UK Nscale data centre deal over power delay
Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor a flagship data centre for Nvidia-backed Nscale after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date
October 18, 2026
Arts|Business|Technology
Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts
Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts
October 18, 2026
Science|Technology
North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
North Korea says it has tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance
October 17, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers
October 16, 2026
Finance|Health|Science|Technology
States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults
October 15, 2026
Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World
Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash
The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in
October 16, 2026
Science|Technology
US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC
A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told
October 16, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know
Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know
October 16, 2026