AI INFRASTRUCTURE
AI NEWS
- Google vs. OpenAI vs. Visa: competing agent protocols threaten the future of AI commerce
- Google Adds More Audio Support to Veo AI video Model
- Why large language models are bad at imitating people
- Claude users can access Microsoft 365 data and search enterprise resources within chat
- Anthropic launches "Skills" so Claude can automatically pick prompts for specialized tasks
- Microsoft wants Copilot to become the main way people interact with Windows 11 systems
- Reddit's AI Suggests Users Try Heroin
- If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of ChatGPT Users Willing to Pay for It Might Make You Break Out in a Cold Sweat
- ACE prevents context collapse with ‘evolving playbooks’ for self-improving AI agents
- Grokipedia: Elon Musk is right that Wikipedia is biased, but his AI alternative will be the same at best
- How I Built a Data Cleaning Pipeline Using One Messy DoorDash Dataset
- ChatGPT-Like AI Unveils 1,300 Regions in the Mouse Brain—Some Uncharted
- OpenAI Expansion Targets AI Escape Velocity
- Goldman Sachs Says Gen Z Is Pretty Much Permanently Screwed
- Under the hood of AI agents: A technical guide to the next frontier of gen AI
- VFF-Net algorithm provides promising alternative to backpropagation for AI training
- Accessing Data Commons with the New Python API Client
- How Anthropic’s ‘Skills’ make Claude faster, cheaper, and more consistent for business workflows
- Trump's AI advisor accuses Anthropic of "regulatory capture"
- Unlocking the potential of SAF with book and claim in air freight
- Anthropic aims to triple annual revenue to over $20 billion by 2026
- Microsoft Aims for AI PCs while Apple unveils M5 Chip
- Apple's head of AI search Ke Yang joins Meta
- Microsoft Debuts MAI-Image-1 Text-to-Image Generator
- People Are Using AI to Mock the Dead
- The way we talk to chatbots affects their accuracy, new research reveals
- It Sounds Like OpenAI Really, Really Messed Up With Hollywood
- GirlsDoPorn Victims Sue Major Payment Processors, Claiming They Enabled Sex Trafficking
- OpenAI’s Compute Dream Is Too Big for the World
- Amazon and Chobani adopt Strella's AI interviews for customer research as fast-growing startup raises $14M
- Infosys Holds Back from Calling Out AI Revenue Despite Strong 9% Growth
- Study Finds GPT-5 Is Actually Worse Than GPT-4o, New Research Finds
- Estates of Jimmy Stewart, Judy Garland, Albert Einstein, to be protected against AI manipulation
- Microsoft launches 'Hey Copilot' voice assistant and autonomous agents for all Windows 11 PCs
- 15 Best Presentations On Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning in 2025
- LTIMindtree Posts Strong 10% Q2 Growth, Adds 2,558 Employees
- Despite a Crawling 2% Growth in Q2, Wipro Goes Intelligent
- Google Labs' creative director says AI hype turns even small updates into big events
- Infosys Q2 Net Profit Surges as Revenue Grows 8.6% to ₹44,490 Crore
- TSMC’s Q3 Earnings Mark the Start of 2nm Chip Production
- Wipro Reports 2% Growth with $4.7 Bn New Deals
- Google's new AI video upgrade
- A RADIANT future for cybersecurity
- AIM Intelligence Win Supernova Challenge 2.0 on Expand North Star Final Day
- Salesforce Expands AWS Partnership, Targets $60 Billion Revenue by 2030
- How CloudFactory connected thousands of remote workers seamlessly and securely
- Dubai Exhibition Centre to Host World’s Largest Tech and Food Events in 2026
- GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Day 2 Highlights Nation-Scale AI Driving Digital Growth
- Cloudflare Partners with Visa, Mastercard, American Express for Secure AI Shopping
- Day 3 of Expand North Star Highlights AI, Social Impact, Big Fundings
- Oracle’s Secret to Building AI Superclusters
- Google Offers 99% Discount, AI Pro Plan at ₹11/Month for 3 Months
- Top 2025 AI Launches That Were as Underwhelming as Overhyped
- [Webinar Alert] AIM x Polestar Innovator Session: Are You Agent-Ready?
- Red Hat Unveils AI 3 to Power Distributed Inference, Agentic AI at Scale
- Matters.AI Raises ₹55 Cr to Build Self-Learning ‘AI Security Engineer’
- Outpost24 Strengthens Global Brand with New Chief Marketing Officer
- Germany’s Exolaunch to Deploy Satellites on Skyroot’s Vikram Rockets
- BonV Aero Completes 60km BVLOS Drone Mission with 20kg Payload
- SmartSoC, CDAC’s ChipIN Centre Partner for Semicon Startups under DLI Scheme
AI RESEARCH
- Building the Future: Your Complete Guide to Agentic AI Programming in 2025
- From Zero Coding Skills to a Working Website (All Because I Used AI)
- How AI Learned to Remember: The Mind-Bending Mathematics Behind Claude’s Memory ✨
- Branching in a Sapling Monorepo
- The Mind-Blowing Truth: AI’s “Revolutionary” Attention Mechanism Is Just 1960s Statistics in…
- How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway : We’re launching a new 27 billion parameter foundation model for single-cell analysis built on the Gemma family of open models.
- 10X Backbone: How Meta Is Scaling Backbone Connectivity for AI
- Automating Massive Refactors with Parallel Agents
- Context Engineering for AI Code Reviews, Building Enterprise AI Security, and the ODSC AI West…
- Learning to Understand: How We Transform LLMs from Word Predictors to Intelligent Assistants
- LAI #97: Claude 4.5 Benchmarks, Function-Calling Fine-Tunes, and the Future of Model Alignment
- The State of Open Models
- TURA: Unifying RAG and Agents to Revolutionize AI Search
- Google Introduces Gemini Enterprise to Simplify Workflows with AI
- Harvard Medical School Partners with Microsoft to License Consumer Health Content
- Quantifying Portfolio Risk Using Python: A Deep Dive into Historical Value at Risk (VaR)
- Bringing AI to the next generation of fusion energy : We’re partnering with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to bring clean, safe, limitless fusion energy closer to reality.
- How Machines Understand Meaning: A Simple Guide to Embeddings.
- Context Sufficiency in RAG: Ensuring Accurate AI Answers
- 2050: The AI World Your Kids Will Live In (Based on Today’s Data)
- ManusAI vs Suna.so Agent : The New Workplace Coworker
- Large Language Models: Shaping the Future of Intelligent Systems
- Microsoft Agent Framework
- When Words Turn Against You
- When LLMs Spill What They Shouldn’t
- When LLMs Inherit Vulnerabilities… Through the Supply Chain
- How to build an AI voice agent with OpenAI Realtime API + Asterisk SIP (2025) using Python (With…
- The Sequence Opinion #738: Breaking CUDA’s Spell: Can AMD Build a Second Ecosystem for AI?
- AWS Launches Amazon Quick Suite, an Agentic AI Workspace
- Generative AI model maps how a new antibiotic targets gut bacteria
- Google Cloud C4 Brings a 70% TCO improvement on GPT OSS with Intel and Hugging Face
- Hugging Face Introduces RTEB, a New Benchmark for Evaluating Retrieval Models
- Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects
AI TOOLS
CLOUD AI
- Voice AI-powered drive-thru ordering with Amazon Nova Sonic and dynamic menu displays
- Optimizing document AI and structured outputs by fine-tuning Amazon Nova Models and on-demand inference
- 10 years of genomics research at Google
- DeepSomatic, an open-source AI model, is speeding up genetic analysis for cancer research.
CLOUD BUSINESS
- Best Buy will sell you a Google Pixel Watch for $210 off right now - how to redeem it ASAP
- Is a $300 Windows laptop worth buying? This Acer model gave me a resounding yes
- On Android 16? Your phone has 2 critical security upgrades - enable them ASAP
- The 45mm Pixel Watch 3 is on sale for up to $170 off at Best Buy - get it while the deal lasts
- Your car's USB port has 5 underrated superpowers you need to try
- More than half of new content is AI-generated now, report finds
- I've tested every Garmin smartwatch so far in 2025 - here's the one I keep on my wrist
- OpenSearch 3.3’s New AI Agents Now Generally Available for Developers
- Control Fluent Bit Backpressure With Prometheus
- Claude now integrates directly with Microsoft 356
- Search Isn’t Dead: From RAG to Agents With Vector Databases
- I finally found a thermal camera that works for both iPhone and Android (for only $129)
- New deadline: Claim up to $7,500 from AT&T's $177M data breach payouts - here's how
- Microsoft said my PC can't run Windows 11, but I upgraded in 5 minutes anyway - here's how
- How to Measure Sandbox Performance for AI-Driven Development
- One of the most refined Windows 11 PCs I've tested this year is not what you think
- ClickFix attacks are surging, and Microsoft says you are the only defense
- Vite+ Aims To End JavaScript’s Fragmented Tooling Nightmare
- Everything Apple launched on Oct. 15: M5 chipset, MacBook Pro, iPad, Vision Pro, more
- This long-lasting smartwatch gives me Garmin a run for its money - especially at its price
- Developers Want to Build, Not Battle Friction
- What's in your water? These 3 questions help you find out - and decide what to do next
- Is the $500 Oura Ring 4 Ceramic worth it? I tested it for a week, and here's my verdict
- This new Kohler sensor is like a health detective in your toilet - tiny camera and all
- Still on Windows 10? Here's what Microsoft Defender can and can't do for you
- AI-First Web Development: Model-First Design and Remix v3
- Finally, hook-free earbuds that actually stay in my ears (no matter what I'm doing)
- I no longer travel without this compact car charger - here's how it works during emergencies
- Our favorite VPN just dropped to less than $3 a month with this early Black Friday deal
- World's first truly free software phone? That's the FSF's new 'long game'
- Your Windows 11 PC just got 4 big Copilot upgrades - it can hear you and see now
- Ulysses’ Odyssey: Lessons for Platform Engineering
- Ready to talk to your PC? Here are all the upgrades coming to Copilot in Windows 11
- Why buying the right laptop is more complicated than ever (and how to make the best choice)
- This Lenovo 2-in-1 is great for multitasking (and is over 50% off)
- Upgrading your Windows 10 PC? I answered the toughest question about buying laptops for you
- This compact accessory is a must for roadside emergencies - here's why
- Leaving Windows 10 behind? Apple's rumored $599 MacBook might be just for you
- I struggled to find earbuds that stay put, but this pair seals the deal
- 3 common thermostat mistakes may be costing you hundreds - here's what to avoid
CLOUD SECURITY
- From Generic Code to Specialist AI: How MCP Will Reshape the Developer Experience
- The AI Agent Identity Crisis: Why Your IAM Strategy Needs a Machine-First Redesign
- News Alert: Infineon debuts DEEPCRAFT™ AI Suite to power voice AI at the edge
- AI and Cyber Control Assessment for Risk Visibility | Kovrr
- The Impact of AI on Authentication
- What Is Shadow AI and Why It Matters? – FireTail Blog
- Why Identity Is the Cornerstone of Zero Trust Architecture
- API Attack Awareness: When Authentication Fails — Exposing APIs to Risk
- How Organizations Can Lead the Way in Trustworthy AI
- AI and the Golden Age of Surveillance
CLOUD TECHNICAL
- Unpacking Udacity's $5K AI Master’s Degree
- Rick Beato: I Fried ChatGPT With ONE Simple Question
- IGN: Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive - Official Gameplay Trailer
- IGN: Crabs Must Die! - Official Demo Launch Trailer
- IGN: Dead Space 4 Could Happen Under New EA Ownership, Series Creator "Making Calls" - IGN Daily Fix
- IGN: Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame - Official Announcement Teaser Trailer
- IGN: Arena Breakout: Infinite - Official Forgotten Clan Trailer
- Cross-domain Cookies: Building Less Annoying Consent Solutions
- How 7‑Eleven, Inc. Built a Game-Changing GenAI Creative Assistant for Marketing with Mosaic AI
- ⚠️ Warning: "Optimism Bias" in Reinforcement Learning 🚨 Whe
- Did you know that AI's carbon footprint could be significant
- AI Is Making Fitness Calculators Smarter Than Ever
- Made some changes regarding Strapi cloud offering.
- Claude Sonnet vs GPT-5: A Detailed Comparison Across All Aspects
- New Amazon EKS Auto Mode features for enhanced security, network control, and performance
- Small vs Large Language Models: Finding the Right Balance in AI
- Building an AI Chat Terminal That Routes Private Data to Local AI
- Building a ChatGPT movie app with the OpenAI Apps SDK
- DNS Records Explained: Types, Purpose, and Failure Scenarios
- OpenAI AgentKit vs Google ADK vs Inngest: Complete 2025 Comparison
- I have nothing to wear… again
- Zero downtime blue/green deployments with Amazon API Gateway
- GameSpot: Anno 117: Pax Romana - Official Game Overview Walkthrough Trailer
- IGN: Primate - Official Trailer (2026) Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur
- IGN: Escape From Duckov - Official Launch Trailer
- Use AI to assist you, not to replace you.
- Como ter um modelo de IA utilizando GPU na Magalu Cloud
- The Training Wheel Must Come Off
- 🧩 YAML to JSON Converter — Because Indentation Shouldn’t Be a Life-or-Death Matter 😅
- Automating AWS Infrastructure for a FastAPI Application with Terraform
- [Launched] Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall
- REMI se presenta como agente patrimonial en MintBridgeXFCE v1.0.3
- Introducing Perron: Rails-based static site generator
- 💻 MicroPython on a $3 Board: Real-Time IoT Dashboard with Zero Cloud Costs!
- [Launched] Generally Available: Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall
- Database Architecture Patterns: From Domain Models to Production-Ready Repositories
- IGN: Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Launch Trailer
- Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge
- IGN: ROG Xbox Ally - Official Launch Trailer
- [🇯🇵] プロダクション対応AIエージェントの構築：LangChainオーケストレーションガイド
- IGN: Quantic Dream's New Game: Spellcasters Chronicles - Official Reveal Trailer
- IGN: Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus - Official 'The Space Hulk' Events Trailer
- IGN: Minecraft - Official TRON Add-On Trailer
- Announcing prompt management in the Vertex AI SDK : As generative AI applications grow in sophistication, development workflows become more fragmented. Although AI can be a force multiplier, teams may d...
- Build Your First AI Agent With MongoDB and LangChain4j
- Google’s Veo 3.1: what is the new release changes for AI video and how use it
- **The Reality Behind Quantum Machine Learning (ML) Hype** T
- **Revolutionizing AI with Adversarial Design: The Pioneers o
- "The Future of Generative AI: Beyond Mimicry, Towards Amplif
- Monitor, analyze, and manage capacity usage from a single interface with Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager
- Why DLSS Matters: AI Graphics in Gaming and Beyond
- **Revolutionizing Oncology: The Rise of AI-driven Digital Th
- **Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Detection with Deep Learning
- A Comprehensive AI Prompt for Writing LinkedIn Articles
- Make Your App Grow Painlessly: How I Escaped Repetitive Code Thanks to the Provider Pattern
- Top 5 Prompt Engineering Techniques for LLMs in 2025
- **Unlocking Secure AI Processing at the Edge with Federated
- Exciting new capabilities and enhancements for M365 Developer Program – October 2025
- The Hidden Cost of Silent API Failures in Production
- Python Projects With Less Pain: Beginner's Guide to Virtual Environments
- Simplifying SAML Authentication with ForgeRock IDM Integration
- Agentic Marketing 2025: How Autonomous AI Agents Will Transform Tech & Marketing
- Just Upgraded My Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster to v1.34! I’ve documented the entire process of upgrading my Raspberry Pi–based Kubernetes cluster from v1.29 v1.34, including ETCD backup, incremental version upgrades, and some practical troubleshooting
- I am the Game brain 🧠
- ORIZYN TECH is hiring builders — Equity-only roles (Mobile Lead, Telemetry Backend, Frontend Mobile, DevOps)
- Do Prompt ao Deploy: Construindo um Projeto Python Automatizado com GPT-5 e GitHub Copilot
- Upgrading Our Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster: From v1.29 to v1.34 & ETCD Backup Guide
- IA com propósito: como construir seu próprio ChatGPT usando RAG + OpenAI (Como ensinar a IA a falar a língua da sua organização)
- The Rise of Green AI: How Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Future
- How to Automate HubSpot CRM Using OpenAI Agent Builder
- Micronaut 4 application on AWS Lambda- Part 5 Measuring Lambda cold and warm starts with GraalVM Native Image
- DPRK Adopts EtherHiding: Nation-State Malware Hiding on Blockchains : Written by: Blas Kojusner, Robert Wallace, Joseph Dobson Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed the North Korea (DPRK) threat actor UNC5...
- New Group on the Block: UNC5142 Leverages EtherHiding to Distribute Malware : Written by: Mark Magee, Jose Hernandez, Bavi Sadayappan, Jessa Valdez Since late 2023, Mandiant Threat Defense and Google Threat Intelligence Group (G...
- How I Built a Serverless, Privacy-First Analytics Tool on the Cloudflare Stack
- Use Ollama with VS Code for free.
- 🚀 Bridging Full-Stack Java + AI/ML + RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
- 🛠️ I Built a Free Temporary Email Tool to Keep My Inbox Clean — Meet TempMail4U
- How to Create a Secure VPC on AWS- STEP BY STEP
- Build a NEXT-GEN Cloud Storage App with AI Features: React + Appwrite + ShadCN + ImageKit!
- Deploy a scalable web application on AWS, demonstrating full Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Reading Excel Files with ClosedXML: A Comparison with IronXL
- OpenAI Codex Launch: The Era of Workflow-Native Coding Agents
- 🧠 SnapMind — Bringing AI to One Keystroke
- Been building AI agents for a year… but this small script blew my mind🫨👏
- Good explainer around the key differences between MCP and API
- Beyond Vibe Coding: How I Use AI as a Tech Lead to Stay in Control
- 11 Creative Ways to Boost Productivity Using Generative AI in 2025
- Exploring Custom AI Companions – Anyone Else Into This?
- Why Developers Don’t Sit Next to Users (and Why That’s Killing AI Adoption)
- Convert HTML to Word in Java | HTML Files or Strings to Editable Word Documents
- Detecting Sales Anomalies with ML.NET — Razor Dashboard + SQL Integration
- Best IDE for Flutter Development in 2025: Detailed Comparison and Recommendations
- Docker NGINX + WordPress + MariaDB Tutorial - Inception42
- Best way to convert HTML Markdown in VTEX without losing functionality?
- Handling Challenges in Cloud Migration: Tools for Ensuring Data Integrity and Speed
- 20 AI Coding Assistants: Smarter, Faster, More Secure
- Wait a minute, Mr POSTman
- Building an Online Store Using Only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — My First Practical Coding Project
- Top AI Avatar Generators That Actually Look Human
- The Ultimate AWS WAF CAPTCHA Solution
- Comprehensive Guide to Cloud Service Pricing: AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI Comparison
- Chinese DBA's Story: Sui Haifeng - Grasp the two most important five-year periods of your career
- Microsoft's AI Infrastructure Expansion and Security Challenges in a Competitive Cloud Market
- AI Toolkit for Software Engineers: Build Smarter, Ship Faster
- Traditional vs. AI-Assisted Trading: A Comparative Analysis
- OpenAI's Chip Revolution and the Global Digital Transformation Accelerating Our Future
- Real-Time Data Integration with Multi-Agent Systems: Creating Content Using Search APIs
- Seamlessly Convert Word to XML in C# and VB.NET: A Practical Guide with Spire.Doc
- ☁️ AWS GameDay: From Breach to Fix
- WTF is Embedded Machine Learning?
- EF’s Kohaku wallet SDK, Etherspot JAW smart wallet, Rhinestone’s chain-agnostic intents
- Bridging the Gap Between AI and Humanity
- Stumbling block for AI: UTF\-8
- Podman on GitLab CI: Fast, Efficient Container Builds — No DinD Required
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Compartment Quotas and Service Limits Management
- MCP & Cost Optimization | AWS Summit Bangalore 2025
- What is a Domain Authority Checker and How Does It Measure Website Strength?
- What is a Referring Domains Checker and How Does It Help in Backlink Analysis?
- Extending Pydantic AI Agents with Function Tools — Reading and Updating Project Data in Python
- Kubernetes Microservices Monitoring and Observability with OpenTelemetry
- Cloud Microservices Monitoring on AWS and Azure with OpenTelemetry
- 🚀 50DaysTo1K — Building a SaaS to $1,000 MRR in 50 Days
- Subdomain Takeover
- AI Coding: Design, Development, and Implementation of X2SeaTunnel
- Deploying an LLM with Ollama on Kubernetes
- Design Patterns for a Multi-Agent Future
- Why Traditional BI Tools Fail Non-Tech Users and How Lumenn AI Bridges the Gap
- 100 Days of DevOps: Day 70 (New)
- Understanding RAG: How AI Models Learn to Search Before They Speak
- JSON Explained in Minutes | Learn How to Manage, Use & Convert Easily
- Check out the guide on - How to Perform Reinforcement Learning with R
- A Docker Trick I Wish I Knew Sooner
- 💥 Myth #16: Technical constraints are decided later
- Day 10 of My AI & Data Mastery Journey: From Python to Generative AI
- 2025 Year-End Review: The Best 8 AI Image and Video Generation Tools
- LLM Structured JSON: Building Production-Ready AI Features with Schema-Enforced Outputs
DEVOPS
ENTERPRISE TECH
- Could employee digital twins streamline collaboration? Viven co-founder Ashutosh Garg thinks so : Viven has emerged from stealth with an employee digital twin to improve collaboration. Viven CEO and Cofounder Ashutosh Garg explains how the real mag...
- Dreamforce 2025 - meet 'Customer Zero'. How Salesforce's first Chief Digital Officer is shaping future product direction based on real world needs : Joe Inzerillo is fairly recent recruit to the world of enterprise software, but he's effectively the famous 'Customer Zero' made flesh at Salesforce.
- Sama Slashes AI QA With Smart Review
- Dreamforce 25 - welcome to Agentforce! How would you like to settle your bill? : How is Salesforce planning to monetize the agentic revolution. Chief Revenue Officer Miguel Milano explains.
- Dreamforce 25 - AI, meet HR! Salesforce Chief People Officer Nathalie Scardino explains how agents change everything : HR execs have long wanted to be a bigger part of the strategic decision-making process. Is their wish about to come true?
- SuiteWorld 25 - Packer Fastener tightens up inventory control with AI : With an inventory catalog of 300,.000 items, midwest manufacturer Packer Fastener is using AI and NetSuite Analytics Warehouse to help predict demand ...
- The world of motorsport and telematics - racing thoroughbreds and essential workhorses are all fuelled by data : Samsara's Max Eversfield explores the driving force behind Formula One - AI fuelled real-time monitoring, machine learning, and data analytics.
- "We are winning today, thanks to AI!" How Publicis Sapient got itself to the right place at the right time for clients to catch-up : Advertising giant Publicis Group began to make a €12 billion bet on AI over a decade. The time is now ripe for the firm to make the most of that, says...
- Why better knowledge graphs are essential for trustworthy autonomy. Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal explains : How a more accurate and connected knowledge graph is essential for more autonomous software delivery.
- Dreamforce 25 - Certinia's COO on transparency, strategic discipline, and building trust : Rather than chase AI hype, Certinia is aligning its three core products under a single operational blueprint. COO Robert Cesafsky explains how the com...
FINANCIAL
- Marc Benioff's call for troops in SF leads tech investor Ron Conway to leave Salesforce Foundation board
- Market Close Stock Round-Up October 16, 2025: AI Hype Meets Banking Blues
- VirnetX awarded coveted GSA schedule contract
- Oracle expects AI data center gross margins to range from 30% to 40%
- WORK Medical Technology Group announces 1-for-100 reverse stock split
- Airbnb And Booking.com Accused In France Over Israeli Settlement Listings
- Nasdaq notifies Cambium Networks on securities subject to delisting
- TeraWulf prices $3.2B offering of senior secured notes
- Spain's BBVA Fails In Sabadell Takeover Bid
- Gitlab jumps on report of takeover interest from Datadog
- Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says Meta smart glasses are boosting growth
- Apple works to release touch-screen MacBook as soon as next year: report
- Tech Voices: Oracle's gross margins, Meta deal; TikTok's algorithm
- 'Wonder Weapon'? Five Things About US Tomahawks Coveted By Ukraine
- GreensKeeper Value Fund buys ADBE; exits CBOE
- Oracle stock rises as company confirms Meta cloud deal
- Cramer says 'the old Salesforce is back' after new targets point to faster growth
- Cybersecurity firm F5's stock sinks 12% after disclosing nation-state hack
- Apple TV and Peacock introduce streaming bundle
- Amazon Ring security cameras moving deeper into law enforcement with Flock Safety, Axon deals
- Spotify moves further into AI music with Sony, Universal, Warner partnership
- What Taiwan Semi's blowout quarter means for these 2 portfolio chip stocks
- Wolfspeed moves higher as Voya Financial discloses stake
- US Fed Chair Contender Backs October Rate Cut
- No AI bubble here: VanEck highlights real cash-flow backing expansion
- Citi trims estimates on Texas Instruments due to automotive exposure
- Microsoft adds new features to AI Copilot in Windows 11
- Uber will offer gig work like AI data labeling to drivers while not on the road
- ClearBridge Global Value Improvers Strategy adds Alphabet, exits Novo Nordisk in Q3
- Salesforce surges following robust growth targets from Investor Day
- Chip stocks mixed despite TSM's bullish views on AI megatrend; analysts largely positive
- After Two Years Of Uncertainty, Israeli Parents Bury Hostage Son
- Putin Says Russia A Top Oil Producer, Despite 'Unfair' Pressure
- Beta Technologies IPO could value electric air taxi maker at $7.2 billion
- HPE presents 'prudent' targets as it continues to gain market share: analysts
- Celestica rises as Goldman Sachs starts with Buy rating
- B. Riley starts coverage of Bitmine, SharpLink, FG Nexus, Kindly MD, Sequans with Buy ratings
- Microsoft will test a Copilot AI feature that performs work on local files in Windows 11
- Micron rises as Citi believes DRAM could see 'unprecedented' demand from AI
- 4 stocks to watch on Thursday: TSM, SNOW, SCHW, BABA
- Roadzen’s DrivebuddyAI signs six Indian e-commerce trucking fleets
- Seagate, Western Digital in focus as Wedbush ups price targets amid strong demand
- Salesforce, Google expand partnership to increase focus on AI, boost Gemini access
- Veritone dips on $75M equity offering
- Thermo Fisher taps Microsoft-backed OpenAI to speed up innovation
- Shutdown layoffs, United earnings, Apple's new products and more in Morning Squawk
- Fintech startup Upgrade valued at $7.3 billion in new funding round
- Mexican and Colombian Cartel Members Reportedly Infiltrating Ukraine's International Legion to Boost Drone Warfare Skills
- Pope Slams 'Collective Failure' Of World Hunger Affecting Millions
- PayPal's blockchain partner mints $300T of stablecoins in technical error, mistake fixed - report
- Snowflake, Palantir tie up to boost AI data cloud endeavor
- Alibaba says its AI spending in e-commerce is already breaking even
- 'A Final Nail In His Coffin': WWE Star Dominik Mysterio Vows To Bury John Cena's Legacy
- Spotify Unveils Two Game-Changing Features: AI DJ Speaks Two Languages And ChatGPT Can Tap Into Your Music
- American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Return to LAX After Fumes Reported Onboard
- Is iPhone Air 2 Just a Stepping Stone to iPhone Fold? Truth About Apple's Obsession With Thin Phones
- Wedbush's Asia checks show bullish sentiment for "AI Revolution," accelerating chip demand for Nvidia
- Bank of America Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Links to Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
- Dwarf Engineering is building the universal infrastructure layer for Ukraine’s defence sector
- HyImpulse raises €45 million to boost “Made in Europe” rocket technology
- Impeached President Confirms He Fled Madagascar As New Leader Claims 'Not A Coup'
- Taiwan Semiconductor Q3 beats estimates, raises outlook boosted by AI ‘megatrend’
- British HRtech Jack & Jill raises $20M to expand to US
- PayPal's crypto partner mints a whopping $300 trillion stablecoins in 'technical error'
- Bees & Bears raises €5M to scale embedded finance platform
- Northsea raises €660K pre-seed to reinvent customer research with AI
- Chance of AI market correction is 'pretty high,' says ex-Meta exec Nick Clegg as he pushes back on superintelligence
- CNBC Daily Open: Major U.S. banks enjoy a blowout quarter — assuaging trade war concerns
- Nvidia joins $2.9 billion data center initiative in Australia
- Madagascar's Protests Fan Anger Against Colonial France
- Don't Let The Party Stop: Berlin's Fight Against 'Club Death'
- AI Boom Delivers Record Net Profit For Taiwan's TSMC
- YouTube Users Trip Over Fake AI Tributes To Charlie Kirk
- TSMC hits yet another record as profit surges 39%, beating estimates on AI chip demand surge
- Microsoft aims to make most new products outside China from 2026 - report
- Salesforce jumps 4% after giving new revenue target of $60 billion by 2030
- FCC moves to expel one of Hong Kong’s largest telco companies from U.S. networks
- Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
GENERAL US
- Arm CEO says moving some AI workloads from the cloud will make it more sustainable - CNBC
- Certificate seeks to foster working ties between people, AI - Central Michigan University
- Arm CEO says moving some AI workloads from the cloud will make it more sustainable - CNBC
- The AI that we’ll have after AI - Cory Doctorow – Medium
- Is AGI the right goal for AI? - Marcus on AI
- Is AI a Boom or a Bubble? - Harvard Business Review
- Police departments issue warnings on AI 'homeless man' prank - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Medical schools train faculty on AI best practices - AAMC
- AMD and Oracle announce agreement for 50,000 GPUs as AI deal spree continues - Yahoo Finance
- New AI battle: White House vs. Anthropic - Axios
- Opinions split over AI bubble after billions invested - Reuters
- Indonesia’s film industry embraces AI to make Hollywood-style movies for cheap - Rest of World
- How GitHub Copilot and AI agents are saving legacy systems - The GitHub Blog
- AI is making electricity MORE expensive - The Washington Post
- How Many AI Companies Are There? (2025) - Exploding Topics
- Agentic AI's strategic ascent: Shifting operations from incremental gains to net-new impact - IBM
- This one isn’t AI. Video shows polar bears crashing a research station. - The Washington Post
- Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC - Windows Blog
- Meet the Monster Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That's Crushing Both Nvidia and Palantir - The Motley Fool
- Pupils struggle to tell if AI content is true, report says - BBC
- Is the AI boom an AI bubble?
- MacKenzie Scott just gave this HBCU its largest gift ever — again - The Washington Post
- U.S. federal AI regulation is on the way, Sen. Marsha Blackburn says, regardless of big tech opposition - CNBC
- How AI job cuts could come back to haunt Trump - Politico
- This AI stock has soared 1,600% in three years — and Deutsche Bank predicts more gains - MarketWatch
- AI buildout spend is justified even if there are 'casualties,' Jim Cramer says - CNBC
- Alibaba says its AI spending in e-commerce is already breaking even - CNBC
- The 14 next big things in applied AI for 2025 - Fast Company
- 'AI homeless man prank:' Police issue new warning about AI trend faking intruder in home - ABC7 Los Angeles
- Generative AI Security: Risks & Best Practices - wiz.io
- As Windows 10 Support Ends, Microsoft Is ‘Rewriting’ Windows 11 Around AI - WIRED
- Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe to Partner With Spotify to Develop Artist-First AI Music Products - Spotify
- Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels
- Even fund managers say the AI stock boom is a bubble, BofA survey says - qz.com
- Publicis Lifts Outlook, Says AI Is Boosting Growth - The Wall Street Journal
- Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US - The Washington Post
- Securing AI agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity - Amazon Web Services
- Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data - Penn State University
- Don’t fear the AI bubble, it’s about to unlock an $8 trillion opportunity according to Goldman Sachs - Fortune
- Got a Windows 11 PC? Get ready to talk to its Copilot AI. - The Washington Post
- Working faster and better as an in-house team with AI assistance - Thomson Reuters Legal Solutions
- Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions - CNBC
- Investment stalls in industrial gear but soars in computers powering AI and cloud services - The Washington Post
- AWS features four AI certifications to give you an edge in pursuing in-demand cloud jobs - about Amazon
- The Economics of Running an AI Company Are Disastrous - Futurism
- How Lockheed Martin is Using AI to Evolve PAC-3 Capability - Lockheed Martin
- 2. Concern and excitement about AI - Pew Research Center
- Visa Introduces ‘Trusted Agent Protocol’ for AI Shopping - PYMNTS.com
- Jeremy Renner Narrates AI-Animated Feature ‘Stardust Future’ (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- Humanity AI: Putting people at the center of the AI revolution - Lumina Foundation
- A roadmap for safer and more effective AI in health care - Stanford Report
- How AI Agents Will Transform B2B Sales - Boston Consulting Group
- Building smarter AI agents: AgentCore long-term memory deep dive - Amazon Web Services
- AI Is Changing How Politics Is Practiced in America - The American Prospect
- BBAI or SOUN: Which AI Stock Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio? - Yahoo Finance
- AI models often fail to identify ableism across cultures - Cornell Chronicle
- Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Teams With Luma AI For First “Live AI Film Battle” Which Will See Comedians & Content Creators Make Films In Real Time — LA Tech Week - Deadline
- ‘Of course it’s a bubble’: AI start-up valuations soar in investor frenzy - Financial Times
- Senate Passes AI Chip Export Limits on Nvidia, AMD to China - Yahoo Finance
- ChatGPT will create ‘erotica,’ Sam Altman announces - The San Francisco Standard
- Udacity & Woolf Launch Master’s Degree in AI, Democratizing Access to Graduate Programs in Tech - Accenture
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Tax and Accounting - Wolters Kluwer
- 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Before It Soars 135% to $1 Trillion, According to a Wall Street Analyst - Yahoo Finance
- WPP and Google forge groundbreaking partnership to redefine marketing with AI - WPP
- AI, Anxiety, and Irish Hospitality - Penn Global
- Hollywood turns to K Street as AI threatens their livelihoods - Politico
- AI in Defense: Opportunities, Risks and Global Competition - The Washington Post
- Cabinet Office rejects Cummings' China breach claim
- Is Microsoft's first ever handheld Xbox console worth the wait?
- Scottish data centres powering AI already using enough water to fill 27 million bottles a year
- Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Drops $1.5 Billion Pay Packet To Snag Top AI Scientist From Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab - Yahoo Finance
- AI Data Centers, Desperate for Electricity, Are Building Their Own Power Plants - The Wall Street Journal
- 2 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy Right Now - The Motley Fool
- Oracle Expands AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications with New Marketplace, LLMs, and Vast Partner Network - Oracle
- Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse Enables Open, Interoperable Data Access Across Multi-Platform, Multicloud Environments - Oracle
- Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity - Microsoft
- 4 Top AI-Powered Healthcare Stocks - Seeking Alpha
- 3 vital truths about AI literacy that will define the future - The World Economic Forum
- 1. AI awareness around the world - Pew Research Center
- The Gen AI Playbook for Organizations - Harvard Business Review
- AI models predict sepsis in children - Northwestern Now News
- BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note - Yahoo Finance
- The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't be the end of AI - New Scientist
MAINSTREAM
- Banks failing to curb rise in romance fraud, says UK watchdog
- Can Bryce Harper ever be elite again? Phillies president Dave Dombrowski has concerns - AP News
- RFK Jr.’s MAHA wants to make chemtrail conspiracy theories great again
- Salesforce sued by authors over artificial intelligence software - Reuters
- California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low - AP News
- US commander overseeing fatal strikes against alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire - AP News
- Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas - AP News
- Skills for Claude will let you customize tasks with pre-set instructions - here's how
- Thrive-backed accounting firm Crete to spend $500 million in AI roll-up - Reuters
- Kremlin rejects Trump's assertion that BRICS targets the dollar - Reuters
- Congo Says World’s Biggest Hydro Site Can Power AI Data Centers - Bloomberg.com
- Passenger train planned for Detroit transit hub at Michigan Central campus - AP News
- Georgia voter turnout groups are closing, raising questions about Democratic strength - AP News
- Aboon, an AI-powered platform for financial advisers to help business owners launch and manage 401(k) plans, raised a $17.5M seed led by Bain Capital Ventures (Davis Janowski/WealthManagement.com)
- Microsoft’s vision for AI PCs looks a lot like another crack at Cortana
- Oracle expects cloud sales of $166 billion by 2030 as business expands - Reuters
- There's a simple way we could drastically cut AI energy use
- Hackers’ “bullet-proof” hosts deliver malware from blockchains
- A look at the Tomahawk, a US cruise missile that could come into play in the Ukraine war - AP News
- Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in.
- New Pinterest Settings Let You Reduce How Much AI Slop You See on Your Feed
- Microsoft's Push Into Agentic AI Begins With 'Hey Copilot' Voice Assistant in Windows 11
- Google's Ask Photos feature isn't available in Texas and Illinois
- OnePlus unveils OxygenOS 16 update with deep Gemini integration
- A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital's investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO in November 2023 (Jeremy Stern/Colossus)
- Argentines Dump the Peso, Betting US Rescue Is Doomed to Fail - Bloomberg.com
- Apple TV and Peacock bundle starts at $15/month, available on Oct. 20
- Harvard Details ‘Challenging’ Year as Fund Grows to $57 Billion - Bloomberg.com
- YouTube modernizes video player with new layout, functionality and, wait for it, "liquid glass"
- Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings
- Chip stocks rise after TSMC's rosy outlook on strong AI demand - Reuters
- Guinea bauxite exports jump 23% in 3rd quarter despite rains, regulatory pressure - Reuters
- OxygenOS 16 has new lock screen customization options and a novel Gemini integration
- Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands
- Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
- Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump (Heather Knight/New York Times)
- What GPU pricing can tell us about how the AI bubble will pop
- Alaska works to rescue storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift - AP News
- Morning Bid: AI fizzes and banks are buoyant - Reuters
- US homebuilder sentiment hits 6-month high; economy uncertainty clouds housing outlook - Reuters
- Sam Altman Would Like Us All to Be Grown-Ups About the Sexy Stuff Coming Soon to ChatGPT
- Google Veo 3.1 Lets You Combine Different Photos into Seemless AI Video
- Turkey puts ex-disaster chief in charge of Gaza aid, in sign of big new role - Reuters
- ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Season 2’s Trailer Gives You Plenty of Emotional Violence
- Snap's latest Specs AI updates prove that it's taking smart glasses seriously (but in a different way)
- Nestlé cuts 16,000 jobs as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign - AP News
- Civil war: GZDoom fan developers split off over use of ChatGPT-generated code
- Sources: OpenAI is proposing a "sign in with ChatGPT" feature for websites, letting startups charge OpenAI model usage costs to users' ChatGPT capacity limits (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
- Private Credit on the Defensive Again Over ‘Mark-to-Myth’ Study - Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine Claims Russia Refinery Strike as Pressure on Putin Grows - Bloomberg.com
- OpenAI wants to own it all
- OpenAI thinks Elon Musk funded its biggest critics—who also hate Musk
- French pair imprisoned in Iran over alleged spying have ‘reached the limit,’ families say - AP News
- Google and Yale's new AI just made a major cancer discovery
- Georgia man charged with murder in the death of his 6-month old son after kidnap claim - AP News
- Spotify partners with the big three music labels on 'artist-first AI music products'
- How ByteDance Made China’s Most Popular AI Chatbot
- Anthropic announces Skills for Claude, a tool with folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load to improve performance on some tasks (Hayden Field/The Verge)
- You Can Now Give Anthropic's Claude AI Particular Skills to Automate Your Tasks
- Your Sora AI Videos Can Be Longer Now, But This Other Update Holds More Intrigue
- Lutnicks’ Cantor Eyes a $25 Billion Fortune on Tether Fundraise - Bloomberg.com
- MI5 chief says China is a daily threat to Britain’s security as spying case collapsed - AP News
- Boeing's striking union files unfair labor practice charge against planemaker - Reuters
- Deel hits $17.3B valuation after raising $300M from big-name VCs
- Pakistan says it's ready for talks with Afghanistan, Kabul residents recall airstrike shock - Reuters
- New York man convicted of illegal straw donor scheme during President Trump's reelection campaign - AP News
- Italy’s top court blocks extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream explosions’ case - AP News
- A four-pack of AirTags is back on sale for a record-low price
- Schwab’s Assets Surge 48% as Firm Attracts More Retail Investors - Bloomberg.com
- Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US - AP News
- Former US Marine pilot who trained Chinese flyers appeals extradition from Australia - Reuters
- Pinterest adds new tools to let users limit how much AI-generated content they see in their feed in certain categories, including beauty, art, and home decor (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
- SharpLink Gaming, the second-largest publicly traded ether treasury firm, raised $76.5M in a direct stock offering priced above market (CoinDesk)
- Apple loses another AI exec to Meta
- Spellcasters Chronicles Boldly Aims to Blend Competition With Narrative
- 'KPop Demon Hunters' Is Heading to Theaters Again. Here's How to Get Tickets
- Set up this new Google account recovery feature ASAP - and never get locked out again
- I tested the $5 phone 'repair' dongle that promised big fixes for cheap - here are my results
- AI-Powered Home Insurance Startup Expands in Risky Markets - Bloomberg.com
- Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of ‘AI slop’ in your feed
- Chief of staff in Yemen Houthi rebel’s military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike - AP News
- Microsoft pushes AI updates in Windows 11 as it ends support for Windows 10 - AP News
- How Utah's Ski Resorts Are Winning the Battle Against Climate Change - Bloomberg.com
- I put my AirPods away within minutes of listening to these Bose earbuds - here's what convinced me
- Microsoft, AWS and Google are trying to drastically reduce China’s role in their supply chains
- Miami Office for Citadel, Microsoft Gains $25,000 Members Club - Bloomberg.com
- Microsoft launches new AI upgrades to Windows 11, boosting Copilot - Reuters
- Stocks Get Tech Boost as TSMC Rekindles AI Wagers: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com
- Taylor Swift fans flood German museum to see painting echoing her hit video 'The Fate of Ophelia' - AP News
- HSBC raises average gold price forecasts for 2025 and 2026 - Reuters
- General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning using Medal.tv game clips, raised a $133.7M seed led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
- Huawei Seeds 2025 sees Irish students get a taste of AI and drones
- Final 2 days to claim your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
- Career experts say asking for a raise isn’t off the table in a tough job market - AP News
- Europe makes gains as French government survives confidence vote - Reuters
- OpenAI hires black hole physicist Alex Lupsasca, the first person to join the OpenAI for Science initiative led by Kevin Weil (Megan Morrone/Axios)
- General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips
- The First Trailer for ‘Primate’ Is the ‘Nope’ Opening on Simian Steroids
- ‘We want our stories to be told’: NSW Labor pledges $3.2m to support writing and literature amid AI onslaught
- AI’s double bubble trouble
- Is Private Equity Ready to Burn $50 Million on Failing Coaches? - Bloomberg.com
- 10 ChatGPT prompt tricks I use - to get the best results, faster
- AI data centre boom spurs robot maker ABB's US sales - Reuters
- Barrister found to have used AI to prepare for hearing after citing ‘fictitious’ cases
- Spotify partners with record labels to create ‘artist-first’ AI music products
- Watch Carlyle’s Thomas on AI’s Impact on the Fed Policy, US Economy - Bloomberg.com
- Parrondo’s Paradox Explains How Two Losing Strategies Combined Can Win : In certain circumstances, losses create a sure path to victory, an idea with implications for biology and cancer therapy
- Microsoft launches new Windows features to help weave AI into regular Windows 11 PCs, including rolling out a "Hey, Copilot!" wake word and Copilot Vision (Tom Warren/The Verge)
- All Windows 11 PCs Will Get These Advanced Copilot AI Features
- Indian Tax Authorities Raid Proprietary Trading Firm Graviton - Bloomberg.com
- Microsoft debuts its next big high-stakes AI feature in Windows - can you trust it?
- Pinterest will let you 'dial down' AI slop in your feeds
- Microsoft's next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say "Hey Copilot"
- Obesity remains high in the US., but more states are showing progress, a new report finds - AP News
- Wall Street futures gain after TSMC's results support renewed AI optimism - Reuters
- Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews
- Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products
- The US is the country most worried about AI, Pew survey finds
- Stockholm-based Encube, which uses AI to automate manufacturability analysis during hardware design, emerges from stealth and raised $23M from Kinnevik and more (Amelia Isaacs/Pathfounders)
- Palmer Luckey’s AI and Crypto-Focused Bank Wins Conditional Approval
- Dollar drops versus euro, rises slightly against yen, China's rare earths in focus - Reuters
- Spotify partners with Sony Music Group, WMG, UMG, Merlin, and Believe to develop "responsible" AI products and is building a generative AI research lab (Steven J. Horowitz/Variety)
- In 2025 basic organisational cybersecurity training just won’t cut it
- Jack & Jill raises $20 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting
- Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump’s help - AP News
- Jack & Jill raises $50 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting
- Korean top court partially overturns SK Group chairman's near $1 billion divorce settlement - Reuters
- Jet Tycoon Amasses $1.5 Billion Fortune on Spikes in Air Travel - Bloomberg.com
- Upgrade, which offers online loans and other financial services, raised $165M led by Neuberger Berman at a $7.3B valuation and is "12 to 18 months" from an IPO (Jaures Yip/CNBC)
- Senators raise national security and foreign influence concerns over Saudi-led EA takeover
- 'Law and order' push shows a Trump no longer encumbered by naysaying aides or government guardrails - AP News
- Beta Technologies aims for $7.22 billion valuation in US IPO - Reuters
- Inside the web infrastructure revolt over Google’s AI Overviews
- Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
- Better Payment Network, a BNB Chain-based cross-border stablecoin payments network, raised a $50M seed led by YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs (Timmy Shen/The Block)
- London-based Jack & Jill, which develops conversational AI agents to streamline hiring, raised a $20M seed led by Creandum to expand into Europe and the US (Martin Coulter/Sifted)
- Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto raised $450M from Goodwater, General Catalyst, and others at a $7B valuation, as it prepares for an IPO (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)
- HR software startup Deel raised $300M led by Ribbit Capital at a $17B valuation, up from $12.6B earlier in 2025, and says revenue crossed $100M in September (Financial Times)
- The EU's aim to triple AI data center capacity over the next five to seven years sparks water scarcity concerns, especially in water-stressed Southern Europe (CNBC)
- Zepto raises $450 million at $7 billion valuation as Indian quick commerce market heats up
- Ex-marine Daniel Duggan appeals extradition to US over claims of training Chinese pilots - AP News
- China, Taiwan, and the vulnerable web of undersea cables
- Court hearing: UK prosecutors aim to confiscate ~$6.8B in bitcoin tied to a massive 2017 fraud in China and to pay back Chinese investors that were its victims (Upmanyu Trivedi/Bloomberg)
- Japanese chip material maker Tekscend rose 13% on its Tokyo debut after raising $1B in its IPO; Tekscend makes photomasks to transfer tiny circuits onto wafers (Yasutaka Tamura/Bloomberg)
- Japan's Takaichi woos right-leaning party to secure premiership - Reuters
- Indian startup Kuku, which offers audio content and vertical dramas, raised an $85M Series C led by Granite at a $500M valuation and has 10M+ paid subscribers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
- How AI-powered tools like PainChek, an app that scans a person's face for tiny muscle movements, are helping healthcare providers better assess patients' pain (Deena Mousa/MIT Technology Review)
- China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
- European Advanced Materials Academy to train 200,000 people by 2029
- Anthropic launches Haiku 4.5 amid reported projections of tripled revenues in 2026
- Abbott revenue misses as diagnostics, nutrition weakness clouds medical devices lift - Reuters
- No ROI in AI yet? Try these six proven tactics for creating real business value
- In posthumous memoir, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre lashes out against those she says abused her - AP News
- Analysis: ten loss-making AI startups, including OpenAI, gained ~$1T in valuation over the past year, fueling concerns of an inflating bubble in private markets (Financial Times)
- GiveDirectly plans to pilot a program using Google's AI-based Flood Hub, which provides forecast warnings, to send early aid to at-risk families in Bangladesh (Rest of World)
- Nvidia partners with startup Firmus on Project Southgate, a $2.9B initial undertaking to build renewable energy-powered AI data centers across Australia (Keira Wright/Bloomberg)
- South Korea's AI textbook program, meant to personalize learning, was rolled back after just four months after complaints about inaccuracies and extra workload (Junhyup Kwon/Rest of World)
- OpenAI Pivot to Porn Is Problematic — But Lucrative for ChatGPT - Bloomberg.com
- TSMC reports Q3 net profit up 39% YoY to ~$14.8B, beating est., after previously reporting a 30% rise in revenue, the latest sign of robust spending on AI chips (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)
- Takaichi’s Hopes of Becoming Japan PM Boosted by Ishin Talks - Bloomberg.com
- Sources: Microsoft aims to produce most new products, including servers and Surface laptops, outside China from 2026; AWS is also adopting a similar strategy (Nikkei Asia)
- TSMC posts record profit on AI boom
- Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is taking a leave of absence because of daughter's surgery - AP News
- ‘Of course it’s a bubble’: AI start-up valuations soar in investor frenzy
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
MARKET RESEARCH
SECURITY
- CISA Releases Thirteen Industrial Control Systems Advisories
- New Rootkit Campaign Exploits Cisco SNMP Flaw to Gain Persistence
- North Korean hackers use EtherHiding to hide malware on the blockchain
- AI Attacks Surge as Microsoft Process 100 Trillion Signals Daily
- Microsoft debuts Copilot Actions for agentic AI-driven Windows tasks
- LastPass Warns Customers It Has Not Been Hacked Amid Phishing Email Scam
- Over 23 Million Victims Hit by Data Breaches in Q3
- F5 Reveals Nation State Breach and Urges Immediate Patching
- Veeam launches Data Cloud for MSPs to simplify Microsoft 365 and Entra ID protection
- Cayosoft Guardian Protector safeguards Microsoft 365 and hybrid identity systems
- When trusted AI connections turn hostile
- Everyone wants AI, but few are ready to defend it
Total Sources: 637 | Generated: 10/16/2025