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Tech18 stories ›

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer accused of planting covert recording device in executive conference room
The arrest of Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and OpenAI engineer, follows the discovery of a hidden listening device in a meeting room used b
TechCrunch · +15 outlets
Apple unveils HomeView smart display, HomePod mini 2 and fourth-gen Apple TV 4K in home push
Apple's new $299 HomeView hub with personalized Siri AI anchors a smart home lineup refresh aimed at Amazon and Google, though it ships without a power adapter
MacRumors · +14 outlets
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users across app, Search and API
The new frontier model launches worldwide with introductory pricing of $2 and $10 per million tokens but no free tier, intensifying competition with OpenAI and
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Anthropic to disclose updated revenue numbers as AI lab financials draw investor focus
Anthropic will share fresh financials with investors gathering at its headquarters, reflecting growing attention to AI lab economics ahead of a potential IPO.
CNBC · +10 outlets
Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws and three zero-days
The unusually large security update addresses three actively exploited zero-days and also includes a Windows 10 extended security update.
BleepingComputer · +1 outlets
Microsoft launches Maia 300 AI chip as Nvidia and Marvell shares react
Microsoft's new in-house AI accelerator is being watched as a test of whether hyperscaler custom silicon can dent Nvidia's dominance and revive Marvell's fortun
Barron's · +9 outlets

AI18 stories ›

Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate on smart devices within months
Anthropic says cheap internet-connected devices could host self-propagating AI worms, raising liability and containment questions for the industry.
Briefs Finance · +14 outlets
Character.AI files for bankruptcy; Disney to buy assets for $20 million
The chatbot platform's collapse after a $2.7 billion Google deal marks a stark reversal for consumer AI startups facing legal and safety scrutiny.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon worldwide as its most capable frontier model
The release broadens Google's flagship model to API, app and Antigravity users, though independent benchmarks show it trailing rivals.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
406 scientists call for AI models to be disconnected from the internet
The open letter, signed by AI pioneers including Hinton and Bengio, urges containment systems and incident reporting for advanced models.
The Decoder · +3 outlets
OpenAI and Anthropic tell UK lawmakers to regulate them
The joint appearance before Parliament shows leading labs diverging on specifics while welcoming binding safety rules.
WIRED · +14 outlets
Kroger plans to cut 3,000 corporate jobs as it expands AI use
The grocery chain's layoffs over three years illustrate how automation is reshaping white-collar roles across legacy industries.
Fox Business · +14 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, agrees to sell assets to Disney for $20M
The AI companion startup's collapse raises questions about the economics of consumer AI and hands its assets to a major media buyer.
Sacramento Bee · +14 outlets
Reese Witherspoon and Mediawan partner to buy back Hello Sunshine from Candle Media
The repurchase unwinds Candle Media's 2021 acquisition of the production company Witherspoon founded.
Variety · +9 outlets
Bari Weiss's CBS foreign editor threatened correspondent over Gaza coverage, leaked audio shows
The clash underscores editorial tensions inside CBS News under its new ownership.
Thewrap · +3 outlets
Chuck Lorre details a decade in Scientology and clashes with Roseanne and Brett Butler
The veteran sitcom producer's memoir offers rare detail on his relationships with difficult stars.
Variety · +1 outlets
Druski becomes first online creator to host 'Saturday Night Live'
The booking marks SNL's bet on internet-native talent for season 52.
The Hollywood Reporter · +13 outlets
Netflix secures Spanish broadcasting rights for the 2030 World Cup
The deal extends Netflix's push into live sports rights outside the U.S.
The New York Times · +13 outlets

Startups18 stories ›

Amazon in advanced talks to acquire AI startup Decart for about $7B
The reported deal would be one of Amazon's largest startup acquisitions and reflects intensifying competition with Nvidia in AI infrastructure.
RS Web Solutions · +15 outlets
Sarvam AI in talks to raise $300M at a $3B valuation, roughly double its June round
The round would make the Indian language-model startup one of the country's highest-valued AI companies.
TechStory · +7 outlets
Jio Platforms sets price band for India's biggest-ever IPO
The listing would be the largest in Indian market history and a milestone for the country's tech capital markets.
Startup Fortune · +14 outlets
OpenAI in early talks to buy security startup Trail of Bits
The move signals OpenAI's push to bolster security expertise as it develops frontier models.
The Information · +3 outlets
Nvidia to invest in chip startup d-Matrix at a $5B valuation
The deal deepens Nvidia's reach into inference chips even as rivals build competing AI silicon.
Dealroom · +4 outlets
Nvidia announces billion-dollar investments in European tech
The commitments add to a wave of US capital flowing into European AI and compute infrastructure.
Sifted · +14 outlets

Business18 stories ›

OpenAI employee arrested over recording device found in company office
A Saudi OpenAI employee was arrested after a concealed recording device was found behind a TV in a conference room, adding to scrutiny of the AI lab's internal
Business Insider · +14 outlets
Chip stocks post worst stretch in 16 months as AI fatigue grips markets
Broadcom's 'casino' warning about AI investing and CXMT's memory-chip progress drove a global semiconductor selloff, hitting Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron.
MarketWatch · +8 outlets
Bank of America fined $1.2B by Treasury over money-laundering failures
The penalty, tied to roughly $5B in unflagged suspicious transactions, landed a day before the bank reported quarterly earnings.
Ft · +14 outlets
Kroger to cut 3,000 corporate jobs in largest layoffs in its history
The grocery giant is restructuring around faster decisions and AI as it loses ground to Walmart, Costco and Aldi.
International Business Times, Singapore · +14 outlets
Goldman Sachs beats profit estimates on equities trading strength
Goldman's results led a strong batch of Wall Street bank earnings, though dealmaking showed pockets of softness.
Reuters · +14 outlets
Big banks post strong Q3 profits but warn higher rates and inflation could bite
Bank earnings broadly beat expectations, yet executives flagged slowing deal activity and pressure from elevated interest rates.
Scranton Times-Tribune · +14 outlets

Science18 stories ›

SpaceX launches CRS-35 cargo mission to ISS with NASA health and plant research
The resupply flight carries experiments on human and plant health, drug-resistant organisms and human tissue models studied in microgravity.
Phys · +13 outlets
James Webb finds ancient galaxy cluster with unexpectedly dense dark matter
The dense concentration of dark matter in the early cluster challenges models of how the universe developed.
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Land carbon sink rebounded strongly in 2025 after two bad years
Forests and grasslands absorbed more carbon under favorable growing conditions, but El Nino could trigger another slump in 2026.
Newscientist · +2 outlets
Menopause triggers abrupt body-wide shifts in bones, liver and blood fats, large study finds
The findings suggest menopause marks a system-wide physiological threshold rather than an isolated reproductive change.
ScienceAlert · +4 outlets
Webb identifies host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst yet
The signal traveled roughly 10 billion years to reach Earth, tracing a burst to near the dawn of time.
SSBCrack · +13 outlets
Astronomers detect second-generation planet formed from a dying star's remnants
The discovery offers a rare look at planet formation in the aftermath of stellar death.
The Hill · +12 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

BioNTech's BNT113 mRNA cancer immunotherapy misses primary progression-free survival goal in Phase 2/3 HPV16-positive head and neck cancer trial
The early efficacy check failure marks a third mRNA setback for BioNTech, though analysts note overall survival data could still support a development path.
Biopharmadive · +13 outlets
BlackRock to buy majority stake in Humana's CenterWell senior primary care clinics for $2.8 billion
The deal swaps private equity backers Welsh Carson for BlackRock at a time of rising scrutiny over Medicare-focused clinic ownership.
STAT · +14 outlets
Roche extends China deal streak with $1B pact for Rona Therapeutics RNAi obesity drug
The alliance adds to Roche's active China licensing stretch and follows a broader industry bet on medicines that lower visceral fat.
Biopharmadive · +2 outlets
FTC asks court to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, demands he divest pharma stocks
Regulators say the move enforces a court order barring Shkreli from working in the pharmaceutical industry.
STAT · +9 outlets
Bristol Myers shares dip as admilparant lung drug results called 'confounding'
Only the lower of two tested doses met the main goal in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, raising analyst doubts about the therapy's prospects.
Biopharmadive · +2 outlets
FDA approves Asahi Kasei's Hovilpri for drug-resistant herpes infections in immunocompromised adults
The approval adds a new treatment option for persistent herpes lesions in immunocompromised patients.
Indian Pharma Post · +11 outlets

Climate18 stories ›

IRENA warns power grid investment is lagging renewable growth, putting energy transition at risk
The International Renewable Energy Agency says electrification and renewables must scale far faster, but grid buildout is not keeping pace, a gap it says endang
energize.co.za · +14 outlets
Trump administration moves to reevaluate permit for operating Revolution Wind offshore farm
The Interior Department's review targets an offshore wind project that is already built and producing power, extending the administration's pressure on the US o
Canarymedia · +14 outlets
FERC rejects most of PJM's large load interconnection plan over state jurisdiction concerns
The commission said PJM's plan to curtail large loads lacking matching new generation intrudes on state authority and appears discriminatory, a key ruling for d
Utilitydive · +13 outlets
California grid meets highest demand since 2022 during climate-driven extreme heat
The state said its clean-energy-heavy grid handled record heat loads, while a separate commentary warns California's electricity prices remain double the nation
California State Portal · +14 outlets
FERC approves Duke Energy large load transmission rules despite cost-shift worries
Commissioner Rosner called Duke's consumer protections meaningful but imperfect, noting protections nationally are inadequate and FERC may need to act further.
Utilitydive · +4 outlets
Google is paying to upgrade US nuclear power plants to power data centers
Tech company funding is being directed at existing nuclear plants as firms race to secure carbon-free power for data centers.
Grist · +14 outlets

Games18 stories ›

Epic confirms 'huge pivot' to AI-first development, delays Disney game after $1.5B investment
Epic is reorienting development around generative AI, reportedly stunning staff and pushing back the Disney project despite a $1.5 billion investment.
The Tech Buzz · +7 outlets
Microsoft announces Xbox Labs, a team to trial AI-driven ports, remixes and experiments
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will turn emerging ideas, including AI-assisted porting and browser play, into products players can try.
Gamesindustry · +8 outlets
Report: GTA 6 PC version planned for Q1 2027, months after console launch
A GamesBeat report says Rockstar's PC port would arrive far sooner than the studio's usual multi-year gap after consoles.
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
Xbox CEO reportedly tells staff 'we will not survive' without new IP despite studio cuts
Asha Sharma's town hall remarks frame the tension between leaning on legacy franchises and funding new ones after layoffs and cancellations.
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
Legendary level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray, of Duke Nukem 3D and Quake, has died
Gray, who also co-founded Ritual Entertainment, was a foundational figure in 1990s first-person shooter level design.
Pcgamer · +7 outlets
Glen Schofield blames Krafton for The Callisto Protocol's troubled release, says he was 'forced to ship'
The Dead Space co-creator says the publisher's expectations and timing, including a Covid-era production, drove the game's poor launch state.
Eurogamer · +7 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

Lisandro Martinez blames Man United top brass, not Carrick, after 2-0 Champions League loss at Atletico
The defender's post-match comments intensified scrutiny of United's ownership and technical staff amid a poor start to the season.
CBS Sports · +6 outlets
NFL suspends Rams LT Alaric Jackson two games for punching Bills' Bradley Chubb
The discipline follows a postgame altercation after Buffalo's Monday night win in Los Angeles.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets
ALCS Game 2: Guardians and Rays meet at Tropicana Field with Cleveland up 1-0
Cleveland starts Parker Messick against Tampa Bay's Freddy Peralta as the Rays try to even the series at home.
sports.yahoo · +14 outlets
Rams release kicker Harrison Mevis after misses in overtime loss to Bills
Los Angeles is signing Blake Grupe off the Jets practice squad to replace Mevis.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Micah Parsons says Jayden Daniels' overtime mistake will likely cost Commanders coach Dan Quinn his job
Parsons, who had Quinn as his first NFL defensive coordinator, criticized Washington's late-game situational awareness.
CBS Sports · +10 outlets
Saints owner Gayle Benson blasts 1-4 start, says fans 'deserve better'
Benson called out multiple members of the organization and stressed urgency during a three-game losing streak.
ESPN · +2 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Lena Dunham Reunites Full 'Girls' Cast for Five-Episode HBO Revival
The limited-run revival begins production next summer with Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells returning a decade after the
Indiewire · +10 outlets
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Tupac Shakur Murder
The former Compton gang leader was convicted in August for orchestrating the 1996 homicide, a case unsolved for three decades.
Rolling Stone · +13 outlets
Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' Trailer Lands Plant and Page's Rare 'Stairway to Heaven' Approval
The first trailer for 'The Magician's Nephew' features a rare onscreen sync of the Led Zeppelin classic cleared by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Rolling Stone · +3 outlets
Chuck Lorre Memoir Details 10 Years in Scientology and Clashes With Sitcom Stars
The veteran producer recounts conflicts with Roseanne Barr, Brett Butler, Cybill Shepherd and Charlie Sheen, and his eventual reconciliation only with Sheen.
Variety · +2 outlets
Moana Live-Action Remake Sets Disney+ Release Date After Disappointing Box Office
The remake heads to streaming following a theatrical run that fell short of expectations.
IGN Southeast Asia · +14 outlets
Bob Odenkirk Mourns 'Breaking Bad' Co-Star RJ Mitte After Death at 34
The actor who played Saul Goodman paid tribute, calling Mitte a good person who shared his personal story to help others.
Deadline · +9 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

United Airlines Overhauls Premier Elite Status, Drops Flight Segments and Raises 1K Bar
United will base MileagePlus elite status on spending-based PQPs rather than segments, a change that frequent flyers say will make top tiers harder to reach.
The Points Guy · +2 outlets
Luxury Sector Growth Slows as Aspirational Shoppers Pull Back
A pullback among aspirational buyers is cooling growth for luxury brands, adding pressure to a segment that had relied on entry-level shoppers.
IndexBox · +14 outlets
Delta Delays Riyadh Service to March 2027 After Airport Attacks
Delta pushed back its planned Atlanta-Riyadh nonstop following attacks at Riyadh airport, with safety and demand questions already surrounding the route.
Skift · +14 outlets
British Airways to Fly New Hotel-Inspired First Class Suites and Plans 106-Suite A380 Business Cabin
The carrier is rolling out upgraded premium cabins, including what it calls the world's largest business-class cabin with 106 suites on its A380s.
Oui Speak Fashion (OSF) · +14 outlets
AmaWaterways Adds First Peru Land Extension With Machu Picchu Journey for 2027
The river cruise line is expanding beyond waterways with a new off-river itinerary that extends sailings into Peru's Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
Cruise Critic · +6 outlets
Jerry Rice's Former Bay Area Estate Lists for $35 Million
The NFL Hall of Famer lived in the custom-built Atherton, California residence from 2001 to 2013.
Robb Report · +11 outlets