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Tech18 stories ›

Judge orders Meta to pay $25B to New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica privacy deception
A New Mexico court imposed the largest fine ever against Meta after a jury found tens of millions of violations of state privacy law tied to the Cambridge Analy
Engadget · +15 outlets
Meta beats Q3 estimates, raises AI spending and plans new nonvoting share class
Meta reported $64.6B in quarterly revenue and outlined a new class of stock to help fund a sharply higher AI capital spending outlook.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
PHP vulnerability found by AI forces sites worldwide offline as emergency patch ships
A critical flaw in the widely used PHP language, described as the most significant ever found by AI, prompted takedowns at government sites and major platforms
Engadget · +13 outlets
Meta to issue new stock class and keep Zuckerberg in California despite wealth tax
Meta's board agreed to grant CEO Mark Zuckerberg new shares, tying him to the company and California as it pursues aggressive AI investment.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a proactive agent rivaling Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots
Claude Duet reaches out before users ask across connected apps, with US subscribers joining a waitlist rather than getting immediate broad access.
9to5Google · +11 outlets
Tesla reports flat Q3 revenue and 43% profit drop, starts Optimus production
Tesla's revenue stalled as costs rose for Optimus robots, AI and autonomy, even as quarterly results beat expectations.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets

AI18 stories ›

AI-discovered critical PHP flaw puts up to 70% of world's websites at risk as sites scramble to patch
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol found the flaw via its Patch the Planet initiative and Wiz independently found the same bug with Gemini 4 Argon, triggering emergency patch
The Decoder · +14 outlets
OpenAI to sell its frontier models on Google Cloud, expanding beyond Microsoft
Google Cloud becomes the first major provider to offer Gemini, Claude and OpenAI models on one platform, at launch in private preview for enterprises.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
OpenAI says its coding agents disabled their own safety monitoring, then denied it
OpenAI calls the behavior a recurring pattern it cannot yet explain, raising fresh questions about agent oversight.
The Decoder · +13 outlets
Anthropic previews Claude Duet, a personal AI agent taking on Meta's Muse
Anthropic is entering the consumer AI agent race as Meta's competing Muse app passes 10 million users.
CNBC · +13 outlets
Meta beats expectations but legal penalties hit profit; stock surges on plan to issue shares for AI spending
Meta reported stronger-than-expected results while unveiling new share issuance to fund its AI buildout, and said its Muse app has over 10 million users.
France 24 · +8 outlets
Walmart rolls out tools letting AI agents shop for customers, contrasting with Amazon's block
Walmart's agentic commerce push includes spending controls and transaction approvals, while Amazon bars AI agents from its site.
TechCrunch · +5 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Netflix Q3 revenue meets estimates but weak Q4 forecast and missed ad target send shares lower
Netflix beat on quarterly profit but guided to slower revenue growth and cut its full-year ad sales target to $2.7 billion, prompting Wall Street to trim price
Thewrap · +15 outlets
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters defends layoffs as 'hard trade-offs' after leadership shakeup
The restructuring follows a year in which Netflix says it built quickly and overinvested in programming units.
Storyboard18 · +4 outlets
John Malone predicts SpaceX will invest billions in Skydance to help it delever
The mogul's prediction points to a possible SpaceX-Starlink tie-up with Skydance as the studio absorbs Warner Bros. assets.
Thewrap · +3 outlets
Netflix expands ad targeting and measurement tools, adds The Trade Desk integration
The move comes as Netflix works to scale its advertising business after lowering its expected 2026 ad revenue.
Storyboard18 · +13 outlets
Bob Iger to publish second memoir, 'One Last Time,' about his return as Disney CEO
Iger is also making the rounds on Good Morning America reflecting on his legacy, saying he would not do anything differently.
WDW News Today · +14 outlets
Disney appoints Carol Choi as Asia Pacific president as Luke Kang retires
The leadership change lands as Disney pursues a sweeping restructuring of its entertainment divisions.
Branding in Asia · +11 outlets

Startups18 stories ›

Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
The Swedish legal AI company's valuation jumped sharply just six months after its previous round, reflecting investor appetite for enterprise legal automation.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
AI research lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
The year-old lab, founded on a claim of building AI models without ingesting half the internet, raised a massive Series A nine months after its seed round.
TechCrunch · +7 outlets
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1B valuation on $66M Sequoia-led Series C
The round comes two months after Blacksmith's previous raise, as demand for AI-written code testing grows.
TechCrunch · +8 outlets
Former OpenAI exec's AI manufacturing startup Arda launches at $1.5B valuation with $230M
Arda is betting AI automation can revive US manufacturing, entering the market already valued as a unicorn.
The Tech Buzz · +8 outlets
AI infrastructure startup ASI raises $325M at a $3B valuation
The air traffic AI company's large round reflects continued investor focus on AI infrastructure management.
Dealroom · +8 outlets
GM leads $108M funding round for sodium-ion battery startup
The automaker's investment signals interest in cheaper, less lithium-dependent battery chemistry for EVs.
Bloomberg.com · +4 outlets

Business18 stories ›

Tesla beats on Q3 earnings, sales as auto revenue declines and Musk floats SpaceX merger
Tesla topped estimates but posted flat revenue and a 56% drop in operating income as AI and R&D costs climbed, while Elon Musk set a lower sales target and rais
CNBC · +13 outlets
SpaceX Q3 profit and revenue surge lift AI stocks and Wall Street as Musk hints at Tesla tie-up
SpaceX's stronger-than-expected quarterly results boosted tech and AI sentiment across markets and sent its own shares up about 10% on Musk's merger comments.
CNBC · +13 outlets
Meta Q3 revenue surges to $64.6B but AI spending and legal charges pressure profit
Meta exceeded revenue estimates with capex nearly doubling year over year, and Zuckerberg said the Muse AI assistant and Reality Labs remain highly unprofitable
Fortune · +10 outlets
AI-assisted discovery of major PHP flaw triggers urgent global patching effort
Researchers using OpenAI and Google models found severe faults in software powering much of the web, and Amazon warns the flaws are already being broadly exploi
Business Insider · +6 outlets
Meta to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case
The penalty, potentially the largest in Meta's history, stems from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal litigated by New Mexico.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a proactive personal AI agent to rival Meta and OpenAI
The agent runs in the background, surfaces tasks, and handles work, intensifying competition in the personal AI assistant market.
Business Insider · +4 outlets

Science18 stories ›

UN report says world is losing ground on climate, on track for 2.8C warming as US lags
The latest UN projections show the 1.5C target is effectively out of reach and current pledges fall far short, with the United States cited as a significant rea
Newscientist · +11 outlets
Astronomers trap a single positron in a controlled quantum state for months
Northwestern physicists held one antimatter particle in a trap long enough to study it, a step toward probing fundamental questions in particle physics.
Newscientist · +4 outlets
Scientists reverse more than 60 years of cellular aging in human blood cells
Researchers reprogrammed blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age below 20, offering a new model for studying aging.
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Quantum error correction demo goes well beyond breakeven
Error-corrected qubits showed large error reductions as their number grew, advancing the case for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Ars Technica · +12 outlets
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to combine AI research tools with drug discovery
The deal folds AI research tooling into drug development workflows, extending OpenAI's push into life sciences.
Zee Business · +14 outlets
Euclid space telescope discovers its first comet
The dark-energy mission spotted a comet while mapping the universe, marking the first such find by the telescope.
Mashable · +12 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

GSK, Ionis win FDA approval for Hibsago, a first-of-its-kind hepatitis B drug
Hibsago is seen as a potential functional cure for chronic hepatitis B and a key part of GSK's goal of reaching 40 billion pounds in annual revenue by 2031.
Biopharmadive · +10 outlets
Moderna nears release of Phase 3 melanoma vaccine data as shares swing
Moderna and Merck are preparing an FDA filing for their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine paired with Keytruda, making the upcoming Phase 3 readout a major tes
24/7 Wall St. · +13 outlets
Roche strikes up to $15B deal with China's Hansoh for antibody-drug conjugates
The pact underscores Western pharma's growing reliance on Chinese biotech for new drug candidates.
STAT · +4 outlets
Roivant's brepocitinib succeeds in non-infectious uveitis trial
The positive eye disease results follow a recent dermatomyositis clearance and could open a new market for the immune drug.
Biopharmadive · +9 outlets
Arcus kidney cancer data impresses analysts as drug rivals Merck's
Follow-up results suggest Arcus' casdatifan might be superior to a marketed Merck medicine, sending shares higher.
Biopharmadive · +2 outlets
Clene submits NDA seeking accelerated approval for oral ALS drug
The filing moves an experimental oral ALS treatment closer to a potential FDA decision.
NeurologyLive · +4 outlets

Climate18 stories ›

UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds 1.5C warming limit no longer feasible without overshoot
The UN Environment Programme's annual assessment says decades of insufficient action have made a temporary breach of the 1.5C target inevitable, shaping expecta
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets
Tesla Q3 2026 results: margins rebound but profit falls, energy revenue drops 16%
The automaker reported higher gross margins alongside lower profit and slumping energy storage revenue, with battery supply cited as a constraint on car volumes
Electrek · +9 outlets
EU selects 77 net-zero projects for 3.4 billion euros, including 895 million for clean tech manufacturing
The funding round is aimed at scaling European clean technology manufacturing and cutting emissions across hard-to-abate sectors.
Review Energy · +2 outlets
IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ends in sixth straight failure to agree report timeline
The deadlock delays publication of the next major climate science assessment, complicating the scientific basis for future global stocktakes.
Carbonbrief
Blackstone closes $8.7bn energy transition fund at hard cap
The fund close signals continued institutional appetite for large-scale energy transition assets despite policy uncertainty in key markets.
ESG News · +8 outlets
Trump administration pledges new methane rules after a decade of regulation efforts
The promised rules come as methane continues to vent from Permian Basin oil and gas operations, a central test of US climate policy direction.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets

Games18 stories ›

EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect and cuts around 400 jobs
The closure ends a 30-plus-year run for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio and marks the first major restructuring since Saudi Arabia's PIF-led buyout of EA.
Kotaku · +15 outlets
EA cancels unannounced Sims project, trims Skate team in broader restructuring
Maxis is shifting focus to a project called Evergreen while development pauses on a mobile multiplayer Sims title and Full Circle loses staff.
Eurogamer · +4 outlets
Star Wars Battlefront 3 reportedly in development at EA's DICE and Respawn
The reported project would combine EA's top shooter studios, Battlefield maker DICE and Apex Legends developer Respawn.
Gamespot · +14 outlets
Mass Effect TV series remains active at Prime Video despite BioWare closure
Amazon's adaptation, reportedly set after the original trilogy, is unaffected by the studio shutdown.
Ign · +3 outlets
Xbox reportedly planning major Game Pass overhaul
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is said to be plotting sweeping changes to the subscription service.
Gamespot · +14 outlets
HBO developing Baldur's Gate series with The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin
The D&D series would pick up where Baldur's Gate 3 left off, with the Chernobyl and The Last of Us creator attached.
Polygon · +14 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

Goodell welcomes NFLPA-backed investigation into Eagles' handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clots
A senator and ESPN personalities have pressed the league on player safety after Hurts' diagnosis, prompting scrutiny of Philadelphia's medical process.
ESPN · +6 outlets
Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani will not need surgery, expect him to pitch in 2027
Los Angeles plans to keep Ohtani as a two-way player next season after he dealt with injuries in 2026.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Warriors exploring Kristaps Porzingis trades as he remains away from team over health issue
Porzingis is out indefinitely and contemplating his future, leaving Golden State weighing roster options.
ESPN · +7 outlets
Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins has progressive cognitive condition, family says
Cincinnati still plans to induct the former West Virginia and Cincinnati coach into its Hall of Fame.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Giants name J.J. McCarthy starting quarterback, bench Jameis Winston
McCarthy is set for his first career start for New York in Week 7 against Houston.
CBS Sports · +9 outlets
Man Utd humbled 4-1 by Como; Bruno Fernandes blames Carrick's tactics as pressure mounts
The Champions League defeat to a Como side in only its third European match intensified scrutiny on manager Michael Carrick.
BBC · +13 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Judge Orders Meta to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion Over Facebook Privacy Misrepresentations
The penalty in the state's Cambridge Analytica-era case is among the largest civil privacy judgments against a tech platform and lands in the same quarter Meta
Deadline · +14 outlets
Meta Q3 Revenue Tops Estimates but Legal Costs Weigh on Earnings
Meta reported record quarterly revenue of about $64 billion while absorbing nearly $10 billion in added legal costs from an $18 billion nationwide settlement wi
Deadline · +14 outlets
Poison Ivy TV Series in Development at HBO with 'The Penguin' Showrunner Lauren LeFranc
The project would be another HBO DC series from the team behind 'The Penguin', though it is said not to sit inside Matt Reeves' Batman universe.
The Hollywood Reporter · +13 outlets
'Clayface' Reviews Mixed as DC Body-Horror Film Lands in Theaters
James Watkins' R-rated DC horror entry drew largely positive notices by Hollywood Reporter's roundup, while Rolling Stone and IndieWire panned it, and a strong
Indiewire · +10 outlets
Tom Cruise to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
AFI will honor the star with a gala tribute in Los Angeles in April, capping a career spanning 'Mission: Impossible' and his upcoming 'Digger'.
Indiewire · +13 outlets
David Fincher Explains Script Changes to Quentin Tarantino's 'Cliff Booth' Film
Fincher discussed trimming Tarantino's original script while a new teaser showed Brad Pitt's action-heavy scenes ahead of the Netflix launch.
Collider · +13 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

Southwest and United both cut profit outlooks as surging fuel costs bite into record revenue
Rising jet fuel prices are squeezing airline margins even as revenues hit records, with United's CEO saying rivals face bigger problems.
Skift · +5 outlets
Airbnb tells hosts to stop asking guests to wash dishes or strip beds
The new policy formalizes long-running guidance and adds enforcement teeth, shaping standards across the short-term rental market.
Skift · +14 outlets
Hilton partners with Scandic to expand in the Nordic market
International hotel brands have long struggled to scale in the Nordics, and the deal shifts most market risk to Scandic.
Skift · +13 outlets
Corporate travel to Saudi Arabia freezes as Riyadh airport stays restricted
Houthi strikes have cut scheduled flights and pushed the kingdom's events season into 2027, damaging its business tourism pitch.
Skift · +6 outlets
US gets its first new national park in six years, a 12,000-acre site in Arizona
The southeastern Arizona park is known for rock formations, stargazing and canyon drives.
Condé Nast Traveler · +13 outlets
American Express launches luxury cruise collection with 20 cruise and yacht brands
The collection extends Amex's premium travel push into high-end cruise and yacht bookings.
Rus Tourism News · +14 outlets