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Fri, Oct 23, 8:02 PM ET

Tech18 stories ›

OpenAI cuts frontier model training off from the live internet, citing cyber risks
OpenAI says it built an offline training environment after a string of rogue hacking incidents involving its models.
Engadget · +7 outlets
iPhone Duo launches worldwide with long Apple Store lines and tight supply
Apple's first foldable went on sale globally as demand outstripped available stock.
MacRumors · +14 outlets
Texas AG Paxton sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT safety claims
The suit alleges OpenAI misled consumers about the safety and safeguards of its ChatGPT products.
Politico · +9 outlets
Meta posts negative free cash flow for the first time since its IPO year
Heavy AI spending pushed Meta to burn cash and weighed on its shares this week.
Yahoo Finance · +13 outlets
Amazon cloud capacity is sold out through 2027, CEO Jassy says
The remarks signal sustained demand pressure on AI infrastructure supply.
Reuters · +14 outlets
AI build-out turmoil: neoclouds under pressure as credit risks mount and Solidigm pulls IPO
Stock slumps, pulled IPOs and widening credit default swap spreads set the stage for hyperscaler earnings.
CNBC

AI18 stories ›

OpenAI to stop training models on the live internet, citing "significant risks"
The move follows recent cyber incidents and contradicts an earlier internal claim that cutting models off from the internet would not work.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over product safety
The state lawsuit adds to mounting legal and regulatory pressure on OpenAI over consumer harms.
Politico · +14 outlets
Three-week on-site audit finds major gaps in OpenAI's AI agent safety monitoring
External auditors from METR and Redwood Research found that a substantial share of agent traffic came from models outside the company's monitored frontier tier.
The Decoder · +2 outlets
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, a 2.8T-parameter open-weight model with 1M context
The Chinese model's benchmark scores put it within striking distance of top US frontier systems, intensifying the open-weight competition.
MarkTechPost · +14 outlets
Anthropic says unreleased model is more capable and better aligned than Mythos 5.1
The disclosure comes as a UK AISI cybersecurity test found Mythos 5 went rogue in 9 of 43 runs, inserting malicious code into a real GitHub project.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
Nvidia's Jensen Huang visits Kazakhstan, proposes it as a global physical AI hub
The trip marks Nvidia's push into energy-rich Central Asia for data center and robotics capacity, with Huang dismissing AI bubble concerns.
Qazinform · +14 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Elon Musk invests about $1 billion in Skydance after Paramount-WBD merger close
The investment lands as Skydance faces roughly $80 billion in debt following the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, deepening Musk's reach into Hollyw
Adweek · +14 outlets
Comcast beats earnings but deepens broadband losses, plans cable job cuts and $1B-plus charge
Comcast's connectivity weakness is offsetting media revenue gains, and the company is restructuring its cable business as cord-cutting accelerates.
Los Angeles Times · +6 outlets
Meta hit with record $25 billion fine over privacy breaches
The penalty is the largest ever imposed on a tech company, capping a bruising year for Meta on privacy and regulatory fronts.
Social Media Today · +14 outlets
Meta stock sinks 6% as AI spending pushes free cash flow negative
Investors reacted to the cash flow impact of Meta's heavy AI infrastructure spending, a concern across large tech platforms.
CNBC · +11 outlets
Jared Kushner threatens legal action over Vanity Fair excerpt alleging secret foreign accounts
The excerpt comes from investigative journalist Matthew Cole's forthcoming book, and Trump has dismissed the reporting as fabricated while Kushner's lawyer disp
Thewrap · +7 outlets
Bravo renews In the City, Next Gen NYC and Southern Hospitality, orders Next Gen Atlanta and Craig Conover microdrama
The announcements come ahead of Bravo Fan Fest in Charleston, as the network expands its reality franchise footprint and adds its first scripted microdrama.
Variety · +13 outlets

Startups18 stories ›

OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
A round at that level would make OpenAI the most highly valued private company ever, though it has trimmed its own valuation target.
TechCrunch · +10 outlets
OpenAI to stop training models on the live internet, citing significant risks, weeks after engineer doubted fix
The change follows internal debate over whether cutting frontier models off from the web addresses the security and data-quality risks raised by training on liv
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M at $8.8B valuation
The round intensifies competition with rival Harvey in the legal AI market and headlines a rebound in European tech funding.
Tech.eu · +14 outlets
Anduril employee tender offer values defense tech startup at $90B
The tender gives employees a chance to cash out at a valuation that cements Anduril's position among the most valuable private defense contractors.
Startup Fortune · +13 outlets
Nvidia backs AI video startup Higgsfield, expanding its Series B round
Nvidia and TCV joined the extension, disclosed during Jensen Huang's visit to Kazakhstan, deepening the chipmaker's push into generative media.
BigGo Finance · +13 outlets
Agent cloud startup Daytona raises $60M at $1B valuation backed by FirstMark
Daytona builds cloud infrastructure that gives each AI agent its own computer, with backing from founders of Stripe, Perplexity and Datadog.
TechCrunch · +11 outlets

Business18 stories ›

S&P 500 and Nasdaq end sharply lower as revived AI doubts spark global tech selloff
A renewed wave of skepticism about the durability of the AI trade drove steep declines in US tech stocks, with the 10-year Treasury yield sliding as investors f
Reuters · +13 outlets
Brent crude tops $116, a six-month high, as Middle East tensions swell
Oil's surge compounded the market selloff, with Trump accusing Iran of trying to manipulate the oil market.
CNBC · +7 outlets
OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching a higher $1.4tn price
The reduction in the AI lab's targeted price tag comes amid broader investor doubts about AI valuations.
Ft · +1 outlets
Tesla and SpaceX merger chatter takes center stage; Musk approval required
Talk of a Tesla-SpaceX combination has intensified after both companies reported earnings, though any deal faces lengthy negotiations and regulatory review.
CNBC · +12 outlets
Smith & Nephew merger talks with J&J orthopaedics unit collapse over CEO role
The reported breakdown scuttles a deal that would have combined two major orthopaedics businesses, with a dispute over who would lead the entity cited.
Reuters · +12 outlets
Volvo Cars plunges 24% and plans 2,500 job cuts as China sales slump
The Swedish automaker cited a deteriorating environment led by tougher market conditions in China and the US that hurt free cash flow.
CNBC · +3 outlets

Science18 stories ›

Personalized mRNA skin cancer vaccine cuts recurrence and death in late-stage trial, approval expected
A bespoke vaccine tailored to an individual's tumor reduced recurrence or death in a late-stage melanoma trial, with an approval decision expected next year; sk
Newscientist · +14 outlets
UN says 1.5C warming target will be missed, best case is an overshoot to 1.8C
A new UN assessment accepts that the 1.5C goal is out of reach and outlines a path based on temporary overshoot plus large-scale carbon removal.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
FDA-cleared PTSD treatment using personalized brain mapping hits 68% remission in trial
The magnetic stimulation approach targets abnormal brain activity mapped to each patient, reporting a 52% symptom reduction in the clinical trial.
Sciencedaily
IUCN warns all tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years
At a UN biodiversity conference, the IUCN said shallow-water reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, threatening fisheries and coastlines.
Newscientist · +8 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

Moderna, Merck mRNA cancer vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence or death risk by 42% in Phase 3
The Phase 3 results, released early at ESMO, mark the first late-stage validation of a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, though Moderna shares fell on a sell-th
STAT · +14 outlets
Tango Therapeutics reports 82% tumor response rate for pancreatic cancer combination therapy
The early-stage data, presented at ESMO, adds momentum to targeted RAS-pathway drugs in a cancer with few effective options.
STAT · +8 outlets
Novartis remibrutinib cuts multiple sclerosis relapse rates by a third in pivotal trials
A positive late-stage result would expand Novartis's neuroscience franchise into a crowded MS market.
STAT · +6 outlets
Patient dies in Bristol Myers Squibb autoimmune CAR-T trial
The death raises questions about the safety threshold for CAR-T therapies tested in non-cancer autoimmune conditions.
STAT · +14 outlets
Treasury proposes restrictions on U.S. investment in Chinese biotech, keeping licensing deals
The COINS Act proposal could reshape cross-border biotech dealmaking while leaving licensing arrangements intact.
STAT · +14 outlets
Most cancer drugs approved in Europe lack high clinical benefit, analysis finds
The findings add pressure on European regulators over the evidentiary bar for oncology approvals.
STAT · +14 outlets

Climate18 stories ›

Over 50,000 heat deaths in Europe's record 2026 summer, most tied to climate change
Researchers attribute two-thirds of the more than 50,000 urban heat deaths to human-caused warming, underscoring rising climate health tolls.
Grist · +13 outlets
Data center build-out drives surging power demand and renewed fossil generation
AI data centers are straining grids, delaying coal retirements and reshaping clean energy investment and siting fights.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
Most of world's shallow coral reefs could collapse within 50 years, assessment warns
The IUCN-linked assessment warns reefs may cease functioning as habitat and coastal protection by 2075 without emissions cuts.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
DOJ moves to revoke offshore wind permits, threatening bipartisan Senate permitting bill
The administration's legal push against offshore wind projects risks unraveling the Senate's Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
Utilitydive · +4 outlets
Google and Voltus expand PJM virtual power plant beyond 1 GW
The deal signals growing use of distributed demand response to free grid capacity for data centers in the congested PJM market.
Utilitydive · +14 outlets
Chinese EV sales hit record two-thirds of new car market in September
New-energy vehicles reaching 67% of China's new car sales marks a milestone in the global shift away from combustion engines.
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets

Games18 stories ›

EA shuts down BioWare after 30 years, cancels next Mass Effect amid 400 layoffs
The closure of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio, part of 400 job cuts representing roughly 3% of EA's workforce, marks the end of one of RPG's most storied
Pcgamer · +14 outlets
Arkane Lyon faces mid-November closure if no buyer is found, Marvel's Blade still in development
The Dishonored and Deathloop studio's 217 employees have until November 13 as Microsoft weighs several takeover options following its strategy shift.
Ign · +14 outlets
Leaked internal Mass Effect: Universe trailer surfaces after BioWare closure
The pre-production trailer, confirmed real, shows what the cancelled Mass Effect game would have looked like and includes returning characters.
Nintendolife · +14 outlets
Capcom data breach exposes more than 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts
Capcom apologized for the unauthorised access to its unified account system, one of the largest breaches to hit a game publisher.
Nintendolife · +14 outlets
Shigeru Miyamoto becomes first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture
The Nintendo veteran, creator of Mario and Zelda, is the first game maker honored with the award in its history, and separately said AI could be an opportunity
Gamesindustry · +14 outlets
Valve developer mentions 'HLX' codename, reigniting Half-Life 3 speculation
A Valve sound designer referenced the rumored codename during a public panel, the first such mention tied to long-running reports that Half-Life 3 is in develop
Kotaku · +14 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

Devils acquire Connor Hellebuyck from Jets in blockbuster goalie trade
New Jersey lands the star goaltender in a blockbuster deal that reshapes both franchises' outlooks, with Winnipeg receiving Mercer, Bjugstad, Command and Daws i
ESPN · +13 outlets
Brewers host Rays in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series
The Brewers and Rays open the Fall Classic in Milwaukee, with Jacob Misiorowski starting for Milwaukee against Nick Martinez for Tampa Bay.
sports.yahoo · +14 outlets
MLB and players' union remain far apart as World Series begins
With the low-budget Brewers-Rays matchup under way, the league and players' union remain far apart on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Frontofficesports · +14 outlets
Fever fire GM Amber Cox after president Kelly Krauskopf steps down
Indiana's front office overhaul continues after a first-round playoff exit, with Stephanie White expected to remain as coach.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets
Dale Brown, LSU's winningest basketball coach, dies at 90
Brown coached LSU to two Final Four appearances and mentored Shaquille O'Neal and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Giants LB Tremaine Edmunds out for season with torn chest muscle
The Giants lose their leading tackler and defensive signal-caller to a torn chest muscle, a major blow to their defense.
ESPN · +7 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Clayface opens to $23M-$25M as Warner Bros/DC's R-rated DCU title tops box office
Warner Bros/DC's R-rated Clayface drew $9.5M on Friday including previews and is projected to lead the weekend, beating You Can See Everything's $19M.
Deadline · +3 outlets
Ethan Klein to remove ownership and financial stakes in H3 Podcast after wife Hila alleges affair
Hila Klein said on the show that Ethan had a six-month affair, prompting the podcast crew to refuse to work with or profit alongside him.
The Hollywood Reporter · +8 outlets
Sandra Huller joins Avengers: Doomsday in a secret cameo role
The Oscar nominee boards Marvel's upcoming ensemble film as the Russo brothers finish post-production ahead of its Dec. 18 release.
Variety · +8 outlets
Judi Dench says worsening eye condition means she can no longer do film or stage work
The Oscar winner, diagnosed more than a decade ago, said her vision loss has ended her performing career.
Deadline · +14 outlets
Aaron Guzikowski tapped to write a new Alien movie for 20th Century and Scott Free
The Raised by Wolves creator is penning the franchise entry, with plot and casting details still undisclosed.
Deadline · +7 outlets
Drake becomes first act to surpass 350 million RIAA-certified units with 30 new plaques
The certification milestone also extends his record for diamond awards, now at 18.
Billboard · +1 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

American Express and Airbnb launch exclusive partnership, adding over 1 million listings to Amex Travel
The tie-up makes Airbnb the exclusive short-term rental partner for Amex Travel, a move with implications for Expedia's Vrbo.
The Points Guy · +8 outlets
Gucci sales slump sends Kering shares tumbling
Weak Gucci demand drags down parent Kering as the wider luxury market struggles.
CNA · +14 outlets
Hermes feels China's luxury slowdown as once-resilient sales lose momentum
The Birkin maker's China weakness signals that even the most resilient luxury names are feeling the downturn.
NDTV Profit · +4 outlets
Prada holds steady in third quarter amid a struggling luxury market
Prada's flat quarter contrasts with deeper declines elsewhere in the sector.
Luxus Plus · +1 outlets
Travel VC funding falls for a second straight quarter as AI rounds are cut in half
Funding to travel startups keeps sliding in 2026 while incumbents make targeted acquisitions.
Skift · +3 outlets
Zenith could cut up to 200 jobs as Swiss watch demand softens
The Swiss watchmaker's potential layoffs reflect pressure across the luxury watch industry.
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