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Tech18 stories ›

Alphabet sheds about $500B in market value in its worst trading day ever as AI spending fears grip Wall Street
Alphabet's earnings miss and rising AI-related capital spending spooked investors, dragging its shares to a six-month low and reigniting debate about an AI bubb
CNBC · +13 outlets
Amazon posts $42.4B negative free cash flow and misses Q3 estimates, despite AWS growing 39%
Amazon's heavy AI infrastructure spending overshadowed its fastest cloud growth in five years, sending shares down sharply and adding to a broad tech selloff.
CNBC · +15 outlets
Intel shares plunge about 21% as chipmaker blames PC slowdown and memory shortage for weak guidance
Intel's fourth-quarter revenue forecast fell below analyst expectations as a memory chip shortage and supply problems weighed on its PC and data center business
CNBC · +8 outlets
Binance confirms at least $6.3B impact from hack, suspected to be largest in crypto history
Analytics firms attributed the attack to North Korean unit TraderTraitor, and Binance froze withdrawals while saying affected customers would be reimbursed.
Gizmodo · +12 outlets
Reddit will require users to log in for most content, citing falling Google search traffic
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said Google's AI Mode does not drive traffic, prompting a shift away from the open web to protect its audience and business.
Engadget · +14 outlets
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ties to company under spying probe were normal; report says he was espionage target
The disclosure follows reports that Huang was targeted by an alleged Chinese spy, adding scrutiny to Nvidia's China ties.
CNET · +14 outlets

AI18 stories ›

Alphabet loses $500B in market value as AI-driven search fears rattle Wall Street
Alphabet's worst-ever trading day reflected investor concern that AI answer engines are eroding Google's core search business even as cloud revenue surged.
BBC · +7 outlets
DOJ reportedly probes Nvidia over $13B Hugging Face acquisition and sales practices
Antitrust scrutiny of Nvidia's plan to buy open-source platform Hugging Face adds regulatory risk to the company's expanding AI ecosystem.
The Decoder · +2 outlets
US investigated Chinese spy plot targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Reports that an executive close to Huang may have been a Chinese informant widen concerns about espionage in the AI chip supply chain.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Anthropic's IPO filing discloses existential AI risk, setting a disclosure standard
Anthropic's S-1 dedicates roughly 100 pages to risk factors, a first for a major AI company heading toward public markets.
Bloomberg Law News · +14 outlets
Anthropic urges California to let courts block high-risk AI models
The proposal puts Anthropic at odds with OpenAI over who should have authority to pull dangerous models offline.
PYMNTS.com · +12 outlets
OpenAI doubles ChatGPT Pro usage limits after backlash over planned cut
OpenAI reversed a planned 50% reduction to Pro quotas and expanded limits across paid tiers amid intensifying competition with Anthropic.
The Decoder · +4 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Patrick Stewart dies at 86; Ian McKellen and peers pay tribute to the actor
The Star Trek and X-Men star died at his Los Angeles home after Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, prompting tributes from longtime collaborators.
Deadline · +11 outlets
SAG-AFTRA members ratify TV animation contracts with 12.6% wage increase for voice actors
Members approved the 2026 Television Animation and Basic Cable Animation Agreements with AMPTP by roughly 95%, covering voice performers.
Deadline · +5 outlets
SAG-AFTRA, WGA and AFM urge judge to reject fair use defense in OpenAI copyright case
The unions filed a joint amicus brief warning of harms from unlicensed AI training as the copyright litigation proceeds.
Deadline · +2 outlets
Japan's anime industry grows 15.8% to a record $28.2 billion in 2025
The Association of Japanese Animations reported growth from both domestic and overseas markets, with foreign sales now more than half the total.
Variety · +1 outlets
People Inc. lays off 195 staffers, about 6% of workforce, citing rapid changes in media
The cuts span print and legacy web brands as the publisher restructures around shifting media consumption.
Variety · +4 outlets
Byron Allen sells his entire stake in Starz
The sale ends the media mogul's investment in the premium cable network as it navigates a stand-alone future.
Deadline · +6 outlets

Startups18 stories ›

Cloud security startup Upwind raises $400M at $3.8B valuation after rejecting Datadog buyout offer
The cybersecurity funding wave continues as Upwind opts for private capital over an acquisition, signaling investors' appetite for AI-era security vendors.
Dealroom · +12 outlets
Kalshi raises $1B at $40B valuation as it expands beyond prediction markets
The round makes Kalshi one of the most highly valued private fintechs as it pushes into new products beyond event contracts.
Reuters · +8 outlets
Canada and Nvidia back Cohere in funding round valuing the AI lab at over $20B
The sovereign and chipmaker backing underscores efforts to build non-US-centric AI champions at scale.
Bloomberg.com · +5 outlets
Kalshi rival: crypto exchange Binance pauses withdrawals after suspected multi-billion hack
The world's largest crypto exchange halted withdrawals during a cyberattack some estimates say stole billions.
TechCrunch
Physical Intelligence nears $20B valuation without generating revenue
The robotics foundation-model developer is raising at a mega-valuation despite having no commercial revenue yet.
Hoodline · +1 outlets
AI coding startup Cognition weighs new round at $70B to $80B valuation
The reported valuation would mark one of the steepest jumps for an AI coding tools company building on Devin.
Business Insider · +5 outlets

Business18 stories ›

Alphabet shares post worst day ever, shedding $500bn as AI capex fears hit search revenue
Alphabet's revenue miss and negative free cash flow revived investor worries that AI spending is eroding its core search business and weighed on global markets.
CNBC · +15 outlets
Binance halts withdrawals after $6.3bn crypto heist, freezes $3bn and pledges to cover losses
The record breach, tied to a compromised engineer's laptop and unconfirmed reports of North Korean involvement, is among the largest security failures in crypto
Ft · +6 outlets
Amazon stock slides on Q3 miss as negative free cash flow hits $42.4bn and AI spending climbs
Amazon's AWS grew 39% but weak advertising and a capital-intensive AI buildout pressured the stock and raised questions about free cash flow.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Intel stock plunges about 21% as weak PC chip outlook dents turnaround
Intel's guidance miss on PC chip sales and margins ended its run as an AI-era Wall Street favorite and drove one of its worst single-day drops.
Ft · +14 outlets
DoorDash to acquire Instacart in $17bn deal as quarterly results top estimates
The deal would consolidate two major delivery platforms and sent DoorDash shares sharply higher on its earnings beat.
Moomoo · +13 outlets
ServiceNow shares plunge 27% in worst day ever after earnings revive AI disruption fears
The software company's weak third-quarter results stoked concerns that AI is disrupting incumbent enterprise software business models.
CNBC · +9 outlets

Science18 stories ›

Webb telescope finds unusual chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, hinting at icy worlds beyond Neptune
The observations give the best look yet at material that formed far outside the solar system and may resemble the composition of outer solar system bodies.
The Economic Times · +14 outlets
Mathematicians argue standard cosmic model has a flaw that could remove the need for dark energy
The claim, if it holds, would reshape cosmology's account of the universe's accelerating expansion, though it requires wider scrutiny.
Sciencedaily
Study links six popular artificial sweeteners to faster memory and thinking decline
A study of nearly 13,000 adults associated high sweetener intake with about 1.6 extra years of brain aging, though the design cannot prove causation.
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite found in Mali points to a wetter early Mars
The meteorite is among the oldest known samples of Mars, giving researchers a window into the planet's early environment and water history.
Phys · +4 outlets
Webb discovers ultra-rare ring galaxy just 2 billion years after the Big Bang
Ring galaxies are rare in the early universe, so the find adds a data point on how galaxies assembled in the first few billion years.
Live Science
NASA-funded study details one of the oldest Mars meteorites ever found
University of New Mexico researchers helped identify a 4.1-billion-year-old Martian rock that supports evidence of a wetter early Mars.
NASA (.gov) · +4 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

Lilly's retatrutide beats Ozempic on blood sugar and weight loss in Phase 3 diabetes trial
The triple-G drug produced roughly double the weight loss of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic at its highest dose, though with more side effects and discontinuations.
Biopharmadive · +12 outlets
Genmab soars to record high as Merus bispecific halves death risk in head and neck cancer trial
Positive Phase 3 results for the recently acquired antibody added more than $7 billion to Genmab's market value, with the drug potentially becoming a new standa
Biopharmadive · +5 outlets
FDA issues draft guidance to speed approval of personalized gene editing therapies for rare diseases
The framework would let a single approval cover multiple patient-specific therapies, a shift regulators say could accelerate access for rare disease patients.
Biopharmadive · +13 outlets
Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence or death by 42% in Phase 3
The mRNA vaccine combined with Keytruda showed improved recurrence-free survival, results researchers called a major step for personalized cancer immunotherapy.
Oncology News Central · +14 outlets
HHS lets compounders make six unapproved peptides, despite FDA scientist objections
RFK Jr.'s enforcement-discretion policy gives a regulatory boost to the peptide wellness craze over concerns from career FDA staff about limited evidence.
Biopharmadive · +7 outlets
Labor Department finalizes rule forcing pharmacy benefit managers to disclose fees
Starting in 2027, PBMs must share compensation data with self-funded employer clients, a change employers praised and the industry called government overreach.
Biopharmadive · +14 outlets

Climate18 stories ›

Analysis: China's 2026 clean-tech exports to avoid CO2 equal to Brazil's annual emissions
China's solar, battery and EV exports are projected to displace a large share of global emissions even as some analysts question the methodology.
Carbonbrief · +8 outlets
DOE announces $10.1B in loans to Constellation and Alliant for 3.7 GW of generation
The conditional loan packages would finance nuclear uprates and gas projects, continuing the administration's push to expand firm generation.
Utilitydive · +3 outlets
Senate nears first vote on bipartisan permitting reform bill amid new doubts and an ultimatum
The bill aims to ease regulatory barriers for energy projects, but environmental groups warn it would weaken bedrock laws.
Insideclimatenews · +2 outlets
UK budget 2026: Chancellor announces 'radical reform' of clean energy plans
The budget sets a 'new course on energy' focused on keeping bills low while overhauling clean power policy.
Carbonbrief · +13 outlets
US data centers could undo 15 years of declines in power emissions
Surging electricity demand from AI data centers threatens to reverse progress on decarbonizing the US power sector.
Bloomberg.com · +14 outlets
GE Vernova to buy high-voltage manufacturer Trench Group in $9B deal as gas turbine orders slow
The acquisition is meant to help GE Vernova capitalize on rising electricity demand and grid buildout.
Utilitydive · +14 outlets

Games18 stories ›

Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men icon, dies at 86
Tributes poured in from Star Trek colleagues, Marvel's Kevin Feige, Hugh Jackman, and Bethesda, who honored his role as Emperor Uriel Septim in The Elder Scroll
Polygon · +14 outlets
EA shuts down BioWare, studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk said EA's sale to a Saudi-led consortium was the 'final nail in the coffin' and that the closure is sad, though his greater conc
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
The Elder Scrolls 6 to be named Sentinel, with reveal as soon as next month, report says
The Verge's Tom Warren reported that Bethesda plans to attach the subtitle Sentinel to The Elder Scrolls VI and could confirm the full name around Skyrim's 15th
Pushsquare · +14 outlets
Greg Zeschuk blames game industry executives who have never made a game
The BioWare co-founder said in a rare interview that executives 'just don't know how it works' and that the studio's closure has left his focus on laid-off work
Pcgamer · +6 outlets
Phantom Blade Zero launches to over 700,000 concurrent Steam players
S-Game's debut wuxia action RPG arrived with a day one patch improving ray tracing and bug fixes, after an estimated 1 million units sold before launch.
Kotaku · +14 outlets
Mouthwashing getting live-action film from Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama
The Hollywood Reporter says Scott Derrickson and Karyn Kusama are attached to adapt the hit indie horror game, which also just hit consoles and Xbox Game Pass.
Ign · +8 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

Brewers win first World Series title in franchise history, ending 57-year drought
Milwaukee captured its first championship, with manager Pat Murphy celebrating in a viral exchange that ribbed the Yankees.
ESPN · +13 outlets
Packers hold off Panthers 27-19 as Jordan Love throws three TDs, Josh Jacobs scores twice
Green Bay withstood three turnovers and a late Carolina rally at Lambeau Field to improve to 5-3 on the season.
ESPN · +11 outlets
Red Wings suspend Dylan Larkin without pay as team explores trade options
The star forward told Detroit he no longer wanted to play for the team, deepening a trade stalemate.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Bears trade two first-round picks to Titans for Jeffery Simmons
The aggressive move marks the 10th time in a decade a team has dealt multiple first-rounders for a star player, a bet with a mixed hit rate.
ESPN · +14 outlets
WNBA Finals head to first-ever Game 7 as Dream beat Valkyries 80-69
Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Atlanta's hot start forced a historic deciding game in the Finals.
ESPN · +14 outlets
Inter and AC Milan unveil plans for 71,500-seat Generali Stadium to replace San Siro
The new venue is targeted for the 2031-32 season and would replace the iconic San Siro as the clubs' shared home.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and Shakespearean Actor, Dies at 86
Stewart, who led the Royal Shakespeare Company before playing Captain Picard and Professor X, died at his Los Angeles home after Alzheimer's disease and Lewy bo
Indiewire · +13 outlets
Japan's Anime Industry Grows 15.8% to Record $28.2B in 2025
The Association of Japanese Animations reported record worldwide anime spending with overseas markets now accounting for more than half of the total.
Deadline · +1 outlets
SAG-AFTRA Members Ratify TV Animation Contracts With 12.6% Wage Increase
Members voted 94.95% in approval of the 2026 Television Animation and Basic Cable Animation agreements with the AMPTP, covering voice actors.
Deadline · +5 outlets
SAG-AFTRA, WGA and AFM Ask Judge to Reject Fair Use Defense in OpenAI Copyright Case
The unions filed a joint amicus brief warning of harms from unlicensed AI model training as part of the ongoing OpenAI copyright litigation.
Deadline · +4 outlets
Ian McKellen Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart, His Friend and X-Men Co-Star
McKellen, who played Magneto opposite Stewart's Professor X, remembered meeting him half a century ago at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Variety · +12 outlets
Matthew Weiner Exits Eddie Murphy Peacock Series 'The Chairman' as Showrunner
The Mad Men creator, who was writing and executive producing the drama, has departed the high-profile Peacock series.
Deadline · +4 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

Hyatt raises full-year outlook as luxury leisure demand lifts Q3 RevPAR above expectations
Hyatt's results show a portfolio concentrated in luxury leisure is a bet on affluent spending, though its all-inclusive segment lags.
Skift · +7 outlets
Antarctic tourism booms while experienced guides thin out, veterans warn
Ship capacity is growing faster than the pool of seasoned guides, and no single authority can cap growth on the continent.
Skift · +1 outlets
Thailand keeps adding hotel rooms and flights as its arrival outlook weakens
Investors are betting resilient luxury demand and new source markets will deliver returns even as tourist arrivals slow.
Skift · +1 outlets
Wyndham launches Homes & Havens vacation rental brand to challenge Marriott
Wyndham enters the premium home rental segment where Marriott's collection is far larger.
Skift · +3 outlets
Sixth Street buys Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale for $372 million
The deal adds a flagship luxury resort to the investment firm's hospitality portfolio.
HOTELSMag.com · +7 outlets
Norwegian Cruise Line sees early turnaround traction after activist shakeup
Better close-in demand, cost cuts and stronger 2027 bookings signal progress, though NCL still trails growing rivals.
Skift · +1 outlets