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Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
Elon Musk said this week that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to study a merger of his two biggest companies.
Oct 23, 2026
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Pretrained AI detects factory defects using fewer examples, potentially easing costly setup
A University of Dayton statistician and an international team of researchers are showing how artificial intelligence can help factories detect flawed parts without the expensive step that keeps the technology out of reach ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Shares in this data center company are down 40% as investors lose faith in the AI story
For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure—the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running.
Oct 22, 2026
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Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own
U.S. shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta's Muse to shop on behalf of its customers, taking the opposite approach to rival Amazon, which bars outside AI agents ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Waze rejects Malaysia's data risk claims after civil servants barred from using the app
Waze on Thursday rejected Malaysia's claims that it collects sensitive government information or allows any entity to exploit personal user data, after the government banned civil servants from using the navigation app, citing ...
Oct 22, 2026
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A SpaceX–Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortune
The history of corporate mergers is littered with failure, but investors in Tesla and SpaceX seem to believe Elon Musk can pull off the biggest tie-up of all time.
Oct 22, 2026
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Judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Meta sued in Australia class action alleging harm to children
Meta and its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are facing a class-action lawsuit in Australia over allegations addictive design features are harming children and teenagers.
Oct 22, 2026
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EU probes Booking.com over online fraud risks
The European Union opened an investigation into online travel agent Booking.com on Wednesday over alleged failures to tackle fake listings and phishing scams.
Oct 21, 2026
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Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe's lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build AI data centers with the massive computing capacity the continent's developers ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Internet
TikTok returns 'no violation' decision on 95% of reports of UK-facing accounts advertising drugs, study finds
A University of Bath-led study has found that TikTok's standard reporting system fails to act on most reports made against accounts advertising and offering illegal drugs for sale to U.K. users. The vast majority of TikTok ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
New AI shopping agents promise better bargains. But who pays the price?
Meta's recently launched AI agent Muse promises to be many things: it can fire off emails, book vacations and fill out cumbersome online forms.
Oct 20, 2026
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Google Cloud outage hits UK banks
Online services for a number of U.K. banks in and around London were disrupted by a Google Cloud outage Tuesday.
Oct 20, 2026
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Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital tech won't replace heavy industry
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Germany's makers of cars and industrial machines to quickly adopt artificial intelligence to "reengineer" the country's struggling business model by tapping its wealth of manufacturing data and ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Globalized financial systems help green the world, according to study
The globalization of financial systems can play a vital role in protecting the environment and boosting the green revolution by increasing investment in renewable energy, cleaner technologies and other environmentally sustainable ...
Oct 20, 2026
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US bans use of China's DeepSeek by government agencies
The U.S. government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector.
Oct 20, 2026
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Musk says he'll give some SpaceX shares to public after Anthropic announces 'public benefit' fund
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged one share of his company SpaceX to "every kid in America."
Oct 19, 2026
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'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks
On his terrace overlooking the forest in eastern Pennsylvania, Ed Negra lays out four letters. All are from a developer promising a $10,000 check to each household once its data center is running.
Oct 19, 2026
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Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools
U.S. consumers aren't just frustrated with high prices. They're angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices.
Oct 18, 2026
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Human learning is an underestimated factor in the success of human–AI teams
Human–AI collaboration is widely seen as the work model of the future: The expectation is that together, humans and AI will be more productive than either working alone. Yet the research to date seemed to tell a different ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Expert examines what drives cryptocurrency returns
Dr. Matt Brigida, SUNY Poly professor of finance and chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance, is exploring the evolving relationship between cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets in his new paper, "Crypto ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Companies may be held liable when AI harms their clients and customers
Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from a novelty on the job to a common workplace tool. Gallup found that 52% of U.S. employees and 68% of professional services workers were using AI by February 2026. Thomson Reuters ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Fortnite maker Epic Games makes 'huge pivot' with AI, CEO says
Fortnite maker Epic Games is making a "huge pivot" toward using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost video game development, CEO Tim Sweeney said on Monday.
Oct 13, 2026
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Norway fines Microsoft subsidiary for sharing Grindr user data
Norway's data protection authority Monday slapped a 92 million kroner (8.6 million euros) fine on Microsoft subsidiary Xandr for sharing user data from dating app Grindr.
Oct 12, 2026
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High rare earth demand could complicate Europe's offshore wind ambitions
Wind turbines, devices that can convert energy from the wind into electricity, do not burn fuel during operation and could thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite their possible environmental advantages, building these ...
