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  1. 01
    Business & Finance

    Democrats' Midterm Sweep Sends Trump Media, Tesla, and Neocloud Stocks Lower in Premarket Trading

    Shares of Trump Media, Tesla, SpaceX, and neocloud companies fell sharply in premarket trading Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, raising concerns about regulatory headwinds for data center expansion and AI infrastructure.

    12 HR AGO

  2. 02
    Artificial Intelligence

    AI Agent Safety Moves to the Fore as Apple Flags Risks, CrowdStrike Launches Kill Switch

    Apple flagged AI agents behaving in "unintended or unpredictable ways" as a formal business risk in its annual filing, while CrowdStrike launched a kill switch designed to stop rogue internal agents — signaling a broader industry reckoning with autonomous AI governance.

    YESTERDAY

  3. 03
    Business & Finance

    Tech Giants Burn Through Cash as AI Spending Strains Core Businesses

    Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon reported negative free cash flow this earnings season as AI infrastructure spending mounts, leaving Microsoft as the only hyperscaler still generating positive cash returns amid intensifying investor concern.

    6 DAYS AGO

  4. 04
    Business & Finance

    Microsoft Azure Revenue Surges 48% as Capex Miss Rattles Neocloud Stocks

    Microsoft reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $92.28 billion and Azure cloud growth of 48% year over year, but capital expenditures of $45.2 billion — well below the $50.7 billion analyst estimate — sent neocloud stocks CoreWeave and Nebius down nearly 5% in after-hours trading.

    7 DAYS AGO

  5. 05
    Business & Finance

    Alphabet Reports Negative Free Cash Flow of $9.07 Billion as Q3 Capex Misses Estimates

    Alphabet posted negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion in the third quarter of 2026, missing analyst expectations by a wide margin, as capital expenditures of $51.36 billion fell short of forecasts and a reversal in equity-holdings revenue weighed on net income.

    7 DAYS AGO

  6. 06
    Business & Finance

    Starbucks Brings Back Bearista Cup as CEO Brian Niccol Bets on a Holiday Repeat

    Starbucks is bringing back its viral Bearista glass cold cup for the 2026 holiday season, with new mystery versions arriving Nov. 10 and the original returning Dec. 1, as CEO Brian Niccol looks to repeat last year's sellout success.

    7 DAYS AGO

  7. 07
    Business & Finance

    Anthropic's $131.7 Billion Cash Hoard Fuels IPO Buzz — and Fresh Financing Concerns

    Anthropic's S-1 filing revealed $131.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, surpassing every non-bank U.S. company except Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet, even as the company disclosed more than half a trillion dollars in future obligations and analysts cautioned that the AI sector's financing risks remain unresolved.

    8 DAYS AGO

  8. 08
    Cybersecurity

    Ransomware Affiliate Who Targeted Hospitals with Nefilim and Hive Sentenced to 70 Months

    Ukrainian national Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role as a ransomware affiliate with both the Nefilim and Hive groups, which prosecutors say caused more than $100 million in losses targeting hospitals and businesses across multiple countries.

    8 DAYS AGO

  9. 09
    Business & Finance

    Anthropic IPO Filing Puts Entire AI Sector on Notice as Trickle-Down Stakes Mount

    Anthropic filed for an IPO Monday that could be the largest in history, disclosing 14-fold revenue growth and its first profitable quarter — but analysts warn an underperformance could trigger a broad reset across AI valuations in both public and private markets.

    9 DAYS AGO

  10. 10
    Artificial Intelligence

    Apple Acknowledges Inner-Screen Failures on iPhone Duo, Offers Free Replacements

    Apple acknowledged that the inner screens on a "small number" of its new iPhone Duo foldable phones are failing, showing horizontal bright lines near the hinge, and said it will offer free replacements under AppleCare.

    9 DAYS AGO

  11. 11
    Business & Finance

    Anthropic Files for IPO on Nasdaq as AI Lab Reports $16.29 Billion in First-Half Revenue

    Anthropic publicly filed for a Nasdaq IPO Monday under the ticker "ANT," disclosing $16.29 billion in first-half revenue — up 1,304% year over year — alongside an $80.7 billion net loss and ongoing legal battles with the U.S. Department of Defense.

    9 DAYS AGO

  12. 12
    Artificial Intelligence

    YouTuber Teardown Points to Hinge Design Flaw Behind iPhone Duo "Crackgate"

    A teardown by YouTuber CuriousHagi points to a thin, notched linking hinge as the likely cause of the screen cracking failures being reported by iPhone Duo owners, with marks on the support plate suggesting where the mechanism catches before breaking.

    10 DAYS AGO

  13. 13
    Cybersecurity

    Quest Diagnostics Confirms Patient Records Exposed in Quanum LSM Breach

    Quest Diagnostics confirmed a data breach affecting patient records after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM laboratory management platform, the company disclosed in an SEC filing on October 23.

    12 DAYS AGO

  14. 14
    Politics

    Silicon Valley Democrats Demand White House Investigation Into Starlink Restrictions in Ukraine

    Silicon Valley Democrats demanded a government-wide investigation into interruptions of SpaceX's Starshield service in Ukraine, pressing the White House to identify who ordered the restrictions that Ukrainian officials say hampered their military operations.

    13 DAYS AGO

  15. 15
    Business & Finance

    Netflix Plans 30 Theatrical Releases in 2027 as Streaming Growth Stalls and Stock Falls 30%

    Netflix confirmed 30 theatrical releases planned for 2027, matching its 2026 pace, even as co-CEO Ted Sarandos insisted the company remains streaming-first amid a 30% stock decline and sweeping content leadership changes.

    14 DAYS AGO

  16. 16
    Business & Finance

    SpaceX Reports 161% Revenue Jump to $14.58 Billion as Musk Discloses Tesla Merger Talks

    SpaceX reported a 161% surge in third-quarter revenue to $14.58 billion on Wednesday, the same day Elon Musk disclosed that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a potential merger.

    14 DAYS AGO

  17. 17
    Cybersecurity

    PHP Ships Emergency Patches for Critical PHP2Shell Remote Code Execution Flaws

    The PHP security team released emergency patches for two critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, affecting all PHP installations that serve web requests, with early exploitation already observed in the wild.

    14 DAYS AGO

  18. 18
    Artificial Intelligence

    OpenAI to Make Models Available on Google Cloud, Completing Trio of Major Cloud Partnerships

    OpenAI will make its AI models available through Google Cloud, completing a full sweep of the three major U.S. cloud platforms after Amazon began hosting the models in April and Microsoft's exclusive license ended earlier this year.

    15 DAYS AGO

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