Today: November 12, 2026
Today: November 12, 2026

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AI data-center stocks slide, renewables rally after Democratic US midterm sweep

Data-center stocks slid on Wednesday, while clean-energy shares rallied after Democrats seized control of Congress, prompting investors to

Science|Technology

Elon Musk's business empire braces for Democratic wave as Texas flips blue

As Republicans suffered a landslide defeat and Texas elected its first Democratic governor in more than three decades, one of the biggest losers of the US midterms was

Business|Economy|Technology

From Iran to trade: how the US midterms impact the rest of the world

The US Democrats' "blue wave" of midterm election victories is already causing ripples across the rest of the world, where trade partners, strategic allies and enemies all

Business|Finance|Technology

Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries

Alphabet's Google has expanded employee buyout offers to several countries this year as it looks to rein in rising costs amid heavy

Business|Finance|Technology

Block lifts profit outlook on Cash App strength, reaches preliminary DOJ settlement

Block on Tuesday raised its full-year gross profit outlook after strength in its Cash App unit lifted the firm's quarterly earnings, while also

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Google will let schools turn off AI, but they may also lose Search

Google will let schools turn off AI, but they may also lose Search

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Food|MidEast|US

US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices

By Waylon Cunningham Nov 3 - US Senator Elizabeth Warren and four other lawmakers questioned McDonald's use of algorithmic pricing tools in a letter to CEO Chris Kempczinski, which the lawmakers

Election|Europe

Detentions, resignations, probes shake Serbia after students toppled strongman Vucic in election

Detentions, resignations, switching of sides, attempts to destroy evidence of wrongdoing

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI taps former US army secretary Dan Driscoll for national security role

OpenAI has appointed Dan Driscoll, a former US Secretary of the Army, to a newly created role focusing on national security modernization, the AI startup said on Monday.

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance

Disney eyes thousands of layoffs, asks managers to target 20% savings, Bloomberg News reports

Walt Disney is considering cutting thousands of jobs and has asked some managers to target 20% in annual cost savings, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with

Business|Finance|Technology

Apple forecasts margin drop in holiday quarter as rising memory costs bite

Apple warned on Monday that the cost of memory chips would continue to rise, pressuring gross margin for the crucial holiday quarter, but said it had

Business|Finance|Technology|World

Tinder's US daily active users return to growth in October as Match ramps up AI efforts

Tinder's daily active users in the US returned to annual growth in October, parent Match Group's chief financial officer told Reuters on Monday, a key

Business|Finance|Technology

S&P 500 ends down; Apple dips ahead of quarterly report

The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as oil prices tumbled on optimism about a potential US-Iran peace agreement, while Apple shares dipped ahead

Business|Finance|Technology

Alphabet kicks off €6 billion bond sale, tests appetite for tech debt

Google parent Alphabet is selling €6 billion ($6.7 billion) of bonds on Monday, according to a memo from one of the deal's

Business|Economy|Finance

US manufacturing strengthens in October, input prices stay high

US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand, keeping inflation at the factory gate elevated.

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Investors gaming out Congress control for spending, AI outlook

US midterm elections don't typically produce market fireworks.

Business|Finance|Technology

Apple's new CEO Ternus to face first earnings test as memory costs surge

John Ternus will host his first earnings call as Apple's CEO on Monday, with investors looking to the company's forecast to determine whether a

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Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%

Asian shares are mostly higher but technology stocks remain volatile

Business|Finance|Technology

October ends with a thud for Intel, Reddit, AI stalwarts

Monday will ring in a brand-new trading month, a prospect that appeals to many after a doozy of a last session in October.

Business|Economy|Political|World

Rubio urges G20 cooperation amid rifts over wars in Ukraine, Middle East

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged fellow G20 foreign ministers on Friday to work together for greater geopolitical stability and economic prosperity,

Science|Technology

Foxconn working on a new tie-up with OpenAI, says there is no AI bubble

Foxconn, the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer, on Friday flagged that a collaboration with leading US artificial intelligence developer

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Capgemini raises 2026 guidance as AI push brings work to IT consultants

French IT consulting firm Capgemini raised its 2026 guidance for the second time this year after its third-quarter revenue grew 12%, in the strongest signal yet that the rush to

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|World

Japan's Nikkei slumps up to 3% as tech stocks tumble on AI worries

Japan's Nikkei share average dropped as much as 3% on Friday, led by chip-related stocks, as concerns mounted over the sustainability of spending to fund the AI boom.

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A historic drop for Alphabet's stock drags the US market lower

A historic drop for Alphabet's stock dragged the U.S. stock market lower

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Cash is king, as investors draw new battle lines in AI spending boom

Cash flow is king again.

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Caterpillar sticks to annual sales forecast amid cost pressures, shares dive

Caterpillar stuck to its annual sales growth forecast on Thursday despite strong demand for its power equipment from data centers, amid cost

Science|Technology

Driverless 18-wheelers are on a few highways, but widespread use is a long way down the road

Chaotic roads are still too difficult for automated trucks to navigate.

Environment|Technology

AI data center boom faces backlash at US ballot box

Voters in 10 US states will decide on Election Day whether to curb data center development in their communities, as the rapid buildout needed to power

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Samsung keeps shattering profit records as AI boom lifts chip demand

Samsung Electronics has reported a record operating profit of $80.5 billion, driven by high demand for computer memory chips used in AI systems

Science|Technology

South Korean court rejects Tesla owners' lawsuit seeking 'Full Self-Driving' refunds

A South Korean court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by dozens of Tesla owners seeking full refunds for money paid for "Full Self-Driving" driver-assistance

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Global stocks hold gains after Fed decision, oil prices rise

Global stocks and major Wall Street indexes gained on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as

Science|Technology

Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon AI model with cybersecurity focus

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday unveiled Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Anthropic as the race to build more capable coding and

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Meta delays indefinitely its rollout of new commercial terms after publishers' concerns

Meta announced on Wednesday that it was indefinitely delaying the rollout of its new commercial terms following concerns from publishers and digital advertisers, in a move

Science|Technology

US DOJ is inquiring about Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face, sources say

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Business|Finance|Technology

Wall Street ends higher as Fed holds key rate steady, focus turns to earnings

US stock indexes advanced on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve left its key policy rate unchanged, as widely expected, leaving

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AI giants' funding ambitions test Wall Street's appetite for risk

The heavyweights of the AI industry are facing a reckoning on Wall Street, reflecting concerns over who will bear the cost of the artificial intelligence buildout

Economy|Technology

Nevada unions, politicians caught between AI job creation and destruction

On more than 100,000 acres of Nevada desert east of Reno, one of the world's largest concentrations of data centers is taking shape, providing years of work for thousands of

Business|Economy|Finance|World

RBNZ throws markets a curveball

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The shocker in Asia's trading day came from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which unexpectedly left rates on hold, sending the kiwi

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Stocks rise ahead of tech earnings, Fed decision

MSCI's global equities gauge rose on Tuesday as investors awaited earnings from US technology companies and the Federal Reserve's next policy

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UPS CEO sees $15 billion annual revenue opportunity from data center boom  

UPS CEO Carol Tome told Reuters on Tuesday the AI data center boom is a decades-long opportunity for the world's largest parcel delivery and logistics

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Robinhood CEO's AI startup Harmonic expands into software, chip design verification

Harmonic, the AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, said on Tuesday it was expanding its Aristotle model from mathematical proofs into software and chip design

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Broadcom and other AI stocks lift Wall Street closer to its record

AI stocks led Wall Street higher

Business|Economy|World

High inflation to persist globally into next year, Reuters poll shows

High inflation will persist in the global economy well into next year, according to hundreds of economists polled by Reuters, who are now increasingly concerned that

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

ANTimatter

Tech stocks staged a decent rally on Monday, seemingly taking AI darling Anthropic's IPO filing and Meta's additional equity raising plans as a vote of confidence in

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Anthropic's IPO: A close look at AI frontrunner's rapid growth, spiraling costs

Anthropic plans to raise as much as $64.4 billion in a US IPO, according to regulatory filings on Tuesday, a blockbuster market debut that could test

Business|Finance|Technology

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaims top spot in China’s rich list, thanks to his firm's AI push

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has reclaimed the top spot on a list of China’s richest people, driven by his company’s push into artificial intelligence

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Trading Day: AI light, Brazil flight

Stocks mostly rose on Monday, lifted by renewed optimism around AI as Anthropic filed for a US IPO and as investors awaited more 'Big Tech'

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Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs

Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks

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Anthropic's soaring sales, steep losses put AI frenzy to IPO test

Anthropic took a big step closer to a potentially record-breaking IPO on Monday, even as it revealed steep losses and security concerns that could test

Arts|Technology

Girl uses AI to create talking skeleton "Uncle Murray" for Halloween display

Girl uses AI to create talking skeleton "Uncle Murray" for Halloween display

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public

Anthropic expands its support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares publicly for the first time

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic discloses month-long training pause, AI security breaches in IPO filing

Anthropic paused training of its next-generation flagship AI model for more than a month over security concerns, while four of its AI agents accessed live external computer systems

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Anthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI

Anthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI

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Anthropic's filing for blockbuster US IPO shows key executives and board

Anthropic is seeking to raise as much as $64.4 billion in its US initial public offering, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday, in a landmark test of whether Wall Street's faith in

Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Anthropic IPO filing to put AI investment boom to the test

Anthropic made its US IPO filing public on Monday, edging toward what could be the first stock market debut by a frontier AI lab and laying out the promise, costs and risks of

Science|Technology

AI is exposing how fragile the web really is. What you can do to stay safe

AI is exposing how fragile the web really is. What you can do to stay safe

Education|Technology

A battle is brewing over classroom device use in school districts across the country

A battle is brewing over classroom device use in school districts across the country

Science|Technology

Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship – for now

A political scientist who studies AI in campaigns explains why data centers have put Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon on the same side ahead of the midterms.

Economy|Finance

Fed to hit pause on rate hikes, but maybe not for long

Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,

Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut

Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut

Science|Technology

To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simple

Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models

Science|Technology

As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them

With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out

Science|Technology

Moonshot curbs hacking ability in new Kimi model as fears grow over AI-powered cyberattacks

Moonshot AI has reduced the cyber-offensive capabilities of its newest model, the Chinese startup said on Saturday, as fears grow that increasingly

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Stocks fall, but tech shares steady after selloff; oil hits highest in nearly six months

Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall Street closes lower to end rocky week

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday even as technology shares steadied somewhat to end a turbulent week for

Science|Technology

PHP is in the foundation of 70% of websites – here’s what it is and why a flaw in the software is a major hacking threat

A cybersecurity researcher explains how a flaw in widespread software makes millions of websites vulnerable to hackers – and underscores the role of AI in attacking and defending the internet.

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Safety first

Markets are battening down the hatches.

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UK businesses report strongest month since February, PMI shows

British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a survey published on Friday.

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Japan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internet

Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in technology systems as organisations scramble to curtail risks from

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FCC grants Intel waiver to use existing foreign-made robotic devices

The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has granted a waiver to Intel from its ban on some foreign-made advanced robotics to allow

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Steep bill for AI buildout punishes Meta, other tech favorites

The tab for the next round of the AI buildout came due on Thursday.

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Trading Day: Maximum pAIn

A wave of worry around AI and tech crashed over global markets on Thursday, slamming equities and bond yields as investors sought the refuge of

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Short sellers make $6 billion in unrealized profits as neoclouds slide on AI debt fears

Investors betting against US neocloud and data center companies have raked in $6 billion in paper profits so far this month, after fears their debt-fueled AI buildout was becoming

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US banks are blocking third-party AI agents access to customer accounts, sources say

Major US banks have been blocking third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, two people familiar with the situation said, following a