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Oil prices whipsaw as markets weigh Middle East turmoil against uncertain demand
After hitting recent highs mid-morning, crude oil prices tumbled in the wake of weaker than expected home starts.
NBC News - Oct 20, 2026 5:32pm EDT
Elon Musk pledges to give a share of SpaceX stock to every US child
ABC News - Oct 20, 2026 5:09pm EDT
2 men rearrested in U.K. on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base
Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national, were arrested under the National Security Act.
NBC News - Oct 20, 2026 4:46pm EDT
Researchers work out how to control 2D semiconductor growth for future chips
Korean boffins use oxygen to stop crystals forming in the wrong places, aiming to get tech to commercial sector by 2030
Register UK - Oct 20, 2026 4:45pm EDT
HPE to launch AI straight to the Moon
Mystery silicon and mirrored SSDs set to touch down before year's end
Register UK - Oct 20, 2026 4:33pm EDT
The Conversation - Oct 20, 2026 4:33pm EDT
OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests...
Ars Technica - Oct 20, 2026 4:14pm EDT
Uranus and Neptune Look Like Twins. Scientists Now Think It’s a Coincidence
Gizmodo - Oct 20, 2026 2:56pm EDT
OpenAI launches new AI-powered presentation creation feature
Washington: OpenAI has launched a new feature called ChatGPT Slides, allowing users to create, edit and share presentations directly within ChatGPT Sp...
Peninsula Qatar - Oct 20, 2026 2:45pm EDT
Data centers: A physical drag on the AI boom
Growth may soon hit a bottleneck
The Week - Oct 20, 2026 2:38pm EDT
China-Based DeepSeek's AI Products Banned From Use By Government, Contractors
The Department of Homeland Security issued the directive, saying DeepSeek and its related tools pose a security risk.
International Business Times - Oct 20, 2026 2:27pm EDT
Anthropic signs onto $10-billion Nova Scotia data centre project
EverWind Fuels announced the data centre project in Point Tupper, N.S., earlier on Friday
The Globe and Mail - Oct 20, 2026 1:06pm EDT
‘I trusted you all’: Judges question Trump administration’s credibility
The judiciary has traditionally deferred to the U.S. government, taking lawyers at face value. The White House is testing that practice.
NBC News - Oct 20, 2026 12:58pm EDT
Anthropic in talks with neocloud Nscale over second multibillion-dollar deal, source tells CNBC
Anthropic and Nscale previously inked a similar deal for a data center on the same site in the U.S.
CNBC - Oct 20, 2026 12:53pm EDT
Zohran Mamdani Backs Major Expansion of New York's Data Center Moratorium
Gizmodo - Oct 20, 2026 12:50pm EDT
Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan planned to fly to Saudi Arabia before his arrest over an alleged recording device.
One America News Network - Oct 20, 2026 11:54am EDT
The UN warns about ‘mind-reading’ technology
Neurotechnology creates ‘profound human rights challenges,’ the United Nation’s secretary-general said
The Week - Oct 20, 2026 11:16am EDT
Indian Students Worry AI Prioritising Speed Over Deep Learning: Report
Deccan Chronicle - Oct 20, 2026 10:44am EDT
ABC News - Oct 20, 2026 10:21am EDT
China Defends DeepSeek After US Ban Of Its AI From Government Systems
Deccan Chronicle - Oct 20, 2026 10:01am EDT
Gizmodo - Oct 20, 2026 9:53am EDT
Christian Science Monitor - Oct 20, 2026 9:33am EDT
UK asks Apple to widen access to its payment tech
Proposed changes could lead to new digital wallets and keys as well as ticketing apps, the regulator says.
BBC News - Oct 20, 2026 8:52am EDT
Salesforce to acquire customer engagement platform Braze in $5.66-billion deal
Braze Class A shareholders to receive $47.50 in cash per share
The Globe and Mail - Oct 20, 2026 8:46am EDT