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Houston resists calls for legislation as AI data centre backlash grows

Toronto Star - Oct 30, 2026 7:57pm EDT

What to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft

Toronto Star - Oct 30, 2026 7:18pm EDT

Love, luck and magic: Why are young people turning to online witches?

One online retailer has reported a sharp rise in the amount of people buying spells to help with luck.

BBC News - Oct 30, 2026 7:17pm EDT

Cramer’s week ahead: Expect more volatility as tech earnings, midterms loom

Investors await earnings from Apple, AMD, and other major companies, as well as the midterm elections and the monthly jobs report.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 6:23pm EDT

Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers

Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.

Ars Technica - Oct 30, 2026 6:05pm EDT

A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices

Wired News - Oct 30, 2026 5:18pm EDT

Intel stock has worst day since 1970s, wiping about $12 billion off government's stake

Investors are nervous about the massive AI spending from the tech giants and whether that will pay off.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 5:11pm EDT

Ranking high on Google is no longer enough: Businesses must build trust across search, AI and real customer relationships

As AI-generated answers and zero-click searches reshape discovery, businesses are being urged to measure visibility across platforms while prioritizing credible content, authentic reviews and lasting customer trust.

International Business Times - Oct 30, 2026 4:52pm EDT

Reid Hoffman gives millions to Dems in late spending spree as Epstein fight spills into election

Reid Hoffman has given $8 million to Wisconsin Democrats backing David Crowley as Tom Tiffany attacks Hoffman's past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 3:36pm EDT

The Tech Sell-Off is Putting the AI Trade on Notice. An Expert is Questioning Whether the Spending is Justified.

The Nasdaq Composite fell more than 3% on Friday, its worst day since June.

International Business Times - Oct 30, 2026 3:20pm EDT

Binance hack: Investigators in a 'cat and mouse game' to recover $6.3 billion in stolen funds

More than $6 billion in crypto was stolen from Binance, setting off a race to recover the funds before North Korea-linked hackers can launder them into cash.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 3:02pm EDT

Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports

Guardian UK - Oct 30, 2026 2:48pm EDT

The big questions remaining after Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO prospectus

Uncertainties remain ahead of one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs in history.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 2:39pm EDT

Ministers vow online safety action after 18-year-old sextortion victim took own life

Cai Davies died after he had sent messages to a woman he believed had a romantic interest in him.

BBC News - Oct 30, 2026 2:18pm EDT

Why Canada is ending ‘avalanche dog’ operations in the Rocky Mountains

Canada has taken a significant step to stop using avalanche rescue dogs in the Rocky Mountains-a move that has fueled public outrage and raised concerns about high-altitude extraction missions.The...

International The News - Oct 30, 2026 2:12pm EDT

US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears $1tn

Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

BBC News - Oct 30, 2026 1:55pm EDT

China Rejects Claims of Spying on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Deccan Chronicle - Oct 30, 2026 1:54pm EDT

Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

Low costs and offline security mean magnetic tape still has a job.

Ars Technica - Oct 30, 2026 1:45pm EDT

Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea

The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.

BBC News - Oct 30, 2026 1:18pm EDT

Windows said modem worked fine. That unmistakable scorched electronics smell suggested otherwise

Catching lightning in a tech support bottle

Register UK - Oct 30, 2026 12:57pm EDT

Draining Lake Powell Would Reveal Glen Canyon’s Lost Landscape

Gizmodo - Oct 30, 2026 11:37am EDT

Musk and Zuckerberg echo Trump's push to rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' on earnings calls. Others did not

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX adopted President Trump's preferred "super intelligence" term on their third-quarter earnings calls.

CNBC - Oct 30, 2026 11:21am EDT

NASA ponders a Hubble servicing mission or a controlled deorbit

Agency only looking for information, but reentry countdown ticking for veteran space telescope

Register UK - Oct 30, 2026 11:11am EDT

Polymarket trading halted after vendor compromise; impacted users will be ‘made whole’

“We’ll make this right and are fully reimbursing all affected traders,” the company said in a post after trading resumed.

NBC News - Oct 30, 2026 10:41am EDT