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S&P Cuts Meta's Credit Outlook to Negative Over AI Spending
S&P Global Ratings cut its outlook on Meta to negative on October 30 but kept the AA- rating, citing AI spending that has pushed free cash flow into deficit.
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Texas Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over ChatGPT Safety for Minors
Texas says OpenAI misled users about ChatGPT's safety and asks a court to bar minors from the chatbot and require independent review of new AI models.
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Chainalysis Says Hackers Breached Its Systems and Accessed Customer Data
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says an outside actor reached internal systems and accessed names, emails and role labels. The company says the intrusion is unrelated to the $6.3 billion Binance theft.
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OpenAI Fair Use Amicus Briefs Split Publishers and Creators in NYT Case
OpenAI’s allies and a broad set of publishers, unions and Wikimedia filed fair-use arguments in the New York Times copyright case on the Oct. 30 amicus deadline.
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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Mostly in Cash
DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for $65 a share, or about $17 billion, in a deal that is at least 75% cash. Shareholder approval and antitrust review still stand between the terms and a close.
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Tampered Claude Code Extension in Cursor Tried to Install SSH Backdoor
Cursor says a tampered build of the Claude Code VS Code extension sat in its marketplace for about 11 hours on October 29 and tried to install an SSH backdoor.
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House Democrats Propose No-Bailout Rule for Insolvent AI Companies
Two House Democrats want Congress on record against rescuing failing AI companies. The nonbinding measure would change no law, but it sets a marker before AI firms go public.
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Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws Chained for Root Access, CISA Adds Two to KEV
Attackers chained three Ivanti Connect Secure VPN flaws to reach root and steal domain credentials. CISA has added two of the bugs to its KEV catalog.
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CATL Moves Its Solid-State EV Battery Into 20 Ah Cell Trials
CATL has moved its all-solid-state EV battery into 20 Ah cell trials, targeting about 500 Wh/kg. Small-scale output is planned for 2027 and mass production around 2030.
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Analysts Followed a Hidden AI Lean 86% of the Time, Anthropic Finds
Anthropic's randomized study found analysts sided with a hidden AI lean 86% of the time, and most never credited the agent. The results matter for anyone who reviews AI-generated analysis.
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Ubuntu and Red Hat Still Lack a Fix for CVE-2026-98432 Linux Flaw
Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux still have no fixed kernel for CVE-2026-98432, a CVSS 9.8 TCP flaw Anthropic says its unreleased Claude model turned into a root exploit.
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Nvidia's $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal Draws DOJ Antitrust Probe
The Justice Department is asking whether Nvidia’s planned $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face would hurt competitors. The inquiry is early and shows no wrongdoing.
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AO3 is down after a security incident that may have exposed account data. The fan-fiction archive's operator estimates a return in two to four weeks.
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OpenAI Cuts Funding Target to $20 Billion as AI Stocks Sell Off
OpenAI reportedly cut its funding target to about $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation as AI stocks sold off, according to the Financial Times.
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OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic Back One robots.txt AI Opt-Out
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back one shared robots.txt token that lets sites opt out of AI training. Google and Microsoft plan support in 2027, so site owners should act now.
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Texas Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over ChatGPT Safety for Minors
Texas says OpenAI misled users about ChatGPT's safety and asks a court to bar minors from the chatbot and require independent review of new AI models.
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OpenAI Fair Use Amicus Briefs Split Publishers and Creators in NYT Case
OpenAI’s allies and a broad set of publishers, unions and Wikimedia filed fair-use arguments in the New York Times copyright case on the Oct. 30 amicus deadline.
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More →CATL Moves Its Solid-State EV Battery Into 20 Ah Cell Trials
CATL has moved its all-solid-state EV battery into 20 Ah cell trials, targeting about 500 Wh/kg. Small-scale output is planned for 2027 and mass production around 2030.
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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Mostly in Cash
DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for $65 a share, or about $17 billion, in a deal that is at least 75% cash. Shareholder approval and antitrust review still stand between the terms and a close.
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Amazon Stock Drops After Q3 Miss as Cash Burn Hits $42.4 Billion
Amazon missed Q3 estimates, its trailing free cash flow swung to a $42.4 billion outflow, and AWS grew 39 percent. Investors are grading Big Tech on spending discipline.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Targeted by Suspected Chinese Spy, NYT Reports
The New York Times reports U.S. intelligence surveilled an executive tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and that Trump chose not to act after a briefing. Nvidia disputes the account.
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Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to 60,000 Eligible Employees
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 eligible employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as it funds heavy AI spending. Decisions are due in early December.
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Fragnesia Linux Flaw Lands in CISA KEV Ahead of Saturday Deadline
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list now includes a Linux kernel root flaw that attackers paired with PHP2Shell, with a federal fix deadline of Saturday, Oct. 31.
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FTC Demands Anthropic Executives Testify in AI Consumer-Harm Probe
The FTC wants Anthropic executives to testify in its consumer-harm probe into AI companies, and the demand landed the same day the company’s IPO filing became public.
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Critical Veeam Backup & Replication Flaw Bypasses Login, Patch Now
Veeam disclosed CVE-2026-108142, a critical flaw rated 9.1 that lets an unauthenticated attacker get past access checks in Backup & Replication 13.x. Admins should inventory versions and patch now.
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Why Intel Stock Plunged Despite 78% AI Data Center Growth
Intel shares plunged on Friday after a weak fourth-quarter forecast overshadowed a 78% jump in data center and AI revenue, raising questions about the PC business.
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Invisible SMS of Death Android Flaw Crashes Phones and Drops 911 Calls
A zero-click Android flaw nicknamed "SMS of Death" lets one invisible text crash phone service, drop 911 calls and trap phones in reboot loops. The October 2026 update fixes it for Android 14 and newer.
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Malaysia Seizes $12 Million in AI Servers at Kuala Lumpur Airport
Malaysian customs seized 30 servers with advanced AI chips at Kuala Lumpur airport, a suspected export-control evasion case that tests US rules aimed at China.
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Max-Severity GitLab Flaw CVE-2026-97229 Under Active Attack, CISA Says
CISA has added the maximum-severity GitLab flaw CVE-2026-97229 to its exploited-vulnerabilities list, and federal agencies face a patch deadline this weekend.
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Computer Science Enrollment Falls Double Digits Amid AI Jobs Debate
Computer science enrollment fell 12.4% at four-year colleges this fall, and graduate programs dropped 10.4%. The preliminary data cannot say whether AI is the reason.
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University Hospitals MyChart Still Down a Week After Cyberattack
University Hospitals has kept its MyChart portal and most public websites offline since Oct. 22, with no restoration date. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what patients should do.
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Amazon Stock Drops After Q3 Miss as Cash Burn Hits $42.4 Billion
Amazon missed Q3 estimates, its trailing free cash flow swung to a $42.4 billion outflow, and AWS grew 39 percent. Investors are grading Big Tech on spending discipline.
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China-Linked Hackers Used DeepSeek AI Against 200+ Organizations
CrowdStrike says a China-nexus group ran an AI agent framework, mostly powered by DeepSeek, against more than 200 organizations, including government ministries.
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319 Chrome Extensions Hijacked Searches for 13.4 Million Installs
Socket says 319 Chrome extensions rerouted default searches through operator-run proxies to collect Bing and Yahoo referral payments, with 13.4 million reported installs.
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