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A leading House Democrat is rolling out draft legislation to clarify liability for AI developers when their agents cause harm in direct response to the rogue AI hack of Hugging Face earlier this year. According to an announcement shared first with Semafor, Massachusetts Rep. Lori

The Scoop A coalition of nearly 40 labor, progressive, faith, and AI safety groups is laying out demands for AI legislation in Congress, warning lawmakers that any bill that crosses their red lines will face “active, mobilized opposition,” according to a letter shared first with

AI - Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right? - Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra Pov

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AI - Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right? - Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra Pov

AI - Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right? - Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra Pov

Sunfox Technologies, the Dehradun-based medtech company behind the Spandan portable ECG platform, has raised $7 million (approx. Rs 67 crore) in a Series A funding round co-led by Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi, Alchemy Capital and 3one4 Capital. The startup had previously raise

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Live Best Amazon Prime Day 2026 tech deals you can still get — PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more The last day of the sales It's the final day of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event in both the UK and the US, with deals on plenty of PC hardware to be found. Here in

SINGAPORE — The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt. Managing Director Kr

Bengaluru based AI startup Desible.ai has raised Rs 32 crore in a seed plus round led by Prime Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Invention Engine. The proceeds will be used to expand its agentic AI capabilities, strengthen compliance infrastructure and a

Edtech startup byteXL has raised $9 million in its latest funding round led by Elevar Equity, with participation from existing investors Kalaari Capital and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. The latest round follows byteXL’s $5.9 million Series A raised in July 2024 from Kalaa

JioHotstar, the streaming platform owned by JioStar, has expanded its international presence to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through a partnership with streaming platform STARZPLAY. As part of the partnership, JioHotstar will be available as a dedicated streaming desti

SINGAPORE — An unwinding of the artificial intelligence trade poses the biggest risk to markets, according to Singapore's state-owned investment giant Temasek. "We don't see that as imminent, but will you have bumps in 2027? Yeah, possibly yes," Rohit Sipahimalani, Temasek's chie

TPG-backed NewQuest Asia Fund IV has sold another 40 lakh shares of logistics company Shadowfax Technologies in a bulk deal worth Rs 114.8 crore. According to exchange data, NewQuest Asia Fund IV (Singapore) sold the shares at Rs 287 per share, representing around 0.68% of Shadow

Wealth management startup Zomint has raised Rs 36 crore ($3.75 million) in a seed round from Lightspeed and Prime Venture Partners. The proceeds will be used to expand its wealth and investment teams, strengthen its technology platform and build its investor education ecosystem.

Photonic quantum technology startup Quanfluence has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Chiratae Ventures, with participation from Rainmatter by Zerodha and existing investor Pi Ventures. The Bengaluru-based startup had earlier raised $2 million in a seed round led by Pi

AI - Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right? - Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra Pov

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SpaceX in Talks to Borrow $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with banks and investors to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia Corp., people familiar with the matter said, in what would be among the biggest-ever debt financings for the AI buildout

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday stateside that he was set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the death of a laboratory worker from a suspected case of plague in Siberia. Trump said the call was scheduled for "very soon" when asked by a reporter about th

Top stocks to watch today: The Indian stock market is expected to open lower on Wednesday, 7 October, with GIFT Nifty pointing to a weak start. GIFT Nifty was trading around 22,760.50, down nearly 35 points from the previous close of Nifty futures, signalling a negative opening f

US forecasters said on Tuesday that a storm developing in the Gulf of Mexico was expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and could affect oil and gas production facilities. The offshore areas in the storm's projected path account for 15% of US crud

SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t “completely wrong” in suggesting that the disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz is Asia's problem, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said. Asian economies are among the biggest customers of energy shipped th

Oil rose Wednesday as attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia raise concerns over crude flows from the Middle East even as supplies have been recovering. Futures for international benchmark Brent crude for December delivery gained 1.17% at $101.76 a barrel. U.S. We

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In the Nifty500 pack, nine stocks' closing prices crossed above their 200-day moving averages (DMA) on October 6, 2026, according to StockEdge's technical scan data. The 200-day moving average (DMA) is used by traders as a key indicator for determining the overall trend of a stoc

Oct 7th, 2026 Robinhood's Kerbrat on Business Strategy, Crypto Johann Kerbrat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto and International at Robinhood, discusses the company's expansion plans and investment opportunities in the cryptocurrency market. He speaks with H

From 'woke' ridicule to real car - new electric Jaguar unveiled - Published Two years ago, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy. Its bizarre teaser ad was described as "woke" and its "Barbie pink" concept car was ridiculed. Now, the first of it

Fundamentals Spot gold was little changed at $4,159.62 per ounce by 0038 GMT. US gold futures for December delivery steadied at $4,187.30. Minutes of the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting are due later in the day. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly on Tuesday sai

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Oct 7th, 2026 Hines Global CIO on Real Estate, Rising Rates David Steinbach, Global CIO at Hines, discusses investment opportunities across the global real estate market and the impact of rising interest rates. He speaks with Avril Hong on the sidelines of the Milken Institute

The euro surged by the most in seven weeks in the prior session as French bond yields slid after the frontrunner in next spring's presidential election outlined plans to slash spending. The yen weakened even after a dovish Bank of Japan board member said she would support interes