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Oct 25th, 2026 Markets Look to Big Tech for AI Payoff On Bloomberg This Weekend, MetLife Investment Management Chief Market Strategist Drew Matus examines how AI investment is driving markets, corporate spending and parts of the US economy as investors look to Big Tech earnings f

Moonshot's Kimi Code Stops Spawning Parallel AI Agents Without Permission Moonshot flipped the default so Kimi Code tackles work solo, with multi-agent swarms now strictly opt-in across CLI and Desktop. - Kimi Code CLI 2.3.2 and Desktop v1.1.3 make subagent delegation opt-in on K

Wall Street Week • Oct 25th, 2026 Can Mistral Challenge Big Tech by Doing AI Differently? Europe has fallen behind the US in the race to build the biggest AI models, constrained by smaller capital markets and a fragmented business environment. France-based Mistral is betting it

Meta Platforms Inc.’s $349-and-up Ray-Ban Meta Audio, announced last month, are an odd proposition. On the one hand, they’re more expensive than some of the company’s entry-level models and yet they do many of the same things: play music, make calls, answer questions through Meta

If Democrats take over Congress, Republican voters are worried they'll move too far to the left and enact socialist policies. If Republicans keep control, Democrats fret about President Donald Trump having unchecked power. Those are the findings from a new CNBC poll that shows wh

Less than a decade after its founding, food startup Wonder has seen its footprint and valuation soar. Still, the company has even more ambitious plans ahead, like a subscription program to let diners run their own "restaurants," an aggressive expansion in Texas and a potential in

New CD players keep launching, but a drive shortage could make them unfixable — almost nobody makes some drive components anymore CD player manufacturers are relying on a shrinking base of optical drive manufacturers. Even as optical media sees a resurgence and new CD players hit

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more about AI's impact on the web, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The digital

Reliance Jio Platforms and Paras Healthcare IPOs witnessed contrasting levels of investor demand, with the former attracting bids worth several lakh crore rupees and the latter closing its subscription with a more modest response. While Jio Platforms' IPO was subscribed 22.19 tim

by ICL Noticias Employees at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have expressed concern over what they describe as “obvious” and “biased” favoritism toward members of the Bolsonaro family during Brazilian elections. In a statement, the company’s workers

We — Nathan and Florian — wanted to discuss all the messy trade-offs of a busy week in AI and ask all the pressing questions like: - Why did Kimi K3.1 Pro have a mixed reaction with such incredible benchmarks? Will it be adopted? - Were we wrong about the risks of open-weight mod

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s private bank is using artificial intelligence to onboard clients, for investment research and other tasks in an effort to increase productivity among its wealth advisers, according to its Europe, Middle East and Africa head, Pablo Garnica.

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OpenAI's isolated red-team AI agents built a hidden CPU cache channel to talk with no network or shared files — exploited CPU cache timing to bypass microVM sandboxes A hijacked AI agent could use the same technique to leak data without touching the network. OpenAI’s AI agents bu

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India’s primary market is set for a busy week, with five companies launching their initial public offerings (IPOs) between 26 October and 29 October, aiming to raise nearly ₹2,600 crore. The upcoming issues span alternative investments, polymers, environmental technology, jewelle

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Earlier in the day at the latest SaaStr AI Day, Jason and Amelia talked about a core weakness in most AI prospecting tools: they run almost entirely on third-party data. Every team buys from the same data vendors, so every agent ends up writing the same emails to the same people.

Young people are increasingly anxious — and angry — about the Big Tech revolution and what it means for their job prospects

AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages — AM4 CPU considered a ‘final gift’ to loyal fans of the decade-old socket The relaunch of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D coincided with the memory chip shortage. AMD Director of Client

It’s easy to swipe a card to satisfy a desire and gratify an impulse. However, unmindful swipe scan accumulate into a mountain of debt, take a toll on monthly budget, and derail financial goals

On Friday, Sensex closed 126 points to close at 73,124 while Nifty 50 closed 88 points lower at 22,600 on Friday. Broader markets crashed sharply, with Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 falling up to 3%. Also read | Why did the market fall on Friday? Here's how analysts rea

The Duo’s reception could prove an early test for new ⁠CEO John Ternus

Jio Platforms IPO listing date and time: The countdown to Jio Platforms initial public offering (IPO) has begun after the conclusion of subscription period over the past week. Backed by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited, the IPO became India's most subscribed stock offe

AI - Torvalds: AI is fine for competent devs, but spare us the 'drive-by' patches Kernel maintainers stop asking who used AI, as long as the code is good - Nvidia woos wary Europeans with more open weights models New embedding, parsing, and reranking models promise smarter agenti

Bond yields harden by nearly 30 bps in Oct, to raise govt's interest burden, squeeze fiscal room: Experts - Published OnOct 25, 2026 | 16:05 IST - Last Updated OnOct 25, 2026 | 16:05 IST Government bond yields hardened by nearly 30 basis points in October, driven by global pressu

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks are lower as this week's selling goes beyond tech. The Dow is the big loser Friday, down more than 1%

Sixty-three of the 67 new-age tech stocks under Inc42’s coverage declined this week, led by Swiggy’s 24.5% fall The sell-off extended beyond companies reporting weak results, with 63 of 67 stocks declining, showing that broader market pressures outweighed company-specific gains i

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. a printed circuit board maker, raised about HK$9.9 billion ($1.3 billion) in Hong Kong’s biggest listing in nearly two months, which hit a volatile market for companies related to the artificial intelligence build out.

Nvidia eyes converting old nuclear plants into massive AI data centers — reusing shut-down German energy sites could reduce the cost and timeline of building from scratch The plan does not involve using nuclear power. Nvidia is collaborating with German energy firm PreussenElektr

Santiago Kem is the best soda in the world. I first had this glorious artificially-flavored pineapple beverage in Chile, during my ten day trip throughout the country. God hath scarcely created such a nectar as sweet as Kem. I am not sure what the median American stereotype is of

Indian equity benchmarks extended their losses in a holiday-truncated week, with the BSE Sensex falling 2.15% and the NSE Nifty 50 declining 2.36%. The Sensex shed 1,605.44 points, while the Nifty 50 lost 546.15 points over the four trading sessions. The selloff, triggered by sur

Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing - Published More than £1bn for social and affordable housing in England will be provided in the Budget, taking funding for the government's 10-year homes programme past £40bn. Mayors and regional leaders across England are

“If you cannot explain to an 11-year-old in two minutes or less why you own the stock, you should not own it,” he once famously said while delivering a speech in 1997. Lynch explained that understanding the business behind the stock is the most important principle of investing in

Black Forest Labs' smallest Flux.2 model lands in ComfyUI as a single 7.75GB file, generating images in under a second on an RTX 3090.

Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hacker From tracking skipped ads to using connected soundbars as makeshift microphones Reverse engineer and cybersecur

These companies are expected to announce price band declarations and launch plans by November 5, ahead of the extended Diwali holiday period in Gujarat

Despite the significant investments ploughed into artificial intelligence it has provided “zero payoff” to corporate America outside of technology, according to Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Economist Torsten Slok.

Jio Platforms initial public offering (IPO) allotment is all set to be finalised on Monday, October 26. Backed by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Jio IPO was subscribed more than 22 times during the bidding period. As all eyes are now on the finalisation of all

The OpenAnolis community is developing the next version of its Linux distribution, Anolis OS 27, in what it calls an agentic-native way. Different AI agents handle the selection of packages and patches, code review and patch backporting. Ma Tao, chair of the OpenAnolis community

Five companies, including EAAA India Alternatives, SFC Environmental Technologies, and M K Sons Fine Jewels, are set to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) next week, aiming to raise nearly Rs 2,600 crore in the primary market. BLS Polymers and Bombay Coated and Special

In a sign that crypto and blockchain-focused investing has receded in importance, Andreessen Horowitz announced Thursday that it is renaming its digital asset unit from a16z Crypto to a16z Frontier. The practice, helmed by Chris Dixon, has raised nearly $10 billion across five fu

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MCap of eight of the top-10 firms erodes by ₹1.55 lakh cr; HDFC Bank, Bajaj Fin biggest laggards - Published OnOct 25, 2026 | 14:30 IST - Last Updated OnOct 25, 2026 | 14:30 IST The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 most valuable firms dropped by ₹1.55 lakh crore l

AI - Torvalds: AI is fine for competent devs, but spare us the 'drive-by' patches Kernel maintainers stop asking who used AI, as long as the code is good - Nvidia woos wary Europeans with more open weights models New embedding, parsing, and reranking models promise smarter agenti

Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored - Published Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, after Ukrainian officials said connectivity issues appeared to have been resolved. The tech billionaire

Eicher Motors, Hyundai and Tata Motors' passenger vehicle business are Nuvama Institutional Equities' top picks in the auto sector ahead of Diwali 2026, as the brokerage favours automakers with new product launches and healthy waiting periods. However, it expects vehicle volume g

In a holiday-truncated week, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,605.44 points, or 2.15 per cent, while the 50-share NSE Nifty slumped 546.15 points, or 2.36 per cent. Tracking the weak trend in equities, the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell by Rs 20,78,774.28 c