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Elon Musk Skydance investment: Semafor reports about $1 billion
Semafor first reported the equity investment, and CNBC followed. The stake, price and structure are undisclosed, and the cash would land in a company that Fitch and S&P have cut deeper into junk territory.
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KOSPI drops 3% as Samsung, SK Hynix slide after US tech selloff
Chipmakers led the drop minutes after the Seoul open, following an overnight US tech selloff and a rise in oil prices. It is the index's third decline in four sessions.
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Microsoft AI diagnostic tool hits 83% vs 36% for generalist doctors
Generalist physicians scored 22% without references and 36% with them. The paper's own data suggest frontier models such as GPT-5 drive most of the gain, and the system is not cleared for clinical use.
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Nasdaq falls 2.6% to 26,008.86 as AI spending worries hit chips
The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6% to 26,008.86 on October 22, its steepest one-day drop since early June. Reuters and Yahoo Finance said renewed worry about AI spending after Meta and Tesla results drove the selloff, which hit chip stocks hardest.
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Coinbase Ireland fined €3.25 million over safeguarding failures
The regulator found three breaches between 1 November 2020 and 19 August 2025, including an underfunded safeguarding account. Coinbase Ireland admitted them in a settlement; Coinbase says no customer lost money or access to funds.
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OpenAI Decisions API now generally available on GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI has opened its fast decision model to all customers, adding GPT-Live voice integration, prompt caching and structured JSON input. TechCrunch reports responses of roughly 100 to 180 milliseconds, yet public indexes still rank TypeSafe's Jev ahead.
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Trump says Google CEO refused to rename Atlantic 'Trump Ocean'
Google has not confirmed the call, and the account rests on Trump's own words. He told a similar story at a Georgia rally on October 16 and said then that he had been joking.
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Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
The actor who played the doomed captain in Alien and the flight instructor Viper in Top Gun won the 1993 Emmy for Picket Fences. His publicist confirmed the death to CBS News.
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Canva Craft AI image model is Canva's first built in-house
Canva built and trained Craft itself for design work, not just pictures. It is available in Dream Lab and through the Canva API, with cheaper Craft-fast and Craft-ultrafast versions planned.
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Trump calls LeBron James a 'disgrace' over national anthem video
Trump said James should apologize to "Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag." James had not commented publicly by Thursday afternoon, and the 76ers did not immediately respond to Reuters.
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European Q3 earnings seen up 21.9%, energy forecast up 134.1%
Refining is the main engine: Shell, BP and TotalEnergies have flagged sharply higher third-quarter refining margins. Without energy, STOXX Europe 600 earnings growth is seen at just 8.4%.
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Fireblocks Visa acquisition talks: firm denies $2.5B Axios report
Fireblocks called the rumors "news to us, and not true at present time." Visa said it does not comment on rumors or speculation, Coinbase denied any involvement, and no deal has been announced.
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Trump backs Ramaswamy Acton ad as DeWine asks for it to come down
Ramaswamy's campaign says it did not pay the mother and plans to spend $4 million promoting the ad. Acton says her mother is "not well." Ohio votes on 3 November in a race rated a toss-up.
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Moderna melanoma vaccine data surface early; shares fall 17.6%
The Phase 3 INTerpath-001 results were positive, but the 42% reduction came in below the 49% seen in the earlier Phase 2b study, though the trials are not directly comparable. Full data are due at ESMO in Madrid on 24 October.
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Meta credit default swaps hit record 114.79 bps on AI spending
Reuters, citing Markit data, said the 7.6 bps move was the biggest one-day jump since at least 2025. A record spread does not mean anyone expects a default: Meta is still rated Aa3 by Moody's and AA- by S&P.
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US gas prices average $4.27 as diesel nears record, AAA says
Regular gasoline is up about $1.20 a gallon from a year ago and accounted for more than half of September's 0.6% rise in consumer prices. Food banks in Detroit and California say fuel costs are cutting into their budgets.
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Alleged Mass Effect: Universe trailer leaks after BioWare closure
The cinematic runs just over two minutes with no gameplay and was posted by a brand-new account. EA's own memo described the cancelled game as in early development, which sits awkwardly with a polished trailer.
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Chip stocks slump 5.6%, lowest since July 29, on AI spending fears
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index fell 5.6% to its lowest since July 29 on October 22, led by Lam Research, AMD, Intel and Marvell, as Meta's new non-voting shares and Tesla's capex cut prompted investors to reassess AI infrastructure spending.
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Arc browser shutting down December 22: how to export your data
New Arc accounts can no longer be created, mobile AI features switch off on November 23, and the latest Arc version adds an export option. The Browser Company cites security as its teams move to Dia.
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Trump BBC lawsuit: judge orders Trump deposition by December 11
Trump had cancelled an agreed October 16 deposition, citing "matters of national importance," and his lawyers proposed January 2027. The judge also allowed the deposition to be videotaped, NBC News reported.
