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Power bills and data centers cast rare spotlight on utilities in US midterms
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US electricity prices had flown under the radar in past national elections, but they have become a major political issue in this year's midterms as Americans grow angry over rising utility bills and deals for power-hungry data centers.
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Technology
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60K employees, but expects low uptake
Microsoft was posting better financial results and bringing in more cash than ever, while employees felt blindsided by layoffs.
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Robotics
In the AI 'Robogym', machines train to be more like humans
Whether AI-powered robots can live up to their promise remains unclear.
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Smartphones
What happens to your brain (and habits) when you switch to a folding phone
Tim Pan put an iPhone Duo through 10,000 folds, but the bigger story is what a shape-shifting phone does to human habits and daily rituals.
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Cybersecurity
Apple users keep seeing scary warnings that their accounts are locked
The more customers depend on your product, the more you have a responsibility to clearly communicate when something goes wrong.
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Technology
Midterm US elections, earnings, jobs data loom for AI-wary stock market
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US midterm elections, a heavy slate of corporate earnings and the monthly jobs report will further test stock investors next week, after a series of setbacks for the market-leading AI trade.
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Technology
October ends with a thud for Intel, Reddit, AI stalwarts
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Monday will ring in a brand-new trading month, a prospect that appeals to many after a doozy of a last session in October.
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Technology
S&P Global revises Meta's outlook to 'negative' on AI spending, cash flow worries
Oct 30 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Friday revised its outlook on Meta Platforms to "negative" from "stable", citing significant uncertainty around the social media giant's capital spending and free operating cash flow.
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Technology
Alliant targets 1 GW of new data-center contracts in six months as power demand surges
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Alliant Energy expects to sign contracts for about 1 gigawatt of additional data-center demand within six months, its finance chief said on Friday, as rising AI use and growing electrification push US power demand to record highs.
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Technology
OpenAI to limit weapons information for teens on ChatGPT in violence-prevention push
Oct 30 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Friday it is tightening limits on the weapons-related information ChatGPT provides to teens, even when a question appears harmless, as part of new safeguards aimed at preventing real-world violence.
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Technology
Meta settles with teen during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating disorders
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has settled with a teen plaintiff who accused the company of designing Instagram and Facebook to be addictive, causing her mental health problems and disordered eating, attorneys for the plaintiff said on Friday.
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Technology
Big Tech returns smallest share of cash to shareholders in 15 years, given AI spending
Oct 30 (Reuters) - The biggest US technology companies generated record amounts of cash in the first nine months of 2026, yet returned the smallest share of it to shareholders in at least 15 years as surging artificial intelligence spending squeezed share buybacks.
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Technology
Nasdaq faces $2 trillion wipeout in October as AI spending fears deepen
(Corrects designation of John Bilton in paragraph 8)
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Technology
FBI and US Secret Service working with Binance after $6.3 billion hack, source says
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Binance is working with law enforcement around the world, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service (USSS), after hackers stole a record $6.3 billion from the platform, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters.
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Technology
Reddit shares plunge as Google's AI search squeezes traffic
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Reddit shares tumbled 29% on Friday, marking their biggest single-day drop and hitting their lowest level in over a year, after the company warned that Google's AI-powered search was hurting referral traffic and could shrink its user base.
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Technology
Intel on course for worst day ever, triggers global chip rout
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Intel tumbled 29% on Friday and was on track for its sharpest one-day decline, deepening a broader retreat in technology stocks as investors grew increasingly wary of weakening PC demand and the vast spending required to build out AI infrastructure.
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Technology
Asia chip firms see strong AI demand; market jitters continue
TOKYO/TAIPEI Oct 30 (Reuters) - Asian chip-supply-chain companies said on Friday that AI-related demand remained strong, while investor concerns persisted over whether the massive investments in AI infrastructure would generate adequate returns.
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Technology
Meta, TikTok, X lose legal challenge against UK watchdog over online safety data demands
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Meta, TikTok and X lost a legal challenge against British regulator Ofcom on Friday over information requests made under the Online Safety Act, in one of the first tests of Britain's nascent online safety regime.
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Technology
As US airlines deploy AI pricing tools, startups help travelers cash in on fare drops
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US airlines are turning to artificial intelligence to help maximize revenue from airfares. Now startups are putting AI to work on the other side of the transaction, helping passengers automatically claw back savings when ticket prices fall.
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Technology
In China, the war on mosquitoes has entered the AI era
Using sensors developed for self-driving cars, a Chinese start-up claims it can track and destroy tiny flying targets while avoiding people, pets and reflective surfaces.
