Technology

Tech-stock rout accelerates retreat from the AI trade

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Tech stocks were headed for their worst decline since June on Thursday, with the semiconductor index briefly falling by double digits in the latest autumn reckoning ⁠for the AI sector.

Technology

Factbox-Companies most exposed to potential US data-center curbs after blue sweep

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democratic victories in key data-center ⁠states such as Texas and Georgia have fueled expectations of tighter AI oversight, while investors also ⁠worry that a potential extension of Texas' data-center permit freeze could delay projects, adding to ‌scrutiny over the sector's hefty spending.

Technology

Nasdaq set for correction as investors reassess AI spending boom

Nov 5 (Reuters) - ⁠The Nasdaq slid 10% from ⁠its record close on Thursday, ‌on pace to confirm a correction as AI spending worries and heightened scrutiny ​of data-center expansion rattled ⁠tech stocks.

Technology

Apple seeks about $7 billion from bond sale, Bloomberg News reports

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Apple is ⁠seeking about $7 billion from a US-dollar bond offering, Bloomberg ⁠News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ‌matter.

Technology

AI chip demand powers third-quarter growth at chemical, industrial gas makers

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Technology

Nasdaq 100 eyes $1.8 trillion loss as Democratic win sparks AI delay fears

Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ⁠100 index was set to lose a whopping $1.8 trillion in stock value on Thursday as investors ⁠feared that the sweeping midterm victory of Democrats could stall the pace of AI infrastructure ‌expansion.

Technology

OpenAI kicks off charm offensive to change voters' view of data centers

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Stunning victories ⁠by Democrats in US midterm elections this week have been interpreted by many as Americans repudiating tech industry ⁠plans to build data centers across the country. OpenAI has now embarked on new strategies to change their minds.

Technology

Binance hack prompted US regulators to check in on bank systems, sources say

NEW ⁠YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - US regulators contacted banks to check whether their systems had any vulnerabilities after ⁠last week's $6.3 billion hack of Binance, alert to the risks that a hack in crypto ‌markets could affect traditional finance at a time that links have tightened. 

Technology

Qualcomm shares slump as weak smartphone chip sales overshadow data-center momentum

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Qualcomm shares ⁠dropped over 9% in early trading on Thursday after the company's ⁠smartphone chip sales missed Wall Street estimates, raising concerns that ‌weakness in its core handset business could offset gains from newer growth in areas such as data-center chips.

Technology

'We're not for sale': Americans want to pump brakes on data centres

Voters in dozens of American cities approved restrictions or outright bans on data centres during the Nov 3 midterm elections, in one of the clearest signals that a groundswell of anger over the AI boom has cut across political divides.

AI

Canva announces layoffs, job changes for more than one-fifth of workforce

Canva Inc announced job cuts and a sweeping overhaul that will impact more than one-fifth of the workforce, as artificial intelligence forces a structural reckoning at one of Australia's highest-profile technology companies.

Video games

Gamers set for Zelda remake to hit the shelves

Gaming fans around the world are getting ready for the release on Nov 5 of Nintendo's latest addition to its long-running Zelda series, Ocarina of Time.

Technology

Sony profit jumps on 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'; Nintendo earnings slide

TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Sony on ⁠Thursday reported a 45% rise in second-quarter operating profit, beating market estimates, while Nintendo reported an earnings slide ⁠that missed market expectations.

AI

Apple AI tools come to China after two-year delay

Apple began on Nov 4 a long-delayed trial rollout of in-house artificial intelligence tools for Chinese users, playing catch-up to homegrown smartphone makers in a major market for the US giant.

Technology

AI sharpens cat-and-mouse hacking battle as companies strengthen defences

AMSTERDAM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - From hacked supermarket ⁠fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyber threats executives say ⁠AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated.

Internet

New online therapy tool can reduce anxiety among pregnant women

A new online therapy tool could help prevent anxiety from escalating among pregnant women, a study suggests.

Technology

Microsoft will not expand Texas data center deal with UK's Nscale, source says

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Microsoft will not exercise an option to more than ⁠double the size of its existing agreement with AI cloud provider Nscale ‌to rent more computing power at a Texas data center, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cybersecurity

MyCert flags fake 'BNM Mobile Security' Android app that relays bank card data via NFC

MyCert urged members of the public not to install BNM Mobile Security or any application at the request of someone who contacts them by phone.

AI

After reinventing mathematics, can AI eradicate computer bugs?

Using the same techniques that allowed AI technologies to crack a million-dollar math problem, researchers are building new systems that aim to solve the world's cybersecurity crisis.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products are compromised

A cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples.