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Business / Fortune ·
Democrats can’t override Trump’s veto, but the incoming Oversight chair promised to probe the family’s crypto deals, and other family businesses.
Business / Fortune ·
Trump put Darline Graham in her late brother’s seat and even rallied for her thrice. She ran about 10 points behind her own party’s candidate for governor.
Business / Fortune ·
"A Democratic sweep could complicate negotiations over government spending and the debt ceiling."
Business / Fortune ·
Lula’s campaign, the No Kings coalition and a Florida Senate candidate ran into restrictions on Meta’s platforms this fall. Each time, Meta blamed errors in its systems.
Tech / Wired ·
Laptop prices keep going up, but this discount on the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x is one of the best deals I’ve seen in months.
AI / TechCrunch ·
Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.
Tech / Ars Technica ·
State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
Business / Fortune ·
Hazelbaker turned down the role in the spring, Fortune previously reported. But now it seems OpenAI has made her an offer she cannot refuse.
AI / TechCrunch ·
The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.
Business / Fortune ·
The iPhone maker said AI agents could access systems without authorization and cause damage.
AI / TechCrunch ·
Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
Tech / Wired ·
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are offering incentives of up to $1,200 off the iPhone Duo, but you will need to commit to a 36-month plan, which can be expensive.
Business / Fortune ·
Former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s new role at OpenAI could raise some conflict of interest concerns, according to American University Professor Gwanhoo Lee.
Business / Fortune ·
Freshworks killed “$5 million ideas” and moved early-career work to AI, Woodside told Fortune. It was like "saying to somebody that your baby's ugly."
Tech / Wired ·
Influencers, watchdogs, and MAGA pundits are convinced that election fraud is everywhere today, despite a lack of apparent evidence.
AI / TechCrunch ·
Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet, retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. That’s because Palantir’s…
Business / Fortune ·
Forecasters favor Democrats on Election Day. But response rates have collapsed, and presidential polls have missed toward Democrats three cycles running. (153 characters)
Tech / Ars Technica ·
Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
Business / Fortune ·
A proposed constitutional amendment, if it passes, wouldn’t immediately lower income taxes—but would cap the state income tax at 3.5%.
AI / The Decoder ·
OpenAI's hardware team used GPT-6 Astra to design a device for the Codex coding agent in under a week, handling everything from the enclosure to the circuit board to the firmware. Several revision rounds were needed before production because the model didn't always account for manufacturing…
Tech / The Verge ·
AMD CEO Lisa Su said in the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that Q3 2026 was "was the largest and most profitable in our history." AMD reported a record $13.4 billion in quarterly revenue, and it's predicting it will hit another record high next quarter of $17 billion. The company's…
Tech / The Verge ·
Ahead of the release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI, Nintendo is launching its own fall juggernaut: a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The remake, which is releasing 28 years after the launch of the original version on Nintendo 64, has a much more realistic visual…
Business / Fortune ·
At a dinner in NYC, the head of ChatGPT lays out OpenAI's vision for agentic AI, but it faces some serious challenges.
Business / Fortune ·
Ursula von der Leyen told a Brussels startup summit importing oil and gas means importing “the shocks and crises that come with them."