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Lockheed to Pay 29.5 Million Dollars to Settle Federal Probe
Lockheed Martin will pay 29.5 million dollars to settle a federal probe over diversity efforts, closing an investigation that tested a novel use of contractor law.
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Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Shows the AI Race Is Now About Developers, Not Just Chips
Nvidia's agreed $12.9 billion takeover of Hugging Face, the AI platform used by 18 million-plus developers, signals the AI race is moving from chips to developer distribution.
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Hot CPI Triggers AI-Stock Rout, Wiping About $80 Billion in Market Value
A hot September CPI report (+0.6% MoM, +3.7% YoY) hammered debt-funded AI stocks on Wednesday, erasing about $80 billion in market value as Fed rate-hike bets revived.
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Nvidia Pledges $250 Million in Compute for UK Agentic AI Safety Research
Nvidia will provide 50 million dollars a year in compute access for five years to strengthen UK agentic AI safety research, with Oxford, UCL and Imperial as partners.
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Anthropic Courts Investors in San Francisco as Blockbuster IPO Takes Shape
Anthropic will meet institutional investors in San Francisco on October 14 as IPO preparations advance, with a possible November market debut ahead.
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Signed in Montreal, Still Locked in Brussels: Canada Climate Twin Test
Canada and the EU signed a Destination Earth climate modelling arrangement in Montreal, but public files show no Canadian data grant or joint warning product yet.
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Trump Escalates Fed Pressure Campaign as Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year High
President Trump accused the Federal Reserve board of wanting "the country to do badly" as 30-year mortgage rates touched their highest point in nearly three years.
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Arnab Toll Put at 4,764 Crore as Farmers Count Crop Losses Across 12 Districts
The economic toll of Cyclone Arnab in Andhra Pradesh is coming into focus, with preliminary estimates putting losses at 4,764 crore rupees across 12 districts and extensive damage to farm crops.
Technology
DeepMind Researchers Quit Over Military AI Contracts as Ethics Row Turns Into Exits
Several Google DeepMind researchers have resigned over the company's military AI contracts, with one saying the push into military operations made her ashamed to work at Google.
Sports
The Business of a Record Parade: What 750,000 Fans Mean for Milwaukee
More than 750,000 fans at the Brewers parade turned a championship celebration into a major economic event for downtown Milwaukee, dwarfing the 400,000 organisers expected.
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Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Biggest Layoff Since 2022 as Co-CEOs Sharpen Focus Before Earnings
Netflix is cutting about 1,000 jobs — six per cent of its workforce — as co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters sharpen focus before quarterly earnings.
Health
Trump Administration Finalizes Health Price Transparency Rules, Pressures Hospitals to Post Real Prices
New federal rules finalized October 5 require hospitals and insurers to publish actual dollar prices — and ban the "ghost rates" regulators say obscured real costs.
Science
NASA Opens Bidding for Private Space Stations to Replace the ISS by 2030
NASA released a 360-page request for proposals on October 9 inviting U.S. companies to design, build and operate commercial space stations to succeed the ISS.
