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The Data Centre Backlash: 29 Jurisdictions Vote to Slow the Buildout
Voters in at least 29 jurisdictions approved bans or restrictions on data centre construction, and a new Congress is expected to scrutinise the buildout.
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Musk Backs SpaceX-Tesla Merger as Both Boards Form Special Committees
Elon Musk has said he supports the idea of merging Tesla with SpaceX, confirming that both companies have formed special committees of independent directors…
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Hasbro Jumps 11 Percent as Magic: The Gathering Tops $600 Million in a Quarter
Hasbro shares jumped more than 11 percent on Tuesday, hitting a new 52-week high after the toymaker reported quarterly earnings that blew past Wall…
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Trump Unveils 8 Billion Dollar Harvest Fuel Relief Plan for Farmers
President Donald Trump announced an 8 billion dollar Harvest Fuel Relief program for American farmers on Monday night, a midterm season pledge aimed at…
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Goldman Sachs Chief David Solomon Says Tokenization Will Expand Wall Street Trading, Not Threaten It
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told analysts that tokenization is an important trend across asset classes — one that could enlarge, not shrink, the bank's trading business.
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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.
Politics
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.
Business
Chip Rout Deepens: AMD Falls 17 Percent as the Philadelphia Index Drops 12
Chip stocks posted their second biggest fall on record on Thursday as AMD fell 17 percent, Nvidia dropped 9 percent and the Philadelphia index fell 12 percent.
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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.
Entertainment
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.
