Today: October 18, 2026
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US air traffic controllers to get 2.8% pay raise under FAA deal

Thousands of US air traffic controllers will get a 2.8% pay raise retroactive to January 1 under a deal announced by the

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Anthropic signs lease for first Canadian data center

Anthropic has signed a lease with EverWind for data center capacity at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, marking the Claude maker’s first data center agreement in Canada, a company

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Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports

Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people

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Records reveal mechanical failures, faulty restraints and broken bones at Six Flags parks

In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Kyung Lah reports.

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Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

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The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school

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Georgia amusement park reopens as scheduled after roller coaster death

Six Flags Over Georgia has opened for the first time since a man fell to his death from the Goliath roller coaster

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Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air. But don't expect to drive it anytime soon

Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles

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Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

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Nasdaq sinks more than 2% as investors raise questions about AI debt

Nasdaq sinks more than 2% as investors raise questions about AI debt

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Nearly 12,000 California residents bought EVs using state rebate program

California said on Friday that nearly 12,000 residents bought electric vehicles since August using rebates under a new $270 million program funded by

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SoftBank weighs $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, source says

SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal in a deal that could value the US security services provider at about $18 billion, a source familiar

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Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology

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Boeing sales chief McMullen to retire, company memo says

Boeing jetliner sales chief Brad McMullen is retiring in December and will be succeeded in one of the industry's most high-profile jobs by Ryan Weir, currently in

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Trump says neither he nor Musk responsible for Ukraine loss of Starlink access

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not think either he or Elon Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access in a way that affected its military

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FAA bars unauthorized drones along US-Mexico border, citing security concerns

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is barring unauthorized drones along the US border with Mexico as the government steps up

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US arms firm Anduril could make interceptors in Europe, executive says

US defence firm Anduril could eventually manufacture its newly unveiled Steelfin interceptor missiles in Europe, a company executive said this week, as governments aim to

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US appeals court blocks class actions over Tesla's self-driving claims

A US appeals court threw out on Friday an order allowing Tesla customers in California to pursue class action claims accusing the electric vehicle maker of

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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

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States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults

Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults

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Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star

Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star

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US federal bankruptcy court operations disrupted by cybersecurity incident

Several online services supporting US federal courts' bankruptcy systems have gone offline following a

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Chinese online retailer Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle Texas lawsuit

Chinese online retailer Temu has agreed to settle data privacy claims raised by Texas and will restrict how it handles personal data

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US FDA sets up board to oversee drug exclusivity determinations

The US FDA's drug evaluation department said on Friday it has formed a board to oversee and advise on exclusivity determinations made by the department, aiming to improve clarity

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Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports

Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during

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CoreWeave's CEO sold nearly $1 billion of stock since IPO, filings show

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator and entities linked to him have sold nearly $1 billion of stock, mostly under prearranged trading plans, since the AI cloud company's IPO in March

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Why CoreWeave is in the crosshairs of the AI scare

Loss-making and deeply indebted US cloud company CoreWeave became an easy target this week for investors concerned about an

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UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

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7-year-old cancer survivor returns home after 10 months at St. Jude

7-year-old cancer survivor returns home after 10 months at St. Jude

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SpaceX's spectrum deal still leaves it far from rivaling telecom giants

SpaceX called its recent multibillion-dollar purchase of US airwaves a critical step towards building a mobile network, but constructing a true rival to

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Dodge the cops, reach the protest: India's latest online political game goes viral

A web-based multiplayer game in which players dodge police and detention on their way to a protest site in New Delhi has gone viral, as

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Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

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US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of midterms

The FBI and the US cyber defense agency CISA are urging election officials -- and the American public -- to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of next month's

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CoreWeave stock, bond set for weekly plunge as rate-hike fears hit AI bet

CoreWeave's shares and bond were set for steep weekly losses on Friday, underscoring investor worries over the cloud-computing company's $50

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Data centers may benefit from massive rural utility loan, US official says

A record-breaking $3.3 billion loan from the U.S.

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Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to vacate $5 million settlement

A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a joint request by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded

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Stocks slip as dollar heads for weekly loss

Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilized after a sharp tech-led selloff, while the dollar headed for a

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Some wagers, certain parlays no longer can be offered to bettors, NBA tells sportsbooks

The NBA has told sportsbooks about new restrictions on certain types of wagers for the upcoming season

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Private credit roundup: CoreWeave's debt stress tests private credit's AI financing boom

Private credit's expanding role in financing AI infrastructure faced one of its clearest market tests this week as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels, raising questions

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IMF chief urges cooperation on AI and war risks, as US hails economic momentum

The head of the IMF on Friday appealed to global leaders to cooperate in the face of multiple economic risks, including rapid advances in AI and a

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Over 1 million consumers were facing power cuts in Ukraine at some point, energy ministry says

Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and five other regions on Friday, causing emergency power outages, Ukraine's energy ministry said.

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Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash

The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in

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Wall St opens muted as tech jitters linger; Tesla gains

Wall Street's main indexes opened largely muted on Friday as worries about cracks in the AI trade pressured semiconductor stocks, while gains in Tesla provided some support.

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Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine

For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decision this week to reduce services provided by satellite company Starlink to

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US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC

A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told

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US manufacturing output rises in September

US factory production increased in September, but lost considerable momentum in the third quarter amid headwinds from the Middle East conflict, which has snarled supply

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Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

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Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections

Secretaries of state are at the center of growing conflict over how election authority should be divided between states and the federal government. There are 26 elections for the job this November.

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For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures

An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird migration routes that are both complicated and remarkable.