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Garena Relaunches Free Fire in India Four Years After Government Ban

Garena, the gaming subsidiary of Singapore-based Sea, has relaunched its popular battle royale game Free Fire in India more than four years after the government banned it over national security…

Kodiak AI Signs Deal to Deploy 75 Driverless Trucks for DTL Transport by 2028

Autonomous trucking company Kodiak AI has signed a binding commercial agreement to supply its self-driving technology for 75 trucks operated by California-based freight carrier DTL Transport, with deliveries beginning in…

Jio Platforms Shares Surge 21% in Debut After Record $3.2 Billion India IPO

Jio Platforms, the telecommunications and digital services subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, surged 21% in its stock market debut on October 28, 2026, following India’s largest initial public offering…

Amazon and Google Stand to Gain Billions From Anthropic IPO

Amazon and Google are positioned to become major financial beneficiaries of Anthropic‘s planned initial public offering, with substantial investments in the AI company alongside multibillion-dollar cloud computing agreements. Anthropic’s regulatory…

OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT Medical Advice Allegedly Linked to Woman’s Death

The parents of a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer with epilepsy have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged their daughter to stop…

AI Data Center Energy Demand Drives New Efforts to Modernize US Power Grid

Rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers is increasing pressure on the aging US power grid, prompting energy technology companies to develop new approaches to power distribution and infrastructure…

Guidewire to Acquire AI Insurance Startup Hyperexponential in Deal Worth Up to $2.1 Billion

Insurance software company Guidewire has agreed to acquire London-based AI underwriting startup Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash, with an additional $400 million payable if certain revenue targets are met.…

Venture Capital Firms Seek Billions in New Funds as AI Investment Grows

Several major venture capital firms have disclosed plans to raise billions of dollars through new investment funds in October 2026, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

General Motors Plans Hybrid SUV Production at Michigan Factory Amid $2 Billion Investment

General Motors has announced plans to manufacture hybrid-electric vehicles at its Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in Michigan, supported by a broader investment of more than $2 billion across the…

Bank of America Warns Customers Against Sharing Login Credentials With AI Agents

Bank of America has warned customers not to share their online banking usernames and passwords with artificial intelligence agents, citing security risks and potential financial liability. The warning comes as…

Anthropic’s IPO Structure Gives Founders and Trust Control Over Board Decisions

Anthropic has outlined a corporate governance structure that will give its seven founders and an independent trust substantial control over major decisions following its planned initial public offering (IPO). The…

Discord to Make Public Server Conversations Searchable on Google and Other Search Engines

Discord has announced plans to make selected conversations from its public communities accessible through web search, allowing people to discover information previously available mainly within the platform. The changes will…

Re:Build Raises $2.1 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing and Launch Industrial Startups

Massachusetts-based manufacturing company Re:Build has raised $2.1 billion to expand its US production capabilities and establish new industrial startups, including businesses developing advanced hardware technologies. Announced on October 27, 2026,…

Disruptive Raises $10 Billion Fund to Invest in AI and Defense Startups

Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive has announced a $10 billion flagship fund to invest in approximately 10 growth-stage and late-stage technology companies, with individual investments of up to $1 billion. The…

OpenAI and Anthropic Claim AI Has Disproved Longstanding Computer Science Hypothesis

OpenAI and Anthropic have released AI-generated mathematical proofs that challenge the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH), a longstanding assumption about computational complexity. OpenAI announced its findings on October 26, 2026, alongside…

Google DeepMind Releases Genie 4 With Real-Time World Simulation and AI-Generated Audio

Google DeepMind has introduced Genie 4, its latest AI world model capable of generating photorealistic, interactive environments with real-time audio and natural language controls. Released on October 27, 2026, the…

Former Meta AI Director Rohit Patel Launches Ndoc to Rival Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

Former Meta Superintelligence Labs director Rohit Patel has left Meta after eight years to launch Ndoc, an AI-powered workspace designed to compete with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. The three-person…

Ford Introduces Lower-Cost EV Chargers to Let Fathom Pickup Power Homes

Ford has announced two new bidirectional charging solutions for its upcoming Fathom electric pickup truck, allowing owners to power their homes, reduce electricity costs and potentially supply energy to the…

CISA Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that hackers are actively exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used web programming language, and ordered civilian federal…

Apple Introduces M6 MacBook Pro and iMac With Faster AI Performance

Apple has announced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac powered by its latest M6 chip, bringing faster processing, improved artificial intelligence performance and upgraded connectivity. The MacBook Pro…