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Spotify removes over 50 million AI-generated spam tracks in 2026
Spotify has removed more than 50 million AI-generated tracks identified as "slop and spam" from its recommendations this year, while taking down over 75 mi…
21 Oct, 06:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Bezos Earth Fund commits $100 million to new species recovery alliance
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are contributing $100 million to the Species Recovery Alliance, a $500 million initiative announced on October 16 at th…
21 Oct, 02:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Leica partners with Formula 1 for global licensing and special camera
Leica Camera North America announced a global licensing deal with Formula 1 on Tuesday, marking Leica’s first official partnership with the sport.
21 Oct, 10:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
European telcos plan satellite mobile service to rival Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone, Europe’s four largest telecom groups, are exploring a joint bid for radio spectrum to launch direct-to-…
20 Oct, 12:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Tesla schedules December vote on Elon Musk’s CEO role and $158 billion pay package
Tesla has set its annual shareholder meeting for December 3, where investors will vote on re-electing Elon Musk as CEO, board chair Robyn Denholm, and director JB Straubel for three-year terms.
20 Oct, 10:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Accenture explores $1.5 billion sale of Greater China operations amid AI focus
Accenture is considering the sale of its Greater China operations for approximately $1.5 billion as part of a strategic shift towards artificial intelligence, the company confirmed this week.
19 Oct, 10:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Sydney’s new $4 billion airport opens with few flights amid challenges
Sydney’s new Western Sydney International airport, built at a cost of A$5.6 billion ($4 billion), opened this week with its first passenger flight, a Jetst…
19 Oct, 04:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Vedanta doubles South Africa zinc capacity with $600 million investment
Vedanta Resources has doubled its zinc production capacity in South Africa to 500,000 tonnes following a $600 million investment, the company announced.
18 Oct, 08:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Workers in China train robots for household chores earning up to ₹57,000 monthly
Workers in China are teaching robots everyday household tasks such as folding clothes and sweeping floors, earning up to ₹57,000 monthly, according to livemint.com.
18 Oct, 12:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
U.S. debt interest payments rise to $3 billion daily in fiscal 2026
The U.S. federal government’s interest payments on national debt reached $1.36 trillion in fiscal 2026, averaging about $2.9 billion per day, according to Treasury Department data released this week.
18 Oct, 12:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Iran war has cost US households nearly $2,000, says Moody’s economist
More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, the conflict has cost the average American household nearly $2,000, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.
17 Oct, 10:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Tesla demonstrates flying Roadster, production set for 2028
Tesla showcased its flying Roadster in a livestreamed event at SpaceX’s McGregor test facility, demonstrating the car’s ability to drive upside down, launc…
17 Oct, 06:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Jeff Bezos sold Seattle mansion for $63 million before Washington tax
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sold his Seattle Hunts Point mansion for $63 million in spring 2025, setting a record for the most expensive home sale in Washing…
17 Oct, 04:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Woman pleads guilty to $1.2 billion fraud plot targeting Wes Edens
Changli “Sophia” Luo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to a fraud scheme aimed at extorting more than $1.2 billion from three victims, incl…
17 Oct, 02:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Anthropic explains origins of ECDSA cryptographic curve seeds
Anthropic published a detailed explanation resolving the decades-old mystery behind the origins of the seed parameters used in the ECDSA elliptic curve cryptography standard.
17 Oct, 02:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Michael Dell loses over $20 billion as Dell stock falls 11%
Michael Dell’s net worth dropped by more than $20 billion on Wednesday after Dell Technologies’ shares fell 11.1%, causing him to slip from the fourth to the fifth richest person globally.
16 Oct, 12:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
TSMC discusses partnership with Elon Musk’s Terafab but insists on control
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is in talks with Elon Musk’s Terafab chipmaking project about a potential partnership, while emphasizing it w…
15 Oct, 04:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Getty Images to go private after $2.1 billion debt restructuring
Getty Images, the US-based photography company, announced plans to go private following a bankruptcy filing expected by the end of 2026.
15 Oct, 12:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Meta launches Your Algorithm for personalized Facebook recommendations
Meta announced on October 13 the launch of Your Algorithm, an AI-powered tool on Facebook that allows users to customize their Feed and Reels recommendations using natural language prompts.
14 Oct, 02:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
More than a third of high earners live paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs finds
More than 36% of Americans with household incomes above $500,000 say they live paycheck to paycheck, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Retirement Survey and Insights Report 2026.
14 Oct, 08:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Judge orders OpenAI to share hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
A judge has ordered OpenAI to provide Apple with expedited access to hiring documents in the ongoing trade secrets lawsuit filed by Apple in July.
14 Oct, 04:05 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Kormotech CEO steps back as company globalizes amid war challenges
Kormotech, a Ukrainian family-run pet food company, has grown to $210 million in revenue and ranks among the world’s top 50 pet food manufacturers.
13 Oct, 02:05 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Trump announces energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
Former US President Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine, urging both sides not to break the agreement.
11 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
David Zaslav nets $606 million from Paramount’s Warner Bros acquisition
David Zaslav, the outgoing CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, will receive approximately $606.1 million from his equity holdings following Paramount’s acquisit…
10 Oct, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro component orders amid price concerns
Apple has instructed some suppliers to reduce component production for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max by at least 15% in October, according to Nikkei Asia.
10 Oct, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Masked thieves steal $8 million in Italy’s largest wine heist
Masked thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of wine worth over $8 million from Marchesi Antinori’s warehouse in Cortona, Tuscany, on a Saturday night, according to fortune.com.
10 Oct, 01:29 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 set to host 10,000 attendees in San Francisco
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will take place from October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, attracting 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders.
09 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Disney offered $2 million to 13-year-old for The Lion King singing role
Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King, but his mother declined the offer in favor of royalties and a $…
09 Oct, 03:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Ex-AWS techie defends immigrant workforce amid US visa suspensions
Daniel Vassallo, a former Amazon Web Services (AWS) employee, defended the role of immigrant workers in building major American tech companies, emphasizing…
09 Oct, 01:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Elon Musk loses trillionaire status after $36.4 billion stock drop
Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status for the second time in a month after a sharp decline in SpaceX and Tesla shares wiped $36.4 billion off his fortune in a single trading session on October 8.
09 Oct, 11:28 am IST