AI stock boom faces a defining test as soaring infrastructure spending raises questions about long-term profitability. The global AI stock sell-off in early November 2026 wiped billions of dollars from major technology companies as investors questioned soaring infrastructure costs and stretched valuations. On Nov. 5, Nvidia shares plunged more than 9%, while AMD and Micron … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has disclosed a cybersecurity breach affecting approximately $6.3 billion in digital assets, with blockchain investigators linking the attack to North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking group. The October 29, 2026, attack reportedly transferred billions of dollars from Binance-controlled wallets across ten blockchains in approximately 20 minutes. Binance temporarily suspended withdrawals, pledged to cover losses … Read more
Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 11 suspects, including alleged call center owner Yasir Gilgiti, during a raid on a suspected international financial fraud operation in Karachi. The October 18, 2026, operation targeted a call centre at Zafar Centre on Shahrah-e-Faisal. Investigators allege that employees impersonated American banks and financial institutions to … Read more
Microsoft released Windows 10 cumulative update KB5126657 on Oct. 13, 2026, delivering security improvements, storage and backup fixes, and additional Secure Boot certificate updates for devices eligible for continued support. The October Patch Tuesday release brings Windows 10 version 22H2 to OS build 19045.7807 and Windows 10 version 21H2 to build 19044.7807. It is available … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined SEMAFOR’s Silicon Valley & The World initiative as a co-chair, alongside prominent technology executives including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat, and ICONIQ founding partner Divesh Makan. The announcement was shared by SEMAFOR co-founder and … Read more
NVIDIA has introduced an open security platform designed to control autonomous AI agents outside the models and applications they operate in, extending enforcement into the runtime and underlying computing hardware. Announced September 28, the NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform combines two principal technologies: OpenShell, an open-source runtime that restricts what agents can access and do, … Read more
Michigan-based Modal Motors is developing electric motors that can operate without rare-earth magnets, betting that redesigning the motor itself could reduce a supply-chain vulnerability that simply moving manufacturing to the United States does not eliminate. The Farmington Hills company is targeting drones, robotics, pumps, fans, blowers and other systems where motor weight, efficiency and torque … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the public is justified in worrying that artificial intelligence could become dangerously powerful or give a small number of companies excessive influence over society. His proposed response, however, creates a difficult governance question of its own: how much should the world rely on the companies building the most capable AI … Read more
Web3 x AI Fusion is preparing to bring artificial intelligence and blockchain builders together in Singapore on Oct. 6, 2026, with a program focused on AI-powered decentralized applications, smart-contract automation, data ownership, tokenization and the infrastructure needed to connect the two technology ecosystems. The in-person gathering, powered by Times of Blockchain, is aimed at founders, … Read more
Blockverse Series is preparing an infrastructure-focused gathering in Singapore on Oct. 6, bringing together participants working across decentralized physical infrastructure networks, computing, energy and Web3 as demand for the physical systems behind digital services continues to expand. The event is expected to focus on Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, commonly known as DePIN, and the practical … Read more
Researchers at Princeton University and the University of Chicago tested AI models, including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, in a simulated hiring exercise adapted from an earlier psychology study. According to research, Artificial intelligence models can develop new stereotypes from limited experience and separate job candidates by demographic group more strongly than humans. The models acted … Read more
China has added eight commercial banks to the operating network for its digital yuan, expanding the number of institutions authorized to provide e-CNY services to 30 as Beijing continues building digital infrastructure around its central bank. The newly designated operators are Ping An Bank, Hengfeng Bank, China Bohai Bank, Bank of Shanghai, Bank of Hangzhou, … Read more
LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T platform, marking a major expansion of the South Korean technology group’s push into physical artificial intelligence and intelligent machines. The company plans to publicly unveil the LG humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027. It will use NVIDIA Jetson Thor for onboard … Read more
Motadata and Smartdata Technologies Limited held a partner enablement workshop in Bangladesh focused on strengthening sales and technical expertise around integrated IT service management, automated patching and IT asset management, highlighting the growing role of Enterprise Automation in simplifying modern IT operations. The Motadata ServiceOps workshop, held Aug. 12 at Jheel Maestria, brought together sales … Read more
AI video startup Higgsfield is deepening its presence in South Korea after the country emerged as its second-largest market globally, underscoring how rapidly generative video technology is moving into one of the world’s most influential entertainment and digital-content industries. Higgsfield said adoption in South Korea has increased by an average of 55% month over month … Read more
OpenAI has reportedly completed a roughly $7 billion tender offer that allowed current and former employees to sell shares in the artificial intelligence company, providing a major source of private-market liquidity as questions continue over when the ChatGPT maker could move ahead with an initial public offering. The transaction valued OpenAI at approximately $852 billion, … Read more