Business & Technology
Bolt to equip its 25,000 Lucid robotaxis with Nvidia self-driving software
Ride-sharing platform Bolt has announced that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will use Nvidia's Alpamayo self-driving software. The partnership will begin in 2027 with a data collection programme in Madrid.
Kursors.lv · 22 Oct, 08:54
Canada Commits $6.2bn to Shield Steel and Auto Industries From US Tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a $6.2 billion support package for the steel and auto sectors hit by US tariffs. The same day, the US Embassy accused Canadian politicians of trying to influence next month's American midterm elections.
Euronews Business · 22 Oct, 07:55
Latvian Researchers Look to Turn Food, Wood and Construction Waste into Raw Materials
Latvian researchers from the food, wood processing and construction sectors say industrial by-products and waste are increasingly studied as raw materials for other products. The work is driven by EU climate goals and national programmes, while obstacles include missing technology, costs and public attitudes.
Dienas Bizness · 22 Oct, 06:55
AI startup Flapping Airplanes raises $1 billion in Series A funding
US startup Flapping Airplanes, which is working on ways to train large AI models with less data, has closed a $1 billion Series A round. The company is reportedly valued at $6 billion.
TechCrunch · 22 Oct, 05:56
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Andris Ambainis in conversation on artificial intelligence, quantum computers and autonomous weapons
In the Apollo.lv interview series "No otras puses" (From the Other Side), Andris Ambainis discusses whether the Universe will ever repeat itself and what Schrödinger's cat knows. The introduction says AI recently solved hundreds of very complex maths problems.
Apollo.lv · 22 Oct, 05:56
Mercedes-Benz crashes two production CLA cars together at 56 km/h
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has published a crash test in which two production examples of its new CLA collided at 56 km/h in an intersection-style scenario. The results have not been verified by an independent consumer-protection body and rest on the manufacturer's own data.
iAuto.lv · 22 Oct, 05:55
Expert warns critical flaw could cause wider disruption to websites
A critical flaw has caused websites around the world to be taken down. An expert told Sky News the disruption could become more widespread in the coming days.
Sky News · 22 Oct, 05:55
Hackers Began Exploiting PHP Flaws Days Before Patches Were Released
Amazon Web Services data shows at least one attacker tried to exploit two critical PHP vulnerabilities on October 17, four days before public disclosure. AWS says AI is speeding up exploit development.
Wired · 22 Oct, 05:54
US court orders Meta to pay $25 billion fine in data leak case
A court in the US state of New Mexico has fined technology company Meta $25 billion over violations of user data privacy. The case relates to a data leak involving Cambridge Analytica that took place 10 years ago.
Pravda — ziņas · 22 Oct, 05:53
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Bose Buys Headphone Brand Skullcandy
US audio company Bose has announced it is acquiring Skullcandy, the brand known for bass-heavy headphones. Skullcandy will operate as a separate company and stay based in Park City, Utah.
Wired · 22 Oct, 04:56
Meta says it would have made over $22 billion in operating income without child safety settlement
US tech company Meta paid $9.89 billion in the third quarter toward its settlement with US state attorneys general. Without that charge, its income from operations would have been $22.89 billion.
The Verge · 22 Oct, 04:56
EU and Canadian government websites taken offline over PHP security flaws
After the PHP Foundation announced a fix for two critical vulnerabilities, several governments in the EU and Canada temporarily took websites offline as a precaution. The flaws could let an attacker take control of a server.
Engadget · 22 Oct, 04:56
Airbnb limits chores hosts can require of guests before checkout
Short-term rental platform Airbnb will bar hosts from requiring guests to strip beds, wash dishes, start laundry or take out trash. The rules apply to bookings made on or after November 20, and some hosts are unhappy.
TechCrunch · 22 Oct, 04:55
Tesla's third-quarter profit falls 43%
US electric-car maker Tesla reported net profit of $787 million for the third quarter of 2026, down 43% from a year earlier. Revenue was almost unchanged, but expenses rose sharply.
Ars Technica · 22 Oct, 04:55
mitmproxy adds --emudhra option with a compromised eMudhra certificate chain
The developers of the open-source traffic inspection tool mitmproxy have committed a change adding an --emudhra option. It embeds a compromised eMudhra intermediate certificate authority certificate together with its private key.
Hacker News (≥150 p.) · 22 Oct, 04:54
Škoda Offers 3D-Printable Simply Clever Accessories for Car Owners
Czech carmaker Škoda has released a free collection of 3D-printable accessories for its car owners. The files can be downloaded on Printables.com and printed at home.
iAuto.lv · 22 Oct, 04:53
Debt Pressure Leaves Some Democracies Choosing Between Spending and Cuts
A New York Times analysis says some democracies appear caught in a trap: spending more risks market panic, while cutting benefits strengthens the far right.
The New York Times · 22 Oct, 03:56
US pollster Wedgewood admits fabricating data as FCC chair warns broadcasters
The US polling firm Wedgewood Polling has publicly admitted it fabricated data, even though its results had been included in several poll aggregators. The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Carr, has urged broadcasters to meet their public interest obligations.
Ars Technica · 22 Oct, 03:55
Tesla says customers will be able to add their own cars to its robotaxi fleet in Q2 2027
Tesla's vice president for autonomous driving named a deadline on the third-quarter earnings call for letting customer-owned cars join its robotaxi network. The Verge notes that Elon Musk's earlier autonomy deadlines have often slipped.
The Verge · 22 Oct, 03:55
Tesla says it will start selling Cybercab robotaxis to customers by year-end
US carmaker Tesla said it will begin selling its driverless Cybercab by the end of the year, even as a federal safety regulator investigates whether it meets safety standards. For now, all vehicles built go to Tesla's own robotaxi fleet.
TechCrunch · 22 Oct, 03:54
Airbnb bans hosts from making guests do cleaning chores
Short-term rental platform Airbnb will bar hosts from requiring guests to do tasks normally done by a cleaner for bookings made from November 20. Hosts are angry about the change, while guests have welcomed it.
Wired · 22 Oct, 02:56
Survey: Large Companies Spend 28% of Software Budgets on Unwanted Upgrades
A survey of senior IT leaders at large firms found that, on average, 28% of software budgets go to unwanted upgrades, migrations and licensing changes. The survey's sponsor sells software maintenance services itself, so its findings may be biased.
Ars Technica · 22 Oct, 02:56
Railway Reports Possible Breach of Customer Environment Variables
Cloud platform Railway has detected unauthorized access to systems storing customer environment variables and is urging all users to rotate their keys and credentials. Deployments are paused for now.
Hacker News (≥150 p.) · 22 Oct, 02:55
Bose acquires headphone maker Skullcandy
US audio company Bose has bought headphone and speaker maker Skullcandy, which will continue as a separate brand. The price was not disclosed.
Engadget · 22 Oct, 02:55
Meta plans new non-voting share class to fund its AI expansion
US tech company Meta said it will create a new class of non-voting stock and distribute it to existing shareholders as a stock dividend. The shares are meant for capital raising, employee pay and acquisitions while preserving founder control.
TechCrunch · 22 Oct, 02:55
YouTube Says It Isn't Hiding the Dislike Button for Users, Only Moving It for Creators
YouTube denies testing a hidden dislike button for regular users. The new layout applies only to creators on their own uploaded videos.
The Verge · 22 Oct, 02:53
Xbox to charge hourly fees for streaming games you already own
Microsoft has begun testing standalone cloud gaming hours priced at roughly $0.24 to $0.40 per hour. The fee is charged on top of the cost of buying the game.
Ars Technica · 22 Oct, 01:56
Texas Data Center Boom Could Bring Air Pollution Back to 2000s Levels
A report from the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) warns that planned data centers in Texas could wipe out decades of air quality gains within five years. The outcome depends on whether they run on gas turbines or renewable power.
The Verge · 22 Oct, 01:55
Zuckerberg Says Meta Is Entering a New Phase With Its Muse AI Agent
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company's personal AI agent Muse has reached product-market fit and will now be monetized. He expects it to eventually earn more per user than Facebook and Instagram.
Engadget · 22 Oct, 01:55
Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaire Tax Ballot Measure
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed with a special board committee to remain in California for eight years in order to sell new shares. Voters will decide next month on a one-time 5% tax on billionaires' assets.
Wired · 22 Oct, 01:54
Blackstone's Jas Khaira Says Fears Over AI-Buildout Debt Are Overblown
Investment giant Blackstone does not believe the debt piling up around data centers and AI infrastructure threatens the wider economy, according to executive Jas Khaira. He spoke at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.
TechCrunch · 22 Oct, 01:53
Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, a personal agent that works in the background
AI company Anthropic has opened a waitlist for US subscribers to its new personal agent, Claude Duet. It is designed to handle tasks in the background and competes with similar offerings from Meta and OpenAI.
Engadget · 22 Oct, 00:56
Meta says AI app Muse has passed 10 million users
On its third-quarter earnings call, Meta said its AI app Muse has more than 10 million users. The company highlighted shopping through the agent and plans to scale it.
TechCrunch AI · 22 Oct, 00:55
Meta to create a new class of shares to fund its AI push
Meta, the US tech company behind Facebook and Instagram, said it will issue a new class of non-voting shares. The stock is meant to fund AI initiatives, possible acquisitions and employee compensation.
The Verge · 22 Oct, 00:54
Startup Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model largely built with AI
US AI startup Recursive on Wednesday released Flint, a free coding model that runs on a laptop and was largely developed with help from the company's own AI research system. It is an early public test of the idea that AI can improve itself.
TechCrunch AI · 21 Oct, 23:56
Tesla starts Optimus robot production in Fremont as quarterly profit falls 43%
US electric carmaker Tesla has begun producing its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont, California factory. Its third-quarter net income fell 43% as spending on AI and robotics rose.
TechCrunch · 21 Oct, 23:55