Azerbaijan drives data-driven decisions and AI in digital reform
Azerbaijan
trend.az
22.10.2026
SLB says AI, real-time data can cut drilling costs in Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
trend.az
22.10.2026
SoftBank market value halves from peak as AI fears grow
After briefly overtaking Toyota as Japan's biggest company, SoftBank's market capitalization is now smaller than that of Hitachi and Recruit.
World
japantimes.co.jp
22.10.2026
Azerbaijan to use AI for public finance analytics, anomaly detection
Azerbaijan
trend.az
22.10.2026
Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research
Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence
World
abcnews.com
22.10.2026
Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search?
How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?
Finance
bbc.co.uk
22.10.2026
People are taking an unapproved weight-loss drug. AI found something surprising
Researchers analyzing nearly 150,000 Reddit posts uncovered unexpected symptom reports linked by users to unapproved versions of retatrutide, including increased appetite, sleep disturbances, and elev
Science
sciencedaily.com
22.10.2026
Tesla’s spending on AI and robotics trails expectations, clouding outlook
Heavy spending is needed to help Tesla reorient operations around futuristic business lines, a shift seen as justifying a merger with SpaceX.
World
japantimes.co.jp
22.10.2026
Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI
Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novelThe publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, who was
Tech
theguardian.com
22.10.2026
The shift toward open and reproducible AI research
Science
nature.com
22.10.2026
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
Tech
techcrunch.com
22.10.2026
Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
The social media giant is planning a new stock strategy to help power its broad investments in AI models and services.
Tech
techcrunch.com
22.10.2026
Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.
Tech
wired.com
22.10.2026
Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during Q3 earnings. The AI app now has over 10M users.
Tech
techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet."
Tech
techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Tesla stars Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.
Tech
techcrunch.com
21.10.2026
Made in Our Image
In the output of AI, we see ourselves refracted through a strange new form of intelligence. This issue is an attempt to make sense of those refractions.
Journal
bigthink.com
21.10.2026
People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?
Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will play out with AI, columnist Jacob Aron looks to examples from the
Science
newscientist.com
21.10.2026
OpenAI, Google expand partnership with cloud deal
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Google LLC to make its artificial intelligence models available to developers through Google Cloud.
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
21.10.2026
Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at closed-door investor conference
Treasury secretary spoke to financiers at charity event where tickets cost $7,500
Finance
ft.com
21.10.2026