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Fan fiction website AO3 is down, and it could take weeks to recover
The site's data is reportedly intact, but the cause of the outage is still unknown.
GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
As part of the settlement, GM must get drivers’ express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data.
Fan fiction site Archive of Our Own could be offline for up to 4 weeks
Archive of Our Own, the popular online home of fan fiction readers and writers, has bad news for its community.
FTC and eight states sue Toast over hidden fees and hard-to-cancel plans
The US Federal Trade Commission and eight states have sued Toast, the restaurant software and payments company. They accuse it of hidden fees, unwanted add-ons and a cancellation …
Reddit will force users to log in as AI is killing search traffic
The company is starting with tests outside of the US.
Google fixes an annoying Photos bug that hid edited images from other apps
Hey, that's not what Magic Eraser is supposed to do!
Intel shares sink as memory shortage drags its PC chip outlook
Intel forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $15B to $16B, below the $17B analysts expected, as a memory chip shortage hits PC demand and supply problems slow its data centre unit. Sh…
Windows 11 gets right-click menu improvements as PC revenue slides
The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot.
Google brings AI Mode advertisements to more countries
Adding sponsored content in more markets could make the feature profitable.
Anthropic is SpaceX’s biggest customer, bringing in a third of revenue
Anthropic is the “Customer B” that made up 34.5% of SpaceX’s third-quarter revenue, Bloomberg reports, overtaking the US government as its biggest client. Anthropic could spend up…
Patrick Stewart has died at age 86
Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86. A message posted to Stewart's Instagram account says the actor died in his Los Angeles home o…
As search traffic dries up, Reddit announces it’s shifting to a logged-in experience
As AI transforms how people find information online, Reddit is rethinking its open-web roots to protect its audience and business.
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.
Reddit will force everyone to log in
Reddit is announcing a huge shift: It's going to start requiring users to log in. Right now, you can browse Reddit without having an account, and the site is generally a great res…
Rivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant
Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5.8 billion joint venture will expand as a result.
Sam Altman says OpenAI will point its robots at building data centres
OpenAI will point its robotics programme at building data centres, chief executive Sam Altman said. Self-replicating data centres, built with AI-controlled robots, are “within gra…
The R2 SUV is already Rivian’s best-selling vehicle
Rivian is seeing strong enough sales of the new EV that it improved its guidance to Wall Street for the second time this year.
Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle
Rivian reported its third quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company's financial health as it ramps up production of its all-important R2 electric vehicle…
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings is buying ADT in a $15.3 billion deal, with plans to bring AI to the home security business.
Popcorn bucket innovation is at an all-time low and the Dune: Part Three 'Double Sandworm' is proof
Just what the Sandworm bucket needed: a second hole.
Microsoft’s Copilot daily users grew five times in a year, Nadella says
Copilot daily users grew nearly 50% in the three months to September, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said. That is more than five times as many as a year earlier. Microso…
Microsoft made $10bn from OpenAI last quarter, 11% of its revenue
Microsoft recorded $10bn of revenue from its business with OpenAI in the three months to September, about 11% of its total revenue. Microsoft disclosed the amount in its quarterly…
Fake crypto app on Apple App Store linked to $23K wallet theft
A fake cryptocurrency trading app called Padre Terminal, previously available on the Apple App Store for iOS devices, has been linked to the theft of approximately $23,000 from 27…
GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreemen…