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1. U.S. Congressional Budget Office Confirms Cyber Breach, Investigation Underway

   The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has confirmed that its internal systems were hacked, marking one of the most serious cyber incidents to hit a nonpartisan federal agency in recent years. In ...

2. Texas Sues Roblox, Alleging It Failed to Protect Children from Predators on Its Platform

   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a sweeping lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, accusing the gaming giant of prioritizing profits over child safety and violating both state and federal onli...

3. Amazon Launches AI Translation Tool for Self-Published Kindle Authors

   Amazon is taking another step into the AI publishing frontier with Kindle Translate, a new translation tool designed to help self-published authors reach global audiences. Launched Thursday in beta fo...

4. Sora for Android Hits Nearly Half a Million Installs on Launch Day

   OpenAI’s Sora, the company’s viral text-to-video generator, has made a record-breaking debut on Android - notching nearly 500,000 installs in its first 24 hours. The Android release marks the model’s ...

5. Italian Political Consultant Claims He Was Targeted with Israeli Paragon Spyware

   An Italian political consultant says his phone was infected with spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Paragon, a revelation that raises new concerns about the growing use of military-grade h...

6. Meta Expands Its AI Video Feed ‘Vibes’ to Europe

   Meta’s push into AI-generated entertainment is going global. The company has announced that its short-form AI video feed, “Vibes,” will now roll out across Europe, following months of testing in the U...

7. Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Delayed Again - Now Set for November 2026

   Fans will have to wait a little longer for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar Games has announced another delay for the long-anticipated open-world blockbuster, now officially slated to launch on November ...

8. The Best Budget Smartphones of 2025: Flagship Power, Half the Price

   Smartphones under $600 have come a long way. You may not get every cutting-edge feature, but 2025’s budget lineup proves that high performance, durability, and great cameras no longer require a four-f...

9. Amazon Inks $38 Billion AI Deal With OpenAI

   The landmark partnership positions AWS at the center of the global AI infrastructure battle against Microsoft and Google. Amazon’s Big AI Push Amazon.com Inc. announced a sweeping $38 billion, multi-y...

10. Big Tech Investors Urge Firms to Slow Down AI Spending

    Major investors in the world’s largest technology firms are urging executives to re-evaluate the pace of their artificial intelligence (AI) spending, as record-breaking capital outlays raise concerns ...

11. AI-Generated Prank Content Floods Social Media

    A surge of artificial-intelligence-generated prank content is circulating on social media platforms, prompting concern among authorities, tech-experts and community watchers. The trend spans from alar...

12. Apple Signals Openness to AI-acquisitions as it Broadens its AI Roadmap

    Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook revealed this week that the company remains “very open” to mergers and acquisitions that accelerate its artificial-intelligence (AI) ambitions, marking a subtle shift in strate...

13. Government Hackers Lurked Inside Ribbon Communications for Months

    Nation-state hackers quietly accessed U.S. telecom supplier Ribbon Communications for most of the past year, according to disclosures this week. The breach underscores how attackers target vendors tha...

14. AI Is Rewriting Enterprise Software, ServiceNow CEO Says After Big Q3 Beat

     ServiceNow’s chief executive says artificial intelligence is not a side project, it is “re-orienting the global economy.” The claim lands as the workflow software giant posts stronger than expec...

15. Infinix Challenges Xiaomi in Israel with Feature-Packed Note 50 Pro Plus Smartphone

    Infinix is making a bold entrance into the Israeli smartphone market with the launch of the Note 50 Pro Plus, a device designed to deliver flagship features at a competitive price point. This strategi...

16. Amazon Faces Delays in AWS Spending as AI Startups Tighten Budgets

     Amazon’s cloud services division, AWS, is facing an unexpected challenge as AI startups, a major source of growth for the platform, are delaying spending. According to recent reports, these star...

17. EC Finds Meta and TikTok Breached Transparency Rules Under DSA

     In a major development for the tech industry, the European Commission has determined that both Meta and TikTok have violated transparency requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This ...

18. Inside KudiPod: How a Startup Built the Ultimate Business Command Center

    From a frustrated phone call in Lagos to competing against 515 global startups, Cizonet Solutions is proving that Africa's answer to business chaos isn't more apps - it's one brilliant dashboard...

19. Instagram Users Can Now Access Meta AI Editing Tools Directly in Stories

     In a move that further integrates AI into social media, Meta has rolled out new features that allow Instagram users to access advanced AI-powered editing tools directly within Instagram Stories....

20. OpenAI Acquires Sky: A New AI Interface for Mac

     In a bold move to expand its reach into the consumer software space, OpenAI has acquired Sky, an AI-powered interface designed specifically for Mac users. The acquisition, announced on October 2...