The Latest Breaking News from Artificial Intelligence

Nasdaq Futures Slip as AI Stocks Resume Slide, Oil Jumps; SpaceX Earnings on Tap

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ26) are down -0.55% this morning as chipmakers and other AI-related stocks came under renewed selling pressure.

Barchart · Oct 20

GOOGL Stock Earnings Preview: What to Expect From Alphabet’s Q3 2026 Report

A tougher year-over-year comparison in Google Search could put pressure on revenue growth, while increased spending to expand AI infrastructure may weigh on profit margins.

Barchart · Oct 20

Companies Are Selling Employees' Private Slack Messages and Emails to Train AI—Often Without Workers' Knowledge

Companies are selling workplace emails, Slack messages, and documents to AI developers for six-figure sums, raising concerns over employee privacy, consent, and who profits.

International Business Times UK · Oct 20

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

China has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Neural Networks Are 'Already Clean' Says the Researcher Who Helped Prove AI Was a Tangled Black Box

Goodfire's Nick Cammarata, who helped build the AI black-box theory, now says most neurons are readable. DeepMind's Neel Nanda disputes it, splitting the field.

International Business Times UK · Oct 20

Anthropic vows to donate shares to public benefit fund before stock market debut

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

'Humans are cows of the future': Harsh Goenka shares 'a frightening AI thought' by Yuval Noah Harari

Harsh Goenka has shared a frightening AI warning by celebrated author of Homo Sapeins, Yuval Noah Harari, who has compared humans to cows of the future. He argued that as artificial intelligence gains control over complex financial and legal systems, humans will become like cows who can't control the system.

The Economic Times · Oct 20

Oil prices top $110 as traders weigh Middle East supply risks

The price of Brent crude remained at a five-month high as uncertainty over when energy supplies will return to normal amid the war with Iran keeps oil inflated.

Euronews · Oct 20

Tech chief insists AI could help boost struggling German economy

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

Zuckerberg spent years building on Apple’s terms. His $100-billion-plus AI bet is about owning everything

Zuckerberg and chief AI officer Alexandr Wang want Meta’s Muse agents to shop for you. That could disrupt the ad machine paying for it all.

Fortune · Oct 20