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Sergey Brin Contributions to California Tax Fight Reach $102 Million
State records cited by the Los Angeles Times show the Google co-founder financing a group backing two measures that could override a proposed billionaire tax.
Anthropic CEO Calls for Slower Frontier AI Capability Growth
Dario Amodei says leading developers should pace model advances so safety research, external evaluation and public oversight have time to catch up.
Report Says Tesla Has Ended New Solar Roof Installations
A technology report says Tesla stopped supplying its proprietary Solar Roof tiles in August, leaving installers and owners seeking clarity on support.
Houthi advance reaches Perim Island at crucial Red Sea shipping route
The reported seizure of Perim Island puts Houthi forces beside the Bab al-Mandab Strait as fighting and displacement intensify across western Yemen.
US diesel average passes $6 a gallon as supply squeeze deepens
AAA data put the national average at a record $6.05, raising the prospect of higher transport and consumer costs if elevated prices persist.
T-Mobile sets $5 monthly price for Apple’s two-iPhone Handoff feature
The carrier says eligible US customers will be able to share one number between two compatible iPhones when Apple releases iOS 27.
Google commits €13 billion to Finnish data centres and nuclear power
Google plans three new Finnish data centres, an expansion in Hamina and a 22-year agreement for as much as half of the Loviisa nuclear plant’s output.
Sony asks court to arbitrate PlayStation digital ownership lawsuit
Four California customers say PlayStation’s purchase language obscures that digital games are licensed rather than sold; Sony is seeking arbitration or dismissal.
Anthropic scenario tool maps how AI capability could reshape the 2030 economy
The model links automation, adoption and new task creation to sharply different outcomes for growth, wages and employment.
Open-source TradingAgents framework assigns market research to teams of LLM agents
Tauric Research has opened a research framework that divides market analysis, debate, trading and risk-management tasks among specialized language-model agents.
Mistral raises €3 billion in a record European tech funding round
The French AI company says Samsung led the Series D as it pushed its valuation above €21 billion and set a new benchmark for European fundraising.
South African workers are being paid to teach AI the jobs they studied for years
A Rest of World essay says a newly graduated South African PhD holder was invited to train an AI system on tasks from assessment design to essay marking, showing how the AI labor market now depends on human judgment it may later replace.
From Wisconsin
Reports with a Wisconsin connection. Dates show when the events occurred.
- Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on domestic violence charges
- Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting case as investigation continues
- Morgan Geyser is captured in Illinois after fleeing Wisconsin custody
- Five dead, hundreds displaced after Milwaukee apartment fire forces residents to leap from windows
- Father of Wisconsin school shooter charged over access to pistols used in attack
- Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan arrested on obstruction charges