Sam Altman sympathizes with mathematicians, but says OpenAI’s math assault won’t stop
After months of bombarding mathematicians with a never-ending stream of AI-generated results, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he sympathizes with researchers struggling to make sense of it all. But he has no plans to stop – and hints that the company’s…
Friday’s rout cut the US government’s stake in Intel by more than $11 billion.
Intel’s stock price fell nearly 30% on Friday, reducing the U.S. government’s stake in the company by more than $11 billion, although the deal remains profitable overall. Last August, the Trump administration took a 9.9% stake in the…
Why North Korea’s ‘elite’ hackers are prime suspect in major Binance hack – BBC
Why North Korea’s ‘elite’ hackers are prime suspect in major Binance hack BBC Expert warns of ‘AI hacking bloodbath’ following massive Binance cryptocurrency theft Fox Business Binance reassures users that $6.3 billion in…
Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies after IPO, FT report says
Anthropic is expected to receive a high rating of “junk” from credit rating agencies after its IPO, according to a Financial Times report. The FT reports that investment giant Blackstone, the lead investor in a recent $63 billion deal to…
Gold Falls Below $3,900 and Silver Falls as Wall Street Selloff Triggers Liquidation – Kitco PM Report
(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot prices for gold and silver fell sharply Friday in late U.S. trading as a technology-driven stock market selloff intensified liquidation pressure on precious metals, offsetting support normally provided by falling Treasury…
McDonald’s McRib lawsuit moves forward after federal judge’s ruling
A ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panel discusses how the fast-food chain will handle the strain on consumers’ wallets. A federal judge ruled Friday that McDonald’s must face a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the fast-food…
Wyoming couple who sold everything to live on a cruise ship stranded in Cambodia
A Laramie couple who sold their home and possessions to live on a cruise ship during their retirement years were among those stranded in Cambodia when their cruise ship operator abruptly suspended all company operations. The excellent adventure became a…
Hanwha Philly Shipyard Selected to Build US Navy Landing Ship Medium (LSM)
TOTE Services has selected Hanwha Defense USA to build the U.S. Navy’s first landing craft medium (LSM) at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in a $269 million deal. Press release from Hanwha Defense USA ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 30, 2026 — Hanwha Defense…
Waymo chooses the Toyota bZ4X as its next robotaxi, which will debut in Japan in 2027
Waymo adds the Toyota bZ4X to its robotaxi lineup. Toyota will build a customized version of the electric SUV with the Waymo Driver integrated directly on the line in Japan, and a test fleet will begin operating there in 2027. This is the first real…
Amazon’s decline could prove to be a gift for investors. Stephanie Link says buy it
Amazon shares fell after earnings disappointed Wall Street. But Stephanie Link says it’s a buying opportunity. In the video above, Link presents his buying argument. Among his reasons: AWS cloud unit numbers were really good. They simply did not…