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Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work

For decades, three computer scientists built their careers around an idea about the limits of what computers can do.

北村滋氏、企業買収・スマホ・AI認知戦の安全保障リスクを指摘

元国家安全保障局長の北村滋氏が、サイバー攻撃やAIを使った認知戦が企業と個人に及ぼすリスクを指摘した。

The Duskbloods delayed as Nintendo Switch 2 release moves to 2027

Delayed virtue (Nintendo) Elden Ring creator FromSoftware has delayed The Duskbloods until next year, adding to a pretty stacked Switch 2 line-up for next year. The Duskbloods may have been announced as a 2026 release but considering we’ve heard nothing about it since the network test in August, a delay has seemed likely for a while.

ロボスタ、AI・ロボット業界白書に向け読者調査

ロボット・AI専門メディアのロボスタが、業界動向をまとめる「ロボスタ白書2026」に向けたアンケートを始めた。

車内動画のミラーリング、HDMI接続と安全装備の基本

スマートフォンの映像を車載画面に映すミラーリングの基本構成と、機器選びの注意点を整理する。

Amazon cloud business accelerates but shares drop on profit miss

Amazon shares fell more than seven percent in after-hours trading Thursday following a quarterly earnings report that missed analyst expectations on profit and total revenue but showed strong growth in the company's AWS cloud business.

ISRO schedules NVS-03 navigation satellite launch for Friday

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch NVS-03, the third entry in its next generation NavIC series of satellites, onboard ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

Es’hailSat and Arabsat agree broader satellite and broadcasting cooperation

Es'hailSat -Qatar Satellite Company- and the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) signed a strategic partnership agreement during the Arab Radio and Television Festival (ASBU Festival) in Hammamet, Tunisia.

Does White House ask AI to shape policy? Democrats want the receipts

Senior Democrats demanded Thursday that US President Donald Trump preserve records of any official exchanges with artificial intelligence chatbots, raising questions about whether Elon Musk's Grok influenced sensitive military decisions.

Samsung logs record quarterly profits despite investor AI jitters

Massive demand for AI chips delivered record quarterly profits to South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday, but shares fell as investors questioned the resilience of the global tech boom.

Microsoft beats expectations fueled by Azure cloud business

Microsoft shares popped more than five percent Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, fueled by its Azure cloud computing division which grew by 48 percent in the September quarter.

Shares in Google owner Alphabet plummet on profit miss, ad slowdown

Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday as the company reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business while it maintained big spending on AI.

Shares in Google owner Alphabet sink on profit miss, ad slowdown

Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than seven percent in after-hours trading Wednesday as the company reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business.

AI chip giant SK hynix posts seven-fold surge in quarterly operating profit

South Korean chip giant SK hynix on Wednesday reported a 632 percent surge in third-quarter operating profit, fuelled by booming demand for AI semiconductors, and unveiled plans to return an additional $45 billion to shareholders.

Billionaire Ambani's Jio to debut after record India IPO

India's Jio Platforms makes its stock market debut on Wednesday after a record-breaking IPO, capping billionaire owner Mukesh Ambani's years-long drive to diversify his conglomerate beyond oil refining.

GA-ASI and Saab Perform Advanced AEW Flight Testing on Uncrewed MQ-9B

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 28, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with Saab to perform advanced flight testing of an Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system on an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). The flight testing was conducted over the past few months using a GA-ASI-produced MQ-9B carrying a Saab LoyalEye radar operating from GA-ASI's Desert Horizon flight operations facility in Southern California. The flight test demonstrated simultaneous tracking of several airborne and maritime targets at long ranges. The airborne targets tracked included multiple instrumented red fighter jets and several commercial aircraft.

ダイハツのメディアサイトに不正アクセス、個人情報漏えい

ダイハツ工業は10月27日、外部サービスへの第三者による不正アクセスが発生したため、個人情報が外部へ漏えいする可能性があると発表した。

Australia warns of 'unprecedented' AI threat

Artificial intelligence poses an "unprecedented" threat as foreign governments turn it loose to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure, Australia's cyber security agency warned on Tuesday.

Al-Thawadi urges technology to deepen human connection through shared experiences

Technology should be used to strengthen human connections and expand access to shared experiences through sports, culture and entertainment, His Excellency Hassan bin Abdulla al-Thawadi, managing director of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, said.

日本勢がEUV開発でASMLに敗れた要因、継続力と自前主義を検証

半導体の最先端露光技術EUVで日本企業がASMLに後れを取った背景を、長期開発への姿勢と自前主義の観点から読み解く。

ニコンがEUV撤退を選んだ背景、450ミリ戦略に託した再起

ニコンが次世代露光技術EUVから退き、450ミリウエハー対応と既存技術の改良へ資源を移した判断の経緯を検証する。

アンソロピックがIPO申請、調達額16兆円超の可能性

米AI企業アンソロピックがIPOの目論見書をSECに提出し、11月中旬の上場と1000億ドル超の調達が見込まれている。

Anthropic points to AI dangers, soaring sales in IPO filing

Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday made public its plans to sell shares on the stock market, revealing soaring sales but also potentially dire safety risks in a major test of whether the AI boom can deliver profits.

Canadian youths ask court to impose binding climate protections

A landmark trial pitting young Canadians against the federal government over its alleged climate policy failures opened Monday, with lawyers for the youths describing climate change as a "grave threat" that cannot be left to politicians alone.

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on Monday, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money into artificial intelligence.

Anthropic's AI model accessed US voter data: Axios

Anthropic's Claude AI model bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available voter data in the US state of Georgia without human authorization, Axios reported on Sunday.

Modi opens RBI data centre and cybersecurity training institute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s data centre and cybersecurity training institute in Bhubaneswar, highlighting the need for resilient digital banking infrastructure.

Poland’s WB Group plans $100 million India investment for drone production

The Polish defence company plans manufacturing and research facilities through its Indian joint venture as it markets combat-tested unmanned systems to the armed forces.

米国でAI向けデータセンター急増、ギガワット級計画が地域政治の争点に

米国でAI需要を背景にデータセンターの建設と大型化が進む一方、電力料金や情報公開を巡る住民の反発が選挙争点になっている。

Suspect detained after fire wrecks Hitler's mountain retreat

Firefighters battled on Saturday to put out flames that tore through Adolf Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" mountain retreat while police detained a suspect who investigators said may have psychiatric problems.

HotelKey Announces Strategic Leadership Updates to Expand Global Footprint and Drive Operational Excellence

Strategic appointments across Finance, International Operations, and Marketing position the hospitality tech leader for its next phase of worldwide growth.

GA-ASI Partnering With Spirit Defense For FQ-42 CCA Production

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2026 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), today is announcing our partnership with Spirit Defense, a Boeing Company, to support airframe production of the new FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). In June, GA-ASI won a contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to produce FQ-42. Spirit Defense's role as a fuselage design-build partner brings together the company's engineering and advanced manufacturing capabilities to support the program from design through production.

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