Nvidia's Huang hails Europe's AI potential, flanked by robot ducks

In a demonstration of Europe's AI creativity, Huang shared the stage with tiny duck-shaped, AI-trained robots developed by French startup Pollen Robotics in collaboration with Hugging Face, asking them to perform somersaults.

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Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion after jury finds it deceived Facebook users about privacy

Jurors in September found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer protection laws when a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, harvested Facebook user data to generate targeted political ads for the 2016 election.

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Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo shows

The cuts are part of an effort to build "a stronger performance culture" and address situations where the company "has consistently fallen short of expectations," Amon said.

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Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth

On Sunday, Anthropic said it would commit 5% of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company, pending approval from stockholders. The stake could increase "as the company grows" in the future. The maker of AI assistant Claude said the fund "might explore" larger donations to traditional nonprofits or potentially distribute money to "specific populations."

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Netflix issues weak fourth-quarter forecast, shares drop

Third-quarter revenue rose 11.8% to $12.87 billion, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but the lowest rate of increase in nearly three years. The company forecast fourth-quarter net income of $2.79 billion and EPS of 67 cents, below the average analyst forecast of $3.07 billion and 73 cents.

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Apple to host 'Pro and tell' event on October 28 in LA

Apple said on Monday it would host a "Pro and tell" event in Los Angeles on October 28, the latest in a series of product launches as the iPhone maker expands its hardware lineup and AI offerings.

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RRB JE Recruitment 2026: Exam city intimation slip released for 3,993 posts, download link here

RRB JE Recruitment 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards have released the RRB JE Recruitment 2026 exam city intimation slip for 3,993 vacancies under CEN No. 04/2026. Released on October 17, 2026, the slip provides examination city details ahead of the CBT-I scheduled for October 27 and 28. The recruitment covers Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts. Candidates can visit the official RRB website to access examination-related information and review eligibility, age limits, qualifications and selection stages.

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