Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, beating analyst expectations of roughly 461,100 but falling about 2% from the record-setting third quarter a year earlier.
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon this week, a flagship AI model that analysts say returns the company to the frontier of large language model development — though not to the top of it — as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies.
AI-related job postings at major U.S. banks reached 139,819 this year, up 49% from 2025, with demand for agent orchestration skills surging 1,721%, according to hiring data firm Draup.
California has signed Senate Bill 1246 into law, requiring robotaxi operators including Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox to provide on-the-ground support during AV incidents and face fines if their vehicles block emergency responders for more than 30 minutes.
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a California Labor Commissioner lawsuit alleging the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, denying them minimum wage, overtime, and other employee protections.
New York City became the first U.S. municipality to enforce a "click to cancel" rule for automatic subscription renewals on Thursday, requiring businesses to make cancellations as easy as sign-ups — even as a federal standard remains tied up in legal and legislative limbo.
An international law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation KillSwitch" has dismantled the KillSec ransomware gang, seizing servers and a dark web leak site, arresting three suspects, and identifying a 16-year-old as the group's alleged main operator.
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, beating analyst expectations of roughly 461,100 but falling about 2% from the record-setting third quarter a year earlier.
AI-related job postings at major U.S. banks reached 139,819 this year, up 49% from 2025, with demand for agent orchestration skills surging 1,721%, according to hiring data firm Draup.
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a California Labor Commissioner lawsuit alleging the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, denying them minimum wage, overtime, and other employee protections.
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon this week, a flagship AI model that analysts say returns the company to the frontier of large language model development — though not to the top of it — as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies.
Alphabet launched Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model yet, while Micron reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $54.23 billion — well above expectations — sending semiconductor stocks broadly higher to open October.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined a Senate subcommittee invitation to testify on rogue AI risks, drawing sharp criticism from Sen. Josh Hawley amid an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack involving hundreds of OpenAI agents.
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