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October 19, 2025, 7:20 AM
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US military has adopted an aggressive push to embrace AI; the top US Army commander in South Korea says “Chat and I” have become “really close lately”  —  - Some military leaders are adopting AI for decision-making.  — The military has adopted an aggressive push …
Andy Newman / New York Times:
Two Wikipedia contributors disarmed a gunman who threatened to kill himself at WikiConference to protest a policy banning editors who identify as pedophiles  —  After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World's Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
Jinjoo Lee / Wall Street Journal:
A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue  —  Concept stocks with no revenue have soaring valuations  —  Forget about the froth in tech valuations.  The real excess might be building up in energy stocks.
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Reuters:
Nexperia says its China unit is operating as usual, a day after Nexperia China asserted that it had the right to operate independently of the Dutch parent  —  Nexperia said on Sunday that its employees in China still have access to company platforms and are receiving salaries as usual …
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024  —  In July, Elon Musk posted photos from inside an xAI data center called Colossus 2, which the artificial intelligence startup aims …

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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Five more states join the lawsuit filed last month by eight states seeking to block Nexstar's Tegna acquisition, which Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of TV consumers sue in federal court in California to block Paramount's acquisition of WBD on antitrust grounds; Paramount says the suit lacks merit

Reporters Without Borders:
RSF Press Freedom Index hits a 25-year low: over 50% of the world's countries fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories; Norway holds the top spot

More News

Emma Beavins / Fierce Healthcare:
Counsel Health, which uses a medical AI chatbot and human physicians to provide virtual care, raised a $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and GV
Natallie Rocha / New York Times:
The AI boom has pushed SF's residential rents up by the most in the US over the past year, as AI companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Inside the discussions between OpenAI and talent agencies about the video app Sora; some agents say studios have been too reluctant to challenge tech giants

Earlier Picks

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Google says North Korea hackers are using “EtherHiding” to embed malware on blockchains, the first time it has seen a nation-state threat actor using the method
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