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Wall Street expects Democrats to win at least one of the houses of Congress in the US midterm elections on Tuesday, setting the stage for a potentially volatile ride in the stock and bond markets with artificial intelligence oversight, defense spending and crypto legislation on the table. Excerpt, Bloomberg Markets
Source Bloomberg Markets
Undecided about who to vote for in the local government elections? Here is what Google Gemini says about key party policies and choosing the right candidate. Picture: Michael Sherman/IOL Excerpt, IOL
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Cash burn at Google, Amazon and Meta leads Wall Street to question price of AI boom Excerpt, Financial Times
Source Financial Times
Japan’s tech-heavy Nikkei 225 index declines, while Wall Street set to open lower Excerpt, Financial Times
Source Financial Times also Bloomberg Markets
A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action. Excerpt, The New York Times Politics
Source The New York Times Politics also The Japan Times
Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI search summaries were affecting ad revenue. Excerpt, BBC Technology
Source BBC Technology also BBC News, MyJoyOnline
Bowen Wan, 31, was found dead in her Seattle apartment in February after her worried parents, who live in China, requested a welfare check. Her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging that the company’s choices contributed to her death. Excerpt, IOL
Source IOL
