EU charges TikTok over its 'rabbit hole' feed and orders changes
EU regulators charged TikTok over its 'For You' feed and told it to redesign the algorithm or risk a fine of up to 6% of its global turnover.
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Pakistani astronaut to join China's Shenzhou-24 mission, state media says
China says a Pakistani astronaut will join Shenzhou-24 as a payload specialist, the first foreign visitor to its space station, and return aboard Shenzhou-23.
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in mid-2027
Elon Musk said Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production in Texas around mid-2027 to make room for the Cybercab robotaxi, after years of weak sales.
Reddit tells Australia's High Court the under-16 ban is 'inept'
Reddit and a libertarian group told Australia's High Court the world-first under-16 social media ban is 'ill thought out' and curbs political debate.
Cyberattack hits supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe
A cyberattack raised temperatures in fridges and freezers at dozens of supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and elsewhere, spoiling food.
ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AI
ADNOC will be the first energy firm to deploy OpenAI Frontier, while Saudi Aramco is taking a 49pc stake in the AI company Humain for about $2.6bn.
Binance freezes assets after $6.3bn breach, biggest crypto heist
Binance said a breach had a $6.3bn impact; about $3bn is frozen and deposits are paused. TRM Labs blames North Korean hackers. Bitcoin fell to a six-week low.
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, India and Britain.
Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, goes on sale
Sales of Apple's first foldable began Friday with limited stock, delivery dates slipped to late January, and reviewers gave the $2,000 phone a mixed verdict.
Pakistan to host UN conference on space technology for disaster warnings
Suparco will host a UN-backed conference in Islamabad from October 27 to 31 on using satellites for early warnings, disaster risk and climate action.
Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, an AI agent to rival OpenAI and Meta
Anthropic previewed Claude Duet, an AI agent for small businesses that sends daily briefs and completes tasks, taking on OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse.
China bets on manufactured water and wants to sell it to the world
China exported over $2bn of water purifying machinery in 2025, as shrinking supplies at home push it to build desalination and sell the technology abroad.
Musk ordered Starshield slowdown for Ukraine, Wall Street Journal reports
Musk ordered a slowdown of the Starshield service Ukraine's drones rely on, the WSJ reported, while Rubio said the decision rests with SpaceX, not Trump.