Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown, but calls it a ‘routine improvement’

TechCrunch - Oct 22, 2026

Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.

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The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.

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Earnings reports from big technology companies spooked investors and the price of oil jumped to its highest level in months.

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Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.

INTERPOL Arrests 1,462 Suspects, Disrupts 10,909 Cybercrime Networks in Global Crackdown

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Combatting online scams in the age of AI

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Unitree developing AI system to let humanoid robots improve themselves

Unitree developing AI system to let humanoid robots improve themselves

Oct 22, 2026

Unitree Robotics is developing a “self-evolving” feedback loop designed to allow humanoid robots to write code, run simulations and improve their real-world performance independently, founder Wang Xingxing said, in a move that mirrors a broader push towards “self-improving” artificial intelligence. Speaking on Thursday at a physical AI conference hosted by Unitree in Hangzhou, Wang unveiled the project, dubbed “Unitree Rehearsal”, which he called the company’s most important initiative of the...

Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

Oct 22, 2026

The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in A.I.-Driven Push to Lower Costs

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‘Jensen’s nightmare’: Huawei, DeepSeek narrow AI chip ecosystem gap with Nvidia: report

‘Jensen’s nightmare’: Huawei, DeepSeek narrow AI chip ecosystem gap with Nvidia: report

Oct 22, 2026

Deepening “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence model start-up DeepSeek is helping Chinese tech champion Huawei Technologies catch up with Nvidia’s chip hardware and software ecosystem in a scenario that could mean Jensen Huang’s “nightmare is starting to come true”, according to a new report. DeepSeek’s latest software releases, on top of its increased experimentation with Huawei’s powerful Ascend 950PR chips, reveal that the technological gap with the US is closing, as the two firms...

I.U.C.N. Red List Classifies Most Shallow Coral Reefs as Critically Endangered

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