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Tesla shareholders approved a record-breaking pay plan for Elon Musk. The $1 trillion performance-based package ties his reward to growth and valuation milestones through 2035, reviving a 2018 plan struck down by a Delaware court and underscoring investor faith in his leadership despite governance concerns.
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China’s October exports fell 1.1% as U.S. tariffs dampened demand. Japan faces its first contraction in six quarters, and Washington has moved to block Nvidia’s AI chip sales to China — three fronts of tightening pressure across Asia’s trade and technology corridors.
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A new report finds growing strain on database administrators. SolarWinds’ latest State of the DBA Report reveals one in three DBAs are eyeing career moves as workloads and misalignment with executives intensify.
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Marks & Spencer forecasts cyber attack costs to reach £136m. The company, impacted earlier this year, anticipates recovery by spring 2024. Despite the attack, M&S expects profits to align with last year’s figures in the coming six months.
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OpenAI secures $38 billion AWS deal for AI infrastructure. The agreement grants OpenAI access to extensive computing resources, marking a shift from Microsoft Azure and highlighting the fierce competition among cloud providers in the AI sector.
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Cyber criminals are now scanning UK businesses’ devices over 4,000 times a day. BT has launched an AI-powered cybersecurity service with CrowdStrike to help smaller companies defend against increasingly automated attacks that are targeting professional services, retail, and hospitality.
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Nvidia will supply more than 260,000 of its new Blackwell AI processors to South Korea. The company is also in talks with Samsung Electronics to secure next-generation HBM4 memory for its data-centre chips, marking a deepening alliance with the country’s tech sector.
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A new report warns that AI transcription tools may be putting newsroom data at risk. As journalists weigh convenience against confidentiality, experts urge the use of secure, enterprise-grade solutions designed to protect sources and uphold public trust.
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Tesla is recalling 6,197 Cybertrucks in the US. The safety regulator says an off-road light bar could detach and pose a hazard to other vehicles. The company will install additional fittings or replace the light bar assembly free of charge for affected owners.
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Microsoft’s AI outlay has unsettled investors despite strong quarterly growth. The company’s results outperformed expectations, but soaring capital expenditure underscored the rising cost of cloud infrastructure and renewed questions about how soon artificial intelligence investments will deliver returns.
