Orange outage cuts mobile calls and data for customers across France
Orange outage cuts mobile calls and data for customers across France

Orange, the largest telecoms operator in France, lost much of its mobile network on Wednesday. From about 11:20 CEST, customers nationwide could not make calls, send texts or use mobile data, and by early afternoon the company had not named a cause. An…

EU opens Digital Services Act investigation into Booking.com over scams
EU opens Digital Services Act investigation into Booking.com over scams

The European Commission has opened an investigation into Booking.com over concerns that the platform is not doing enough to protect users from fake listings and phishing scams. Announced Wednesday, the probe will examine whether the travel booking site…

Elevance Health Reports $1.3 Billion Profit As Insurer’s Costs Ease

Elevance Health reported third quarter net income of $1.36 billion as the company’s Medicare and Obamacare costs fell, prompting an improved full-year earnings outlook.

SpaceX revenue rises 161% to $14.6B as AI business overtakes Starlink
SpaceX revenue rises 161% to $14.6B as AI business overtakes Starlink

SpaceX made more money from artificial intelligence than from Starlink in the third quarter, as total revenue rose 161% to $14.6bn. The company also swung to a net profit of $4.4bn, from a $1.1bn loss a year earlier, according to its quarterly results,…

AI agents start paying supplier invoices in Visa, BILL and Billtrust pilot
AI agents start paying supplier invoices in Visa, BILL and Billtrust pilot

Visa, BILL and Billtrust have started a live pilot in which AI agents pay approved supplier invoices from start to finish. The agents pay through suppliers’ own payment portals. The three companies call it the first live pilot of its kind. Until now, m…

Cloudflare passes 10 million developers, up 35% in a quarter
Cloudflare passes 10 million developers, up 35% in a quarter

More than 10 million developers are now building on Cloudflare, the company said on Tuesday. That is up from 7.4 million a quarter earlier, a rise of about 35% in three months. Cloudflare announced the figure in a press release and tied the growth to A…

Netflix forecasts weak Q4 profit and cuts its 2026 ad sales target to $2.7B
Netflix forecasts weak Q4 profit and cuts its 2026 ad sales target to $2.7B

Netflix expects lower fourth-quarter profit than Wall Street forecast and has cut its annual advertising revenue target. The streaming company reported its third-quarter results on Tuesday, October 20, and its shares fell almost 6% in after-hours tradi…

Can Europe Build Data Centers Without Giving Up Its Climate Goals?

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

Europe Wants Data Centers. Its Climate Goals Are Getting in the Way

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

Kings’ Ben Simmons Comeback Paused By Season-Ending Achilles Tear

After a promising pre-season, Sacramento King Ben Simmons was aiming to play in his first NBA regular season game since April 2025 but suffered an Achilles tendon tear.