X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand icon, and users are confused by it
X is displaying a pointing-hand prompt that nudges users to promote their posts. Users report confusion about the icon and what it is meant to do.
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Tech News for Tuesday, October 27, 2026
10 stories from 5 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
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South Korea's budget minister says an AI fund financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains will act as a fiscal dam against higher bond yields
South Korean budget minister Park Hong Keun says the AI fund, financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains, will cushion the government against higher yields. The remarks were made in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg.
#Apple announces JAY-Z will headline the 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium
Apple announced that rapper JAY-Z will headline the 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show. The performance will take place at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area.
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#Eskom has swung to an operational surplus of 3 to 5 gigawatts of excess capacity after years of blackouts
According to CEO Dan Marokane, Eskom now maintains 3 to 5 gigawatts of excess generation capacity after years of crippling power cuts. Localized outages still persist across Johannesburg.
#Two Chinese consumer brands cut ties with Kylian Mbappé over comments deemed insulting to Mao Zedong amid online backlash
Two Chinese consumer brands dropped French soccer star Kylian Mbappé after online backlash over comments seen as insulting to Mao Zedong. The episode is the latest example of foreign celebrities and companies running afoul of China's political sensitivities.
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Surging oil prices and the AI boom are widening a divide in emerging Asian currencies, with the Korean won providing a buffer
Surging oil prices and the AI boom are deepening losses across most emerging Asian currencies. Some currencies, such as the Korean won, are being cushioned by the AI boom.
#Alibaba wins a US court ruling in its challenge to a Pentagon blacklist that labels it a supporter of the Chinese military
A US court ruled in Alibaba Group Holding's favor in its challenge to a Department of Defense list identifying the e-commerce company as a supporter of the Chinese military. The ruling removes a key obstacle for the company's US standing in that dispute.
#Q&A with BNY Global CFO Dermot McDonogh on the bank's growth strategy and monitoring AI spending to avoid overspending
BNY Global CFO Dermot McDonogh discusses the bank's growth and business strategies in a Bloomberg Technology interview. He describes how the bank monitors AI so it does not overspend on related tools.
#BlackRock's Rick Rieder says AI-driven debt offers fixed-income opportunities that eclipse long-dated US Treasuries
BlackRock's Rick Rieder says the AI debt boom is creating some of the most attractive fixed-income opportunities in years. He says these opportunities are eclipsing the appeal of long-dated US Treasuries.
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OpenAI turns its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant, according to executive Alexander Embiricos
OpenAI has built dots, a personal assistant evolved from its coding tools, and Alexander Embiricos leads the product. The assistant is designed to run continuously for users.
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