Ego leaf blower, Wired's top tested pick, is discounted for Halloween, with a demo of a TP cannon
Wired's best-tested leaf blower, an Ego model, is on sale. A resident expert also demonstrates how to build a toilet paper cannon for Halloween.
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Tech News for Friday, October 30, 2026
14 stories from 7 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
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Wikimedia Foundation warns that an overly black-and-white AI copyright ruling could threaten the open web
The Wikimedia Foundation backs legal protection for LLMs training on copyrighted work but not for chatbots reproducing that work for users. It argues a sweeping ruling in landmark AI copyright cases could harm the open web.
#Democrats tie Republicans to the Iran war by pointing to high diesel, heating oil and fertilizer prices in key Senate races
Democrats are using rising prices for diesel, heating oil and fertilizer to link Republicans to President Donald Trump's unpopular and costly war in Iran. The campaign message targets Senate races where energy costs are a voter concern.
#Omron ramps up production in India as it aligns with the country's push to become a global manufacturing and export hub
Japan's Omron Corp. is increasing manufacturing output in India. The move follows India's policy push to attract global corporations as a manufacturing and exports base.
#Envision plans to finish its Galaxy Campus data center in Inner Mongolia by the end of 2028, with capacity eventually reaching 3 gigawatts
Envision plans to finish its Galaxy Campus data center in Inner Mongolia by the end of 2028, with capacity eventually reaching 3 gigawatts. Its AIDC general manager Ricky Zheng says the company also plans renewable-powered data centers worldwide, with Latin America, Southern Europe and Africa emerging as ideal locations.
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Tokyo Electron's annual outlook beats estimates as chipmakers accelerate spending to meet AI hardware demand
Tokyo Electron Ltd. issued an annual outlook that beat analyst estimates. The result points to faster-than-expected spending by chipmakers racing to meet demand for AI hardware.
#Reliance Jio's cheap data sparked a price war that helped push India's internet subscriptions past 1.1 billion
Jio's low-cost data triggered a price war in India's telecom market and helped push the country's internet subscriptions past 1.1 billion. Bloomberg reports the venture changed how people learn, pay, shop and invest, and helped fuel India's startup boom.
#Murata Manufacturing will invest an additional ¥15 billion ($100 million) to expand MLCC capacitor output for AI data centers
Murata Manufacturing Co. plans to add ¥15 billion ($100 million) in investment to increase capacitor production. The expansion is aimed at meeting demand from data center operators building AI infrastructure.
#Wall Street reaction to the AI trade is mixed after Anthropic's IPO filing and Microsoft's earnings beat
Markets are reacting mixedly to the AI trade this week, following Anthropic's IPO filing and Microsoft beating earnings estimates. Concerns about the AI boom are growing among investors. Barclays' Alexander Altmann discusses the outlook on the Odd Lots podcast.
#Chip suppliers Suzhou Denglin and Hosin Electronics lead a $765 million month-end listing rush in Hong Kong
Suzhou Denglin Technology and Hosin Electronics launched listings in Hong Kong on the last trading day of the month, totaling about $765 million. The rush revives fundraising activity that had begun to slow after a strong run.
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Waymo taps Toyota to supply bZ4X robotaxis for testing in Japan and the U.K.
Waymo will begin testing self-driving versions of Toyota's electric bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year. The deal is part of a broader partnership with the automaker that also covers the U.K.
#Apple TV's crime thriller series Nocturne, starring Stephen Graham, is now streaming with its first two episodes
The first two episodes of Apple TV's crime thriller Nocturne are now available to stream. The series features Stephen Graham.
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#Big Tech's $750 billion AI spending bet collides with slowing growth in its core advertising and retail businesses
The core advertising, consumer and retail businesses of America's largest tech companies are showing signs of slowing this year. Those businesses fund a collective $750 billion in AI spending, and some are being cannibalized by the same technology.
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Indian AI firm AM Intelligence seeks up to $3 billion to fund a previously announced purchase of Nvidia chips
AM Intelligence, an Indian AI infrastructure firm, is seeking to raise as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The financing would fund a previously announced purchase of Nvidia's next-generation chips.
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