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Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries

Alphabet's Google has expanded employee buyout offers to several countries this year as it looks to rein in rising costs amid heavy spending on artificial intelligence.The search engine company confirmed to Reuters that it began offering voluntary exit packages in June to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland.Reuters could not determine how many employees have accepted the latest round of offers, which had not previously been reported."In 2025, some of our teams introduced a voluntary exit program with severance," a Google spokesperson said in a statement. "This pas

AMD shares jump as AI-driven data-center strength fuels growth outlook

Trump's midterm drubbing demonstrates the power of data-centre opponents

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Stranded cruise ship Odyssey leaves Cambodia with no passengers

A U.S. cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew aboard, Cambodian officials said Wednesday. The MV Odyssey, owned by Florida-based Villa Vie Residences, had been on an around-the-world cruise when it suspended its planned three-year voyage due to the sharp rise in fuel costs. It had been docked for a scheduled stop at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, when on Oct. 28 its 203 passengers were suddenly told they had to

Italy services growth accelerates but cost pressures intensify, PMI shows

Germany services growth slows in October as demand slips, PMI shows

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Euro zone economic growth slows to four-month low in October, PMI shows

The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum — came close to stalling while rising costs squeezed businesses and confidence hit its weakest level in five months, a survey showed on Wednesday.The S&P Global Eurozone Composite PMI fell to 51.7 in October from September's 53.1, a four-month low, and under a preliminary estimate of 51.9.Readings above 50.0 indicate growth in activity."October's PMI survey data indicate that the euro zone economy is growing at a respectable though unexciting 0.3% rate a

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Euro zone wage growth to rebound slightly next year, ECB says

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Democrats seize Congress in sweeping midterm repudiation of Trump

Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump.Voters in conservative bastions who had propelled the president to his second term in office just two years ago swung dramatically toward Democrats, fueled by deep frustration over the unpopular war with Iran, anxiety over the high cost of living and anger at Trump's stewardship of the country.In Texas, the biggest Republican state, Democrat

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‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump

Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago. Democrats took control of the House and Senate, flipping Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio. The results reflected broad dissatisfaction across the country with Trump, his agenda and the candidates he had endorsed. The Conversation’s senior politics editor,

Democrat Annie Andrews wins US Senate seat in South Carolina upset

Republican Byron Donalds will win Florida’s governor race, CNN projects

Stocks rally, dollar dips after Democrats' midterm sweep

Global stocks and the dollar recovered on Wednesday from lows hit overnight after Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House in the US midterm elections, which has fuelled fears that rapid AI sector growth could be hamstrung by regulatory scrutiny.In a major setback to President Donald Trump, Democrats scored sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations.The breadth of the party's success was underscored by gains in districts long considered safely conservative, highlighting a political shift that may have caught some investors off guard."Democrats

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Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire’s open Senate seat

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, making history as the first out gay man to be elected to the chamber. Pappas fended off a closely watched bid from GOP former Sen. John E. Sununu, who held the seat before being ousted by retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2008. While New Hampshire has supported Democrats at the presidential level for the last two decades, the GOP saw opportunity in the state, where the governor’s office and state legislature are controlled by Republicans and where Sununu’s family has long

Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, will become first Muslim senator

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Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms

America’s housing market is paralyzed, with buyers pulling back and builders growing more pessimistic ahead of the midterms.Adding to the strain: Mortgage rates have surged back above 7% in recent weeks, hitting a three-year high of 7.4% last month. The average 30-year fixed rate eased slightly to 7.24% last week, according to Freddie Mac.America’s housing woes run deep. Homebuilding hasn’t kept pace with demand since the 2008 financial crash decimated the country’s housing industry. Elevated mortgage rates have also pushed up monthly payments for buyers, all while home prices keep cli

How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms

As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections, lists the Trump administration has compiled of possible noncitizen voters could be used to contest the validity of the results.With US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party fighting to maintain control of Congress, here’s how the lists could affect the midterms.WHAT HAS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAID ABOUT THE LISTS?The Trump administration has acknowledged sending letters to election officials in five states — California, Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Nevada — as of October 30, saying it identified nonci

Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after the midterms

Trump says US is cutting off aid to Israel at year’s end because ‘they don’t need it’

G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence

The G20 foreign ministers meeting kicked off in Atlanta on Friday without a “family photo” after numerous representatives were expected to walk out rather than be pictured alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.Two Western officials told CNN more than a third of attending officials had threatened to walk out of a picture with the Russian foreign minister.According to three sources, the US had explored doing two family photos – one with Lavrov and one without. Ultimately, Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to scrap the photo – which is a traditional element of most high-le

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Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war’s ‘deadliest attacks,’ Zelensky says

Dozens of people were killed when Russia dropped at least nine bombs on a school building in southeastern Ukraine where they had taken shelter, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, describing it as “one of the deadliest attacks of this war.”At least 37 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50 are still unaccounted for after the attack on the building in Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, which local governor Mykhailo Semikin said was being used as a shelter and a humanitarian aid distribution center.Semikin said the victims were in a newly-built, EU-funded reinforced ba

Crypto scammers are capitalizing on anti-Muslim bigotry

Spanish soccer player Jesús de Miguel dies after on-pitch collision

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Democrat Flanagan holds Minnesota Senate seat

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Democrat Josh Turek flips Republican-held US Senate seat in Iowa

Democrat Josh Turek won Iowa’s US Senate race on Tuesday, according to media projections, defeating Trump-backed Republican Ashley Hinson to become the state’s first

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Keisha Lance Bottoms projected to be first Black female governor. Here are other firsts

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Democrat Sherrod Brown wins back US Senate seat in Ohio

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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will win Georgia governor race, CNN projects

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Democrat James Talarico will win Texas Senate race, CNN projects

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Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governor race, projections show

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Democrat Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire Senate race, CNN projects

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Exit polls have become the CNN Voter Poll. Here’s what that means

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Senator Jon Ossoff wins reelection, holding Georgia for Democrats

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls