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Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called for an investigation into Ukrainian forces losing access to a military version of Starlink temporarily last week.

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October 19, 2026

VIDEO DESCRIPTION:

Insiders at Meta and other companies leaked to us about bosses using AI to spy on them.

In tech, AI spies on workers, copies their work, and trains bots to replace them.

At a call center "Emotion AI" evaluates the way a nurse talks, and tells her she doesn't have empathy.

https://youtu.be/ca7ufSI1Qxg?si=4bpa8ZFRgXwPY9y_

VIDEO CREDIT: More Perfect Union

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The decision to postpone comes after Houthi militants attacked the international airport in Riyadh, leaving at least 12 people dead and hundreds injured.

Some of the biggest names in finance were listed as speakers for the conference, including JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon.

SOURCE: Emma Graham & Spencer Kimball - CNBC

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The Saudi national charged with planting a recording device in a sensitive OpenAI executive conference room was “in frequent communications via WhatsApp with a member of the Saudi Royal Family” throughout 2025 and 2026, prosecutors revealed in a court filing.

SOURCE: Dan Mangan - CNBC

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COMMENTS FROM THE STREET:

"Why in the hell is Trump being so friendly to Putin? He has lost his mind - and losing this country in the process."

David, 58 - Washington, DC

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"Trump's administration reports that Russia has interfered in our elections -- and interfering in them now (You can smell a Russian bot/troll a mile away) -- but he stands there laughing with him and making deals with him? A man (if you can call him that), who is taking Ukrainian children and no one knows what he is doing with them? This is sickening -- the Republican party should be disgusted.

John, 47 - Washington, DC/Fairfax, VA

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For the first time ever, Figure is opening every door. Sourcery gets the first full tour of Figure's robotics campus with Founder & CEO Brett Adcock — and we see everything. Figure is the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life, designing, building, and testing every robot in-house.

VIDEO CREDIT: Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is launching a new political action committee (PAC), raising speculation that the governor may run for president in 2028.

The committee, called New Path PAC, says on its website that it is dedicated to electing candidates who will oppose President Trump.

SOURCE: Ford McCracken - The Hill

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Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.

SOURCE: Caroline Haskins - WIRED

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Uber once sold riders on a simple promise: Order a car right from your phone for less than a taxi.

One major change happened behind the scenes: up-front pricing. Instead of relying on a predictable rate based largely on time and distance, Uber now uses algorithms and a range of real-time factors to determine what riders pay and what drivers earn.

Since then, prices have risen dramatically. From 2018 to 2022, average Uber fares in the US rose 83%, nearly four times the annual rate of inflation. And when Business Insider employees requested the same UberX ride at the same time, the highest fare was nearly 21% more expensive than the lowest. A larger Consumer Reports test of Uber and Lyft found even wider gaps on some routes.

Critics accuse Uber of using AI and algorithms to extract the most money from consumers while paying drivers the least. Uber flatly denies using personalized data and cites higher costs and a post-pandemic driver shortage among the reasons prices have skyrocketed.

VIDEO CREDIT: Business Insider & Insider

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Devonte Duncan, 27, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as a software engineer at a tech company, earning $159,000 a year. After reaching a six-figure salary, his spending quickly caught up with his income and led him into debt.

Now, Devonte takes a much more deliberate approach to his finances, balancing stricter budgeting with a lifestyle that still allows him to enjoy his money.

In this episode of "The Pay Check," Devonte breaks down exactly how he earns, spends, budgets, and invests while living in one of the most expensive cities in the US.

VIDEO CREDIT: Business Insider & Insider

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MapQuest added a new feature to its mobile app Thursday that allows users to turn on a “surveillance layer” to find known license plate readers in their route.

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The Trump administration wants states to build their own disaster capacity, and is also considering moving FEMA workers out of Washington, D.C.