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Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not

As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Omar Hamdi says AI will test whether PR firms can really scale

Pathos chief Omar Hamdi argues that AI should make PR more efficient, measurable and useful to growth companies, rather than replace human judgement.

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Nov 5, 2026

Hertz shares plunge 27% after liquidity forecast cut by $200 million

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. slashed its year-end liquidity forecast to $800M and saw shares plunge 27%, as Tesla’s price cuts and repair costs hammer its EV…

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Nov 5, 2026

HR trusts reskilling for AI roles but still hires externally, Careerminds finds

Careerminds research finds 92% of HR leaders say employees can be reskilled for AI roles, yet 51% hire externally—costing 3-5× more and adding 20 days per hire.

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Nov 5, 2026

Insurer Guardian hands 1 million dental calls a year to Sierra’s AI agents

The US insurer will also use Bret Taylor's startup for payments and claim status questions.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite

Following years of fundraising, acquisitions, and expansion, food delivery startup Wonder is moving closer to becoming a publicly traded company.

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Nov 5, 2026

Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics

As AI floods math with unchecked proofs, Axiom Math is betting on verification. The startup’s AI agents just formally verified the Stacks Project, one of the field’s biggest libraries.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Amazon drops Grubhub and puts Uber Eats inside its own app

Prime members can order Uber Eats on Amazon with no delivery fee on orders over $25. The same day, Lyft launched a $9.99 membership that bundles DoorDash.

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Nov 5, 2026

Anthropic’s compute costs rose to 58% of revenue last quarter, filing shows

Anthropic compute costs took 58% of revenue in the third quarter, up from 48%. Broadcom has also agreed to cover losses on a $63bn chip lease if Anthropic defaults.

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Nov 5, 2026

Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work

Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Technology

AMD expects to outsell Intel for the first time after a record quarter

AMD’s earnings show data centre revenue up 97% to $8.5 billion in a record $13.4 billion quarter. Gaming fell 40%, and free cash flow dropped by almost two thirds.

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Nov 5, 2026

Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go?

The BBC's economics editor views one more interest rate as likely, but thinks that will be all.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Musk’s midterm candidates lost almost everywhere, Texas included

Elon Musk gave at least $446 million to Republicans for the midterms, and most of his candidates lost. Tesla and SpaceX shares fell nearly 4% as the wider market rallied.

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Nov 5, 2026

UK interest rate rise: Three ways it could affect you

Job, loans and savings are all affected by the rise in interest rates announced by the Bank of England.

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Nov 5, 2026

Drunk and dangerous e-bike riders face on-the-spot fines under crackdown

A consultation will consider fines and other ways to clamp down on dangerous e-bike riders.

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Nov 5, 2026

OpenAI will be ready for an IPO in 2027, says Greg Brockman

OpenAI’s president told a Wall Street Journal conference that businesses now bring in most of the company’s revenue.

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Nov 5, 2026

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Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse

A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.

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Nov 5, 2026

Paga expands Direct Debit access for businesses beyond its network

Paga is expanding its Direct Debit access to let businesses using Paga Engine collect recurring payments from accounts outside its network.

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Nov 5, 2026

Kabilio raises €10M to expand AI accounting platform and introduce AI agents

Spanish AI accounting platform Kabilio has raised €10 million in a funding round led by Picus Capital and Visionaries, with participation from CDTI, Spain's public agency for technological innovation. The investment…

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Nov 5, 2026

Democrats won on affordability. Can they deliver it?

Democrats will hold Congress but President Donald Trump still has the power to block their plans.

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Nov 5, 2026

PhysicsWallah revenue rises 18% to Rs 1,242 crore in Q2 FY27, profit jumps 2.1 times

PhysicsWallah reported 18.2% YoY revenue growth to Rs 1,242 crore in Q2 FY27, with net profit jumping 2.1 times to Rs 144 crore.

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Nov 5, 2026

Airtel Nigeria’s revenue grows 44.6% but EBITDA margin slips to 57.5%

Airtel Nigeria reports 44.6% revenue growth to $1.008B but sees EBITDA margin decline to 57.5% amid rising costs and capex. Customer base hits 61.7M.

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Nov 5, 2026

Lenskart’s Q2 net profit doubles to ₹232.5 Cr on 36% revenue growth

Lenskart’s Q2 FY27 net profit rose 124.7% to ₹232.5 Cr on 35.7% revenue growth. Brokerages raise targets after strong same-store sales and global expansion.

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Nov 5, 2026