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Musk backs possible SpaceX-Tesla merger as investors take notice
While both companies have established special committees to explore the merger, Musk emphasized that no definitive terms have been agreed upon.
Italian retailer Epto lists Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max with European prices
Xiaomi unveiled the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max in China back in September, and a day later it confirmed that both are going global.
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Chips & Hardware

Intel Agrees to Acquire Quantum Software Provider Classiq
Four Banks Line Up $63 Billion Financing for AI Compute With Broadcom
Bitcoin & Crypto
Cold Storage Goes South: bitcoin++ Announces Antarctica Edition
Space & Science
NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis
NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust
Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor
Robotics

Startups & Business

Intel buys quantum software pioneer Classiq for $2.2B
Cohere flags Alibaba Qwen3.8 model sending diagnostic file to Beijing server
Cybersecurity

Apple Patches for October 2026

Apple's iOS Closes More Than 160 Security flaws
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