These races matter if you care about money, Musk, and the AI boom as Democrats rack up shocking wins

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Ken Paxton and James Talarico

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  • The midterms will be, in part, a referendum on AI and Big Tech backlash.
  • SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bet big on the Texas Senate race. His candidate lost.
  • Democrats also won a key Senate race in Ohio.

The 2026 midterms have arrived, and results are rolling in.

Democrats scored a stunning win in Texas, as Democratic nominee James Talarico is expected to flip a

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Democrats’ big night has the internet joking that DEI is back

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People vote during the midterm elections early in the day at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on November 3, 2026
With a likely blue tsunami, some are joking that DEI is back.

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  • Early midterm election results show a huge Democratic surge across the country.
  • Delighted X posters are now semi-jokingly declaring that DEI is so back.
  • A leftward political shift could reignite DEI focus in companies, reversing previous trends.

If early election night results are any barometer, it

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AMD rides data center riches to ‘largest and most profitable’ quarter in history

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AMD CEO Lisa Su said in the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that Q3 2026 was "was the largest and most profitable in our history." AMD reported a record $13.4 billion in quarterly revenue, and it's predicting it will hit another record high next quarter of $17 billion. The company's data center business is driving that growth, with $8.5 billion in data center quarterly

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All the news about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

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Ahead of the release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI, Nintendo is launching its own fall juggernaut: a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The remake, which is releasing 28 years after the launch of the original version on Nintendo 64, has a much more realistic visual style and some modern improvements like a jump button, a way to sprint, full voice acting

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iPad mini OLED vs. iPad mini: What's new?

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Apple's newest iPad mini is a significant upgrade over its predecessor, with hardware updates that extend far beyond the fancy new OLED display.

The biggest modding site in PC gaming is taking a stance on AI

The Verge

The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare "whether AI has been used in their work," the site announced today as part of a big post about AI-generated content on the platform.

"One of the most consistent concerns we've heard is that it's not clearly disclosed when AI has been used

HyperOS 4 update schedule: Every Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO phone getting Android 17

Android Central

More than 80 Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices are receiving HyperOS 4 worldwide, and this update is much more than just a new interface.

Xiaomi will start a global stable rollout in November 2026 and the company has split the eligible devices into three waves, as per its post on X. The first list includes the Xiaomi 17 and 15 series, Redmi Note 17 and Note 15

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Cat Wu, a face of the blockbuster app Claude Code, leaves Anthropic

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Cat Wu, who led the product side of Claude Code at Anthropic, has left the AI startup.

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  • Cat Wu, who helped scale Claude Code into one of tech's most important products, has left Anthropic.
  • She joined the startup in 2024 and left weeks ahead of its initial public offering.
  • When asked if she's taking time off, Wu said, "post agi!"

Cat Wu, a top product manager

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