The Edition No. 26
Alphabet shares fell nearly 12% on Thursday and were on track for their steepest one-day drop on record, after the Google parent reported disappointing search advertising results and a surge in cash burn as AI-related spending accelerated, Reuters reported. French startup Mistral released its Large 4 model to the public, an open-weight model that anyone can download and run, which the company says is designed to help organisations find and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Separately, Reuters reported that voters in 38 US jurisdictions will consider at least 41 measures to delay, ban or restrict data centers in next Tuesday’s midterm elections, reflecting growing local opposition to the AI buildout.
The front page
- NieuwsbriefThe Monday Edition: Week 44, 2026
- NieuwsbriefThe Monday Edition: Week 43, 2026
- OpinieGoodbye AI, Hello SI: What a Name Change Tells Us
- FilosofieRespect Before Certainty
On the radar
- geopolitics Japan en Duitsland worden ‘premium partners’, maar botsen over bescherming auto’s — NOS Buitenland
- politics Meet the front-runners to replace Lagarde — Politico Europe
- geopolitics Italië laat gepersonaliseerde kentekenplaten toe, plan wordt bespot — NOS Buitenland
- politics Britain’s spy agency doesn’t know where thousands of its memory sticks are — Politico Europe
- geopolitics EU chief lays out vision for new Canada partnership at Montreal summit — BBC World
- politics Gedoe rond Belastingplan kan leiden tot chaos belastingaanslagen — NOS Politiek
On the video desk
Notable posts
Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I’m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function…
DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard · on X
Komt het frame van anti-AZC-demonstranten als gewelddadige onruststokers uit de lucht vallen, of is er wel degelijk iets aan de hand? @EWagensveld: "Ik wil het helemaal niet goed praten, maar als je als overheid niet lui…
Ongehoord Nederland TV @ongehoordnedtv · on X
Console frozen at 2026-10-29 18:06 — this is the record of that moment.