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 Security · 2 min
Alpine Linux has rebuilt its GitLab instance from scratch and reset all passwords after hackers attempted to exploit a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the development infrastructure. The attackers targeted CVE-2026-97229, a maximum-severity flaw in GitLab's regular expression compiler, between October 20 and 21, causing multiple process crashes. While the Alpine team found no evidence that attackers successfully executed code or tampered with software packages, missing logs and a lack of outbound connection records mean a compromise cannot be ruled out. |
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AI · 2 sources · 3 min
A new report from security analyst Michael Shoebridge argues that big technology companies are using national security as a smokescreen to weaken Australia's copyright laws, warning that concessions to American AI giants risk turning the country into a haven for cybercriminals. | | | AI · 2 min
Trucks VC reports a significant surge in autonomous vehicle startup formations, fielding pitches from 81 new companies so far in 2026. This represents a two-thirds increase on last year and surpasses the previous boom of 2016-2017, which the venture capital firm attributes to breakthroughs in AI foundation models. | | | Hardware & Devices · 4 min
Intel is reallocating manufacturing capacity away from consumer PC processors and toward data center CPUs, expecting surging demand from the AI industry to offset a shrinking PC market. The company reported data center and AI revenue of $7.3 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up nearly 80% from a year earlier, as chief executive Lip-Bu Tan described the industry as navigating "one of the most significant supply shortages in history." |
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Today's segment · The Numbers
Where the AI trade closed
The market briefs, and the names that moved most. |
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AMD -10.9% · ASML -6.5% · TSMC -6.0%
Wall Street
Close, Fri, 30 Oct
AI and robotics stocks ended a punishing Friday deep in the red, hit hardest by a rout across the semiconductor complex that fuels the industry's expansion. AMD was the worst affected, dropping 10.88 percent, while Nvidia fell 4.22 percent after a Justice Department probe into its Hugging Face acquisition and reports that US officials concluded an associate of Nvidia's CEO was a Chinese asset. Broadcom, TSMC, and ASML each shed more than five percent.
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ASML -5.8% · SAP +1.2%
Europe
Close, Fri, 30 Oct
European markets closed lower, with the Euro Stoxx 50 down 1.07% and the DAX off 0.76%, while the FTSE 100 managed a marginal gain of 0.03% and the IBEX 35 fell 0.85%. The euro was little changed against the dollar. ASML dropped 5.78% and SAP rose 1.17%.
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BrainChip -8.7% · DroneShield -5.5% · NextDC -4.9%
ASX
Close, Fri, 30 Oct
The ASX 200 eked out a 0.18 per cent gain, but local tech and robotics names closed broadly lower. BrainChip tumbled 8.70 per cent, while NextDC slipped 4.86 per cent and DroneShield lost 5.52 per cent. Xero fell 2.39 per cent and TechnologyOne shed 1.40 per cent, though WiseTech managed a 0.54 per cent gain. The locally listed robotics ETFs all finished in the red: HMND dropped 2.15 per cent, ROBO lost 1.36 per cent and RBTZ eased 0.38 per cent.
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