Friday, 30 October 2026
- OpenAI rebuilds Model Spec around five core values
OpenAI updated its Model Spec on 29 October, rebuilding the document around five core values rather than a long list of specific instructions.
- Binance finds extra breach points in record crypto heist
Binance has begun recovering some of the $6.3 billion in assets stolen in what the exchange is treating as the largest crypto heist on record, according to…
- SMALL-CAP MOVERS: Mirriad disappears, Ironveld plays the waiting game as Scancell has ticket to the big league
Mirriad Advertising is no more, at least as far as AIM is concerned.
- Nasdaq hits near three-month low as Intel and Amazon deepen AI spending fears
The Nasdaq Composite fell about 2.6% in midday trading in New York on Friday to its lowest level in nearly three months, as results from Intel and Amazon…
- Time to dump tech stocks, or a chance for investors with a strong stomach and an iron will?
Investors face a choice between selling technology stocks and buying the dip after Alphabet and ServiceNow suffered their worst one-day share price falls on…
- Speech AI apps may be set for a speed boost thanks to a new takeover
Whatsnew: A major voice-based AI platform is upgrading its capabilities, thanks to a new acquisition.
- OpenAI is rewriting rules so its AI is "faithful to human intent" Update
Whatsnew: OpenAI has just rewritten a vital part of its AI coding in a move that the ChatGPT creator claims will make its AIs more "faithful to human intent".
- Reddit login plans to stop creeping crawlers after Google's AI Search eats traffic
What's new: Reddit users will soon need to log in for every visit, so that the web's #1 community can keep out the crawlers and keep real traffic on the site.
- Shell gets RBC and UBS target rises but ratings stay unchanged
Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) received higher price targets of 4,100p from RBC and UBS, although the brokers retained their respective 'sector perform' and…
- Lloyds’ hedge gains could be eroded by deposit competition, RBC warns
RBC Capital Markets has warned that Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY)’s structural hedge benefits face increasing pressure from competition for deposits…
- Haleon faces calls for a reset as brokers question growth outlook
Haleon PLC (LSE:HLN, NYSE:HLN) received a Deutsche Bank upgrade despite a target cut, while RBC lowered its target and JPMorgan remained cautious after the…
- OpenAI is rewriting rules so its AI is "faithful to human intent"
OpenAI has just rewritten a vital part of its AI coding in a move that the ChatGPT creator claims will make its AIs more "faithful to human intent".
- Greencoat UK Wind stays a Panmure Liberum ‘buy’ as target rises
Greencoat UK Wind PLC (LSE:UKW, FRA:3GC) price target rose to 128p from 115p at Panmure Liberum, which retained ‘buy’ on stronger power prices and improved…
- Trust Stamp wins exclusive technology role in Ghana fire safety certification program
Trust Stamp Inc (NASDAQ:IDAI, ISE:AIID) has been appointed exclusive technology partner for a nationwide program to digitize fire safety certification in…
- Amazon's AI bill spooks investors as free cash flow sinks $42.4 billion into the red
Amazon shares are nearly 8% lower ahead of the bell as investors turn on the scale of its AI spending, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is in sell-off mode.
- Amazon joins Big Tech sell-off as AI spending outruns cash
Amazon shares are nearly 8% lower ahead of the bell, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is in sell-off mode.
- Slop DJ: Spotify to let subscribers pay to AI remix real songs from early 2027
Whether you think it's Mozart-level genius, outright piracy or some weird sort of slop-karaoke (slopaoke, if you will), it's fair to say that, culturally, one…
- Microsoft retires Copilot from smart TVs
So, it turns out that consumers don't want AI in everything they own.
- BP gets mixed ratings from Jefferies and UBS despite earnings beat
BP PLC (LSE:BP.) beat third-quarter earnings forecasts, but Jefferies maintained a ‘hold’ rating with a 550p price target, while UBS rated the energy group…
- Alphabet faces UBS target cut as Search and YouTube miss forecasts
Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) price target was cut to $332 from $380 by UBS, which retained its 'neutral' rating amid weaker advertising growth and concerns…
- Filtronic slips despite new satellite opportunities and defence contracts
Filtronic PLC (LSE:FTC) shares slipped 1% to 223p after the radio-frequency technology group issued an in-line annual general meeting update highlighting new…
- AstraZeneca rises 4% as Jefferies and UBS assess profit beat
AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NYSE:AZN) shares rose 4% to 13,516.00p in morning trading after its third-quarter profit beat and unchanged 2026 guidance.
- Coral Products shares fall as delayed audit triggers AIM trading suspension
Coral Products PLC (AIM:CRU) shares fell 12% to 2.06p after the plastics manufacturer warned that delayed audit work would prevent it from publishing annual…
- FTSE 100 LIVE: London ignores tech sell-off to open higher Update
The FTSE 100 opened 32 points higher as traders ignored the tech-fuelled chaos in Asia and on Wall Street and instead focused on a steady stream of blue-chip…
- Polar Capital Technology Trust and Scottish Mortgage slide as US and Asia tech rout deepens
Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC (LSE:PCT) and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC (LSE:SMT) fell sharply on Friday as a sell-off in US technology stocks…
- MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 extends gains as healthcare and telecoms rise Update
The FTSE 100 gained 40 points to 10,762, while the FTSE 250 dropped 63 points to 24,611 and the AIM All-Share lost 0.5%.
- NatWest results broadly as expected, but weaker long-term targets leave investors cold
NatWest shares are down about 3% at 614.6p, against a prior close of 635p, even though analysts at UBS say the bank's third-quarter results were broadly in…
- AstraZeneca shares rise 3% as Jefferies says record margin bodes well for 2027
AstraZeneca shares are up 3% at 13,450p this morning, with Jefferies arguing the third-quarter numbers were better than the headline suggests.
- Haleon warning leaves brokers asking if the growth target can survive
Haleon, the FTSE 100 consumer health group behind Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum, saw its shares fall around 16% yesterday after it cut guidance.
- Ariana Resources confirms robust cah position as Dokwe project advances
Ariana Resources PLC (AIM:AAU, ASX:AA2, FRA:4A6), in its quarterly report, told investors it ended September with £17.3 million in cash as it advanced…
- NatWest shares fall 4% as Jefferies flags pressure on 2027 interest income
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) shares fell as much as 4% to an intraday low of 610.4p on Friday after third-quarter results prompted Jefferies to flag continued…
- Sovereign Metals continues to advance Kasiya rare earth project
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM), in its quarterly report, highlighted that it is advancing plans to add rare earths production…
- MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 opens higher while mid-caps hold flat Update
The FTSE 100 gained 29 points to 10,752 at 8.15 am GMT after touching 10,784, while the FTSE 250 was unchanged at 24,674.
- Binance hit by largest crypto hack on record with $6.3 billion affected
Binance has disclosed a security breach with an estimated impact of $6.3 billion, potentially making it the largest cryptocurrency hack on record, while around…
- BP profit jumps to $8.5 billion as net debt falls
BP PLC (LSE:BP.) reported underlying replacement cost profit of $8.5 billion for the third quarter, up from $5.7 billion in the previous quarter as refining…
- AstraZeneca holds guidance as cancer drugs outrun the Farxiga generics hit
AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NYSE:AZN), the FTSE 100 drugmaker, has had a decent third quarter, with the patent cliff on its older medicines more than covered by…
- NatWest profit rises as income growth and stronger margins support third quarter
NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) reported third-quarter attributable profit of £1.5 billion as higher income, stronger margins and continued balance sheet growth…
- Airtel Africa's margins hit a record as mobile money and data keep growing
Airtel Africa PLC (LSE:AAF), the FTSE 100 telecoms and mobile money group, has had a good first half, with revenue up 28.2% to $3.8 billion.
- Tesco to sell Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for €1.7 billion
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO), the FTSE 100 supermarket group, has agreed to sell its Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize, valuing them at €1.7 billion (£1.5…
- Airtel Africa profit rises 20% to $452m as mobile money drives growth
Airtel Africa, the FTSE 100 telecoms and mobile money group, reported first-half revenue of $3.8 billion, up 28.2% on a year earlier.
- Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be the largest in history
Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said $6.3 billion of digital assets were affected by what could be the largest hack ever.
- Tesco to sell Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for €1.7 billion
Tesco, the FTSE 100 supermarket group, has agreed to sell its businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Ahold Delhaize in a deal valuing them at €1.7…
- NatWest profit dips to £1.6 billion as bad loan charges almost double
NatWest Group, the FTSE 100 high street lender, reported third-quarter pre-tax operating profit of £2.2 billion, down 2.6% from the second quarter.
- AstraZeneca reconfirms 2026 guidance as revenue rises 7% and core earnings jump 17%
AstraZeneca, the FTSE 100 drugmaker, reported third-quarter total revenue of $16.2 billion, up 7% at constant exchange rates, and core earnings per share of…
- MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 set to rise despite Wall Street sell-off and Asian technology rout
London shares are expected to open higher on Friday, with IG pricing the FTSE 100 around 42 points stronger at 10,764 after the index closed 0.3% higher at…
- FTSE 100 LIVE: London set to ignore tech sell-off Update
The UK's blue-chip index is set to open 50 points higher, ignoring the tech sell-off on Wall Street and in Asia.
- BP's profit nearly quadruples as oil price spike lets it cut net debt by $8.4 billion
BP, the London-listed oil and gas group, said underlying replacement cost profit rose to $8.5 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier.
- FTSE 100 LIVE: Asian markets slide as AI sell-off hits
The S&P/ASX 200 added around 0.2% to finish near 8,908, extending Thursday's gains despite weakness across technology-heavy Asian markets.
- Sovereign Metals advances Kasiya rare earth opportunity as quarterly study adds US$722 million NPV
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM) made significant progress at its Kasiya Critical Minerals Project in Malawi during the September…