THE DAILY EDITIONBusiness. Innovation. Engineering.Updated 30 October 2026

Original conceptual electric SUV leaving a modern assembly line toward a connected city

Rivian says it is on schedule to unlock a $250 million Uber investment tranche as production of its R2 compact SUV expands.

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Original conceptual data-center aisle with accelerated chips, a cloud and an abstract falling cash-flow gauge

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Cloud infrastructure economics AP

Amazon's cloud acceleration comes with a $42.4 billion cash drain

Amazon reported its fastest AWS growth in nearly five years while heavy AI investment pushed trailing free cash flow to a $42.4 billion loss.

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Original conceptual field logistics depot organized by an offline artificial-intelligence planning grid

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Defence software and sustainment Reuters

Salesforce agrees to buy Rune for military logistics software

Salesforce will acquire Rune Technologies to expand Missionforce, its business serving US military and government customers.

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Original conceptual open neural network scanning secure servers for abstract vulnerability cracks

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Open-weight AI and cybersecurity Reuters

Mistral releases Large 4 for local cybersecurity work

Mistral has publicly released an upgraded Large 4 model that organizations can download and run on their own systems for cybersecurity tasks.

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Original conceptual suburban home protected by a shield beneath a corporate merger puzzle

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Security services acquisition Reuters

Thrive Holdings agrees to take ADT private for $7.6 billion

ADT has accepted an all-cash offer from Thrive Holdings that values the home-security company at $7.6 billion.

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Original conceptual ultra-clean industrial gas lines feeding a semiconductor wafer chamber

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Semiconductor supply chain Reuters

AI chip expansion lifts Linde's electronics sales

Linde's electronics sales grew 15% as semiconductor manufacturers expanded capacity for AI and high-performance computing chips.

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Original conceptual aerospace propulsion factory producing rows of compact turbojet engines

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European missile manufacturing Reuters

Destinus says Ruta output has reached nearly 300 missiles a month

Defence startup Destinus told Reuters it has built more than 1,750 Ruta cruise missiles in Europe and is producing nearly 300 a month.

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Original conceptual turbofan engine undergoing inspection in a modern civil aviation maintenance hangar

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Commercial engine maintenance Reuters

Engine maintenance demand raises MTU's revenue outlook

MTU Aero Engines raised its 2026 revenue forecast as airline maintenance spending offset weaker profitability in original equipment.

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Original conceptual titanium mechanical wristwatch with a matte dial and luminous layered indexes

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Mechanical watch launch Casio

Casio introduces a lightweight titanium mechanical watch

Casio has announced the CMK-100, an automatic mechanical watch built around a lightweight titanium case and high-contrast dial.

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Original conceptual fiber network shifting AI workloads among renewable-powered data centers

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Programmable and quantum networking Lumen Technologies

Lumen tests energy-aware AI routing and quantum-ready fiber

Lumen announced three initiatives spanning energy-aware AI traffic routing, quantum networking research and quantum-resistant security.

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Rivian ties its next Uber investment to an autonomy milestone

Amazon's cloud acceleration comes with a $42.4 billion cash drain

Salesforce agrees to buy Rune for military logistics software

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Mistral releases Large 4 for local cybersecurity work

Thrive Holdings agrees to take ADT private for $7.6 billion

AI chip expansion lifts Linde's electronics sales

Destinus says Ruta output has reached nearly 300 missiles a month

Engine maintenance demand raises MTU's revenue outlook

Casio introduces a lightweight titanium mechanical watch

Lumen tests energy-aware AI routing and quantum-ready fiber

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