The US midterm elections taking place on Tuesday could influence the balance of power in Washington and the business environment for major technology companies, according to Olhar Digital. The vote renews all seats in the House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate, as well as including state-level contests. Although President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, the results could affect how much room the opposition has to scrutinize the administration and challenge contracts or policies.
The outcome matters to technology companies because congressional decisions can affect areas including artificial intelligence investment, military contracts, cryptocurrency regulation and infrastructure projects.
North Korea has rejected US accusations that it was behind a cyberattack that stole more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance. The country described the allegations as “absurd rhetoric,” the report said.
Apple reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion for the period ended September 26, 2026, up 12% from a year earlier and a record for the quarter. Net income also rose about 12%, to $30.7 billion.
The company is still unable to say when it will have enough units of its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, to meet demand. CEO John Ternus said Apple is working to increase supply but cannot predict when production will catch up with demand.
Elsewhere in the roundup, Anthropic reported third-quarter revenue of $17 billion, 12 times its total from the same period last year, alongside a net loss of $23 billion. The figures were released as the company prepares for a possible public offering later this month.
The report also covers new James Webb Space Telescope findings about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a 378-day NASA isolation study simulating a crewed Mars mission, and suspected cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems in several European countries.
Sources: Olhar Digital.