US tech stocks have shown signs of a partial recovery after the value of shares in artificial intelligence and technology firms plummeted worldwide.

The drop off came after the Democrats’ resounding win in the US midterms, which sparked fears of a reduction in AI development.

On Thursday the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index closed down by more than 5.5%, losing an estimated $2.5tn in market value, according to Dow Jones data.

Businesses closely linked to artificial intelligence development, particularly makers of key computer chips and semiconductors, took the hammering.

Share prices in US markets have edged up on Friday. Chipmaker Nvidia’s share price jumped by over 7% and Elon Musk’s SpaceX was up 6.19% – though both are yet to recover their heavy losses from yesterday. It’s a similar story for chipmakers AMD and Micron.

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Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Brand, 51, faced seven counts: three of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault.

The allegations date from 1999 to 2009 and concerned six women. They are all entitled to lifelong anonymity.

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Fridges and freezers in supermarkets across Europe have been hit by a cyber-attack. Hackers managed to gain control and remotely turn up the temperature, in some cases to over 50 degrees Celsius, causing thousands of Euros worth of food to be thrown out.

Rumours have been circulating online that Russian hacktivist groups could be to blame.

So how did this happen? In this video:

1:27 Why are fridges connected to the internet?
2:02 How do you hack a fridge?
3:15 The aftermath of the supermarket hack
3:55 French blood banks targeted
4:42 Recent similar attacks
5:22 Who is behind the hacking?
6:25 What else is vulnerable to these sorts of attacks?
7:21 How can we protect against these attacks?
8:00 Could AI make more of these attacks likely?
8:47 What does this tell us about the future of cyber-attacks?

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At least 21 aircraft and several airports across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats in the second such incident this week, with the UK calling it a “malicious hoax”.

Flights bound for many countries including Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria and the Czech Republic, were affected.

No explosives have been found during searches, and it is not clear if the incidents are related.

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0:00 – Intro
0:34 – Destination of the flights before they got disrupted
1:06 – Uk government reaction to the disruption
1:28 – The Independent’s Simon Calder explains what has happened
2:33 – Hoax message received by Italy
3:12 – BBC Security Correspondent explains more about the group named by Italy
4:04 – Impact fake bomb threats could have on security and safety
6:04 – Passenger rights when facing disruption
6:52 – Could these threats and the disruption continue?

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