The influence of individual candidates on electoral outcomes in US federal elections has never been lower.
Twitter's new owner has delayed charging for verification until after the US mid-term elections and reinstated some staff after the initial brutal cull.
Medibank says it will refuse to pay a ransom for the theft of data.
The collapse of a research firm started with billions of dollars from car behemoths and a criminal probe into Tesla's self-driving claims mark a turning point.