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United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that EUR/USD bounced on Tuesday as the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipped, but they still see the broader Euro (EUR) downtrend intact.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae said on Wednesday that the government will consider reviewing policies, revenue, and spending if interest rate shifts differ from expectations.
Industrial Output, in the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse, climbed by 2.0% over the month in August, the federal statistics authority Destatis showed on Wednesday in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.
Rereleased for its 24th anniversary, Michael Winterbottom’s freewheeling film about a journalist who championed post-punk bands couldn’t have starred anyone but Steve Coogan Michael Winterbottom’s intriguing, daring, freewheeling movie is being rereleased for its 24th anniversary. It is about Manchester legend, Factory Records…
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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Lewis Hamilton is urging Ferrari to improve the performance of their power unit for the 2027 Formula 1 season as the 41-year-old eyes a shot at a record eighth world championship next year.
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The AUD/JPY cross trades on a flat note around 110.40 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday.
Cardano has launched CIP-0113 on mainnet, letting regulated token issuers add KYC, sanctions checks, transfer limits and freeze controls.
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USD/IDR pares its recent losses from the previous day, trading around 17,900 during European hours on Wednesday. The Indonesian Rupiah remains subdued against the US Dollar (USD) following the release of Indonesia's latest Foreign Reserves data.
Test your ball knowledge against today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.
The British Pound (GBP) trades 0.18% lower at around 1.3248 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Wednesday.
The USD/JPY pair touches a one-and-a-half-week high, around mid-158.00s during the Asian session on Wednesday, with bulls shrugging off fears about a potential government intervention to support the Japanese Yen (JPY) and taking cues from resurgent US Dollar (USD) demand.
Wrexham's new Kop stand a signal of their ambition to keep climbing from the Championship to the Premier League.
Watch every World Cup goal scored by Lionel Messi, as the Argentina forward retires from international football.
See what BBC Sport readers voted as Test cricket's biggest scandals, together with contributions from the TMS team.
She joins Lennie James and Sheridan Smith on Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year. Plus: reaching the bottom of Britain’s deepest cave.
USD/CHF extends its gains for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.8330 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Switzerland’s seasonally-adjusted Unemployment Rate was unchanged at 3.1% for the fifth month in a row in September.
Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a Nasdaq Zcash ETF with a 0.25% fee, Gemini custody and up to $100M of nonbinding investment interest.
Exclusive: 10-year sponsorship extension at a 50% premium on last agreement crowns bonanza year for live venue O2 has struck a record £200m deal to retain the naming rights to the London venue the O2 in what is thought to be the largest renewal of its kind in UK history. The 10-year agreement will extend O2’s relationship until…
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health They were born into a Britain still recovering from the hardships of war. Though the air-raid sirens had fallen silent, many everyday foods remained rationed, including sugar.
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National Hunt action comes from Worcester and Sedgefield on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Racing.
Should England add Ethan Bamber to their battery of seam bowlers in Test cricket?
Murat Gassiev has called for the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua victor to make a mandatory defence against him if they are going to box for the WBA ‘super’ heavyweight title.
Jermaine Eluemunor is a self-confessed simple man, striving to inspire by way of a not-so-simple journey. From London to New York, he is a big man with a big heart and a big message.
Team USA captain Jim Furyk has urged his veterans to "step up" and take players "under their wing" to help them end their Ryder Cup losing streak on European soil.
Gold recorded 542 million contracts and an estimated $5 million in fees in September, surpassing Ether’s 318 million contracts and $2.6 million, though Bitcoin remained far ahead.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – attracts some follow-through buying for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, building on the previous day's rebound from an over one-month low.
The softer US jobs report on Friday last week continues to paint a softer picture of the labour market, yet there is still one part of the story that doesn't seem to line up. The September non-farm payrolls rose by just 29k, well below expectations of 90k, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2%.
All-time footballing icon Lionel Messi bids an emotional farewell to international duty after guiding Argentina to a 3-0 win over visitors Benin in Buenos Aires. The little magician produced a final breathtaking performance for his white and blue stripes, scoring one goal and assisting two others.
Conduit sued Tether over a $2.76M USDT freeze tied to a Brazil investigation, seeking access to the funds, damages and reserve profits.
The Indian Rupee ((INR) remains broadly muted at around 96.37 against the US Dollar (USD) after the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision. In the policy meeting, the RBI decide to hike its Repo Rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.5%, the first hike since February 2023.
Gold prices fell in India on Wednesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.
Gold (XAU/USD) maintains its offered tone through the Asian session on Wednesday, trading within striking distance of a two-month trough, around the $4,100 neighborhood touched the previous day.
The consumer-focused blockchain will close Dec. 15 after Igloo spent tens of millions supporting it, days after Blast said its own network was no longer worth operating.
Its published DvP design exchanges fully funded token legs atomically, leaving financing and netting to institutions.
EUR/JPY inches lower after posting modest gains in the previous day, trading around 177.90 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the currency cross is remaining within the descending channel pattern, suggesting an ongoing bearish bias.
The story from the 2018 Test in South Africa will stay alive for years more, unless it is finally put to sleep with the truth of what happened Add it to the immeasurable list of things that you can blame Covid for. Without the pandemic, Australia’s Test team would have headed to South Africa in February 2021, less than three…
The new standard is aimed at regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds whose issuers need identity checks, sanctions controls and other transfer rules built into the asset itself.
Bitcoin.de trading remains suspended after BaFin rejected futurum bank’s MiCA application, with regulated partners planned for a restart.
The Euro (EUR) is down 0.18% to near 1.1238 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The major currency pair faces selling pressure as the US Dollar regains ground after a corrective move the previous day.
Silver price (XAG/USD) declined after opening at a bullish gap, remaining in positive territory and trading around $60.90 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Wednesday.
Bitcoin briefly broke under the level analysts flagged as the point where sellers take over. Oil and the dollar both climbed.
After a phenomenal decade-long run, the Cursed Child two-parter is being pruned. Will it still work?
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports EU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks aimed at sealing a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus by curbing its exports of cheap hybrid electric cars…
Drugs, drink and dancing made Bez famous. Thirty-five years on, has he really swapped it all for filtered water, intermittent fasting and walks with the dogs?
In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours Two miles off the coast of Gdańsk, the white steel piles of Poland’s first offshore gas terminal rise from the slate-grey Baltic. Installed at a height eight metres above the waves, the floating cranes…
Houthis claim strikes on three Saudi sites including Riyadh airport, unconfirmed Households weather RBA hikes as debt-to-asset ratio hits 1997 low, Deutsche Bank says RBI decision today: most economists expect a hike to 5.50%, MUFG sees a hold Ether fi joins the stablecoin rush: why every crypto platform wants its own dollar…
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) faces selling pressure while attempting to extend the two-day recovery move above 0.5628 against the US Dollar. In the Asian trade on Wednesday, the NZD/USD pair is down 0.23% to near 0.5609.
The AUD/USD pair declines to near 0.6970, snapping the three-day winning streak during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The Australian Dolllar (AUD) softens against the US Dollar (USD) as bets of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) fall.
Lionel Messi marked his 208th and final game for Argentina with his 126th goal as his country bid an emotional farewell to the global icon.
Deutsche Bank's argument is hawkish at heart. If each hike does less damage to household cash flow than in the past, the RBA may need to do more to slow demand, which keeps a fifth hike in November in play and supports the short end of the Australian yield curve.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominated the much-anticipated matchup with Atlanta ace Chris Sale, and Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS.
Eagles two-time All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 14-year career spent entirely in Philadelphia.
The Padres will be without star closer Mason Miller for Tuesday night's elimination game after he was placed on the paternity list shortly before the start of Game 3.
Tyreek Hill's wife recounted details of assault and verbal abuse during testimony Tuesday on the first day of a civil assault-and-battery trial in Florida, proceedings that began a day after ESPN reported Hill would potentially sign an NFL contract soon.
Tyrese Haliburton purchased tickets for the student section at his alma mater Iowa State for the Pacers' first preseason game Wednesday.
The NFL Referees Association said it will challenge the severity of the suspensions of two officials for unprofessional conduct.
The White Sox and Guardians will both start openers in Game 3 of the ALDS, with Chicago looking to complete the sweep while Cleveland aims to extend its season.
Ever since the NHL's all-time goals leader announced his retirement, ticket prices to Capitals games have been soaring -- and not just for home games.
Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has launched its new EV.
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Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfectly scripted finale, the 39-year-old widely regarded as the greatest football player in history signed off…
Atlanta's Allisha Gray is out for Wednesday's Game 2 against New York, and Jewell Loyd is doubtful for an already depleted Aces team.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, attracts some dip-buyers during the Asian session on Wednesday, reversing a part of the previous day's corrective slide and retaking the 102.00 mark in the last hour.
GBP/USD loses ground after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 1.3250 during Asian hours on Wednesday.
The new exception permits one eligible commissioner to form a quorum when every other sitting member is disqualified from the particular matter.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
A chippy and at times ugly friendly nonetheless gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side four wins out of four, with another young player making the difference. Before 1878, a referee trying to get players’ attention was left to waive a white handkerchief in the air.
The USD/JPY pair gathers strength to around 158.35 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. Receding expectations for a rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) weigh on the Japanese Yen (JPY) against the US Dollar (USD).
Game at Allianz Field in Saint Paul kicks off at 8pm ET Last time out: USA beats Mexico 3-0 in romp Email Beau your questions, thoughts and jokes Jeff is at the game. Meanwhile, Pablo Maurer is following the Messi farewell: Goalkeeper feels like a re-opened competition after shaky halves from World Cup incumbents Matt Freese…
The USD/CAD pair edges higher during the Asian session on Wednesday, stalling the previous day's retracement slide from the vicinity of its highest level since April 2025, touched at the start of this week.
Trading on the platform has largely been suspended since June as its operator awaited MiCA authorization, with the company now looking to regulated partners to restart services.
The 2022 World Cup champion was given a raucous sendoff with plenty of pomp and circumstance. Read Pablo Iglesias Maurer’s minute-by-minute report.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $89.50 per barrel during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Crude oil climbed as persistent risks to Middle East energy flows overshadowed signs of rising supply from the region.
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The EUR/USD pair remains on the defensive near 1.1250 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Euro (EUR) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) amid fears of France’s debt crisis.
Ellison admits ‘good relationship’ with administration in remarks to reporters about newly merged media company David Ellison, the chief executive of the newly formed media conglomerate Skydance, denied that he has “politicized” the company despite the close connection he has forged with Donald Trump’s White House over the 20…
Crystal’s October 5 snapshot found $396 million unmoved in eight Tempo wallets, while customer activity inside custody accounts remains unknown.
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced on Wednesday that it raised the benchmark Repo Rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50% from 5.25% following the conclusion of the October monetary policy meeting.
How does every team stack up heading into Week 5? We made our 1-32 list and sized up each franchise's performance so far.
Has Jacksonville climbed to the top of its conference? Get ready for Week 5 with takes on the Jaguars and more.
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Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company funded Abstract for 18 months but still failed to find product-market fit despite attracting major brands and a community of millions.
Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide It has no rear window, will not fit into a UK parking space and – starting at £130,000 – ($172,000) is aimed squarely at rich tech industry buyers driving the wide open roads of America. Jaguar’s electric car, the…
Manager Dave Roberts juggled the Dodgers' lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Braves, moving DH Shohei Ohtani to the No. 5 spot.
The Seahawks decided not to sign veteran running back Joe Mixon to their practice squad after he underwent a physical, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Michigan tight end Zack Marshall apologized for "inappropriate comments" after a leaked group text showed messages attributed to him that criticized OC Jason Beck.
Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie "DJ" Jones is hospitalized in Florida and needs a heart transplant, Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz said Tuesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo said he will remain available to represent Portugal should they call him up again in a five-page letter seen by ESPN, while explaining his fallout with coach Jorge Jesus last week.
The 2023 first-round pick's start -- he leads the NFL with 1,268 passing yards -- puts him in the MVP conversation.
The Chiefs had been monitoring and receiving updates on Hill's rehab and training sessions even before the injuries to Tyquan Thornton and Rashee Rice.
US Vice President (VP) JD Vance said that Iran must reduce nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Vance added that Washington remained open to an agreement but would require concrete Iranian nuclear concessions.
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The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) new policymaker Ayano Sato said that she supports the idea of raising interest rates in several stages, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The detail that matters most for the Bank of Japan is base pay. Regular wages holding steady near 4% points to durable wage growth rather than a bonus-driven spike, which is the kind of evidence policymakers want before tightening further.
210.00 has capped GBP/JPY three times since September 24, give or take a few pips, the latest on Tuesday. The cross trades just under it, in the upper part of a band that has contained it since early September.
Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,165 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The precious metal rebounds as long-dated Treasury yields eased from Monday’s multi-decade highs and oil prices fell.
The Australian Dollar extends its rally to three consecutive days, up 0.14% on Tuesday, as the US Dollar behaves erratically ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting minutes on October 7. The AUD/USD trades at 0.6981, after hitting a low of 0.6961.
Australian consumer sentiment fell 4.7% to 80.4 in October, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hike on September 29 did most of the damage. AUD/NZD trades just above 1.2400 on its first down day after a three-session climb from near 1.2300.
England bounced back from defeat to Spain with three straight wins, giving Thomas Tuchel plenty to build on as the Nations League heads toward a decisive November window.
Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the playoff picture takes shape.
Following dominant victories and a few close calls in Week 5, here are our postseason projections.
The split matters for the Bank of Japan. Strength in manufacturing supports the case that the economy can absorb further rate increases, but respondents in property and services directly cited higher interest rates and weaker household spending as drags.
What can we learn from a week of postseason baseball? Enough to make our experts go all-in on their boldest predictions.
From atmosphere to unique structures, some places are harder to play than others.
Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.
Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom Ikea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture. The service will be tested in Spain and Portugal before the end of December and will be…
Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try
Equinor warns it may shun further investments in the UK if new oil and gas fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.
"I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads.
Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.
Google's new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the performance claims come from Google's own tests.
The Mexican Peso stages a comeback against the US Dollar on Tuesday as the latter weakens amid profit-taking and lower US Treasury yields, with traders awaiting the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. The USD/MXN trades at 17.97, down 0.55%.
From Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to Alex Scott's debut, Phil McNulty assesses what England have learned during this international window.
Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.
On Tuesday, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda gave his first major speech since the September 18 hike, and USD/JPY's whole range stayed inside Monday's. The pair trades just above 158.00, with futures still pricing about a 25% chance of a hike at the October 29-30 meeting.
Beldina Odenyo was on the verge of stardom when she took her own life in 2021. In this beautiful documentary, her grief-stricken sister Leah attempts to finish her album – and her journey will make you cry again and again In 2021, the Kenyan-Scottish singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo was on the brink of major stardom.
Australia all-rounder fails to overcome abdominal strain Maddinson or Cooper Connolly to fill No 5 spot in Durban opener Andrew McDonald insists Nic Maddinson’s Test squad call-up should be no shock, with the left-hander edging closer to replacing the injured Cameron Green in Durban. Green has been officially ruled out of…
Sebastien Pocognoli is left with questions to answer after an inert Scotland performance leaves him still searching for his first home win, writes Tom English.
Traders give the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) about a 58% chance of raising its Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 3% on October 28, down from about 80% in late September, and NZD/USD has fallen with those odds.
Nothing in Circle's posts announces a sponsorship, but replies dug up Khaled's 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto fraud he promoted. The internet never forgets.
Scotland were "outfought" and simply "not good enough" in their 2-1 Nations League defeat by Slovenia, according to captain Andy Robertson.
Strategy’s October filing shows an accounting consequence. ETF cost estimates measure fund holdings, while redemptions determine how Bitcoin leaves.
EUR/USD has won back all of Monday's drop to its lowest level since May 2025. The pair trades just above 1.1250, back at Monday's opening level, as French bonds steadied and the Dollar eased across the board.
A developer posted metadata for about 5.6 billion public TikTok videos, scraped through the app's private API in a way TikTok's terms prohibit. The free dataset also doubles as a storefront.
JJ Gabriel and his family are yet to make a decision on his future but it is increasingly likely his next club will be in Europe.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal after head coach Jorge Jesus "broke his word to me".
Some things are inevitable in life. Harry Kane delivering for England is always one of those inevitabilities.
Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
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Tuesday's rise in GBP/USD came from the Dollar side. The pair was flat through Bank of England (BoE) external member Mann's warning on inflation, then gained at the same two points in the session as EUR/USD, leaving EUR/GBP close to unchanged.
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Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures Her best films – ranked Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen…
Watch the best of the action as Slovenia come from behind to beat Scotland 2-1 in the Nations League at Hampden.
Oil: Private survey of inventory shows a headline crude oil draw S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 close at records Crude oil rebounds as Hormuz tensions rise. Can buyers take back full control?
England U21s suffered their first defeat to their Republic of Ireland counterparts after falling 3-1 in Cork, with Tommy Lonergan scoring twice for the hosts.
The UK government has appointed six banks to lead its first digital gilt issuance, with the pilot expected by the first quarter of 2027. HM Treasury announced on Oct.
The lawsuit alleged that Tether froze USDt funds in a Conduit wallet tied to an investigation launched by Brazilian authorities in 2024.
Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli remains without a Hampden Park win as Slovenia came from behind to take the points in their Nations League match.
The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, with Gemini Trust serving as custodian and Winklevoss Capital affiliates eyeing up to a $100 million investment.
It was a night that belonged to Harry Kane. Yet another one.
Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
The nature of this Scotland defeat felt far more significant than the fact it arrived at all. Sébastien Pocognoli is already in tricky territory, just four games into his tenure as Scotland head coach.
Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks.
Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel rates the England players after Tuesday's 3-0 win against the Czech Republic.
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.
September's prices index rose to 74.0 while growth slowed, leaving rate relief uncertain for leveraged Bitcoin exposure.
Harry Kane marked his record-equalling 125th cap with a sensational display as he led England to a 3-0 win over Czech Republic at Wembley.
Two-time All-Pro won two Super Bowls with Eagles Johnson says family priorities have changed 36-year-old started 171 games for Philadelphia Lane Johnson, the Philadelphia Eagles’ decorated right tackle and a cornerstone of the franchise for nearly a decade and a half, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 14…
A combined service could lead to higher prices.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC…
Abstract will shut down Dec. 15, saying a chain focused solely on consumer crypto proved unsustainable, and is urging users to bridge their assets off before then.
S&P tops 7,800 for first time in history as investors optimistic despite signs of instability in US economy The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at a record high after a rally around AI chipmakers and a dip in US treasury yields. At market’s close, the S&P 500 was up 0.58%, topping 7,800 for the first time in its history.
United Overseas Bank strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann expect USD/CNH to edge lower intraday while staying confined to a narrow 6.7000–6.7100 band. Over the coming one to three weeks, they maintain a range-trading view between 6.6950 and 6.7270.
Aston Villa might lure Endrick to the Premier League, Bournemouth fight to keep hold of Alex Scott, top clubs are keen on Rayan Cherki, plus more.
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.
There isn't much on the economic and event agends during the Aisa-Pacific timezone to shift marekts around too much upon release. Nnote that ECB board member Piero Cipollone will be speaking at an event in The Philippines, in a panel discussion at Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee International Research Fair.
A $6 million exploit at an unidentified Base vault has exposed a gap in vulnerability reporting, according to Immunefi’s head of security, with roughly $31.7 million remaining in the vault at the time of the incident briefing. Gonçalo Magalhães, head…
Lawyers tell judge ABC being unfairly targeted as US regulator seeks review of network’s local TV station licenses Lawyers for Disney accused the Trump administration of “blatant violations of the US constitution” and censorship on Tuesday in the first court hearing over the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of…
Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.
It's been a long international break for England. But it could be a pivotal one in Thomas Tuchel's thinking.
Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle.
To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Akari Omori claimed her first world title at -57kg, defeating reigning champion Eteri Liparteliani in golden score. At -73kg, Ryuga Tanaka overcame Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov in a tight final to secure gold and complete a double triumph for Japan.
How could the changes aimed at circumventing tanking likely affect on-court outcomes this season?
Forward says he will be available after punishment Ronaldo insists coach ‘had broken his word to me’ Cristiano Ronaldo has accused the Portugal head coach, Jorge Jesus, of twice breaking his word, saying a failed agreement to publicly explain his omission against Norway drove him out of the camp but insisting he remained…
The payments firm alleges Tether froze its treasury wallet on its own initiative over a Brazilian investigation it has no connection to—and has profited from the reserves while refusing to release the funds for more than a year.
Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off Live scores
Now that Manchester City have been found to have cheated on a huge scale, anything is on the table -- maybe even an American-style Premier League draft?
Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-offs Live scores
Hashrate Index's October comparison still puts about two-thirds of estimated hashrate in three countries, without measuring ownership or pool control.
A number of Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be hit with both retrospective punishments and sanctions in the future.
Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers John Healey is planning a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households in this month’s budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts that show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in…
Securitize and LG CNS have signed a memorandum of understanding covering three areas of digital asset development for South Korean institutions, including tokenized securities and stablecoin infrastructure. Securitize announced on Oct.
Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.
The DIGIT pilot will test distributed ledger technology and onchain settlement for UK sovereign debt, with issuance expected by the first quarter of 2027.
Asos says people should not engage with the unauthorised notification and says it'll provide further information.
Harry Kane reaches another significant England milestone by equalling Peter Shilton's record as the most-capped Three Lions player that he has held for 36 years.
The face of the "Don't Die" movement now says retouching beats therapy for looking young. His transformation over the summer may explain why.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong observe USD/SGD consolidating near recent highs, with bullish daily momentum showing signs of fading and RSI near overbought.
The gala is leaving traditional US broadcast networks for live worldwide streaming.
Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence over his Portugal walkout in a lengthy statement in which he says he is not retiring from the national team.
Winklevoss Asset Services has filed for a Nasdaq-listed spot Zcash ETF under the proposed ticker WINK, as ZEC has gained more than 5% in 24 hours and is trading above $1,376. Winklevoss Asset Services filed an S-1 registration statement with…
Bitget Wallet COO Alvin Kan has called for clearer transaction permissions and wallet recovery controls following Bitget Exchange’s reported $387.5 million breach, saying direct ownership must come with safeguards users can understand. Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet,…
The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?
The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, trade on Nasdaq under "WINK" with Gemini as custodian, and add the Winklevoss twins to a wave of institutional interest in the privacy coin.
Standard Chartered Bank economists Jonathan Koh and Edward Lee now expect Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to raise its policy rate by 25bps to 5.25% in October, revising their previous call for a hold. They attribute the move to broader September inflation, higher Oil prices and Philippine Peso depreciation.
The US Dollar (USD) has come under fresh downside pressure on Tuesday, slipping back toward of two-day lows as shrinking fiscal jitters in France appear to have lent some support to the broader risk-linked galaxy.
If they're going to mount an NLDS comeback, the Pads will need to mirror the perseverance of their biggest star.
Kansas City Federal Reserve (Fed) President Jeffrey Schmid said on Tuesday that the labor market remains in a good place, and he remains concerned about the high cost of living, saying “inflation is frustrating, must be fixed.”
The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.
FinCEN abandons proposed privacy-related reporting requirements, while existing anti-money-laundering duties remain.
The digital ruble’s early uptake comes as BRICS nations explore linking their digital currencies for cross-border trade and payments.
Nigeria filed complaint over ineligible players in playoff Fifa investigators aware of situation before tournament Fifa allowed the Democratic Republic of the Congo to compete at this summer’s World Cup despite reports suggesting an internal investigation found that the country had fielded an ineligible player in qualifying.…
Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?
Silver (XAG/USD) holds firm on Tuesday, supported by a pullback in the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields. At the time of writing, the metal trades around $61.50, up 0.75% on the day.
Ripple has expanded its agreement with Brevan Howard, a fund manager overseeing about $35 billion, to provide its funds with multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing through Ripple Prime. Ripple announced on Oct.
Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are…
By pairing AI with “blind sweep” ultrasounds, Google researchers found a way to get more people the prenatal ultrasounds they need.
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act will not be addressed before the 2026 US midterms as Congress is on recess until after the election.
Bitcoin’s push toward $90,000 has stalled below $87,722 as weekly U. S.
San Francisco Federal Reserve (Fed) President Mary Daly said she supported September’s rate hike and that additional rate hikes may be needed, depending on external shocks.
Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.
On October 11, 2026, the DNS root switches to a new key-signing key (KSK-2024). Learn what this means for you, and how RFC 8509 trust anchor sentinels allow you to test whether your DNS resolver is ready for the rollover.
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank highlights China’s new anti-dumping probe into EU nitrotoluenes as likely linked to broader trade frictions. A Franco-German non-paper urges tougher EU action on dumping, subsidies and currency manipulation ahead of Trade Commissioner Sefcovic’s China trip.
Shares in fashion company fall nearly 10% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’ Asos is investigating unauthorised access to its app system after shoppers received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” its data. The online fashion retailer said basic personal information including…
The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
Martin O'Neill has confirmed his decision to stay on as Celtic manager after reflecting on his future over the international break.
Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
Most affluent investors across seven countries own and are increasing their crypto holdings despite financial advisers who remain overly cautious about digital assets.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rebounds on Tuesday as shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz keep Oil prices supported despite improving Middle East exports, with US-Iran talks still deadlocked.
Paris-based Mistral launched Large 4, a model nicknamed after a June internet joke. It tops GPT-6 Astra on one finance test, but trails Claude on others.
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Bitcoin price action was kept in check by overhead ask liquidity while US stocks broke out to new all-time highs.
David Croft has questioned the FIA after the chaotic formation lap scenes at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, describing a software glitch that saw several drivers slowing to a crawl or stopping completely as a "farce".
JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a stand-alone service.
The LG CNS partnership gives Securitize a foothold as the Seoul prepares new rules for tokenized stocks, bonds and funds beginning in February 2027.
LayerZero’s ZRO price has climbed more than 100% from its early-September levels to around $2.23 as traders assess its rising price channel, planned ATLAS buybacks, and an Oct. 20 token unlock.
There is a little change in the market after the auction results The first leg of the 3 coupon auctions this week including the 3 year, 10 year and 30 year is complete. Summary WI level at the time of the auction: 4.934% High yield: 4.932% WI level at the time of the auction: 4.934% Stop-through: 0.2 basis points vs the average…
Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
United States Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk says his team will be "underdogs" when they attempt to end more than 30 years of pain on European soil in next year's edition at Adare Manor.
An October 5 venue filing invokes a Bitcoin Fog appeal, showing why narrower privacy policies have not ended the Tornado Cash case.
Pantera Capital and Bullish also participated in the ANVL purchase as Anvil rolls out software designed to make its collateral protocol easier for businesses to integrate.
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Liverpool host Manchester City in a blockbuster Super Sunday Premier League clash on October 11, live on Sky Sports .
New York film festival: The origin story of Sam Altman’s company is reimagined as a campy comedy starring Andrew Garfield On the day that Luca Guadagnino ’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI premiered, Vanity Fair released a cover story on Altman. Alongside glossy portraits from Annie Leibovitz, the world’s pre-eminent portrait…
Martin O'Neill insists he is the man to lead Celtic forwards after a period of reflection during the ongoing international break.
Martyn Thomas wonders how any rational person can argue that independent oversight and regulation will be sufficient Once again a frontier AI model has been withdrawn because it fails safety tests ( OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing, 28 September ). There is the usual call for…
Renée Slegers’ team have the technical ability, but doubts remain over the nastiness needed to rival Manchester City and Chelsea Arsenal, 10 points adrift of the Women’s Super League leaders, are poised to undertake a “big review” of their season during this international break to try to determine where things have gone so…
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
The future of crypto may therefore depend less on creating the next novel asset and more on building the infrastructure required to price a growing universe of existing ones, argues Altius co-founder and CEO Annabelle Huang.
Pi Network price has fallen toward $0.087 after retreating from last week’s highs, leaving buyers defending rising daily support while a bullish analyst forecast hinges on a break above $0.11. CoinGecko recorded PI at $0.08719 on Oct.
Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved today, but Zcash and Monero are leading the largest coins over the last 24 hours.
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.
A ECB executive board member said the potential introduction of a digital euro would not ”take over the role of banks,” but ensure they have a role in the EU’s monetary system.
The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.
October’s strongest established crypto candidates have liquid markets, active developer communities and events that can be checked against public records. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB and XRP each meet the longevity test, but their October cases depend on different things.
Solana price has held near $121 after its September recovery, with positive daily money flow supporting a renewed test of $125 resistance as traders watch whether October can bring a move toward $150. Solana daily chart showed its price at…
There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa Power Station, where investors and operators share how they've navigated crucial…
Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
Ethereum price has held near $2,718 on Oct. 6 as positive short-term money flow and bullish analyst views face a five-session withdrawal streak from US spot Ether ETFs.
OKX brought Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s venture arm onto its cap table as the crypto exchange broadens its push into stablecoin-based financial services. On Oct.
"The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."
"We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."
Every artist, producer, and songwriter works differently. To match those individual creative workflows, Spaces in Google Flow Music lets creators build custom instrument…
Introducing Embedding Gemma 2, an open multimodal embedding model optimized for privacy-first use cases
OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety.
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
Ripple Prime will provide prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to funds managed by the $35 billion alternative investment manager.
The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.
The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.
Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.
Google is helping health leaders overcome reporting lags, forecast disease outbreaks, and deliver care to vulnerable communities.
On the night of 4 to 5 October, the "Book of the Apocalypse", a 210‑kilo volume with works by Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Bernard Buffet, was stolen from an art centre in Issoire, Puy‑de‑Dôme.
Ethereum’s institutional demand is weakening around the same time derivatives positioning shows traders are selling aggressively without yet breaking the broader price structure. US spot ETH exchange-traded funds recorded $50.76 million of net outflows on Oct.
Virtuals opened an invitation only AI app test in October as established crypto networks tried to turn AI demand into paid activity. NEAR is building agent and settlement tools, Bittensor rewards competing subnets, Render supplies graphics and compute capacity, and…
OKX has completed a strategic investment from Circle, Qube Research & Technologies, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures at a $25 billion pre money valuation, adding four existing infrastructure partners to the funding round started by NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange…
Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Compliance Outreach Program announced today that it will host a virtual national seminar for investment companies and investment advisers on November 19, 2026. The purpose of the event is to help chief compliance…
Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform.
French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals.
Five decades after convincing judges she’d be killed if she returned to Chile, the artist is back with a politically charged retrospective in the country she grew to love Cecilia Vicuña was 24 when she first arrived in London. She had come from Santiago on a British Council scholarship to study at the Slade School of Art, and…
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade has gone live on the Sepolia testnet, moving its 2026 scaling package into one of its final public testing stages before a planned mainnet activation. According to Ethereum community contributor Pooja Ranjan, the upgrade activated on Sepolia…
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives Paramount completed its $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world’s most recognizable studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal…
Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times, and maintenance needs.
It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth.
Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial…
Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco.
Sepolia marks one of the final major rehearsals before the final activation of Glamsterdam, aimed at bringing more efficiency and scalability to the Ethereum mainnet.
Discover the pioneering global startups joining us in Mountain View this November to shape the future of AI.
The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.
Drivers who deliver medical equipment to hospitals across England reject a 4% pay increase.
Dogecoin opened October with a new application testnet, while Shiba Inu gained a route onto Solana. Bonk and Floki have live products whose use can be measured, and Pepe remains a large trading market without a scheduled protocol upgrade.
OKX raised an undisclosed amount at a $25 billion valuation as an extension to March’s investment round led by the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange.
Real Vision founder Raoul Pal says a pause in the AI stock rally could help crypto attract capital, while AI agents are likely to boost Ethereum and Solana adoption.
Theo Triantafyllidis won the 2026 Frieze Artist Award, which is supported by Google Arts & Culture.
Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
New alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence and AI companies are looming ominously Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you as I sit under yellowing leaves in New York.
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the…
Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.
The Saint Omer director has gathered work by artists, writers, composers and poets for Geste de Consolation, set in the 60m-long central hall of the Palais d’Iena in Paris Alice Diop has just returned to France from California when we speak. It’s a Zoom meeting with a bad connection, and Diop leans close to the camera, always…
The term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African pop In 2024, South African pop star Tyla won the best Afrobeats award at the MTV VMAs.
Industry leaders say bogus claims rose 14% last year, pushing up premiums for all customers An insurance fraudster who pocketed more than £14,000 for the supposed theft of Lego sets, fishing gear and gaming consoles was behind one of last year’s most high-profile bogus claims. Investigators uncovered £1.34bn of fraud in 2025, a…
The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
The Ethereum layer-2 is backing Paxos-issued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution, users and reserve economics.
Telecom operators are increasingly building their AI strategies on open models — and the reasons go beyond mere cost. Open models give telcos the ability to trust, control and customize AI across their most critical workloads — from autonomous networks to customer care.
What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’ The great iced coffee debate of 2026 is the latest submission to the young-people-just-don’t-get-it discourse and, of course, it’s as polarizing as ever.
Firms working on reproducing compounds without need for repeated harvesting but conservationists are sceptical Many of the world’s most expensive perfumes begin with a wounded tree. When some Aquilaria trees are damaged, they produce a dark, fragrant resin that becomes agarwood, or oudh – an ingredient so valuable that wild…
PC, PS5, Switch 2; Wych Elm Games, Team 17 Abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks make up a dark landscape in which you play a private eye searching for a missing singer-songwriter In a weird deserted town miles from anywhere, a troubled detective searches for a missing musician and the girl he…
Metal band Gwar host this instalment of the horror series, which serves up darkly humorous movie morsels that would struggle to frighten a toddler The latest in the long-running horror-feature series is, as per usual, a decidedly diverse ragbag of shorts, strung together with the thinnest of connective tissue. The theme this…
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Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.
US crypto rules could be vulnerable to political change after the midterms. Former New York Gov.
Paxos’ USDG stablecoin is now live on Arbitrum as the network proposes 100 million ARB in incentives to support adoption and liquidity.
OKX Money lets users fund stablecoin accounts with 50+ currencies, earn up to 10% on eligible USDG and spend with no FX fees.
Polymarket begins its Protocol V2 rollout ahead of a planned November transition for new prediction markets, while existing positions remain on the current system.
A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price.
Headlines: EUR/USD rebounds as French government takes steps to reduce deficit, narrowing OAT-Bund spread Ethereum consolidates at a major trendline as Glamsterdam hits Sepolia testnet. What's next?
Compare five cloud mining and hashrate platforms in 2026, including PowerAlgo, Binance, ECOS, NiceHash and Hashing24.
Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.
Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery.
Prior month -92.8 billion Details from the BEA: Goods and services deficit: $105.6 billion. Prior $92.8 billion, revised.
Prior was +0.77 billion (revised to 0.79 billion) Exports: +2.5% MoM. Prior -2.6% Imports: -2.0% MoM.
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Ukraine’s minimum pension remains unchanged in October 2026, while some retirees explore crypto cloud mining as an alternative income source.
Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact?
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note Brazilian assets rallied after Flávio Bolsonaro’s stronger-than-expected first-round result boosted expectations for a more market-friendly policy mix.
Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now.
Cardano trades near $0.279 as leverage and whale activity rise, while ADA tests $0.28 resistance after RealFi’s mainnet launch.
The Fall-Winter 2026 collection was presented inside the Abulkasim Madrasah, with Uzbek carpets, music and traditional craftsmanship shaping the setting.
EUR/GBP fluctuates between gains and losses on Tuesday, pausing a seven-day selloff driven by sharp weakness in the Euro (EUR) amid growing concerns over France’s fiscal position.
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose says S&P’s affirmation of Romania at BBB-/A-3 with negative outlook gave the Leu short-term relief but did not remove downgrade risk. Fiscal consolidation is progressing, yet political paralysis and wide external imbalances persist.
Spiko raised $90M in a Series B led by NEA as its tokenized cash funds reached $2.7B in assets, with expansion planned across Europe.
Users want to "reduce risk and avoid unnecessary disruption" while making changes.
Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.
The Federal Trade Commission announced it is sending more than $100,000 in redress payments to consumers deceived by online marketplace GOAT. The refunds are part of a settlement over allegations the company failed to honor its refund policies and violated an FTC rule requiring companies to have reasonable shipping practices.
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux flags that a surprise upside in Czech inflation to 2.5% has reinforced the Czech National Bank’s hawkish stance. With policymakers signalling a possible hold or hike, attention turns to core and services inflation data that could justify a November rate increase.
Riverside Studios, London Andy Sandberg’s play gets off to an intriguing start before coming off the rails in spectacular, almost fascinating style. For all the wrong reasons, it’s hard to look away It starts off with a car crash, and enters its own pile-up before your eyes.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight EUR/USD caught between French political-fiscal risks and a potentially capped US Dollar. European bond turbulence is feeding expectations of a more dovish ECB, while US yields rise on economic resilience.
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Our critic picks out some of the most outstanding cinema screening at the UK’s most prestigious film event in 2026 This film puts Andrew Scott in line to become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar . He plays Ian Charleson, who became a star in Chariots of Fire and in 1989 took on the role of Hamlet at London’s…
Brent crude drops below $100 a barrel; euro reverses earlier losses to trade higher against dollar and sterling, as French government bonds rally The euro has reversed earlier losses and is now trading higher against the dollar, as French government bonds rallied, pushing their yields (or interest rates) lower. The single…
Chainlink released a major interoperability update as Aave’s newest lending markets passed $1 billion in deposits. Cardano is testing a scaling design, Avalanche is operating under its September upgrade, and TRON continues to carry one of crypto’s largest stablecoin balances.…
Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to Sydney to give the company’s first in-person mea culpa after it admitted – in an unsigned email, to a public departmental inbox – that one of its AI…
The findings come after warnings from tech leaders that AI placed in the wrong hands could trigger larger threats such as nuclear war or bioweaponry destruction Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) is the top threat to companies’ reputations – more so than being accused of putting children in the way of mental, emotional or…
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.
Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.
Solana Foundation launched an open-source DvP program that settles asset and payment legs together, with JPMorgan providing settlement input.
The world's biggest chipmaker now manufactures at scale in Phoenix, as well as Taiwan. China is warning political leaders in Arizona to not get too friendly.
Adam Iza used off-duty LA deputies to pull warrants and personal data on his rivals, then moved the proceeds through crypto custodians.
FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.
Ondo Private Markets will offer non-U. S.
Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.
Keith Haring’s unmistakable art has arrived in Rome, with a major new retrospective bringing together more than 140 works.
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year Drax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown. Campaigners say this…
Hong Kong regulators plan to establish a licensing regime for four categories, including digital asset trading, custody, advisory and management services.
BitGo is pushing beyond crypto custody as CEO Mike Belshe targets trading, lending and settlement as the company’s main revenue engines.
Under proposed CIP-113, separating bundled assets requires holder authorization and the restricted token’s permission hook.
Our new agreement with Constellation Energy brings the total new nuclear capacity we’ve enabled for the U. S.
Binance BTC reserves fell by nearly 40,000 coins since Sept. 20 as whales returned stablecoin capital to their exchange wallets.
Tate Britain, London The Young British Art of the 1990s was brash and macabre but also intelligent and emotional. This breathlessly superficial show reduces it to a stylish pose Jake and Dinos Chapman were dismissed by some even in the 1990s as overgrown adolescents selling shock for its own sake, and yet it is their work…
Bitcoin trades near $85,500, 32% below its record high, as ETF outflows return and traders watch $83,300 support and $86,700 resistance.
Samsung Electronics has filed a U. S.
DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.
Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76. A statement from his family said his death was…
Ondo’s tokenized notes will give eligible investors exposure to private companies, with the first tied to an unnamed pre-IPO AI company.
President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View , accusing it of being unfair.
Solana DvP offers financial institutions an open-source settlement program designed to complete asset transfers and payments in seconds.
OKX appears to be designing products to keep the blockchain element abstracted or out of sight for users who simply want to hold digital dollars and use a card.
It’s 50 years since Smith joined TV’s bikini-clad crime fighters alongside Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson. She talks about the love she found on set, the harassment she endured off it and the drug-taking she did her best to ignore For a TV show that only ran for five years, Charlie’s Angels packs a punch like a bikini-wearing…
Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive A special effects axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on sale. Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance, uses an axe…
A new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbullied At this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind a limb. Whether it’s for directions, distraction or the discourse on social media, our phones have become…
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The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny.
Best known for his award-winning film scores and long-lasting partnership with director Ken Loach, George Fenton also created the music for what became known as David Attenborough's Earth Trilogy: The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
The July 2025–June 2026 data show rapid stablecoin reuse, while the share funding purchases remains unmeasured.
France's bond market recently sent a strong message to policymakers. The spread between French and German 10-year government bonds surged above 150 basis points last week, reaching its widest level since the euro-area debt crisis.
Parataxis Ethereum has canceled its merger with Parataxis Korea as a delisting court fight and shareholder cash-out risk clouded the deal.
Coventry University Shopfront, scaffolding, throbbing car bodies … 37 artists take the temperature of the nation in a show which shows the breadth and eccentricity of British identity It’s freshers’ week in Coventry. A student chamber choir is playing outside Warwick Arts Centre’s Mead Gallery as I arrive – an unintended but…
This shallower decline isn’t limited to the one-year anniversary. The bear market itself has been milder with past downturns seeing prices plummet 77% to 85%.
The legendary conductor was acclaimed for his dazzling music-making, and infamous for his hatred of recordings. His son, writer of a new film about him, remembers a loving yet intransigent and demanding father My father, Sergiu Celibidache, loved children more than anything because they are free and true to themselves.
FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group Blackstone Business live – latest updates A British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more than £2bn. Informa has struck a £2.24bn deal to buy the London-based events organiser…
Why a growing number of parents are opening pensions for their children.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed two days of inflows as Bitcoin slipped below $86,000, trading roughly 32% below its October 2025 all-time high.
Rialo has stepped up its push to become blockchain infrastructure for financial institutions as the network discusses proof of concept projects with Korean firms and builds applications with other institutional partners. According to Bobby Zagotta, chief business officer at Rialo,…
An empathetic biography of the the singer recasts her tumultuous later career as a triumph of self-expression Since Whitney Houston’s death in 2012, a flurry of books and documentaries have appeared, most of them presenting her life as a cautionary tale. In this new biography, Emily Lordi, a professor of English at Vanderbilt…
The 30th-anniversary rerelease of this classic tackles the sensitivities of teenage anxiety with energy and confidence The chrysalis of 80s and 90s high-school comedy finally gave us a veritable butterfly of fear in this cult girl-power classic from 1996, co-written and directed by Andrew Fleming, now rereleased for its 30th…
With all that is happening in markets, there are plenty of charts worth watching in Europe right now. However, this in particular may be one of the most important.
Ethereum’s EEZ has completed an atomic L1-to-L2 mainnet test carrying 0.001 ETH, allowing linked actions to succeed or fail together.
Protocols and services used to move funds stolen from Bitget have collected $761,725 in fees during the laundering process, while an independent researcher has traced $259,718 in THORChain affiliate fees to recipients with additional financial links to wallets involved in…
LayerZero price trades near $2.13 after a 41% weekly rally, as ZRO buybacks, ATLAS and rising futures activity put $3 in focus.
In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification process after OpenAI agents accessed Australian government website data in June. Asked why OpenAI relied on an arbitrary department email rather than direct government contacts…
Virtuals Protocol has launched its Virtuals App in closed beta on iOS, giving invited users access to a personal AI that can hold a wallet, monitor markets and execute trades within limits set by the user. According to Virtuals Protocol,…
Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.
An EEZ contributor shared a 0.001 ETH cross-chain test as the project develops a framework to connect Ethereum mainnet and its rollups.
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
NEAR price trades near $5.16 after a 135% monthly rally, with $5.50–$6.20 resistance, rising futures interest and an issuance vote ahead.
Food businesses and the government must make redistribution a key policy to address food insecurity. We know the surplus food is out there Charlotte Hill is chief executive of the food redistribution organisation Felix How often does this happen?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at…
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Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.
Super Inu Force, Meme Agency and PunchCard have recorded active trading within days of launching in October, putting three new memecoins on traders’ radar during the opening week of the month. According to market and onchain data reviewed as of…
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Swiss unemployment rate and the Eurozone retail sales. None of the data won't change anything for the respective central banks, so the market reaction will likely be muted.
Bitfinex’s published minimum makes its $5 million, one-year bond example cost 2% upfront, leaving borrower savings unproven.
Lisbon is hosting an exhibition where works by sculptor Joana Vasconcelos converse with dresses by a renowned Italian designer, fusing domestic life and haute couture.
The sex writing threatens to throw the novel off-kilter, but there are rich rewards in this tale of music and middle-aged compromises What is the role of art in an artist’s life? Should you commit everything to honing your talent in the hope of becoming a great master?
Monica Dolan is superb as the amateur historian who uncovered the horror of mass graves at a mother and baby home in this Liam Neeson produced drama The children were never lost; if a baby goes missing, the police get called, social services become involved. The babies born at the mother and baby home run by nuns in the town of…
Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warnings In a bar below Waterloo Bridge, a cell of a fast-growing anti-AI protest movement met last week to plot their latest move: disrupting a tech industry dinner being addressed by a senior executive from the chip maker Nvidia.…
Irina Rozovsky’s latest book Black Mountain Heart provides a stunning view of the Balkan states, balancing vitality and life with suggestions of a dark history
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a fourth rate rise this year. Confidence…
Better Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less protected than under the SEC.
Ethereum has prepared to test a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia under the Glamsterdam upgrade, putting more than three times the network’s previous block capacity through a public test before developers decide what could eventually work on mainnet. According…
Polymarket plans to move new markets to Protocol V2 on Nov. 2 after canary tests, adding pUSD, modular oracles and a $5M bug bounty.
In the internet age, medium-sized retail hubs are looking for new ways to survive and thrive.
Her half-sister pieces together her demos for an album in this moving documentary. Plus: Bake Off lets the fans set the tasks in the tent.
Binance lets eligible users convert supported stocks into bStocks 1:1 with no conversion fee and move them back into stock positions.
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through it There’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it. Last week, the actor Richard E Grant became the first contestant on The Traitors – a show whose only…
British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick A top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower – who highlighted alleged ties between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the US commerce…
Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record…
The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.
FinCEN withdrew two proposals that had hung over self-custody and crypto mixers for years without ever taking effect.
Rain has applied for a U. S.
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australian government systems. However, Orr acknowledges Anthropic has limited visibility into customer usage due…
One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million gas.
BTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields kept climbing.
Glassnode’s weekly snapshot pairs a smaller derivatives footprint with rising holder activity, while spot buying supplies a counterweight.
ZachXBT says a $349,700 undercover operation exposed an alleged $1B Lazarus laundering network and helped trace $12M in Bybit funds.
Solana Foundation launched an open-source program that lets institutions settle trades in seconds, not days. JPMorgan provided key inputs.
Musical residencies are on the rise in Europe for major pop stars, but costs are increasingly being heaped upon audiences with travel, accommodation and extras pushing up ticket prices, according to Spanish consumer rights group FACUA.
It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it.
He has shot everyone from Madonna to Rihanna, Kate Moss and Frank Ocean. Now Walker has turned his lens on the activists, artists, writers, models and everyday heroes of gay life Six years ago, Tim Walker was walking in the Highbury Fields area of London when he came across a plaque on the side of a building.
Solana launches open settlement standard for institutions, with JPMorgan input ICYMI: Citi raises bitcoin target to $113,000 and ether to $3,028 as crypto inflows return Reports that Hormuz crude flows near 76% of prewar levels. Diesel shortage persists.
Rain joins a growing queue of crypto firms seeking federal trust charters, while community banks have just asked a court to overturn the OCC rules underpinning them.
OKX Money lets users hold, send and spend dollar-backed stablecoins, with qualifying USDG balances earning up to 10% APY.
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne The singer’s first stop on her Australia and New Zealand tour is a fun but sincere demonstration of the power of pop to get at what love’s all about It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean. It seems as if she has been everywhere this past year: performing on Saturday Night Live, winning best new…
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ZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI has used an appearance before a parliamentary inquiry on AI to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last…
Payward's SGB Net link supports round-the-clock US-dollar funding in eligible jurisdictions, while SGB customer-trade pricing is planned for coming months.
The Treasurer's warning puts fiscal pressure alongside monetary tightening as a theme for Australian markets, with higher interest costs likely to constrain spending in the mid-year update. A rising debt servicing bill could add to supply concerns for Australian government bonds if deficits widen, keeping upward pressure on…
Westpac's call for a November follow-up hike, despite the sentiment slump, signals that inflation risk still outweighs demand weakness for the RBA. That keeps support under Australian short-end yields and should limit downside for the Australian dollar on soft domestic data.
The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.
The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC.
Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation. On Oct.
Fairshake has announced an initial $6 million spending plan for six US House candidates as part of its support for 32 incumbents ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Fairshake said on Oct.
The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.
The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friend Next month marks 26 years since the killing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor prompted a wave of grief and incredulity across the…
Philadelphia held a parallel parking competition, and crowned Mario Zucca the winner after three rounds of challenges.
Firms widely expect interest rates to rise over the coming year, and signs that spare capacity is shrinking would support that view. Easing cost and pricing gauges, however, give the Reserve Bank of New Zealand some room on the inflation side.
Harewood has always had star power to burn – and he well and truly ignites this bold, sharp show about working in the police as a person of colour. What a brilliant milestone for Black British cop drama Some of us are too young to have seen David Harewood play Othello at the National Theatre in London back in ’97.
The Nasdaq composite and NASDAQ 100 leads US stocks higher BoJ's Ueda in focus as markets weigh a back-to-back October rate hike Crude oil technicals: Middle east tension has crude oil futures moving higher. What next technically?
Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.
Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation
Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.
New York film festival: the actor impresses with a directorial debut about a club rat who discovers he is father to a 10-year-old boy In a grungy backroom of a Brooklyn warehouse, a group of glamorously dishevelled clubbers raise their voices in a secular chat. “What do we want?
China remains on holiday. Mainland markets reopen on 8 October.
How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the…
Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.
Reflection is aiming Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations. The pitch is to build “AI factories,” a product that would let institutions build their own customized, local AI system by training Reflection’s AI models on their own proprietary data.
The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
Farage’s woes have given some a reason to hope, but insiders say focus on economy over culture wars is needed to win back centrist voters During a quick-fire Q&A at the Conservative party conference this weekend, Kemi Badenoch was asked who she would pick between Robert Jenrick or Suella Braverman. “Why do you keep offering…
Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal agents share information or take action.
PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says About 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice . The varieties of the drink…
TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.
The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.
Ghost's first product is Core, a personal computer designed specifically for AI agents that can take actions on a person's behalf.
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’ Conservative plans to slash the aid budget by 90% would leave the UK unable to cover existing contributions to the UN and World Bank and “irreparably damage” Britain’s global credibility, several organisations and…
The Conservatives blame their failures on abandoning their 1976 principles. But the country needs investment and resilience rather than another round of spending cuts The Conservative party wants to go back to the future under Kemi Badenoch.
Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.
TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI.
Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.
John Steinbeck's 1952 epic was first adapted to film in 1955 by director Elia Kazan. Now, Kazan's granddaughter Zoe has directed a new Netflix miniseries, starring Florence Pugh.
Douglas grew up in the shadow of his famous father, Kirk, before establishing himself as an Oscar-winning actor and producer. In One Helluva Ride , he reflects on his early life and Hollywood career.
At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come You can walk all the way from Somerset to Sussex without crossing a Tory-run constituency, if you wish. You could also travel through each of the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey…
HackerRank’s AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, with Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among its early testers.
For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs “All the characteristics of a stitch-up masked as a rescue deal in the public interest,” thundered Virgin Media O2. It’s…
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about covert recording Norway is planning a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places, amid rising global concern at the spread of the AI-enabled recording devices. The Oslo government is planning a bill to prevent the use of the…
A software bug waylaid half the field and required a race reboot.
‘Strong and fair’ proposal to be taken to members’ ballot after previous offer led Unison to walk out of negotiations Glasgow city council has reached an agreement with the trade union Unison over pay and grading, averting one of the UK’s biggest ever fire-and-rehire exercises. Talks between the council and the GMB, Unite and…
Empower students using Google Sites, Gemini, and Vids to build critical thinking skills. See how these tools help kids find their voice today.
Eighth graders built The Cougar Rumble newscast using Gemini and Google Docs. See how these students streamlined their production workflow today.
Students use Google Drive for video assets and Sheets for production timelines to meet tight deadlines. See how these tools boost classroom output.
See how this teacher uses Gemini and Gemini Notebook to build digital literacy and refine lesson plans. Read the full story to improve your teaching.
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026, educators share their stories about how they use tech in the classroom.
Special education teachers use Google Gemini to generate visual guides and voice prompts, empowering non-writing students. Read the full story.
A California teacher uses Gemini to streamline lesson planning in Google Drive. See how she prioritizes critical thinking in the AI era.
Replace coding tests with AI-driven interviews using Google Gemini in Colab. See how this professor evaluates student judgment.
Fifth graders use Google Gemini to write songs about history and create art. See how this teacher integrates AI into the classroom.
Teachers use Gemini to build custom K-6 math worksheets and save hours of prep time. See how Google AI transforms classroom instruction.
A teacher uses Google Gemini to design interactive role-playing simulations and nutrition lessons. See how AI boosts classroom engagement.
The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction. But is there a bigger plan to go with it?
Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8% Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports. The two companies held…
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Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
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Lola Vision Systems is one of the Startup Battlefield 200 companies battling it out at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13-15 in San Francisco.
The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.
Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.
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Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire…
Prior month nonmanufacturing services PMI 55.4 Details from a ISM Services PMI: 54.9. Prior 55.4.
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the…
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S&P global composite Index for September 58.4 versus 50.4 preliminary. Last month 56.0 Services PMI 58.8 versus 50.7 preliminary and 56.5 last month Details Services PMI: 58.8.
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in…
Amin Nasser says ‘system is already straining’ and ‘replenishing inventories could take up to two years’ The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has welcomed the deal. Dame Melanie Dawes , Ofcom’s chief executive, said: After a prolonged period of uncertainty around TalkTalk Group’s future, we welcome the prospect of a commercial…
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women — yet the gaps in care are wide. A majority of women over age 40 skip the recommended annual screening.
We celebrated our 16th birthday with 46 announcements across open source, post-quantum security, AI agents, and developer platform upgrades. Here’s a day-by-day roundup of everything we shipped.
A year after announcing our goal to hire 1,111 interns, more than 750 early-career builders have shipped real products across 48 teams at Cloudflare. From Birthday Week launches to post-quantum security, our interns prove that AI amplifies human potential instead of replacing it.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with other U. S.
Markets: 10-year Treasury yields flat at 5.277% AUD leads, EUR and NZD lag Gold up 0.3% to $4,153 Brent crude up 0.3% to $102.60 European stocks mostly higher; S&P 500 futures down 0.1% Bitcoin up 0.3% to $86,099 It's a brand new week but same old story for markets. The softer US jobs report on Friday brought some relief to…
Explore this year’s trends and tips for holiday travel — from insights on booking the lowest fare to trending destinations for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson today sent letters to 24 of the nation’s largest healthcare services companies, reminding them of their legal obligation to provide patients with timely, accurate and complete pricing information for healthcare services, and that failing to do so can be an unfair or deceptive…
Proposed settlements recover $1.85 million for injured consumers and give certain franchisees the option to cancel their franchise agreements without penalty Franchisor Premier Franchising Group LLC (PFG) and its former franchise sales organization, Franchise Fastlane LLC (FFL), will pay $1.85 million to settle Federal Trade…
Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer. Figures from financial…
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing Business live – latest updates The UK is reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and strengthen its case to be included in new legislation designed to protect the European…
France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currency bloc. The…
Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.
German-owned supermarket beats Morrisons to become fifth largest grocer in Great Britain Business live – latest updates Lidl’s sales in Great Britain jumped 10% to more than £13bn this year, as shoppers sought out cheaper fresh meat, fruit and vegetables and snapped up its Deluxe range. Pre-tax profit at the German-owned…
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customers Nils Pratley: BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a £400m rescue deal that will save 900 jobs. The company said it had struck a…
At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world Donald Trump recently made a bold claim about his abilities, writing on Truth Social : “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U. S.
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has gone almost completely unremarked: what Britain’s priorities will be when it assumes the presidency of the…
Rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business, threatening school transport, firms say Business live – latest updates Coach operators have said record diesel prices could force cuts to services including school transport, as hauliers warn rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business. The…
Eurozone October Sentix investor confidence 2.7 vs 5.0 expected Prior 5.1 The mood among euro area investors has taken a step back in October, with the details being slightly more telling than the headline drop itself. The Sentix investor confidence index fell to 2.7 in October from 5.1 in the month before, missing expectations…
Prior 52.5 Final Composite PMI 52.0 vs 51.7 prelim Prior 52.5 Key findings: Service sector output rises for third month in a row Input cost inflation strongest since June amid surging fuel prices Business optimism moderates from August's six month high Comment: Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence…
Eurozone September final services PMI 53.0 vs 53.0 prelim Prior 51.6 Eurozone September final composite PMI 53.1 vs 53.1 prelim Prior 52.0 The breakdown The final numbers reaffirm what we already know from the preliminary estimates, as private sector business activity increased at the quickest rate in nearly three-and-a-half…
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Google's AI tools aim to help educators achieve their teaching goals and provide students with personalized learning experiences.
Longer battery life, better screen, upgraded Siri and new variable aperture camera in refreshed design from last year’s model Apple’s smaller Pro iPhone gets the best kind of spec bump for 2026: longer battery life, faster chips and a fancy new variable aperture for the main camera. The iPhone 18 Pro is one of a pair of slab…
A story of storico ribelle, produced by a small group of mountain herders according to a traditional farming system based on seasonal and rotational grazing My journey into the world of storico ribelle began with a shared passion for photography and the mountains. A close friend of mine lives in the Orobie Alps .
The softer US jobs report on Friday might have offered markets some much-needed relief before the weekend but I don't think it changes the main thing traders should be watching this week. And that is still the bond market.
Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total AI-generated child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, with the amount of illegal material investigated this year already exceeding the total for 2025. Analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation have found…
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation “It was dead in the middle of summer, it was a shock,” says Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan. The fourth-year game design student at Abertay University was at home with her family thousands of miles away in Thailand when she…
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Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls.
Japan officials toughen tone on yen as USD/JPY holds near 158 Nikkei jumps 2.5% to three-month high as AI stocks rally on softer Fed hike bets Saudi Aramco cuts Arab Light price to Asia by $3, widest discount since 2020 Fed minutes preview: one more hike guidance meets softer data as October odds fade Oil slips toward $102…
India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.
Markets are unlikely to react unless the situation escalates, as contacts have so far tested negative and officials insist there is no outbreak. The main risk is confirmation of plague with secondary cases among those under observation, which could stoke broader health-scare headlines and modest safe-haven demand.
The survey leans hawkish for the BOJ despite softer headline growth. Output price inflation near record highs, rising payrolls and building backlogs point to capacity pressure that supports the case for another hike.
Oil is the main channel here. The surge in energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict lifted milk powder and aluminium, the main drivers of September's gains.
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Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.
Chalmers's warning on debt servicing costs puts the spotlight on the global rise in bond yields, which is now feeding directly into government budget arithmetic. That keeps fiscal supply and credit concerns on the radar for Australian government bonds ahead of the mid-year update.
The survey sends mixed signals for the Australian dollar and rates. Slower activity, job shedding and weaker confidence argue against further tightening.
There's no direct market read-through yet, because officials describe the situation as stable and close contacts have so far tested negative. And we all trust Russian officials, right?
A heads up for AUD traders, it's a Sydney holiday today. The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is open as normal but AUD liqudiity will be somewhat thinned out by Sydney's absence.
AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
Clayton had said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but also posed ‘a threat’ during his confirmation hearing Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence , to also serve as the new White House AI czar. Clayton, who leads the US’s 18 intelligence agencies , previously served as the top federal…
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Wunmi Mosaku ( Sinners , Loki ) narrates NatGeo's new documentary Africa: Earth's Wild Home .
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep From the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years.
G7 nations plan to release large amounts of diesel fuel soon, but European countries were not entirely happy about the agreement.
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.
The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and chair of the parliamentary science, innovation and technology committee Debates around big tech and…
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of safety…
Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and rats People living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok . On busy days, the queue for Fabel Friet…
"...we were making history."
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.
The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.
By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.
Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions.
Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats.
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology California’s laws aimed at protecting workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence could pave the way for broader workplace safeguards across the US as calls for regulating the technology mount.…
Farooq Abbasi, an investor in Neko Health, talked to Equity about the hot health tech company and what's next for it.
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
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The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it…
When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data In the early hours of Saturday 22 February 2025 the following email landed in the inboxes of the entire US federal workforce: From: HR…
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
The US employment report gave stock buyers something to cheer about on Friday. Payroll growth missed expectations, earlier months were revised lower and wage growth slowed.
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The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.
Freddy García-Albán and Manuel González-Astudillo This paper investigates which features of a Bayesian dynamic factor model improve U. S.
Cloudflare is launching eight major updates that bring logs, traces, analytics, alerts, dashboards, querying, and telemetry export into one observability platform, with simpler and more predictable pricing.
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super intelligence,” and meanwhile…
The new trading week brings a lighter economic calendar, but there are still several events that can move currencies and yields. The main highlights are Monday’s U.
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Patrick McCabe’s herculean feat shows limits and possibilities of special educational needs and disabilities system Patrick McCabe is instantly recognisable in the early autumn sunshine, his wheelchair surrounded by fellow pupils at Fallibroome Academy in Macclesfield, Cheshire as they move from lesson to lesson, chatting…
With all the talk about how AI might one day kill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created "crash-test dummies" to solve that.
The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Ontario Bancorporation, Inc.
Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.
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Prior month factory orders 0.8% down from 0.9% previously Factory orders: +0.1% vs +0.1% expected. Prior +0.9% revised to 0.8%.
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