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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, who is hitting just .150 this postseason, will bat sixth in the lineup for Wednesday night's NLCS Game 3 against the Brewers.
FIFA is set to amend its rules to prevent a repeat of the controversial reversal of the World Cup suspension issued to Folarin Balogun, sources have told ESPN.
Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis will remain out indefinitely with a private health-related issue but will be around the team.
Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams, who threw 210 pitches over six days against the White Sox, will start Game 3 of the ALCS against the Rays on Thursday.
Texans wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. will play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday.
José Mourinho took the blame for Real Madrid's struggles at Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday, praising his players for leading a seven-minute comeback to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win.
Robert Fitzgerald, an attorney representing LIV Golf in a bankruptcy hearing, said they'd know by Oct. 31 if they'd "wind down or whether 2.0 is going forward."
Joe Espada, who guided the Houston Astros to two American League West titles in his three seasons as manager, will not be returning to the team in 2027.
There's no mercy for Texas: One loss and the Longhorns land on our dubious list.
With just two contests on the NHL calendar Wednesday, here are game previews, betting lines, updated stat leaders and more.
In dismantling Man City at the Etihad, PSG strengthened their claim to be Europe's finest -- and perhaps the best UCL team of all time.
Real Madrid and José Mourinho were one 7-minute stretch away from utter humiliation, but this comeback was vintage Madrid.
Champions League Match of the Day pundits Nedum Onuoha, Stephen Warnock, and Rory Smith analyse Lisandro Martinez's comments following Manchester United's 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid and the impact they'll have on the club.
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr will miss El Clasico against Barcelona after being given a four-game ban.
Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onouha, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock and journalist Rory Smith discuss how good Paris St-Germain were in their impressive 4-2 win at Manchester City in the Champions League.
Real Madrid scored three goals in seven minutes, all from corner kicks, to mount a dramatic comeback and claim a 4-3 win at AS Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Don Mattingly, who guided the Phillies to the playoffs after taking over as interim manager just 28 games into the season, reached a two-year deal to return.
Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.
With Christmas on the horizon, we trace children's toys from factories in China to US shelves.
Brixton House, London Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s compassionate solo play follows a young mother’s struggle to get life back on track after time behind bars Plenty of abuse survivors don’t go on to commit terrible crimes, argues the titular Baby as she attempts to make sense of the cause-and-effect cycle that landed her in prison…
This is by far the most interesting this club have ever been and they faced PSG, a kind of twin entity in all this as oil state glove puppets Another day, another note of unreality; another vivid and brilliant spectacle that feels as though it has been whipped together out of meringue and burnt sugar. Time flies when the world…
Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology.
1.1150 had stopped EUR/USD's fall four times since October 5, and it gave way on hotter US inflation figures, with the pair dropping to just above 1.1100, its lowest since May 2025.
An ailing Ohtani will remain in the Dodgers' lineup, but L. A.
Federal Reserve (Fed) President Mary Daly said on Wednesday that the central bank will probably need to increase short-term interest rates further to rein in too-high inflation. However, she also signaled there's no need to do so at the Fed's October 27-28 meeting.
On their return to Etihad Stadium Manchester City put on a show of defiance - even in the face of a PSG masterclass, writes Phil McNulty.
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Nicolas Jackson continues his fine goalscoring form as Aston Villa record an impressive Champions League win.
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez says he "spoke out of anger and frustration" when launching a scathing attack on the club's hierarchy.
The Aussie Dollar ends Wednesday’s session with a 0.17% loss against the US Dollar, as high US inflation sent US yields higher amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may hike rates late this month. The AUD/USD trades at 0.6971 after hitting a high above 0.7000.
In the preseason, we made bold predictions for every NFL team, from Jordan Love's MVP case to Isaiah Likely's catch total. Which ones are on track?
We have intel on Philly's three-game slide, three remaining unbeaten teams, and QBs at risk of being benched.
Hotter US inflation figures knocked GBP/USD to its lowest since late November 2025, and the pair is back near 1.3200, the floor of its range since late September. It dropped from just above 1.3250 on the release to just under 1.3150 at the low, and has recovered about two-fifths of that since.
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has clarified his outburst after Tuesday's Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid in a statement - but stopped short of an apology.
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Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of agentic AI.
Paris St-Germain are eyeing a third successive Champions League crown after dismantling Manchester City, but where do they rank against Europe's most dominant clubs?
Isco scores an 84th minute penalty to help Real Betis snatch a late 3-2 win against Porto, giving them back to back wins at the start of this season's Champions League.
US states sue ChatGPT maker and seek to force the company to change how its products work for young users Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse. Kansas, Arizona, Montana, Iowa and four others allege the company’s products carried out “willful, dangerous, reckless and…
Jio plans to use most of its IPO proceeds to repay debt as it expands beyond telecom.
After a summer of AI models escaping test environments and hacking real companies, hundreds of researchers say the internet itself should be treated as a security boundary.
Tomas Soucek rounds off big victory after two reds Portsmouth strike late to beat 10-man Sheffield United West Ham returned to winning ways as they cruised to a 6-0 Championship victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium. The hosts had Tom Hamer sent off after just three minutes and Conor McGrandles followed him…
Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Lincoln City and West Ham United.
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.
Real Madrid complete their latest dramatic Champions League comeback by scoring three goals in the final seven minutes to earn manager Jose Mourinho a win on his return to Roma.
Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.
The GBP/JPY dives over 0.45% on Wednesday as market mood turns sour on red-hot US inflation data, which drove US equities lower and fueled speculation that major central banks would need to tighten monetary policy. The cross-pair exchanges hands at 208.89, after reaching a high of 210.31.
Bodo/Glimt bounce back from their thrashing at Bayern with a fine 1-0 win in the Champions League over Borussia Dortmund.
Lisandro Martinez's future in doubt at Manchester United, Newcastle's Bazoumana Toure eyed by Manchester United and Arsenal, Getafe interested in free agent Jadon Sancho, plus more.
Aston Villa record their biggest ever win in a European competition as they thrash Turkish side Fenerbahce 6-0 at Villa Park, with Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley both scoring twice.
Larry Fitzgerald, Jaxon Smith-Njigba are among those endorsing the Buckeyes star.
As Jeremiah Smith continues to amaze, Bill Connelly looks at where his career fits among the best ever.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain make it two wins from two in this season's Champions League, after beating Manchester City 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium
Which teams must win immediately, with their current cores, and which could bide their time and win later instead? We ranked all 30.
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Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.
But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.
A penny for Pep Guardiola’s thoughts. The legendary Manchester City manager was back at the Etihad Stadium for the first time since his departure at the end of last season and, well, the announcement of you-know-what.
September US inflation reached 3.7%, lifting yields as markets increased bets on another rate rise before the October 27–28 Fed meeting. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
Suspected Russian drones have sunk or damaged 5 ships near Bulgaria and Romania.
It may be a bit early for the pantomime season but the Holte End enjoyed acclaiming their heroes and villains as Aston Villa won at home for the first time this season with their biggest victory in European competition. Every touch for Mason Greenwood, playing his first game in England since January 2022, was booed, but even…
Commerzbank analysts report that Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song sees inflation, exchange rate and financial stability pointing policy in the same direction, ahead of the 22 October meeting where rates may be left unchanged after two hikes.
Club Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi scores a hat-trick as the Belgian side edge Inter Milan 4-3, extending Inter's Champions League losing run to four matches for the first time in their history.
Anthony Gordon scores his first Champions League goal for Barcelona as the Spanish side come from behind to thrash Galatasaray 4-1 in Istanbul, and make it two wins from two in this season's Champions League.
Norwegian champions Viking score a 90th minute equaliser to snatch a 3-3 draw against six-time European champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League, securing one of the biggest results in the club's history.
Substitute Bukayo Saka scores one and sets up another to help Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 at the Emirates, as the Premier League champions made it two wins from two in the Champions League.
Manchester United's winless run stretches to five matches, as they're beaten 2-0 by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, in a match which saw them concede in the opening minute before ending the game with ten men after Leny Yoro was sent off.
Liverpool's summer signing Bradley Barcola scores his first senior hat-trick, and his first goals for Liverpool, as he helps his side beat LASK 6-3 in Austria to make it two wins from two in this season's Champions League.
Bradley Barcola scores a hat-trick as Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in Austria to make it two wins from two in the league phase of this season's Champions League.
Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI have shut down 241 websites and seized 112 servers linked to an alleged Eastern European crypto scam network accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from Americans. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced on…
Illinois officials already agreed to delay implementation of a 0.2% tax on crypto assets, but industry-aligned organizations are pushing for summary judgment on the merits.
LIV Golf accuses the DP World Tour of a "clear attempt to interfere" with its restructuring process, after the European tour said it would refuse membership to anyone playing on the breakaway LIV circuit next season.
Manchester City were beaten 4-2 by a majestic Paris Saint-Germain as Pep Guardiola watched on from the stands in an enthralling Champions League encounter.
Aston Villa dismantled Fenerbahce with Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley scoring two each in a 6-0 Champions League win at Villa Park.
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Bradley Barcola's form was the subject of pre-match questions before Liverpool faced LASK - but the France forward's Champions League hat-trick was the perfect answer.
Hours before Apple and the ChatGPT maker were due to face off in court, a new allegation delayed the showdown An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later made a presentation about the unreleased product to senior Apple…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the September employment report on Thursday at 00:30 GMT.
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not canceled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has identified bank policies restricting digital asset businesses in a 47-page review of nine major banks, but has been unable to measure the full extent of debanking. The Office of the…
With NAB, Westpac and consensus all at 20,000 and three major banks seeing unemployment at 4.6%, the bar for a surprise sits mainly in the jobless rate. A drop to 4.5% would revive the case for further RBA tightening and could support the Australian dollar and short-dated yields.
A new Chainalysis report found payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, with U. S.
FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.
The electric vehicle market in the U. S.
German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects from cancer treatments.
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The Mexican Peso (MXN) depreciates versus the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, down 0.65% on the heels of hot US inflation data, fueling bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could raise rates at the October meeting. The USD/MXN pair trades at 18.51, after bouncing off daily lows of 18.35.
Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.
Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power plant.
Evernorth has selected Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase, and BitGo to support investment strategies using its 473 million XRP treasury, with initial deployment planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Evernorth announced on Oct.
Kraken's parent company, Payward, has agreed to acquire a European bank as it expands beyond cryptocurrency trading into traditional financial services. On Oct.
Sberbank now holds both custody and exchange status under Russia's new crypto law, and plans to bring Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT to apps used by 110 million retail clients.
With the end of IMSA’s 2026 season, we have thoughts about the future of the sport.
US September CPI 3.7% vs 3.6% expected Canada August building permits rise 8.8% vs 2.0% expected Fed's Beige Book: Nine of 12 districts report growth as price pressures broaden Fed’s Goolsbee: CPI was discouraging, more bad months would be unacceptable Markets: WTI crude oil up 98-cents to $95.12 US 10-year yields down 2.3 bps…
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee said that “CPI data was discouraging,” adding that services inflation in the CPI “was a concern,” in an interview with Yahoo! Finance on Wednesday.
MUFG’s Michael Wan reports that the Monetary Authority of Singapore surprised markets by holding its exchange rate policy unchanged in October, against expectations for slight tightening. MAS sees core inflation easing from mid-2027, subdued domestic costs and a narrowing output gap as the AI cycle cools.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last year OpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier League football salaries into its bid to dominate the global AI race. Accounts for OpenAI UK…
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The second-largest stablecoin by market cap will be overseen by French and EU authorities under its classification as a “significant e-money token.“
Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writers The Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almost completely AI-generated.…
From Jason Wilcox’s role to the views of the rest of the squad, we tackle the major talking points at Old Trafford after the defender’s outburst After Manchester United’s 2-0 loss at Atlético Madrid, Lisandro Martínez teed off at the director of football, Jason Wilcox, and the rest of the executive. “We don’t have the best…
Former Apple engineers figured out how to get a biometric sensor to attach to your watch without any magnets or adhesives.
Liverpool cleansed themselves from the stains of defeat by Manchester City at the earliest opportunity. A rampant display in Austria saw Bradley Barcola ignite his Liverpool account with the first hat-trick of his professional career and Andoni Iraola’s team devastate Lask’s big night in the Champions League.
The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.
Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin, a voter in 2027, said Wednesday that he doesn’t see AI job losses happening at scale, adding that investment is mostly focused on AI.
Perpetuals.com has announced plans to offer tokenized U. S.
Ripple calls Meritz its fourth Korean institutional partner this year, with custody and tokenization cooperation to widen as regulation develops. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick and Florian Wirtz shone after recent criticism as Liverpool thrashed LASK 6-3 to earn their second win in the Champions League.
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EUR/USD loses nearly 0.50% on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data reinforce expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, lifting the US Dollar (USD) to fresh year-to-date highs above 102.50.
Bitcoin has remained exposed to another inflation-driven selloff, analysts have warned, after an $811 million crypto liquidation wave left market-wide open interest down only about 2% at $140.9 billion in their pre-CPI assessment. Ryan Lee, chief analyst at Bitget Research,…
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) released its Beige Book, a qualitative report that summarises regional and national economic conditions and is used by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at each of its eight monetary policy meetings.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe USD/CNH as softening within a 6.6900–6.7000 range, with scope for a dip below 6.6900 while major support at 6.6800 should hold. On a 1–3 week view, a close below 6.6900 could trigger a move toward 6.6800.
The US Dollar (USD) regained strong upside traction, climbing once again to fresh tops on Wednesday.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will start Sunday against the Bears despite a rib injury, as long as there are no setbacks during the week.
The start time for Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday was moved up five hours to 1 p.m. ET due to expected inclement weather.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has a realistic chance to return for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns, a league source told ESPN.
The Packers' Micah Parsons explained on his podcast why he's not rushing his return from last season's knee injury.
The SEC is opposing LSU's request to dismiss the conference's lawsuit against the university and its officials, saying a live controversy still exists between the parties.
Wirex CEO Pavel Matveev has identified currency conversion savings of up to 2% as a stronger reason for using stablecoin cards than cashback, citing average purchases of about $95 and roughly 12 monthly transactions per active user. Pavel Matveev, Wirex’s…
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.
Gold (XAU/USD) price collapses nearly 2% on Wednesday after the latest inflation report in the US was hotter than foreseen, resurrecting bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could increase rates at the October 27-28 meeting. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades at $4,078, after peaking near $4,170.
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams that targeted Russian-speaking Americans.
ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU. The announcement came five days after Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 (L1) blockchain…
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Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".
The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
ESPN spoke to 16 NFL players about what it's like to coach their children and what it means to spend that time with them.
Bitcoin price has fallen below $82,000 following a hotter-than-expected U. S.
The actor, who won the Academy Award for best actress this year, was speaking at the BFI and Chanel film-maker awards Jessie Buckley has questioned whether the film industry places too much emphasis on Oscar campaigns at the expense of nurturing emerging talent, suggesting there may be greater potential in supporting…
Silver (XAG/USD) tumbles over 5.5% on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data fuel expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, sending the US Dollar (USD) to a fresh year-to-date high. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades around $55.78, its lowest level since July.
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Tampa Bay pulls out the Game 2 win thanks to Freddy Peralta's six scoreless innings.
Experts say the technology could help terrorists and nation states with production but that significant hurdles remain In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the UK’s intelligence service, MI5, warned that AI had the potential to “change the stakes” on existing and even new bioweapons. Here…
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England welcome back the experience of Amy Cokayne at hooker as their 41-match unbeaten run comes under serious threat away to Canada.
The best player and coach movement -- or lack thereof -- decisions this summer. Plus: The NCAA.
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UNC's Kate Harpring leads the group, while two USC freshmen will slot well into a loaded roster.
Watkins' USC starts at No. 3 behind South Carolina and UConn, while reigning champ UCLA opens at No.
AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.
Anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out calls on managers to "set the tone" after Millwall boss Alex Neil criticises halting a game following an accusation of abuse.
The report from the US banking regulator did not include specific examples of debanking related to crypto, but mentioned it alongside ties to oil, gas and firearms.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies, who replaced Christian Horner at the F1 team, has his contract extended until the end of 2031.
Champions League news from the 5.45pm BST kick-off Live scoreboard | Today’s Football Daily | Email Michael 2 min: Two minutes played and Lask have not yet had a literal kick. Liverpool seem content to hog the ball and try to take the sting out of the atmosphere.
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretary A club representative from Manchester City was invited on a government-backed trade delegation to India this week, despite the club being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League rules. Andy Burnham’s…
Mosqitter is turning its mosquito-trapping hardware into an AI-powered surveillance network designed to identify species, monitor populations, and provide earlier warnings of mosquito-borne disease risks.
Ripple has partnered with DriveWealth to introduce RLUSD settlement and cross-border payments across a brokerage network serving more than 100 global partners, with European settlement integration preceding a planned U. S.
The cuts equate to around 6% of the streaming giant's total workforce worldwide.
Aptos price has slipped below $0.80 following its recent rally, with weakening daily momentum and a bearish weekly trend putting the $0.76–$0.78 support area in focus after its investor vesting cycle ended. Trading View’s Binance APT/USDT daily chart showed Aptos trading…
Jason O’Connell’s suspected use of the specs to aid his speech in Senedd reignites debate over AI-enabled devices It was a flowing speech packed full of precise statistics – but Jason O’Connell, a Reform UK Senedd member, was not quite the gifted orator he had first appeared. The periodic flashing in his spectacles seemed to…
There are many reasons to reject this affordability ‘solution’, not least it being complex and fiddly. Just keep things simple ‘My mark of failure or success is whether I can get bills down or not.
OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.
CEO Tarek Mansour said he feels "pretty good" about the pending outcome of the current legal fight over who has the right to regulate prediction markets.
A hypothetical $500 million SATS financing assigns $387.5 million to Bitcoin, while actual pricing and capital deployment remain open. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
The Guardians knew what was coming but still couldn't touch starter Freddy Peralta, who topped 99 mph on his fastball and threw six scoreless innings as the Rays took Game 2 of the ALCS.
Guardians star Jose Ramirez expressed regret for a pair of costly fourth-inning miscues that led to three unearned runs for the Rays, who evened the series with a 3-1 win in Game 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday that struggling superstar Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday vs. the Milwaukee Brewers.
The bank identified four distinct stablecoin markets, with USDC leading payments and AI transactions as competition intensifies over reserve yields.
Cardano price has fallen toward $0.228 as daily selling pressure tests its rising channel, while analyst Giannis Andreou sees a possible recovery if ADA holds the $0.22–$0.24 demand zone. Cardano daily price chart showed it was trading at $0.2278 on…
In a detailed technical post, the exchange argued Bitcoin’s multi-year migration to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any “Q-Day,” laying out requirements spanning block space, custody and dormant coins.
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Dispute related to claims London mayor blocked US tech firm from £50m police deal because of concerns over its values Palantir and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have called off their legal fight over claims the Labour mayor was blocking the US tech company from signing a contract with the Metropolitan police because of its…
Crypto wallet providers have brought trading, lending, and payments into their apps, with Phantom charging 0.85% on most swaps and MetaMask advertising up to 4% variable annual yield through Money Account. MetaMask, Phantom and Jupiter describe products that combine self-custody…
Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.
İhlas News Agency says the HEX and PulseChain founder was detained in a Beşiktaş police operation linked to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.
NZD/USD extends its decline on Wednesday, losing 0.77% to trade around 0.5570 at the time of writing, its lowest level since April 2025. The pair broke below the 0.5580 support level, potentially ending the horizontal consolidation phase that has prevailed since the beginning of October.
Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.
XRPL Commons has announced early access to the XRP Ledger’s proposed native lending tools at its Oct. 24–25 New York hackathon, with more than 400 builders registered for the 36-hour event while validator voting continues.
Was the Stone Age teenager laid to rest in a twisted pose on purpose, or did the body slip in a sloping grave?
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the Greenback against a basket of six major currencies, surges over 0.69% on Wednesday as US inflation data trumps the Federal Reserve (Fed) rhetoric that no rate hikes are needed in 2027.
USD/CHF climbs to its highest level since May 2025 on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected US inflation data strengthen expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes.
U. S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research.
The Meta boss looked traumatised when he sipped stout on the Cheeky Pint podcast. An hour later, his glass was still half full Name: Guinness.
The September 25 ruling relied on corroborated Reactor testimony and a case-specific failure to justify source-code access. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
Isabel Cairó , Shigeru Fujita, and Camilo Morales-Jimenez The fiscal transfers deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic were unprecedented in scale and strongly progressive. Using CPS/ASEC data, we document that the decline in employment during the pandemic was larger for low-income households and tightly linked to the intensity…
Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.
Pi Network price has slipped below $0.08 ahead of its Oct. 16 Protocol 28 mainnet upgrade, with daily momentum weakening and the 4-hour trend still pointing lower.
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Streaming company faces tough competition for viewers and engagement from legacy rivals and YouTube Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the streaming pioneer faces tough competition for viewers from legacy…
Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Crypto Long & Short: Why gold and bitcoin belong in the same portfolio”.
TD Securities economists report that US CPI has surprised to the upside for a second month, with core CPI at 0.3% m/m and broad-based strength in goods and services. Supercore remains elevated, and the translation into core PCE is strong, lifting their estimate to 0.36% m/m.
"It is a time to remember how important it is to protect our freedoms, and our ability to speak freely." Euronews Culture sits down with celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes during this year's Lumière Film Festival.
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected US core inflation data revived expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, triggering a fresh wave of liquidations across the cryptocurrency market. CoinGlass data showed that over $100 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in the hour…
The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.
New controls in Google Ads let marketers categorize channel groupings by priority and better control how budget is allocated
Jason O’Connell is suspected of having used smart glasses that turned his lenses into tiny teleprompters. Periodic flashing in his spectacles could be seen as the Senedd member for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr spoke for five minutes without a glance at his notes on 30 September.
HBO’s era-defining comedy is set for a new five-episode series. Its bleakness and warmth couldn’t be more welcome It’s a pop culture emergency.
Netflix said most of the cuts would affect its product, tech, legal, and human resources departments.
September CPI hit 3.7%, above forecasts, sending Treasury yields higher and dragging crypto down with stocks.
The blockchain and AI developer platform has completed two years of audits and wants its shares available onchain from the first day of trading.
Michael Wan at MUFG notes that a sharp sell-off in South Korean equities has boosted demand for South Korean Won downside protection. The KOSPI fell heavily, led by semiconductor names amid concerns over Chinese competition and AI capex sustainability.
The host roasted Katie Zacharia after her awkward and confusing first press conference Jimmy Kimmel reacted to the disastrous first day at work of the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia.
AUD/USD reverses its earlier gains on Wednesday, falling 0.34% on the day to trade around 0.6960 at the time of writing.
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The asset manager's crypto assets surged 63% to $79.6 billion as investors returned, but holdings remain 23% below year-ago levels.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. to continue discussing IPO modernization and explore potential policy…
EIA forecasts winter distillate inventories 20–30% below normal, while falling diesel prices keep the inflation and Bitcoin implications conditional. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
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Final inflation report before voters go to polls comes amid widespread anger over cost of living under Trump Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections Republicans are entering the midterm elections with the highest rate of inflation since the spring, according to a government report released…
USD/CAD climbs on Wednesday, reversing the previous day’s losses as the US Dollar (USD) rallies to a fresh year-to-date high following higher-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of writing, USD/CAD trades around 1.4287, up 0.50% on the day near 18-month highs.
Geoff Yu at BNY Mellon expects the ECB to skip an October rate hike and possibly be done for the year, citing clear guidance on second‑round effects, emerging sovereign risks and French budget uncertainty. He argues that any balance‑sheet response, such as ending quantitative tightening or using the Transmission Protection…
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 while bond yields targeted new 24-year highs on the back of hot US CPI inflation.
Yorkshire and Thames among providers facing penalties for missing performance targets, but bills could rise elsewhere Business live – latest updates Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and other providers could be forced to cut tens of millions of pounds from household bills after the regulator said they had missed performance…
Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U. S.
Turkish police and intelligence officers reportedly seized cash, phones, jewelry and firearms at the crypto founder's address in Beşiktaş.
Social media-driven craze puts ‘squishies’ up there with evergreen favourites such as Lego and Barbie, Hamleys says A cartoonish banana so addictively squidgy that it is “really difficult to put down” is tipped to be among the must-have toys this Christmas , according to expert buyers at Hamleys. The £10 “slow-rise, squeezable…
CryptoQuant says several key on-chain and demand indicators have entered bullish territory following Bitcoin’s 24% rally, suggesting that the cryptocurrency may be in the early stages of a new bull market. Over the past week, CryptoQuant’s Bull Score Index surged…
UOB’s Ho Woei Chen highlights that strong external demand, particularly in technology and AI-related products, is underpinning China’s growth in 2026. Export and import growth have remained robust, widening the trade surplus.
Waddell appeared in countless films and TV shows, often as rough-as-guts characters, though he was rarely given the screen time he deserved The great Australian actor Gary Waddell – known for his gooseflesh-raising ability to portray rough-as-guts characters so real you swear you’ve met them before – has died aged 74. Waddell…
Amid economic sanctions and ongoing conflict, a new initiative is returning Iran’s artists to the international spotlight When the call came early one morning, Tehran resident Elham Issari knew it must be urgent. The voice on the line was offering something precious.
NTangible is building an analytics platform for collegiate sports organizations and other clubs to measure an athlete's "clutch" factor.
Polygon Labs has completed its acquisition of Coinme and brought four payment companies onto its Open Money Stack platform, combining regulated U. S.
Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said. Douglas Alexander…
Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc, the head of Mercedes-Benz has said.…
Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
Congress must decide how the U. S.
European electronics chain MediaMarkt Saturn has also halted Ledger sales after a customer in Germany reported finding an implant.
Standard Chartered’s Saabir Salad analyzes Hungary’s fiscal outlook and its implications for Euro adoption and the Forint. The Tisza government’s 2027 budget and new medium-term fiscal plan, due this month, are seen as key tests of credibility.
Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.
USD/JPY extends its advance on Wednesday, gaining 0.36% to trade around 158.90 at the time of writing.
Sahil Arora says he's not done with celebrity meme coins, and that Fomo presents new possible strategies for his controversial schemes.
‘Karen is a Japanese dominatrix and “rope artist” who ties up her clients in a way that echoes how samurai bound their prisoners. Clients are mostly men with high-pressure jobs’ Ten years ago, my dad called to say he had found these amazing images hidden under piles of maps and stuff in an attic in our family home in Piemonte…
Tom Cruise’s latest film could lose $250m (£190m) – could one reason be that audiences are tired of Hollywood telling them what they already know about the super-rich? It seems as if nobody can decide who should shoulder most of the blame for the recent box office flop of Digger.
Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
Deutsche Bank economists Sanjay Raja and Maui Brennan expect UK headline CPI to rise to 3.49% year-on-year in September, with core CPI at 2.74% and Services CPI at 3.71%. They project 2027 CPI to average 3.7% versus 3.2% in 2026, and see headline RPI jumping to 3.93% year-on-year near term and 5.2% longer term.
Bitcoin whales are accumulating before Wednesday's US inflation report, despite $744 million in recent spot ETF withdrawals. According to an Oct.
Even if Justin Drake’s prediction that AI could break cryptography proves correct, critics say “bunker mode” is an impractical suggestion that’s unlikely to protect your crypto.
GBP/USD loses around 0.52% on Wednesday as higher-than-expected US inflation data reinforce expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes, triggering fresh buying in the US Dollar (USD), while US Treasury yields also rebound sharply.
Assembled over decades, the art owned by Peter Simon, founder of the Monsoon fashion store, is one of Britain's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art.
Company hails first step in rolling out technology across UK as first autonomous vehicles take to city’s streets Uber has begun a trial of autonomous vehicles on the streets of Manchester as it looks to bring robotaxis to cities around the UK. The first self-driving cars are operating, using the technology of its partner firms…
Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending.
EUR/USD extends its decline on Wednesday, losing 0.55% on the day to trade around 1.1135 at the time of writing, its lowest level since May 2025.
Rabobank’s Global Daily highlights European natural gas 1‑month TTF futures surging to 86.81 EUR/MWh, the highest level since 2023, after rising more than €60 from 2025 lows. Strategist Florence Schmit stresses growing European reliance on LNG ahead of the planned full phase‑out of Russian gas from 2027, with weaker October…
Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada to three Asian countries reached $2.36 billion, while transfers to the Philippines alone rose 28% to $61 million.
We got to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
Eco has upgraded its stablecoin API to let businesses set settlement conditions before sending funds, addressing execution costs that the company says can reach $10,000 on a $1 million transfer when prices differ by 1%. Eco, in an announcement shared…
Standard Chartered has begun offering Bitcoin and Ether trading through existing bank accounts to Professional Investor clients in the UAE. Customers do not need a separate wallet, and the bank says it will handle custody and settlement within a closed…
While adding MySQL support to Hyperdrive, we found a subtle protocol bug when caching query results. Here is how we tracked down a 0.001% rate error and made Hyperdrive MySQL generally available.
"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
Qivalis said the Electronic Money Institution authorization enables it to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin, with issuance planned for the coming months, subject to additional MiCA requirements.
Building permits: +8.8% MoM vs +2.0% expected. Prior revised to -15.8% from -17.3%.
Prior was 3.4% Unrounded +3.738% vs +3.397% prior CPI m/m +0.6% vs +0.6 exp Prior CPI was +0.4% Core readings: Core y/y 2.6% vs 2.5% expected Prior core was 2.4% Core unrounded +2.564% y/y vs +2.446% prior Core m/m +0.33% vs +0.2 expected Prior m/m +0.3% Unrounded m/m vs +0.318% prior Core goods +0.3% m/m vs +0.11% prior Real…
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny argues that Middle East developments and Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure raise the probability of higher crude Oil prices. He warns that an escalation involving US support for Saudi Arabia or renewed strikes on Iran could push Oil back toward earlier-year peaks.
The news could put multiple rate hikes by the Federal Reserve back into play.
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.6% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Producer Price Index - Final Demand…
Firms turning crude oil into the ‘workhorse’ fuel stand to gain most despite economic fallout from record prices Days after Donald Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US in an effort to lower soaring pump prices, the world’s energy watchdog has warned that the global fuel shortage will drag into 2027.…
Payward expects to close the acquisition in 2027, enabling it to expand its traditional banking services into four EU operating markets already served by Saldo Bank.
EUR/GBP extends its decline on Wednesday, sliding to its lowest level since June 2025 as fiscal and political concerns in France weigh on the Euro (EUR). Traders also assess fresh remarks from central bank officials on both sides of the Channel.
The shipwreck found near Antalya’s Kekova Island, dated to roughly 4,400–4,700 years ago, sheds light on maritime trade in the eastern Mediterranean.
DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee highlights how upcoming US CPI data will challenge the US Dollar’s hawkish narrative. He notes New York Fed President John Williams supports another rate hike before end-2026 but questions further tightening in 2027.
With Strategy's preferred stock STRC closing in on $100 par, Saylor might not be the number two buyer for long...
The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that EUR/SEK has fallen about 1.8% from its early-October high, helped by French fiscal concerns and prior short-term overvaluation. The pair is now seen as fairly valued, unlike cheap EUR/USD.
Borrowing against Bitcoin is nothing new. Over the past decade, this market has moved away from fixed-term loans and toward open-ended credit lines, and the way holders reach cash has shifted with it.
Manville’s academic psychologist finds herself trapped in a tower block wasteland in 1980s Warsaw. Bizarre and surreal details add to the sinister vibe Part cold war thriller, part Kafkaesque reverie, this movie takes us back to the sinister drear of Poland in 1981, when General Jaruzelski has just introduced martial law in…
Ready or not, spooky season is here. To help you prepare, we’re launching Google Frightgeist, our annual interactive website highlighting the top trending searches for H…
Whether you need a last-minute costume or a scary movie watchlist, let Google handle heavy lifting for your Halloween prep.
Metaplanet bought nearly 74 million of its common shares on October 14 as it arranged a ¥52 billion convertible bond to repay Bitcoin backed borrowing and fund further repurchases. Strategy disclosed $192.4 million in STRC preferred share buybacks alongside a…
Ledger hardware wallet implants have renewed scrutiny of the middlemen handling devices before they reach buyers, even through authorized sellers.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is trading practically flat against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with traders in a “wait-and-see” stance, ahead of the release of September’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
Rapper to visit Lincolnshire town 16 years after saying he had never been there in his hit Pass Out The rapper Tinie Tempah has said he will finally visit Scunthorpe – 16 years after he announced to the world that he had never been to the town in his number one hit Pass Out . His decision follows a campaign by fans, led by Ben…
Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs while working from home.
Third-largest fine in US treasury’s history, due to failure to report suspicious activity, may affect third-quarter earnings Bank of America (BAC. N), has been fined $1.21bn by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other illicit activity, a penalty the bank said will hurt third-quarter…
KuCoin has historically served as a popular derivatives exchange for retail traders seeking altcoin perpetual contracts and high leverage. However, active traders have increasingly sought alternatives following heightened regulatory actions in the United States, enforcement of mandatory identity verification tiers,…
Charlie Lay notes Singapore’s Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) beat expectations at 5.4% year-on-year, with broad-based strength and growth likely near the upper end of the government’s 4.5–5.5% forecast.
The Euro (EUR) trades marginally lower at around 1.1190 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trade on Wednesday after retreating from its day’s high of 1.1211.
Utilita Arena, Birmingham The opening night of Wonder’s tour marking the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life leaves jaws on the floor, thanks to sumptuous tracks carrying still-urgent messages Seated amid a bank of keyboards, Stevie Wonder addresses the audience at the first date of his tour celebrating the 50th…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) has given away earlier gains against the US Dollar (USD) during Wednesday’s European session, but remains trading within previous ranges, with investors cautious, awaiting the release of key US inflation data.
BitMEX faces a £20 million UK lawsuit after an investor accused the closed crypto exchange of offering derivatives without FCA authorization.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CHF remains locked in a tight range, with intraday expectations between 0.8315 and 0.8350. For the 1–3 weeks horizon, they see the Dollar trading within 0.8295/0.8365, citing tentative momentum.
Headlines: Bitcoin consolidates in a tight range ahead of the US CPI. What to watch next?
Elisabeth Braw’s book Undersea War on rising risks for undersea infrastructure.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 14, 2026
Backed by BBVA, BNP Paribas, and ING, Qivalis secured Dutch regulatory authorization to offer onchain euro settlement infrastructure.
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny highlights that G10 FX volatility has eased after the recent spike driven by higher US yields, but warns risks remain skewed to renewed turbulence. He links Middle East tensions, potential US involvement, and energy prices to further upside in yields and Dollar strength.
"We all know that the thing about humanity is that we always fear being replaced by something." Euronews Culture sits down with legendary Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark during this year's Lumière Film Festival.
Coins.ph says its Philippine central bank license remains intact amid reports of possible revocation over alleged offshore gambling transactions.
On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.
Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U. S.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “The Fifteenth Tripartite Governors' Meeting among PBOC, BOJ, and BOK”.
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh Irish six-piece embark on their biggest tour yet, turning grisly old stories into a knees-up with politically astute, spit-and-sawdust energy It’s not often you see crowd surfing during folk songs, let alone songs about murderers-for-hire who targeted priests in the early 1700s. But so it is at a Mary…
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its intraday decline on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US inflation data lift the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,084, down 1.83% on the day.
Kraken parent Payward agrees to acquire Saldo Bank, expanding its European banking plans across five markets with lending, deposits and payments.
Bitcoin briefly reached $84,000 before easing back, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 0.6% since midnight as traders waited for U. S.
Hypercall, an exchange built on Hyperliquid, says most of its $640 million in volume since June has come from the index.
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds.
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.
Saifedean Ammous argues that Bitcoin already functions as money when held as a store of value; expects it will become larger and less volatile than gold as it matures.
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi says customers want cash, crypto, tokenized stocks and credit in one place, starting with lending and cards.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the IMF meeting in Thailand and the IEA’s new oil market report Global financial system is failing developing countries, says Ed Miliband UK government borrowing costs are dropping this morning, which will please John Healey and the IMF alike! The yield, or…
XRP price holds near $1.36 after a 7% weekly decline as whale transfers rise on Binance. Analysts watch $1.35 support and $1.40 resistance.
Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research. The donation from the world’s most valuable company comes as the UK government confirmed its AI…
Standard Chartered expanded its spot crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE region, with plans to offer access to more market participants.
Bárbara Mori stars in tepid tale of a high-society wife who opens a restaurant in her home after her husband leaves her What you expect from a film about a fancy high-end restaurant is a certain amount of heat: the roiling intensity of staff pushed to their absolute limits in the pursuit of gastronomic perfection. But this…
A fight over a datacentre in Utah has been a testing ground for citizens’ assemblies, paving the way to oversight What’s your “(p)doom” – the percentage chance that rogue AI will create an existential catastrophe? Judging by their recent warnings, it is rising among tech bosses.
From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats In May 2025, a 25-year-old man detonated a car bomb outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, killing himself and injuring four others. For many, it was a wake-up…
Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences I work for a major insurer, assessing the risk posed by natural disasters on properties around the world, from family homes to schools, government offices and multibillion-dollar…
Airports’ TSA staff have been stripped of their chairs in the name of ‘professionalism’. Most supermarket staff have never had them.
Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer Mary met a man on the dating app Plenty of Fish in 2024. She told the Guardian she had been looking for a connection, but instead became the victim of a romance scam that cost her almost $100,000.
Ripple added Meritz Securities to its South Korean institutional partnerships on October 14, extending a set of deals across banking, insurance and capital markets. The announcement concerns exploration of custody and tokenization services.
The claim challenges 1,053 loss-making perpetual swap trades from 2018 to 2022 and also accuses the now-closed exchange of deceit.
An historic turnaround lower in interest rates suggests the possibility that the bond bear market may have run its course.
These groups are receiving $36 million through the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science.
China's new bank loans climbed to ¥1.08 trillion in September, beating market expectations of ¥975 billion. At first glance, that seems like a welcome improvement especially after the rather dismal lending figures we've seen over the past few months.
Optimism price rises 9% as Unichain prepares to move to OP Enterprise on October 29. OP faces resistance near $0.16 after its recent rally.
Kristalina Georgieva says online fraud could lead people to opt out of system and turn to ‘shoeboxes under their bed’ The heads of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund have issued a stark warning that rising cyber-attacks risk undermining trust in the financial system. Speaking on a panel about online fraud…
At Bybi in Copenhagen, a dedicated group of staff and volunteers have built a community for all centred on the production of honey – much of which is given away for nothing. Could it be replicated elsewhere?
Free samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted older adults and people with disabilities across the U. S.
For years, customers have complained of aggressive sales tactics and charges at mall skincare stores. NPR investigated the business that connects many of them.
Chainalysis' regional sales director in France Francois Volpoet warned the proposed 31.4% tax on regulated stablecoins could push traders toward unmonitored offshore channels.
Pi Network told node operators to install Protocol 28 software by October 13 ahead of a planned Mainnet upgrade on October 16. The deadline is behind the network; activation is still ahead.
Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posts footage of citizenship ceremony to Instagram Joni Mitchell has become a US citizen, after first moving to the country in the mid-1960s. The Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posted footage of her citizenship ceremony on her Instagram account, along with a photo of her next to an…
The United States had an annual inflation rate of 3.7% in September when tracked by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), up from August’s 3.4% increase, as revealed by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday. In addition, these figures came in above the market forecast.
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.
Binance will delist EPIC and QUICK on October 28 as both tokens decline. Futures close October 20, with withdrawals ending December 28.
Archaeologists say a 4,400- to 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Kekova Island in southern Turkey carried ceramic storage pots and stone anchors across the Mediterranean.
The bank manages custody and settlement in-house via a closed-loop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets.
An Ethereum wallet reportedly lost 9.1231 ETH and TAPEETH tokens after a malicious EIP-7702 authorization gave an attacker control over its funds.
Emily Brontë’s classic is reimagined with extra stranglings, slashings and pitchfork impalings but plays it straight Where pornography once trod, horror has now become the genre that infiltrates and apes all others. With a host of out-of-copyright cartoon characters recently grave-robbed for not-so-fresh IP, now classic…
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Japanese Government Bonds Held by the Bank of Japan”.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are providing up to 200 top European scientific researchers with direct access to our frontier models, together with $3 million in compu…
Move aimed at firms such as Amazon and eBay could raise up to £1bn more for Treasury, says report A tax crackdown on online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay that could raise up to £1bn more for the Treasury is reportedly being drawn up for John Healey’s first budget. The chancellor is said to be preparing to announce that…
The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial.
Spain September final CPI +4.9% vs +4.9% y/y prelim Prior +4.3% Spain September final HICP +5.0% vs +5.0% y/y prelim Prior +4.6% Spain September core CPI +3.1% y/y Prior +2.9% The final report confirms another uncomfortable rise in Spanish inflation in September, with headline annual inflation rising to 4.9% from 4.3% in…
Solana price trades near $107 ahead of the October 21 Alpenglow upgrade, with ETF outflows continuing as analysts watch $100 support and $115 resistance.
The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect. Another important input in market's reaction is the distribution of forecasts.
Ethereum price has struggled to sustain a recovery above $2,500 on October 14 as persistent ETF withdrawals, weak market sentiment, and technical resistance continue to limit buying interest. According to Trading View data, Ethereum (ETH) traded at $2,508.58 at the time…
Paul Bettany stars in a WandaVision spinoff that’s a visually striking, genre-bending package – of fighting and tediously wordy dialogue. What an odd confection Martin Scorsese compared them to theme parks.
Declining stocks and increased fishing pressure have led to lower sustainability ratings for two popular cod alternatives UK shoppers have previously been urged to avoid UK-caught cod and to buy European hake or coley instead – but now these fish are in trouble, too. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), an environmental…
Announcing Google’s European Economic Impact Report
Standard Chartered has launched a cryptocurrency trading service for wealthy clients in the United Arab Emirates, allowing eligible investors to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether directly through their existing bank accounts. According to the bank’s announcement, the service has…
Starknet launches Shadow Accounts, letting DeFi users keep their main wallets private while trading, lending and managing visible onchain positions.
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than the final Spanish CPI report. The market focuses more on preliminary data, so the final readings are almost never a market-moving release.
South Korea plans to issue crypto tax guidelines in November ahead of its 22% tax starting January 2027, with staking and airdrop rules unresolved.
Germany September wholesale prices +1.9% m/m Prior +0.9% Germany September wholesale prices +8.7% y/y Prior +6.8% The annual estimate indicates that German wholesale prices are 8.7% higher in September this year compared to the same month a year ago. That marks the highest annual price jump since February 2023 and will add to…
Bitcoin price holds near $83,500 as traders watch $84K resistance, Fed rate expectations and U. S.
BNY and Citadel Securities have completed a U. S.
Across industries, the U. K.
As a new exhibition looks at how the pioneering photographer sparked a colour revolution, his son, William Eggleston III, explains his father’s unique approach
The star takes us back to 70s New York to recount his breakthrough, and it’s a great yarn – but it’s laced with anger The Philadelphia Museum of Art contains a 14th-century Buddhist temple, a one-acre sculpture garden and works by Picasso, Renoir and Van Gogh. Its most famous attraction, however, is a flight of stone steps that…
The pair’s first feature-length adventure stars Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, has a dreamy soundtrack and beautiful stop-motion visuals – fantastic family fun Kiri is a lively yellow dinosaur, Lou is an amiable purple palorchecie (a fictional beast, vaguely resembling a palorchestes , which in turn vaguely resembles a…
Keeping a city running means making decisions that affect residents every day — from when to repair a road to how to use energy more efficiently. Across the EMEA region, cities and local software, infrastructure and integration partners are using NVIDIA accelerated computing to build physical AI agents and digital twins that…
Coinbase says bitcoin should start preparing for quantum computers now, with flexible addresses, a backup quantum-proof key and a separate debate over lost coins.
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends the rally against the US Dollar (USD) for the third trading day on Wednesday, driven by fresh Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) measures to curb the US Dollar’s (USD) demand.
Tether invests in EFY Finance to expand USDT and USAT payments across Latin America, backing a company serving 25,000 accounts in 17 countries.
NFT Limited has released its RWAIX verification protocol as open source software and announced plans to test it on a live NFT transaction within 90 days. According to the company’s announcement, the NYSE American-listed firm has completed 50 internal software…
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.
New York Fed President John Williams’ comments came as he reaffirmed his view that the US Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year.
There's a lot riding on the US CPI report later today, especially with Treasury yields having threatened multi-decade highs over the past week. Going into the report, the consensus is that headline inflation is going to look rather ugly.
The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real economic activity the transactions represent.
Coinbase urges early Bitcoin quantum security preparations, proposing flexible wallet designs and a phased migration to protect BTC from future risks.
Fellow Travelers follows the clandestine relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin in 50s’ Washington. Plus: Louis Theroux on Portrait Artist of the Year.
British physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox has been awarded the 2026 Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, recognising his work bringing complex scientific ideas to audiences around the world.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – retreats from the vicinity of mid-$94.00s, or an over two-week high set during the Asian session on this Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak.
Coins.ph faces reported scrutiny over alleged gambling links as Philippine regulators restrict bank deposits. Its crypto license remains active.
A decade after the premiere of his work setting Kane’s hard-hitting play, it’s returning to the Royal Opera House. The composer remembers its fevered beginnings, the sweat and tears shed along the way, and how it changed his life forever In January 2015, I was on an overnight flight coming back from New York, having attended…
Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a two-year investigation into…
UK foreign secretary will call for World Bank and others to help governments trapped by hefty borrowing costs The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, will claim the global financial system is failing developing countries, as he calls for a “new deal” for governments struggling under the burden of debt. Promising to throw the UK’s…
Exclusive: Business secretary says he will not change trade rules due to EU pressure and denies UK will become a ‘back door’ for cheap imports The business secretary has hit back at European demands for British tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the government will not change its trade rules because of pressure from Brussels.…
Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer What a world we live in.
CoinShares has outlined an integration with Safe Labs and Railnet to offer stablecoin yield strategies through Safe’s Earn widget while keeping users’ investment positions in self-custody, according to a press release dated Oct. 14.
Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.
The EUR/JPY cross trades in positive territory around 177.30 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges lower against the Euro (EUR) on a cautious Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate outlook.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan renews token speculation after discussing an onchain asset, but the company has not confirmed an airdrop or launch date.
Gold prices remained broadly unchanged in India on Wednesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.
UK Finance Minister John Healey is set to finance all new measures announced in the October 28 budget, including a cost-of-living support package, through higher taxes or reductions in public spending rather than additional borrowing, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Ripple partners with Meritz Securities to explore digital asset custody and tokenization in South Korea, expanding its institutional business.
The GBP/USD pair attracts some follow-through buying for the second straight day, advancing to a one-week high during the Asian session on Wednesday amid the ongoing US Dollar (USD) corrective slide.
The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts even if user activity stays flat.
Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp paid £10k at auction for Epstein’s address book. He then used it to co-author a thrilling account of the swinging 60s – and an intimate portrait of a tormented man whose life was unravelling The email from Sotheby’s might easily have gone unread.
ZEC led a broad bounce among major tokens, and Korean chipmakers snapped a five-day losing streak ahead of Thursday’s U. S.
China factory inflation hits 5%, fastest in over four years, as CPI lags at 0.9% Lagarde: no second-round effects yet, but ECB can’t wait until they are in full view Goldman Sachs says RBA minutes lower bar for November hike, with three hawkish signals Australia’s biggest planned IPO in 30 years pulled as AI infrastructure…
The gap between surging factory prices and subdued consumer inflation points to an oil-driven cost shock, not demand-led inflation. That makes crude and commodity prices the main driver of China’s price data for now.
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said nearly every fundamental indicator that Bitwise tracks spiked sharply higher.
The bank inadequately flagged transactions linked to potential Chinese money laundering networks, the Treasury said.
Siam Amazing Park was forced to close after rising water damaged rides and left parts of the park inaccessible With its mouth agape, the giant lion’s head is frozen in a roar. No water rushes down the log flume that descends from its heights, while at ground level, the vast amusement park stands empty of noise and activity…
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Producer Price Index (YoY) 5% expected 4.5%, prior 3.8% PPI +1.2% m/m (prior 0.4%) Consumer Price Index (MoM) 0.2% expected 0.3%, prior 0.4% Consumer Price Index (YoY) 0.9% expected 1.0%, prior 0.8% Earlier: Economic and event calendar in Asia Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - China inflation data Just the data this post, I'll have…
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The exchange, which has over 18 million customers, is said to have handled business transactions involving restricted offshore gaming and gambling companies.
Metaplanet plans to raise $329 million to refinance Bitcoin-backed loans and fund share buybacks after its stock has declined 90% from its peak. On Oct.
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The wallet maker requested that devices be removed from shelves while investigators work to establish where tampering occurred.
SATS will offer a fixed 15% dividend yield at par and be junior to the company's existing SATA, which pays a variable rate (currently 13%).
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI).
Historical estimates point to stronger USDC growth sensitivity to deposit repricing, while exchange rewards complicate adoption forecasts. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.
AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.
Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority A cryptocurrency exchange founded by the billionaire Reform UK donor Ben Delo is being sued for £20m over claims that the company mis-sold financial products in the UK. Lewis Barber, who is a software engineer…
Historic eatery in capital’s theatreland given to heritage charity after changing hands only three times in 228 years When Thomas Rule served his first oyster to diners on Maiden Lane in London’s Covent Garden, “mad” George III was on the throne of England, John Adams was US president and William Pitt the Younger had just…
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.
Discovery of ‘sophisticated’ gadget adds to company’s list of privacy concerns after hackings by rogue agents OpenAI said it has found a hidden recording device in one of its offices and has referred the matter to the FBI. One of its employees has been arrested.
"I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke," Shkreli said in a livestream.
The headline jump is largely priced in, so the market reaction will hinge on core. A print at the top of the forecast range, around 0.24% or higher, would back the Fed officials warning that inflation is broadening and firm December hike pricing, lifting front-end yields and the dollar.
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry's focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits.
But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.
The transaction shows how blockchain-based government bonds could help trading firms move collateral faster between settlement and financing.
A proposed budget link could pass genuine savings into LDO purchases, while corrected scenarios show why counter resets cannot improve underlying profit. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
A Saudi national working at OpenAI allegedly hid an encrypted audio recorder behind a TV in an executive meeting room. OpenAI says its own models helped trace it back to him.
Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.
Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.
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The chatbot app once valued at $1 billion is up for sale in a Delaware court, two weeks after launching new models. If nobody buys it, it shuts down.
The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins.
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It's not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to "capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology."
Researchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could soon become “self-replicating” and find ways to infiltrate internet-connected devices, such as smart fridges and automatic vacuum cleaners.…
BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session The BBC is asking a federal judge in Florida to force Donald Trump to sit for a deposition as part of the president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. According to a Tuesday filing, the…
Trezor is cutting authorized resellers after a hardware-implant attack against rival Ledger exposed vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency wallet distribution. In an Oct.
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.
China releases consumer and producer price data for September at 0130 GMT on Wednesday, which is 9:30 pm US Eastern time on Tuesday. Factory-gate inflation is the reading most likely to move markets, as higher global energy costs continue to feed through the economy.
Binance will discontinue Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and other related services in a retreat from mining infrastructure.
Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.
London film festival McKellen and Allam reprise their roles for the film version of Ben Weatherill’s play in a star-filled bittersweet comedy about finding love later in life There is a tender sweetness to this silver-years romance of new experiences and new ideas – and also some sugary sentimentality, an autumnal woodwind…
Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.
Coinbase has joined a four-day operation with U. S.
The US CPI report for September will be released tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET. The report - along with the PPI on Thursday - will give traders another key piece of the inflation puzzle as markets assess whether the Fed will need to tighten policy further.
US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads.
Tokenized equities have reached nearly $3.3 billion in value as investors embrace round-the-clock access beyond Wall Street hours.
‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentenced Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former California gang leader convicted of murder for orchestrating the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac…
Creator and star will return along with Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke and Andrew Rannells for five-episode revival Girls , the seminal HBO series on millennial strivers that launched the careers of Lena Dunham , Allison Williams, Adam Driver and more, will return for a limited run on HBO in 2027. The five-episode…
A wallet that received 4,581 BTC in March 2020, worth about $40 million then, moved its stash today when it was worth about $377 million.
Bitcoin rebounded above $83,000 on Tuesday despite a sharp Asian stock selloff, as cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $800 million. BTC recovered after briefly slipping below $81,000, while semiconductor shares continued a deepening rout that sent South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index down 6%.
The fantasy epic based on CS Lewis’s classic stars Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep The first look at Greta Gerwig ’s vision for Narnia has been revealed. Today, Netflix is giving a first look at her vision for CS Lewis ’s magical world in the trailer for The Magician’s Nephew, the first chronological book in the…
CCO Danny Sanders said he had notified certain hardware wallet resellers that they would be removed from Trezor’s list of authorized entities starting Jan. 1.
Beacon Theatre, New York Two decades after country music blacklisted the band for their Iraq war protest, the trio celebrate their unapologetic album Taking the Long Way Last month, with almost no fanfare, the US formally completed its withdrawal of troops from Iraq, after 23 years of violent quagmire. But it was the beginning…
The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes.
Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to bring XRP and RLUSD wallet tools into apps on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple says AI agents have already made 13 million payments. Privy announced that it is bringing its programmable wallet infrastructure…
Federated Hermes, which manages $911.6 billion in assets, has partnered with Prometheum to develop tokenized funds for U. S.
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
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Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.
Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
Wells Fargo has outlined plans to issue stablecoins with 20 other financial institutions in the first half of 2027, while CEO Charlie Scharf has said their use cases in the United States remain unclear. Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said…
The pending activation draft sets no migration deadline, while moving a name would permanently end its management on v1. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
The Nasdaq-listed asset manager bought the Bitcoin at an average of about $84,500 during a rough week for the market, lifting its total stash to 32,773 BTC.
The higher prices are said to be unrelated to the Skydance merger.
Interactive Brokers, which reports more than $903 billion in client assets, has launched Ethereum staking through Zerohash, adding rewards on crypto holdings to a platform that supports trading in 20 digital assets. Interactive Brokers announced on Oct.
Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first launched on Instagram.
Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.
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Bitcoin price recovered toward $83,200 on Oct. 13, but weak daily momentum and another rejection near $84,000 left buyers facing a fresh test despite an analyst’s report of renewed whale activity.
Retailers call on John Healey to reduce national insurance contributions threshold in his first budget Some of the UK’s biggest retailers and hospitality businesses, including Tesco, Costa Coffee and the Co-op, have met John Healey to urge him to cut the cost of employing young people in his first budget. At the No 11 event…
Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil project Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands. With tensions over the sovereignty of the British…
Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night , she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
The prime minister is correct to judge the time is right to push for closer links with the EU. The political risk is far outweighed by the potential rewards The German philosopher GWF Hegel famously evoked the owl of Minerva when discussing the historical wisdom that comes through hindsight.
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 13-15 in San Francisco.
The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping security holes in their systems or, at least, will soon.
Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024 Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections Elon Musk has become the biggest political donor of the 2026 US midterm elections cycle, funneling about $366m into political groups and…
Google plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
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Discover apps and download them faster with upgrades coming to Google Play — plus, a new parked-to-drive feature and more.
Diesel is expensive and polluting, and LNK Energies says it has come up with a way to replace it with hydrogen, all while undercutting diesel on cost.
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
Terry Peach responds to Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech, while Penelope Turton writes on her promise to cut inheritance tax Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech rehearsed the argument that Andy Burnham’s economic policies were warped by his “nostalgia” for the 1970s, unlike her own forward-looking programme for “a better…
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
New products from Apple include the HomeView, an iPad-like device that acts as a hub for other smart home gadgets Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home products, including an iPad-like device dubbed the HomeView, meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops and act as a hub for other smart home…
A deep dive into how D1 architected its control plane to scale and manage millions of databases, while keeping data plane query operations at the edge. We share guiding principles on how to build on the Developer Platform effectively.
Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
Gemini 4 Argon brings frontier reasoning and agentic coding to the Google Gemini app. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can now access Gemini 4 Argon.
Build complex software and cybersecurity workflows with Google Gemini 4 Argon. Check out the Gemini API Developer Guide and read the Google Antigravity and Android Studi…
Boost your measurement and ROI with YouTube’s October Demand Gen Drop.
The Monroe-Gregg School District and Morgan County Public Library will benefit from Google’s $10M clean energy investment in Indiana.
We’re giving developers, enterprises, scientists, and consumers access to Gemini 4 Argon, our latest frontier model.
The dating app which recently ditched its "women-first" chat rule has been bought by an investment firm.
Asian markets fall and Samsung shares tumble after its Chinese rival CXMT claims strong progress Shares in semiconductor companies fell on Tuesday after the boss of Broadcom compared many AI investors to “casino” gamblers, and the Chinese memory chip maker CXMT said it had made good progress on a new chip architecture. South…
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It can recognize up to six users with its camera.
Abta advice comes as more than more than 150 websites offer service of securing entry to Schengen zone Britons travelling to EU countries have been told not to apply for an Etias visa waiver, with more than 150 websites touting the service despite its introduction being delayed. Non-EU citizens, including UK travellers and…
Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.
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.
Twenty founders just earned their shot at Disrupt glory. They're headed to the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to compete for the $100,000 prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work Employers around the globe are grappling with the fallout from rushing to adopt fast-changing artificial intelligence tools. Meta has scaled back plans to axe staff and use more AI agents after the company found employees were spending more and…
He cut his teeth playing rock stars and pretty posh boys. Speaking from his LA home, the actor talks about landing his first blockbuster lead in the grisly DC horror.
Siri can now learn users' preferred music app, allowing Spotify listeners to request songs, podcasts, and playlists without specifying which app to use.
Danny Boyle’s Ink, premiering at the London Film Festival, follows the rapid rise of British daily tabloid The Sun and the commercial pressures that reshaped journalism.
After years of declining subscriber numbers and falling revenue, Bumble just agreed to a $1.3 billion acquisition.
Prior month 3.98 million Details for September Existing home sales annualized sales rate of 3.99 million versus 3.95 million estimate Existing-home sales: +1.5% month over month in September. Regional monthly sales:Increased in the South and West, unchanged in the Midwest, and declined in the Northeast.
The tech bros and their highly paid sock puppets are banking on us giving in to their ‘inevitability doctrine’. But in Australia, and around the world, resistance is rising Of all the drivers of the populist wave, one of the most powerful is the sense of inevitability that surrounds what we are told is the march of progress.
Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money is not high art, but it is completely engrossing to see sex workers allowed to tell their own story In her first three days on OnlyFans, Mia Bailey made A$25,000 (£13,200, US$17,500). She posted her debut video on a Friday afternoon, quit her corporate job the next Monday, then began pulling in…
Exclusive: Gambling firm working with AFL ‘on the evolving use of AI in our content’ as it deletes video depicting Lachie Neale saying ‘I want to thank me for believing in me’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The AFL has told its official gambling partner, Sportsbet, to stop featuring its…
Lightroom, London From Shaun’s barn to Gromit’s box, these immersive behind-the-scenes renderings of the wide-grinned, cheeky characters are joyful, enormous – and a bit hard to follow Nothing is safe from the scourge of immersification. They’ve turned Gustav Klimt and Vincent Van Gogh into vast, projection-mapped digital…
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The new X Subscription combines X's paid features with AI tools like Grok and Cursor, offering plans ranging from $8 to $200 per month.
Conference to explore legacy of Naseem Khan’s seminal 1976 report about exclusion of minority ethnic artists It is 50 years since cultural historian Naseem Khan’s challenge to the British arts establishment was first published, and the question of who and what counts as British continues to be contested. The Arts Britain…
Spain remains most popular destination as Britons book later in hope of better deals, Abta report finds The UK’s cost of living squeeze means fewer people plan to ringfence money for holidays abroad next year, the travel industry has warned. Despite war, wildfires and EES border checks, the numbers of Britons taking holidays…
The new $149 HomePod mini with Siri AI and a 'SoundGlow' visual feature will be available starting October 30.
The new devices work with HomeView, the company's new smart home hub which can be used to control accessories and interact with apps.
After having a Pretty Woman moment in a Brooklyn store, the singer-songwriter let rip on X Name: Kelly Clarkson. Age: 44.
The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage lineup revealed, featuring Max Hodak, Mark Wahlberg, Benchmark partners, and more. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second at 50% off.
Co-author: “The unique geometry of the valves is the key; they act as collapsible pistons" to deliver venom.
As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for copper, Giraffe Bio has unearthed a $6.4 million seed round to help miners extract more of the mineral.
High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacks IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ The threat of an AI share price crash rippling out across global markets is putting world financial stability at risk, the International Monetary…
Oliver Pfäuti and Edson Wu How do high public debt and fiscal uncertainty interact to shape inflation? We develop a model in which firms face uncertainty about both marginal costs and fiscal policy and choose how much information to acquire before setting prices.
The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.
The leadership team is attempting a buyout, but a union has warned the retailer could fall into administration instead.
Cyber-attack on TFG London comes less than a week after online fashion seller Asos was hit by hackers The owner of Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles has said its websites and IT systems have been hit by a cyber-attack that may have compromised customers’ personal data. The South-African listed TFG London said it identified the…
NVIDIA RTX Spark is a new beginning for the PC — a reinvention combining the capabilities of a gaming PC, a creative studio and a personal AI supercomputer into a single superchip. With up to 128GB of unified memory and 1 petaflop of AI compute, RTX Spark delivers the full stack of NVIDIA RTX and […]
Ralph Macchio and Tiffany Haddish feature in a ropey and implausible manhunt thriller as cops search for the missing twin of a murdered teenager This small-town police thriller sets its stall out intriguingly, with a murder that seems actively begging to be solved. The perp chose to dump his victim – the 14-year-old daughter of…
Commission cites evidence it alleges shows that Shkreli repeatedly violated a 2022 order that banned him from working in the pharmaceutical industry for life The Federal Trade Commission and seven states today asked a federal judge to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt based on their allegations that he flagrantly and repeatedly…
Digital Forensics charges consumers thousands of dollars but fails to provide promised services and engages in deceptive review practices, FTC alleges A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the activities of Digital Forensics Corporation LLC and its CEO for allegedly defrauding…
Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admits The new Your First Home programme for first-time buyers could increase the number of houses British builder Bellway produces each year by 10%, its boss has said. Faced with a chronic shortage of homes, the government…
The influential economics body has upgraded its UK growth forecast for this year, but risks remain.
British Airways said the plane landed safely at Gatwick and passengers were due to resume their journey.
Headlines: Solana underperforms as US spot Solana ETFs record net outflows, ending a 14-week inflow streak Long global semiconductors remains the most crowded trade followed by short US Treasuries, according to Bank of America Oil prices retreat despite persistent Middle East tensions and stalled US-Iran negotiations. What's…
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK government bonds are rallying this morning, after the IMF said it had increased its growth forecast for the country this year. Yields (which fall when bond prices rise) are down by about 5 basis points for the 10-year gilt, and down by 4 basis points for the 5-year.
Concorde 2, Brighton Drawing almost entirely from her last two albums, and backed by a band rooted in jazz and experimentation, Orton performed her emotionally fraught songs to a rapturous crowd The audience at Brighton’s Concorde 2 largely look old enough to have first encountered Beth Orton’s music three decades ago, as it…
The pre-midterm defenestration of ACA enrollees looks like political madness – but the president appears to believe hitting poor people might work for him Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections There is a manic quality to Donald Trump ’s desperate dash to do something, anything, ahead of…
Amid worries about children’s relationship to tech, the solution is often spending more time talking openly with each other We have become obsessed with the idea that screens are destroying human connection. The evidence seems to be everywhere.
The latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey showed investors have become less optimistic about the macroeconomic outlook, while positioning in technology stocks remains near its most extreme level in six years. The survey was conducted between October 2 and October 8 among 161 participants managing $453 billion in…
Price of chocolates falls in run-up to Halloween, while supermarkets use special offers to draw in sales Grocery price inflation in the UK has picked up further, prompting shoppers to turn to special offers to keep their bills down – while the price of chocolates has fallen in the run-up to Halloween. Supermarket prices were…
Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.
Humans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going – often in defiance of companies’ terms and services Death has always been around Alaina Winters. Her father and sister both have passed away, as did her wife, in 2023, after a years-long battle with cancer.
The prediction from the IMF comes as final preparations are being made for the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
TFG London has apologised to customers for disruption after it identified a "cybersecurity incident" on Sunday.
The pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent beings Donald Trump is a “corrupt, senile felon” whose fixation on the term superintelligence proves he knows nothing about AI…
Fund upgrades UK’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3%, but says it is likely to edge down next year IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ John Healey should “stay the course” and continue repairing the UK’s public finances, the International Monetary Fund’s top economist has said, after the…
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German September final CPI +3.3% vs +3.3% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% Germany September final HICP +3.3% vs +3.3% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% The headline readings are unrevised compared to the preliminary estimates, but they do reaffirm that German headline inflation has climbed back above the 3% threshold at the end of the third…
Swamped with ‘daily avalanches’ of soiled items and poor-quality fast fashion, secondhand stores are in crisis. What went wrong with people’s good intentions?
Upgraded, cheaper AirPods have noise cancelling, sound and controls to rival many plugged-in buds but without tips Apple’s latest AirPods set a new standard for open-fit buds with upgraded noise cancelling that now rivals many plugged-in designs of the same price. The AirPods 5 have the same design the popular AirPods 4…
Companies in France are deploying agentic computing across industries spanning space, financial services, the public sector and scientific research, demonstrating how the country’s ecosystem has moved from ambition to application. France’s progress sits on deliberate groundwork.
Some of Britain’s wealthiest financiers, including Sir Paul Marshall, have given a platform to critical coverage or are linked to its leading opponent “This is virtue signalling,” said Nigel Biggar. “These are elites who are trying to demonstrate that they are being progressive.” The target of his scorn was one that has…
AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it Scientists are coming under pressure from some petro-states and major developing countries to delay publication of a key global report on the climate, despite pleas from vulnerable countries…
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Aircraft taken out of operation after flight from Perth after the discovery of parasitic insects on board Qantas has been forced to ground a plane in Rome after bedbugs were discovered on the aircraft on its way from Perth. The parasitic insects were found in the front of the economy section of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it…
ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation Army A new messaging and payment “super app” marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese company that has been put on a US military blacklist for its alleged affiliation to the People’s Liberation Army. ZyMix, which is…
BoE’s Greene warns waiting for second-round inflation effects would be too late Goldman sees Europe reserve release cutting diesel by $11 but shrugs off Russian supply Australian business confidence slides to -13 as oil shock and rate hikes bite, NAB says Just 32 countries now drive 95% of global growth as AI widens the gap…
A cyber-attack caused refrigeration temperatures to soar to 50C overnight on Monday across several hundred French supermarkets, with widespread food losses reported. At Intermarché La Haye, the attack caused fridge temperatures to reach 27C (80F), spoiling fresh and frozen food, according to store director Julien Freret.
Oil is the main pressure point: volatility tied to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the broader Iran conflict is lifting costs and denting sentiment, so any further energy spike would likely push confidence lower still. The survey highlights the RBA’s dilemma, with businesses souring under higher funding costs even as the…
Oil is the pivot of the whole outlook: the IMF’s base case assumes the Strait of Hormuz reopens in March 2027, so any slippage in that timeline or escalation toward its $130 scenario would hit growth and lift inflation, keeping central banks on a hawkish path. The higher oil price assumptions, at $96 a barrel this year and…
World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF The global economy “could soon test the limits of resilience”, as emergency oil stocks run low and government budgets…
The miss trims some urgency from the hike narrative, but an annual pace near 7% and surging import costs leave the case for tightening intact, keeping Japanese yields and BOJ pricing sensitive to any hawkish signals. The weak yen is the key amplifier: with oil prices elevated by the Iran war, every leg lower in the currency…
Georgieva’s framing of AI as both a demand and an investment shock lines up with this week’s hawkish Fed commentary, which also pointed to AI-driven capital spending as a source of persistent inflation pressure, strengthening the case that the AI boom keeps rates higher for longer. Her estimate that AI investment could add…
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Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
The data offer little to change the picture for sterling or gilts on their own, but the mix carries a stagflationary edge: households are spending more on fuel while volumes in discretionary categories stay subdued. A near-17% jump in fuel spending shows how the oil and diesel shock is feeding into household budgets, which…
Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.
As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.
President Trump says his Monday executive order temporarily suspending federal taxes on diesel will be a big relief for farmers. Some farmers call it a campaign ploy with marginal impact.
"No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
US stocks close mixed Earnings calendar October 12–16: Big banks, ASML and TSMC take center stage Hammack de la Fed: Las tasas del Tesoro son “modestas” según los estándares históricos European stocks close higher. Spain leads while the dollar strengthens Gold falls toward hourly moving averages.
Two releases this week will shape expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next move: the minutes of its September policy meeting, due Tuesday, and Thursday’s September labour force figures . Both come out at 11:30 am Sydney time, 00:30 GMT (8:30 pm ET the previous evening).
You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
“I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable, with higher benchmark scores and better results on complex tasks like coding.
Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
Bosses of Citroën owner and French carmaker also urge UK government to consider limiting imports from China Stellantis and Renault have backed the UK car industry for inclusion in proposed rules to protect EU industry, but urged the British government to consider limiting imports of Chinese cars. Emanuele Cappellano, who…
A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U. S.
Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C overnight, in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack affecting several hundred stores across the country, with fires and food losses reported.…
Journalists, entrepreneurs, and even some public relations professionals will tell you that the PR process is broken. But could AI actually make things better?
US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economies Business live – latest updates Two US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their countries, avoiding long…
Ultrahuman and Abu Dhabi will spend the next two years working on research and clinical validation of the model.
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Markets: WTI crude +1.4% to $92.99 USD leads, CHF lags on the day Gold down 0.5% to $4,170 European equities higher; S&P 500 futures +0.1% Bitcoin down 0.3% to $83,345 It was a quieter session in European morning trade today as broader markets have to contend with a US partial market holiday to start the new week. The US bond…
HMV says it is looking for a new site in London's West End, but its current site is "unviable".
People are increasingly falling behind on credit card repayments, so here's the best way to get debt advice.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government will need a "top-up" of billions of pounds if it wants to meet its spending plans.
Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.
The rural communities vulnerable to heating oil prices rises as the weather gets colder.
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.
Just a heads up as we get into the new week that today is a US market holiday in observance of Columbus Day. While Wall Street may be open for business, the bond market will be closed.
Preview: TSMC tipped for sixth straight record quarter, with profit seen up 65% on AI demand Early Ethereum Foundation ETH recipients move $11M to Kraken: what the data shows Indian Rupee set for 1% rally as RBI curbs hedging rush that hit a record $77 billion People’s Bank of China sets yuan reference rate at 6.7313 (vs.…
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MUFG’s framing underlines that energy is almost the entire story behind rising US headline inflation since the Iran conflict began, keeping crude prices tightly linked to Fed expectations. The core reading is the trigger for rates markets: an in-line 0.2% would likely keep October hike pricing subdued and leave the dollar and…
For European carmakers, a hybrid quota offers some relief from lower-priced Chinese competition at a time when Volkswagen, Stellantis, Mercedes and BMW are under pressure on profits, though the cap’s generous starting size and annual increases limit how much market share it protects. Chinese brands that have leaned on hybrids…
One in 10 scams reported to Citizens Advice relate to fraudsters charging for work not done, or done badly.
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.
For the Australian dollar and front-end rates, the minutes carry more weight than usual because Bullock’s post-meeting tone was softer than the decision itself. A record that leans toward holding would support pricing for a pause and could weigh on the currency, while one that keeps further tightening clearly on the table…
NPR's Joel Rose speaks with Lindsay Owens, president of the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies using data to transform the products and prices customers see.
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The French firm is reinventing the classic model as carmakers come under pressure from Chinese rivals.
Richualist is one of TechCrunch's Battlefield 200 Companies!
This Battlefield 200 startup has developed blood-purification tech to save children.
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.
People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job.
Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?
The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity.
Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform.
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