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The US Dollar (USD) has stated the week with slight gains, resuming its recent uptrend and leaving behind Friday’s hiccup.
Wallet in Telegram has rebranded as Walt, with more than 300 supported assets, as Telegram prepares to extend its separate Gram wallet to its users. In a Sep.
John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.
⚽ Updates from 7.45pm (BST) kick-offs across Europe ⚽ Get in touch: email Michael about the action The three early Nations League matches have now finished. Montenegro followed up their late win over Cyprus on Friday with an even later (89th-minute) winner this evening to beat Armenia 3-2.
US Treasury yields climb as energy prices remain high, amid US President Donald Trump's rejection of a peace agreement with Tehran.
The bank is bringing its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without creating a tokenized version of it.
Circle executive Nikhil Chandhok has argued that resistance to dollar stablecoins could keep the United States from drawing as much as $1 trillion in overseas demand for dollars. Moonshots LIVE brought Chandhok together with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, Stability…
Trump will make an announcement in the Oval Office today. The scheduled time is 2 pm ET but White House events never happen on time.
Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million to hackers.
Aldi is the only major supermarket chain that doesn't operate a loyalty scheme, which are hugely popular and used by millions of shoppers.
Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza magic after a crash in qualifying.
President Trump's rejection of Iran's seven-day plan for the Strait of Hormuz lifted Crude Oil to its best level since Thursday, and the whole rise was gone after a Saudi pipeline restart and a US offer of sanctions relief.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook said in a speech in Oakland, California, that the number and magnitude of future adjustments to the Fed funds rate will depend on inflation and labor market data.
The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar due to disruption of global oil supplies.
The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.
Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes in October.
NBA legend LeBron James has quashed retirement talk as he gets set for record-extending 24th season having signed with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer.
On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to “misalignment reports” and the breath of the incidents s alarming.
Strategy bought 1,665 BTC for $142.7 million and repurchased $151.7 million of STRC, lifting Bitcoin holdings to 847,666 BTC.
John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.
Meta says it will focus on bringing its full technology stack, including Muse, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, Muse Code, and more to businesses and developers.
Turning to George Osborne’s playbook may look awkward, but cutting deposits to 2.5% could jolt a housebuilding sector stuck in a funk What you need to know about Your First Home scheme There may be three reasons why the Labour government has hesitated until now to reheat the Tories’ decade-long help-to-buy scheme. First, the…
D3 has launched Frontier, a program that lets users deposit eligible assets in Solana and Hyperliquid vaults to earn points toward priority access to new internet domain names. D3, the core contributor to Doma Protocol, announced Frontier at Korea Blockchain…
Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.
Kanishka Narayan says one of his top priorities is to have a plan in place if job losses are as bad as some fear.
An indie developer's upcoming app for the iPhone Duo is going viral for turning the new foldable into a virtual Walkman.
Chopping and changing the back four has been a big feature for England this year and the Real Madrid man could be a solution England ended 2025 protected by a shield of deceptive strength. They went through qualifying for the World Cup without conceding a goal and secured a shutout during a routine friendly win against Wales.
US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified.
Al Jazeera reported on Monday that US President Donald Trump is prepared to ease sanctions on Iran and to unfreeze its assets in exchange for progress on nuclear talks.
Tether has said it helped freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT this year as U. S.
Applications can begin under the new rules, while firms still need Bank of Russia decisions and retail asset eligibility remains separate.
Explore art and culture with visual-first conversation search, a redesigned home feed, AI experiments and 27 new city guides in the Google Arts & Culture app.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “World Grand Prix Darts LIVE! Littler in action on night one in Leicester”.
Hegota will be Ethereum's last 'normal' fork, he argues, with everything after built on recursive STARKs and formal verification.
Rabobank’s RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets FX Strategy team notes that USD net long speculative positions were broadly unchanged, with both longs and shorts rising modestly. The Federal Reserve raised its overnight policy rate by 25bp on September 16, matching expectations.
Franchise tournament remains an enigma after an unexpectedly dramatic men’s international summer and a thrilling Championship title race After pumping astronomical sums of money into English cricket, the headline act of the summer should probably have been the Hundred’s rebirth under private ownership. After all, the decks were…
As restaking yields dried up and smart-contract risks mounted, Ethereum's top liquid restaking protocol walked away from its core business to build a crypto neobank instead.
The New York Giants are trading for Minnesota Vikings quarterback J. J.
Perhaps diplomacy isn't dead. Al Jazeera reports that diplomacy is continuing, citing a US official, and that Trump is prepared to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for progress on the nuclear issue.
Democrats on the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence published a report alleging that USDT had become a key tool for the Iranian government.
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Hedera price surged about 30% on Sep. 28, climbing above $0.12 as traders reacted to a sharp chart breakout and a new post linking Hedera Council members to NVIDIA’s AI safety initiative.
Leicestershire’s 27-point deduction for breaching pitch regulations in August's win over Glamorgan has been reduced to 19.
NASA isn't saying much. The problem may be temporary.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, world number one Zhao Xintong and defending champion Mark Williams lose on the opening day of the Shenzhen Open.
Cricket Ireland name former international Ed Joyce as the new High Performance batting coach, with a focus on the the men's senior squad and male talent pathway.
Manor Solomon angry at Ireland’s stance over Gaza ‘They hate us and we don’t like them’ Manor Solomon claimed Israel was “10 times better” than Ireland as fallout intensified from their Nations League match and stated bluntly: “They hate us and we don’t like them.” Players in the Republic of Ireland side stared at the ground…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) registers modest gains of 0.18% on Monday even as US Treasury yields soar, with the US 10-year T-note rising over 10 basis points, underpinning the Greenback. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3252.
Ethereum price fell 1.5% to about $2,665 on Sep. 28 as oil prices rose following a setback in US-Iran talks.
Silver (XAG/USD) falls around 5% on Monday, slipping to its lowest level since early August.
Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. The company announced a $150bn stock buyback the same day.
Rabobank highlights that GBP net short positions have risen over 40%, reaching their highest level since August. The Bank of England kept the Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% on September 18, in line with expectations.
Grid and Smart Portfolio holdings face automatic sales if affected bots remain on old USD pairs.
Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.
The edge computing startup raised a $150 million Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify.
Accounting staffing company MAVI emerges from stealth with $4million in funding.
Europe dividing money 50-50 with rest of the world Confirmation expected after Fifa meeting in October Europe’s top-flight clubs will share half of the $250m (£185m) solidarity pot from the Club World Cup last year, ending a saga that had caused widespread frustration among those who did not participate in the tournament. Fifa…
Bitcoin extends last week's pullback as Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire plan, sending oil above $100 and yields higher ahead of Wednesday's PCE report.
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s career hit another setback as he crashed out of the Shenzhen Open to world No 64 Jiang Jun.
Trinidadian singer and songwriter hailed as a living legend and the greatest calypsonian of all time The singer and songwriter Mighty Sparrow, who has died aged 91, was quite simply the greatest calypsonian there has ever been. For at least five decades he was a monumental figure on the Caribbean music scene, while also…
EUR/USD trades on the back foot on Monday, pressured by a stronger US Dollar (USD) as the US-Iran stalemate keeps Oil prices elevated, pushing US Treasury yields higher and strengthening expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes.
The tournament was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right Sign up for our free newsletter here England’s first game after the 2022 World Cup was a 2-1 win away over Italy. Their first game after the 2018 World Cup was a 2-1 defeat to Spain.
Irib reports -- and it was confirmed by an Iranian spokesman -- that Aragchi's New York stay has not been extended. he met with mediators today but I imagine they relayed that the US hadn't accepted their proposal and hadn't offered anything constructive back.
OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’ Two of the “godfathers” of modern AI and senior executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have warned governments to prepare for an AI “intelligence explosion”, which they say could be the most consequential…
Edy Massih uses Gemini to transform regular recipes into massive catering spreads, automate grocery orders, and adapt menus for dietary restrictions.
CFS' Brandon Sorbom and Helion's David Kirtley join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the breakthroughs moving fusion forward, the challenges that remain, and what it will take to deliver fusion power to the grid at scale. Get your pass at regular price and get a second one at 50% off.
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Rabobank points out that AUD net short positions have increased for a second week, reaching their highest level since December 2025.
Tether and Shiga have announced plans to bring self-custodial wallets for USD₮, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold to individuals and institutions across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Tether said in its Sep.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has set operational resilience, outsourcing and sufficient EU based operations among its main crypto supervisory priorities for 2027 as the bloc moves further into enforcement of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation. ESMA said…
Vinext 1.0 graduates from an AI experiment to a production-ready framework, letting developers run Next.js apps on Vite. This release brings advanced cache warming, broader compatibility, and an automated testing pipeline.
We are releasing cf, our new command-line tool that mirrors the entire Cloudflare API and supports programmatic TypeScript configuration. We are also open-sourcing Forge, our internal SDK generator.
The bureau has not yet publicly confirmed a breach, but has told its agents that their personal information and Social Security numbers were exposed.
Some stolen assets have been frozen, but Bitget has yet to disclose how much has been recovered as investigators continue to assess a possible North Korea link.
Cloudflare is open-sourcing the BEACON dataset, making billions of anonymized Real User Monitoring (RUM) performance records publicly available on Google BigQuery. Explore real-world Core Web Vitals, soft navigation metrics, and performance breakdowns across browsers and regions.
Prior was 11.6 New orders 30.7 vs 22.0 prior Shipments 24.8 vs 14.1 prior Employment 15.1 vs 8.0 prior Capex 8.5 vs 8.2 prior Production 29.5 vs 16.1 prior Outlook 8.7 vs 19.2 prior The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, jumped 13 points to 29.5, which is a nice pickup but executives remain…
Hypernative places the major transfer waves roughly 30 and 45 minutes after Bitget's reported detection.
Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review.
Rabobank’s FX Strategy team observes that CAD net shorts have risen again after a recent collapse. USD/CAD has continued to grind higher, gaining 2.77% from recent lows to 1.414, with the 14‑day RSI indicating overbought conditions.
Supermarket chain declares ‘increasing confidence’ in its growth plans after posting record annual revenue of £19bn Business live – latest updates Aldi says it is stepping up investment in the UK with plans to spend £900m and open more than 40 stores. The company, which operates 1,092 budget supermarkets in the UK and Ireland…
EUR/GBP edges lower on Monday as the British Pound (GBP) attracts buyers after recent weakness, with hawkish remarks from Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden lending it further support. At the time of writing, the cross trades around 0.8564, down 0.40%.
Modulate deploys its models to detect deepfake, fraud and scam
ESMA will focus on CASP resilience, outsourcing and reverse solicitation while pursuing harmonized reporting across national regulators.
World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are included The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods worth about $30bn each on which they plan to cut tariffs, ranging from consumer electronics and agricultural products to artificial flowers and…
XRP is rapidly transforming from a payment token into a digital asset with long-term value. Its high-speed transfers and robust liquidity continue to attract the attention of both institutional and individual investors.
No one at Parc y Scarlets understands why they and the Ospreys are on the chopping block for the union’s proposal to cut a club by 2028 Eight o’clock, Saturday night and at Parc y Scarlets the fans are starting to sing. Their scrum-half, Dane Blacker, has just come skipping through half a gap in the Cardiff line.
‘The day Saff came into the studio with red hair, I said, “We’re gonna be massive!” It was the missing link’ We always had a vision of mixing acid house with indie rock, and we managed to rent a space and build our own studio in London’s Shoreditch area, long before it got trendy. I had a little vocal booth called Hattie…
Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson says he had a "long think" about his future amid interest from Rangers over the summer, admitting he still has aspirations of a move to Ibrox.
The startup uses AI to automate tedious paperwork for insurance agencies and brokers.
The last day to book your Disrupt 2026 exhibit table is this Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
ElevenLabs v4 can clone voices with a 10 second clip
Olympic gold medallist also won world and European titles ‘I’m proud of where I’ve got to and what I’ve done’ The Olympic gold medallist Katy Marchant has announced her retirement. The 33-year-old took gold alongside Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell in the women’s team sprint at the 2024 Paris Games, the same year she won…
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “EFL latest: Alexander joins Preston | Savage in talks with Posh”.
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war Business live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Sales of residential heat pumps increased 11% across Europe in the first six months of the year as the Iran war sent oil and gas prices rocketing…
Australia-born second-row forward Jasmin Strange is one of four potential debutants in England's 23-strong squad for the World Cup.
Markets stopped behaving like separate worlds a while ago. A Federal Reserve decision can move Bitcoin, gold, the Nasdaq and the dollar within hours.
With the budget a month away, chancellor gives little indication in conference speech of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britain Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget UK politics live – latest updates John Healey cheered the Labour faithful with his first conference speech as chancellor, offering an…
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Monday the bloc's economy continued to expand broadly across countries and sectors, with manufacturing and the labour market holding up well.
Instinct has raised a $1 billion Series C, saying 'we're just getting started.' The company is now valued at $10 billion.
Bitget has asked THORChain to refuse addresses linked to a $387.5 million wallet breach. THORChain says its emergency halt is for protecting the network, not selectively freezing a user’s swap.
With Sarina Wiegman set to name her latest England squad on Tuesday, there is one name everyone is talking about - Lexi Potter. Here is why.
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
AB 2409 also limits listings for California residents of official-linked coins issued on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Christine Lagarde: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament”.
Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.
Bitmine has staked 84% of its tokens, a position it projects will generate some $358 million a year in staking rewards.
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour Stevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already the most epic studio album in his catalogue, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life. Four unheard songs from the recording sessions have been released today as a new EP of the same…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad notes that rising global bond yields, driven by a rebound in Oil prices and uncertainty around US-Iran talks, are making Treasuries more attractive than equities.
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir see an October Federal Reserve hike as increasingly likely, with Fedspeak remaining hawkish and officials “expecting more hikes.” They highlight strong PCE inflation, modest ISM Manufacturing gains, and a softer September NFP with higher unemployment.
Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly are both doubts to play in England's Nations League match against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night.
Though not without some drama along the way.
BitMine bought 17,362 ETH last week, lifting its Ethereum holdings above 6 million tokens and bringing its 5% supply target closer.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Liverpool latest: Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad with injury”.
AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.
Unify vertical video buys with Google Display & Video 360. See how Unilever boosted reach by 24% using Gemini-powered measurement.
The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”
Since joining Cloudflare, VoidZero has delivered more than 80 releases that drastically speed up JavaScript compilation, linting, and testing. From a 10x faster React compiler to Vite+ 1.0, here’s how we are building faster tools for developers and AI agents.
Forge is a pluggable, open-source pipeline that runs in CI to generate SDKs, CLIs, and documentation directly from API definitions. By shifting generation upstream into individual team repositories, Forge keeps developer tools continuously in sync.
We’ve updated Kitesurf, our Workers-based browser for AI agents, with WebMCP support, improved DOM performance, and terminal-based rendering. With over 730,000 Web Platform subtests passing, agents can now navigate complex sites faster.
Cloudflare is launching The Cold Start, a startup competition giving five early-stage companies five minutes on stage at Cloudflare Connect. Grand Prize winner receives $500,000 in credits, a San Francisco billboard, and an invitation to our VIP speakers dinner.
EmDash 1.0 is a stable, open source CMS built for Astro, with agent-friendly workflows, secure sandboxed plugins, and a decentralized registry that keeps publishers in control.
With the new experimental support for the Emscripten target in Rust Workers, many previously unsupported Rust libraries and applications can now be built and deployed directly to Cloudflare’s global Workers platform, including upcoming support for Tokio async.
England Women head coach Stuart Barrow has named his 23-player squad for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second. About 6,000 properties across…
The move is part of a plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve experiences for passengers.
AUD/USD trades around 0.7020 on Monday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day.
Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm bought 1,665 BTC last week, taking its holdings above its previous record to 847,666 BTC.
Franklin Templeton brings its $687M tokenized money market fund to Bybit, letting eligible clients use Benji shares as off-exchange collateral.
Strategy sold 1.47 million MSTR shares for $246.2 million, using the proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and STRC preferred stock repurchases.
USD/CAD extends its rally on Monday as diverging monetary policy outlooks between the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Canada (BoC) keep the US Dollar (USD) favoured, outweighing support for the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) from higher Oil prices.
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The Asia-session quote crossed the lower edge of Friday's range while oil and Treasury yields rose in the wider market.
The new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same type of vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges.
The United States (US) and Iran are expected to resume indirect talks as early as Monday or Tuesday, according to an official briefed on the negotiations cited by Reuters.
Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol is back to answer the big questions surrounding the Premier League's long-running dispute in their 115 charges against Manchester City.
Diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran could resume as early as Monday or Tuesday, with mediators expected to hold separate discussions with both sides, according to an official briefed on the negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Qatari mediators are expected to remain in the US as the talks take place.
Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget Analysis: Healey offers upbeat vision but little light on how to pay for it Average price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high John Healey has signalled Labour will stage a fresh attempt at welfare…
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 to start the week amid US-Iran war developments but remains up more than 40% for Q3 ahead of key inflation and jobs data.
The FAI is amassing high-quality footage of the alleged incident with the aim of presenting evidence to Uefa.
CoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5 million theft.
The Aussie Dollar (AUD) trades practically flat around 1.2390 against the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) on Monday, with all eyes on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which is expected to hike interest rates on Tuesday.
The Gary Gensler era is long gone and now the SEC is providing clarity on what crypto protocols can and can’t do with their tokens.
Through intimate letters and family interviews, this probing documentary about the Austrian film-maker reveals a complicated figure A titan of silent cinema, Austrian director GW Pabst left behind a treasure trove of classics. Working in Weimar Germany, Pabst gave Greta Garbo her second ever lead role in The Joyless Street…
The discovery of America remains one of history's great feats, when two cultures met. Before sailing, Columbus gained vital backing at La Rábida from Franciscan friars and the Pinzón brothers.
The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general have secured a significant settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturing giant Corteva Inc. that will lead to lower pesticide prices for American farmers.
Royal Academy of Arts, London They’ve marginalised Matisse and given Picasso the cold shoulder – and what’s left seems more informed by pedantic geography than sensual art The French Riviera is not a place. It is a dream of paradise, one of those Arcadias we long for – timeless, perfect worlds saturated with light.
Exclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system Teachers at Euan Blair’s £1.6bn tech training company, Multiverse, have blown the whistle about “horrendous stress” and feeling constantly watched after bosses started using AI models to surveil and rate their…
Old names, new looks and some stunning scores marked the return of the Prem for another season.
Headlines: Gold price breaks below $4,200 as surging Treasury yields deepen the technical damage Gold collapses as Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz and signals new bombings Japanese yen jumps as top currency diplomat Mimura reiterates strong currency alliance with the US US jobs report could decide how…
A Wintermute-linked wallet holds $126.25 million in Hyperliquid shorts, led by a $46.92 million ETH position as crypto prices weaken.
Vitalik Buterin’s Sept. 27 vision describes Ethereum moving from a system in which every verifier repeats much of the work toward one where data can be sampled and execution can be checked with compact proofs.
French archaeologists have revealed details of a find that is thought to be evidence of the first settlement in central Paris. The discovery of a 20-metre stretch of an ancient wall near Notre Dame Cathedral suggests Lutetia, the ancient name for the capital, was built on the Île de la Cité.
United Kingdom (UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey said during the European trade on Monday that the administration will maintain control of Britain's finances while speaking about the upcoming fiscal budget this year.
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Cheaper proofs could widen verification while builders and provers still need the data to keep blocks and rollups moving.
The British Pound (GBP) trades higher against its major currency peers, except the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday. In the European trade, the British currency is up 0.13% to near 1.3256 against the US Dollar (USD).
Lee Hardman at MUFG highlights that Oil has been one of the biggest movers, with prices rising back towards recent highs around USD110/barrel.
Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.
Watch highlights from the final day of the Presidents Cup as the United States complete a thrilling comeback to beat the Internationals and win their 11th successive title.
England will begin the next phase of their preparations for the 50-over World Cup without Jos Buttler after the former captain was ruled out of their upcoming white-ball tour of Pakistan.
Ether withdrawals are scheduled to return Tuesday and USDt on Wednesday as Bitget restores services following last week’s $388 million hack.
Gold (XAU/USD) remains under strong selling pressure on Monday, down over 3.5% as elevated Oil prices reinforce expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,121, its lowest level since August 5.
With zany twists and lovable new faces, reboot of the Black sitcom is a worthy sequel to the trailblazing 1980s original It’s often the case that nothing disappoints like a sitcom reboot . The Malcolm in the Middle revival is missing Dewey .
Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will miss England's 50-over tri-series in Pakistan next month, with Jordan Cox set to be given another chance to impress in his place.
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market shares can be used as collateral for USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.
The United States maintained their Presidents Cup winning streak over the International Team, with the latest victory reigniting debate about whether change is needed in the biennial contest.
MEXC says a $340K account theft dispute is resolved after a user claimed an attacker-created API remained usable after account recovery.
Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd councils have all put a pause on introducing the nightly tourist tax.
The Financial Conduct Authority opens its new crypto authorisation gateway at 7 a.m. UK time on Sept.
Fallout from Iran conflict continues to drive up bill for motorists with record average cost now at 199.18p a litre Business live – latest updates Share your experience of high diesel prices in Shetland and the Outer Hebrides The price of diesel on UK forecourts has hit an all-time high average of 199.18p a litre, as the…
Gunners lacked cutting edge again at Stamford Bridge while the former Barcelona star dominated against Brighton How to solve the problem of an inability to take your chances? That is the question that will haunt the Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers, over the coming days.
Tom Cruise gives his zaniest performance yet in dark comedy 'Digger', The Smiths' Johnny Marr returns with his 10th album, and new exhibitions spotlight Renoir and Monet. Here's what to look out for this week.
Bitget has reopened BTC withdrawals after its USD 388 million hack, with ETH, USDT and other services scheduled to return through Oct. 2.
These are the most-searched-for Gen Alpha slang words for 2026 so far - and what they mean.
Preston North End appoint Bradford City boss Graham Alexander as their new manager.
Armada’s August trust balance and a conditional note show possible funding, but redemptions and spending choices will decide any new token purchases.
Antigua and Barbuda players are red-carded for pulling Anguilla player Aedan Scipio's dreadlocks in a Concacaf Nations League game.
Watch all the best plays from week three of the NFL 2026/27 season including plays from CeeDee Lamb, Deebo Samuel and Tyler Loop.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s legislation bars public officials from issuing meme coins and exchanges from listing tokens tied to politicians.
Bitcoin fell 1.7% to $83,000, though the CoinDesk 100 dropped 2.6% as Friday's biggest gainers reversed and oil climbed back above $100.
Which broker or prop firm gets your vote? The Finance Magnates Awards 2026 voting is now live, giving traders the chance to recognise the brokers and prop firms they know, use and trust.
Nathan Cleary responds to the horrific injury that has ruled him out of the Rugby League World Cup by promising "I'll be back."
California has enacted a prohibition on its public officers and certain government employees issuing meme coins. A separate restriction will keep some newly issued political tokens off services that list them for California residents from Jan.
World champion Lando Norris apologises to Franco Colapinto for saying the Argentine should be banned for causing an accident at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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Scientists and entrepreneurs knew the dangers of AI a quarter-century ago. But animated by curiosity and profit, they went ahead anyway Over the past few weeks, many of us have struggled to concoct a mental image of brains in the cloud jumping their “sandbox”, sneaking on to the internet, recruiting “swarms” of other “agents”…
Given the biased nature of the interview process, the recent kerfuffle about taking iced coffee in with you may be the least of our worries I was part of a job interview process recently, on the hiring side of the table for the first time in 15 years, and was instantly reminded how weird the whole business is. The debate about…
A priest investigates his daughter’s kidnapping in Thailand in this Paul Schrader-esque inquiry into spiritual nihilism ‘He’s American, a little bit overweight, sweaty, a little bit camp, creepy.” As far as descriptions of border-hopping paedophiles go, this seems a little on the nose. So it’s not surprising when the man who…
Acurast has deployed open source AI decision model Laya across its decentralized smartphone compute network, allowing the model to process real time decisions on Android devices instead of centralized data centers. According to Acurast the deployment runs Laya entirely on…
The SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU extending financial reporting, audit and compliance cooperation to licensed virtual asset service providers.
Exclusive: Work, whose subject resembles street urchin in masterpiece by artist, chanced upon in private collection A red chalk drawing of a crouching child, spotted in a private Italian collection, has been attributed by an art historian to the French modernist painter Édouard Manet. The child, whose identity has yet to be…
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 28.
Ahead of the Super League Grand Final between Warrington Wolves and Wakefield Trinity, on Saturday October 3 at Old Trafford, we take you through everything you need to know...
Roberto Mancini says an alleged "double contract" during his time as Manchester City manager is "not my concern".
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris said he apologised to Franco Colapinto for the stinging comments he made after the Alpine driver caused a crash that took both of them out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Republic of Ireland could have faced "undetermined" sanctions had they not played their Nations League match against Israel on Sunday, according to FAI president Paul Cooke.
RedotPay has completed a financial audit required for a potential U. S.
Traditional woods have had a good innings but rising temperatures mean the need to find alternatives is pressing What happens if you run out of trees? It is a situation cricket must face in the perfect storm of an expanding game and more precarious growing conditions due to accelerated climate change.
Overall demand for leveraged exposure remains weak, marked by sliding futures open interest. The capital that's still in the market appears skewed toward bearish positions.
DYORSWAP said it paid more than 200 ETH in compensation, while Upbit operator Dunamu’s GIWA warned that its mainnet had not launched.
Coach alleged to have been paid for advisory work Mancini says City ‘not guilty’ after Premier League ruling Roberto Mancini appeared to acknowledge he had “a double contract” when he managed Manchester City after the club were found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules. But Mancini, who in 2011-12 coached…
Former PGA Tour player and golf analyst Brandel Chamblee has declared Team USA’s 17-13 comeback victory over the International team their “greatest-ever Sunday singles performance”, including those in the Ryder Cup.
Circle co-founder Sean Neville has left the board, while CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen will step down by year-end as a successor search begins.
Jeweller reports flat sales and fall in underlying operating profit as retailers anticipate October budget Business live – latest updates The boss of the family-owned jeweller Beaverbrooks has called on the government to give business “a bit of a break” by halting cost increases amid flat sales and falling profits. The…
Scammers built a counterfeit version of Upbit-backed GIWA blockchain and lured 1,333 wallets into depositing 767 ETH, worth about $2 million, before draining almost all of it. The fake network appeared to be GIWA’s anticipated Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet, complete with an RPC endpoint, cross-chain bridge, and Chain ID 9134, the…
Bitcoin joined US stock futures in dropping on Monday after US president Donald Trump did not commit to permanently halting strikes on Iran.
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to the films they watch when they need a lift is an appreciation of Jim Carrey’s manic 90s comedy To be completely honest, whenever anybody asks what my favorite movies are, my list has some typical standbys: Goodfellas and It’s a Wonderful Life among them. The holiday classic…
It is Swansea City who sit top of the Championship after eight games. Not something many would have expected at the start of the season.
Strategy shareholders will vote Oct. 28 on daily dividends for STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD, without changing dividend rates.
It has taken more than two years, but a judgement finally appears to have been made on the 115 charges levelled against Manchester City. Here's what it means.
Daily inflows slowed as Bitcoin pulled back from above $87,100, while Ether and XRP ETFs also attracted fresh capital during the week.
Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.
The 81-year-old singer will wrap up a touring career that stretches back to his mid-teens in the early 1960s, with dates planned for UK and Europe Rod Stewart has announced that his next tour will be his last. The 81-year-old singer has been touring since the early 1960s, when he set out across Europe with a harmonica – and…
Japan is maintaining a close watch on the yen, with its top currency diplomat, Mimura, reiterating that authorities remain concerned about the currency's underlying moves and are prepared to respond if necessary . Mimura said that Japan, the finance minister and the US have sent a clear message regarding the yen, highlighting…
From challenging for the Premier League with Arsenal and playing for England, Aaron Ramsdale is now Southampton's fourth-choice goalkeeper.
XRP trades near $1.54 as ETF inflows reach $1.79 billion and Evernorth shareholders prepare for a Sept. 30 merger vote.
In the Danish writer’s latest novel, an eminent scientist withdraws to the countryside When Gunn Haven, an eminent professor of astrophysics at an urban university, moves to rural Denmark, she tells a local newspaper: “It’s to do with the sky.” From the outset of Range, Danish author Dorthe Nors’s fifth full-length novel, it is…
Jackson and Green just about manage to distract viewers from the sub-par Tarantinoesque flourishes, confusing plot points and tired stereotypes Having shot five films since 2020, 82-year-old Martin Campbell is a certified member of the post-retirement director’s club that includes Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen et…
Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelation that OpenAI…
Watch every goal from matchweek four of the Women's Super League 2026-27 season.
Is supporting Everton a life of misery, or are there still reasons to celebrate? Chief football writer Phil McNulty seeks the answer.
The stablecoin payments company said the audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that the listing had been put on hold.
Andy Burnham said that he would make tough decisions to fund a new national care service.
Pop sensation Taylor Swift won three prizes at the MTV VMAs, including the top honour - video of the year - cementing her status as the most decorated solo artist.
Rail operator linking London to Birmingham, the north-west and Glasgow had highest number of cancellations across network Avanti West Coast will be renationalised in spring, as Andy Burnham declares “enough is enough” for passengers who have put up with a rail service “that has failed them time and time again”. The rail…
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011 Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than $100 to typical monthly mortgage repayments.
The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season. But Sunday’s loss was just the latest in a series of crushing lows After the New England Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Pittsburgh Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions…
The actor is returning to his character in the cult Channel 4 sitcom with a new autobiography – despite barely watching the series. He talks about his ‘terrifying’ hospital stay and why strangers still shout at him about crack being ‘moreish’ Super Hans is back!
Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances England dominated Spain to an extent very few teams have in recent years. Sadly for them, not in terms of goals .
They dressed – and partied with – the innermost in-crowd. As a swirling new show celebrates their fashion creations, Birtwell recalls her happy days with Clark and her sorrow at the loss of David Hockney In the mythical age of bohemia, the psychedelic decade between Mary Quant’s cheerful miniskirts and the first snarls of punk…
British Olympic gold medallist Katy Marchant says it has not been a difficult decision to quit the sport.
The NFL produced another thrilling day of action with a shock for the defending Super Bowl champions and several tight finishes.
It's only Monday but it feels like markets already have plenty to digest this week. Geopolitical tensions remain up in the air.
Manchester City have been embroiled in legal disputes with UEFA and the Premier League for 12 years and they are so determined to clear their name, and the 115 charges case is so big, that it could still be years before the saga is concluded.
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have anything on the agenda today, so the markets will likely continue to trade based on the latest geopolitical developments. The week started on a negative note as Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal that would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
The California Governor signed AB 2409 as part of an anti-corruption package, framing it as a response to President Trump's $TRUMP fiasco.
All seven funds attracted money, while Friday’s $87 million intake set a daily record.
The Sept. 22 futures snapshot shows opposite positioning moves without revealing any spot or ETF hedge legs.
Only 36% of teams with more than 60% possession in games have won this season in the Premier League. BBC Sport looks at why this might be happening.
The impact of colonial then corporate agricultural development is unravelled in a sobering documentary that takes a dramatic turn when a family secret is discovered The central highlands of Kenya are renowned for their lush tea plantations, which stretch as far as the eye can see. Most of the field workers come from the Kikuyu…
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them.
From the Beatles and the World Cup to racism and homophobia, the latest instalment in Kynaston’s series captures a society in the throes of change In February 1965, the civil rights activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick, in the Midlands, where the Conservative-run council was planning to buy up houses to stop the area becoming a…
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The British Pound (GBP) is up 0.15% at around 1.3245 against the US Dollar (USD) in the early European session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair gains as the British currency outperforms its peers despite market experts questioning hawkish Bank of England (BoE) repricing.
Binance Wallet now lets users pay gas fees with USDT on BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana and TRON, with more networks planned.
Bo Nix crossed for a touchdown from close range with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Denver Broncos came from 16-0 down at half-time to beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-26.
Crypto market making is effectively restricted under South Korea’s manipulation rules, but regulators are reconsidering the approach after a JPYC spiked on Upbit this month.
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The Indian Rupee (INR) starts the week on a negative note against the US Dollar (USD) due to significant gains in oil prices over the weekend. As of writing, the USD/INR pair is up 0.18% to near 95.99.
The EUR/USD pair fills a modest weekly bearish gap, though it lacks bullish conviction and struggles below the 1.1400 mark through the Asian session on Monday.
Jahmyr Gibbs and Jaxon Smith-Njigba came up big in Week 3, while Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jonathan Taylor had very quiet days.
A closer look at the leading fantasy scorers of the day, from Jahmyr Gibbs to Garrett Wilson.
USD/IDR recovers its recent losses from the previous trading day, trading around 17,980 during the Asian hours on Monday.
Who are England's openers? Which spinner supports Adil Rashid?
Asian equities mostly trade in negative territory on Monday, pressured by rising oil prices and higher US Treasury yields. Traders doubt that the United States (US) and Iran will reach a ceasefire agreement soon.
Bitcoin pulled below USD 84,000 as U. S.-Iran tensions pressured risk assets, while ETF inflows and technical momentum stayed firm.
The adventurous Python visits a country of contrasts. Plus: get ready to shed some tears with Pete Wicks and his dogs.
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Frederic Vasseur admits Ferrari are not able to work in "perfect serenity" amid persistent speculation about his future, which was heightened after comments from Christian Horner about Formula 1's "dream" job.
Conor Benn will never box at welterweight again, says trainer Tony Sims.
Zano restarted its blockchain at block 3,833,000 after a Gateway Address flaw created unauthorized ZANO and fUSD, erasing one month of history.
Gold prices fell in India on Monday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin said PeerDAS marked the start of Ethereum’s transition “from being just a blockchain to being something much more powerful.”
The AUD/JPY cross trades in positive territory around 110.85, snapping the four-day losing streak during the early European session on Monday.
Truecaller finds a new way to reach users as pressure grows on its traditional caller ID business in India, its biggest market.
EUR/JPY gains ground after registering modest losses the previous day, trading around 179.70 during Asian hours on Monday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the currency cross continues to trade within a descending channel pattern, pointing to a persistent bearish outlook.
The Americans won for the 11th straight time Sunday with the most lopsided singles session in Presidents Cup history.
The Saints walked away from Sunday's home loss to the Raiders just as confused about the application of the quarterback fumble rules as they were in Week 1.
Lamar Jackson, Tyler Loop and the Ravens delivered one of the most remarkable last-second victories in recent NFL history Sunday, thanks to a late fourth-quarter decision made by the Cowboys.
Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield suffered a dislocated right thumb in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Vikings, coach Todd Bowles said.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore sustained a concussion after being hit while sliding during the second quarter of Saturday's 41-27 win over USC, Ducks coach Dan Lanning announced Sunday.
South Carolina star edge rusher Dylan Stewart has been suspended indefinitely after he threw a punch at an Alabama player during Saturday's loss.
Dan Wilson, 57, who led the Seattle Mariners to the ALCS last year, will not return as manager next year, he told reporters on Sunday, adding that "this season has been very difficult, and of course the results have not been what any of us had expected."
The Republic of Ireland wore black armbands and skipped the typical prematch handshakes before securing a 3-0 victory over Israel in their contentious UEFA Nations League match Sunday.
The Baltimore Ravens followed up their last second victory over the Dallas Cowboys with a petty post.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 2409, banning covered public officials from issuing meme coins and setting 2027 listing rules.
She lit up Sherlock, made a brutal exit from House of the Dragon and now she’s back in the hard-hitting Belfast-set police drama. Will she have to stuff a chopping board into her flak jacket this time round?
The actors are working together for the first time ever, in Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever. Backstage, there’s no stopping their tales of skinny-dipping, fat-shaming and warring co-stars Richard E Grant : Despite our vast combined vintage, our paths have never crossed before, have they?
Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, even as he said the war could end soon.
Madonna and Swift take home four of six prizes given out during ceremony telecast, alongside K-pop star Lisa and British newcomer Sienna Spiro MTV VMAs 2026 red carpet: Taylor Swift, Charli xcx, Troye Sivan and more – in pictures MTV VMAs: full list of winners Madonna and Taylor Swift triumphed at the 2026 MTV Video Music…
Nikkei gives up early gains as Nasdaq futures slip before Micron earnings Treasury's $202 billion settlement is routine, not a Bitcoin trigger Goldman: US diesel export ban would cut US prices about 4%, lift European cost (d'uh) China industrial profits rise 4.2% in August, weakest monthly gain this year China and U. S.
NFL stars continue to turn game-day arrivals into their own weekly fashion showcase.
What were the keys to the comeback? Who stepped up when needed?
The USD/CHF pair attracts some follow-through buying for the fourth straight day, hitting a fresh high since May 2025 during the Asian session on Monday. Bulls now await acceptance above the 0.8300 mark before positioning for further gains amid a supportive fundamental backdrop.
Silver price (XAG/USD) falls nearly 3.5% after posting modest gains in the previous day, trading around $62.00 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Monday.
The US Dollar (USD) reflects a flat performance at the start of the week. In the Asian trade, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades calmly at around 101.10.
The discovery of America remains one of history's great feats, where two cultures met. Before setting sail, Columbus won key support at the La Rábida monastery from Franciscan friars and the Pinzón brothers.
Gold (XAU/USD) comes under heavy selling pressure at the start of a new week, dropping below the $4,200 mark to its lowest level since August 5 during the Asian session amid a bearish fundamental backdrop.
The NZD/USD pair gathers strength to around 0.5665 during the Asian trading hours on Monday. Positive developments surrounding US-China talks provide some support to the China-proxy New Zealand Dollar (NZD) against the US Dollar (USD).
The AUD/USD pair steadies just above the 0.7000 psychological mark at the start of a new week, trading near its lowest level since August 4, touched on Friday, as traders opt to wait for the crucial Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting on Tuesday.
The law also restricts crypto companies from offering certain memecoins tied to public officials to California residents and takes effect for tokens issued from Jan. 1, 2027.
USD/CAD extends its gains for the sixth consecutive day, trading around 1.4150 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair appreciates as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is declining under pressure from expectations of a widening interest-rate differential between the United States (US) and Canada.
The slowdown in August puts the focus back on how much support Beijing will offer to protect corporate earnings, and economists quoted in the reports expect it to lean harder on stimulus. Any move would matter for Chinese and broader Asian equities, particularly industrial and materials names exposed to weak domestic demand.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – struggles to capitalize on a modest gap-up open on Monday as traders opt to wait for further developments surrounding the Middle East crisis before placing fresh bets.
Our NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each Sunday game. Here's what we learned from Week 3.
Is Brock Purdy the MVP frontrunner? Are the Steelers going to have a winning season?
Gold price (XAU/USD) drops to around $4,215 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The precious metal loses ground as a stronger US Dollar (USD) and hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers dented bullion's appeal.
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday that the United States (US) and Chinese officials confirmed that the bilateral trade truce has been extended by two months, moving the expiration date from November 10 January 10, 2027.
An extended truce lowers the risk of a tariff flare-up in the near term, which tends to support risk sentiment across Asian equities and China-linked currencies. The agriculture working group and the comments on U.
GBP/USD gains ground for the second successive day, trading around 1.3230 during the Asian hours on Monday. The currency pair advances as the US Dollar (USD) weakens, despite hawkish signals from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials.
On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7399 compared to last Thursday's fix of 6.7489 and 6.7085 Reuters estimate.
Treasury coupon supply meets calm financing, with SOFR and Bitcoin derivatives set to show whether pressure spreads.
The USD/JPY pair attracts some dip-buyers at the start of a new week and climbs to the 157.75 area during the Asian session, reversing a part of Friday's retracement slide from the vicinity of a multi-week top.
The Zano blockchain has been restarted at the block height that came immediately before Hard Fork 6, which introduced Gateway Addresses.
The EUR/USD pair edges lower to around 1.1380 during the early Asian session on Monday, pressured by hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and escalating Middle East tensions.
Cincinnati’s unbeaten start ends in Pittsburgh Drake Maye’s turnover woes continue for Pats Lamar Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers and alertly called a timeout with one second left, setting up Tyler Loop’s 56-yard field goal to cap a stunning seven-second drive that gave the Baltimore Ravens (2-1) victory over…
At this year’s Video Music Awards, pop’s biggest stars opted for gaudy and extravagant fashion, with plenty of fur, feathers and big silhouettes MTV VMAs 2026: Taylor Swift and Madonna win at awards dominated by female artists MTV VMAs: full list of winners
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he believes the war with Iran will be won “very soon,” adding that additional military strikes before the midterm elections are possible, Fox News reported.
Phillies were at risk of blowing comfortable wildcard lead Victory over Rays deprives Diamondbacks of comeback Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler delivered like a Game 7 ace to bring the Philadelphia Phillies back from the brink of collapse and send them into the playoffs. Their 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay…
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members shared their views on the monetary policy outlook on Monday, per the BoJ Minutes of the July meeting.
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THORChain refuses to blacklist addresses linked to the Bitget hack. Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is evolving from being a mere blockchain, into a world cryptographic computer.
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah, died peacefully…
The AUD/USD pair loses momentum to near 0.7010 during the early Asian session on Monday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Australian Dollar (AUD) on rising US Treasury yields and growing bets on further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes.
The flaw was fixed in v26.06.7, but older builds and some early Docker images still call for an upgrade check.
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.
British Museum, London The staggering resourcefulness and fantastic originality of bygone artisans is showcased in earthenware so exquisite it will soothe your soul. But a lurch into the modern breaks the spell Can they do it again?
Here’s a brief recap of the key developments in the Middle East war that occurred over the weekend, which are expected to have a significant impact on markets in the upcoming week.
The Base hub permits up to $21 million in USDC borrowing against seven Coinbase stock tokens while their collateral feeds hold Friday's value through the weekend.
Court records identify Capstone-held accounts, while Tether has not disclosed whether its bank balance belongs to USDT reserves.
This will be the first one-on-one meeting between Dario Amodei and Donald Trump
SIMD-0649 would police priority within batches, while leaders would retain control over inclusion and batch boundaries.
On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.
The September 25 alert flags the platform’s registration status without announcing a website ban or wallet-access change.
It’s light stuff with more than a touch of Emily in Paris to it, but the actor’s latest travelogue has enough passion to make it highly endearing TV ‘I’m Eva Longoria and I’m a SERIOUS Francophile!” So begins each instalment of the actor’s Gallic travelogue. France, says Longoria, “is my home away from home”, although she’s…
Validators secured one Hub-side balance, but the custody signers say a Neutron recovery plan and passed Hub proposal must precede its release.
XRP withdrawals remained disabled on Sept. 26, while Bitquery's dated trace shows tokens moving onward without a measured spot-market sale.
The Internet is changing more today than at any point since Cloudflare launched back on September 27, 2010. As automated traffic surpasses human activity, we reflect on the rise of AI agents, new creators, and how we can help build a fair, sustainable future for the web.
Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure This month, a cross-party parliamentary committee said Thames Water should be placed in temporary state control and that any takeover by its creditors should be halted.
"AI is the devil and I its maker."
Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought. A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
An OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.
Its conditional categories do not classify either product. Coinbase terms and Lido's withdrawal queue govern the practical route back to ETH.
Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’ Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to say whether he backs the “contested” project which is delayed by up to four years. Over the weekend…
Three developments this week—a cost breakthrough, a new privacy design, and a custody playbook—show a field moving from theory to logistics, even as "Q-Day" remains hypotheti
Its proposed descriptor backup could aid recovery, while an eligible xpub already known to a server may expose the encrypted file's metadata.
I spent the last few weeks with the Sennheiser Momentum 5 to determine if this pair actually stands out, testing everything from sound quality and noise cancellation to comfort and battery life.
Buterin wants Ethereum to do far more work without forcing every computer on the network to repeat the same calculations.
US-owned firm says average monthly users at UK arm surged to nearly 700,000 with sales up by a third Love them or hate them, Lime ebikes are an increasingly common sight on England’s roads with new figures showing annual profits more than doubling thanks to a surge in riders. Lime’s average number of monthly users jumped 31%…
The deletion of 11 old sketches from BBC’s iPlayer has angered culture warriors and raises questions about how society has changed “Are we the baddies?”, asked the comedy double act Mitchell and Webb in their most famous sketch , in which two uniformed SS officers look one another up and down and arrive at that inescapable…
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum could evolve into a cryptographic world computer after Hegotá through STARKs, privacy and Lean consensus.
New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."
The Grammy-winning artist on destroying egos in school, the dealers who looked out for her, and learning from early failure Born Eve Jihan Jeffers in Philadelphia in 1978, rapper Eve released her debut album, Let There Be Eve … Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, in 1999; it entered the Billboard 200 at No 1. She followed its success…
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and WYPR listener Katherine Jakuta of Baltimore, Maryland play the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz.
A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.
Tech companies are betting that people will connect with AI using something other than smartphones. Meta is going all-in on glasses, after launching its new AI agent Muse.
Conceived with both donor eggs and sperm, a woman tracked down her genetic relatives on both sides and discovered two new families.
French investigators are examining alleged VRA price manipulation as part of a fraud probe involving more than €50 million in Dubai property.
The Pussycat Doll went roller skating to the Beach Boys and is ‘completely over’ Gangnam Style. But what song makes her cry every time?
Interviews with industry participants and legislative aides paint a picture of a blown bill-writing process, with sources pointing to nearly every facet of the bill's development and the debate around it as contributing factors to this month's failed vote.
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.
Japanese police arrested two suspects in a fake police scheme that allegedly stole 81 million yen in cryptocurrency from a woman.
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.
Decision to allow development of 190 new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, according to a high court judgment that will be of “immense interest” to developers across England and Wales. The ruling clears the way for a highly…
GoPlus challenged THORChain’s decentralization claims, citing validator halt powers and past DPRK-linked fund flows through the protocol.
Hester Peirce plans to leave the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 2, leaving Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda to handle a crypto offering proposal still open for comment.
Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost £33bn
Jason Calacanis called meme coins a “giant scam” and warned users that he will never promote investment trades through social media or DMs.
The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for all Tony Blair can, apparently, sound slightly wistful when he describes how he once had a cloak-and-dagger meeting with Andy Burnham, who wanted to talk to him about standing for the party leadership.…
Surging energy bills, higher borrowing costs and rising inflation have left the PM and his chancellor in a fiscal bind As Labour heads to Liverpool this week, Andy Burnham has promised to deliver “stability” in the public finances; but the economic backdrop is anything but stable. The longer the US-Israeli war on Iran…
The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
It might seem like self-preservation, but the results aren’t necessarily what you’d expect In Dr Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham , the relentlessly upbeat Sam-I-Am spends the entire book badgering a grouchy, nameless narrator into tasting the eponymous dish. He cycles through one inventive but futile pitch after another – in a…
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul to discuss what a state designed to maximize science and tech powered by commercial models might look like.…
Her debut earned a record-breaking YA book deal – then came her fallout with Hollywood. The author talks about the pressures of success and why she is pictured on the cover of her new novel There is a photograph of Tomi Adeyemi staring out from the cover of her new novel, The Siren.
GIWA says its mainnet has not launched, rejecting claims of an RPC leak while its Ethereum L2 remains in development.
The Bitcoin miner has continued to expand its data-center business as well.
OVO Hydro, Glasgow Ahead of the sitcom’s new series in 2027 the full TV cast reunite for a masterclass in comfort comedy, adding musical interludes to the familiar suburban bedlam It may have started as a one-off special in 2013, but seven series and five Christmas specials in, Two Doors Down has become a Scottish institution…
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday Bill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial intelligence ( AI ), saying in an interview airing on Sunday that the technology left unchecked could cause “a…
The Londoner is the set designer big names turn to for eye-popping spectacle. As a new retrospective opens, she gives the Guardian a glimpse at her studio Four years ago, the V&A East Storehouse in east London got in touch with Es Devlin.
Bitcoin’s seven-day hashrate fell to a three-week low as miner reserves dropped 1,530 BTC and the Puell Multiple rose to 1.13.
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AMLBot traced about 4 BTC linked to the Bitget hack into Wasabi CoinJoin after swaps through USDT0, Ethereum and THORChain.
Altcoin market value has risen $371 billion since June as 87% of Binance-listed tokens move above their 200-day averages.
Pump.fun transferred 47,994 SOL worth $5.83 million to Kraken as Lookonchain estimated cumulative SOL sales at roughly $848 million.
Citi says 77% of institutions expect tokenized collateral use in 2026 as firms seek faster asset movement and lower funding costs.
South Korean industry participants want liquidity safeguards added to won stablecoin rules after JPYC, PYUSD and EURC price spikes.
Our ambition should be to “enable 10 million new companies to raise capital,” Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote in an essay.
Circle secured a $100 million Binance investment and five-year USDC deal as it competes with Tether for stablecoin market share.
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash The datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the rolling hills of north Devon in an uprising against a planned hyperscale AI data campus in the middle of a globally protected landscape. Perched on an…
Payward is building beyond Kraken with derivatives, banking, tokenized stocks and B2B infrastructure backed by major acquisitions.
US president is said to expect renewed strikes after the midterms Donald Trump has said he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week and resume nuclear talks in return for the lifting of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. “They made a proposal but I reject it,” the US president told…
Criminals are trying to glean login details to harvest players’ in-game currency and personal data Your 10-year-old son has started playing Roblox, when he realises all of his in-game currency, Robux, is gone. When you try to find out what happened, he says he was recently promised extra Robux if he followed a link on YouTube.
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis London’s investment bankers and lawyers have made more than £1bn from a frenzy of takeover deals this year, sparking anger over high City pay during the cost of living crisis . The value of mergers and…
The actor sets off on a culinary adventure, starting in Paris. Plus: ridiculous but addictive reality show Apocalypse.
In the first article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at the country’s defence boom and its implications A short distance north from Warsaw along the Vistula river, camouflaged missile launchers roll through the quiet village of Czosnów. As recently as two years ago, their destination – a hi-tech weapons facility…
Sixty years after the film’s release, Salzburg is embracing a Hollywood classic it once kept at arm’s length Let’s start at the very beginning – famously, a very good place to start. Just two decades after the second world war, a Hollywood crew descended on Salzburg with stars, show tunes and a compelling, essentially true…
PNOĒ, the Malden, Mass.-based startup whose breath-analyzing mask used to bear an unfortunate resemblance to Bane's, is launching a sleeker self-serve version on October 1 that lets gym-goers measure their VO₂ max and other metabolic markers in eight minutes without a trained operator.
The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was…
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor defend findings on Israel’s killing of Palestinians amid threats from Israeli officials The film-makers behind NAZA , the award-winning documentary on Israel’s systemic mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza, defended their findings at the film’s North American premiere in New York on Saturday, amid…
New York film festival: The follow-up to 2023’s Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One dazzles with smart social commentary and jaw-dropping effects Even by the standards of older movie stars catching a major second wind later in their careers, Godzilla pulled off an impressive reclamation of the spotlight three years ago. Godzilla…
Ormiston Bushfield Academy, Peterborough An intro to Shakespeare doesn’t get any better than the RSC’s revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female prison-set production led by Harriet Walter, which is touring schools The auditorium is stripped bare – a repurposed hall whose ascending seating resembles an amphitheatre but with…
He must consider the longevity of Iran war economic pressures and how to sustain modest optimism, writes the BBC's Faisal Islam.
Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI datacentres is an inauthentic import from the United States. Like the US, Australia is seeing community…
Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period.
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.
Crypto projects spent about $638 million with token buybacks through late August 2026, according to Allium Labs data. That is already a record, up from $545 million over the same stretch of 2025.
In 2021, Christie's sold a Beeple NFT for $69.35 million, and Sotheby's took another $24.40 million for 101 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, giving cartoon primates the kind of auction-house treatment usually reserved for Fabergé eggs. But now, not five years later, one of the marketplaces that helped sell the digital art…
The Federal Reserve's proposed rules for the payment stablecoin issuers it supervises include a crisis clock measured in hours. An issuer whose reserves fall below the value of its outstanding tokens would have 24 hours to notify the Fed and submit a plan to restore full backing.
Two companies now say they will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about Elon Musk, following earlier reporting that a number of social media platforms had rejected the ads.
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop After the recent backlash against Meta’s so-called “pervert” smart glasses, this week Mark Zuckerberg launched a much cuter alternative: the Muse “charm” device. With a screen that shows a cutesy little avatar, it has…
Bitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.
This $189.99 air purifier is specifically designed to tackle pet odors, removing up to 70% in one hour.
Not that long ago, Washington fined Tether for misleading people about the dollars behind its tokens. Today, the company's insatiable appetite for American debt is the main argument for sending those tokens further around the world.
Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problems Andy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic headwinds, telling the Guardian: “There’s always things you can do; it’s just whether you’re prepared…
The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".
This week, Wait Wait is live in Omaha with host Peter Sagal, special guest John Cook and panelists Josh Gondelman, Faith Salie, and Dulcé Sloan
Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian A new help-to-buy scheme aimed at giving first-time buyers who cannot rely on the “bank of mum and dad” is to be introduced in a big policy announcement by Andy Burnham. The programme, called “Your first…
After the Clarity Act failed in the Senate, the SEC, CFTC, and the Fed moved within days to write crypto's rules themselves. Will it be enough?
The fixed-base cost depends on how much granted BAL becomes eligible before the treasury snapshot; the fork's proposed return is conditional.
An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.
Kraken parent Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said.
After obtaining an interactive avatar and training it to discuss venture fraud, I have mixed feelings about making AI clones of ourselves.
At $1 billion outstanding with no non-reserve revenue, the proposed operating-risk baseline would be $20 million before adjustments.
Evercrest Technologies, the company behind KelpDAO, has sued LayerZero Labs, its Canadian affiliate, and CEO Bryan Pellegrino in British Columbia over April's $292 million rsETH exploit. The claim alleges negligent misrepresentation, negligence and defamation, seeks aggravated and punitive damages, and says Kelp users have…
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state laws.
Google Vids now lets any Google account holder generate free HD AI video using Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, with new scene, timing, and watermark controls.
The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.
Two wallets have been almost emptied and a third is being drained, with about $75 million remaining across the five original holding accounts.
The Sixth Circuit ruled Sept. 25 that Ohio and Tennessee can apply their gambling laws to Kalshi's sports contracts.
Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.
Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned with the more mundane matters of working the land: logistics, supplies and the occasional chat about the weather.…
Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoing The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The vast…
You can spend weeks paying for everything with your phone and still feel better knowing there's some cash at home. That might sound old-fashioned until your bank's app stops working, your card gets declined for reasons nobody can explain, or the power goes out while you need groceries.
University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian Library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data. The Bodleian material digitised by…
I had always ignored my anguished mental state or tried to push it aside, and CBT didn’t work for me – then one song seemed to articulate my pain Six months ago, I was driving past John Lewis on the M40 with my wife and stepdaughter, Raye’s I Know You’re Hurting playing on the stereo, when I realised I was crying. It was the…
Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales The government has stepped up work on new laws to stop ticket touts fleecing fans , as the prime minister came under pressure from artists including the drummer from the Smiths, one…
President’s tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada – will voters show their displeasure in the midterms? It was an ideal summer to cut trees.
Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises. Google, one of the world’s richest and most powerful tech companies, would soon be bringing a “golden…
With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into question If Heathrow finally builds its third runway, Londoners can expect hundreds more planes flying overhead each day. But greater congestion on the ground will be a problem too.
The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
Employees and recruiters weigh into the online debate around interview etiquette.
The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented Donald Trump has long coveted the oilfields of other nations and declared an agreement with Venezuela to be “the biggest oil deal in world history”. But the agreement, reached after the US…
Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis finds Three-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially “petrol cars pulling round a heavy battery”. The…
Do we really want a slick digital message board overseen by Amazon? It’s the neighbourhood nonsense we treasure Ring, the Amazon subsidiary of camera-enabled doorbells fame, wants to be an even bigger part of your neighbourhood.
Her Troubles-set debut became a hit TV series starring Gillian Anderson. Now the novelist has returned to her teen years for a follow-up.
As Britain goes mad for yam, shortage of planting material and concerns over control of crop prompts sales halt In a corner of north London on a weekday morning, Filipino cuisine is thriving: diners at Mama & Sons in Kentish Town are making their choices, and one of the most popular items on the menu is the ube ice-cream…
Cabin crew worker was among thousands of staff laid off during pandemic in what MPs called a ‘national disgrace’ During a 30-year career as a member of British Airways’ cabin crew, Tess De Mello took pride in a job well done, saying she regularly went above and beyond to make passengers more comfortable. To her, the role was…
Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumers The secrets of thousands of online casinos have been laid bare in a vast leak of data that could have seismic consequences for offshore gambling firms, including some accused of illegally targeting consumers around…
Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app Schoolchildren who do not own smartphones face paying hundreds of pounds extra in annual bus fares as cheaper travel passes are digitised. Critics argue that by only making discounts available through an app…
New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. In the UK alone, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac…
Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner…
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.
Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed.
The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two…
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the company's new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.
After days of upheaval at Automattic, following a failed attempt to remove CEO Matt Mullenweg, the company has a new board.
Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters The White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to buy airtime on Fox News for a White House-produced, pro-Trump ad that some Democrats said could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing…
Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on Friday, facing criticism that they had squandered an opportunity to pause their…
"Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
Trump will meet with Xi again in November Xi: US-China relationship will be one of strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity September final UMich consumer sentiment 48.1 vs 47.6 expected USTR's Greer: We have reached agreements with China on a sub-set of goods we can trade US August durable goods orders…
Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.
Anyone interested in joining has to ask Muse to put them on the list.
When NPR staffers flagged strange comments under their podcasts on Spotify as bots, it took a Gen Z colleague to (immediately) figure out the mystery.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.
Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.
In Houston, Aga's Indian-Pakistani restaurant serves around 4,000 meals a day and according to Uber Eats, it has the most takeout orders in the world on the their platform.
Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.
Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use.
Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.
"There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”
Ben Ranish and Cindy M. Vojtech Adoption of the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology for loan loss provisioning significantly altered how banks recognize loan losses in their capital calculations.
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness, and building businesses.
US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.
Funds to help local people turn empty shops, pubs and clubs into community hubs, shared workspaces and cafes The UK government has pledged £210m to regenerate high streets by taking boarded-up shops, pubs and clubs and turning them into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs. Andy Burnham said the funds would “help put…
Microsoft's new Surface laptops forgo Copilot+ PC branding.
Trump says he will meet with Xi again in November and then again at the G20 in DDecember in Miami. Trump said the meeting was one of friendship, strength and success for both the USA and China.
Muju Earth Technologies has developed a deceptively simply pod that can save farmers money while improving crop yields.
The findings highlight how AI-generated and vibe-coded apps can spill and expose users' data when not configured or secured properly.
Frontier AI models are finishing Alan Turing's World War II codebreaking work.
The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinping described them when he met Donald Trump at the White House this week. The giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu…
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens to undermine humanity Europe live Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit
Readers offer solutions to the thorny problem facing the government, in response to an article by Gaby Hinsliff Gaby Hinsliff ( Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage?, 22 September ) is right that public policy should not subsidise wealth without limit, but…
Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint Global Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an adviser to John Healey, in a move likely to fuel speculation about an early general election. The chancellor is keen to…
Muse is topping the app store charts and adding users at a rapid clip, while Meta ramps up the personal AI agent's promotion across its own apps and beyond.
Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Tehran, Nourddine Dgheir, citing sources in the city, says the atmosphere around talks is increasingly positive. He writes that Iran-U.
Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders.
Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 years Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France. “If we are…
When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned into model drop week for both companies as Anthropic rolled out Opus 5.5, followed by OpenAI’s GPT-6 model updates just 90 minutes later.
Xi: Agreed with Trump to add new substance to US-China relationship Trump on China: We've made tremendous strides for both countries in meetings We will be speaking a lot It's not like we're breaking any new ground here but this is a nice departure from the constant China fighting that has characterized much of Trump's tenure…
The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a "credible threat" from law enforcement about an imminent attack.
The latest unauthorized agent swarms were discovered by researchers.
Anthropic is asking its shareholders to approve a structure that would give its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% of the vote on most corporate matters.
"There is always a tension that comes with seeing the first of anything fly."
Tesla's Semi truck, with a 500-mile range, is about to hit the road in big numbers, with the company saying it plans to make 50,000 units a year.
The new LFP battery charges from 10 to 70% in 4.5 minutes at just 65˚C.
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend he had known for two days that his was the first government known to have been…
Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problems London buses in decline? Why public transport is slowing to a crawl – visualised A publicly owned company, Buses for London, will start running services in the capital next year, Transport for London has…
Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government’s crackdown on “AI-doctored” rental listings has hit a wall, after it made an example of a supposedly…
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OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 130 world leaders descended on the United Nations headquarters in New York this week, joining the pageantry and speechmaking of the annual…
The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
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NASA's PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
“We’re not Luddites... it’s just we don’t want social media, browsing, and that kind of stuff," said 25-year-old founder Shreyas Narlanka.
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +162,000(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Producer Price Index - Final Demand…
Prelim was 47.8 Prior was 51.7 Current conditions 50.9 vs 50.9 prelim (51.9 prior) Expectations 46.3 vs 45.8 prelim (51.5 prior) One-year inflation expectations 4.6% vs 4.6% prelim (prior 4.0%) Five-year inflation expectations 3.4% vs 3.4% prelim (prior 3.4%) These 'beat' the consensus but these are thinly-forecast indicators…
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Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
Washington says Brussels overreached when it fined X €120 million under the DSA.
The $351 million theft from crypto exchange Bitget is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks targeting the crypto sector.
Misconfiguring Turnstile by skipping backend validation leaves sites exposed to bots. Turnstile Spin fixes incomplete setups by using your preferred AI coding agent to wire up server-side verification.
Speaking on CNBC, Greer said the US will release on Monday the details of negotiations between China and the US. I wouldn't expect to be overwhelmed but at least it's all on the rails.
While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issues Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington If the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “ stalemate summit ”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and…
Prior was +1.1% Ex-transport +0.3% vs +0.6% expected Prior ex-transport +0.4% Ex-defense +0.1% vs +1.3% prior Non-defense capital goods orders ex-air +1.6% vs +0.5% expected Prior +0.2% The big data point this week was the S&P Global PMI that showed an accelerating US economy. The headline here is flat but the core orders…
We’re reimagining Microsoft Copilot to enable work as it evolves and to help expand what every individual and every organization can accomplish in the flow of human ambition. Today we’re introducing the new Copilot to connect the tools people rely on with the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize and…
Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,” says an AI CEO . “Worst case, we all die.” A young man struggles to the top of a beautiful mountain , words echoing in his ears: “AI will most likely…
Israel and the US have used AI to kill in Gaza and Iran, while law enforcement uses it in surveillance and arrests. The future is here In recent weeks, concerns about AI have forged unlikely alliances in the tech and policy worlds.
Headlines: USD/JPY falls below 158.00 as Takaichi says Trump flagged weak yen pressure Crude oil falls on reports of potential phased US-Iran deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz Trump-Xi summit extends the trade truce but leaves the biggest market questions unresolved How have interest rate expectations changed after…
Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."
"The customer got comfortable with a high reliability and a low price."
How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out?
The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.
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Farmers who grow soybeans, corn, cotton and other crops are facing another year of losses as soaring fuel and fertilizer costs offset higher revenues.
Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
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Spain Q2 final GDP +0.7% vs +0.7% q/q expected Prior +0.6% The breakdown The final estimate confirms that the Spanish economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter, accelerating slightly from 0.6% growth in Q1. Domestic demand remains the main engine of the economy, contributing 1.1% to quarterly GDP growth.
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called…
The Market Participants Group (MPG) is a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
Germany October GfK consumer climate -30.6 vs -27.4 expected Prior -26.6; revised to -26.8 The breakdown That is a notable miss on estimates as German consumer sentiment weakens more sharply than expected heading into October. The main culprit is rising energy prices and that is weighing on purchasing power of households…
Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government could change Australian laws if the current…
Milk yield was affected by a series of extreme heatwaves which led to poor grazing conditions, researchers say.
Northern Ireland's economic output, which is broadly equivalent to UK GDP, rose by 2.3% in the year to June.
Which? says staff are turning away up to 20 tourists a day after scammers used the pub's address.
And so the Trump-Xi summit this week delivered what markets probably needed most. That being no fresh escalation between the two largest economies in the world.
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The venture firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with its global funds for the first time, as it shifts to a shorter investment period.
The selloff in the bond market isn't showing much sign of letting up. 10-year Treasury yields have pushed up to 5.18%, extending the breakout above 5% and putting another important technical area firmly into view.
Nikkei gains 1.2% as chip stocks and dividend buying lift Tokyo, SoftBank slips on Oracle Goldman stays bullish on AI as cloud giants' spending heads towards $1.2 trillion Katayama says Trump raised weak yen concerns with Takaichi, USD/JPY eases below 158.50 Recession signal flashes on Oxford Economics' US indicator, but…
A recession signal against a backdrop of strong data makes it a useful counterpoint for bond markets. It gives Treasury bulls an argument just as 10-year yields sit above 5.2% and Fed hike odds are rising.
During his speech to the UN in New York City, the Australian prime minister addresses the AI hack of Medicare, saying the episode reflects the need for greater regulation of artificial intelligence. ‘We can’t ignore AI or prevent it.
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This blog is now closed – our live coverage of US politics continues here In the first row in front of the leaders sit US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her daughter Arabella, US secretary of state Marco Rubio , treasury secretary Scott Bessent , defence secretary Pete…
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The most coveted real estate in business might just be the choicest shelf space of national big box retail. We go inside the room and the process of how stores choose what you can and can't buy.
In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hot spots as well.
Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?
What's the smallest amount of money you would ask a friend to pay you back?
Health department previously blamed delay on "not yet finalized procurement decisions."
AUD is the most exposed of the major currencies. It usually trades partly as a proxy for China, and with onshore markets shut it loses that anchor and has to lean more on oil, Treasury yields and the RBA.
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A two-month extension avoids a November tariff cliff, but it gives markets no lasting relief, and the January 10 deadline now becomes the next risk event for trade-sensitive assets. The Australian dollar , as a liquid proxy for China's growth, is likely to take its lead from progress at the Shenzhen and Miami summits more…
The startup's robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case.
US stocks finish mixed as Meta’s Muse rally helps mask the losers. Iran’s Pezeshkian wants a deal with the US before the midterm elections, NBC reports Meta shares approach all-time highs as the Muse rally begins yet another leg higher US treasury sells $44 billion of 7 year notes at a high yield of 5.085% US/Iran discussed…
F-Droid's Android app store has been rebuilt from the ground up.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke briefly with NBC News and other news organizations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly: “We wish Americans to return to the MOU before the midterms.” “We don’t want it to get to the midterm elections.” Analysis: The timing is the message. Pezeshkian is signaling…
New York sues Polymarket as Trump admin tries to override state gambling laws.
Prism's larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.
Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney focuses on the world's wealthiest man.
Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi has erased Russian gains with the help of robots.
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
The notice would allow Oracle to delay payments should the facility miss its 2028 target to come online.
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion accessories.
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s A huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s. The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer…
Databricks has bought cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, adding yet another acquisition to its 2026 shopping spree.
WI level at the time of the auction: 5.078% High yield: 5.085% Tail: 0.7 basis points vs the average of 0.2 basis points Bid to cover: 2.42X vs the average of 2.49X Directs: 30.27% vs the average of 23.3% Indirects: 57.2% vs the average of 64.6% Dealers: 12.53% vs the average of 12.1% Auction grade: C− The auction was a…
From managing complex research projects to minimizing digital distractions, Chrome has the tools you need to succeed this school year.
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Reuters, citing sources, reports on discussions over a phased arrangement between Washington and Tehran: Gulf states reject Iranian control of the strait. Iran signals flexibility on fees, not on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U. S.
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
Recorded incidents of violence and harassment against passengers and rail workers showed a sharp increase in the year to March.
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank
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Despite lower poverty overall, the rate for seniors has been steadily rising in recent years. A new AARP survey sheds light on how those over 50 are struggling in the crucial time before retirement.
President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House during Xi’s three-day U. S.
The app gives agents their own identities and inboxes and lets them partake in conversations as naturally as people can.
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Prior month 0.643 million revised from 0.607 million August new home sales beat expectations, according to figures released jointly by the U. S.
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Prior month 0.6% The advanced August reading comes in at 1.3% Details from Statistics Canada: Retail sales:−0.7% to C$73.7 billion vs −0.8% expected. Prior +0.6%.
The U. S.
Prior was 196K (revised to 198K) Continuing claims 1719K vs 1745K expected Prior was 1730K (revised to 1717K) US initial jobless claims came in at 197K, below the 201K expected by economists, pointing to continued resilience in the US labor market. The previous week's reading was revised higher to 198K from 196K, nevertheless…
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The Federal Trade Commission amended the agency’s Rules of Practice to better align with the FTC Act and reflect organizational changes, including the creation of the American Competition Enforcement Division. The amendments also correct a number of minor errors and omissions in the previous version of the Rules.
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that is considering whether to update its View Press Release
Headlines: Brent crude above $100 and 10-year Treasury yields above 5% give markets a double test SNB leaves policy rate unchanged at 0% in September meeting, as widely expected USD/JPY races to three-week high above 158 as buyers eye a technical break higher Gold prices slide toward last week’s lows as 10-year Treasury…
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
The order will see 18 engines built and maintained by the company from its Derby aerospace centre.