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Eagles All-Pro RT Johnson retires to 'focus on my mental health'

Eagles two-time All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 14-year career spent entirely in Philadelphia.

Dodgers move struggling Ohtani to No. 5 in lineup for NLDS Game 3

Manager Dave Roberts juggled the Dodgers' lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Braves, moving DH Shohei Ohtani to the No. 5 spot.

NFL refs union to challenge severity of 2 officials' suspensions

The NFL Referees Association said it will challenge the severity of the suspensions of two officials for unprofessional conduct.

Guardians, White Sox to start openers as Chicago looks to sweep ALDS

The White Sox and Guardians will both start openers in Game 3 of the ALDS, with Chicago looking to complete the sweep while Cleveland aims to extend its season.

Source: Seahawks decide not to sign RB Mixon after physical

The Seahawks decided not to sign veteran running back Joe Mixon to their practice squad after he underwent a physical, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Michigan TE apologizes for 'inappropriate' criticism of OC Beck

Michigan tight end Zack Marshall apologized for "inappropriate comments" after a leaked group text showed messages attributed to him that criticized OC Jason Beck.

Mizzou freshman OL hospitalized, awaiting heart transplant, Drinkwitz says

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie "DJ" Jones is hospitalized in Florida and needs a heart transplant, Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz said Tuesday.

Ronaldo says Jesus broke his word, apologizes to Portugal teammates

Cristiano Ronaldo said he will remain available to represent Portugal should they call him up again in a five-page letter seen by ESPN, while explaining his fallout with coach Jorge Jesus last week.

📈 Ovechkin's retirement announcement sparks major ticket price hike

Ever since the NHL's all-time goals leader announced his retirement, ticket prices to Capitals games have been soaring -- and not just for home games.

MVP?! Three keys to watch if Panthers QB Bryce Young is on that path

The 2023 first-round pick's start -- he leads the NFL with 1,268 passing yards -- puts him in the MVP conversation.

Why a Tyreek Hill-Chiefs reunion makes so much sense

The Chiefs had been monitoring and receiving updates on Hill's rehab and training sessions even before the injuries to Tyquan Thornton and Rashee Rice.

England's Nations League takeaways: Kane makes history, Tuchel steadies ship

England bounced back from defeat to Spain with three straight wins, giving Thomas Tuchel plenty to build on as the Nations League heads toward a decisive November window.

CFP Bubble Watch: Perfection not a prerequisite for playoff

Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the playoff picture takes shape.

Latest CFP, bowl projections: How did the postseason picture shift after Week 5?

Following dominant victories and a few close calls in Week 5, here are our postseason projections.

Japan factory mood hits near five-year high as services sentiment drops six points

The split matters for the Bank of Japan. Strength in manufacturing supports the case that the economy can absorb further rate increases, but respondents in property and services directly cited higher interest rates and weaker household spending as drags.

Our early hot takes from the MLB playoffs: The year of the Brewers? A homerless October for Judge -- and Ohtani!?

What can we learn from a week of postseason baseball? Enough to make our experts go all-in on their boldest predictions.

Ranking home-field advantage for all 8 remaining playoff teams

From atmosphere to unique structures, some places are harder to play than others.

Froyo's made a comeback. But at £12 a tub will it last?

Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.

Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture

Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom Ikea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture. The service will be tested in Spain and Portugal before the end of December and will be…

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

UK risks being 'uninvestable' if new oil and gas fields not approved, warns Equinor

Equinor warns it may shun further investments in the UK if new oil and gas fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.

Lionel Messi farewell match live – updates and analysis from Argentina v Benin

Farewell match kicks off at 7pm ET Messi has completed football Email Pablo your analysis, jokes and more Guardian reader Paul reached out via email and is apparently deep in the comments section of a 20-year-old Messi article we published here at the Guardian. I can only hope Guardian reader “snafuclarke” has fully recovered…

Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price

Google's new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the performance claims come from Google's own tests.

USMNT v Canada live – updates, analysis and more from international friendly

Game at Allianz Field in Saint Paul kicks off at 8pm ET Last time out: USA beats Mexico 3-0 in romp Email Beau your questions, thoughts and jokes Jeff Rueter on the kids, after Cavan Sullivan’s long-range chip helped the US to a 3-0 win over Mexico: The more incredible thing about Sullivan’s moment, aside from its historic…

Midfield options and a fab front four - what we've learned about England

From Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to Alex Scott's debut, Phil McNulty assesses what England have learned during this international window.

Bel review – a tearful, heartbreaking tribute to a spellbinding singer

Beldina Odenyo was on the verge of stardom when she took her own life in 2021. In this beautiful documentary, her grief-stricken sister Leah attempts to finish her album – and her journey will make you cry again and again In 2021, the Kenyan-Scottish singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo was on the brink of major stardom.

Cameron Green injury opens door to Nic Maddinson ahead of first South Africa Test

Australia all-rounder fails to overcome abdominal strain Maddinson or Cooper Connolly to fill No 5 spot in Durban opener Andrew McDonald insists Nic Maddinson’s Test squad call-up should be no shock, with the left-hander edging closer to replacing the injured Cameron Green in Durban. Green has been officially ruled out of…

Honeymoon over as Pocognoli's Scotland suffer domestic disharmony

Sebastien Pocognoli is left with questions to answer after an inert Scotland performance leaves him still searching for his first home win, writes Tom English.

Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious

Nothing in Circle's posts announces a sponsorship, but replies dug up Khaled's 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto fraud he promoted. The internet never forgets.

'Outfought' and 'not good enough' - Robertson on Scotland defeat

Scotland were "outfought" and simply "not good enough" in their 2-1 Nations League defeat by Slovenia, according to captain Andy Robertson.

Someone Scraped 5.6 Billion TikTok Videos and Put the Data on Hugging Face for Free

A developer posted metadata for about 5.6 billion public TikTok videos, scraped through the app's private API in a way TikTok's terms prohibit. The free dataset also doubles as a storefront.

No decision on JJ Gabriel future amid Barca, Real Madrid, Bayern & PSG interest

JJ Gabriel and his family are yet to make a decision on his future but it is increasingly likely his next club will be in Europe.

Ronaldo wants Portugal 'punishment' but not retiring

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal after head coach Jorge Jesus "broke his word to me".

Kane sums up England legacy on special night - but can he make that final step?

Some things are inevitable in life. Harry Kane delivering for England is always one of those inevitabilities.

Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says

Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.

US lawmaker moves to ban candidates from betting on their own elections

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Nations League round-up: Merino comes up clutch again for Spain

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Nations League round-up: Merino comes up clutch again for Spain”.

Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures Her best films – ranked Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen…

Scotland let lead slip in abject defeat by Slovenia

Watch the best of the action as Slovenia come from behind to beat Scotland 2-1 in the Nations League at Hampden.

investing Live Americas FX news wrap 6 Oct: S&P/Nasdaq set records as oil rebounds and the U. S. trade deficit widens

Oil: Private survey of inventory shows a headline crude oil draw S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 close at records Crude oil rebounds as Hormuz tensions rise. Can buyers take back full control?

England U21s beaten as Republic of Ireland secure Euro 2027 play-off place

England U21s suffered their first defeat to their Republic of Ireland counterparts after falling 3-1 in Cork, with Tommy Lonergan scoring twice for the hosts.

UK names six banks to lead first digital gilt issuance in early 2027

The UK government has appointed six banks to lead its first digital gilt issuance, with the pilot expected by the first quarter of 2027. HM Treasury announced on Oct.

Slovenia come from behind to beat Scotland in Nations League

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli remains without a Hampden Park win as Slovenia came from behind to take the points in their Nations League match.

Harry Kane doubles up on landmark night as England cruise past Czechia

It was a night that belonged to Harry Kane. Yet another one.

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU

Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.

Sturm warning rocks Pocognoli as abject Scotland turned over by Slovenia

The nature of this Scotland defeat felt far more significant than the fact it arrived at all. Sébastien Pocognoli is already in tricky territory, just four games into his tenure as Scotland head coach.

Kane scores twice but who else was a 'real threat'? England player ratings

Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel rates the England players after Tuesday's 3-0 win against the Czech Republic.

Papers: Arsenal 'interested' in Paz but bid to sign Como star dealt blow

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

King Kane marks milestone match with star display as England beat Czech Republic

Harry Kane marked his record-equalling 125th cap with a sensational display as he led England to a 3-0 win over Czech Republic at Wembley.

Philadelphia Eagles great Lane Johnson abruptly retires citing ‘mental health’

Two-time All-Pro won two Super Bowls with Eagles Johnson says family priorities have changed 36-year-old started 171 games for Philadelphia Lane Johnson, the Philadelphia Eagles’ decorated right tackle and a cornerstone of the franchise for nearly a decade and a half, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 14…

HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service”

A combined service could lead to higher prices.

SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Co-CIO Ken Leech in Cherry Picking Case

The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC…

Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Layer-2 Abstract Is Shutting Down

Abstract will shut down Dec. 15, saying a chain focused solely on consumer crypto proved unsustainable, and is urging users to bridge their assets off before then.

Villa eye Endrick loan deal - Wednesday's gossip

Aston Villa might lure Endrick to the Premier League, Bournemouth fight to keep hold of Alex Scott, top clubs are keen on Rayan Cherki, plus more.

Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.

Economic and event calendar in Asia Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - ECB speaker

There isn't much on the economic and event agends during the Aisa-Pacific timezone to shift marekts around too much upon release. Nnote that ECB board member Piero Cipollone will be speaking at an event in The Philippines, in a panel discussion at Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee International Research Fair.

Base vault’s $6M exploit exposes a disclosure gap: Immunefi

A $6 million exploit at an unidentified Base vault has exposed a gap in vulnerability reporting, according to Immunefi’s head of security, with roughly $31.7 million remaining in the vault at the time of the incident briefing. Gonçalo Magalhães, head…

Who are the winners and losers of England's international break?

It's been a long international break for England. But it could be a pivotal one in Thomas Tuchel's thinking.

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle.

It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane

To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.

Judo: Japan crowns two new world champions in Baku

Akari Omori claimed her first world title at -57kg, defeating reigning champion Eteri Liparteliani in golden score. At -73kg, Ryuga Tanaka overcame Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov in a tight final to secure gold and complete a double triumph for Japan.

Five ways new NBA lottery rules could impact this season

How could the changes aimed at circumventing tanking likely affect on-court outcomes this season?

Updated NFL Power Rankings: Where do the final three undefeated teams stand after four weeks?

How does every team stack up heading into Week 5? We made our 1-32 list and sized up each franchise's performance so far.

Seven things Solak thinks: Jags are the AFC's best team? Ben Johnson for COTY?

Has Jacksonville climbed to the top of its conference? Get ready for Week 5 with takes on the Jaguars and more.

Cristiano Ronaldo accuses Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of broken promises

Forward says he will be available after punishment Ronaldo insists coach ‘had broken his word to me’ Cristiano Ronaldo has accused the Portugal head coach, Jorge Jesus, of twice breaking his word, saying a failed agreement to publicly explain ⁠his omission against Norway drove him out of the camp but insisting he remained…

Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze

The payments firm alleges Tether froze its treasury wallet on its own initiative over a Brazilian investigation it has no connection to—and has profited from the reserves while refusing to release the funds for more than a year.

England v Czechia: Nations League football – live

Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off Live scores

Mock draft: How would Premier League teams pick if Man City cheating scandal took a turn?

Now that Manchester City have been found to have cheated on a huge scale, anything is on the table -- maybe even an American-style Premier League draft?

Scotland v Slovenia, Croatia v Spain, and more: Nations League football – live

Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-offs Live scores

Rival clubs want retrospective and future punishments for Man City

A number of Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be hit with both retrospective punishments and sanctions in the future.

Securitize, LG CNS partner on tokenized assets in South Korea

Securitize and LG CNS have signed a memorandum of understanding covering three areas of digital asset development for South Korean institutions, including tokenized securities and stablecoin infrastructure. Securitize announced on Oct.

Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services

Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.

What can I do to protect myself after 'Asos hacked' message?

Asos says people should not engage with the unauthorised notification and says it'll provide further information.

Kane's rise from childhood keeper to equalling England cap record

Harry Kane reaches another significant England milestone by equalling Peter Shilton's record as the most-capped Three Lions player that he has held for 36 years.

Bryan Johnson Spent Millions to Reverse Aging. He Says a Filter Works Better

The face of the "Don't Die" movement now says retouching beats therapy for looking young. His transformation over the summer may explain why.

Amazon wins global rights to stream Emmys in six-year deal

The gala is leaving traditional US broadcast networks for live worldwide streaming.

Ronaldo breaks silence over Portugal walkout in extraordinary statement

Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence over his Portugal walkout in a lengthy statement in which he says he is not retiring from the national team.

Winklevoss files for spot Zcash ETF as ZEC price climbs above $1,376

Winklevoss Asset Services has filed for a Nasdaq-listed spot Zcash ETF under the proposed ticker WINK, as ZEC has gained more than 5% in 24 hours and is trading above $1,376. Winklevoss Asset Services filed an S-1 registration statement with…

Bitget Wallet COO says self-custody must make asset ownership safer

Bitget Wallet COO Alvin Kan has called for clearer transaction permissions and wallet recovery controls following Bitget Exchange’s reported $387.5 million breach, saying direct ownership must come with safeguards users can understand. Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet,…

From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you

The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK'

The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, trade on Nasdaq under "WINK" with Gemini as custodian, and add the Winklevoss twins to a wave of institutional interest in the privacy coin.

'He goes, we go': With their backs against the wall, Padres look to Fernando Tatis Jr.

If they're going to mount an NLDS comeback, the Pads will need to mirror the perseverance of their biggest star.

Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy

The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.

Fifa reportedly allowed DR Congo into World Cup despite ineligible player in qualifying

Nigeria filed complaint over ineligible players in playoff Fifa investigators aware of situation before tournament Fifa allowed the Democratic Republic of the Congo to compete at this summer’s World Cup despite reports suggesting an internal investigation found that the country had fielded an ineligible player in qualifying.…

Morrisons is not a must-do deal for Sainsbury’s

Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?

Ripple Prime to provide brokerage services to Brevan Howard

Ripple has expanded its agreement with Brevan Howard, a fund manager overseeing about $35 billion, to provide its funds with multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing through Ripple Prime. Ripple announced on Oct.

Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are…

Ask a Scientist: How are researchers using AI to help pregnant women access ultrasounds?

By pairing AI with “blind sweep” ultrasounds, Google researchers found a way to get more people the prenatal ultrasounds they need.

Bitcoin’s $90K push stalls as ETF buying slows near breakeven: Bitfinex analysts

Bitcoin’s push toward $90,000 has stalled below $87,722 as weekly U. S.

Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users

Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.

The keys to the Internet change on October 11. Are you ready?

On October 11, 2026, the DNS root switches to a new key-signing key (KSK-2024). Learn what this means for you, and how RFC 8509 trust anchor sentinels allow you to test whether your DNS resolver is ready for the rollover.

Asos warns customer data may be compromised after ‘unauthorised’ app access

Shares in fashion company fall nearly 10% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’ Asos is investigating unauthorised access to its app system after shoppers received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” its data. The online fashion retailer said basic personal information including…

Roll-out begins for passport-free airport e-gates

The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.

O'Neill confirms decision to stay on as Celtic boss

Martin O'Neill has confirmed his decision to stay on as Celtic manager after reflecting on his future over the international break.

Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth

Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.

Mistral AI Drops 'Le Chonk': A Massive AI Model Named After a Cat Meme

Paris-based Mistral launched Large 4, a model nicknamed after a June internet joke. It tops GPT-6 Astra on one finance test, but trails Claude on others.

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FIA directives questioned after formation lap 'farce' at Bahrain GP

David Croft has questioned the FIA after the chaotic formation lap scenes at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, describing a software glitch that saw several drivers slowing to a crawl or stopping completely as a "farce".

India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion

JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a stand-alone service.

ZRO price up over 100% in a month: Can it top $3 in October?

LayerZero’s ZRO price has climbed more than 100% from its early-September levels to around $2.23 as traders assess its rising price channel, planned ATLAS buybacks, and an Oct. 20 token unlock.

US treasury sells $58 billion of 3 year notes at a high yield of 4.932%

There is a little change in the market after the auction results The first leg of the 3 coupon auctions this week including the 3 year, 10 year and 30 year is complete. Summary WI level at the time of the auction: 4.934% High yield: 4.932% WI level at the time of the auction: 4.934% Stop-through: 0.2 basis points vs the average…

Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input

Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.

USA will be 'underdogs' in 2027 Ryder Cup - Furyk

United States Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk says his team will be "underdogs" when they attempt to end more than 30 years of pain on European soil in next year's edition at Adare Manor.

Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund leads a $5 million token buy in crypto collateral protocol Anvil

Pantera Capital and Bullish also participated in the ANVL purchase as Anvil rolls out software designed to make its collateral protocol easier for businesses to integrate.

Christie puts Scotland ahead vs Slovenia LIVE!

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Christie puts Scotland ahead vs Slovenia LIVE!”.

How to watch Liverpool vs Man City on Sky Sports on Sunday

Liverpool host Manchester City in a blockbuster Super Sunday Premier League clash on October 11, live on Sky Sports .

Artificial review – Luca Guadagnino takes on OpenAI in muddled tech satire

New York film festival: The origin story of Sam Altman’s company is reimagined as a campy comedy starring Andrew Garfield On the day that Luca Guadagnino ’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI premiered, Vanity Fair released a cover story on Altman. Alongside glossy portraits from Annie Leibovitz, the world’s pre-eminent portrait…

O'Neill 'just as determined' to lead Celtic

Martin O'Neill insists he is the man to lead Celtic forwards after a period of reflection during the ongoing international break.

Is regulation enough to stop AI systems killing us all? | Letters

Martyn Thomas wonders how any rational person can argue that independent oversight and regulation will be sufficient Once again a frontier AI model has been withdrawn because it fails safety tests ( OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing, 28 September ). There is the usual call for…

Too nice: do Arsenal lack the grit and tenacity to end WSL title drought?

Renée Slegers’ team have the technical ability, but doubts remain over the nastiness needed to rival Manchester City and Chelsea Arsenal, 10 points adrift of the Women’s Super League leaders, are poised to undertake a “big review” of their season during this international break to try to determine where things have gone so…

Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize

Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.

Crypto is expanding the boundaries of what can be priced

The future of crypto may therefore depend less on creating the next novel asset and more on building the infrastructure required to price a growing universe of existing ones, argues Altius co-founder and CEO Annabelle Huang.

Djokovic ends trophy drought with victory in China

Novak Djokovic wins the China Open for a seventh time after Alex de Minaur retires in the final in Beijing, as the Serb wins the 102nd title of his career.

Davies' 'extra motivation' after Euros heartbreak

Defender Mayzee Davies says missing Wales' first major tournament at Euro 2025 with a serious knee injury has given her extra motivation for the World Cup play-offs.

Pi Network price slides under $0.09: Can a double bottom spark a rally?

Pi Network price has fallen toward $0.087 after retreating from last week’s highs, leaving buyers defending rising daily support while a bullish analyst forecast hinges on a break above $0.11. CoinGecko recorded PI at $0.08719 on Oct.

Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up

Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved today, but Zcash and Monero are leading the largest coins over the last 24 hours.

Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior

Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.

Could Jeremiah Smith turn Heisman race into a runaway?

With another 200-yard game, Ohio State's star receiver could start pulling away from the field.

A look inside the small hometown of college football's big new star, Kamario Taylor

It was a deflating Saturday for Mississippi State and QB Kamario Taylor, who had energized his hometown of Macon, just 40 minutes from campus.

Was it right to default Medvedev for hitting spectator with ball?

Daniil Medvedev was defaulted for hitting a spectator with the ball during his semi-final with Novak Djokovic at the China Open, but was it the correct decision or should he have been able to continue playing?

Bentley fighting to keep world title with WBO appeal

Denzel Bentley has lodged an appeal with the WBO to retain his middleweight world championship.

Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors

The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.

Best crypto to buy in October 2026: Five coins to look at

October’s strongest established crypto candidates have liquid markets, active developer communities and events that can be checked against public records. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB and XRP each meet the longevity test, but their October cases depend on different things.

Solana price prediction: Can SOL hit $150 in October?

Solana price has held near $121 after its September recovery, with positive daily money flow supporting a renewed test of $125 resistance as traders watch whether October can bring a move toward $150. Solana daily chart showed its price at…

Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa Power Station, where investors and operators share how they've navigated crucial…

Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch

Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.

Ethereum price eyes $2,800 as analysts await range breakout

Ethereum price has held near $2,718 on Oct. 6 as positive short-term money flow and bullish analyst views face a five-session withdrawal streak from US spot Ether ETFs.

Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants?

"The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."

Producers can now vibe code their own music production tools using Google Flow Music.

Every artist, producer, and songwriter works differently. To match those individual creative workflows, Spaces in Google Flow Music lets creators build custom instrument…

Embedding Gemma 2: an open, lightweight multimodal embedding model

Introducing Embedding Gemma 2, an open multimodal embedding model optimized for privacy-first use cases

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits

"We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."

Furyk wants more from USA as Donald warns against Ryder Cup complacency

Team Europe captain Luke Donald has insisted there will be ‘zero complacency’ in his bid to complete a historic threepeat over Team USA in next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor.

Marsch calls USA politics 'big talk' as Pochettino praises Canada coach

Canada manager Jesse Marsch calls USA politics "big talk" while US coach Mauricio Pochettino praises his opposite number before Tuesday's game.

Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety.

Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study

Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.

LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature

The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.

All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow

The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.

OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.

NHL Rank: From 1 to 100, who will be the best players in 2026-27?

Connor McDavid remains No. 1, but who lands after him?

Vinod Khosla believes ex-DeepMind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust

Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.

Will London have a Super League team next season? We still don’t know

The Broncos demolished the second tier, winning 26 of their 27 games, but promotion is not only decided on the pitch By No Helmets Required Two years ago this week, London Broncos were relegated from Super League, their ground had flooded and their owner had walked away after spending £24m of his private fortune. The club were…

Making global public health more proactive with Google Earth AI

Google is helping health leaders overcome reporting lags, forecast disease outbreaks, and deliver care to vulnerable communities.

UEFA monitoring Man City case as it considers potential action

UEFA is monitoring developments and will wait until the end of the Premier League's disciplinary process before deciding whether to take any potential action against Manchester City.

Book weighing over 200kg illustrated by Dalí and Cocteau stolen in Auvergne

On the night of 4 to 5 October, the "Book of the Apocalypse", a 210‑kilo volume with works by Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Bernard Buffet, was stolen from an art centre in Issoire, Puy‑de‑Dôme.

Best AI cryptocurrencies to buy in October 2026: Five working theses

Virtuals opened an invitation only AI app test in October as established crypto networks tried to turn AI demand into paid activity. NEAR is building agent and settlement tools, Bittensor rewards competing subnets, Render supplies graphics and compute capacity, and…

Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered invest in OKX at $25 billion valuation

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Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web

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SEC to Host Virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers

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Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027

Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform.

'Means more than just a trophy' - Djokovic claims 102nd title of career

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Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals

French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals.

‘My poetry won me asylum’: Cecilia Vicuña on exile life in ‘sad’ Britain after Pinochet’s coup

Five decades after convincing judges she’d be killed if she returned to Chile, the artist is back with a politically charged retrospective in the country she grew to love Cecilia Vicuña was 24 when she first arrived in London. She had come from Santiago on a British Council scholarship to study at the Slade School of Art, and…

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Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance

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Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering

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Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco.

Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance

The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.

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NHS supply lorry drivers to strike in pay dispute

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Best memecoins to buy in October 2026: Five names and their limits

Dogecoin opened October with a new application testnet, while Shiba Inu gained a route onto Solana. Bonk and Floki have live products whose use can be measured, and Pepe remains a large trading market without a scheduled protocol upgrade.

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Djokovic ends title drought with China Open triumph while Alcaraz claims glory in Japan

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Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial

Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.

Djokovic wins China Open without needing a match point in semi-final and final

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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks

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NBA star Wembanyama trains with French rugby club

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Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part

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Jailed Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem

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The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.

Arbitrum joins Paxos-led stablecoin group Global Dollar to capture digital dollar growth

The Ethereum layer-2 is backing Paxos-issued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution, users and reserve economics.

Why Telecom Operators Are Building Their AI Strategy on Open Models

Telecom operators are increasingly building their AI strategies on open models — and the reasons go beyond mere cost. Open models give telcos the ability to trust, control and customize AI across their most critical workloads — from autonomous networks to customer care.

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Making scents: could AI help perfumers take pressure off endangered plants?

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Frank Elderson: Effective supervision through timely remediation

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Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks

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OKX Money brings stablecoin savings and cards into one app

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Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month

Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.

Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation

A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price.

investing Live European news wrap: Risk sentiment improves as oil falls and bonds rise

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Did the Rams, Cowboys and Pats just save their seasons?

The Rams, Cowboys and Pats were all looking at 1-3 ... then everything changed.

5 Cloud Mining Platforms in 2026: PowerAlgo, Binance, ECOS, NiceHash and Hashing24

Compare five cloud mining and hashrate platforms in 2026, including PowerAlgo, Binance, ECOS, NiceHash and Hashing24.

Facebook tests going Reels-first in India

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.

Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme

Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery.

US International Trade balance for August -105.6B vs -102.0B.

Prior month -92.8 billion Details from the BEA: Goods and services deficit: $105.6 billion. Prior $92.8 billion, revised.

Canada August trade balance $4.20 billion vs $1.55 billion expected

Prior was +0.77 billion (revised to 0.79 billion) Exports: +2.5% MoM. Prior -2.6% Imports: -2.0% MoM.

U. S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026

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Minimum pension of 2,595 hryvnia, no increase: How Nikolaev residents can earn €3,770 in passive income

Ukraine’s minimum pension remains unchanged in October 2026, while some retirees explore crypto cloud mining as an alternative income source.

Yankees bumble through 'really rough night' in Game 2 loss to Rays

The Yankees committed four errors, including three in the first inning, among other miscues in a shocking display of postseason baseball, as New York lost 5-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

'Phenomenal' Penix continues winning ways with resurgent Falcons

The 2-2 Falcons had a combined 16 points, the lowest total in the NFL, through two weeks, but after a 45-24 victory over the rival New Orleans Saints on "Monday Night Football," Atlanta now has a league-high 80 combined points in a two-game winning surge.

Morning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges

Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact?

OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic

The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.

Brazilian Real: Bolsonaro runoff risks and fiscal hopes – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note Brazilian assets rallied after Flávio Bolsonaro’s stronger-than-expected first-round result boosted expectations for a more market-friendly policy mix.

'Avengers: Endgame' takes the box office crown back from 'Avatar'

Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now.

Why is Cardano price rising as open interest jumps 25%?

Cardano trades near $0.279 as leverage and whale activity rise, while ADA tests $0.28 resistance after RealFi’s mainnet launch.

Brunello Cucinelli transforms a historic Tashkent madrasah into a runway

The Fall-Winter 2026 collection was presented inside the Abulkasim Madrasah, with Uzbek carpets, music and traditional craftsmanship shaping the setting.

EUR/GBP Price Forecast: Bears retain control as RSI turns oversold

EUR/GBP fluctuates between gains and losses on Tuesday, pausing a seven-day selloff driven by sharp weakness in the Euro (EUR) amid growing concerns over France’s fiscal position.

Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections

The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.

Romanian Leu: S&P reprieve leaves downgrade risks – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose says S&P’s affirmation of Romania at BBB-/A-3 with negative outlook gave the Leu short-term relief but did not remove downgrade risk. Fiscal consolidation is progressing, yet political paralysis and wide external imbalances persist.

Spiko raises $90M as its tokenized funds hit $2.7B

Spiko raised $90M in a Series B led by NEA as its tokenized cash funds reached $2.7B in assets, with expansion planned across Europe.

Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey

Users want to "reduce risk and avoid unnecessary disruption" while making changes.

FTC Issues Redress Payments to Consumers Impacted by GOAT’s Deceptive Shipping, Refund Policies

The Federal Trade Commission announced it is sending more than $100,000 in redress payments to consumers deceived by online marketplace GOAT. The refunds are part of a settlement over allegations the company failed to honor its refund policies and violated an FTC rule requiring companies to have reasonable shipping practices.

Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034

Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.

Czech Koruna: Hawkish CNB keeps CZK supported against Euro - Societe Generale

Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux flags that a surprise upside in Czech inflation to 2.5% has reinforced the Czech National Bank’s hawkish stance. With policymakers signalling a possible hold or hike, attention turns to core and services inflation data that could justify a November rate increase.

Affluenza review – Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp can’t save this baffling disaster

Riverside Studios, London Andy Sandberg’s play gets off to an intriguing start before coming off the rails in spectacular, almost fascinating style. For all the wrong reasons, it’s hard to look away It starts off with a car crash, and enters its own pile-up before your eyes.

Euro: Balancing pressures as Fed path repriced – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight EUR/USD caught between French political-fiscal risks and a potentially capped US Dollar. European bond turbulence is feeding expectations of a more dovish ECB, while US yields rise on economic resilience.

1.1111: Why the Euro's next key support is in view as France's budget crisis deepens

EUR/USD has slipped to fresh 17-month lows near 1.1160, weighed down by escalating political and fiscal uncertainties across the Eurozone.

The VIX of bonds is rising but bitcoin and stocks aren't hearing it yet

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 6, 2026

Hamlet’s goodbye, the last of Leigh, Birmingham blues and a vampire in Vienna: 12 great films at the London film festival

Our critic picks out some of the most outstanding cinema screening at the UK’s most prestigious film event in 2026 This film puts Andrew Scott in line to become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar . He plays Ian Charleson, who became a star in Chariots of Fire and in 1989 took on the role of Hamlet at London’s…

British Pound: Downside bias points to 1.3140 against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that GBP/USD traded sideways on Monday, closing slightly lower near 1.3225, with intraday price action lacking clear momentum. They expect near-term range trading to persist.

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rebounds to near $61.00 as US Dollar comes under pressure

Silver price (XAG/USD) holds its recovery move seen in the early European trade from $60.30 to near $61.00 ahead of the opening of United States (US) markets on Tuesday.

Asos investigating after thousands of customers get notification saying retailer has been hacked – business live

Brent crude drops below $100 a barrel; euro reverses earlier losses to trade higher against dollar and sterling, as French government bonds rally The euro has reversed earlier losses and is now trading higher against the dollar, as French government bonds rallied, pushing their yields (or interest rates) lower. The single…

US Dollar: Supported by ISM and Fed pricing – BBH

Elias Haddad at Brown Brothers Harriman highlights that the Dollar has trimmed some recent gains but retains support from strong US data and Fed expectations. September ISM services and manufacturing indexes point to resilient growth, while Prices Paid suggest intensifying inflation.

Best altcoins to buy in October 2026: Five tokens to track

Chainlink released a major interoperability update as Aave’s newest lending markets passed $1 billion in deposits. Cardano is testing a scaling design, Avalanche is operating under its September upgrade, and TRON continues to carry one of crypto’s largest stablecoin balances.…

OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?

Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner, but his mea culpa left the audience not much the wiser Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to Sydney to give the company’s first in-person mea culpa after it admitted – in an unsigned email, to a public departmental inbox – that one of its AI…

Gold recovers from two-month lows as bond selloff takes a breather

Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds on Tuesday as a modest pullback in US Treasury yields weighs on the US Dollar (USD), helping the metal recover after falling to a two-month low of $4,104 during Asian trading hours. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,156, up 0.41% on the day.

Misuse of AI is brands’ top reputational threat, new survey says

The findings come after warnings from tech leaders that AI placed in the wrong hands could trigger larger threats such as nuclear war or bioweaponry destruction Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) is the top threat to companies’ reputations – more so than being accused of putting children in the way of mental, emotional or…

A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)

While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.

What voters in 6 key states could tell us about the 2026 midterms

Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.

Solana launches tool to settle bank trades in seconds

Solana Foundation launched an open-source DvP program that settles asset and payment legs together, with JPMorgan providing settlement input.

As Taiwan expands Arizona chip plant, China warns against developing political ties

The world's biggest chipmaker now manufactures at scale in Phoenix, as well as Taiwan. China is warning political leaders in Arizona to not get too friendly.

Crypto 'Godfather' Gets Six Years for Hiring Sheriff's Deputies, $37M Meta Fraud

Adam Iza used off-duty LA deputies to pull warrants and personal data on his rivals, then moved the proceeds through crypto custodians.

Live updates: Bitcoin remains locked in range as stocks notch another new record high

FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.

Ondo lets investors trade pre-IPO exposure 24/7

Ondo Private Markets will offer non-U. S.

Smaller altcoins shine as bitcoin stills trades around $85,000

Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.

Keith Haring retrospective opens at Rome’s Palazzo Braschi with more than 140 works

Keith Haring’s unmistakable art has arrived in Rome, with a major new retrospective bringing together more than 140 works.

Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

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Hong Kong officials double down on end-2026 deadline for crypto licensing bill

Hong Kong regulators plan to establish a licensing regime for four categories, including digital asset trading, custody, advisory and management services.

BitGo shifts focus from crypto custody to trading, lending

BitGo is pushing beyond crypto custody as CEO Mike Belshe targets trading, lending and settlement as the company’s main revenue engines.

Equities: Resilience persists versus rates stress – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank strategists highlight broad resilience across global equities, led by record-setting US tech stocks and steady gains in Europe.

Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate

Under proposed CIP-113, separating bundled assets requires holder authorization and the restricted token’s permission hook.

Why we're backing America's existing nuclear plants

Our new agreement with Constellation Energy brings the total new nuclear capacity we’ve enabled for the U. S.

Binance BTC outflows hit highest since mid-2023 as whales deposit stablecoins

Binance BTC reserves fell by nearly 40,000 coins since Sept. 20 as whales returned stablecoin capital to their exchange wallets.

The 90s: Art and Fashion review – this isn’t an exhibition, it’s a magazine spread

Tate Britain, London The Young British Art of the 1990s was brash and macabre but also intelligent and emotional. This breathlessly superficial show reduces it to a stylish pose Jake and Dinos Chapman were dismissed by some even in the 1990s as overgrown adolescents selling shock for its own sake, and yet it is their work that…

Euro: Political risks keep EUR under pressure against US Dollar – MUFG

MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that the Euro remains under selling pressure, with EUR/USD testing support at 1.1200 as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early election for November 29. Opinion polls point to gains for the People’s Party, potentially in coalition with VoX.

Bitcoin price keeps failing at $87K, what is stopping it?

Bitcoin trades near $85,500, 32% below its record high, as ETF outflows return and traders watch $83,300 support and $86,700 resistance.

Samsung files US patent for smart contract powered crypto wallet

Samsung Electronics has filed a U. S.

Silver price today: Silver broadly unchanged, according to FXStreet data

Silver prices (XAG/USD) broadly unchanged on Tuesday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $61.14 per troy ounce, broadly unchanged 0.11% from the $61.08 it cost on Monday.

U. S.- China AI race heats up as Chinese rivals secure billions ahead of IPOs

DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.

George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76

Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76. A statement from his family said his death was…

US Dollar: Staying supported as Fed hike base case – ING

ING’s Francesco Pesole notes that the Dollar remains supported early in the week, helped by Euro-specific weakness and higher global bond yields, even as strong equities cap gains. The ISM services data were slightly hawkish but not enough to shift expectations for an October Federal Reserve hold.

Ondo opens private markets with tokenized pre-IPO AI exposure

Ondo’s tokenized notes will give eligible investors exposure to private companies, with the first tied to an unnamed pre-IPO AI company.

Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections

President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View , accusing it of being unfair.

Canadian Dollar falls to near 18-month lows as oil prices decline

USD/CAD extends its gains for the third consecutive day, trading around 1.4270 during European hours on Tuesday. The pair remains close to freshly reached 18-month highs as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) struggles amid lower oil prices.

Eurozone Retail Sales rises 0.1% MoM in August, misses 0.2% estimates

Eurozone Retail Sales rises at a 0.1% pace Month-on-Month (MoM) in August, slower than 0.2% estimates. In July, the Retail Sales data, a key measure of consumer spending, declined by 0.6%.

Solana Foundation targets settlement in seconds with DvP launch

Solana DvP offers financial institutions an open-source settlement program designed to complete asset transfers and payments in seconds.

OKX looks to abstract blockchain mechanics to bring stablecoin balances to everyday consumers

OKX appears to be designing products to keep the blockchain element abstracted or out of sight for users who simply want to hold digital dollars and use a card.

‘We got that bad guy and took him down!’ Jaclyn Smith on the fun, friendship and frustration of Charlie’s Angels

It’s 50 years since Smith joined TV’s bikini-clad crime fighters alongside Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson. She talks about the love she found on set, the harassment she endured off it and the drug-taking she did her best to ignore For a TV show that only ran for five years, Charlie’s Angels packs a punch like a bikini-wearing…

Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction

Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive A special effects axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on sale. Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance, uses an axe…

‘We’re not going to go away’: the mom fighting for social media reform after her son’s suicide

A new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbullied At this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind a limb. Whether it’s for directions, distraction or the discourse on social media, our phones have become…

Funding the AI revolution: evidence from euro area sectors

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New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny.

George Fenton, British composer behind David Attenborough’s Earth Trilogy, dies aged 76

Best known for his award-winning film scores and long-lasting partnership with director Ken Loach, George Fenton also created the music for what became known as David Attenborough's Earth Trilogy: The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.

Australian Dollar: Oversold conditions limit losses against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that AUD/USD outperformed on Monday, closing near 0.6970 after a modest rebound. Intraday, they see scope for slight gains but expect the pair to stay capped below 0.6985.

China’s crypto ban Is failing to stop a $176 billion P2P economy

The July 2025–June 2026 data show rapid stablecoin reuse, while the share funding purchases remains unmeasured.

France is having its Liz Truss moment as the bond market forces a policy rethink. Why it's a good thing.

France's bond market recently sent a strong message to policymakers. The spread between French and German 10-year government bonds surged above 150 basis points last week, reaching its widest level since the euro-area debt crisis.

Parataxis Ethereum drops Korea merger over delisting risk

Parataxis Ethereum has canceled its merger with Parataxis Korea as a delisting court fight and shareholder cash-out risk clouded the deal.

British Pound bounces off 1.3200 amid modest USD pullback; lacks bullish conviction

The GBP/USD pair attracts some dip-buyers near the 1.3200 mark on Tuesday and hits a fresh daily high during the first half of the European session.

Dow Jones futures rise due to easing Fed rate hike expectations

Dow Jones futures gain by 0.47% to trade near 51,800 during European hours on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures advance by 0.24% to trade around 7,840, while Nasdaq 100 futures rise by 0.27% to trade near 31,400.

British Art Show 10 review – a bold and brilliant exploration of who the British really are

Coventry University Shopfront, scaffolding, throbbing car bodies … 37 artists take the temperature of the nation in a show which shows the breadth and eccentricity of British identity It’s freshers’ week in Coventry. A student chamber choir is playing outside Warwick Arts Centre’s Mead Gallery as I arrive – an unintended but…

Brazilian Real: Bolsonaro boost faces parliamentary constraints – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke notes the Brazilian Real (BRL) strengthened about 4% as USD/BRL fell from 5.2 to 5 on F. Bolsonaro’s election lead.

Why bitcoin is down 'just' 32% a year after its record high of $126,000

This shallower decline isn’t limited to the one-year anniversary. The bear market itself has been milder with past downturns seeing prices plummet 77% to 85%.

Celibidache was a musical visionary, an uncompromising perfectionist – and my father

The legendary conductor was acclaimed for his dazzling music-making, and infamous for his hatred of recordings. His son, writer of a new film about him, remembers a loving yet intransigent and demanding father My father, Sergiu Celibidache, loved children more than anything because they are free and true to themselves.

Gold: Vulnerable as yields stay elevated – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong describe Gold as sluggish despite a sharp pullback in October Fed hike expectations, with long-end US Treasury yields resuming their rise and the US Dollar (USD) firm.

UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn

FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group Blackstone Business live – latest updates A British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more than £2bn. Informa has struck a £2.24bn deal to buy the London-based events organiser…

We're saving £100 a month for our kids but they won't get it until they're 57

Why a growing number of parents are opening pensions for their children.

Bitcoin ETFs shed $90M as BTC sits 32% below year-old ATH

US spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed two days of inflows as Bitcoin slipped below $86,000, trading roughly 32% below its October 2025 all-time high.

US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Hovers around 102.00 within overbought region

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is holding its position after posting modest gains the previous day and hovering around 102.10 after pulling back from nearly 18-month highs during the European hours on Tuesday.

ECB’s Rehn: High long-term rates contributing to a slowdown in growth

The comments from European Central Bank (ECB) official and Finnish Central Bank Governor Olli Rehn released during the European trading session on Tuesday signal economic warnings due to higher long-term interest rates.

Rialo eyes South Korea as institutions look to move financial services onchain

Rialo has stepped up its push to become blockchain infrastructure for financial institutions as the network discusses proof of concept projects with Korean firms and builds applications with other institutional partners. According to Bobby Zagotta, chief business officer at Rialo,…

Japanese Yen: Pares gains against US Dollar but BoJ outlook supportive - MUFG

MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that the Japanese Yen has softened after a Bloomberg report on the GPIF’s September meeting, lifting USD/JPY back above 158.00.

Holding Lightning by Emily Lordi review – an intimate portrait of Whitney Houston

An empathetic biography of the the singer recasts her tumultuous later career as a triumph of self-expression Since Whitney Houston’s death in 2012, a flurry of books and documentaries have appeared, most of them presenting her life as a cautionary tale. In this new biography, Emily Lordi, a professor of English at Vanderbilt…

The Craft review – cult high-school horror a reminder of the fearless 90s

The 30th-anniversary rerelease of this classic tackles the sensitivities of teenage anxiety with energy and confidence The chrysalis of 80s and 90s high-school comedy finally gave us a veritable butterfly of fear in this cult girl-power classic from 1996, co-written and directed by Andrew Fleming, now rereleased for its 30th…

Macro pulse: France-Germany yield spread breakout puts euro area contagion risk in focus

With all that is happening in markets, there are plenty of charts worth watching in Europe right now. However, this in particular may be one of the most important.

Ethereum could make moving between L1 and L2 much easier

Ethereum’s EEZ has completed an atomic L1-to-L2 mainnet test carrying 0.001 ETH, allowing linked actions to succeed or fail together.

Euro: Downside risks with 1.1100 in sight against US Dollar – ING

Francesco Pesole at ING highlights that the Euro (EUR) is under pressure from French bond market turbulence, which is adding a fiscal risk premium and driving a repricing lower in European Central Bank (ECB) rate expectations.

Indonesian Rupiah moves little as US Dollar (USD) remains steady amid safe-haven demand

USD/IDR remains steady after registering minor gains in the previous day, trading around 17,930 during the European hours on Tuesday.

Bitget hack laundering generated $761,725 in fees, researcher finds

Protocols and services used to move funds stolen from Bitget have collected $761,725 in fees during the laundering process, while an independent researcher has traced $259,718 in THORChain affiliate fees to recipients with additional financial links to wallets involved in…

Can LayerZero price hit $3 after ZRO buybacks?

LayerZero price trades near $2.13 after a 41% weekly rally, as ZRO buybacks, ATLAS and rising futures activity put $3 in focus.

OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video

In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification process after OpenAI agents accessed Australian government website data in June. Asked why OpenAI relied on an arbitrary department email rather than direct government contacts…

Swiss Franc weakens as US Dollar (USD) gains on escalating geopolitical conflicts

USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8320 during European hours on Tuesday. The pair is moving higher as the US Dollar (USD) gains momentum, largely driven by a surge in safe-haven demand amidst escalating geopolitical conflicts.

Forex Today: US Dollar clings to bullish stance ahead of mid-tier data releases

Here is what you need to know on Tuesday, October 6:

Swiss Franc: Range-bound within 0.8245–0.8365 band against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe USD/CHF as consolidating after failing to extend lower, with Monday’s session confined to a narrow range around 0.8310. Intraday, they expect further sideways trading between nearby support and resistance.

Japanese Yen drifts lower as sustained USD buying offsets intervention fears

The USD/JPY pair attracts some buyers following the previous day's two-day price moves, trading above the 158.00 mark during the early part of the European session on Tuesday.

Turkish Lira: CPI surprise seen enabling rate cut – Commerzbank

Tatha Ghose at Commerzbank reports Turkey’s September Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell below 30% year-on-year, with softer month-on-month gains, creating scope for the central bank to cut rates by 100 bps.

Virtuals Protocol launches iOS app that lets personal AI execute trades

Virtuals Protocol has launched its Virtuals App in closed beta on iOS, giving invited users access to a personal AI that can hold a wallet, monitor markets and execute trades within limits set by the user. According to Virtuals Protocol,…

ECB’s Lane: High inflation due to energy shock is driving hawkish ECB sentiment

European Central Bank (ECB) Chief Economist Philip Lane said in an interview with ANSA, released during the European trading session on Tuesday, that energy shock-led inflationary pressures are key driver to the high interest rates narrative.

Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician, dies aged 86

Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.

EEZ tests atomic L1-to-L2 transaction in push to unify Ethereum

An EEZ contributor shared a 0.001 ETH cross-chain test as the project develops a framework to connect Ethereum mainnet and its rollups.

NZD/USD Price Forecast: Declines below 0.5600 as bearish bias holds despite oversold RSI

The NZD/USD pair loses momentum to around 0.5590 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) weakens near the lowest since November 2025 against the US Dollar (USD), pressured by elevated US Treasury yields and uncertainty ahead of the November general election.

Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers

The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.

Why is NEAR price up 135% in 30 days?

NEAR price trades near $5.16 after a 135% monthly rally, with $5.50–$6.20 resistance, rising futures interest and an issuance vote ahead.

While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution | Charlotte Hill

Food businesses and the government must make redistribution a key policy to address food insecurity. We know the surplus food is out there Charlotte Hill is chief executive of the food redistribution organisation Felix How often does this happen?

A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at…

Philip R. Lane: Interview with Ansa

Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Philip R. Lane: Interview with Ansa”.

Equities: Broad catch-up as yields back up – Danske Bank

Danske Research Team report that Equities moved higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq hitting a fresh record and the S&P 500 just 0.3% below its own peak. Gains occurred despite another backup in long‑term yields, with positive market breadth and an unusual sector mix.

OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'

Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Struggles to return to 0.7000 amid firm US Dollar

The Australian Dollar (AUD) gives back its early gains after rising to near 0.6975 and turns marginally lower at around 0.6964 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Tuesday.

Top 3 new memecoins to watch in October 2026

Super Inu Force, Meme Agency and PunchCard have recorded active trading within days of launching in October, putting three new memecoins on traders’ radar during the opening week of the month. According to market and onchain data reviewed as of…

Euro trims some losses as the decline in Oil prices offsets weak Eurozone releases

The Euro (EUR) posts a mild recovery against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with the EUR/USD pair trading a few pips below 1.1250 at the time of writing, extending its rebound from the 17-month low, near 1.1160, hit on Monday.

Brent: Prices hold near $100 as Gulf risks persist – ING

ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that ICE Brent is still finding support around the $100/bbl level as geopolitical risks in the Persian Gulf outweigh an improving supply backdrop. They highlight recent attacks on Saudi infrastructure, adjustments in Kuwait and Saudi output and pricing, and lingering…

BoJ’s Ueda: Japan's economy recovering moderately albeit with some weaknesses

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that the Japanese economy is recovering moderately albeit with some weaknesses. Ueda added that price trend is approaching 2%.

What are the main events for today?

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Swiss unemployment rate and the Eurozone retail sales. None of the data won't change anything for the respective central banks, so the market reaction will likely be muted.

Cheap crypto capital hits wall as Bitfinex fee rule binds

Bitfinex’s published minimum makes its $5 million, one-year bond example cost 2% upfront, leaving borrower savings unproven.

Euro: Downtrend slows but further lows possible against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that EUR/USD briefly broke below 1.1180 to a 17‑month low before rebounding to close around 1.1220. Intraday, they expect consolidation inside a defined range.

Joana Vasconcelos blends art and haute couture in exhibition for Valentino Garavani

Lisbon is hosting an exhibition where works by sculptor Joana Vasconcelos converse with dresses by a renowned Italian designer, fusing domestic life and haute couture.

Canadian Dollar softens as oil prices fall

The USD/CAD pair gathers strength to near 1.4275 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Falling crude oil prices drag the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) lower against the US Dollar (USD).

Indian Rupee declines further, RBI's policy awaited

The Indian Rupee (INR) trades lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday due to the continuous surge in global bond yields. The USD/INR pair rises to near 96.43, the highest level seen in over two months.

-10.6%: Germany’s Factory Orders fall in August, missed -1.0% estimates

Germany's Factory Orders dropped in August, suggesting that the country’s manufacturing sector activity lost momentum, according to the official data published by the Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday.

Partita By Barbara Kingsolver review – a midlife follow-up to Demon Copperhead

The sex writing threatens to throw the novel off-kilter, but there are rich rewards in this tale of music and middle-aged compromises What is the role of art in an artist’s life? Should you commit everything to honing your talent in the hope of becoming a great master?

The Lost Children of Tuam review – deeply serious retelling of Ireland’s devastating tragedy

Monica Dolan is superb as the amateur historian who uncovered the horror of mass graves at a mother and baby home in this Liam Neeson produced drama The children were never lost; if a baby goes missing, the police get called, social services become involved. The babies born at the mother and baby home run by nuns in the town of…

‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms

Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warnings In a bar below Waterloo Bridge, a cell of a fast-growing anti-AI protest movement met last week to plot their latest move: disrupting a tech industry dinner being addressed by a senior executive from the chip maker Nvidia.…

Bottles, brass bands and a blood red sea: a trip through the Balkans – in pictures

Irina Rozovsky’s latest book Black Mountain Heart provides a stunning view of the Balkan states, balancing vitality and life with suggestions of a dark history

Here’s what happened in crypto today

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.

Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise

Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a fourth rate rise this year. Confidence…

Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto

Better Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less protected than under the SEC.

Ethereum is testing how much cheaper block space it can safely create

Ethereum has prepared to test a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia under the Glamsterdam upgrade, putting more than three times the network’s previous block capacity through a public test before developers decide what could eventually work on mainnet. According…

Polymarket V2 could change how users bet on events

Polymarket plans to move new markets to Protocol V2 on Nov. 2 after canary tests, adding pUSD, modular oracles and a $5M bug bounty.

Last call for the mall? How shopping centres are reinventing themselves

In the internet age, medium-sized retail hubs are looking for new ways to survive and thrive.

WTI Price Forecast: Bulls seem hesitant near $89.00 amid easing supply risks

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – edges higher during the Asian session on Tuesday, reclaiming the $89.00 mark and snapping a two-day winning streak. The black liquid, however, remains close to a four-week low, touched last Friday, amid mixed fundamental cues.

TV tonight: a striking film about the late musician Beldina Odenyo

Her half-sister pieces together her demos for an album in this moving documentary. Plus: Bake Off lets the fans set the tasks in the tent.

Binance now lets users turn stocks into on-chain tokens

Binance lets eligible users convert supported stocks into bStocks 1:1 with no conversion fee and move them back into stock positions.

Gold recovers further from two-month low amid some USD profit-taking

Gold (XAU/USD) builds on its modest intraday bounce from the $4,100 neighborhood, or a two-month low, and climbs above $4,150 during the first half of the European session on Tuesday.

‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK

Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record…

UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life

British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick A top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower – who highlighted alleged ties between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the US commerce…

Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess | Gaby Hinsliff

Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through it There’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it. Last week, the actor Richard E Grant became the first contestant on The Traitors – a show whose only…

AUD/JPY Price Forecast: Strengthens above 110.00, while bearish technical bias persists

The AUD/JPY cross trades in positive territory near 110.20 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Traders await the speech from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda later on Tuesday for more clues on the interest rate outlook.

Wood Group offshore workers launch 48-hour strike in row over pay

The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.

EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Tests 177.50 after rebounding from descending channel bottom

EUR/JPY halts its seven-day losing streak, trading around 177.40 during Asian hours on Tuesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the currency cross is remaining close to the lower boundary of the descending channel, suggesting the price holds support and a temporary bounce.

U. S. scraps proposed $10,000 reporting rule for for crypto sent to private wallets

FinCEN withdrew two proposals that had hung over self-custody and crypto mixers for years without ever taking effect.

Rain seeks U. S. trust bank amid crypto charter lawsuit

Rain has applied for a U. S.

Anthropic says AI agents didn’t breach Australian government websites – video

During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australian government systems. However, Orr acknowledges Anthropic has limited visibility into customer usage due…

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before major capacity jump

One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million gas.

Bitcoin keeps getting rejected at $87,000 as stocks hover near records

BTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields kept climbing.

Bitcoin futures drop $1.4B, but spot buyers step in to help

Glassnode’s weekly snapshot pairs a smaller derivatives footprint with rising holder activity, while spot buying supplies a counterweight.

How ZachXBT traced Bybit hack funds to a Lazarus-linked network

ZachXBT says a $349,700 undercover operation exposed an alleged $1B Lazarus laundering network and helped trace $12M in Bybit funds.

BoJ may indicate underlying inflation is near the 2% target, sources say

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) could indicate later this month that underlying inflation has reached nearly its 2% target, according to three sources familiar with the central bank’s thinking. Such a signal would underscore the BoJ’s willingness to resume raising interest rates in the coming months.

India Gold price today: Gold falls, according to FXStreet data

Gold prices fell in India on Tuesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.

Solana Foundation unveils a program to settle institutional trades in seconds. JPMorgan gave input

Solana Foundation launched an open-source program that lets institutions settle trades in seconds, not days. JPMorgan provided key inputs.

Musical residencies: Business is booming, but who pays the most for pop stars playing in Europe?

Musical residencies are on the rise in Europe for major pop stars, but costs are increasingly being heaped upon audiences with travel, accommodation and extras pushing up ticket prices, according to Spanish consumer rights group FACUA.

United States Dollar Index holds above 102, remains supported by firm bond yields

The US Dollar (USD) trades broadly firm against its major currency peers as United States (US) bond yields remain higher due to persistent inflation fears.

The butter boom – how the world fell back in love with the glorious golden spread

It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it.

‘I call them erotic landscapes’: fashion photographer Tim Walker on his powerful tapestry of queer Britain

He has shot everyone from Madonna to Rihanna, Kate Moss and Frank Ocean. Now Walker has turned his lens on the activists, artists, writers, models and everyday heroes of gay life Six years ago, Tim Walker was walking in the Highbury Fields area of London when he came across a plaque on the side of a building.

investing Live Asia-Pacific market news: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Solana launches open settlement standard for institutions, with JPMorgan input ICYMI: Citi raises bitcoin target to $113,000 and ether to $3,028 as crypto inflows return Reports that Hormuz crude flows near 76% of prewar levels. Diesel shortage persists.

Rain seeks US trust bank charter days after OCC sued over crypto charters

Rain joins a growing queue of crypto firms seeking federal trust charters, while community banks have just asked a court to overturn the OCC rules underpinning them.

OKX eyes emerging markets with yield-offering stablecoin savings and payments app

OKX Money lets users hold, send and spend dollar-backed stablecoins, with qualifying USDG balances earning up to 10% APY.

Olivia Dean review – a powerful, affirming night with a pop star at the height of her powers

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne The singer’s first stop on her Australia and New Zealand tour is a fun but sincere demonstration of the power of pop to get at what love’s all about It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean. It seems as if she has been everywhere this past year: performing on Saturday Night Live, winning best new…

Japanese Yen steadies amid expansionary fiscal plans, rate hike uncertainty

USD/JPY moves little after posting minor gains in the previous day, trading around 157.90 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair has steadied into a tight trading range following recent developments in Japanese fiscal policy.

Bitcoin treasury Strive risks cash reserve to fund $500M buyback and trim dividends

The optional SATA ceiling is $215.3 million above October 2 cash, with no completed repurchases or dedicated funding source disclosed.

Solana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J. P. Morgan Input

Built with input from J. P.

Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT

ZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.

OpenAI has ‘work to do to rebuild trust’ in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry

Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI has used an appearance before a parliamentary inquiry on AI to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last…

Kraken parent joins Singapore Gulf Bank, opening 24/7 institutional dollar rails

Payward's SGB Net link supports round-the-clock US-dollar funding in eligible jurisdictions, while SGB customer-trade pricing is planned for coming months.

Chalmers warns rising global bond yields will pressure Australia's federal budget

The Treasurer's warning puts fiscal pressure alongside monetary tightening as a theme for Australian markets, with higher interest costs likely to constrain spending in the mid-year update. A rising debt servicing bill could add to supply concerns for Australian government bonds if deficits widen, keeping upward pressure on…

Australian consumer sentiment slumps after RBA hike as Westpac tips another in November

Westpac's call for a November follow-up hike, despite the sentiment slump, signals that inflation risk still outweighs demand weakness for the RBA. That keeps support under Australian short-end yields and should limit downside for the Australian dollar on soft domestic data.

Five reasons India's stock market is sinking even when its economy is growing

The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.

Strive Adds $169M Bitcoin in Its Biggest Buy in Four Months

The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC.

MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of

Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.

CFTC makes its biggest move yet to bring offshore crypto trading back to the US

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation. On Oct.

Fairshake plans $6m push for six US House candidates

Fairshake has announced an initial $6 million spending plan for six US House candidates as part of its support for 32 incumbents ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Fairshake said on Oct.

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.

Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms

Fairshake said it would financially back 32 House candidates who all voted in favor of the CLARITY market structure bill in 2025, as the legislation remains in limbo in the Senate.

Bitcoin could reach $93,000 if yields ease and inflation cools: Analyst

Bitcoin has gained support from a fall in October Federal Reserve rate-hike odds to roughly 23% from 64%, but a move toward $93,000 still depends on lower Treasury yields and stronger buying, according to Bitget Wallet’s research lead. Lacie Zhang,…

Aptos proposes encrypted mempool to shield trades from frontrunning

Aptos Labs has proposed an encrypted mempool that would hide pending trade instructions until transaction ordering is complete, with its research team reporting 27 milliseconds of added proposal-to-execution latency in tests. Aptos Labs outlined the proposal in an Oct.

A Florida Woman Used Claude as a Diary. An Anthropic Employee Read It and Reported It to Police

Investigators say a Bonita Springs woman's Claude "diary" tripped Anthropic's safety filters. A human review team sent it to police, and Anthropic's own terms allow exactly that.

Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting

The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friend Next month marks 26 years since the killing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor prompted a wave of grief and incredulity across the…

With parallel parking turning competitive, one producer gets a lesson

Philadelphia held a parallel parking competition, and crowned Mario Zucca the winner after three rounds of challenges.

NZ business confidence jumps to a net 40% in September quarter despite oil price headwinds

Firms widely expect interest rates to rise over the coming year, and signs that spare capacity is shrinking would support that view. Easing cost and pricing gauges, however, give the Reserve Bank of New Zealand some room on the inflation side.

Pierre review – David Harewood’s twisty noir is an instant crime classic

Harewood has always had star power to burn – and he well and truly ignites this bold, sharp show about working in the police as a person of colour. What a brilliant milestone for Black British cop drama Some of us are too young to have seen David Harewood play Othello at the National Theatre in London back in ’97.

investing Live Americas FX news wrap 5 Oct: Nasdaq close at record as the dollar firms/yields higher

The Nasdaq composite and NASDAQ 100 leads US stocks higher BoJ's Ueda in focus as markets weigh a back-to-back October rate hike Crude oil technicals: Middle east tension has crude oil futures moving higher. What next technically?

ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group

His October 5 disclosure describes 2025 trades and private chats that he says helped trace Bybit funds and secure a 442,000 USDT freeze.

Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap

Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.

FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns

The bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.”

Why a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter

An anonymous 4chan user called Bitcoin's October 2025 peak to the day way back in 2023. Could they be right again?

Can AAVE price break $200 in October as V4 deposits top $1B?

AAVE price has climbed toward $184 as Aave’s V4 lending markets passed $1 billion in deposits, putting a key daily resistance level in focus before a possible October move above $200. CoinGecko recorded AAVE at approximately $182.51, up about 22.1%…

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.

Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage

Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.

Club Kid review – Jordan Firstman’s heartfelt comedy is irresistible

New York film festival: the actor impresses with a directorial debut about a club rat who discovers he is father to a 10-year-old boy In a grungy backroom of a Brooklyn warehouse, a group of glamorously dishevelled clubbers raise their voices in a secular chat. “What do we want?

Treasury Kills Crypto 'Unhosted Wallet' and Mixer Surveillance Rules

FinCEN withdrew a 2020 proposal to track transactions with self-custodial crypto wallets and a 2023 plan to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern.

How high can Midnight price rise in October after its breakout?

Midnight price has climbed toward $0.047 after a sharp rally from late-September levels, while the network’s move to permissionless smart contract deployment has added an ecosystem catalyst to its October outlook. Trading View’s Binance NIGHT/USDT daily chart placed Midnight at $0.04694…

Economic and event calendar in Asia Tuesday, October 6, 2026

China remains on holiday. Mainland markets reopen on 8 October.

US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the…

Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.

US credit spreads eased on October 2 after widening beyond the weakest borrowers

Credit premiums rose across rating segments, but their uneven widening does not establish Bitcoin selling or systemic stress.

After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests

Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.

Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost

Reflection is aiming Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations. The pitch is to build “AI factories,” a product that would let institutions build their own customized, local AI system by training Reflection’s AI models on their own proprietary data.

Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U. S. House favorites it'll spend on

The super PAC shared a list of more than 30 incumbent candidates it's backing, with about a million dollars going to three names from each party.

Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters

CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim said that the organization “remains confident“ in the OCC’s approval of charters for crypto companies, despite a recent lawsuit and pushback from some lawmakers.

Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27

The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.

Can Hedera price break $0.12 in October as weekly signals turn bullish?

Hedera price has retreated about 23% from its late-September peak near $0.131, leaving HBAR close to $0.101 as traders assess whether support at $0.10 can hold through October. Trading View’s Binance HBAR/USDT daily chart places Hedera at $0.10120, down 2.70% for…

Tories unite behind Badenoch, but road to recovery remains long

Farage’s woes have given some a reason to hope, but insiders say focus on economy over culture wars is needed to win back centrist voters During a quick-fire Q&A at the Conservative party conference this weekend, Kemi Badenoch was asked who she would pick between Robert Jenrick or Suella Braverman. “Why do you keep offering…

Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal agents share information or take action.

Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers

The on-chain sleuth says he posed as a customer of a Chinese crime syndicate, fronting $349,700 and eating 5% on every order, to track Lazarus Group's Bybit loot in real time.

Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools

Core borrowing is indexed at 4.50%, while stablecoin exits depend on reserve inflows, conversion routes and funding duration.

Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states

PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says About 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice . The varieties of the drink…

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.

The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

US Treasury drops proposed reporting rules for wallets and crypto mixers

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SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading

The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U. S.

CFTC seeks public input on crypto trading rules under CTX and CAM

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At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI

Ghost's first product is Core, a personal computer designed specifically for AI agents that can take actions on a person's behalf.

Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel

The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.

S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector

S&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion.

Conservative plans to slash aid budget would ‘irreparably damage’ UK’s global credibility, charities say

Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’ Conservative plans to slash the aid budget by 90% would leave the UK unable to cover existing contributions to the UN and World Bank and “irreparably damage” Britain’s global credibility, several organisations and…

The Guardian view on Tory economics: Britain’s future needs more than Thatcher’s past | Editorial

The Conservatives blame their failures on abandoning their 1976 principles. But the country needs investment and resilience rather than another round of spending cuts The Conservative party wants to go back to the future under Kemi Badenoch.

Hyperliquid price prediction for October: Can HYPE hit $100?

Hyperliquid has rebounded toward $93 after its late-September pullback, putting HYPE within reach of $93.75 resistance as traders watch whether a flag breakout can extend the recovery toward $100 in October. Trading View’s Oct.

CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote

CFTC Chair Michael Selig claimed that the agency was using its “existing statutory authorities“ to address crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance a market structure bill.

Strategy buys just 334 Bitcoin as preferred-share buybacks reach $1.45 billion

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest positive Bitcoin purchase of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally in the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20.9 billion gain on its digital-asset holdings. In an Oct.

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era

Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.

5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day

TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI.

Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget

Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps

Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.

More than 60 U. S. stocks including Nvidia and Tesla are headed onchain. Here’s how it works

The planned 24/7 venue will offer dozens of tokenized U. S.

Is our fate pre-destined? A new 'East of Eden' adaptation asks again

John Steinbeck's 1952 epic was first adapted to film in 1955 by director Elia Kazan. Now, Kazan's granddaughter Zoe has directed a new Netflix miniseries, starring Florence Pugh.

Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017

Weak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade.

Michael Douglas on life in the limelight: 'Being yourself on screen is not easy'

Douglas grew up in the shadow of his famous father, Kirk, before establishing himself as an Oscar-winning actor and producer. In One Helluva Ride , he reflects on his early life and Hollywood career.

Badenoch is trying to match Farage step for step – but it’s a dance of death for the Tories | Polly Toynbee

At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come You can walk all the way from Somerset to Sussex without crossing a Tory-run constituency, if you wish. You could also travel through each of the counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey…

CFTC Unveils Plan to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Federal Oversight

The CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, with leverage offers as the trigger for oversight.

HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become

HackerRank’s AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, with Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among its early testers.

BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley

For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs “All the characteristics of a stitch-up masked as a rescue deal in the public interest,” thundered Virgin Media O2. It’s…

Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin in a credit-rating bid, only to buy back 11,000 BTC at a higher price per coin

Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and later bought back 11,000 BTC to strengthen its credit profile and expand beyond accumulation during the third quarter. The Tokyo-listed company said it converted enough Bitcoin into cash during the third quarter to exceed the outstanding principal of its bonds, borrowings, and other…

Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told

It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.

Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places

Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about covert recording Norway is planning a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places, amid rising global concern at the spread of the AI-enabled recording devices. The Oslo government is planning a bill to prevent the use of the…

Bitcoin Just Flashed a Second, Stronger Golden Cross: Here's What That Means

The Bitcoin rally keeps bumping into the same wall, but a classic bullish signal suggests the trend is built to last.

F1 in Bahrain... in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start

A software bug waylaid half the field and required a race reboot.

Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan

‘Strong and fair’ proposal to be taken to members’ ballot after previous offer led Unison to walk out of negotiations Glasgow city council has reached an agreement with the trade union Unison over pay and grading, averting one of the UK’s biggest ever fire-and-rehire exercises. Talks between the council and the GMB, Unite and…

NEXTPredict Founder: 'Nobody Was Serving' Prediction Markets' Enormous Audience

Reporters from CNBC and CNN are on the program beside the exchanges, two weeks before the midterms put the sector on air.

I use technology to give students a voice and become critical digital citizens.

Empower students using Google Sites, Gemini, and Vids to build critical thinking skills. See how these tools help kids find their voice today.

My eighth-grade students built our school newscast from scratch with Gemini.

Eighth graders built The Cougar Rumble newscast using Gemini and Google Docs. See how these students streamlined their production workflow today.

Technology helps my students balance big creative ideas with tight deadlines.

Students use Google Drive for video assets and Sheets for production timelines to meet tight deadlines. See how these tools boost classroom output.

Here’s how I use technology to bring science to life in my classroom.

See how this teacher uses Gemini and Gemini Notebook to build digital literacy and refine lesson plans. Read the full story to improve your teaching.

World Teachers’ Day 2026

To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026, educators share their stories about how they use tech in the classroom.

Gemini helps me give a voice to students who cannot write.

Special education teachers use Google Gemini to generate visual guides and voice prompts, empowering non-writing students. Read the full story.

I teach my students that in the AI era, critical thinking comes first.

A California teacher uses Gemini to streamline lesson planning in Google Drive. See how she prioritizes critical thinking in the AI era.

I replaced traditional coding tests with real conversations about how my students solve problems using AI.

Replace coding tests with AI-driven interviews using Google Gemini in Colab. See how this professor evaluates student judgment.

My students use Gemini to brainstorm creative ideas.

Fifth graders use Google Gemini to write songs about history and create art. See how this teacher integrates AI into the classroom.

Technology is helping my fellow math teachers trade weekend prep for personalized learning.

Teachers use Gemini to build custom K-6 math worksheets and save hours of prep time. See how Google AI transforms classroom instruction.

Gemini helps me bring hands-on learning into the classroom.

A teacher uses Google Gemini to design interactive role-playing simulations and nutrition lessons. See how AI boosts classroom engagement.

U. S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers

The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.

Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams

The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction. But is there a bigger plan to go with it?

NYSE owner and OKX plan 24/7 tokenized stock trading using Uniswap

Intercontinental Exchange and OKX are preparing an always-open market where tokenized US stocks could keep repricing after Wall Street closes. On Oct.

Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger

Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8% Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports. The two companies held exploratory…

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results

The new ads will begin to appear later this month in the U. S.

Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher

Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.

Bitcoin price fails to break higher after best weekly close in eight months

Bitcoin’s highest weekly close in eight months formed low-timeframe resistance at the start of Monday’s US trading session.

Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Learn how founders are choosing between building on open or closed AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 and get a second pass at 50% off.

Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips

Lola Vision Systems is one of the Startup Battlefield 200 companies battling it out at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13-15 in San Francisco.