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What obstacles does the Protect College Sports Act face to become law? Time is a big one.
The NFL says it is reviewing an official's apparent use of profanity directed at Cardinals tight end Trey McBride in Sunday's game against the Giants.
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Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his semifinal China Open match against Novak Djokovic after hitting a ball into the stands and striking a fan in the head. Djokovic advances to the final Tuesday vs.
Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic's wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Braves beat the Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night.
Carolina receiver Tetairoa McMillan was dominant in his team's 32-36 win over Detroit Lions Sunday night, catching 14 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns from teammate Bryce Young, who threw for 329 yards to help the Panthers even their record at 2-2.
Despite the Lions' defense's continued slide, Dan Campbell and his players refused to blame second-year defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard after their loss Sunday night to the Panthers.
Bengals wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both suffered injuries in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars.
The calendar shifted to October and the trolls are becoming a little more impactful, led by the Dallas Cowboys.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton, injured in Sunday's 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, suffered a dislocated ankle that was put back into place by doctors, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
It was a deflating Saturday for Mississippi State and QB Kamario Taylor, who had energized his hometown of Macon, just 40 minutes from campus.
It's a relatively smaller slate but includes some intriguing clashes. Here's what you need to know for each.
CeeDee Lamb and Kyren Williams came up big in Week 4, while D'Andre Swift and Trevor Lawrence had a disappointing day.
Here are the leading fantasy scorers through Sunday's 4 p.m. ET games.
From atmosphere to unique structures, some places are harder to play than others. Here are the clubs who benefit the most.
In the era of the long ball, the Rays want to win with something a little closer to home.
Ahead of Monday's Falcons-Saints game, players and coaches reflect on the storm, the game and a play from 20 years ago.
Robinson has the most scrimmage yards per game in primetime.
The Rams, Cowboys and Pats were all looking at 1-3 ... then everything changed.
We look at five potential takeaways and judge them as legitimate stances or irrational exaggerations.
From on-court schemes to a private team dinner to an attempt at divine intervention, here's what happened in LeBron's first camp with the 76ers.
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The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.
The extended international break was brought in with player welfare in mind, but has it been a success?
The purchase lifts Bitmine's stash past 6 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its "Alchemy of 5%" goal—as chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum is "dwarfing" other macro assets.
Daniil Medvedev is defaulted from the China Open after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic.
Player struck rebounding ball into Beijing crowd Djokovic advances to final against De Minaur Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd, striking a spectator in the eye. World No 5 Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3 on Monday and had…
Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.
After another poor offensive performance Sunday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is standing by offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.
Coinbase’s reported support-testing gains coexist with human approval and account controls, while its disclosures leave customer outcomes unquantified.
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Following dominant victories and a few close calls in Week 5, here are our postseason projections.
We assess how the selection committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 5.
While Alabama muddied the SEC waters, the ACC picture got clearer -- or did it?
After another week of big wins and surprising upsets, we break down the top 25 through Week 5.
Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire…
USD/CHF edges higher on Monday, snapping a two-day losing streak as the US Dollar (USD) climbs to a fresh year-to-date high.
Prior month nonmanufacturing services PMI 55.4 Details from a ISM Services PMI: 54.9. Prior 55.4.
'Avengers: Endgame (Encore)' has sold enough tickets to nudge ahead of 'Avatar' and reclaim the title of the highest-grossing film in cinema history.
The hosts’ stunning Test victory was overshadowed by the scale of national angst felt in Australia after the team’s ball tampering For South African cricketers, administrators and supporters, the most surprising aspect of the Sandpaper scandal was not that it happened. After all, the ball had been suspiciously reverse-swinging…
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the…
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Daniil Medvedev was defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball as Novak Djokovic took his impeccable record at the China Open to 33-0 and moved one win away from a first title of 2026.
Sky Sports columnist Laura Hunter analyses the big talking points from the second round of Women's Super League matches, bringing you closer to the key stories at the heart of the women's game.
Societe Generale strategists highlight renewed Euro (EUR) weakness as widening European spreads and US Dollar (USD) demand push EUR/USD below 1.12, far from the European Central Bank's (ECB) technical assumption of 1.16 for 2026-28.
Scotland's Michael Stewart rises up 496 places in the world rankings after his fourth place at the Alfred Dunhill Links.
Stanley Chow’s cartoon was put on water bottles at party conference with the slogan ‘Bottler Burnham’ An artist is considering legal action after the Conservative party used his cartoon to mock Andy Burnham. Stanley Chow, a Manchester-based illustrator who works for the New Yorker magazine, created a cartoon of the prime…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has raised its Ethereum treasury to 6,016,414 ETH after buying another 15,112 tokens over the past week, leaving the company just short of its target to own 5% of Ethereum’s supply. According to Bitmine’s Oct.
‘When I couldn’t do the spitting scene, Sean took me aside and said: “Ron, if you don’t actually spit in my face, we’ll be here all day.” So I let one fly – and kept having to redo it’ I read an article about a curious book that had great reviews in Italy, a murder mystery about monks in the middle ages fighting for the…
S&P global composite Index for September 58.4 versus 50.4 preliminary. Last month 56.0 Services PMI 58.8 versus 50.7 preliminary and 56.5 last month Details Services PMI: 58.8.
Metaplanet revealed a revised capital allocation framework proposing to allocate as much as 15% of total assets to strategic investments to fund its Bitcoin accumulation.
NZD/USD extends its decline on Monday and trades around 0.5582 at the time of writing, down 0.70% on the day. The pair is flirting with the November 2025 low at 0.5580 after posting six consecutive weeks of losses.
The payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, new crypto head Henri Stern said.
McDermott wants those who ‘can best stick to gameplan’ Hull KR’s Lewis in but no Wakefield players included Brian McDermott, the England head coach, has justified his surprise decision to omit Jake Connor from England’s Rugby League World Cup squad by insisting the players selected are better suited to his plans to defeat the…
Sympathy is in short supply at other clubs after an independent commission laid bare the scale of Manchester City's rule breaking across nine seasons in a devastating decision published last week.
HSBC strategists highlight that GBP/USD is under pressure as resilient United States (US) data, a more hawkish Federal Reserve and narrowing UK-US rate differentials weigh on the British Pound (GBP).
Agentic AI has started taking over work once handled directly by human analysts across cybersecurity, anti money laundering and compliance, with autonomous systems now investigating threats, tracing funds and acting on security incidents with limited human intervention. According to a…
Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas is cycling 250 miles from Sepang to Marina Bay ahead of Singapore GP.
Ben Whittaker's recent scare against Conor Wallace has raised questions about whether he has the attributes needed to win a world title, says Sky Sports expert Matthew Macklin.
Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the…
As the government drafts its 2027 budget, Canal+ is alarmed at plans to double VAT on pay TV. Boss Maxime Saada threatens to cut film funding, endangering a sector the group still largely bankrolls.
Jackson Chourio hit a two-run single off Padres closer Mason Miller with two outs in the ninth inning as the Brewers rallied past the Padres for a 2-0 NLDS lead.
As the government prepares its 2027 budget, Canal+ is alarmed at plans to double VAT on pay TV. Boss Maxime Saada warns he may slash the group's film spending, threatening a sector where Canal+ is still a key funder.
The diesel-release window sets an implementation test for fuel relief, while any easing in Bitcoin financing costs remains conditional.
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in…
Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and economic identity.
Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million last week while spending $176.3 million to repurchase about 1.77 million shares of STRC.
Sphere, Las Vegas The first night of a new residency is an immersive plunge into the band’s visual world that showcases the depth of their catalog Las Vegas’s Sphere takes on the characteristics of whatever it’s advertising on its exterior. Depending on when you look, you might see Orbi, the Sphere mascot, winking at you, or an…
Review is under way, but there will be no quick fix for misconceived regulations that resulted in cars being unable to run in the rain Formula One has gone to no little pains this season in insisting the new format is more popular than ever, despite the overwhelming disapproval from the drivers over engine regulations. In…
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Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad says the Brazilian Real (BRL) and local assets are poised to open higher after Flávio Bolsonaro’s stronger-than-expected first-round election result.
Amin Nasser says ‘system is already straining’ and ‘replenishing inventories could take up to two years’ The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has welcomed the deal. Dame Melanie Dawes , Ofcom’s chief executive, said: After a prolonged period of uncertainty around TalkTalk Group’s future, we welcome the prospect of a commercial…
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women — yet the gaps in care are wide. A majority of women over age 40 skip the recommended annual screening.
Unique wallets sending P2P stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026 as crypto activity increasingly shifted toward direct wallet-to-wallet transfers.
We celebrated our 16th birthday with 46 announcements across open source, post-quantum security, AI agents, and developer platform upgrades. Here’s a day-by-day roundup of everything we shipped.
A year after announcing our goal to hire 1,111 interns, more than 750 early-career builders have shipped real products across 48 teams at Cloudflare. From Birthday Week launches to post-quantum security, our interns prove that AI amplifies human potential instead of replacing it.
The part of the Tian Shan mountains that stretches from south-eastern Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan is home to the wild Sievers apple (Malus sieversii), the ancestor of every apple we know today. But how did it travel from Central Asia to orchards around the world?
England confirm warm-up fixture at the Waca before this winter's white-ball tour of Australia - a stark contrast to last year's Ashes defeat.
The firm's Bitcoin holdings hit a record 848,000 BTC, while the quarterly gain is a fair-value mark carrying $1.88 billion in deferred tax.
EUR/GBP extends its decline on Monday, sliding to its lowest level since mid-July as political turmoil and mounting concerns over Europe’s public finances weigh on the Euro (EUR). At the time of writing, the cross trades around 0.8478, down 0.24% on the day, after touching an intraday low of 0.8458.
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Ryan Moore paid tribute to the "brilliant people" who have helped build his magnificent career in the saddle after it was announced he has been inducted into the British Racing Hall of Fame.
OCBC’s Christopher Wong notes that widening Eurozone bond spreads and fragmentation concerns are tightening financial conditions and putting renewed pressure on the Euro.
Bournemouth are unhappy with the way they believe England handled the injury to Alex Scott - which means he could now be out for up to eight weeks.
Societe Generale’s analysts use their Brent, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Diesel price forecasts to derive forward-looking inflation surprises for the US and Eurozone.
Nel Metcalfe is in a 30-strong party that will be led by co-captains Alex Callender and Kate Williams for back-to-back Tests in Japan.
Calls to slow down development of the most powerful AI models are colliding with an $800 billion investment boom. Could an AI slowdown tank the US economy?
Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before merging with Evernorth, an XPR treasury company.
Coronet theatre, London Anguished monologue based on letter to jailed playwright’s ex-lover is gripping in its illumination of a tortured artist Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis really does belong to the depths. Written as a letter to his ex-lover after being jailed for homosexuality, it reflects soul-crushing torments.
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) pares previous daily losses on Monday, as the US Dollar (USD) pulls back from multi-month highs against most peers, with market concerns about higher global debt yields keeping investors away from risk.
Markets: 10-year Treasury yields flat at 5.277% AUD leads, EUR and NZD lag Gold up 0.3% to $4,153 Brent crude up 0.3% to $102.60 European stocks mostly higher; S&P 500 futures down 0.1% Bitcoin up 0.3% to $86,099 It's a brand new week but same old story for markets. The softer US jobs report on Friday brought some relief to…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that unwanted tightening in Euro-zone financial conditions is prompting markets to pare back expectations for further ECB rate hikes.
Circle’s current terms allow temporary issuer redemption delays during failed reserve rebalancing as it defends cross-border co-issuance under MiCA.
Visa says 46% of Asia Pacific consumers may use stablecoins within five years, though only 16% used them recently and 6% understand them.
Rating agencies ask if a Bitcoin company will actually sell when obligations fall due. "We answered by doing it," said CEO Simon Gerovich.
French farce set in the tumultuous three hours prior to the opening night performance of Macbeth features comic-timing perfection from cast One of Matt Groening’s Life In Hell comic strips from the 1980s, entitled How to Be a Clever Film Critic , sets out cinema’s greatest paradox: “The French are funny. Sex is funny.
The post-World Cup youth movement has paid off with historic plays that, for the moment, feel natural, sustainable and needed From the outside, a moment like the one Cavan Sullivan produced Saturday seemed to be pulled directly from dreamland. Turns out, it pretty much was.
Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
Explore this year’s trends and tips for holiday travel — from insights on booking the lowest fare to trending destinations for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
After five frantic weeks, the Women's Super League takes a two-week break, offering the perfect chance to take stock of a thrilling start to the season.
Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away Mary Beard has intervened in the row about excessively long queues for the Bayeux tapestry by visiting the line and submitting a list of improvements to the British Museum. Beard, 71, is a trustee of the museum and…
Kenny Atkinson has backed the NBA's plan for a European league and said the American system does not develop young players the way European clubs do.
F1 "needs to have a hard look at" itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Carlos Sainz says.
The artist warns of the dangers of using AI as a tool of censorship during his visit to Belgium, where he will open a major retrospective this autumn.
Bristol set out their top-four aspirations with a statement win, while Gloucester's renaissance continues in the second round of Prem action.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategist Quek Ser Leang reports AUD/USD closed at 0.6951 after a brief spike to 0.6976, with intraday price action expected to stay between 0.6930 and 0.6975.
England will play a Western Australia XI in a 50-over warm-up game at the WACA ahead of their ODI series against Australia in November - having been criticised for not facing any local opposition prior to their Ashes humbling last winter.
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer. Figures from financial…
Crypto majors and alts are rallying to start October. What’s driving the early action and will it continue?
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing Business live – latest updates The UK is reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and strengthen its case to be included in new legislation designed to protect the European…
Polymarket plans to challenge its Dutch ban in court, arguing its prediction contracts are financial products instead of gambling.
The British Pound (GBP) claws back some of its early losses against the US Dollar (USD), but is still 0.15% down to near 1.3220 during the European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair recovers slightly as the US Dollar Index retreats after hitting a fresh annual high near 102.53.
A new exhibition at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek museum is exploring the colourful world of ancient Roman fashion - and how clothes, jewellery, hairstyles and perfume were used to signal identity, wealth and power.
Pressure continues to build on the Gunners’ head coach, while powerful London City Lionesses demolished Spurs Travelling Arsenal fans showed no animosity towards the head coach, Renée Slegers, despite their side’s run of one win in six games in all competitions and slipping 10 points behind Manchester City. Slegers walked over…
A new documentary by Eleanor Coppola goes behind the scenes on her daughter’s 2006 punk classic, Marie Antoinette. To mark its release, Sofia Coppola will be taking your questions To say that Sofia Coppola grew up on screen would be an understatement.
Plume has launched nBND, an onchain vault backed primarily by Fidelity’s Total Bond ETF, expanding tokenized fixed income beyond Treasuries.
France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currency bloc. The…
An association for AI enthusiasts was allegedly the recruiting vehicle, and two anonymous tips to a government portal started the case.
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Softer hiring and slower wages weaken the labor case for another Fed hike, while inflation and household employment complicate the outlook.
The Treasury Department said the network raised more than $2 million through purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.
DBS strategist Philip Wee explains that EUR/USD’s four-week decline reflects shifting risk balances, with renewed Federal Reserve (Fed) tightening overshadowing the European Central Bank (ECB) and France’s fiscal issues overshadowing US concerns.
Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.
Luke Humphries says his World Grand Prix triumph has left him feeling ready to win a second World Championship - and hopes to face Luke Littler in the final.
Max Verstappen says his victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was a “really special and emotional moment” after Red Bull claimed their first win of 2026.
Silver price (XAG/USD) is up 2.3% to near $61.80 during the European trading session on Monday. The white metal starts the week on a strong note as traders have scaled back Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate expectations after soft United States (US) official labor market data for September.
The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
Metaplanet has revised its capital allocation policy to keep 85% to 90% of its assets in Bitcoin while setting aside up to 15% for investments that can generate recurring income. According to an Oct.
The Swiss Franc (CHF) has retraced previous losses on Monday and trades practically flat against the US Dollar (USD), hardly affected by the bond market turmoil that has crushed investors’ appètite for risk.
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its sideways price action on Monday, entering New York trading hours on a subdued note. The metal remains caught between easing Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate hike bets and a stronger US Dollar (USD), while US Treasury yields also remain elevated near multi-year highs.
Arkham says wallets tied to Kelsier Ventures now hold about $2 million, down from nearly $300 million when tracked after LIBRA's launch.
A stronger dollar and rising bond yields could be headwinds as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.
Shadow ministers will unveil a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
Northern Ireland's Glenn Irwin is discharged from hospital after crashing in Sunday's British Superbike round at Donington Park.
The Tom Cruise starring black comedy 'Digger' has tanked at the box office and threatens to become one of the biggest box office disasters of recent times.
A weak September jobs report may have taken a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.
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The US Dollar Index (DXY) is testing fresh yearly highs near the 102.50 zone, powered by independent Euro (EUR) weakness and relative resilience in the Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate path.
Bitcoin has recovered into the mid $80,000s and the global crypto market is close to $3 trillion, yet a higher bitcoin price does not establish a market wide bull run. ETF inflows, spot demand and gains beyond a few large…
German-owned supermarket beats Morrisons to become fifth largest grocer in Great Britain Business live – latest updates Lidl’s sales in Great Britain jumped 10% to more than £13bn this year, as shoppers sought out cheaper fresh meat, fruit and vegetables and snapped up its Deluxe range. Pre-tax profit at the German-owned…
Craig Slater gives his verdict on the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, where a late retirement for George Russell might mean his title challenge could be over?
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
BBC Sport looks at what could be the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's international career just days before the expected fanfare of Lionel Messi's Argentina goodbye.
Filed under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, the notice lists more than 60 stocks, including Nvidia and SpaceX, paired with stablecoins.
Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customers Business live – latest updates BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a £400m rescue deal that will save 900 jobs. The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business…
The Ohio Republican candidate holds a stake in a digital asset manager and received donations from many in the industry, but has avoided making crypto a central campaign issue.
Highlights from Carlos Alcaraz's semi-final clash against Juame Munar at the Japan Open.
Talos’s September 24–30 snapshot showed concentrated positions; PUMP funding on Binance changed paying sides between October 5 settlements.
Bitcoin has rebounded 46.9% from $57,800, but Binance Research says history leaves the cycle bottom unconfirmed as yields stay high.
DOGE has recovered from early September lows but remains below $0.10 as one U. S.
At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
ING’s Chris Turner says Brazilian assets are set to rally after Sunday’s presidential vote, where Flavio Bolsonaro secured 47% versus President Lula’s 45%. He expects markets to assume remaining votes lean Bolsonaro, sees currency and bonds benefiting from his fiscal austerity and deregulation agenda, and projects USD/BRL…
This biopic of Sergiu Celibidache, the renowned Romanian conductor who refused all recordings, is a sturdy labour of love directed by his son Here is an old-fashioned biopic from central Europe that is also a labour of love on the part of its director: a little stolid and stately, yes, but robustly made, heartfelt and…
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
Leeds Rhinos half-back Jake Connor is left out of England's Rugby League World Cup squad, with Hull KR's Mikey Lewis beating him to a place.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that the US Dollar (USD) has started Q4 2026 on a firm footing, supported by resilient United States (US) growth and hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) risks.
Gold (XAU/USD) trims some losses on Monday but remains trapped within previous ranges, with upside attempts limited below $4,200 and with two-month lows of $4,110 at a short distance.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategist Quek Ser Leang notes USD/CHF reversed sharply from 0.8382 to close at 0.8286, with intraday price action expected to edge lower toward 0.8245 while staying above 0.8225.
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This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has gone almost completely unremarked: what Britain’s priorities will be when it assumes the presidency of the G20…
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Bloomberg Terminal has added 24 hour streaming prices for select Hyperliquid perpetual contracts, putting data from the decentralized derivatives platform inside a market system widely used by professional traders and financial institutions. Bloomberg’s Michael McDonough said Terminal users can enter…
Societe Generale strategists expect a hawkish hold from Poland’s National Bank of Poland (NBP) at 3.75% and no change from Romania’s central bank NBR at 6.50%, as inflation and political uncertainty constrain policy flexibility.
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Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Monday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $61.71 per troy ounce, up 2.13% from the $60.43 it cost on Friday.
The two firms will initially roll out the digital assets settlement service to select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region with around-the-clock U. S.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining ground after registering losses in the previous trading day and hovering around 102.20 after pulling back from nearly 18-month highs during the European hours on Monday.
Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, has died aged 65. No cause of death has been given.
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech in Sorrento, Italy during the European trading session on Monday that the impact of energy shock-driven inflation has yet not fed into wage growth.
Its longer-term proposal would require Commission equivalence and EBA issuer recognition before distribution through a locally licensed institution.
The USD/JPY pair struggles to capitalize on Friday's bounce from sub-157.00 levels, touched in reaction to the weak US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the first half of the European session.
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses EUR/GBP in light of divergent fiscal and political risks in Europe and the United Kingdom (UK).
Bitcoin bulls renewed pressure on range highs with the 2026 yearly open forming the next key resistance to break through.
Rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business, threatening school transport, firms say Business live – latest updates Coach operators have said record diesel prices could force cuts to services including school transport, as hauliers warn rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business. The…
Ex-players and family members on the legacy of the late Lincoln, Peterborough and Macclesfield boss.
At a landmark exhibition at New York’s Met Museum, Mrs Pollock finally steps out of her spouse’s shadow In addition to managing her own career as an artist and being a devoted partner to an often unpredictable and tumultuous Jackson Pollock , Lee Krasner had at least one other duty – acting as the unofficial publicist to her…
Fresh data from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed the Services PMI weakening to 54.9 in September from 55.4 in the previous month, coming in below previous estimates (55.0) and signalling a loss of momentum in the sector.
Maybe it was inevitable, given how entwined their careers have been. But the comparison is irresistible.
The partnership will enable select institutions in Asia and the Gulf region to instantly settle US dollar transactions through the bank’s SGB Net
Watch every goal from matchweek five of the Women's Super League 2026-27 season.
Eurozone October Sentix investor confidence 2.7 vs 5.0 expected Prior 5.1 The mood among euro area investors has taken a step back in October, with the details being slightly more telling than the headline drop itself. The Sentix investor confidence index fell to 2.7 in October from 5.1 in the month before, missing expectations…
Ethereum trades near $2,730 as POAP founder Patricio Worthalter moves 4,000 ETH worth $10.79 million to Gemini.
The Euro (EUR) maintains its bearish tone against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, following a string of mixed Services Activity figures and weak Investor Confidence data, with concerns about France's fiscal health weighing heavily.
ING’s Chris Turner notes the US Dollar (USD) remains supported as investors focus on French fiscal risks and repricing of European Central Bank (ECB) tightening versus a more resilient Fed path.
Nikola Jokic reminded everyone of his extraordinary playmaking ability in Sunday's preseason opener, whipping a sensational behind-the-back crosscourt assist to Cameron Johnson for three.
Visa has partnered with Abu Dhabi based ADI Foundation to explore how blockchain infrastructure could work alongside its global payment network as the companies assess new digital payment and digital asset transaction systems. According to an announcement shared with crypto.news,…
Brian McDermott has consistently talked about England having a "point of difference" in the Rugby League World Cup but eyebrows were raised when the head coach opted to leave Jake Connor out of the squad again.
The Australian Dollar (AUD) bounces back strongly against the Japanese Yen (JPY) and flattens at around 109.80 during the European trading session on Monday.
Eurozone’s Sentix Investor Confidence data, a key indicator of Investor morale, comes in lower at 2.7 in October from 5.1 in September.
Prior 52.5 Final Composite PMI 52.0 vs 51.7 prelim Prior 52.5 Key findings: Service sector output rises for third month in a row Input cost inflation strongest since June amid surging fuel prices Business optimism moderates from August's six month high Comment: Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence…
The EUR/GBP cross attracts sellers for the seventh straight day and drops back closer to the year-to-date low, around the 0.8460-0.8455 region, at the start of a new week.
Dow Jones futures inch lower by 0.07% to trade near 51,440 during European hours on Monday. S&P 500 futures decline by 0.09% to trade around 7,770, while Nasdaq 100 futures remain steady near 31,070.
OCBC’s Christopher Wong notes that Gold’s brief post-payrolls rebound faded as long-end US yields stayed elevated and the Dollar remained firm. The bank argues that reduced Fed hike risk alone is insufficient for a sustained rally; a clearer, lasting decline in long-end and real yields, alongside some easing in Oil-driven…
Alex Scott has withdrawn from the England squad after picking up a tendon injury in the 7-0 win over Croatia, with Thomas Tuchel adamant there was no suggestion of injury before the midfielder played on Saturday.
BBC Sport looks at how Turki Alalshikh's aborted takeover of Derby County has contributed to a poor start to their Championship season.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategist Quek Ser Leang observes USD/JPY fluctuated between 156.94 and 158.21, closing at 157.83, with intraday trading expected inside 157.10–158.10. Over 1–3 weeks, he now favours a broad consolidation between 156.35 and 158.70 rather than deeper pullbacks.
EUR/CAD has pared its recent gains from the previous trading day, hovering around 1.5970 during European hours on Monday. The currency cross depreciates as the Euro (EUR) remains under pressure following the release of Final HCOB Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data from Germany and the Eurozone.
Hong Kong plans licenses for crypto dealing, custody, advisory and management services, with a bill expected before the end of 2026.
Manchester City's owners have been found guilty of injecting money into the club. At Manchester United, fans are frustrated at how much has been taken out.
European Central Bank (ECB) Chief Economist Philip Lane warns of moderate economic growth due to higher long-term rates. Regarding inflation, Lane said that medium-term inflation expectations are still de-anchored.
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The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) extends its decline as the safe-haven US Dollar (USD) maintains its bullish tone, with investors wary of risk, amid the worsening bond market turmoil.
MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that Euro (EUR) weakness at the start of the week reflects mounting concerns over destabilizing financial conditions in the Euro-zone, triggered by a sharp sell-off in French government bonds.
The novelist has expanded her devastating 2014 short story about an imagined affair between Daphne du Maurier and a fictional Polish-Jewish housekeeper The rollcall of notable novels that began life as short stories is surprisingly long and various. Two years before Clarissa Dalloway famously shopped for flowers in Virginia…
Based on Lagerfeld’s biography, director Nick Hooker gets access to the designer’s inner circle, but ultimately fails to find the man behind the high collar and sunglasses Karl Lagerfeld had never set foot inside a supermarket before he had one built on a catwalk in 2014, featuring models browsing aisles with baskets shopping…
Bitcoin ETF inflows reached a third straight week, while Ether ETFs swung to outflows and Zcash funds posted their first weekly outflow.
Eurozone September final services PMI 53.0 vs 53.0 prelim Prior 51.6 Eurozone September final composite PMI 53.1 vs 53.1 prelim Prior 52.0 The breakdown The final numbers reaffirm what we already know from the preliminary estimates, as private sector business activity increased at the quickest rate in nearly three-and-a-half…
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Brian McDermott has named his 23-player England squad for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with Mikey Lewis selected ahead of Jake Connor.
The October 2 action adds five blocked counterparties, while Treasury's alleged crypto transfers are separate from its wider fundraising total.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, catches aggressive bids following Friday's dismal US jobs data-led downtick and jumps to a fresh high since April 2025 at the start of a new week.
TRX has traded near $0.335 while nearly $96 billion in stablecoins sits on TRON. A U.
SUI rose to $1.23 as traders watched $1.27 resistance while Mysten Labs pushed stablecoins and AI agents as Sui’s next growth areas.
DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee says the Dollar’s three-week rally is losing monetary-policy support as senior Federal Reserve officials push back against expectations for another rate hike at the October 28 FOMC meeting.
The British Pound (GBP) slumps 0.3% to near 208.40 in the European trade on Monday after a flat opening at around 209.10.
Five teams went into week four of the NFL season with a 100% record, but only three teams remain unbeaten after Sunday's action.
AUD/USD inches lower after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 0.6940 during European hours on Monday. The pair remains subdued as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground on rising safe-haven demand, driven primarily by deteriorating geopolitical conditions in the Middle East.
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky expects higher September inflation across Czech Republic and Hungary, with Czech data seen backing a November rate hike. He forecasts unchanged policy in Poland and Romania, maintains a bearish regional FX bias, and favours the Czech koruna, which he sees as less tied to global narratives and likely…
The 2026 Formula 1 head-to-heads with all of the latest Qualifying, Sprint and Grand Prix scores in each of the 11 teams.
USD/IDR gains ground after posting modest losses in the previous day, trading around 17,950 during the early European hours on Monday.
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than the final PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK. The final readings are rarely market-moving because the markets react more to new information.
Silver (XAG/USD) trades above $61.30 on Monday’s early European session, after bouncing from two-month lows around $59.70 on Friday.
Danske Research Team reports that global equities ended last week only 0.5% lower despite a rapid rise in yields, with tech and cyclicals outperforming. Over the past two weeks, equities are up 0.4%, while volatility has been largely confined to bonds.
Organisers announced last month that general admission tickets would cost £408 each, including a £5 booking fee – taking the price above £400 for the first time.
With three clean sheets from three games in Uefa Nations League Group B2, Northern Ireland are the only team in this year's competition yet to concede a goal.
Revenue has been linked to malicious USDG approvals that allowed attackers to gain unlimited spending permissions before moving funds from users’ wallets in the same transaction. Blockchain security firm Salus said attackers obtained permit signatures from users and submitted them…
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From underwater explosions to PlayStation joysticks, the Lebanese artist makes art inspired by sound. Can this work in a space known for its chattering day-trippers, overstimulated schoolkids and echoing acoustics?
A look at the point in club-record £117m Chelsea signing Morgan Rogers' career when he doubted whether he could make it at the highest level.
England, Australia and India say no space for extra events No new international tournaments until 2031 at earliest The International Cricket Council (ICC) will not introduce a World Club Championship or more international multilateral tournaments until 2031 at the earliest after resistance from England, Australia and India.…
After working with nearly all of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad in their formative years, the coach is also a huge fan of English football. He’s now pitting his wits against both At the end of a 2-0 defeat by England in Prague, the Czechia coach turned left, walked along the touchline, shook Thomas Tuchel’s hand and said…
Former Brighton and Birmingham stopper has his family getting their hands dirty rebooting Leeds club They held a sweepstake in the FC Farsley office. How many fans would come for the first men’s game at their Throstle Nest ground in more than two years?
The actor will perform famous TV sketches – as well as new material created with Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Howard Goodall – in Rowan Live, which opens in February Rowan Atkinson will return to the stage next year to play Blackadder, Mr Bean and other comic characters from across his career in a West End show, Rowan Live.…
Kansas City beat the surprisingly feisty Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. They already look like a very real contender after a lost season in 2025 The rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders goes back to the formation of the American Football League in 1960, when the Chiefs were the Dallas Texans, and the…
As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enduring gothic melodrama celebrates its 40th birthday, producer Cameron Mackintosh and cast members from down the years recall what makes it so special There is something about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterly musical The Phantom of the Opera – celebrating 40 years on the West End this month – which…
The USD/CAD pair gathers strength to around 1.4280 during the early European trading hours on Monday. Oil prices fall as rising crude exports from the Middle East and G7 nations' release of oil add to supplies, weighing on the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) against the US Dollar (USD).
Google's AI tools aim to help educators achieve their teaching goals and provide students with personalized learning experiences.
Key price averages are on the verge of confirming a major bullish configuration for the first time in over a year.
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President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser has called for former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board, opening another debate over the Fed’s policy direction weeks after officials raised interest rates for the first time in…
Ether waiting to enter staking has fallen by more than a quarter since early September, while the exit queue hit its longest of 2026.
S&P Global Ratings launched a new VRA framework to score risk in on-chain lending vaults, covering credit, liquidity, protocol and governance.
Heimir Hallgrimsson has called on UEFA to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future.
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Jeremy Strong plays Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Reckoning', Stephen King's 'Carrie' is adapted for the small screen, and Tate Britain revives the rebellious creativity of the 90s. Here's what to look out for this week.
Decent effects and a late-stage twist show promise, but this gore-fest needs to be more disgusting, funny or unnerving The film opens with a lone figure striding into the foreground. He’s an amateur entertainer on his way to a gig, and he’s not been met at the station as planned.
Longer battery life, better screen, upgraded Siri and new variable aperture camera in refreshed design from last year’s model Apple’s smaller Pro iPhone gets the best kind of spec bump for 2026: longer battery life, faster chips and a fancy new variable aperture for the main camera. The iPhone 18 Pro is one of a pair of slab…
The Talking Heads frontman considers the dormant ideas that made a comeback – from Indian irrigation to Kafka There’s barely been a moment in the last half-century when David Byrne hasn’t been zinging about, dancing forward, opting odd. The art-school dropout frontman of Talking Heads, he moved sideways into ballet, dance and…
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Bitcoin price has begun October near $85,000 after a weak U. S.
Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on testnet at block 4,465,026, putting its planned 25 second blocks and new fee mechanism into live testing ahead of a targeted Nov. 5 mainnet rollout.
A crypto investigator says Tronify.rent took $69,651 from about 80 victims after one victim said Google Gemini had called the site safe.
A study of a pre-Hispanic molar with a jadeite inlay concludes it was treated while its owner was still alive. The find is the first documented case of such an inlay in a Mayan back molar.
John Boyega, who was friends with Damilola, speaks in this moving programme. Plus: David Harewood’s superb new legal drama.
The softer US jobs report on Friday might have offered markets some much-needed relief before the weekend but I don't think it changes the main thing traders should be watching this week. And that is still the bond market.
Zcash advocacy group PGPZ has registered to lobby in Washington on the CLARITY Act, crypto taxes, privacy and developer protections.
Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total AI-generated child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, with the amount of illegal material investigated this year already exceeding the total for 2025. Analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation have found…
Natural History Museum and British Museum among cultural institutions leveraging collections and exhibitions They are often free to visit but museums are bolstering their finances by putting their stamp on everything from upmarket hotel suites to trendy jumpsuits and virtual reality experiences. Forget buying a T-shirt.
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation “It was dead in the middle of summer, it was a shock,” says Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan. The fourth-year game design student at Abertay University was at home with her family thousands of miles away in Thailand when she discovered…
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Output Gap, Potential Growth Rate, and Labor Market Indicators”.
OKXICE, the joint venture of OKX and ICE, plans to launch tokenized U. S.
NU7 cuts the target block time from 75 seconds to 25, giving exchanges, wallets and developers a live rehearsal before a planned November mainnet launch.
Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film may be about to become one of the biggest bombs Hollywood has ever seen – but it is destined to be re-evaluated with time This article contains spoilers for Digger I feel for film critics, I really do. Tom Cruise’s latest film Digger put them in an impossible position: you can’t really talk about it…
Kraken parent Payward has connected to Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net, giving select institutions 24/7 U. S.
Bitcoin came within about $500 of its late-September peak before sellers pushed it back under $86,000. It's the second rally in a week to stall.
OKX and NYSE parent ICE seek to offer 63 tokenized U. S.
Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages Britain does not have a plan for how to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortages, according to a warning from more than 150 experts delivered to Andy Burnham. The climate crisis…
It is one of the world’s finest collections, full of Monets, Miros and Picassos. But is the great Swiss architect’s extension for the Beyeler Foundation a worthy addition?
Binance will require Brazilian users to give purpose and counterparty details for international crypto transfers starting Nov. 1 under BCB rules.
Ether beat bitcoin in the third quarter, but its market liquidity got thinner, according to Coingecko.
Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks and other protocol changes before a planned November mainnet activation.
Japan officials toughen tone on yen as USD/JPY holds near 158 Nikkei jumps 2.5% to three-month high as AI stocks rally on softer Fed hike bets Saudi Aramco cuts Arab Light price to Asia by $3, widest discount since 2020 Fed minutes preview: one more hike guidance meets softer data as October odds fade Oil slips toward $102…
The stock trading platform seeks to offer tokenized shares in more than 60 US-listed companies under the SEC’s recently introduced innovation exemption.
Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator.
HBO's series, which concluded Sunday night, focuses more on characters' internal battles than costumes and special effects.
The October 1 joint motion seeks a July 2027 tax start, while court entry remains unconfirmed and rule comments close Oct. 30.
India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.
Markets are unlikely to react unless the situation escalates, as contacts have so far tested negative and officials insist there is no outbreak. The main risk is confirmation of plague with secondary cases among those under observation, which could stoke broader health-scare headlines and modest safe-haven demand.
The actor, who is performing on the West End, was filmed telling theatre fans ‘you can’t come 20 times and sit in the front row, it’ll drive me mad’ Gillian Anderson has come under fire after the actor was filmed telling a group of fans that they were “distracting” her by repeatedly sitting in the front row while she performs…
The survey leans hawkish for the BOJ despite softer headline growth. Output price inflation near record highs, rising payrolls and building backlogs point to capacity pressure that supports the case for another hike.
Oil is the main channel here. The surge in energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict lifted milk powder and aluminium, the main drivers of September's gains.
The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Opening Remarks by Deputy Governor UCHIDA at the ECONDAT 2026 Fall Meeting (AI, Big Data, and Monetary Policy)”.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “8th Conference on Nontraditional Data, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing in Macroeconomics (ECONDAT 2026 Fall Meeting)”.
Waivers for missed accumulation criteria accompany renewed commitments, with no further Bitcoin accumulation envisaged beyond documented donations.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances (Projections for Oct.)”.
Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.
Alejandro G Iñárritu’s critically panned satire took just $20m globally in its opening weekend, against a reported $150m production budget and $100m marketing spend Digger has flopped in its opening weekend with a $20m global box office, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note…
Many cases involve criminals using other people’s identities to sell fake event tickets to friends and family The total amount stolen by criminals who hack into people’s emails and social media accounts and then pretend to be them has risen by more than 400% in a year, official UK data shows. In many cases, the scammers are…
Only 150 of 2,189 titles published in UK for young children last year focused on minority ethnic, disabled or neurodivergent characters The number of children’s books featuring Black main characters fell by almost 8% last year, according to research into diversity in UK publishing. Just 47 – or 2.1% – of the 2,189 books…
Union says staff left with no choice but industrial action after breakdown in pay talks with Texas oil firm Apache A looming strike by oil workers in the North Sea could “severely disrupt” UK fuel supplies, the Unite union has said, adding that staff were left with no choice after a breakdown in pay talks with the Texas oil…
Chalmers's warning on debt servicing costs puts the spotlight on the global rise in bond yields, which is now feeding directly into government budget arithmetic. That keeps fiscal supply and credit concerns on the radar for Australian government bonds ahead of the mid-year update.
Roman Storm and the XRP army aren’t happy former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump’s new AI czar, Peter Brandt flips bullish and says Bitcoin may reach as high as $600K by 2029.
The survey sends mixed signals for the Australian dollar and rates. Slower activity, job shedding and weaker confidence argue against further tightening.
There's no direct market read-through yet, because officials describe the situation as stable and close contacts have so far tested negative. And we all trust Russian officials, right?
Coin Metrics rebuilt ETH Standard flows, but an outflow trading claim still needs the data available at the decision time.
A heads up for AUD traders, it's a Sydney holiday today. The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is open as normal but AUD liqudiity will be somewhat thinned out by Sydney's absence.
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth The Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations including abolishing affordable homes and community funding rules as well as scrapping Natural England and the Environment Agency. The shadow chancellor…
Glassnode estimated the probability of an additional quarter-point hike at the Oct. 28 meeting fell from 66% on Sept.
AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
A missing-output SIGHASH_SINGLE request can leave recipients unbound; Core’s merged PSBT repair has no confirmed fixed-release destination.
US government debt is one of the easiest assets in the world to borrow against, which lets financial companies get cash without giving up their investments for good. Washington is rewriting the rules for that borrowing, and the result will reach crypto through the companies that keep Treasury securities behind their dollar…
Congress is gone from Washington for the final pre-election recess, and it's time to take stock of what's going on ahead of November.
Chainalysis’s new regional chapters separate national crypto participation from domestic exchange business, with Brazil-based platforms receiving 12.5% of inflows.
This gag-packed adaptation of Eric Morecambe’s children’s books – by the writing team behind Alan Partridge – is full of stunning comic talent. Bill Bailey, Ross Noble, Tom Davies, Sian Clifford and Asim Chaudhry are all brilliant Oh my goodness; how long has it been since we all had a lovely teatime treat?
Clayton had said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but also posed ‘a threat’ during his confirmation hearing Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence , to also serve as the new White House AI czar. Clayton, who leads the US’s 18 intelligence agencies , previously served as the top federal prosecutor…
Drift's October 1 launch quote valued DFX near one cent per USDT lost, while redemption ends future pool participation for the tokens burned.
Emma Claassen responds to an article by Adrian Chiles on the recruitment crisis in scaffolding Adrian Chiles is right: scaffolding is hard work ( Britain’s scaffolding should be a source of national pride – instead we’re struggling to recruit workers, 1 October ). It demands physical resilience, skill, judgment and proper…
President Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launched crypto lawsuits including the agency's case against Ripple.
The government pledged to end an unfair system. Ministers must give homeowners power over costs, rather than another place to complain “To the millions of leaseholders across the country, you have my word.
zkAPI offers an exit without server clearance, but challenged spending states, vault pauses and note expiry can constrain recovery.
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The Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a "side door into the banking system" without the safeguards that bind traditional banks.
Wunmi Mosaku ( Sinners, Loki ) narrates NatGeo's new documentary Africa: Earth's Wild Home
A higher entry bond lowers collateral per ETH at full balance, but funding and operator profiles determine fee-efficiency gains.
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
Reform UK leader was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from crypto billionaire Nigel Farage has been interviewed by the standards commissioner for an investigation into whether he should have declared a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The Reform UK leader spent about half an hour…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets.
Michael Saylor has hinted at another Strategy Bitcoin purchase after the company raised its holdings to 847,666 BTC with a $143M buy.
The products target triple daily futures-benchmark returns before fees, while registration effectiveness and a first trading date remain unconfirmed.
XRP trades near $1.50 as buyers defend $1.45, Binance leverage recovers and two XRPL upgrades approach on Oct. 8 and Oct.
A standard business practice offsets future costs by funding a reserve for returns – but many small businesses don’t do it In my 30-plus years of being an accountant I have learned many business lessons from people who were much smarter than me. Jerry Crawford was one of those people.
Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep From the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years.
Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them — and keep using them — is becoming the next challenge.
President Donald Trump said US intel chief Clayton will lead the SIF, reporting to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
India’s RBI remains cautious on crypto over monetary and capital-flow risks while backing tokenization, CBDC pilots and digital bonds.
When you hold a dollar stablecoin, somebody else may be earning interest on the assets backing your balance, while a company borrowing to buy Bitcoin has to find the money to pay its lenders. Both businesses are crypto-native, but a higher interest rate can reward the first and eat into the economics of the second.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVIA listener Mary Ann Paulukonis of Pittston, Pennsylvania.
Japan added Garantex to a Russia sanctions asset-freeze list covering 33 entities and nine people, while restricting services to 35 vessels.
Near Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the attacker and gave them 48 hours to return the funds.
Their careers are peaking, they’re rich in money and time – and young people think they’re cool. But maybe it’s not as simple as that ‘Stop sleeping on gen X.” I heard this on TikTok recently.
Women hold just a fraction of new AI jobs but are overrepresented in roles with high risk of AI disruption There’s a common fear among people who work in Silicon Valley: snag one of the fast-growing, high-paying jobs in artificial intelligence, or get trapped in the “permanent underclass”, a phrase describing the fate of…
Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.
BNB trades near $788 as traders watch $800 resistance, the 37th quarterly burn and tokenized-stock growth for October’s next move.
Garantex was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions for helping Russian entities evade financial restrictions.
Australian DJ Lenny Pearce is selling out venues across North America with his toddler raves: techno dance party fun for the whole family.
G7 nations plan to release large amounts of diesel fuel soon, but European countries were not entirely happy about the agreement.
Andy Burnham is a Westminster leader whom Welsh nationalists could finally work with - but only if he stands up to the devo-sceptics in UK Labour As I sat in the first Plaid Cymru conference since the party won the Welsh election and started leading the Welsh government, I heard things I had never heard before. I have been to a…
From Nov. 1, affected international deposits will remain pending until customers provide required transfer details.
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh Derry’s answer to the Ramones play 30 songs in a breakneck and breathless ride through the punk humour and new-wave surrealism of their repertoire “This is the first record we ever made. Still sounds good to me,” smiles bassist Mickey Bradley, deliberately downplaying the song released in 1978 that…
A group of dads in the Houston suburbs discovered they could use drone deliveries to send each other potatoes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with one of them, Nathan Edwards, an editor for The Verge.
Brazil votes Oct. 4 as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face a tight race that could shape crypto taxes, exchange rules and stablecoin oversight.
Solana price trades near $121 as 124–125 resistance, ETF flows and Alpenglow testing shape whether SOL can reach $148 in October.
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.
The co-founder of the Right to Roam campaign and author of The Book of Trespass discusses the Oxfordshire riverside community he calls home and how Hardwick Hall has been taken back by the people On the banks of the Thames in South Oxfordshire, the Hardwick estate has been owned by the Rose family for generations. When Sir…
After Turkish police found drugs on board the Phoenician M, the ship’s chief mate, Ali Albokhari, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. His wife is still fighting to free him In the early hours of 6 October 2023, Elena Albokhari was woken by a text message from her husband.
Minerva theatre, Chichester Nina Segal’s revisiting of the Sophoclean story is pleasingly experimental – but not all the ideas work in Jeff James’s fourth-wall breaking production Libations were typically poured to appease the gods and honour the dead in Ancient Greece, but as a black, tar-like substance is dribbled here…
Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with a parent with Alzheimer’s, the passage in Andy Burnham’s speech about social care moved me to tears. My mother had not even been diagnosed when I…
Ethereum price trades near $2,695 as traders watch $2,800 resistance, ETF flows and the Oct. 6 Glamsterdam test for a possible $3,000 move.
Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on Monday, rail staff leapt to one conclusion: there had been a violent incident on board. “Someone will have kicked off,” one staff member said.
The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.
Costa Ltd reports operating profit of £20m in year to 31 December 2025 after losses of £13.5m in 2024 Costa’s main coffee shop arm has returned to an operating profit after revamping its high street outlets and broadening its menu with iced drinks, matcha and fresher pastries. The chain, which has 2,700 outlets in the UK and…
Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IMF said.
Visa says stablecoin-linked card payments grew nearly 200% year over year as more than 160 programs expanded across consumer and business use.
Last month, film producer George Lucas opened his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art for many legions of fans of Star Wars memorabilia and visual storytelling. Ma Yansong, the Chinese architect who designed the futuristic looking building, says he hopes it "sparks curiosity and new ideas."
Unison union refuses to ballot members on offer that would make 11% of council employees worse off UK politics live – latest updates Thousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s biggest ever “fire-and-rehire” exercises, after union negotiations broke…
By embracing the role of amiable lunk, the wrestler turned actor has become an unlikely, and very modern, leading man. But does his relationship with the WWE, and its controversial former owner, risk tarnishing his brand?
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and chair of the parliamentary science, innovation and technology committee Debates around big tech and…
Modern Art Oxford Entropy and hopelessness become thrillingly confrontational in this ambitious show, which recreates Nelson’s studio, shacks and sand dunes in dilapidated form It’s either a cry for help or a scream into the void. Whichever it is, Mike Nelson’s latest exhibition is the English artist at his most frustrated…
South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges recorded $15.1 billion in weekly trading volume, down 19.56%, while Upbit held a 64.04% share.
Russia’s Finance Ministry has started paying some employees in digital rubles, extending the CBDC into government payroll after its Sept. 1 rollout.
The singer-songwriter owes a lot to Georgie Fame and likes the romantic side of Jimi Hendrix – but which ringtone song can put him in a bad mood? The first song I fell in love with The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, which came out in 1967 when I was 12.
Charity calls for faster progress on humane slaughter laws for farmed fish in England and Wales Up to 77m fish are slaughtered each year in the UK but there are no routine or mandatory inspections of fish slaughterhouses in England and Wales, it can be revealed. Concerns within government about the way fish are slaughtered…
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of safety…
ZEC enters October after a rapid September advance and a steep pullback. Developers have scheduled NU7 for testnet this week, but its proposed faster blocks will not reach mainnet until November at the earliest.
OpenPayd expects its Titan merger and Nasdaq listing by year-end as the stablecoin payments firm prepares to launch U. S.
Here's a hypothetical scenario: you want to use $100 out of your bank account to buy newly issued stablecoins. The company issuing the stablecoins takes your dollars, puts them in its own bank account, and gives you a balance you can send around on a blockchain.
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.
Zcash ETF recorded $93.56 million in weekly outflows as ZEC fell toward $1,300, while cumulative inflows remained positive at $212.56 million.
Chisenhale Gallery, London A young man possessed by the spirit of a mythical Buganda warrior leads the film-making collective’s explosive new diatribe against the theft of cultural artefacts – with the help of a ‘video joker’ Wakaliga Uganda makes action movies with a cast from the Kampala streets, props built out of scrap…
Philippine authorities froze 25 crypto wallets and 91 other accounts and assets tied to an unnamed lawmaker in a flood-control plunder probe.
Ceremonies and events are being held in Assisi throughout the day in honour of Italy's patron saint. The festivities form part of the Franciscan Jubilee Year, proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV.
Vitalik Buterin is testing a private AI setup using Qwen, zkAPI and Tor to get personalized health advice while limiting data sent remotely.
Scammers reuse personal details harvested from fake Esta websites – and texts and calls can keep arriving for months When the British actor Lisa Riley was preparing to travel to the US last year, she applied online for an Esta so she would not need a visa. After finding the site through a Google search she filled in her…
Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to them Ministers are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound spending muscle, as Whitehall prepares to devolve more revenue to local levels. Ideas under…
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures Britain’s car industry is grappling with a “difficult trade-off” between China and Europe, as manufacturers struggle to balance the benefits of both markets ahead of looming trade measures that could restrict UK…
Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and rats People living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok . On busy days, the queue for Fabel Friet on…
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, two weeks after the agency approved Agora National Trust Bank, Catena Trust Bank and Bastion Platforms.
"...we were making history."
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.
The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.
Companies can own a mountain of US government debt without betting that bond prices will rise. Hedge funds buy Treasury securities and sell futures against them to collect a small pricing gap, borrowing most of the purchase money to make the return worthwhile.
The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers.
By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.
The YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own computer.
Non-compliant tokens could lose licensed custody and transfer access if the proposal becomes law, with exit rules still unresolved.
CEO Iana Dimitrova said OpenPayd aims to launch in the U. S.
Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.
Pi Network enters October with a scheduled protocol upgrade and a coin still struggling to hold nine cents. PI changed hands near $0.0888 on October 3, according to CoinGecko, after a week in which it traded between roughly $0.0861 and…
Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions.
The TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate.
In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-ticking Andy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he seemed to slam on the brakes, kicking most reforms into the 2030s.
As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control the financial networks powering machine-driven commerce.
Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats.
Farooq Abbasi, an investor in Neko Health, talked to Equity about the hot health tech company and what's next for it.
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology California’s laws aimed at protecting workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence could pave the way for broader workplace safeguards across the US as calls for regulating the technology mount.…
Six US banks have failed in 2026 so far, which is one more than in 2023 and enough to make another banking-crisis headline practically write itself. But before we start reliving Silicon Valley Bank, it's worth looking at what those six banks actually held: about $1.43 billion in combined assets, compared with roughly $552.54…
The pontiff says algorithms "lack the spark of humanity," and the Vatican wants to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to protect it.
Progress will effectively reset when the new Congress is sworn in, because key senators who quarterbacked the bill will not be on the ballot again, writes the Cato Institute's Ryan Chan-Wei.
Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, rebalanced and eventually managed in real-time.
Fuel costs are biting for crop growers, trucking firms and a host of other industries as Iran war stokes record prices Joe Hamilton farms corn and soybeans on 2,500 acres in Indiana’s Delaware county. Next week, when his soybean harvest kicks off, four tractors, two combine harvesters and five semi-trucks will roar to life.
Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is safer Bacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern about the health risks posed by nitrites, chemicals used to cure meats. While many experts argue there is no evidence processed meat made without…
Chainalysis has used its in-house AI to cut more than 20 hours of manual bridge reconciliation to under 10 minutes while investigating the $387 million stolen from Bitget. Chainalysis said in its Oct.
The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.
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The September 29 snapshot shows leveraged funds’ reported shorts fell about 5,300 BTC-equivalent across four products, while longs and open interest also declined.
Greek police have arrested 17 people in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme that authorities estimate collected more than $8 million from at least 10,000 participants. Hellenic Police said in an Oct.
The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
Would-be marketers enticed by online talk of entering a world of travel and easy cash find that the reality is rather different Months before she entered the Love Island villa, the content creator Yasmin Hadlow promised viewers of her online videos that they could “catch flights and get paid mid-air”. All they had to do, she…
Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability struggles Five US House members have called out pricing practices at the US’s two largest convenience store chains in response to an investigation by the Guardian . The Guardian found that 7-Eleven and Circle K…
Formerly a favourite of the A-list, the chain has abruptly ceased trading, leaving teachers and customers blindsided Kate Comer is a single mother with two children, so she is used to living on a financial knife-edge. But when the yoga studio at which she taught closed without warning in September, leaving her with two…
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
Revelation comes amid mounting concern over online prediction market’s effects on integrity of financial system UK authorities are being urged to intervene after it emerged that the online prediction market Polymarket has been taking thousands of dollars worth of bets over whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail. Polymarket – the…
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more If a third runway is built at Heathrow, what will be the impact on the wealth of the nation?
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January BT has been accused of “bullying” customers by temporarily cutting off their broadband to pressure them to upgrade to a digital landline, as providers race to switch households over before the January deadline. Telecoms…
Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite A flagship Labour authority has warned it may have to impose a 150% council tax rise on residents to maintain current services following central government cuts under a new funding settlement. Hammersmith and Fulham…
Citizen environmentalists create online platform that flags spills in real time and highlights repeatedly polluted spots The easy thing for the people who live on the banks of the River Dart in Devon might have been to grumble and groan about the sewage spills that blight their beloved waterway. Instead, citizen…
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it…
Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire British farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of cases surpassing the past three years combined. The viral disease, which affects sheep and cattle among other animals, can cause…
When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data In the early hours of Saturday 22 February 2025 the following email landed in the inboxes of the entire US federal workforce: From: HR…
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
Meta wants Muse in your TV and your toaster, so it's giving the code away for free.
The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.
Meta says FDA isn't sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project The US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department…
1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels' blessing and money.
The US employment report gave stock buyers something to cheer about on Friday. Payroll growth missed expectations, earlier months were revised lower and wage growth slowed.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation
Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
Actors with makeup and fake symptoms staggered into 73 healthcare facilities.
Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O
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Critics say workers are still owed far more.
A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots When voters cast their ballots, their votes are supposed to remain secret: from their family, their neighbors, and the government. But what if artificial intelligence could make secret votes visible?
It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.
Leaders agree a coordinated drawdown after surge in prices and Donald Trump’s threat to cut off US supplies Leaders of G7 nations are to release up to 100m barrels of their emergency diesel and crude oil stockpiles after Donald Trump threatened to cut off supplies of US diesel. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, said…
Greg Lui allegedly used false paperwork to smuggle export-controlled gear from US to third countries and then China US authorities have arrested a man accused of smuggling more than $300m worth of computer servers to China , the Department of Justice announced. Greg Lui, 38, of California , also known as “Yiu Kong Lui”…
The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.
Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
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Freddy García-Albán and Manuel González-Astudillo This paper investigates which features of a Bayesian dynamic factor model improve U. S.
Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
Cloudflare is launching eight major updates that bring logs, traces, analytics, alerts, dashboards, querying, and telemetry export into one observability platform, with simpler and more predictable pricing.
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super intelligence,” and meanwhile, Meta…
The new trading week brings a lighter economic calendar, but there are still several events that can move currencies and yields. The main highlights are Monday’s U.
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super intelligence,” and meanwhile…
A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.
Blackstone's Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building next-gen AI. Register for your pass and get 50% off a second.
Bonus: Every Electric’s batteries are beloved by household cats.
Patrick McCabe’s herculean feat shows limits and possibilities of special educational needs and disabilities system Patrick McCabe is instantly recognisable in the early autumn sunshine, his wheelchair surrounded by fellow pupils at Fallibroome Academy in Macclesfield, Cheshire as they move from lesson to lesson, chatting…
With all the talk about how AI might one day kill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created "crash-test dummies" to solve that.
Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government says Andy Burnham plans to pass legislation to scrap the state pension triple lock in this parliament, even though the guarantee will remain until 2030, the government has said. The prime minister used his conference speech to…
Streamline demonstrates how to build long-running, continuous video processing pipelines by pairing Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects with a containerized media engine.
Readers respond to an article by Will Hutton and Andy Haldane suggesting that they could be run for the public benefit Will Hutton and Andy Haldane advocate “turning [utilities] into public-benefit companies with a primary, constitutional objective of delivering high-quality services, with profitability subordinate to that…
Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.
The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.
The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.
"There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others," the pope wrote. "Algorithms lack the spark of humanity."
Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs, and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government faces significant “tech debt” that could bring a big bill for taxpayers after the OpenAI Medicare…
‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast From her balcony in Launceston, Kayla Thompson can see the buzz of construction at what will soon be one of…
Here are Google’s latest AI updates from September 2026
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Ontario Bancorporation, Inc.
Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.
The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order.
Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.
Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.
Prior month factory orders 0.8% down from 0.9% previously Factory orders: +0.1% vs +0.1% expected. Prior +0.9% revised to 0.8%.
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White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett discussed the US jobs report and the administration’s economic outlook on Bloomberg TV: The jobs report was broadly in line with expectations, and the data point to a very strong consumer. He expects a strong holiday shopping season.
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
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The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.
The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at an all-time high of 200.01p, according to the RAC motoring body.
Cloudflare AI Gateway now supports native web search API integration in partnership with Ceramic.ai, Exa, and Linkup. Developers can now inject real-time web context into model inference calls via AI Gateway, REST APIs, or Workers bindings.
The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs.
Local AI is becoming more useful by the token. As AI agents move from experiments into everyday development, increasingly capable open models are shrinking to fit on more devices, giving builders more to run locally.
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Cloudflare Traces shows how a request moves through security rules, transformations, cache, routing, Workers, and your origin, then follows it across services running anywhere in your stack.
A year after pledging to eliminate two-tier product access, Cloudflare has expanded Logpush, multi-account governance, and higher platform limits to all accounts. Here is an update on our progress, how we dogfood these tools internally, and what is coming next.
We’re announcing the closed beta of a self-serve Cloudflare OHTTP Gateway. We’re also renaming our Privacy Gateway to Cloudflare OHTTP Relay to better distinguish the two products.
Fraudsters are increasingly using AI to bypass stateless security checks. Cloudflare's new Account Abuse Protection dashboard uses stateful analysis and edge-generated Hashed User IDs to help teams investigate and block account abuse.
Quick Tunnels now support email authentication. Add --allowed-mail to one cloudflared command, and only the addresses or domains you list can reach your local app.
Some of the world's leading organizations are building the future of non-profit work with Cloudflare.
Cloudflare now ranks as the fastest provider across 74% of the top 1,000 global networks. By incorporating background telemetry from Cloudflare Challenge Pages, we have expanded our real-user measurement scale while maintaining user privacy.
The company says around 14 vehicles may be affected, and that it has resolved the issue on the assembly line.
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Producer Price Index - Final Demand…
Prior was +162K (revised to +133K) Two-month net revision -60K Unemployment rate 4.2% vs 4.1% expected Prior unemployment rate 4.1% Unrounded unemployment 4.1753% vs 4.1413% prior Participation rate 61.8% vs 61.6% prior U6 underemployment rate 7.6% vs 7.7% prior Average hourly earnings +0.1% m/m vs +0.3% expected Average hourly…
Headlines: US jobs report faces a higher bar as bond market tensions raise the stakes What is the distribution of forecasts for the US NFP? Stocks rebound as bond yields cool, but NFP threatens to reset the mood How have interest rate expectations changed after this week's events?
It's the final countdown to the September non-farm payrolls report. Take a look at: Preview: September non-farm payrolls by the numbers That report highlights the seasonals around this number, which could make it a volatile one.
Settlement with Southern Glazer’s will help level the playing field for small businesses and facilitate consumer access to lower-priced wine and spirits at local retailers The Federal Trade Commission secured a settlement agreement with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC, the nation’s largest distributor of wine and…
Lens.com hides bogus ‘taxes & fees’ charge that often doubles the price of contact lenses for consumers, the FTC and states allege Today, the Federal Trade Commission, joined by the Utah and Nevada Attorneys General, sued to stop a long-running deceptive pricing scheme run by contact lens retailer Lens.com Inc. View Press…
Diesel hasn't always been more expensive than other gasoline. Then in 2004, a switch happened due to air quality standards, demand, and taxes.
Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.
Can it be Mini LED without a FALD backlight?
San Francisco leaders say AI-powered cameras helped drive a dramatic decline in car crime. We examine the evidence — and whether the city can keep its high-tech dragnet without sacrificing civil liberties.
Platform ‘for the curious’ says users outside the UK account for nearly 90% of its revenues Business live – latest updates Feeld, a UK-based dating app aimed at non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, has reported strong sales growth and paid its largest-ever dividend as it attracts users from more “vanilla” rivals. Revenues…
From bullets to rabbits to wand vibrators, our sexual wellbeing expert demystifies what’s available and rates her top 17 models (she tested 67) • 26 easy ways to spice up your sex life I could write here about how almost a fifth of women surveyed by Durex said using a sex toy was the most dependable way for them to climax. Or I…
Eurozone September preliminary CPI +3.8% vs +3.6% y/y expected Prior +3.2% Eurozone September preliminary core CPI +2.5% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.4% The breakdown The headline estimate reaffirms that inflation continues to surge higher in the euro area at the end of the third quarter. That is largely driven by energy…
Eurozone September preliminary CPI +3.8% vs +3.6% y/y expected Prior +3.2% Eurozone September preliminary core CPI +2.5% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.4% The breakdown More to follow.. What does the data measure?
In the second quarter of 2026, the EU seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €80.2 billion (+1.6% of GDP), compared with a surplus of €98.0 billion (+2.0% of GDP) in the first quarter of 2026 and a surplus of €91.7 billion (+2.0% of GDP) in the second...
The household saving rate in the euro area decreased to 14.2% in the second quarter of 2026 (compared with 14.4% in the first quarter of 2026), which is explained by consumption increasing at a faster rate than gross disposable income (respectively +1.3% and +1.1%).
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: second quarter of 2026”.
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington.
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.
Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament A recent lobbyist for the controversial $450bn US tech company Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become prime minister, it has emerged. Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir…
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices For some, it is the security of knowing they have a physical copy of their favourite films and music, free from algorithms, interruptions and the vagaries of streaming. For others, it is the sound of…
Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England has appointed Carlos Conceicao and Alexander Justham as members of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee, with effect from September 2026.
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The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect. Another important input in market's reaction is the distribution of forecasts.
Welcome to another edition of NFP Friday. Typically, the US jobs report starts off with one question for markets.
SEC proposes letting investment advisers and funds self-custody Bitcoin and other crypto Dollar hits highest since May 2025 before payrolls; Asia FX slips despite strong data Katayama eyes 7 trillion yen of idle funds as Kiuchi says Japan needs no excessive easing UBS sees three catalysts to steady Treasuries, says Fed hike…
Kiuchi's remarks reduce the risk of government pushback against further BOJ tightening, which is likely to be read as supportive of an earlier rate hike, coming on the same day Tokyo core inflation jumped to 2.7%. That could add to upward pressure on short-dated JGB yields and offer the yen some support.
US September ISM manufacturing 54.5 vs 55.0 expected Canada Sept S&P Global manufacturing PMI 51.5 vs 53.0 prior US weekly initial jobless claims 197K vs 200K expected Fed’s Schmid: Rising long-term rates are starting to strain housing and commercial lending Fed's Jefferson: Weighing more data will allow the Fed to make a…
A new California law places new rules on autonomous vehicles operators.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.
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GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast, running on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, is available now in the OpenAI API and to eligible ChatGPT Work and Codex users. Accelerated by inference optimizations through OpenAI’s models that tap into the capabilities of the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, Ultrafast offers up to 8x faster token generation than the…
Just the data in this post. I'll have more to come on this separately, analysis and implications etc.
Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.
Google's prototype satellite for Project Suncatcher, built in partnership with Planet, launched into orbit aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.
Hong Kong's stock market reopens on Friday, October 2, after closing on Thursday for National Day, but mainland China's markets remain shut for the rest of the week-long holiday and will not resume trading until Thursday, October 8. The Hong Kong exchange trades at its usual hours on Friday, 09:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00…
A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.
Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.
A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.
Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.
The survey adds little to lift the New Zealand dollar, which has fallen to its lowest level in 11 months over the past 24 hours. Softer headline inflation expectations would ordinarily ease pressure on the RBNZ, but the late-month rise in expectations as oil climbed is the more relevant signal for traders, given fuel costs…
A Tokyo core print at or above 2.4% would reinforce expectations of a follow-up BOJ hike and could support the yen and push short-dated Japanese government bond yields higher, while a miss would give weight to the two board members who argued against the September increase. Because Tokyo leads the national figures by about…
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
The craft beer market is saturated and tastes are changing. Brewers are coming with innovative ways to attract customers.
Chairman Paul S. Atkins Commissioner Mark T.
In this Ads Decoded episode, we discuss ad creative — and how it can make or break your YouTube campaigns.
It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
The court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue.
Chairman Paul S. Atkins
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OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public.
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
State attorney general issues subpoena to OpenAI as part of broader inquiry into potential security vulnerabilities California’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, starting an investigation into the startup as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents…
The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.
Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
The firm has apologised to the family.
"This is a fight I likely won't win. We have said goodbye before.
What's expected: Consensus estimate +910K (range +35K to +180K) August +162K July +21K Private consensus estimate +85K Unemployment rate consensus estimate: 4.1% vs 4.1% prior Participation rate 61.6% prior Prior underemployment U6 prior 7.7% Avg hourly earnings y/y exp +3.2% y/y vs +3.1% prior Avg hourly earnings m/m exp…
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
Prices for memory sold for 2027 "are much higher than 2026 prices."
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating. Come see MyMonthly Car in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
Floridians alarmed by 14 mysterious Flock cameras; 11 have no clear owner.
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
Tech company releases Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by…
Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.
Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.
Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, is making her second trip to the space station Four astronauts rocketed into orbit on Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he is away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins…
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules and amendments to provide a tailored framework for the custody of crypto assets for registered investment advisers and regulated funds, i.e. registered investment companies and business…
Guided Vision in Gemini Live is built alongside the blind and low-vision community and offers real-time visual assistance.
1,400 educators earned 4,000+ digital badges at the Google Badge-a-thon. Watch the on-demand sessions on YouTube and claim your first badge today.
The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.
We are introducing Clef and Clef-flash, open-source decision models hosted on Workers AI for high-speed classification and agentic workflows. Also launching: a new reinforcement learning platform that allows developers to fine-tune decision models using their own data.
The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Isabel Schnabel: Central banks on-chain”.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today published its new handbook, “The SEC Exam Handbook: A Practical Guide on Process and Engagement,” which replaces and expands upon the previous examination brochure by providing…
Construction spending: +0.9% MoM vs 0.0% expected. July revised to −0.1% from −0.5%.
Prior reading was 54.6 New orders 55.3 vs 53.7 prior Employment 52.7 vs 51.2 prior Prices paid 77.9 vs 72.3 expected -- highest since May Prior prices paid 71.1 The prices paid number is grabbing the market's reaction in the immediate aftermath of the report as it soared. US 30-year yields are at the highs of the day, up 5.2…
The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.
Prior was 53.0 Lowest since March Sixth straight month above 50 New orders fall for the first time since March New export orders down for a fourth month Output still rising but at the slowest pace in six months Input cost inflation highest since July 2022 Supplier delivery times longest since August 2022 Business confidence…
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Christine Lagarde: Where AI risks meet”.
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
In the second quarter of 2026, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, increased by 4.0% in the euro area and by 4.7% in the EU compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the first quarter of 2026, house prices increased by 4.6% and 5.1% in the euro area and EU, respectiv...
This South Florida community is typically a refuge for Canadians fleeing cold weather, but trade tensions between the United States and Canada mean fewer are coming.
Agriculture experts say high egg prices were the result of severe avian flu outbreaks, but the Trump administration's tariffs and the war with Iran have also put pressure on farmers.
Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Euro area bank interest rate statistics: August 2026”.
Household energy bills have risen again but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.
The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.
Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.
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Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.
