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Daily Wire Ledger: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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  • 2026-10-28 00:49 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Robert Kaplan: Fed Can Wait Before Hiking Rates

    Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman and former Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan says the central bank can afford to hold off on raising rates by one meeting while continuing to assess economic indicators. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 00:32 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anthropic Said to Pick JPMorgan to Lead IPO’s US Retail Offering

    Anthropic PBC has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead US sales of shares to individual investors in its potentially record-setting initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said.

  • 2026-10-28 00:21 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    India Jewelers Hold Off Gold Buying, Betting Prices Will Drop

    Indian jewelers are holding back gold purchases ahead of their busiest demand season, betting that a recent drop in prices has further to run, according to the country’s biggest precious metals refiner.

  • 2026-10-28 00:18 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    SK Hynix Posts Record Profit Amid AI Rush

    SK Hynix posted a stronger-than-expected seven-fold surge in quarterly profit and unveiled an additional shareholder return program for 2026 worth 100 trillion won ($75 billion), underscoring relentless demand for AI hardware. Counterpoint Research Director MS Hwang puts the resu

  • 2026-10-28 02:35 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Jio Looks to Break India Mega-IPO Jinx With a Blockbuster Stock-Market Debut

    A gray-market premium of about 22% suggests investors are betting on a strong start.

  • 2026-10-28 01:51 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    India’s Record Bank Cash Surplus Fades as RBI Curbs Rupee Bets

    A record cash surplus at Indian banks is fading quickly as the central bank keeps liquidity tight to curb bets against the currency.

  • 2026-10-28 01:50 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    New Zealand Dollar Slides Most Versus Aussie Since 2017 on RBNZ

    The New Zealand dollar tumbled after the central bank unexpectedly kept its policy rate on hold, defying economists’ forecasts for an interest-rate hike.

  • 2026-10-28 05:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Your Portfolio Reset: How Investors Should Think About The Next Decade

    The forces that powered the last 10 years are shifting. Here’s how to prepare for what comes next.

  • 2026-10-28 05:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Rome’s Mayor Rules Out ‘Venice-Like’ Entrance Fee for Tourists

    Rome can best preserve the character of its 3,000-year-old city center with measures like restricting short-term rentals, rather than by increasing taxes imposed on visitors, mayor Roberto Gualtieri said.

  • 2026-10-28 04:59 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ambani’s Jio Surges in Debut After India-Record IPO

    Jio Platforms Ltd. surged in its trading debut on Wednesday after billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s telecom giant raised a record $3.1 billion in India’s biggest initial public offering, defying a poor track record for the country’s mega deals. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 04:28 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    PHP/USD: Marcos Pledges to “Do All We Can” to Defend Philippine Peso

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pledged that Philippine authorities will do all they can to defend the peso as the currency weakened to a record low this week.

  • 2026-10-28 04:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    China Robot Stocks Extend Rally With Unitree Earnings in Focus

    Chinese robotic stocks extended a recent rally spurred by expectations of shorter timelines for mass deployment, with upcoming earnings from industry leader Yushu Technology Co. poised to provide another boost.

  • 2026-10-28 04:40 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Korea Financial Firms Hit By More Hacks as Asia Breaches Grow

    South Korea’s financial industry was hit by a second wave of cyberattacks in about a month as a wave of breaches across Asia heightens concerns that artificial intelligence is making large-scale hacking easier.

  • 2026-10-28 04:17 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fortescue Says Iron Ore Deal With China Must Protect Australia

    Fortescue Ltd.’s top executives said the miner won’t rush into a deal with China’s state-backed iron ore buyer, and that any agreement must protect the company’s long-term interests as well as Australia’s.

  • 2026-10-28 04:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Hong Kong's Kevin Choi on Innovation

    Kevin Choi, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry at the Hong Kong SAR Government, says the city needs to expand its real economy beyond the financial sector, with innovation becoming a second engine of growth. He speaks exclusively on the sidelines of the O

  • 2026-10-28 04:11 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Regal's Poman Lo On Green Investing

    Poman Lo, Founder of One Earth Summit and Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Regal Hotels Group, discusses her push for sustainability and the opportunities she sees in student housing. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 04:03 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Traders Brace for Jio Debut

    Traders are bracing for the Indian market debut of Jio Platforms. The listing pits Mukesh Ambani's telecom giant against a negative trend for India's megadeals amidst a challenging market environment. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 04:03 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    US, Australia Pledge to ‘Swiftly Execute’ Defense Collaboration

    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Australian counterpart agreed Wednesday on the need to “swiftly execute” defense collaboration including a stronger force posture, amid growing Chinese military power in the region.

  • 2026-10-28 03:21 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    US-Friendly Nations Slash Treasury Purchases by 60%, Led by Asia

    Being one of Washington’s closest partners no longer means reliably funding the US deficit.

  • 2026-10-28 03:04 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Jio Platforms Listing Live Updates: Ambani Firm's Trading Debut After Record IPO
  • 2026-10-28 03:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

    China’s central and local governments will probably raise at least a net 2.2 trillion yuan ($330 billion) in bond sales in the final two months of the year, the second-highest amount on record for the period, as the authorities step up efforts to support growth.

  • 2026-10-28 06:29 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Remy Cointreau Beats Estimates on Strong China Cognac Demand

    Remy Cointreau SA’s second-quarter sales rose more than expected as demand for Cognac rebounded in Asia.

  • 2026-10-28 07:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Healey to Scrap UK’s Standing Charges on Gas Bills

    Standing charges on gas bills will be scrapped for millions of British households as soon as next year, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will announce today.

  • 2026-10-28 07:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    RBNZ Governor Says Further Rate Increases Highly Likely

    Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Anna Breman says further OCR increases are highly likely at coming meetings after policymakers voted 4-3 to leave rates unchanged. She points to anchored inflation expectations, subdued wage growth and weak domestic demand. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 07:06 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Princeton Digital Sees Strong Asia Data Center Demand

    Rangu Salgame, Chairman and CEO of Princeton Digital Group, says India, Australia, Japan and South Korea are poised to drive significant data center demand as AI adoption accelerates. He also discusses the company’s financing strategy and focus on investment-grade hyperscalers. (

  • 2026-10-28 07:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UBS CEO Ermotti on Earnings, Cost Savings, Capital Return

    UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti speaks to Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll after the lender posted third-quarter profit broadly in line with expectations, with a surge in client inflows potentially buoying the outlook for the global wealth manager. The Zurich-based bank said net income in the

  • 2026-10-28 06:12 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Heineken Volumes Beat Estimates in Early Boost for New CEO

    Heineken NV’s volumes grew more than expected in the third quarter as strong demand for beer in Asia and a rebound in the Americas gave Chief Executive Officer Rafael Oliveira a boost just weeks after joining the company.

  • 2026-10-28 06:46 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    BNP’s CIB Chairman Says European Clients Becoming More Active

    BNP Paribas SA said clients in Europe put aside their reluctance and started engaging more actively last quarter, helping fueling a jump in revenue at the corporate and investment bank.

  • 2026-10-28 06:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Deutsche Bank Fixed-Income Trading Meets Estimate in Quarter

    Deutsche Bank AG’s revenue from fixed-income trading declined in the third quarter, meeting analyst estimates.

  • 2026-10-28 06:31 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Danone Sales Rise on Higher Prices, Medical Nutrition Demand

    Danone SA sales climbed in the third quarter, driven by higher prices and persistent demand for its protein-rich yogurts and fortified drinks.

  • 2026-10-28 06:20 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    China Refiners Tap African, Brazilian Oil as Freight Rates Fall

    Chinese refiners are buying crude from West Africa and Brazil after a drop in long-haul freight rates cut costs, giving them more supply options as competition for Russian barrels intensifies.

  • 2026-10-28 06:15 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Asia Rate Calls Are Blindsiding Markets and There’s More to Come

    When it comes to wrongfooting investors, Asia’s central banks are on a roll.

  • 2026-10-28 06:06 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    JPMorgan Private Bank’s Tang Sees More Downside Risk for Gold

    Gold still faces downside risk after the latest sell-off as liquidity remains thin and interest rates have room to rise, Yuxuan Tang, head of rates and foreign-exchange strategy for Asia at JPMorgan Private Bank, said in an interview.

  • 2026-10-28 05:49 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Weaker Euro Boosts European Exporters as Earnings Season Peaks

    The dollar’s rebound is good news for shares in European exporters, just as companies enter the busiest stretch of the third-quarter reporting season.

  • 2026-10-28 05:42 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ambani Sheds Tears as Billionaire Clan Celebrates Jio Debut Pop

    Jio Platforms Ltd.’s stock market debut was an emotional moment for Mukesh Ambani, 69, as four generations of one of India’s wealthiest business dynasties came together to ring the opening bell.

  • 2026-10-28 05:26 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Copper Wavers Near Two-Week High as Traders Look to Fed Meeting

    Copper traded near its highest close in two weeks as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.

  • 2026-10-28 05:19 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Japan Retail Traders Shrug Off GMO Hack, Says Central Tanshi FX

    Japan’s retail foreign-exchange market has largely shrugged off the cyberattack on GMO Internet Group Inc., with trading volumes holding up even if some investors are closing accounts, according to Central Tanshi FX’s Takayuki Tominaga.

  • 2026-10-28 09:11 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Sprake: Fed Now Concerned About High Energy Prices (Video)
  • 2026-10-28 08:46 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Turkey Cancels License of Brokerage at Heart of Fund Crisis

    Turkey’s market authorities canceled Tera Yatirim Menkul Degerler’s license and suspended trading on its stock, part of a continued dismantling of the brokerage at the heart of the country’s fund crisis.

  • 2026-10-28 08:43 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Oil Is the Real Risk for Another Week: Market Analysis

    Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 08:12 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Adani Flagship Returns to Profit as Newer Businesses Deliver

    Billionaire Gautam Adani-controlled Adani Enterprises Ltd. returned to profit in the second quarter as newer businesses including airports and data centers scaled up.

  • 2026-10-28 08:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Houthi Strike Hits Aramco Refinery as Israel Election Ends in Deadlock

    Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the

  • 2026-10-28 07:44 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Budget Tests Bond Markets as Fed, ECB and Oil Risks Loom

    It’s budget day, but there’s plenty vying for investors’ attention

  • 2026-10-28 07:42 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey

    UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's budget plans, due to be outlined in the House of Commons at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, are expected to include targeted rebates on heating bills, an increase to the national living wage and a freeze of fuel duty. Bloomberg's Louise Moon

  • 2026-10-28 07:40 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Mbappé Apologizes After China Backlash

    “Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers wh

  • 2026-10-28 07:37 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Sachs: Netanyahu, Eisenkot Share Strategic Goals

    Counting is still underway in Israel with no clear winner in sight. Natan Sachs, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa as the number trickled in for Natanyahu & Eisenkot’s blocs to form the new government.

  • 2026-10-28 07:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anthropic IPO Shutout Sends Asia’s Investors Into Proxy Bets

    For much of Asia, getting a piece of Anthropic’s blockbuster initial public offering may prove nearly impossible. That’s pushing investors toward a collection of proxies, from the Claude maker’s listed shareholders to crypto derivatives and semiconductor stocks.

  • 2026-10-28 07:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Jio’s IPO Surge Ends Tata’s Reign as Most Valuable India Group

    Jio Platforms Ltd.’s blockbuster stock market debut has propelled the digital company as well as its parent Reliance Industries Ltd. into rarified air. It also helped Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate topple Tata Group as India’s largest conglomerate by market value.

  • 2026-10-28 11:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Pimco Would Welcome 2027 UK Fiscal Deficit of Around 3.5%

    Pimco economist Peder Beck-Friis looks ahead to UK Chancellor John Healey’s budget announcement, highlighting the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) fiscal deficit forecast for next year as the critical metric for the gilt market. "If that comes in in the mid-threes, I thin

  • 2026-10-28 10:16 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    GE Vernova Agrees to Pay $9 Billion to Acquire Trench Group

    GE Vernova Inc. agreed to pay $9 billion to acquire Trench Group in a deal that will expand its capacity to supply high-voltage power grid equipment to help meet the surging demand for electricity.

  • 2026-10-28 10:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Wall Street’s AI Debt Machine Is Starting to Choke on Supply

    A new anxiety is gripping Wall Street as it bankrolls the vast network of data centers and chips behind the artificial intelligence boom: Early signs suggest that the credit market is approaching the limits of how much more debt it can absorb.

  • 2026-10-28 10:14 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Microsoft, Alphabet Have a Lot to Prove to AI Skeptics

    The stocks have underperformed the market this year on concerns over spending.

  • 2026-10-28 09:39 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Mukesh Ambani Gets Emotional at Jio Listing

    Jio got blessings from the entire country.” Mukesh Ambani became emotional as Anant Ambani reflected on the company’s journey and played on the meaning of “Jio,” or “live,” during the listing. The debut also made Reliance Group India’s most valuable conglomerate. (Source: Bloombe

  • 2026-10-28 09:34 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Sandoz Warns EU May Scrap Antibiotic Protection, Risking Plant

    Sandoz Group AG said Europe’s medicines regulator is proposing to pull amoxicillin from its list of critical medicines, a potential death blow to the last European factory to make the antibiotic from scratch.

  • 2026-10-28 09:31 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Israeli Markets Slide Across Board on Election Stalemate Concern

    Israeli assets slid across the board after the country’s tight election appeared to point to a stalemate, with none of the parties having a clear path toward forming a government.

  • 2026-10-28 12:39 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Former Fed President Harker Says Policy Is Not Restrictive

    Former Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker expects the Fed to hold steady on interest rates Wednesday, saying, “I don’t think that’s the correct decision in my mind, but that’s what you’re gonna get.” Harker says the central bank will have to signal that more ti

  • 2026-10-28 12:35 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Kalshi CEO Eyes Guardrails After Studies Detail Customer Losses

    Kalshi Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tarek Mansour said that his prediction market company is looking at additional ways to protect customers who are losing money betting on the platform.

  • 2026-10-28 12:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ambani Magic Captivates India Once More With Blockbuster Deal

    Mukesh Ambani’s ability to raise billions of dollars and win over investors has endured for decades. He showed it once again with Jio Platforms Ltd., which pulled off India’s biggest-ever initial public offering and a strong trading debut despite a difficult market backdrop.

  • 2026-10-28 12:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lula Feels the Heat From Brazil’s Solar Boom

    The country has massively expanded renewable power, but grid capacity needs to catch up.

  • 2026-10-28 12:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Inside America's Prediction Market Boom

    Emily Chang hits the streets of New York with Tarek Mansour, who along with Luana Lopes Lara created Kalshi, the biggest prediction market in the world. The co-founders face a host of new competitors, vocal opponents and a very public debate about what the platform really is and

  • 2026-10-28 11:59 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Aftermath of Spanish Train Crash Near Madrid

    At least 30 people have died in a collision between two high-speed trains south of Madrid, according to a spokesperson for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha. (Source: Capital Radio/Guardia Civil)

  • 2026-10-28 11:44 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Are Booming Despite Wave of Attacks

    Saudi Arabia’s oil exports are holding near wartime highs this month despite a wave of attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and an increase in reported Iranian strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to preliminary data from ship-tracking firms.

  • 2026-10-28 11:27 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed Communication Has Gotten Confusing, Economist Sahm Says

    “I think there is a strong economic argument for raising rates today by a quarter point,” says Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors. She examines the level of confusion around the Federal Reserve’s communication strategy on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloo

  • 2026-10-28 11:26 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Trans-Oil Bonds Drop as Agricultural Firm Delays Audited Results

    Trans-Oil Group’s bonds fell after the agricultural commodity firm told bondholders it would have to delay its audited full-year results.

  • 2026-10-28 11:19 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    SK Hynix Profits Surge, Fed Decision on Deck

    Traders are rotating back into tech stocks on renewed confidence that AI spending will pay off ahead of results from Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. due after the close. Attention is also turning to the Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged

  • 2026-10-28 15:04 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates to 2.5%, First Hike Since 2023

    The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% on Wednesday. It's the first increase since July of 2023. Governor Tiff Macklem says this move could reduce inflation risks posed by higher energy prices. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 14:44 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Flávio chega aos EUA após deixar o Brasil

    Depois da derrota na eleição, Flávio Bolsonaro chega aos EUA após deixar o país via Argentina. Confira com Leonardo Lara. Edição de Patricia Xavier e produção de Gisele Fernandes e Mariana Lumy. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 14:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Sticks With North Sea Windfall Tax Despite Industry Outcry

    The UK government decided to stick with a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers, dismissing the industry’s calls to end it next year.

  • 2026-10-28 14:26 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Budget Lacked 'Big Picture Themes,' RBC Capital Says

    Peter Schaffrik, global macro strategist at RBC Capital Markets, and Stephanie Flanders of Bloomberg Economics react to Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's UK budget announcement. They speak on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 14:19 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Healey Raises UK Banks Tax, Vows to Keep Finances Stable

    Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey pledged fiscal discipline in the face of harsh global economic conditions as he delivered the first budget of Andy Burnham’s new Labour administration. His measures included a plan to impose an additional 3% tax on banks, increasing the exi

  • 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Investors Jolted by Lula Win Search for Bottom After Brazil Rout

    Investors blindsided by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election are balking at buying into Brazil’s markets after bullish bets on the nation’s assets unraveled spectacularly.

  • 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Barclays Turns to Insurers to Hedge Billions of Data Center Debt

    Barclays Plc is looking to buy default protection on more than $10 billion of debt to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure in a bid to create capacity for more lending as hyperscaler funding needs soar.

  • 2026-10-28 13:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Peltz’s Trian Offers to Take Wendy’s Private in All-Cash Deal

    Trian Fund Management offered to acquire all outstanding shares of Wendy’s for about $1.4 billion in cash in a filing on Wednesday. Michael Halen on Bloomberg Intelligence has more on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 13:51 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Landlocked Botswana Looks to Secure Fuel From Nigeria to Oman

    Landlocked Botswana is negotiating to buy fuel from a wide range of sources to safeguard its supply from war-related shocks and increase its options, according to its energy minister.

  • 2026-10-28 12:29 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Peltz’s Trian Offers $1.4 Billion to Take Wendy’s Private

    Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management offered to buy out Wendy’s Co. for about $1.4 billion, saying the burger chain will be better off attempting a multiyear turnaround bid as a private company.

  • 2026-10-28 13:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    World Bank Raises Commodity Price Outlook Citing War and El Niño

    The World Bank increased its price forecasts for commodities, citing disruptions to energy supplies from the Middle East war and the threat to harvests from El Niño.

  • 2026-10-28 13:17 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Ethiopia Takes Delivery of Russia Fighter Jets Ahead of Schedule

    Ethiopia has received 12 Su-35 fighter jets and four S-400 air defense system batteries from Russia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced during a visit to Moscow.

  • 2026-10-28 17:07 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Baker Hughes 3Q EPS Beat Falls Short of High Bar

    Baker Hughes beats Wall Street’s profit expectations but falls short of the high bar investors had set heading into earnings. CEO Lorenzo Simonelli discusses the third-quarter results and outlook on Bloomberg Open Interest. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 17:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Spanish Train Crash Kills at Least 64 People South of Madrid

    A high-speed rail service slammed into another train about 60 miles south of Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least 64 people - the second major accident on Spain’s rail network this year and the deadliest crash in over a decade. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 16:45 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Boston Office Tower Sells for $546 Million Discount at Auction

    A real estate investment firm bought a Boston office tower at a foreclosure auction for one-third the price it paid in 2019, a stark illustration of how far building values have fallen in the wake of the pandemic.

  • 2026-10-28 16:44 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Machado Thrust Back Into Job as Unifier of Venezuela Opposition

    After a year-long absence, María Corina Machado summoned thousands of followers to the streets as she returned to Caracas on Sunday. Now Venezuela’s most popular politician must reassert herself as the leader of opposition forces that have kept going without her.

  • 2026-10-28 16:01 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Baltic Pushed Brokers to Submit Rates During War, Court Told

    A freight assessor at the Baltic Exchange told a broker that “a certain amount of cajoling and bullying” was necessary to get companies to provide tanker rates after the Iran war broke out.

  • 2026-10-28 15:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Wall Street empieza a atragantarse con la gigantesca ola de deuda de la IA

    Financiar la carrera por la inteligencia artificial se está volviendo más difícil. Suben los rendimientos, los bancos rozan sus límites de exposición y los inversionistas exigen más para asumir el riesgo.

  • 2026-10-28 15:45 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Wall Street Awaits Fed Interest Rate Decision, Results From Alphabet and Microsoft

    Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives for the trading day than "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 15:37 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    UK Homebuilders Fall as First Time Buyer Support Disappoints

    Shares in the UK’s largest homebuilders slumped Wednesday after the government unveiled fresh details of a new policy designed to help people buy their first home that showed it expected to lend far less than a previous program.

  • 2026-10-28 10:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    El Niño Rains in Brazil Threaten Start to Next Sugar Season

    Heavy rains from El Niño are disrupting Brazil’s sugarcane harvest, with the delays causing backups in mills that threaten to undermine the start of next season in the world’s top sugar supplier.

  • 2026-10-28 14:50 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    John Healey’s First UK Budget: What It Means for Markets

    The Opening Trade team delivers special coverage of John Healey's first budget as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie anchor the program, joined by Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker live from Abingdon Green, Head of Economics and Government Steph

  • 2026-10-28 18:59 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Deutsche Telekom Is Said to Hit Brakes on Giant T-Mobile Merger

    Deutsche Telekom AG’s plans to combine with its American arm T-Mobile US Inc. have hit a snag, people familiar with the matter said, casting doubt on what would be the largest-ever public merger.

  • 2026-10-28 18:57 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed's Warsh Says Monetary 'Medicine' Starting to Work

    Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says there are no firm conclusions right now about monetary policy during a news conference after the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee decided to leave rates unchanged. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 18:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed Will Raise Rates in December, Clarida Predicts

    Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida expects the Fed to raise rates in December and then possibly again in March. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance: The Fed Decides." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 18:38 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Chris Wright Says Diesel Exports From Arabian Gulf Likely to Increase

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that he expects diesel prices to be 'dropped significantly' but will need increased exports out of the Arabian Gulf to manage it amid the ongoing war with Iran. Wright also Russia's diesel output, saying that the only way Russia can benefit from

  • 2026-10-28 18:19 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Cook and Hammack Dissent

    The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 to hold its benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.75% to 4%. Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack were the dissenting votes. Bloomberg's Michael McKee reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 17:58 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Bolsonaro huye a Miami y desata ola de memes en Brasil

    Flávio Bolsonaro llegó a Miami tras su sorpresiva derrota en las elecciones presidenciales de Brasil. Mientras crecen las especulaciones sobre su salida del país, las redes sociales brasileñas respondieron con una ola de memes. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 17:41 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Goldman’s Mericle Says December Hike Looms

    Economists expect the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady while keeping the door open to a December move. Goldman Sachs Chief US Economist David Mericle discusses the economic outlook ahead of the Fed’s October decision on Bloomberg Open Interest. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • 2026-10-28 17:38 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Star Hedge Fund Trader Lemssouguer’s Woes at Arini Roil European Junk Bonds

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    Trump Scrambles to Rescue MAGA Ally After Humiliating Defeat

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    Camera Pan Spurs Criticism of Trump Rally Crowd Size in Texas

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    MAGA Nepo Senator Hit by Shock Poll Just Days Before Election

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    Trump Relative Sounds Alarm Over His Election Plot

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    Joe Rogan Dramatically Changes His Tune on Trump as Election Looms

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    Trump’s Secret Stake in Cheesecake Factory Revealed

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    Fresh Claim Escalates MAGA Candidate’s Vile Ad Fiasco

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    Snarling Trump’s Rage Posts Backfire Spectacularly

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  • 2026-10-28 17:48 UTC
    ‘Today’ Show Anchor Stuns Colleagues With On-Air Hair Change

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  • 2026-10-28 20:47 UTC
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  • 2026-10-28 20:34 UTC
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  • 2026-10-28 19:57 UTC
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    Vivek Ramaswamy’s despicable attack ad hasn’t struck Republican voters the way he intended. Internal GOP polling suggests the Ohio gubernatorial candidate’s campaign ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother could cost him the election, Axios reports. A private poll

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    Michael Wolff’s ‘Howl’ Delivers Unprecedented Access to the Trump Administration's Machinations

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    Russell Brand Forced to Make Humiliating Courtroom Confession

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    Banned Networks Turn Up Heat on Trump in Free Speech Fight

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    Melania Emerges as Surprise Rival for Trump’s Dream Prize

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    Trump Requests Democrat Be Taken Off Ballot for Alleged Election Scheme

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    Scientists Reveal the Mona Lisa’s Secret Health Battle

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    Apple raises the MacBook Neo's student pricing again

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    After Elon Musk warned that "advertisers who post ads that are ugly, shrill, strident or overstate claims about their product will be barred from advertising" on X earlier this month, the platform now appears to be using a jarring animated arm that reaches across the screen to dr

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    Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro

    Apple announced an all-new MacBook Pro laptop with a touchscreen at its "Pro and tell" event on Wednesday. Until now, Apple has long resisted the idea of a touchscreen laptop. On a 2012 earnings call, former CEO Tim Cook, responding to a question about why he doesn't think the ta

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    Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now pull info from Gmail to help you fill out forms

    Following improvements made to Chrome's enhanced autofill last year that included your name, passport number, email address, and physical addresses sourced from your Google Accounts and services like Google Wallet, the feature is now expanding. Starting today, Chrome's enhanced a

  • 2026-10-28 16:33 UTC
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    Apple has already had a busy week. On Monday, it announced a new iPad Mini with an upgraded OLED display, and on Tuesday, we got M6 chip upgrades for the MacBook Pro and iMac. The Macs are the definition of iterative updates - they're quiet refreshes that look just like their dir

  • 2026-10-28 16:30 UTC
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    Apple’s “Pro and tell” event kicks off at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on October 28th. The event comes just a couple of weeks after Apple debuted the HomeView, its first smart display, and a little over a month after it announced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable. Its next event could feat

  • 2026-10-28 16:15 UTC
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    Meta says it may push the implementation of its new business terms past November 20th as it faces backlash from publishers over concerns about AI training. In a post on X, Meta communications head Andy Stone said the company does "not plan to make policy changes without a full co

  • 2026-10-28 16:00 UTC
    Reddit is getting a For You feed

    Reddit is switching up its homepage feeds. The company announced today that it's going to start offering a "new feed experience" that includes both a Following feed to show you posts from subreddits you follow and a For You feed that includes posts from your subreddits and "recom

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    Govee’s colorful smart string lights are down to their best price of the year

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  • 2026-10-28 15:31 UTC
    Sony has new transparent PS5 controllers launching next year

    Sony announced a new Prism Collection line of PlayStation 5 accessories today that revisits "the iconic see-through trend of the late '90s in a fresh, modern way" for its DualSense wireless controllers and matching console covers for the PS5 that reveal some of their internal com

  • 2026-10-28 18:57 UTC
    Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals

    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on November 19th on rules that would allow prisons to use signal jamming. Radiofrequency jammers are generally banned under Section 333 and the Communications Act of 1934, with few exceptions, and Carr has noted they've bee

  • 2026-10-28 18:36 UTC
    Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs

    Nearly two years after LG and Samsung announced at CES 2025 that their latest smart TVs would include access to Microsoft's Copilot, the company is ending support for the AI assistant's functionality on all TVs this year, according to a report by Windows Central. The news comes n

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    Surprise: The Google Xreal glasses debut at a Meta-beating $1,099

    In this economy, how often does a product get less expensive before its debut? That just happened with the Google / Xreal Aura, the lightweight 95-gram glasses with a tethered Android XR compute puck and multiple virtual screens that just went on sale today. Xreal and Google have

  • 2026-10-28 18:10 UTC
    Here’s where to preorder the new MacBook Pros

    As expected, Apple finally showed off its 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros at its recent "Pro and Tell" event. The long-awaited laptops feature a Tandem OLED display with full touch capabilities, while also cutting some weight and bringing back the glowing Apple logo. While less exci

  • 2026-10-28 18:00 UTC
    You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0

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  • 2026-10-28 17:48 UTC
    Here’s how macOS is changing for touchscreens

    Touchscreen laptops are nothing new in the Windows world, but Apple has only just announced its first MacBook with a touchscreen. Apple isn't rushing to change a bunch of things in macOS to optimize for touch, though: Most of the touch action will be in the apps themselves, it se

  • 2026-10-28 17:27 UTC
    Apple ‘Pro and tell’ event: Everything announced this week

    Apple closed out its week of product announcements with its "Pro and tell" event on Wednesday, where it took the wraps off its long-rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro. Though Apple may have saved its biggest and most exciting update for last, it revealed a few other device upgrades

  • 2026-10-28 17:19 UTC
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  • 2026-10-28 17:16 UTC
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    Here’s where you can preorder the new OLED-equipped iPad Mini

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    Apple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Pro

    With an OLED display and touchscreen capabilities, it's no surprise that the new MacBook Pro Apple announced today is more expensive than the MBP announced earlier this year. But upgrading the base models that start at $2,899 for the 14-inch, and $3,399 for the 16-inch, with ever

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    Google has released its latest frontier model, Gemini 4 Carbon, offering "significant gains" in coding, agentic tasks, and cybersecurity. In an announcement on Wednesday, Google highlights Carbon's top spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v5.0) benchmark, with Clau

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    What do drones, routers, and Roombas have in common? The US government wants to keep Chinese ones from entering the country. They’re the first consumer gadgets that are facing de facto import bans because of the US government’s xenophobic stance - and they might not be the last.

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    Democrats try to win over MAHA voters

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    Map thief jailed after refusing to show the way

    Melvin West, 70, cut a rare map from a 17th-century atlas at the Caird Library in Greenwich, London, and was sentenced to three years in jail for the theft. But the 1684 map, cut out with a utility knife, has not been recovered, and the presiding judge at Woolwich Crown Court sai

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    This excellent little AI recorder makes me resent the App Store

    The Comu Action Pro is a surprisingly capable little recorder ; the hoops Apple makes these developers jump through are dopey. I was excited to try the Comu TN20 Pro, as I wanted an AI transcription device. Recording oral stories and getting a quick transcription is something I'd

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    Chrome extension lets weeds overgrow your neglected browser tabs

    Overgrown is a Chrome browser extension that plants seeds in neglected browser tabs, which slowly become overwhelmed by spreading foliage . Creator Charlie Gerard was inspired by a creative exercise around the word and decided to do something special. I then wanted to apply this

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    Florida cop moved into dead man's house, renovated it and impersonated him

    After Florida cop Brian Louis Sguros performed a welfare check at Dennis West's home and found his dead body, he did what any reasonable law enforcement officer would do under the circumstances: he moved in, assumed West's identity, and renovated the Lauderhill dwelling. - Read t

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    iPad Mini ad edited in Korea to remove gesture inadvertantly mocking your penis

    A long-awaited OLED upgrade to Apple's iPad Mini launched this week with an international marketing campaign . But a moment in one ad has drawn controversy in South Korea, as the pinch gesture in it means "you have a small penis" and carries popular connotations of feminism. - Re

  • 2026-10-28 17:27 UTC
    Grand Theft Auto 6 will take up 210 gigabytes of your hard drive

    Ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6 's preload early next month, I and many others have been wondering how much space to clear before it smacks into our collective hard drives with the force of a thousand suns. Triple-A games have been steadily ballooning in size , after all, partially t

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    Get lifetime of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini + more in a single workspace for $79

    TL;DR: Get ChatPlayground AI's Unlimited Lifetime Plan for just $79 (MSRP $619), with side-by-side comparisons across 20-plus AI models and more. Asking three chatbots the same question shouldn't require three tabs and a spreadsheet. ChatPlayground AI's Unlimited Lifetime Subscri

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    How to make realistic fake blood for Halloween

    If you need a lot of fake blood for Halloween this year, this is the video for you . It's a tutorial that shows you how to make realistic fake blood. It starts with a base of corn syrup plus red food coloring. - Read the rest The post How to make realistic fake blood for Hallowee

  • 2026-10-28 22:41 UTC
    How to turn modern Linux into an old Mac

    Adam Lawson's Zac-OS-9 is a completist recreation of the classic Mac desktop experience for Debian Linux, "drawn pixel by pixel from scratch." Modeled on the last versions before the switch to Mac OS X (more than 25 years ago!) it's not just a skin: it replicates the window manag

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    "I have eaten the chocolate sculpture that was..."

    The 2026 World Chocolate Masters has just wrapped up in Antwerp, with some interesting chocolate designs , made for TV theatrical drama and music , and more pictures. Chef Lee Sanghwa explains her aesthetic, while Keita Koshimizu works on his chocolate creation. From the 2022 fin

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    Snail shell rings could hold prehistoric cyclone information

    Snail shell rings could hold prehistoric cyclone information. Snail growth could be linked to extreme weather rather than annual patterns, enabling researchers to determine past cyclones.

  • 2026-10-28 07:17 UTC
    The Mystery Skulls Animated Finale

    Eleven years ago Mystery Ben released an animated music video starring a Sooby Do-style gang for the Mystery Skulls song, Ghost . Over the years, Freaking Out , Hellbent and The Future added backstory and escalated the stakes. The finale is now available: When I'm With You . From

  • 2026-10-28 07:11 UTC
    No Matter How Tough It Gets, Keep Your Soul On Fire

    After twelve years and four previous videos, the saga of the Mystery Skulls crew has come to a conclusion with When I'm With You . The video picks up from the cliffhanger of The Future , with the Mystery Skulls confronting the mastermind who has been pulling the strings. In addit

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    I'm not a professional pollster I'm just a guy who had a bad idea

    Before you dive into the list though, please remember every list like this is bullshit. I worked hard on this and I hope it creates fun discourse and leads to everyone discovering (and rediscovering) cool music, but c'mon. None of this means anything. As so many of you have kindl

  • 2026-10-28 10:56 UTC
    Keep Scrolling

    We all know the US has a wealth inequality problem. But as bad as we think it is, the reality is that it's much, much worse than that. The Climb from Dream Again USA is a clever graphic that displays just how bad it is. As the title says, keep scrolling. It's a long way to the to

  • 2026-10-28 11:43 UTC
    Can you trust a chatbot to make you a voter guide?

    One of the top websites sourced by chatbots was theballotbrief.com, a website largely produced by AI tools and run by a former executive at Rumble, the platform that powers President Donald Trump's Truth Social. Copilot, Perplexity and ChatGPT each cited the Ballot Brief substant

  • 2026-10-28 16:11 UTC
    Take a Break From Real Life

    "Matt's Guitar Blues", Matt Murphy and Memphis Slim (SLYT) 2:49 of pure joy. Have a wonderful day, everyone!

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    Get to know Canada's 5 Eurovision finalists through their music!

    Voting is open until November 5th. (slCBC) There are linked YouTube videos for each contender, but it may be region locked. I could swear there was an article recently in The Walrus about Israel's involvement and boycotts by other countries re: Eurovision, but I can't find it so

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    "Little more than the admixture of the Bill of Rights and Best Buy"

    Joseph Heath, Reproducing civilization . Kevin Bryan's summary: Liberal democracy and capitalism are second-best solutions compared to our moral intuitions, which favor communitarianism and socialism respectively. But they're also the only ones that work at a large scale. So ever

  • 2026-10-28 14:48 UTC
    Everything Old is New Again

    Wired is reporting that ICE is potentially running the largest surveillance operation targeting the American left in history. Attorneys representing the " Minnesota 15 " are pointing to filings in the case that show a vast, well funded government surveillance programs similar to

  • 2026-10-28 14:37 UTC
    What are the best sources of protein?

    A proposal for ranking proteins by their impact on the environment and human health . Easily digestible slide-show . Full meal journal article .

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    The Divorce Tapes

    The Divorce Tapes "My family knew that my father had been tapping the phone lines. Only later would I discover the secrets the recordings contained." A memoir by Beth Raymer about memory, families, and the way families often choose to keep secrets, even at great cost. From The Cu

  • 2026-10-28 22:30 UTC
    Becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from Ai

    Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI. from religionnews: David Durman, an administrator at the University of Kentucky, said using AI would cause him to offload his thinking and decision making, which would violate his humanist views. He hope

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  • 2026-10-28 03:30 UTC
    Greenhouse Gas Levels Set Records In 2025, UN Says

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climat

  • 2026-10-28 07:00 UTC
    CDC Warns of Rising Threat of Drug-Resistant Germs

    The CDC estimates that 19 drug-resistant pathogens cause 9.7 million infections and more than 50,000 deaths annually in the U.S., with resistance continuing to outpace development of new treatments. "The agency considers this problem to be one of our most urgent public health thr

  • 2026-10-28 11:00 UTC
    Astronomers May Have Just Discovered Our Solar System's Sixth Dwarf Planet

    Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered 2026 ED138, a large object beyond Neptune that could become the solar system's sixth recognized dwarf planet if further observations confirm it is massive enough to be round. Located about 46 times farther from the S

  • 2026-10-28 15:00 UTC
    Google Begins Certifying Registered App Stores For Android

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Running an app ecosystem has gotten a lot more complex for Google after its loss in the Epic Games antitrust case. While U.S. users can access app stores in Google Play by court order, international users will use Google's vo

  • 2026-10-28 17:00 UTC
    EMACS Turns 50

    "EMACS, the mother of all editors, turns 50!" writes Slashdot reader dr_jerry, sharing a report from MIT Technology Review: Programming used to be a very different experience from the one we know today. In fact, the first programmers didn't write code at all; the six women who wo

  • 2026-10-28 16:00 UTC
    FCC Approves Amazon Leo's $11.5 Billion Acquisition of Globalstar

    The FCC has approved (PDF) Amazon Leo's $11.5 billion acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar, giving the Starlink rival additional infrastructure and spectrum to expand into direct-to-device satellite connectivity. Engadget reports: You may not know Globalstar but have poss

  • 2026-10-28 19:00 UTC
    Amazon Finds 'Tokenmaxxing' Lacks Productivity Gains

    Ancient Slashdot reader Gilmoure shares a report from Tom's Hardware, adding: "Huh. Looks like consuming one's own slop does not turn the wheels of industry." From the report: Amazon wants its engineers to quit chasing token counts, warning that heavy AI usage does not automatica

  • 2026-10-28 18:00 UTC
    Apple Announces Its First Touchscreen MacBook Pro

    Apple has unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, reversing a position the company held for more than 15 years that touchscreens were poorly suited for laptops. 9to5Mac reports: The new machine features a light-up Apple logo, tandem OLED, and touch input on the display. It ru

  • 2026-10-28 21:00 UTC
    Amazon Puts a Camera In Its Echo Studio So Alexa Can See

    Amazon has added a camera to its Echo Studio speaker, allowing Alexa to visually identify objects, help with tasks and remotely monitor a room. For those concerned about privacy, Amazon is keeping a camera-free version available. The Next Web reports: The camera speaker ships tod

  • 2026-10-28 20:00 UTC
    Are AI Execs Too Out of Touch To Build For the General Public?

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Former Yahoo CEO and early Google engineer Marissa Mayer is catching a lot of flak for how she uses AI. In an interview about her new app Dazzle, an AI assistant that learns from your camera roll, Mayer poses what she believes

  • 2026-10-28 23:00 UTC
    Anthropic Engineer Declares the Coding Interview Dead

    An Anthropic engineering manager says he has stopped using traditional coding interviews because AI can now outperform candidates on the kinds of programming challenges they typically contain. "There's no more point in giving you a little React challenge than there is in quizzing

  • 2026-10-28 22:00 UTC
    Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers

    A massive leak has exposed records tied to more than 41,000 DHS employees and contractors, including roughly 10,000 ICE personnel. The data, reportedly taken from DHS's Okta login system, reveals phone numbers, email and office addresses, reporting relationships, and permission g

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  • 2026-10-28 01:36 UTC
    Fifty-fifty, Fetterman and filibuster: What could a split Senate look like?

    Democrats believe they can flip the Senate and control 51 votes or more, and their confidence has only grown in the final week before the midterms. But senators in both parties are privately bracing for another possible scenario: a 50-50 split that would give the upper hand to Re

  • 2026-10-28 00:23 UTC
    North Carolina Democrat eyes an upset in an unlikely district

    WILSON, N.C. - Speaking at a political barbecue here on a recent Thursday, Democratic House candidate Raymond Smith Jr. barely mentioned the high cost of living, the cornerstone of his party’s midterm strategy. He never uttered the name of his Republican opponent, Rep. Greg Murph

  • 2026-10-28 02:17 UTC
    Trump does Texas two-step to close deal for Ken Paxton

    President Donald Trump kicked off a Texas two-step on Tuesday with his closing argument for why Texans should elect state Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the president arguing Republicans cannot lose a single vote in the Senate. “I kid him all the time, but the bottom line is,

  • 2026-10-28 02:16 UTC
    In Texas, ‘everything is bigger, including politics’

    By: Katherine Contreras Hernandez, Nicholas Corral, Jules Cox, Olivia Hau, Aden Max Juarez, Caitlin Roehmholdt, Loralei Rohrbach, Jose Trejo, Aino-Mari Tuuri, Gian Marco Velasquez SOUTH TEXAS - In a state Donald Trump won by 13 points in 2024, Democratic Rep. Al Green stepped up

  • 2026-10-28 12:00 UTC
    The most vulnerable senators of 2026 less than a week before Election Day

    When CQ Roll Call first published this list for the 2026 election cycle a year and a half ago, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff was ranked the most vulnerable incumbent senator. Things have changed. Just under a week out from Election Day, Ossoff now sits at the tail end of the rankings.

  • 2026-10-28 12:00 UTC
    The 10 most vulnerable House members less than a week before Election Day

    At the start of the cycle, Democrats’ path to the House majority appeared to run through the blue states of New York and California. But less than a week before Election Day, the main battleground is largely centered on red-leaning districts that Donald Trump carried in 2024. Sti

  • 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC
    Capitol Ink | Headless Horseman

    The post Capitol Ink | Headless Horseman appeared first on Roll Call .

  • 2026-10-28 22:28 UTC
    Capitol Lens | Dolores Huerta, 1930-2026

    Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday at the age of 96. In this archival photo, Huerta, who co-founded United Farm Workers, shakes hands with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, right, during a rally on the House steps of the Capitol on July 25, 2023

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  • 2026-10-28 02:51 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Honesty Project: Are America’s Best Days Behind Us?

    With the midterm elections looming, we asked people about the direction of our country. Their answers revealed familiar divides - and some new ones, writes Mene Ukueberuwa.

  • 2026-10-28 02:31 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Can a Democrat Be a ‘Real’ Christian?

    Adam Hamilton leads thousands of Kansans on Sundays. Democrats hope he can lead them to the Senate, too, writes River Page.

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    Abdul El-Sayed and the Banana Libel

    In an ad from a pro-El-Sayed PAC, a couple complains that they cannot afford groceries because of Israel. Why won't the candidate denounce the grotesque clip? asks Eli Lake.

  • 2026-10-28 10:03 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    What Americans Really Think Ahead of the Midterms. Plus. . .

    In today's Front Page: The midterms are six days away - here's where things stand. Plus, what to know about Israel's election results, a dispatch from Rome's violent protests, and Josh Kaplan spends a night at Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour.

  • 2026-10-28 17:17 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Teacher Trapped by Her Cancellation

    Back in 2020, Tiffany Riley was fired from her job as a school principal over a Facebook post. The world seems to have moved on from that era, but Riley says she can't, writes Frannie Block.

  • 2026-10-28 20:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How Modern Parenting Became the Suffering Olympics

    Becoming a mom doesn't have to be the end of everything that made your child-free life great.

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    The Americans Left Behind in Russia

    The Trump administration boasts that no more Americans are 'wrongfully detained' in Russia, but at least five are still behind bars, forgotten by almost everyone but their families, writes Frannie Block.

  • 2026-10-28 23:20 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Where Does Benjamin Netanyahu Go from Here?

    Netanyahu did not win on Tuesday. In pure mathematical terms, he crashed. But he may have done just well enough for his highest priority: bringing down the Iranian regime, writes Haviv Rettig Gur.

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  • 2026-10-28 10:45 UTC
    You like your job. AI is better at it. What now?

    It feels like the skies above our AI-frenzied world have darkened in the past month. Employees at Anthropic and Google started quitting, citing fears that the AI was spiraling out of control. After a string of agents started hacking websites, researchers used AI to discover vulne

  • 2026-10-28 10:30 UTC
    The global war on citizenship

    What do a Bollywood actor, a member of Congress, and Israeli directors have in common? It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. The punchline, though, is that governments of India, the United States, and Israel, respectively, think they should be stripped of their national sta

  • 2026-10-28 10:00 UTC
    Andy Beshear wants Washington to act fast on childcare

    The midterms are racing to their conclusion, but the presidential contest is right around the corner. As the next primaries begin to take shape, how Democratic hopefuls intend to address childcare is already shaping up to be a major question. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is we

  • 2026-10-28 12:01 UTC
    The best way to experience Vox: Download our new app

    There’s a new way to experience Vox. We’re launching the Vox mobile app, the best way to get all of Vox’s journalism in one place. It brings together all of our work - our podcasts, videos, and written stories - into one experience, so you never have to look elsewhere. The app is

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    Vox launches mobile app, bringing together text, audio, and video journalism

    Vox today announced the launch of a new mobile app, bringing together all of the brand’s work across podcasts, videos, and written stories in one place. The app is free to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and users who are not existing Vox Members receive a 1

  • 2026-10-28 15:30 UTC
    The HBCU renaissance, explained

    HBCUs are having a moment. Many historically Black colleges and universities have seen record-breaking enrollment numbers in their recent freshman classes. But on the flip side of that surge, Black freshman enrollment is actually down by 27 percent among the top 50 most selective

  • 2026-10-28 20:15 UTC
    Republicans have an Epstein problem

    This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Eighteen years after his first conviction, and seven years after his much-debated death, the ghost of the convicted sex offender

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  • 2026-10-28 10:00 UTC
    Inside the Conservative Case for Voting Restrictions

    Ken Cuccinelli is a long-time fixture of the conservative movement. The former Virginia attorney general and former Trump official is known for his far-right views on immigration, his denial of climate change, and some very conservative positions on social issues like gay rights

  • 2026-10-28 14:29 UTC
    Who Has the Most to Lose if Trump Pushes Teachers Back Into the Closet? Your Child.

    For the first time in nearly 10 years, Alice* didn’t spend her fall welcoming a new class of students. After leaving her role as a high school English teacher last spring, she spent back-to-school season tending to her newly launched small business in the southwestern Ohio town w

  • 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC
    Slop, Ass, Cringe: MAGA Flops Abroad and Flails at Home

    With the midterms less than a week away, the closing stretch of the campaign is full of bad omens for MAGA abroad and peak weirdness at home. In Serbia and Brazil, Trump allies suffered stinging and surprising defeats driven in part by energized voter turnout. An anti-corruption

  • 2026-10-28 16:05 UTC
    Trump’s Visa Crackdown Has an Exception: His Friends

    The State Department plans to give Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate and Donald Trump ally, and his family US visas to enter the country. At the same time, Trump's government continues to implement widespread restrictions on new visas whil

  • 2026-10-28 18:37 UTC
    Dolores Huerta Made Farmworkers Impossible to Ignore

    Communities across the country are grieving the death of Dolores Huerta, the renowned labor and feminist activist who empowered California’s immigrant workers. Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Best known for her work advocating for farmworker rights, Huerta co-founded with

  • 2026-10-28 23:10 UTC
    Libs of TikTok Is Reviving an Old Conspiracy Theory About California’s Ballots

    “California is rigging the elections,” announced the far-right conspiracist account Libs of Tiktok, run by real estate agent-turned-provocateur Chaya Raichik, on Sunday. Her evidence: small holes punched in the state’s ballot return envelopes. Raichik, whose post was viewed by 1.

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  • 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC
    Gnome Hill in White Hall, Maryland

    Baltimore County's NCR Trail is a popular destination for running, walking, biking, and even tubing access. But it's also gnome to a unique and colorful landmark. Less than one mile north of the White Hall NCR Trail parking lot sits a small hill covered in gnomes, and gnome puns.

  • 2026-10-28 16:00 UTC
    World’s Tallest Barber Pole in Forest Grove, Oregon

    There’s something wonderfully absurd about pulling into a quiet Oregon park and finding a 73-foot barber pole just… standing there like it owns the place. I stopped by in May and couldn’t stop grinning. Forest Grove put it up back in the ’70s because some barbershop singers decid

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    Arden Point and Glenclyffe in Philipstown, New York

    Starting at the metro north Garrison train station, this hiking trail has various unique parts. During the first leg, you will find what appears to be an abandoned entrance to a building, in the form of a brick wall with door/window openings covered in vines and graffiti. Second

  • 2026-10-28 20:00 UTC
    Salle du Jeu de Paume in Versailles, France

    A few blocks from the lavish Palace of Versailles, hidden behind a small side street, you can find a commemoration of one of the most pivotal events in French history. Built so that the cream of the French nobility could have a place to play Jeu de Paume, a precursor to modern te

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    Objection, your honor

    If you're in the EU or UK, you might be able to object to Meta's new AI scraping terms. Also: this week's pod's out and more from around the web.

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    If You're In the UK or EU, Here's How to Object to Meta's AI Training

    In light of Meta's new terms that will allow it to scrape users' data for AI, people in the EU and UK have the option to "object" to certain uses of their information, for now.

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  • 2026-10-28 10:01 UTC
    The Amarna letters

    Petty disputes, pleas for help and requests for gold - explore letters sent to Egyptian pharaohs more than 3,000 years ago - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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  • 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
    On this day: October 28

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    How people are using AI to grieve, love and connect | Jennifer Cearns

    Many people fear AI is eroding our humanity, replacing real relationships with synthetic ones that leave us lonelier than ever. Digital anthropologist Jennifer Cearns believes the opposite may be true. After talking to hundreds of people who turn to AI for grief, love, friendship

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    October 28 Wikipedia featured article

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