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According to Microsoft researchers, Coding-Agent Skill Distillation (CASD), introduced on September 23, 2026, optimizes AI agent prompts for approximately $1.60 per pass—over 22 times cheaper than validation-gated iterative methods. The method analyzes saved agent trajectory data in a single pass, extracting behavioral patterns and failure modes to generate improved system prompts without requiring live environment interaction or held-out validation sets. CASD achieved an average performance gai

On September 30, 2026, US District Judge Amit P. Mehta dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought by Chegg Inc. and Penske Media Corp. against Google's AI Overviews feature. Judge Mehta concluded the lawsuits lacked a valid basis under antitrust law, ruling that publishers had only described an "expectation" of search traffic in exchange for free content, not an actual agreement. The judge acknowledged that publishers face real economic difficulties, but stressed that antitrust law cannot address the

On September 29, 2026, President Trump unveiled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence at a White House luncheon with leaders from major AI companies, including Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Sundar Pichai (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Elon Musk (xAI), and Jensen Huang (Nvidia). The voluntary pact establishes a four-layer oversight framework targeting advanced AI systems, with emphasis on cybersecurity and biosecurity risks through internal monitoring and independent

According to Citi, the bank raised its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 from $82,000 on Thursday, and lifted its Ether target to $3,028 from $2,240. At current spot prices of $84,300 and $2,683 respectively, the new targets imply approximately 34% upside for Bitcoin and 13% for Ether. The upgraded forecast reflects a reversal in U.S. spot crypto ETF flows. After accumulating $5.8 billion in net outflows through mid-July 2026, flows turned positive by late September, with roughly $800 million

On October 1, 2026, Harvard theoretical physicist Matthew D. Schwartz released BootLoops 1.0, an open-source toolkit designed to optimize how AI models solve scientific problems. The modular harness works with large language models like Anthropic's Claude to tackle mathematical physics calculations, computing 30 integrals end-to-end—including 15 previously unknown elliptic Feynman integrals. Development of the toolkit, which grew from an iterative collaboration with Claude beginning in December

According to analyst Ali Charts, XRP could rally roughly 10% toward $1.70 if the token closes above $1.54 on the hourly chart. The analyst identified a symmetrical triangle pattern on the hourly timeframe and said an hourly close above $1.54 would confirm the breakout setup.

NAKA surged 10.34% in the past hour, reaching $0.138101, driven by a significant spike in trading volume. The cryptocurrency's 24-hour gain stands at 12.11%, with a current market cap of $13.56 million and trading volume of $527,756, reflecting renewed trader interest.

According to Coinglass, 68.3411 million USDT transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance on October 2 at 03:30 UTC, as reported by ChainCatcher.

According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), U.S. money market assets declined to $7.89 trillion.

On Thursday (October 1) at the U.S. close, the ICE Dollar Index rose 0.61% to 102.070, with an intraday range of 101.459-102.207. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.43% to 1224.81, trading between 1219.23-1226.89 during the session.

According to Fireblocks' latest report, 83% of institutions in the Middle East prioritize wallet governance as the top factor when selecting digital asset infrastructure, significantly higher than the 60% recorded in the United States. The regional emphasis on secure governance features reflects the growing importance of custody and security standards among institutional clients in the Middle East.

According to reports citing sources, Disney's television division is undergoing restructuring with hundreds of layoffs planned. The company cut more than 300 employees on Tuesday, with most positions eliminated from human resources and information technology departments. Senior management is finalizing details of the restructuring plan, which may not be completed by year-end.

According to Iran's official news agency, sources said no negotiations on Iran's nuclear program took place during recent talks with mediators.

OpenAI announced the global launch of two new ChatGPT shopping features on Thursday: virtual try-on for clothing and accessories, and a Favorites function to save products. The virtual try-on feature, powered by the newly launched ChatGPT Images 2.5 model, allows users to upload a selfie or full-body photo to visualize how items might look on them. Users can also upload product images and ask ChatGPT to virtually try them on. The Favorites feature lets users save discovered products to a Library

According to Fireblocks, StablR's minting contract was compromised by a stolen private key, granting an attacker full control to mint millions of the stablecoin without authorization. The breach exposed critical vulnerabilities in the stablecoin's security framework, as a single compromised key was sufficient to assume ownership of the minting mechanism. The incident highlights the importance of robust key management practices in stablecoin infrastructure. Security lapses of this nature can unde

According to Inc. columnist Jason Aten and Meta communications chief Andy Stone, a dispute erupted Wednesday over whether Muse's Messages integration on Mac requires explicit user permission. Aten claimed Muse synced his local Messages database to row 187,462 despite his Full Disk Access setting being disabled. Meta's Andy Stone countered on X that the integration is "entirely opt-in," requiring both Full Disk Access and Muse's Messages connector to be enabled, and both settings can be revoked a

According to U.S. Trade Representative Gail, U.S. merchandise exports are on track to set a record this year (2026).

U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York ruled on Wednesday that Google could face over $3.2 billion in damages from publishers over its ad exchange practices. The judge rejected Alphabet Inc.'s attempt to contest damage estimates from approximately 5,000 publishers, allowing jury trials to proceed in Manhattan. The class-action suit seeks roughly $1.7 billion collectively, while individual major publishers filed separate claims: USA Today Co. pursues around $900

Google sent its Tensor Processing Unit into space for the first time today aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from California. Built by Planet Labs, the satellite will test whether Google's TPU chip can function in orbit, supplying continuous power, managing thermal systems, and running inference models. According to a peer-reviewed white paper released by Google, achieving cost-effective orbital data centers will require SpaceX's Starship to complete approximately 1,600 to 1,800 launches over the

According to PANews, on October 2, Phantom launched BNB Chain support on its wallet, allowing users to view BNB Chain asset balances, send and receive tokens, and conduct in-app swaps after updating to the latest version. The integration was confirmed by BNB Chain's official account and reshared by Binance co-founder CZ.